Lead Belly, “Princess Elizabeth” from Lead Belly: Smithsonian-Folkways Collection (2015)
A previously unheard song finds Lead Belly singing about an event both literally and figuratively a world away from his life in the piney woods.
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Lead Belly, “Been So Long [Bellevue Hospital Blues]” (2015): One Track Mind
A previously unheard song from blues legend Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter finds him in an impish mood, even while losing a battle with ALS.
Something Else! sneak peek: The Seldom Scene with Emmylou Harris, “Hickory Wind” (2014)
Emmylou Harris returns to a Gram Parsons song she first took on for 1979’s Grammy-winning Blue Kentucky Girl, only this time alongside the Seldom Scene as the DC-area bluegrass group makes its Smithsonian Folkways debut. You May Also Like: How Gram Parsons Cemented His Legend With Posthumous ‘Grievous Angel’ Here’sRead More