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Lead Belly

Person · US

Lineage

Sound Signature

country bluesbluesfolk bluesacoustic bluesfolk

Sound Profile

Genre BreadthSample UseCollab RadiusEra SpreadInstrument Div.Geo Reach1021

Origins

GeographyUS
Sound FamilyFolk & Country

Related Artists

Connections

Sampled By

Ride On
Doug Wimbish
Ride On
Howlin’ Wolf
Ride On
Keith LeBlanc
Ride On
Little Axe
Ride On
Saz Bell
Ride On
Skip McDonald

Release Timeline

193919401943194519461947195019531955196019651970197319751980198519901995200020052008201020152018
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Discography

Masterworks
Masterworks
Goodnight Irene
Goodnight Irene
2008
Sings Folk Songs
Sings Folk Songs
Easy Rider: Leadbelly Legacy Volume Four
Easy Rider: Leadbelly Legacy Volume Four
1953
Midnight Special
Midnight Special
1947
The Essential Recordings
The Essential Recordings
2018
Songs by Lead Belly
Songs by Lead Belly
1943
Goodnight Irene
Goodnight Irene
Negro Folk Songs For Young People
Negro Folk Songs For Young People
Negroe Folksongs Sung by Lead Belly
Negroe Folksongs Sung by Lead Belly
1946
Take This Hammer
Take This Hammer
1965
Leadbelly
Leadbelly
1973
Negro Sinful Songs
Negro Sinful Songs
1939
Classics in Jazz
Classics in Jazz
The Midnight Special
The Midnight Special
1940