Audio CD review:
Leadbelly - Leadbelly Sings For Children

Leadbelly - Leadbelly Sings For Children

Band: Leadbelly Title: Leadbelly Sings For Children Rating: Release Date: 23 March, 1999 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: More Yet 2: Boll Weevil 3: Little Boy, How Old Are You? 4: Skip To My Lou 5: Red Bird 6: Sally Walker 7: Ha Ha This A-Way 8: Grey Goose 9: Christmas Is A-Coming 10: Blue-Tailed Fly (Jimmie, Crack Corn) 11: Polly Wee (The Frog Song) 12: Pig Latin Song 13: When A Man's A Long Way From Home 14: Good Morning Blues 15: By And By When The Morning Comes 16: Every Time I Feel The Spirit Swing Low, Sweet Chariot They Hung Him On The Cross 17: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 18: Rock Island Line 19: Cotton Fields 20: Old Man 21: John Henry 22: Julie Ann Johnson 23: Whoa Back Buck 24: You Can't Lose Me, Cholly 25: Midnight Special 26: Pick A Bale Of Cotton 27: Take This Hammer 28: We're In The Same Boat, Brother

Editoral Review Convicted of attempted murder and murder, the man born Huddie Leadbelly on January 20, 1888, in Mooringsport, Louisiana, began forging a career as a performer in the 1930s after his discovery by John and Alan Lomax. Leadbelly wasn't exactly the Raffi of the Roosevelt era. By then he'd developed an enormous repertoire as well deft vocal and instrumental skills. Despite his sordid past, Leadbelly won over adults and children alike; this generous 28-song collection demonstrates the source of his pied-piper appeal. While the master of the 12-string guitar drew upon traditional kid fare ("Skip to My Lou," "Blue-Tailed Fly"), he recognized that plenty of goodies from his adult bag of songs appealed to tykes, too. Consequently, blues, work songs, and prison numbers turn up in this gratifying collection, which consists of a 1960-released children's LP in its entirety, plus selections from two other records and a previously unreleased radio track. --Steven Stolder .. You can see a complete list of all Leadbelly discography, or go back to the Leadbelly tabs