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