Audio CD review:
Leadbelly - King of the 12-String Guitar

Leadbelly - King of the 12-String Guitar

Band: Leadbelly Title: King of the 12-String Guitar Rating: Release Date: 10 September, 1991 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Packin' Trunk 2: Becky Deem, She Was A Gamblin' Girl 3: Honey, I'm All Out And Down 4: Four Day Worry Blues 5: Roberta Part I 6: Roberta Part II 7: Death Letter Blues Part I 8: Death Letter Blues Part II 9: Kansas City Papa 10: Fort Worth And Dallas Blues 11: You Don't Know My Mind 12: Ox Drivin' Blues 13: Daddy I'm Coming Back To You 14: Shorty George 15: Yellow Jacket 16: T.B. Woman Blues 17: Pig Meat Papa 18: My Baby Quit Me

Editoral Review He was a bluesman, pure and simple: a howler, an astonishingly prolific composer, and a murderously driving guitar slinger. Leadbelly is a folk musician by association not art. His catalogue is immense, and though the complete Folkways Leadbelly Legacy series is probably the best way to get a picture of his importance, this single disc of early 1930s field recordings, made shortly after Leadbelly left prison, has some crucial tracks and rare, alternate takes like "Packin' Truck Blues," "Roberta 1 & 2," "You Don't Know My Mind," and "Pigmeat. " --Roy Francis Kasten .. You can see a complete list of all Leadbelly discography, or go back to the Leadbelly tabs