⬇️ LEADBELLY ⬇️
(Huddie William Ledbetter)
DISCOGRAPHY 1935-2020 (84D/DVD)
Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) was an
iconic American folk and blues musician, notable for his strong vocals,
his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk
standards he introduced.
He is best known as Lead Belly. Though many releases list him as "Leadbelly", he himself spelled it "Lead Belly". This is also the usage on his tombstone, as well as of the Lead Belly Foundation.
In 1994 the Lead Belly Foundation contacted an authority on the history of popular music, Colin Larkin, editor of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, to ask if the name "Leadbelly" could be altered to "Lead Belly" in the hope that other authors would follow suit and use the artist's correct appellation.
(Huddie William Ledbetter)
DISCOGRAPHY 1935-2020 (84D/DVD)
BIOGRAPHY
He is best known as Lead Belly. Though many releases list him as "Leadbelly", he himself spelled it "Lead Belly". This is also the usage on his tombstone, as well as of the Lead Belly Foundation.
In 1994 the Lead Belly Foundation contacted an authority on the history of popular music, Colin Larkin, editor of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, to ask if the name "Leadbelly" could be altered to "Lead Belly" in the hope that other authors would follow suit and use the artist's correct appellation.
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