Research Catalog

Title

Lead Belly sings for children [sound recording].

Author

Leadbelly, 1885-1949.

Publication

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways, p1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Place, Jeffrey.
• Seeger, Anthony.

Description

1 sound disc (62 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Subjects

• African Americans > Music
• Spirituals (Songs)
• Blues (Music)
• Folk songs, English > United States
• Children's songs

Note

• Smithsonian Folkways: SFW 45047 (on container: SFW CD 45047).
• Most songs written or arranged by Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly).
• Compact disc.
• Program notes and annotations by Jeff Place and Anthony Seeger, with lyrics (24 p.) inserted in container.

Credits (note)

• Reissue compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Anthony Seeger.

Event (note)

• Reissue of Negro folk songs for young people (Folkways: 7533), released in 1960, with additional tracks recorded by Moses Asch in New York, 1941-1948.

Contents

More yet (1:02) -- Boll weevil (3:39) -- Little boy, how old are you? (0:55) -- Skip to my Lou (2:11) -- Red bird (2:54) -- Sally Walker (2:39) -- Ha ha this a-way (1:34) -- Grey goose (1:24) -- Christmas is a-coming (1:04) -- Blue-tailed fly (Jimmie, crack corn) (2:17) -- Polly Wee (The frog song) (1:12) -- Pig Latin song (1:35) -- When a man's a long way from home (2:56) -- Good morning blues (with Kid Ory's Creole Band) (2:11) -- By and by when the morning comes (1:53) -- Every time I feel the spirit ; Swing low, sweet chariot ; They hung him on the cross (3:22) -- Swing low, sweet chariot (1:02) -- Rock Island line (1:32) -- Cotton fields (2:06) -- Old man (2:35) -- John Henry (4:00) -- Julie Ann Johnson (2:51) -- Whoa back buck (Ox driver's song) (2:09) -- You can't lose me, Cholly (2:36) -- Midnight special (2:01) -- Pick a bale of cotton (with the Oleander Quartet) (1:30) -- Take this hammer (2:51) -- We're in the same boat, brother (2:37).

Call Number

*LDC 21033 (F)

OCLC

41579273

Author

Leadbelly, 1885-1949.

Title

Lead Belly sings for children [sound recording].

Imprint

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Folkways, p1999.

Performer

Leadbelly, guitar, vocals.

Credits

Reissue compiled and annotated by Jeff Place and Anthony Seeger.

Event

Reissue of Negro folk songs for young people (Folkways: 7533), released in 1960, with additional tracks recorded by Moses Asch in New York, 1941-1948.

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Added Author

Place, Jeffrey.

Seeger, Anthony.

Publisher No.

SFW 45047 Smithsonian Folkways

SFW CD 45047 Smithsonian Folkways

Research Call Number

*LDC 21033 (F) Program notes and lyrics on file.