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
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Album Info
Folkways Suggests
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Lead Belly Sings Folk SongsLead Belly
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Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 3Lead Belly
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Take This HammerLead Belly
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From the ArchivesA Quarter Century of Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesHoliday Songs from Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesThe Roots of Rhythm & Blues -
From the ArchivesValentine’s Day from Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesSongs That Have Inspired Bob Dylan from Smithsonian Folkways
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From the ArchivesSongs to Make Winter Bright: Traditions of Singing at Christmas and -
From the ArchivesMike Seeger: American Folk Revivalist and Historian -
From the ArchivesA Sound Legacy : 20 Years of Folkways Records at the Smithsonian -
From the ArchivesPete Seeger: American Folk Icon -
From the ArchivesMusic in Poetry: Ballad and Blues Stanzas