Leadbelly Black Snake Moan

I love his take on this song thought id post it theres also a skip in the middle somewhere sorry about that but thats the only version i can find and it has the skip

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[Mex250]

The single greatest blues/folk player of all time. Hands down.

[fatas412]

@Mex250 no doubt about it

[podfour]

@billwot Not really. First of all, I believe you're confusing Alan Lomax with his father, John. Lead Belly felt that Lomax Sr. owed him money, and Lomax Sr., knowing Lead Belly's history, became fearful and terminated the business relationship--but the break-up did not involve Lead Belly threatening him with a knife. Lead Belly then sued John Lomax and eventually received a settlement. Alan continued to be an advocate for Lead Belly during the singer's life--and afterward.

[podfour]

@snowy16100 Lead Belly had his own 15 minute radio show on WNYC called "Folksongs of America." It started in the fall of 1940 and ran at least through 1941. It was a very popular program. There are also concert recordings of Lead Belly, even recordings of him playing at private parties, but, in my opinion, the best place to hear him talking about his music, as well as playing, is the Last Sessions, recorded in the fall of 1948. And read "The Life and Legend of Lead Belly" by Wolfe & Lornell

[billwot]

Alan Lomax recorded hundreds of his songs live. Many are available on Smithsonian Folkways. They actually travelled together for some time, until Leadbally threatened him with a knife, and that pretty much ended their relationship.

[snowy16100]

just out of curiousity...did anyone ever,interview and record him? Is there anything of leadbelly,say..on a radio broadcast and not just on a musical recording of the day?

[GuitarJimBourke]

sing on!