Uploaded by neonatalpenguin on Dec 7, 2010
Huddie 'Leadbelly' Ledbetter (23 January 1888-6 December 1949) was a leading American blues singer and guitarist. His songbook contained a large number of standard folk tunes, most adapted from previous sources. Bob Dylan once remarked, on his XM radio show, that Leadbelly was "One of the few ex-cons who recorded a popular children's album. This track is taken from that album, 'Lead Belly Sings for Children'.
The visuals here come from George Albert Smith's 'Santa Claus', a 1898 film of considerable technical ambition and accomplishment. It uses pioneering visual effects in its depiction of a visit from St. Nicholas. A former magic lanternist and hypnotist, Smith was one of the first British film-makers to make extensive use of special effects to create fantastical scenes.
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SO catchy
Danbenford 2 months ago
Historic video. Historic audio. This is great. Thank you for posting it.
Dedwood13 8 months ago
NO Lead Belly NO Beatles- I didnt make that up George Harrison did! Go to the indiegogo site & look up leadbellyfilm
mherbert 8 months ago
Wow...amazing! Thank you!
msfitz 1 year ago
This is awesome!
Merry Christmas to you!!
slatedumpmusic 1 year ago
Great! The video matches the song perfectly. Thanks for this!
2300skiddo 1 year ago
Love it! Fascinating video & a *great* song.
outfidel 1 year ago