Mooringsport, Louisiana, United States
Country blues, folk, songster
Huddie William Ledbetter /ˈhjuːdi/ (January 20, 1889 – December 6, 1949) was an American folk and blues musician notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Lead Belly. Though many releases list him as "Leadbelly", he himself wrote it as "Lead Belly", which is also the spelling on his tombstone and the spelling used by the Lead Belly Foundation.
Sings Folk Songs (1962)
Leadbelly (1965) 1996 Rem.
The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1: Midnight Special (1991)
The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 2: Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In (1991)
The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 3: Let It Shine on Me (1991)
At New York Town Hall 1947 (1993) with Bunk
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1994) 1939-1940
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1994) 1940-1943
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1994) 1943-1944
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1994) 1944
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1994) 1944-1946
Leadbelly's Last Sessions (1994) rec.1948
The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 4: The Titanic (1994)
The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 5: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (1994)
The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 6: Go Down Old Hannah (1994)
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1997) 1947
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 7 (1997) 1947-1949
The Remaining ARC and Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1 (1997) 1934-1935
The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 2 (1997) 1935
The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 3 (1997) 1935
The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 4 (1997) 1935-1938
The Remaining Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 5 (1997) 1938-1942
Black Folk Singers (1999) 1937-1946, split with Josh White
Bridging Lead Belly (1999) 1938/1946
Lead Belly Sings for Children (1999) 1960/1941-1948
Private Party, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 21, 1948 (2000)
Live New York 1947 & Austin, Texas 1949 (2004)
Important Recordings 1934-1949 (2006)
