'C.C. Rider' LEADBELLY, Blues Guitar Legend

[joeyjarn37]

Makes my throat swell and my eyes water. Breathtaking really.

[mherbert]

NO Lead Belly NO Beatles- I didnt make that up George Harrison did! Go to the indiegogo site & look up leadbellyfilm

[BenDuvallIrwin]

@mherbert No Leadbelly NO Guthrie No Seeger NO Dylan NO folk NO rock

[jay1beaux]

That's a lot of music--intense

[ManilaSyndicate]

My favorite song of his. Makes me feel I'm back in the South on a windy summer's day thinking of Leadbelly, his time, and the gal that I love.

[BillBrown101]

check out " 12 string guitar fans " on facebook if you are into 12 strings...Lead Belly is the King

[ambersontheduck]

He gave so much of himself in his voice

[populistherd]

I just learned to play this by ear, took a long time, but it was worth it. I love how he imitates his mother crying. Genius. Though Led Belly would have never called himself a Genius. in no discernible order 1.CC rider 2.Fanin Street 3.Where did you sleep last night 4. Roberta 5.Grey Goose 6.house of the rising sun 7.Black Betty 8.gallows pole 10. pick a bale of cotton 11. Midnight special 12.Irene Goodnight

[populistherd]

I believe this Huddies only bottle neck oriented song written in drop D. Care to correct or validate this assertion Dorian?

[populistherd]

You can hear the years of hard labour and subhuman treatment in the chorus of the song. He doesn't use an eloquent aphorism, all he needs is to convey his depth of emotion into sound is that :"hey, hey, hey, hey", a drowning man doesn't pontificate about breathing water to death, he just dcreams screams "help me". by this analogy, Led Belly's ability to convey so much emotion in a minimalist repetition is not only more honest but more eloquent as well. that refrain is heart breaking.

[populistherd]

Immortal, Led Belly occupies the no mans land between man and myth, he is the penultimate legend of wetern music. For his Unparralled talent first , his hard living life which lead him through murder charges, multiple convictions and chain gangs. This overload of hurtful procession would destroy most men. Lead Belly turned it into the base of his genius. His arangements are often superior than the original (Midnight special), his song writing: uparralleled

[Lupitamihita]

Sends chills up my back when I hear this. Love it.

[arexthetrex]

I LOVE THIS ;D

[Danman917]

He always recorded this song as Easy Rider though they are slightly different

[Danman917]

I meant to say also

[MyManOWarSmiles]

beautiful

[devans1941]

Brilliant guitar. Never heard better. I know it is old but the slide work is wonderful