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 popular A
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An acquaintance once showed me something hanging on her wall. Glued to a board and arranged in a grid was an assortment of little objects that often accumulate in the bottoms of drawers, mostly parts belonging to larger unidentifiable household devices, items that usually become crucial only after being thrown away. Framed on the wall, it was quiete lovely to look at. The three pieces of mus...
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I have been loving all of the blues and OLD TIME jazz stuff that has been popping up on MOG for the last week or so. I have been checking out a lot of blues myself lately, and the more you listen to the greats...the more you realize that that stuff set the table for most of what we listen to today. No matter what genre of popular music you like, it has deep roots in stuff like this:
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liner notes This recording is a testament to two men, the Louisiana African-American musician and composer, Lead Belly, and a New York recording engineer and record company owner named Moses Asch. Their partnerrship created a lasting document of Lead Belly's wide repertoire. The songs Lead Belly recorded for Asch had a great influuence on the folk music revival to come in the 1950s and 1960s an...
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References to this song kept cropping up in the Lead Belly biography I'm reading, so I figured I should look it up. As indicated there, as with many songs in the South, this song figured prominently in the repertoire of both blacks and whites. The book also notes that cocaine wasn't illegal in those days (teens, twentys), but I don't think it told me when the drug became illicit and through wha...
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The train from Houston to San Antonio, approximating the route of Alternate 90, would arrive in Sugar Land at midnight, it's light shining brightly. Prisoners imagined it was their passage to freedom. -Mark D. LacyIf you're ever down in HoustonBoy, you better walk rightAnd you better not squabbleAnd you better not fightBason and Brock will arrest youPayton and Boone will take you downYou can bet y
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from WikipediaLead Belly's boastful spirit and penchant for the occasional skirmish sometimes led him into trouble with the law, and in January 1918 he was thrown into prison for the second time, this time after killing one of his relatives, Will Stafford, in a fight. He was incarcerated in Sugar Land, Texas and it is there that he got the inspiration for the song Midnight Special.[1] It is sai...
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This is a nice one I just happened upon en route to someplace else. Here Leadbelly is paired with the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet.
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I don't know much about Blues, but a while back, out of nowhere, I had a craving. So I asked some trusted friends for help on where to start. I was given many really good suggestions. But someone recommended Leadbelly's King of the 12 String Guitar. From first listen, I was hooked. Also, if you get a chance, look him up on Wiki...he led a very interesting life. The sound quality is not pe...
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Just in case there's someome out there who's never heard of one of the all-time greatest singer-songwriters .....and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadbelly
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Thanks to Ohm51 for the recipe (I'm trying it in the morning!) The kids I nanny are 9 and 12, so they are pretty stubborn about their terrible music. But I'm trying to be a good influence on them! :)Can someone tell me how I can upload that leadbelly track? Whenever I try it says that the file is too small...:(One of my best friends got married today. Seems quite strange, being only 18 and havi...
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First off, I would like to offer a disclaimer to the fact that my most recently played list is quite often absolutely horrid. I am a nanny, so the kids have their own playlists on my computer. hehe. Don't want anyone thinkin' that's ME. :) In my opinion, one of the most influential blues and folk artists of the 20th century, providing material for so many famous artists, including The Rollin...
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My favorite thing about music is how nerdy it makes me sometimes. I am fairly sure you all know exactly what I mean: you hear a song and you just "geek-out" (that feeling like a lightning bolt of fucking electricity is blasting through the synapses in your brain and shooting all the way down to your toes, when you have an enormous smile on your face and you just want to jump out and shout to th...
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pickin' cotton never sounded like so much 'fun' ... . . lol
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I like this photo of Leadbelly with an Accordeon. I found it on Wikipedia, which I reference a lot. I know that there are those who don't like Wikipedia, but I think it is a great source. And they have many entries that can be of interest to blues fans. Their article on The Blues is very comprehensive, and I think is a must read. Please donate something to Wikipedia
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