| 1. Sentenced to hard labour on several occasions, and discovered by chance , came from slavery and became indeed Black America’s live hero of legend. His eventful wanderings took him from his native Louisiana to New York, a twisting path on which he gathered dozens and dozens of songs. Some were blues and some were work songs, and there was a whole pile of tunes that were folklore, but all were saved from oblivion by one of the greatest troubadours of modern times. In the extraordinary portrait gallery of popular Afro-American artists, has unique pride of place |
| 2. Tracklist: |
| 3. 1.01 - Leadbelly - Packin' Truck |
| 4. 1.02 - Leadbelly - Death Letter Blues, Parts 1 & 2 |
| 5. 1.03 - Leadbelly - The Bourgeois Blues |
| 6. 1.04 - Leadbelly - Easy Rider |
| 7. 1.05 - Leadbelly - T.B. Blues |
| 8. 1.06 - Leadbelly - I'm On My Last Go Round |
| 9. 1.07 - Leadbelly - Good Morning Blues |
| 10. 1.08 - Leadbelly - How Long Blues |
| 11. 1.09 - Leadbelly - Roberta |
| 12. 1.10 - Leadbelly - Backwater Blues |
| 13. 1.11 - Leadbelly - Grasshopper In My Pillow |
| 14. 1.12 - Leadbelly - The National Defense Blues |
| 15. 1.13 - Leadbelly - Beeky Deem, She Was A Gamblin' Girl |
| 16. 1.14 - Leadbelly - The Gallis Pole |
| 17. 1.15 - Leadbelly - Frankie And Albert, Parts 1 & 2 |
| 18. 1.16 - Leadbelly - Rock Island Line |
| 19. 1.17 - Leadbelly - Midnight Special |
| 20. 1.18 - Leadbelly - Take This Hammer |
| 21. 1.19 - Leadbelly - Irene |
| 22. 1.20 - Leadbelly - John Henry |
| 23. 1.21 - Leadbelly - John Hardy |
| 24. 1.22 - Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night |
| 25. 1.23 - Leadbelly - In New Orleans |
| 26. 1.24 - Leadbelly - Stew Ball |
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