Leadbelly - Black Snake Moan free for downloading

I gotta agree with you man, I mean that dude even sold his soul to make sure he was better

Seeing 2 artists perform the same song really gives you an idea of their different styles.

Did anyone else think the very beginning sounded like the very beginning of wish you were here by pink floyd

Thanks! Great song. I had a 3 record set from Folkways, but this wasn't on it. Cool

He is my Great Grandfather in law, my husband Louis's Great GrandFather LeadBelly.

in a different way, but leadbelly is the master of the folk aspect of blues

The more Leadbelly= the worlds a better place. Thanks I appreciate your effort!!

Snowy, i know this is a late reply but the closest thing i've found for a Leadbelly interview is his Last Sessions 4 cd set. It's Leadbelly singing his songs amd some classic folk tunes and talking about 'em in between. Well worth a listen for anyone interested in the man & folk song history.

Alan Lomax recorded hundreds of his songs live. Many are available on Smithsonian Folkways. They actually travelled together for some time, until Leadbally threatened him with a knife, and that pretty much ended their relationship.

Thanks lost mine, nice

I have some mixed feeling about the Lomaxes  They went about recording music and saved a lot of music.  But, they also stole a lot of music by recording and registering it in their names.  I don't know if it was the Lomaxes but this is what drove Son House to stop singing.

just out of curiousity...did anyone ever,interview and record him? Is there anything of leadbelly,say..on a radio broadcast and not just on a musical recording of the day?