Lead Belly

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Huddie Ledbetter, known as Lead Belly, singer and guitarist, recorded the Last Sessions in September-October 1948 in Frederic Ramsey Jr.'s New York apartment. These sessions, released by Folkways in 1953, preserve his spoken introductions and the exchanges between songs.

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Styles

• Blues, spirituals, work songs
• Afro-diasporic roots
• Gospel

Landmark tracks

• Black Betty (1948)
• Death Letter Blues (1948)
• The Grey Goose (1948)
• Midnight Special (1948)

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