Lead Belly's Last Sessions

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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	1:40
102	Yes, I'm Going Down in Louisiana (Version 1)	Lead Belly	0:42
103	Ain't Going Down to the Well No More	Lead Belly	1:23
104	Dick Ligger's Holler	Lead Belly	0:43
105	Liza Jane	Lead Belly	2:08
106	Dog Latin Song	Lead Belly	0:52
107	Leaving Blues	Lead Belly	0:31
108	Go Down, Old Hannah	Lead Belly	4:59
109	The Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)	Lead Belly	2:20
110	Nobody in This World is Better Than Us	Lead Belly	1:26
111	We're in the Same Boat, Brother	Lead Belly	2:18
112	Looky Looky Yonder	Lead Belly	1:33
113	Jolly O the Ransom	Lead Belly	0:57
114	Old Ship of Zion	Lead Belly	1:51
115	Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy	Lead Belly	1:27
116	Mistreatin' Mama	Lead Belly	1:24
117	Black Betty	Lead Belly	1:52
118	Ain't Going Down to the Well No More	Lead Belly	2:45
119	Yes, I'm Going Down in Louisiana (Version 2)	Lead Belly	0:28
120	I Don't Know You, What Have I Done?	Lead Belly	3:11
121	Rock Island Line	Lead Belly	1:03
122	Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch a Rabbit?	Lead Belly	1:29
123	Shorty George	Lead Belly	0:46
124	Stewball	Lead Belly	2:34
125	Bottle Up and Go	Lead Belly	1:25
126	You Know I Got to Do It	Lead Belly	0:52
127	Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishin' on Sunday	Lead Belly	1:21
128	DeKalb Blues (Ain't Gonna Drink No More) (Version 1)	Lead Belly	2:37
129	Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues	Lead Belly	2:18
130	My Lindy Lou	Lead Belly	1:08
131	I'm Thinking of a Friend	Lead Belly	3:22
132	He Never Said a Mumbling Word	Lead Belly	2:28
133	Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life)	Lead Belly	3:59
134	In the World	Lead Belly	2:01
135	I Want to Go Home	Lead Belly	1:26
201	New Iberia	Lead Belly	3:08
202	Dancing with Tears in My Eyes	Lead Belly	3:11
203	John Henry	Lead Belly	4:59
204	Salty Dog	Lead Belly	3:29
205	National Defense Blues	Lead Belly	3:30
206	Easy, Mr. Tom	Lead Belly	2:08
207	Relax Your Mind	Lead Belly	4:09
208	Bottle Up and Go	Lead Belly	3:36
209	Polly Wolly Wee	Lead Belly	1:45
210	Pig Latin Song	Lead Belly	2:10
211	Hawaiian Song	Lead Belly	2:15
212	Drinkin' Lum Y A Alla	Lead Belly	1:50
213	The Gray Goose	Lead Belly	2:17
214	Silver City Bound	Lead Belly	6:01
215	The Titanic	Lead Belly	5:14
216	Death Letter Blues	Lead Belly	3:30
217	Oh, Mary Don't You Weep	Lead Belly	3:28
218	He Never Said a Mumbling Word	Lead Belly	2:49
301	The Midnight Special	Lead Belly	2:11
302	Boll Weevil	Lead Belly	3:06
303	Careless Love	Lead Belly	6:29
304	Easy Rider	Lead Belly	3:00
305	Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)(Cry to Me)	Lead Belly	3:31
306	DeKalb Blues (Ain't Going to Drink No More) (Version 2)	Lead Belly	3:54
307	Birmingham Jail	Lead Belly	2:56
308	Old Riley	Lead Belly	1:46
309	Julie Ann Johnson	Lead Belly	1:11
310	It's Tight Like That	Lead Belly	3:12
311	4, 5 and 9	Lead Belly	4:53
312	Good Morning Babe, How Do You Do?	Lead Belly	0:41
313	Jail House Blues	Lead Belly	4:31
314	Well, You Know I Had to Do It	Lead Belly	2:56
315	Irene (Goodnight Irene) (Version 1)	Lead Belly	1:22
316	Story of the 25 Cent Dude	Lead Belly	2:20
317	How Come You Do Me Like You Do?	Lead Belly	3:24
318	Hello Central, Give Me Long Distance Phone	Lead Belly	5:29
319	Hesitation Blues	Lead Belly	2:17
320	I'll Be Down on the Last Bread Wagon	Lead Belly	3:35
401	Digging My Potatoes	Lead Belly	4:00
402	Springtime in the Rockies	Lead Belly	3:02
403	Chinatown	Lead Belly	1:12
404	Rock Island Line	Lead Belly	1:57
405	Backwater Blues	Lead Belly	3:27
406	Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary)	Lead Belly	3:12
407	Irene (Goodnight Irene) (Version 2)	Lead Belly	2:44
408	Easy, Mr. Tom	Lead Belly	2:16
409	In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down	Lead Belly	2:54
410	I'm Alone Because I Love You	Lead Belly	2:54
411	House of the Rising Sun	Lead Belly	2:23
412	Oh, Mary Don't You Weep	Lead Belly	1:58
413	Talk About Fannin Street	Lead Belly	3:41
414	Fannin Street (Mr. Tom Hughes' Town)	Lead Belly	3:36
415	Sugar'd Beer	Lead Belly	1:40
416	Didn't Old John Cross the Water?	Lead Belly	2:01
417	Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out	Lead Belly	3:19
418	Bully of the Town	Lead Belly	2:08
419	Sweet Jenny Lee	Lead Belly	1:54
420	Yellow Gal	Lead Belly	2:04
421	He Was the Man	Lead Belly	3:48
422	We're in the Same Boat, Brother	Lead Belly	4:16
423	Leaving Blues	Lead Belly	2:36