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.
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.
A previously unheard song from blues legend Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter finds him in an impish mood, even while losing a battle with ALS.
Cat Stevens covers Lead Belly’s dark tale of escape, pointing the way to what could have been a very different career path.