The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Leadbelly

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1▼CD: The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Leadbelly
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1The Bourgeois Blues
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) (on 1938-12-26)
recorded at:
Havers Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-26)
recording of:
The Bourgeois Blues (from 1938 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and John A. Lomax
5:38
2Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special (in 1934)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
2:04
3Irene Goodnight
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (in 1933)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
1:54
4Frankie and Albert (Part One)
partial recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”) (in 1933)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
2:51
5Frankie and Albert (Part Two)
partial recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of “Frankie and Albert”) (in 1933)
publisher:
Hughie Cannon (in 1904) and Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist, writer and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
3:07
6Blind Lemon (My Friend Blind Lemon)
recording of:
Blind Lemon (Song) (in 1934)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:06
7Pick a Bale of Cotton
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1947-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1947-02)
background vocals:
The Oleander Singers (in 1947-02)
recording of:
Pick a Bale of Cotton (in 1935)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
recording of:
Pick a Bale of Cotton (in 1947-02)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
1:44
8Fannin’ Street
recording of:
Fannin Street (in 1941)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
3:27
9Gallis Pole
recording of:
The Gallis Pole (in 1941)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
The Maid Freed From the Gallows (traditional song - not the Led Zep arrangement)
3:02
10Rock Island Line
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (on 1945-02-15)
clarinet, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone and trumpet and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1945-02-15)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
guest vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
cover recording of:
Rock Island Line (on 1945-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
recording of:
Rock Island Line (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
42:37
11How Long Blues
recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues (in 1942)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:33
12Easy Rider/C.C. Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10056)
2:59
13Backwater Blues
recording of:
Backwater Blues (Leadbelly Arrangement)
guitar arranger:
Lead Belly
version of:
Backwater Blues
3:26
14It’s Tight Like That
cover recording of:
It’s Tight Like That (in 1948)
writer:
Hudson Whittaker and Thomas A. Dorsey (blues and gospel musician aka “Georgia Tom”) (in 1928)
3:12
15Death Letter Blues (Part One)
partial recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Leadbelly)
3:01
16Death Letter Blues (Part Two)
partial recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Leadbelly)
3:01
17In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
cover recording of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
2:33
18Matchbox Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1935-02-05)
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-02-05)
recording of:
Match Box Blues (on 1935-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer‐songwriter)
3:04
19Packin’ Trunk Blues
recording of:
Packing Trunk Blues (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:55
20Good Morning Blues
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (on 1945-02-15)
clarinet, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone and trumpet and background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1945-02-15)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (from 1940 to present)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1945-02-15)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
2:53
21Alberta
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-23, on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios (Cherokee (A,B,C,D)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1935-01-23)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
43:08
22Leaving Blues
guitar:
Lead Belly
vocals:
Lead Belly
recording of:
Leaving Blues (on 1940-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
Leaving Blues (from 1948 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:33
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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1244) (order: 244)
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