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Leadbelly - Bridging Leadbelly (1999) [Flac] {BBC & Other Rarities}

Label – Rounder Records (Rounder CD 1151) – Made In The USA

Linage – Silver Pressed CD – EAC (Secure Mode – Test & Copy) – Wav – Flac (Level 8)

Tracks 1 to 12 Were Recorded At The BBC Studios In New York on the 10th October 1938

Tracks 13 to 17 Were Recorded At The Home Of The Late Professor Hector Lee During A Private Party On The 9th December 1946

01 - Boll Weevil
02 - I'm Goin' Mother
03 - Go Down Ol' Hannah
04 - Prison Holler
05 - Baby Take A Whiff On Me
06 - Irene (Good Night Irene) (1)
07 - Jail House Blues
08 - Old Reilly (In Them Long Hot Summer Days)
09 - Ox Driver's Song (Whoa Back Buck) (1)
10 - Ox Driver's Song (Whoa Back Buck) (2)
11 - Julie Ann Johnson
12 - Governor OK Allen
13 - Frankie And Albert
14 - St Louis Blues
15 - We're In The Same Boat Brother
16 - Salt Lake City (New York City)
17 - Irene (Goodnight Irene) (2)

50 years after his passing, Leadbelly returns to American roots music’s centre stage with 17 tracks recently discovered and now released for the first time.

These sessions were recorded at the BBC studios in New York City in 1938 and in Salt Lake City in 1946.

Leadbelly sings Blues and yodels exciting new renditions of many of his familiar standards.

Full details of these sessions and songs can be found in the 18 page booklet included in this torrent.

Although Professor Hector Lee recorded 7 songs at his house in 1946 only 5 are on this compilation, the other 2 songs, The Gallis Pole and Bourgeois Blues remain unreleased.