Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Leadbelly Legacy 1
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Artist: LeadbellyBrand: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Edition: Music CD
Format: CD
CD Release Date: 1996-02-20
Model: SFW40044
Music Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Soundtracks:
- Irene
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Good Morning Blues
- Grey Goose
- In The Pines
- Take This Hammer
- On A Monday
- Cotton Fields
- Bring A Little Water Sylvie
- Moanin'
- Laura
- Duncan And Brady
- Rock Island Line
- Big Fat Woman
- New Orleans (The Rising Sun Blues)
- Chicken Crowing For Midnight
- You Can't Lose Me Cholly
- Sally Walker
- Ha Ha This A Way
- Yellow Gal
- Green Corn
- Let It Shine On Me
- Meeting At The Building
- In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
- Pigmeat
- Blind Lemon
- Bottle Up And Go
- Sukey Jump
- Old Riley
- 4, 5 And 9
- No Good Rider
- Shorty George
- Duncan And Brady (Acapella)
- Leaving Blues
Music reviews of Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Leadbelly Legacy 1
Music Review: The roots of quite a lot...
Rating: 5 Stars
Lead Belly is one of the best in American music - he's right up there with Woody Guthrie (if not above him, which is more than arguable) in influence and importance for the formation of 20th century music. Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) was supposedly "discovered" and recorded in prison by John Lomax (the recordings on this CD were recorded by Moses Asch in the 1940s). He also is said to have sung his way into being pardoned (during his second term in prison after being convicted of murder) by the then governor of Texas. He never became a star, but many of his songs have been re-recorded by popular artists (probably the best-known examples are the covers of "Goodnight, Irene" by the Weavers and "Midnight Special" by Credence Clearwater Revival).This collection is a great starting point for Lead Belly's music. It includes some of his most memorable songs: "Irene", "Grey Goose", "Cotton Fields", "Sylvie", "Rock Island Line", "Green Corn". The recording quality is great considering the age of the recordings. Included are plenty of Lead Belly playing his legendary 12-string guitar along with some a capella tracks. The CD booklet has a good biography and extensive track notes, along with quotes from Lead Belly himself about selected songs. If you're curious about Lead Belly this CD is a great introduction to his music. If you want more, this series has 2 additional excellent volumes.
Description of Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Leadbelly Legacy 1
Forty years after his death, Lead Belly?s songs and style have continued to influence folk, blues, and rock artists including Neil Young, William Styron, Ben Harper, Keb? Mo, Dionne Farris, and the late Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). Between 1941 and 1947 Lead Belly recorded some of his best music in Moses Asch?s tiny New York studio. The only surviving Asch masters of Lead Belly are now part of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. For the first time in almost 50 years these original acetates have been carefully remastered and newly annotated. 34 tracks, including Irene, Where Did You Sleep Last Night, In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down, and Rock Island Line. Originally released as a tribute to Lead Belly after his death in 1948, this reissue includes many out-takes and previously unreleased and alternate versions. Extensive notes include Lead Belly?s own song commentary. Annotated by Jeff Place. Compiled by Jeff Place, Anthony Seeger and Kip Lornell. "The soul expressed! is full-fledged and sublime." ?New England Folk AlmanacBlues CDs
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