Huddie William Ledbetter, better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards ... Wikipedia
Born: January 20, 1888, Mooringsport, LA
Died: December 6, 1949 (age 61 years), NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, New York, NY
Genre: Blues
Full name: Huddie William Ledbetter
Spouse: Martha Promise (m. 1935–1949)
Songs
Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie
Where Did You Sleep Last Night
By and by When the Morning Comes
In New Orleans
Good Morning Blues
Irene Goodnight
Midnight Special
Hitler Song
The Boll Weevil
Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy
There Is a Man Going Around Taking Names
Take a Whiff on Me
Black Betty
Alabama Bound
Cotton Fields
The Bourgeois Blues
The Gallis Pole
When I Was a Cowboy
Looky Yonder/ Black Betty/ Yellow Women's Doorbells
Let It Shine on Me
Ha Ha This Way
We're in the Same Boat, Brother
Black Girl
Rock Island Line
Looky Looky Yonder
They Hung Him on the Cross
Bring a Little Water Sylvie
Yes, I Was Standing in the Bottom
John Hardy
Scottsboro Boys
Mr. Hitler
The Gallows Song
Albums