Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs Explained

Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs
Type:compilation
Artist:Leadbelly
Cover:Leadbelly_-_Leadbelly_Sings_Folk_Songs_Cover.jpg
Released:1989
Recorded:1940s
Genre:Folk
Length:32:01
Label:Folkways Records[1]

Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs is a remastered compilation album of American folk songs sung by legend Leadbelly accompanied by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, and Sonny Terry, originally recorded by Moses Asch in the 1940s and re-released in 1989 by Folkways Records.

Critical reception

The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings called it a "good LP," but one that has been superseded by superior reissues.

Track listing

All track information and credits were taken from the CD liner notes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LEADBELLY, WOODY GUTHRIE LEAD FOLKWAYS TITLE REISSUES. Chris. Heim. chicagotribune.com.
  2. Leadbelly. Leadbelly Sings Folk Songs. Folkways Records. 1989.