Bibliograph

The Leadbelly songbook, the ballads, blues, and folksongs of Huddie Ledbetter, edited by Moses Asch and Alan Lomax ; [musical transcriptions by Jerry Silverman ; introductory essays and biographical sketches by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., Charles Edward Smith, Alan Lomax, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger ; foreword by Moses Asch]

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The Leadbelly songbook, the ballads, blues, and folksongs of Huddie Ledbetter, edited by Moses Asch and Alan Lomax ; [musical transcriptions by Jerry Silverman ; introductory essays and biographical sketches by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., Charles Edward Smith, Alan Lomax, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger ; foreword by Moses Asch]

Language

eng

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otherdiscography

Form of composition

folk music

Format of music

other

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not applicable

Main title

The Leadbelly songbook

Oclc number

588741

Responsibility statement

edited by Moses Asch and Alan Lomax ; [musical transcriptions by Jerry Silverman ; introductory essays and biographical sketches by Frederic Ramsey, Jr., Charles Edward Smith, Alan Lomax, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger ; foreword by Moses Asch]

Sub title

the ballads, blues, and folksongs of Huddie Ledbetter

Table Of Contents

Looky, looky yonder -- Leavin' blues -- Poor Howard -- Backwater blues -- Boll weevil -- Bourgeois blues -- Didn't old John -- Titantic -- Ain't it a shame -- There's a man goin' 'round takin' names -- Corn bread rough (Sukey Jump) -- Happy birthday -- John Henry -- Fannin Street -- De Kalb blues -- Look away in the heaven -- Pretty flower -- Black girl -- Old riley -- Cotton song -- They hung Him on a cross -- Salty dog -- Borrow love and go -- Come along all you cowboys -- Meeting at the building -- Take this hammer -- Whoa buck -- Cow cow yicky yicky yea -- Keep your hands off -- Old man will your dog catch a rabbit? -- Go down old Hannah -- You can't lose-a me cholly -- Gallis (Gallows) pole -- Skip to my Lou -- Yellow gal -- Ham and eggs Pick a bale of cotton -- House of the rising sun -- Green corn -- We shall walk through the valley -- Bring me a little water, Silvy -- Christmas is a-coming T.B. Blues -- Jailhouse blues -- Good morning blues -- More yet -- Army life -- Julie Ann Johnson -- Hilter song -- Shorty George -- Ha-ha this a-way -- Midnight special stewball -- National defense blues -- Duncan and Brady -- Alabama bound -- We shall be free -- Haul away Joe -- Pigmeat -- On a monday (almost done) -- Rock Island line -- Ain't you glad -- Little children's blues -- Black betty -- Don't sleep too long -- Can't you line 'em? -- Jean Harlow -- Grey goose -- Easy rider -- Red bird -- Jim Crow blues -- Little Sally Walker -- Irene -- In the evening

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