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Leadbelly
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lead Belly, folk singer and composer, Huddie William Ledbetter, Huddie Ledbetter
músico y compositor estadounidense
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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
Key facts
- Also known as
- Lead Belly Leadbelly
- Born
- Huddie William Ledbetter , ( 1888-01-15 ) January 15, 1888 (disputed) , Mooringsport, Louisiana , U.S.
- Died
- December 6, 1949 (1949-12-06) (aged 61), New York City, U.S.
- Genres
- Blues folk gospel songster
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals accordion piano
- Years active
- 1903–1949
- Labels
- RCA Victor , Asch , Capitol
- Spouse
- Martha Promise Ledbetter ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 )
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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
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.leadbelly.org
- Image
- 1935 face detail, Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) and Martha Promise Ledbetter, Wilton, Conn. (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Louisiana
- Convicted of
- attempted murder
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- Commons category
- Lead Belly
- date of birth
- 1885-01-29
- date of death
- 1949-12-06
- cause of death
- ALS
- birth name
- Huddie William Ledbetter
- pseudonym
- Walter Boyd
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Leadbelly
- nickname
- Leadbelly
- start of work period
- 1903-00-00
- place of detention
- Rikers Island
- end of work period
- 1949-00-00
- place of burial
- Mooringsport
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Huddie William Ledbetter (Mooringsport, 20 de enero de 1888 - Nueva York, 6 de diciembre de 1949), conocido como Leadbelly, fue un músico y compositor estadounidense de blues y folk. Destacó por sus claras y poderosas interpretaciones, por el virtuosismo con que tocaba la guitarra de 12 cuerdas y por haber compuesto canciones que se han convertido en clásicas. Realizó más de 300 grabaciones y recibió la influencia musical de Blind Lemon Jefferson. Aunque era conocido como Leadbelly, él escribía su sobrenombre Lead Belly, y así aparece escrito en su lápida.
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