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Lead Belly's Last Sessions
Box Set
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Audio CD, Box set, September 25, 1994
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
| 1 | Yes, I Was Standing in the Bottom |
| 2 | Yes, I'm Going Down to Louisiana |
| 3 | I Ain't Going Down to the Well No More |
| 4 | Dick Ligger's Holler |
| 5 | Miss Liza Jane |
| 6 | Dog Latin Song |
| 7 | Leaving Blues |
| 8 | Go Down, Old Hannah |
| 9 | Blue Tail Fly |
| 10 | Nobody in This World Is Better Than Us |
| 11 | We're in the Same Boat, Brother |
| 12 | Looky, Looky Yonder |
| 13 | Jolly O' the Ransom |
| 14 | Old Ship of Zion |
| 15 | Bring Me a Little Water, Silver |
| 16 | Mistreatin' Mamma |
| 17 | Black Betty |
| 18 | Ain't Going Down to the Well No More |
| 19 | I'm Going Back Down in Louisiana |
| 20 | I Don't Know You, What Have I Done |
| 21 | Rock Island Line |
| 22 | Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch a Rabbit? |
| 23 | Shorty George |
| 24 | Stewball |
| 25 | Bottle Up & Go |
| 26 | You Know I Got to Do It |
| 27 | Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishing on a Sunday |
| 28 | I Ain't Gonna Drink Anymore |
| 29 | Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues |
| 30 | My Lindy Lou |
| 31 | I'm Thinking of a Friend |
| 32 | He Never Said a Mumbling Word |
| 33 | I Don't Want No More of Army Life |
| 34 | In the World |
| 35 | I Want to Go Home |
Disc: 2
| 1 | New Iberia |
| 2 | Dancing with Tears in My Eyes |
| 3 | John Henry |
| 4 | Salty Dog |
| 5 | National Defense Blues |
| 6 | Easy, Mr. Tom |
| 7 | Relax Your Mind |
| 8 | Bottle Up and Go |
| 9 | Polly Wolly Wee |
| 10 | Pig Latin Song (2nd Version) |
| 11 | Hawaiian Song |
| 12 | Drinkin' Lum y a Alla |
| 13 | The Grey Goose |
| 14 | Silver City Bound |
| 15 | The Titanic |
| 16 | Death Letter Blues |
| 17 | Mary Don't You Weep |
| 18 | He Never Said a Mumbling Word |
Disc: 3
| 1 | Midnight Special |
| 2 | Boll Weevil Song |
| 3 | Careless Love |
| 4 | Easy Rider |
| 5 | Cry for Me |
| 6 | Ain't Going to Drink No More (De Kalb Blues) |
| 7 | Birmingham Jail |
| 8 | Old Riley |
| 9 | Julie Ann Johnson |
| 10 | It's Tight Like That |
| 11 | 4,5 & 9 |
| 12 | Good Morning Babe, How Do You Do? |
| 13 | Jail House Blues |
| 14 | Well, You Know I Had to Do It |
| 15 | Irene |
| 16 | 25 Cent Dude |
| 17 | How Come You Do Me Like You Do? |
| 18 | Hello Central |
| 19 | Hesitation Blues |
| 20 | I'll Be Down on the Last Bread Wagon |
Disc: 4
| 1 | Somebody's Diggin' My Potatoes |
| 2 | Springtime in the Rockies |
| 3 | Chinatown |
| 4 | Rock Island Line |
| 5 | Backwater Blues |
| 6 | Sweet Mary |
| 7 | Irene |
| 8 | Easy, Mr. Tom |
| 9 | In the Evening, When the Sun Goes Down |
| 10 | I'm Alone Because I Love You |
| 11 | House of the Rising Sun |
| 12 | Mary Don't You Weep |
| 13 | Talk About Fannin Street |
| 14 | Fannin Street |
| 15 | Sugared the Beer |
| 16 | Didn't Old John Cross the Water |
| 17 | Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out |
| 18 | Bully of the Town |
| 19 | Sweet Jenny Lee |
| 20 | Yellow Gal |
| 21 | He Was the Man |
| 22 | We're in the Same Boat, Brother |
| 23 | Leaving Blues |
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The press release calls this "The most famous and sought-after Blues & Folk recordings ever made"; these 96 tracks (two unissued) have inspired American artists as diverse as Neil Young and William Styron. Nearly all of Leadbelly's most famous songs are here- Rock Island Line; Midnight Special; Goodnight, Irene; Easy Rider, etc.-plus gripping storytelling, all recorded on tape in 1948 for the only time in his career (hence better fidelity and uninterrupted recording). These four CDs come in a limited edition slipcase with extensive notes, rare photos, bio and discography.
Amazon.com
Leadbelly's Last Sessions is a remarkable document. Recorded over the course of three nights in 1948, approximately one year before his death, Sessions constitutes the only commercial recordings of Leadbelly ever made on magnetic tape. The sound here is still primitive by most standards, but it's a vast improvement over the quality of his earlier sides. On this four-disc collection, Huddie Ledbetter sets down as much of his repertoire as he could, from field hollers, blues, and country & western songs to children's tunes, ballads, autobiographical pieces, and popular hits of the day. The tape continues to roll between takes, catching Leadbelly's shifts of moods and changes of interest. He didn't know these would be his last recordings, of course, but he seems to have saved something special for these performances, which are as freewheeling, charming, and authoritative as anything he ever recorded. --Daniel Durchholz
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.79 x 5.04 x 1.14 inches; 3.2 Ounces
- Manufacturer : SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
- Item model number : SFW40068
- Original Release Date : 1994
- SPARS Code : DDD
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS
- ASIN : B000001DJC
- Number of discs : 4
- Best Sellers Rank: #191,307 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #547 in Acoustic Blues (CDs & Vinyl)
- #863 in Traditional Blues (CDs & Vinyl)
- #2,807 in Traditional Folk (CDs & Vinyl)
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it's Leadbelly singing and talking through his knowledge of American music.
he sings children s songs,blues of course and it's hearing his voice which makes a strong
impression.LeadBelly is one of the most important artists ever.that's just a fact.
it reaches even into our age with Kurt Cobain covering him.
4 CD's.I listened straight through.
my fav story is about a woman who's locked up in a psych ward,very sick.
then her husband comes to visit,brings a guitar,plays her a blues and she gets well.
music can heal seems to be Leadbelly's message.
he tells stories from his life like this and you have like a 100 songs.
I would get this no matter what.
if you play guitar or singer/songwriter yourself,you have to hear this before you
make your next move.
this puts things in perspective.
I would pay whatever.this is the best.
turntable. How wonderful to re-hear these songs which never appear in any
other collections
Top reviews from other countries
高3の時にニルヴァーナのアンプラグドで名前を知りました。
二十歳過ぎてレッドベリーを聴いてみようと思い、このBOXの存在はレッドベリーを知った時に知りましたが4枚組という事もあり何か抵抗があったので、当時日本盤でソニーから出ていたアルバムを購入。
自分がイメージしていたブルース系のCDを聴けてとてもうれしかったです。
その後、トラディショナルのグッドナイトアイリーンを経て29歳の時にこのBOXをやっと購入しました。
感想は…
もう圧倒されっぱなしでした。
理由は聴けばわかると思います。正直、ディスク2でギターがなった時はなんか安心しました(笑)
近頃は国内盤や値段も手頃なベスト盤などたくさん出ているので、それらを聴いてレッドベリーが好きになったらこのBOXを聴いてほしいです。
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