Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1
Released: Feb 20, 1996
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Released: Feb 20, 1996
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The bulk of the best performances by Leadbelly -- whose influence on the folk revival of the 1950s and '60s cannot be overstated -- were recorded during the 1940s for Folkways Records founder Moses...
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Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1944)
Released: Sep 1, 1994
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Released: Sep 1, 1994
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Covering Leadbelly's recordings from May through October 1944, this volume of his complete recorded works brings together 29 tracks recorded in New York and Hollywood and originally issued on the...
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Bourgeois Blues: Golden Classics, Pt. 1
Released: Aug 30, 1994
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Released: Aug 30, 1994
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Thirteen songs, mostly from the early '40s (though there are no credits or sessionography), featuring a wide range of Leadbelly's repertory, from topical to traditional, and with the singer playing...
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Golden Classics: Pt. 2 (Defense Blues)
Released: May 12, 1994
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Released: May 12, 1994
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Rather thin at ten songs, of indeterminate origin, but the material is all very strong, including "Defense Blues," "Jim Crow, " and a short version of "Midnight Special." ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
