Leadbelly

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 02-08-2011, 10:06 PM

Am I weird for liking Gallis Pole much better than the Led Zeppelin variation Gallows Pole?:

Howard the Duck · 02-08-2011, 10:38 PM

Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie are both great.

Hank The Drifter · 02-09-2011, 06:10 PM

I absolutely love Leadbelly's music. He lived an absolutely crazy life, as did many blues musicians of the time, and was one of the greatest artists in American history. Sadly he's been long forgotten by many people.

TockTockTock · 02-09-2011, 08:06 PM

In the pines, in the pines where the sun never shines... He really was a great musician. WONDERFUL folk and blues artist.

TockTockTock · 02-09-2011, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Am I weird for liking Gallis Pole much better than the Led Zeppelin variation Gallows Pole?:

...

**** no. If anything you're right in the head.

Neapolitan · 02-09-2011, 10:32 PM

Did any other football/blues fan notice the fact one of those insidious super bowl commercials during Super Bowl XLV was actually tune credited to Lead Belly?

I don't know the group that does the song, maybe it's just a cover version done for the VW commercial, the version I know was done by Ram Jam

...Ram Jam ...long live 70's blues/rock

Thorby Bislam · 02-14-2011, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu

hell, evidently, even the brits love him.

Those of a certain age do. I dont know how old you are, Stu, but Leadbelly was one of the big influences on the skiffle movement.

Howard the Duck · 02-14-2011, 10:59 PM

Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in the town
Sometimes I get a great notion
To jump in the river and drown

Buzzov*en · 02-25-2011, 08:01 AM

Got into Leadbelly thanks to Kurt Cobain and Mark Lanegan.

Howard the Duck · 02-25-2011, 08:08 AM

^^for me it was a Woody and Leady tribute album called Folkways : An American Dream Shared

02-09-2011, 06:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Hank The Drifter Take it easy, but take it Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 213	I absolutely love Leadbelly's music. He lived an absolutely crazy life, as did many blues musicians of the time, and was one of the greatest artists in American history. Sadly he's been long forgotten by many people. __________________ “If a song can't be written in 20 minutes, it ain't worth writing.” - Hank Williams

02-25-2011, 08:01 AM	#19 (permalink)
Buzzov*en Anxiety Hangover Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gardenia Posts: 501	Got into Leadbelly thanks to Kurt Cobain and Mark Lanegan. __________________ Save the environment, shoot yourself in the head. And when there is no hope I'll smoke some crack I'll shoot some dope.

02-08-2011, 10:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie are both great.

02-09-2011, 08:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
TockTockTock They/Them Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,914	In the pines, in the pines where the sun never shines... He really was a great musician. WONDERFUL folk and blues artist.

02-09-2011, 10:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
Neapolitan carpe musicam Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Les Barricades Mystérieuses Posts: 7,710	Did any other football/blues fan notice the fact one of those insidious super bowl commercials during Super Bowl XLV was actually tune credited to Lead Belly? I don't know the group that does the song, maybe it's just a cover version done for the VW commercial, the version I know was done by Ram Jam ...Ram Jam ...long live 70's blues/rock

02-14-2011, 10:59 PM	#18 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	Sometimes I live in the country Sometimes I live in the town Sometimes I get a great notion To jump in the river and drown

02-25-2011, 08:08 AM	#20 (permalink)
Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	^^for me it was a Woody and Leady tribute album called Folkways : An American Dream Shared