Leadbelly
Americannoun
noun
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She sang Leadbelly’s “Midnight Blues” and the spiritual “Down by the Riverside.”
From Washington Post
But for three carol singers standing outside Leadbelly’s, a bar in south London, there was a more immediate problem: a lack of tenors.
From New York Times
He wrote one of his first plays to Leadbelly’s “Ol’ Riley.”
From New York Times
At university, he wrote an essay about artists such as Leadbelly and Ray Charles who blurred the artificial distinction between black and white music.
From The Guardian
Seeger sang his famous “If I Had A Hammer,” but also songs from artists ranging from Woody Guthrie to Leadbelly.
From Salon
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