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Do you think Lead Belly is seriously amazing? Vote for him in this year's Smithsonian Showdown bracket! #SIShowdown http://showdown.si.edu/?s_src=siod_cm085pessfolkrecfb Lead Belly, American Icons, Smithsonian Institution, Popular Music, Bracket, Supreme, Seriously, Thinking Of You, Mission
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Do you think Lead Belly is seriously amazing? Vote for him in this year's Smithsonian Showdown bracket! #SIShowdown http://showdown.si.edu/?s_src=siod_cm085pessfolkrecfb
Pictured is the album cover for the 1946 "Midnight Special and Other Prison Songs with Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston" released on Disc Records (Courtesy of the John Reynolds Collection). Read more about "The Midnight Special"-- a song Lead Belly first helped make famous, and hear versions by The Beatles, CCR & Willie Watson on our Lead Belly: Song by Song Tumblr series: smithsonianfolkways.tumblr.com The Midnight Special, Cd Album Covers, Disc Records, David Stone, Delta Blues, Guthrie, Jazz Blues, Album Design
Pictured is the album cover for the 1946 "Midnight Special and Other Prison Songs with Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston" released on Disc Records (Courtesy of the John Reynolds Collection). Read more about "The Midnight Special"-- a song Lead Belly first helped make famous, and hear versions by The Beatles, CCR & Willie Watson on our Lead Belly: Song by Song Tumblr series: smithsonianfolkways.tumblr.com
Be sure to check out our new series on Tumblr, Lead Belly: Song by Song. We'll be featuring two tracks from the upcoming Lead Belly album each week, exploring the history of the song and featuring various versions done by other artists.  https://www.smithsonianfolkways.tumblr.com Hollywood, Anticipation, Smithsonian, New Series, Exploring, February, Guns, Release
Introducing Lead Belly: Song by Song
Be sure to check out our new series on Tumblr, Lead Belly: Song by Song. We'll be featuring two tracks from the upcoming Lead Belly album each week, exploring the history of the song and featuring various versions done by other artists. https://www.smithsonianfolkways.tumblr.com
Archivist Jeff Place on Lead Belly’s Legacy The Doors Jim Morrison, Film Books, Vimeo, Legacy, Military Jacket, Interview, Appearance, Places
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Archivist Jeff Place on Lead Belly’s Legacy
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, the first career-spanning box set dedicated to the American music icon, will be released on February 24, 2015. Music Icon, All Music, Music Stuff, Belly Belly, Bessie Smith, John Fogerty, Grammy Museum
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, the first career-spanning box set dedicated to the American music icon, will be released on February 24, 2015.
‘A Few Tunes Between Homicides’: Never before released song by Lead Belly! Dangerous Minds exclusive | Dangerous Minds Folk Song, Folk Music, Where Did You Sleep Last Night, All About Jazz, 12 String Guitar, Metronomes
‘A Few Tunes Between Homicides’: Never before released song by Lead Belly! Dangerous Minds exclusive
‘A Few Tunes Between Homicides’: Never before released song by Lead Belly! Dangerous Minds exclusive | Dangerous Minds
Lead Belly -"Haul Away Joe" Twelve String Guitar, Scottsboro Boys, House Of The Rising Sun, Prison Life, Howard Hughes, People News, Jack Johnson, Rock Island
Lead Belly - "Haul Away Joe" [Official Audio]
Lead Belly -"Haul Away Joe"
"Bottle Up and Go" From the 1994 album "Lead Belly's Last Sessions." Gospel Music, Music Songs, Music Videos, Teaching Videos, Teaching Music
Lead Belly - "Bottle Up and Go" [Official Audio]
"Bottle Up and Go" From the 1994 album "Lead Belly's Last Sessions."
"The Parting Song (When Your Smiling)." From the 1998 album "Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 3." Soundtrack To My Life, Pop Hits, Let God, Dance Music, Britney Spears, Rap
Lead Belly - "The Parting Song (When You're Smiling)" [Official Audio]
"The Parting Song (When Your Smiling)." From the 1998 album "Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 3."
From left to right: Josh White, Carol White, Millard Lampell, Elizabeth Lomax, Martha Ledbetter, Huddie Ledbetter, and possibly Alan Lomax or Pete Hewes. Photo courtesy of Millard Lampell.  #Folkways #LeadBelly #HuddieLedbetter #Blues The Rock, Rock And Roll
Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 3 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
From left to right: Josh White, Carol White, Millard Lampell, Elizabeth Lomax, Martha Ledbetter, Huddie Ledbetter, and possibly Alan Lomax or Pete Hewes. Photo courtesy of Millard Lampell. #Folkways #LeadBelly #HuddieLedbetter #Blues
A statue of Huddie Ledbetter "Lead Belly" on Texas Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana. Louisiana History, Shreveport Louisiana, Bossier City, Blue Art, Roadside, Interesting Stuff, 21st Birthday
Ledbetter Statue
A statue of Huddie Ledbetter "Lead Belly" on Texas Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana.
This video features Lead Belly's "Let it Shine on Me" from the 1996 album "Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1" on Smithsonian Folkways.
Lead Belly - "Let it Shine on Me" [Official Audio]
This video features Lead Belly's "Let it Shine on Me" from the 1996 album "Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1" on Smithsonian Folkways.
This video features Lead Belly's "Careless Love" from the 1994 album "Lead Belly's Last Sessions" on Smithsonian Folkways. Jazz Standard, Man Go, Careless, Sign I, Friends Recipe
Lead Belly - "Careless Love" [Official Audio]
This video features Lead Belly's "Careless Love" from the 1994 album "Lead Belly's Last Sessions" on Smithsonian Folkways.
Lead Belly and fellow Folkways artist Woody Guthrie. Music Music, Woody, Rock N Roll, Gospel Song, Blues Music
Lead Belly and fellow Folkways artist Woody Guthrie.
12-String Guitar as Played by Lead Belly by Pete Seeger - Pete Seeger teaches the 12-string guitar as played by the virtuoso Lead Belly through a detailed breakdown of both the instrument itself (how to tune it, steel vs. silk strings etc.) and step-by-step explanations of Lead Belly’s songs. Here, Pete Seeger pays homage to his friend and mentor Lead Belly by teaching us his songs. Liner notes include detailed instructions and song notation. Rock N Roll Music, Guitar Lessons For Kids, Custom Cd, American Folk Music, Pete Seeger, Guitar Quotes
12-String Guitar as Played by Lead Belly
12-String Guitar as Played by Lead Belly by Pete Seeger - Pete Seeger teaches the 12-string guitar as played by the virtuoso Lead Belly through a detailed breakdown of both the instrument itself (how to tune it, steel vs. silk strings etc.) and step-by-step explanations of Lead Belly’s songs. Here, Pete Seeger pays homage to his friend and mentor Lead Belly by teaching us his songs. Liner notes include detailed instructions and song notation.