Leadbelly (blues, album, American, cover, myspace)

swim · 01-22-2007, 07:33 PM

Old American Folk artist, so I can expect no one will respond to this. I use to have collections but I lost all my music on my computer. Though if anyone shows any interest and wants and album I'll do my best to find something. He's been covered my everyone and their mom. A pretty extensive amount of songs and a really interesting life, born a couple months before the end of the Civil War.

http://www.myspace.com/huddiewilliamledbetter

tdoc210 · 01-22-2007, 07:50 PM

more like grey goose, and the song about fishing are sweet

shandapanda · 02-03-2007, 01:40 PM

i like some of it...can't take too much at the same time.
but his life story is crazy...are woody guthrie and his son anything like him? i think they toured together....i'll expect no answer

swim · 02-03-2007, 01:48 PM

I think Leadbelly and Woody colabed on an album or two. Though I've never listened to it but now that you've reminded me I'll find it and listen to it.* I wouldn't say Woody and him are a close listen. Leadbelly puts more blues into his music. If you're into old folk in general I'd say you'd like both. I've honestly never given Arlo Guthrie a second listen because it didn't seem too special.

*Edit: or not and some label just slapped both of their songs onto one album?

Sneer · 02-09-2007, 11:29 PM

How have i only just found this thread.. i admittedly got into leadbelly due to jack white citing him as a major influence, but ive subsequently grown to love him. I think his is the greatest voice in blues and the diversity of his music set him apart from his contempories. I'd suggest King of the 12-string guitar or huddie ledbetters best

ddp · 02-10-2007, 06:23 PM

I think of leadbelly all the time. I adapted "Goodnight Irene" into a goodbye song that I sing to kids that do music classes with. The kids sing it over and over again.

He is an American icon.

Pink Moon · 02-10-2007, 08:34 PM

^I wish really he was. America truley does have amazingly wonderful and wonderfully amazing roots. Not enough people as I would like recognize them though. Leadbelly is a damn legend.

Sneer · 02-10-2007, 08:36 PM

hell, evidently, even the brits love him.

ddp · 02-11-2007, 10:13 AM

He is one of those artists that has the ability to write a song and the first time you hear it you think you have know it for your whole life.

swim · 02-11-2007, 10:25 AM

I think that pretty much hits on the head and I think that's the definition of good folk.

01-22-2007, 07:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	Leadbelly Old American Folk artist, so I can expect no one will respond to this. I use to have collections but I lost all my music on my computer. Though if anyone shows any interest and wants and album I'll do my best to find something. He's been covered my everyone and their mom. A pretty extensive amount of songs and a really interesting life, born a couple months before the end of the Civil War. http://www.myspace.com/huddiewilliamledbetter __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

01-22-2007, 07:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
tdoc210 ashes against the grain Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: new hampsha Posts: 2,617	more like grey goose, and the song about fishing are sweet __________________ We went back there and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm. There they were in a pile. A pile of little arms. And I remember... I... I... I cried. I wept like some grandmother. I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do. And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it. I never want to forget. And then I realized... like I was shot... like I was shot with a diamond... a diamond bullet right through my forehead. And I thought: My God... the genius of that.

02-03-2007, 01:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
shandapanda Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: bababbabababaaa Posts: 354	i like some of it...can't take too much at the same time. but his life story is crazy...are woody guthrie and his son anything like him? i think they toured together....i'll expect no answer __________________ The Law of Awesome states: Those who are more awesome will cast down those less awesome than themselves, thus climbing the Hierarchy of Awesome and maintaining a balance in the world of Awesome Me poo you

02-03-2007, 01:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I think Leadbelly and Woody colabed on an album or two. Though I've never listened to it but now that you've reminded me I'll find it and listen to it.* I wouldn't say Woody and him are a close listen. Leadbelly puts more blues into his music. If you're into old folk in general I'd say you'd like both. I've honestly never given Arlo Guthrie a second listen because it didn't seem too special. *Edit: or not and some label just slapped both of their songs onto one album? __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

02-09-2007, 11:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	How have i only just found this thread.. i admittedly got into leadbelly due to jack white citing him as a major influence, but ive subsequently grown to love him. I think his is the greatest voice in blues and the diversity of his music set him apart from his contempories. I'd suggest King of the 12-string guitar or huddie ledbetters best __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

02-10-2007, 06:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
ddp Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 223	I think of leadbelly all the time. I adapted "Goodnight Irene" into a goodbye song that I sing to kids that do music classes with. The kids sing it over and over again. He is an American icon. __________________ Deep Down Productions Blog: Mikeblog Rainbow Songs Foundation

02-10-2007, 08:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pink Moon Groupie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 35	^I wish really he was. America truley does have amazingly wonderful and wonderfully amazing roots. Not enough people as I would like recognize them though. Leadbelly is a damn legend.

02-10-2007, 08:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	hell, evidently, even the brits love him. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

02-11-2007, 10:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
ddp Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 223	He is one of those artists that has the ability to write a song and the first time you hear it you think you have know it for your whole life. __________________ Deep Down Productions Blog: Mikeblog Rainbow Songs Foundation

02-11-2007, 10:25 AM	#10 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I think that pretty much hits on the head and I think that's the definition of good folk. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/