Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In is an excellent sampling of material from Leadbelly's early Library of Congress sessions, including versions of some of the first songs he ever learned, "Green Corn" and "Po' Howard," his song to Governor Neff that helped secure his release from a Texas prison in 1925, his first recorded version of "If It Wasn't for Dickie" (later transformed into "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine") -- the master of which is, alas, somewhat damaged -- and "C. C. Rider."
Here is the Lead Belly version of of a Ma Rainey copywrited song that has been covered by a cast of thousands.Had some blues tunes flowing today and upon hearing this, I realized how many different versions of this I have heard through the years. Went poking around the net and here is what I found:"See See Rider", also known as "C.C. Rider" or "See See Rider Blues" or "Easy Rider" is a popula...
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| 1 C.C. Rider |
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| 2 Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary) |
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| 3 Becky Dean |
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| 4 Medicine Man |
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| 5 Alberta |
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| 6 Old Rattler |
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| 7 If It Wasn't for Dicky |
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| 8 Queen Mary |
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| 9 Turn Yo' Radio On |
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| 10 Mama Did You Bring Me Any Silver? (Gallows Pole) |
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| 11 The Bourgeois Blues |
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| 12 Poor Howard |
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| 13 Dance Calls |
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| 14 Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In |
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| 15 Green Corn |
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