Leadbelly
Americannoun
noun
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Mosley played musician Huddie Ledbetter, known for The Midnight Special, in 1976's Leadbelly - a performance which was praised by critics.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2022
And the rich history of the song “In the Pines,” which many luminaries—from Kurt Cobain to Leadbelly to Bill Monroe—sang in their signature styles.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2019
In the Haymarket, his work beams on the signs outside Buzzard Billy’s, Yowie’s Lodge and Leadbelly, among others.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2017
Muddy Waters, Big Bill Broonzy, Howling Wolf and Leadbelly were all our heroes, and all old men.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 26, 2013
A: I did the first oral history — the Leadbelly book and the book on Jelly Roll Morton.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard
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