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- Performer: Leadbelly
- Title: The Library Of Congress Recordings
- Size MP3 ver: 1207 mb
- Size FLAC ver: 1242 mb
- Size WMA ver: 1778 mb
- Country: US
- Date of release: 1965
- Style: Country Blues, Folk
- Other formats: WMA AIFF MP3 MMF AC3 FLAC VOX
- Genre: Blues / Folk, World, & Country
- Rating: 4.1 of 5

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Tracklist Hide Credits
Texas, Louisiana, Barrelhouse | ||
A1 | Mr. Tom Hughes' TownMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
5:11 |
A2 | De Kalb BluesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
5:00 |
A3 | Take A Whiff On MeMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:57 |
A4 | The Medicine ManMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:37 |
A5 | I'm Sorry Mama | 2:04 |
Square Dances, Sooky Jumps, Reels | ||
A6.1 | Monologue: Square Dances, Sooky JumpsInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
4:11 |
A6.2 | Po' HowardMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
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A7 | Monologue: Dance Calls, Dance StepsInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
1:58 |
B1 | Gwine Dig A HoleMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:37 |
B2 | Tight Like ThatInterviewer – Alan LomaxMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
1:35 |
B3 | Green CornMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:09 |
B4 | Becky DeanVoice [Speech] – Alan Lomax |
3:57 |
Penitentiaries | ||
B5 | Monologue: Prison SingingInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
4:38 |
B6 | Midnight SpecialMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:53 |
B7.1 | I Ain't Gonna Ring Dem Yellow Women's Do BellsMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:29 |
B7.2 | Rock Island LineEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – Alan LomaxWords By [New Words], Arranged By [New Music] – Huddie Ledbetter |
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B8 | Governor Pat NeffMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:53 |
C1 | Irene (Part I, Part II)Music By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax |
6:55 |
C2 | Governor OK AllenMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:10 |
Spirituals | ||
C3 | Git On BoardEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax*Words By [New Words ], Adapted By [New Music Adaptation] – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:45 |
C4.1 | HallelujahEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax*Words By [New Words], Adapted By [New Music Adaptation] – Huddie Ledbetter |
15:06 |
C4.2 | Monologue: Joining The ChurchInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
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C4.3 | Backslider, Fare You WellMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
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C4.4 | Amazing Grace | |
C4.5 | Must I Be Carried To The Sky On Flowered Beds Of Ease? | |
C4.6 | Amazing Grace | |
C4.7 | Flowered Beds Of Ease | |
C4.8 | Down In The Valley To PrayEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax*Words By [New Words], Adapted By [New Music Adaptation] – Huddie Ledbetter |
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D1 | Let It Shine On Me | 2:18 |
D2 | Run Sinners | 1:41 |
D3 | Ride On | 1:35 |
Blues | ||
D4 | Monologue: The BluesInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
2:08 |
D5 | Thirty Days In The Workhouse | 3:53 |
D6 | 'Fo Day Worry BluesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:51 |
D7 | Matchbox BluesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:40 |
D8 | You Don't Know My Mind | 4:11 |
D9 | Got A Gal In Town With Her Mouth Chock Full Of Gold | 3:48 |
E1 | AlbertaWords By [New Words], Adapted By [New Music Adaptation] – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:50 |
E2 | Take Me BackMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
1:17 |
E3 | Henry Ford BluesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:27 |
Ballads | ||
E4 | Ella SpeedMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
9:08 |
E5 | Billy The WeaverEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax*Words By [New Words], Adapted By [New Music Adaptation] – Huddie Ledbetter |
1:30 |
E6 | Frankie & AlbertMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:20 |
E7 | If It Wasn't For DickyEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax*Words By [New Words], Adapted By [New Music Adaptation] – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:10 |
F1 | Mama, Did You Bring Me Any Silver?Edited By [Edited With New Additional Material By] – Alan LomaxMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
6:17 |
Topical, Protest | ||
F2 | The Bourgeois BluesEdited By [Edited With New Additional Material By] – Alan LomaxMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
5:35 |
F3 | Howard HughesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:10 |
F4 | Scottsboro BoysMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
5:01 |
F5 | The Hindenburg DisasterMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:19 |
F6 | Turn Yo' Radio OnMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:07 |
F7 | The Roosevelt SongMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:19 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Elektra Records
- Recorded At – Louisiana State Penitentiary At Angola
- Recorded At – Cummings State Prison Farm
- Recorded At – Bellwood Prison Camp, Atlanta
- Published By – Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
- Published By – Ludlow Music, Inc.
Credits
- Compiled By, Liner Notes [Annotated By] – Lawrence Cohn
- Recorded By – Alan Lomax, John A. Lomax
Notes
Issued with a full-size, 23-page booklet with liner notes, photographs, and complete lyrics.The initial session took place at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola...and the final one was made in Washington D.C. in 1942. along the was there were numerous sessions...in a varied number of locations: Wilton, Conn., New York City, Pineville, Ky., Cummings State Prison Farm, Arkansas and Bellwood County Prison Camp, Atlanta, Ga.
A1 to A4, A6.2, B1 to B3, B6 to B8, C2 to C4.1, C4.3, C4.8, D6, D7, E1 to F7: Publisher: Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.-BMI
C1: Publisher: Ludlow Music, Inc.-BMI
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): EKL-301/2-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): EKL-301/2-B
- Matrix / Runout (Side C label): EKL-301/2-C
- Matrix / Runout (Side D label): EKL-301/2-D
- Matrix / Runout (Side E label): EKL-301/2-E
- Matrix / Runout (Side F label): EKL-301/2-F
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, hand-etched): EKL 301/2 A 28-4 8-65
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, hand-etched): EKL 301/2 B 28-4 8-65
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, hand-etched): EKL 301/2 C 28-4 8-65
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, hand-etched): EKL 301/2 D 28-4 8-65
- Matrix / Runout (Side E runout, hand-etched): EKL 301/2 E 28-4 8-65
- Matrix / Runout (Side F runout, hand-etched): EKL 301/2 F 28-4 8-65
- Rights Society: BMI
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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EKL-301/2, EKL 301, EKL-30116 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, Mono + Box) | Elektra, Elektra, Elektra | EKL-301/2, EKL 301, EKL-30116 | US | 1965 |
EKL-301/2 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, Mono, RE + Box) | Elektra | EKL-301/2 | US | 1976 |
EKL-301/2 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, RP + Box) | Elektra | EKL-301/2 | US | 1969 |
EKL-301/2 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, Mono + Box) | Elektra | EKL-301/2 | US | 1965 |
EKL-301/2 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, RE + Box) | Elektra | EKL-301/2 | US | 1970 |
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