Sleigh Bells have released their rendition of “Where Did You Sleep Last Night,” the haunting folk song made famous by blues musician Lead Belly in the Forties. Their cover is featured in the trailer ...

Listen to the official audio for Lead Belly's "Irene (Goodnight Irene)" from the 2015 box set 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection.' 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection' ...

Huddie Ledbetter was born into poverty, battled racism, and did time, but in spite of his early hardships, or perhaps because of them, he became one of the great musicians of the 20th century. We ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - He was a Louisiana musical great who recorded songs that influenced blues, folk, country and rock and roll. He went by the name Lead Belly. His journey to fame was filled ...

Folk and blues singer Huddie Ledbetter, known by his stage name Lead Belly, turned up at a friend’s Minneapolis home and gave a short concert back in 1948. CATHY WURZER: Oh, do we have a story for you ...

Like a celebration thrown by B.B. for his countless fans, published for the occasion of his 80th birthday, The B. B. King Treasures brings remembrances, photos, and rare and personal memorabilia ...

This is episode three from season two of American Songster Radio. Huddie Ledbetter ("Lead Belly") met the song collector John Lomax at the Angola Penitentiary in 1934. That meeting would go down in ...

In the ’90s when Nirvana sang “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” during their appearance on MTV Unplugged. It was eerie, it was beautiful, and the 19-year-old me thought “Kurt Cobain is a genius.” It ...

Please, Gov’ner Neff, be good an’ kind, An’ if I can’t get a pardon, will you cut my time? If I had you, Gov’ner Neff, like you got me, I would wake up in the mornin’ and set you free. This plea, ...

Here are a few important points to remember about the Smithsonian Channel documentary flick. Legend of Lead Belly starring Lead Belly, Bob Dylan has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 51 min. The ...