Lead Belly Sings Folk Songs

produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1989), 33 mins

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Field of Interest: American Music
Description: Vital 1940s recordings of 15 songs featuring Lead Belly performing solo and accompanied by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry. Tracks include Stewball, Lining Track, and On a Monday. "...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brilliant 12-string playing have a clarity never heard on older records...emotional singing...[and] deeply banked political fires..." — Boston Globe "...[Lead Belly's] powerful, fluid baritone and brilliant 12-string playing have a clarity never heard on older records...emotional singing...[and] deeply banked political fires..." -- Boston Globe
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 33 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Country/Rural Blues, Folk Song
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Producer: Moses Asch, 1905-1986
Release Date: 1989
Subject: American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Folk Music, United States and Canada, Música Folk, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Música Folk, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá