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Track Listings
| 1. The Bourgeois Blues |
| 2. Look, Looky Yonder/Black Betty |
| 3. Poor Howard/Green Corn |
| 4. The Gallows Pole |
| 5. Noted Rider |
| 6. Big Fat Woman |
| 7. Burrow, Love And Go |
| 8. Bring Me Li'l Water Silvy |
| 9. Julie Ann Johnson |
| 10. Line 'Em |
| 11. Whoe Back Buck |
| 12. John Hardy |
| 13. In New Orleans |
| 14. Goodnight Irene |
| 15. Where Did You Sleep Last Night? |
| 16. How Long |
| 17. Yellow Gal |
| 18. On A Monday |
| 19. Blue Tail Fly |
| 20. The Boll Weevil Song |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
love that old style,
By A Customer
This review is from: Best of Lead Belly (Audio CD)
I bought this for the song that I heard Nirvana do unplugged ("Where did you sleep last night") and fell in love with the whole CD. Of course, the recording quality is bad, and sounds like your listening to some songs through a tin can, but what do you expect from recordings made in the 1920's? It's fantastic music and inovative guitar work.If you want to hear where your favorite rock music came from, get this CD.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Must have original blues,
By A Customer
This review is from: Best of Lead Belly (Audio CD)
Lead Belly was the basis of todays modern blues. If you have ever heard the gospel blues of the early 20 th century you must have this album. Blind Willie Johnson, Son House, and Lead Belly these were the original deep rooted spitually agangst singers.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty close.,
By K. Ledbetter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Best of Lead Belly (Audio CD)
This single-disc compilation makes a pretty good introduction to the legendary folk/ blues musician, Lead Belly. The sound quality is good and comparable to the more recent collection Absolutely the Best, and this CD contains many of the same standards as that album, including "The Bourgeois Blues," "In New Orleans," "Goodnight Irene" and "Where Did You Sleep Last Night," as well as additional classics such as "Yellow Gal," "Blue Tail Fly" and "The Boll Weevil Song." The only thing stopping this collection from being indisputably more definitive than Absolutely the Best is the unfortunate absence of "Midnight Special," a song famously covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival in the late 1960s, and probably one of Huddie's four or five most popular songs. My suggestion? If you're willing to shell out a bit more, then get this album along with Lead Belly Sings for Children, also available on Amazon. The latter contains the aformentioned "Midnight Special," as well as a number of wonderful children's songs, spirituals and medleys.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the very best single-disc Leadbelly compilations,
By Docendo Discimus - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Best of Lead Belly (Audio CD)
This Cleopatra disc is a great place to start for those just getting acquainted with Huddie Ledbetter. It's not definitive, of course, but these fine transfers of Leadbelly's best-known songs will satisfy most casual fans, and while "Take This Hammer" (a part of the "When The Sun Goes Down"-series) is probably a little more accessible for the casual listener, you can't beat this disc as far as the song selection goes.More serious fans will of course want "The Definitive Leadbelly" from the Catfish label, or the multi-volume "Leadbelly Legacy" series from Smithsonian/Folkways, but this is a terrific starting point for the curious. Huddie Ledbetter, who usually performed solo accompanied only by his own twelve-string guitar, was the first black musician to gain recognition amongst the white audiences of the 20s and 30s, and this is essential early American blues and folk music.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Broken case,
By Geraldine Duryea - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Best of Lead Belly (Audio CD)
The item/CD played well eventhough the case was damaged beyond use. The outer packaging was intact so it appears that the case was damaged before shipping. I had to purchase a new case so that the CD did not get scratched. This was an inconvenience.
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