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Lead Belly
- Record Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Release Date: Feb 24, 2015
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- Summary: The box set of the Louisiana folk/blues artist Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter features 16 unreleased songs.
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- Record Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Genre(s): Blues
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Jun 16, 2015A brilliant tribute album, showcasing properly Lead Belly's cultural legacy.
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Mar 20, 2015It’s remarkable for its power, freshness and range.
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Mar 20, 2015Another 50 years down the line, it is a truly transformative experience to listen to these old, mysterious songs with fresh ears. You can hear antecedents of everyone from Dylan to Mumford, sure, but what is all the more exciting, as these 100+ songs pile up, is the sensation of access to a voice at once ancient and full of life.
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Mar 20, 2015The first three discs of The Smithsonian Folkways Collection are as fine a retrospective as you can find for Lead Belly, showcasing the diversity of his repertoire and the precision of his playing and singing. What distinguishes this collection is its scope.
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MagnetApr 15, 2015[A] lovingly curated set. [No. 119, p.57]
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Mar 20, 2015For all of the gussy rhythms--which can stop just this side of overly cute--and legit power, there’s real subtlety at work, too, and in unlikely spots.
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Q MagazineMar 20, 2015Essential not only for fans of roots music but anyone who cares about how it shaped rock. [Apr 2015, p.116]
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May 13, 2016
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