Cat No:
SFW40044
Release Date: 20 February 1996
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 093074004425
Genres: Rock
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Description
Forty years after his death, Lead Belly's songs and style have continued to influence folk, blues, and rock artists including Neil Young, William Styron, Ben Harper, Keb' Mo, Dionne Farris, and the late Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). Between 1941 and 1947 Lead Belly recorded some of his best music in Moses Asch's tiny New York studio. The only surviving Asch masters of Lead Belly are now part of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. For the first time in almost 50 years these original acetates have been carefully remastered and newly annotated. 34 tracks, including Irene, Where Did You Sleep Last Night, In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down, and Rock Island Line. Originally released as a tribute to Lead Belly after his death in 1948, this reissue includes many out-takes and previously unreleased and alternate versions. Extensive notes include Lead Belly's own song commentary. Annotated by Jeff Place. Compiled by Jeff Place, Anthony Seeger and Kip Lornell. "The soul expressed is full-fledged and sublime." —New England Folk Almanac -
Tracklisting
- 1. Irene
- 2. Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- 3. Good Morning Blues
- 4. Grey Goose
- 5. In The Pines
- 6. Take This Hammer
- 7. On A Monday
- 8. Cotton Fields
- 9. Bring A Little Water Sylvie
- 10. Moanin'
- 11. Laura
- 12. Duncan And Brady
- 13. Rock Island Line
- 14. Big Fat Woman
- 15. New Orleans (The Rising Sun Blues)
- 16. Chicken Crowing For Midnight
- 17. You Can't Lose Me Cholly
- 18. Sally Walker
- 19. Ha Ha This A Way
- 20. Yellow Gal
- 21. Green Corn
- 22. Let It Shine On Me
- 23. Meeting At The Building
- 24. In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
- 25. Pigmeat
- 26. Blind Lemon
- 27. Bottle Up And Go
- 28. Sukey Jump
- 29. Old Riley
- 30. 4, 5 And 9
- 31. No Good Rider
- 32. Shorty George
- 33. Duncan And Brady (Acapella)
- 34. Leaving Blues
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The Complete Friends of Old Time Music Concert
Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell & Ed Young
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Take This Hammer
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