Labor Day tribute to Lead Belly, and all workers who slaved through the years to survive, and in Lead Belly’s case, leave a lasting American grass-roots legacy.
Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter), 1888-1949 (61)
This guy is amazing — stay with him as the tempo keeps increasing to an incredibly rapid pace.
Lead Belly was a huge influence on The Beatles and many others bands.
“No Lead Belly, no Beatles.” — George Harrison.
Mary Saves the Day 
One response to “Before he became famous this guy toiled in the cotton fields”
Yep, he was one of a kind, like Robert Johnson. I have a character in a few short stories based on him. “Blind Jelly-Roll Jackson” bluesman extraordinaire.
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