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- Date Released: March 17, 1998
- Genre: Blues
- Style: Traditional Blues
- Label: Smithsonian Folkways
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Although the original Leadbelly LP bearing this name (Folkways 31030) was drawn from October 1948 sessions, the CD reissue adds 17 tracks, some recorded as early as 1941, and so should be now considered an anthology of 1940s work. This does not rate among the best Leadbelly collections: due to illness, his guitar skills had diminished by the 1948 sessions that comprise much of the disc, and there are better versions of some of the songs elsewhere. It's still plenty worthwhile, though, particularly when Leadbelly is boosted by Sonny Terry's vocal and harmonica on several numbers, including Leroy Carr's blues "How Long, How Long." The CD is divided into thematic sections that, other than the '48 recordings, feature three patriotic tunes about U.S. efforts in World War II; five numbers recorded with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston in 1946, including the perennial favorite "Midnight Special"; and seven children-oriented selections.
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| 01. |  |
Shout On |
2:12 |  |
| 02. | |
Little Children's Blues |
2:33 | |
| 03. | |
Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary) |
3:42 | |
| 04. | |
Ain't Going Down to the Well No More |
1:08 | |
| 05. | |
Go Down, Old Hannah |
2:07 | |
| 06. | |
Come and Sit Down Beside Me |
1:05 | |
| 07. | |
How Long |
2:16 | |
| 08. | |
Old Man |
2:38 | |
| 09. | |
John Henry |
3:13 | |
| 10. | |
Jean Harlow |
1:41 | |
| 11. | |
Birmingham Jail |
1:51 | |
| 12. | |
Don't Sleep Too Long |
2:07 | |
| 13. | |
It Was Early One Morning |
2:25 | |
| 14. | |
Uncle Sam Says (Bottle Up and Go) |
2:16 | |
| 15. | |
If You Want to Do Your Part |
2:42 | |
| 16. | |
National Defense Blues |
3:15 | |
| 17. | |
Whoa Back Buck |
2:13 | |
| 18. | |
Ham and Eggs |
2:49 | |
| 19. | |
The Midnight Special |
2:17 | |
| 20. | |
The Gray Goose |
1:37 | |
| 21. | |
Yellow Gal |
2:26 | |
| 22. | |
Green Corn |
1:18 | |
| 23. | |
Parting Song, The (When You're Smiling) |
2:55 | |
| 24. | |
Rooster Crows at Midnight |
1:23 | |
| 25. | |
Skip to My Lou |
1:32 | |
| 26. | |
More Yet / Little Boy How Old are You / Green Grass Growing All Around (medley) |
2:53 | |
| 27. | |
What are Little Boys Made Of / Polly Wolly Wee (medley) |
2:22 | |
| 28. | |
Ha Ha This-A-Way |
1:35 | |
| 29. | |
You Can't Lose Me, Cholly |
1:35 | |
| 30. | |
It Was Soon One Morning |
1:15 | |
| 31. | |
Take This Hammer |
2:18 | |
| 32. | |
Pick a Bale of Cotton |
1:23 | |
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Credits
- Leadbelly - Guitar // Leadbelly - Arranger // Leadbelly - Vocals // Leadbelly - Guitar (12 String) // Leadbelly - Main Performer // Woody Guthrie - Guitar // Woody Guthrie - Mandolin // Woody Guthrie - Vocals // Woody Guthrie - ? // Cisco Houston - Guitar // Cisco Houston - Vocals // Cisco Houston - ? // Pete Seeger - Liner Notes // Moses Asch - Engineer // Brownie McGhee - Guitar // Brownie McGhee - Guitar // Pops Foster - Bass // Charlie Pilzer - Mastering // Jeff Place - Liner Notes // Jeff Place - Reissue Compilation // Willie "The Lion" Smith - Piano // Sonny Terry - Harmonica // Sonny Terry - Harmonica // Sonny Terry - Vocals // Sonny Terry - Vocals // Jack Towers - Transfers // Jack Towers - Acetate // Pete Reiniger - ? // Pete Reiniger - Transfers // Michael Maloney - Production Coordination // Mary Monseur - Production Coordination // Kip Lornell - Liner Notes // Frederic Ramsey, Jr. - Engineer
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