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list, cover, versions, lead, belly, songs, huddie, william, ledbetter, january, 1888, december, 1949, american, folk, blues, musician, notable, strong, vocals, virtuosity, twelve, string, guitar, folk, standards, introduced, best, known, lead, belly, lead, bel. Huddie William Ledbetter ˈ h j uː d i January 20 1888 December 6 1949 1 was an American folk and blues musician notable for his strong vocals virtuosity on the twelve string guitar and the folk standards he introduced He is best known as Lead Belly Lead Belly s songs covered a wide range of genres and topics including gospel music blues about women liquor prison life and racism and folk songs about cowboys prison work sailors cattle herding and dancing He also wrote songs about people in the news such as Franklin D Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Jean Harlow Jack Johnson the Scottsboro Boys and Howard Hughes Lead Belly s work has been widely covered by subsequent musical acts including Song Artist s Release Year Reference Midnight Special Bob Dylan Brian Wilson Johnny Rivers Here We a Go Go Again 1964 Delaney Davidson Tom Russell Lonnie Donegan Creedence Clearwater Revival Willy and the Poor Boys 1969 Elvis Presley 2 ABBA Pete Seeger Weavers 3 Harry Belafonte Frank Sinatra Nat King Cole Animals Mischief Brew Songs From Under the Sink Jay Farrar Johnny Cash Tom Petty Dr John Ry Cooder Davy Graham Maria Muldaur Rory Block The Grateful Dead Gene Autry Odetta Billy Childish Mungo Jerry Paul King Van Morrison Michelle Shocked Cotton Fields The Beach Boys 20 20 1969 country style single 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival Willy and the Poor Boys 1969 Elvis Presley 4 ABBA Pete Seeger Weavers 3 Harry Belafonte Frank Sinatra Nat King Cole Animals Jay Farrar Johnny Cash Tom Petty Dr John Ry Cooder Davy Graham Maria Muldaur Rory Block The Grateful Dead Gene Autry Odetta Billy Childish Mungo Jerry Paul King Van Morrison Michelle Shocked Goodnight Irene Bryan Ferry Frantic album 2002 Tom Waits Orphans 2006 Half Man Half Biscuit Ry Cooder Chicken Skin Music 1976 James Booker Junco Partner 1976 Dr John Goin Back to New Orleans 1992 Scott H Biram Ron Sexsmith British Sea Power Rod Stewart Ernest Tubb Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Ram Jam Little Richard Little Richard Is Back And There s a Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On 1964 Peter Tork Black Betty Ram Jam Ram Jam 1977 Spiderbait Tonight Alright 2004 Tom Jones Reloaded Greatest Hits 2003 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Kicking Against the Pricks 1986 Boll Weevil White Stripes Live in Mississippi 2011 Fall Hole Smog Old Crow Medicine Show Meat Loaf Ministry Raffi Rasputina Out on the Western Plain Rory Gallagher Against the Grain 1975 Sensational Alex Harvey Band Deer Tick Hugh Laurie X Bill Frisell Koerner Ray amp Glover Red Hot Chili Peppers Where Did You Sleep Last Night In the Pines Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York 1994 Meat Puppets Blind Willies The Grateful Dead Mark Lanegan Smog WZRD WZRD 2012 Keith Richards I Got Stripes On a Monday Johnny Cash 1959 Phil Lee Cash on Delivery 1999 Hangman Jury sampled from Can t You Line em Aerosmith Permanent Vacation 1987 5 The Gallis Pole Gallows Pole Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III 1970 Ain t It A Shame Nirvana With The Lights Out 1989 John Hardy The Gun Club Miami 1982References edit Eagle Bob LeBlanc Eric S 2013 Blues A Regional Experience Santa Barbara Praeger Publishers p 301 ISBN 978 0313344237 Presley Elvis Cash Johnny Together Elvis Presley Johnny Cash AllMusic Retrieved 2012 03 12 dead link a b Gilliland John 1969 Play A Simple Melody American Pop Music in the Early Fifties Part 1 audio Pop Chronicles University of North Texas Libraries Presley Elvis Cash Johnny Together Elvis Presley Johnny Cash AllMusic Retrieved 2012 03 12 dead link Leadbelly Covers mixtape Archived from the original on October 4 2013 Retrieved 8 May 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of cover versions of Lead Belly songs amp oldid 1120305108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
