Lead Belly
Sign in to saveAmerican folk and blues musician (1888–1949)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1885-01-29
- Died
- 1949-12-06
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Lead Belly
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Acting · Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA
Huddie William Ledbetter, better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer, musician, and songwriter notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In The Pines", "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil".
Known for
- Legend of Lead Belly — Self / Archive Footage (as Huddie Ledbetter)2013
- Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan2008
- Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home — Self (archive footage)2006
- Feel Like Going Home — Self2003
- The Blues — Self (archive footage)2003
- Blues Masters1999
- Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues — Self (archive footage)1993
- Pick a Bale of Cotton — Himself1945
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Huddie Ledbetter (Artist: Leadbelly or Lead Belly, January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced. Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad
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Key dates
- Born
- 29 January 1885
- Died
- 6 December 1949
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mooringsport
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- country music
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1888 births1949 deaths20th-century African-American male singers20th-century American accordionists20th-century American criminals20th-century American guitarists20th-century American male singers20th-century American multi-instrumentalists20th-century American singersAfrican-American guitaristsAge controversies in musicAmerican acoustic guitarists