Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order: Volume 7, 1947–1949

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1Green Corn (“This Is Jazz” broadcast)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-06-14)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1947-06-14)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1947-06-14)
recording of:
Green Corn (on 1947-06-14)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4954)
0:58
2John Henry (“This Is Jazz” broadcast)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1947-06-14)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1947-06-14)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1947-06-14)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1947-06-14)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
Lead Belly
3:02
3Tell Me Baby What Was Wrong With You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-09)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Tell Me Baby (in 1948-09)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:19
4Noted Rider
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-09)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Noted Rider Blues (in 1948-09)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:32
5Take a Whiff on Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-09)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
cover recording of:
Take a Whiff On Me (in 1948-09)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10062)
3:28
6Ox Driving Moan
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-09)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-09)
recording of:
Ox Driving Moan (in 1948-09)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:43
7John Henry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10) and Brownie McGhee (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
John Henry (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
arranger:
Lead Belly
3:13
8Pick a Bale of Cotton
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10) and Brownie McGhee (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
harmonica:
Sonny Terry (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Pick a Bale of Cotton (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Union Songs AB (publisher)
1:27
9Go Down, Old Hannah
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Go Down Old Hannah (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:08
10Ain’t Going Down to the Well No More
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Ain’t Going Down to the Well No More (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
1:09
11Shout On (Honey I’m All Out and Down)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10) and Sonny Terry (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Shout On (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Lead Belly
2:13
12It Was Soon One Morning
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
It Was Soon One Morning (NOT "Early One Morning" a.k.a. "Jail House Bound") (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:16
13Whoa Back Buck
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10) and Sonny Terry (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Whoa Back, Buck (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:13
14Birmingham Jail (Down in the Valley)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Birmingham Jail (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
version of:
Birmingham Jail
1:52
15Take This Hammer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1942-01, from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1942-01, from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
recording of:
Take This Hammer (in 1942-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4299)
recording of:
Take This Hammer (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4299)
2:19
16It Was Early One Mornin’ (Jail House Blues)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
It Was Early One Morning (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:27
17Goin’ Back to Mary (If I Had You Governor / Governor Pat Neff)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
recording of:
Governor Pat Neff (from 1948-09 until 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:43
18Come and Sit Down Beside Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
recording of:
Come and Sit Down Beside Me (in 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:06
19Ha, Ha This a Way
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
recording of:
Ha Ha This A-Way (in 1948-10)
writer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:36
20You Can't Lose a Me, Charlie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
recording of:
You Can't Lose-A Me Cholly (in 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:36
21Rooster Crows at Midnight (Christmas Day)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
recording of:
On a Christmas Day (in 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:23
22Skip to My Lou
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
recording of:
Skip to My Lou (Huddie Ledbetter arr.) (in 1948-10)
additional lyricist:
Carlton Ridenhour
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Huddie Ledbetter
arrangement of:
Skip to My Lou (the original American folk song)
1:33
23Parting Song (When You Smile‐o)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1948-10)
guitar:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
vocals:
Lead Belly (in 1948-10)
recording of:
Parting Song (in 1948-10)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:54
24Good Morning Blues (WNYC Jazz‐Festival)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-02-19)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1949-02-19)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1949-02-19)
live recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1949-02-19)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
2:53
25Ain’t Gonna Let You Worry My Life No More (WNYC Jazz‐Festival)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-02-19)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1949-02-19)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1949-02-19)
live recording of:
Ain't Gonna Let You Worry My Life No More (on 1949-02-19)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:20
26Pretty Papa (WNYC Jazz‐Festival)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-02-19)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1949-02-19)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1949-02-19)
live recording of:
Pretty Papa (on 1949-02-19)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:40
27Old Ship of Zion (live)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1949-06-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1949-06-15) and Martha Promise Ledbetter (on 1949-06-15)
recorded at:
University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, United States (on 1949-06-15)
live recording of:
Old Ship of Zion (on 1949-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
1:57
28I Will Be So Glad When I Get Home (live)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1949-06-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1949-06-15) and Martha Promise Ledbetter (on 1949-06-15)
recorded at:
University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, United States (on 1949-06-15)
live recording of:
I Will Be So Glad When I Get Home (on 1949-06-15)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
2:07

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part of:Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order (Lead Belly compilation series) (number: 7) (order: 7)