‘Leadbelly Sings for Children’ This is a collection (Smithsonian Folkways) of 28 recordings from the mid-1940s by Leadbelly, born Huddie Ledbetter in 1888 in Mooringsport, LA. In addition to clever word-game songs for the kids, it also features some deep devotional material, as well as a few of Leadbelly’s best-known numbers. A consummate bluesman, […]
