Lead Belly's Last Sessions

Spontaneous, intimate, spellbinding recordings from 1948. Four discs contain 96 songs and include the two remaining unissued tracks from the Last Sessions, plus Lead Belly's best-known songs such as Midnight Special, Goodnight Irene, and Rock Island Line. The 24-page booklet contains rare photos, articles, original documentation, technical notes, biography, bibliography, and discography. Produced and annotated by Frederic Ramsey, Jr. Reissue compiled and annotated by Anthony Seeger, Matt Walters and Jeff Place. "Rich in tone and pungent with history and personality." — Goldmine

Track Listing

101	Yes, I Was Standing in the Bottom	Lead Belly	01:40
102	Yes, I'm Going Down to Louisiana	Lead Belly	00:42
103	Ain't Going Down to the Well No More (1)	Lead Belly	01:23
104	Dick Ligger's Holler	Lead Belly	00:43
105	Liza Jane	Lead Belly	02:08
106	Dog Latin Song	Lead Belly	00:52
107	Leaving Blues (1)	Lead Belly	00:31
108	Go Down, Old Hannah	Lead Belly	04:59
109	The Blue Tailed Fly	Lead Belly	02:20
110	Nobody in This World is Better Than Us	Lead Belly	01:26
111	We're in the Same Boat, Brother (1)	Lead Belly	02:18
112	Looky Looky Yonder	Lead Belly	01:33
113	Jolly O the Ransom	Lead Belly	00:57
114	Old Ship of Zion	Lead Belly	01:51
115	Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy	Lead Belly	01:27
116	Mistreatin' Mama	Lead Belly	01:24
117	Black Betty	Lead Belly	01:52
118	Ain't Going Down to the Well No More (2)	Lead Belly	02:45
119	I'm Going Back Down in Louisiana	Lead Belly	00:28
120	I Don't Know You, What Have I Done?	Lead Belly	03:11
121	Rock Island Line (1)	Lead Belly	01:03
122	Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch a Rabbit?	Lead Belly	01:29
123	Shorty George	Lead Belly	00:46
124	Stewball	Lead Belly	02:34
125	Bottle Up and Go (1)	Lead Belly	01:25
126	You Know I Got to Do It	Lead Belly	00:52
127	Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishin' on Sunday	Lead Belly	01:21
128	I Ain't Gonna Drink Anymore	Lead Belly	02:37
129	Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues	Lead Belly	02:18
130	My Lindy Lou	Lead Belly	01:08
131	I'm Thinking of a Friend	Lead Belly	03:22
132	He Never Said a Mumbling Word (1)	Lead Belly	02:28
133	Gee, But I Want to Go Home	Lead Belly	03:59
134	In the World	Lead Belly	02:01
135	I Want to Go Home	Lead Belly	01:26
201	New Iberia	Lead Belly	03:08
202	Dancing with Tears in My Eyes	Lead Belly	03:11
203	John Henry	Lead Belly	04:59
204	Salty Dog	Lead Belly	03:29
205	National Defense Blues	Lead Belly	03:30
206	Easy, Mr. Tom (1)	Lead Belly	02:08
207	Relax Your Mind	Lead Belly	04:09
208	Bottle Up and Go (2)	Lead Belly	03:36
209	Polly Wolly Wee	Lead Belly	01:45
210	Pig Latin Song	Lead Belly	02:10
211	Hawaiian Song	Lead Belly	02:15
212	Drinkin' Lum Y A Alla	Lead Belly	01:50
213	The Gray Goose	Lead Belly	02:17
214	Silver City Bound	Lead Belly	06:01
215	The Titanic	Lead Belly	05:14
216	Death Letter Blues	Lead Belly	03:30
217	Oh, Mary Don't You Weep (1)	Lead Belly	03:28
218	He Never Said a Mumbling Word (2)	Lead Belly	02:49
301	The Midnight Special	Lead Belly	02:11
302	Boll Weevil	Lead Belly	03:06
303	Careless Love	Lead Belly	06:29
304	Easy Rider	Lead Belly	03:00
305	Cry For Me	Lead Belly	03:31
306	Ain't Gonna Drink No More (DeKalb Blues)	Lead Belly	03:54
307	Birmingham Jail	Lead Belly	02:56
308	Old Riley	Lead Belly	01:46
309	Julie Ann Johnson	Lead Belly	01:11
310	It's Tight Like That	Lead Belly	03:12
311	4, 5, and 9	Lead Belly	04:53
312	Good Morning Babe, How Do You Do?	Lead Belly	00:41
313	Jail House Blues	Lead Belly	04:31
314	Well, You Know I Had to Do It	Lead Belly	02:56
315	Irene (1)	Lead Belly	01:22
316	Story of the 25 Cent Dude	Lead Belly	02:20
317	How Come You Do Me like You Do?	Lead Belly	03:24
318	Hello Central, Give Me Long Distance Phone	Lead Belly	05:29
319	Hesitation Blues	Lead Belly	02:17
320	I'll Be Down on the Last Bread Wagon	Lead Belly	03:35
401	Digging My Potatoes	Lead Belly	04:00
402	Springtime in the Rockies	Lead Belly	03:02
403	Chinatown	Lead Belly	01:12
404	Rock Island Line (2)	Lead Belly	01:57
405	Backwater Blues	Lead Belly	03:27
406	Governor Pat Neff	Lead Belly	03:12
407	Irene (2)	Lead Belly	02:44
408	Easy, Mr. Tom (2)	Lead Belly	02:16
409	In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down	Lead Belly	02:54
410	I'm Alone Because I Love You	Lead Belly	02:54
411	House of the Rising Sun	Lead Belly	02:23
412	Oh, Mary Don't You Weep (2)	Lead Belly	01:58
413	Talk About Fannin Street	Lead Belly	03:41
414	Fannin Street	Lead Belly	03:36
415	Sugar'd Beer	Lead Belly	01:40
416	Didn't Old John Cross the Water?	Lead Belly	02:01
417	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Lead Belly	03:19
418	Bully of the Town	Lead Belly	02:08
419	Sweet Jenny Lee	Lead Belly	01:54
420	Yellow Gal	Lead Belly	02:04
421	He Was the Man	Lead Belly	03:48
422	We're in the Same Boat, Brother (2)	Lead Belly	04:16
423	Leaving Blues (2)	Lead Belly	02:36