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| Texas, Louisiana, Barrelhouse | ||
| A1 | Mr. Tom Hughes' TownMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
5:11 |
| A2 | De Kalb BluesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
5:00 |
| A3 | Take A Whiff On MeMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:57 |
| A4 | The Medicine ManMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:37 |
| A5 | I'm Sorry Mama | 2:04 |
| Square Dances, Sooky Jumps, Reels | ||
| A6 | Monologue: Square Dances, Sooky Jumps Po' HowardInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
4:11 |
| A7 | Monologue: Dance Calls, Dance StepsInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
1:58 |
| B1 | Gwine Dig A HoleMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:37 |
| B2 | Tight Like ThatInterviewer – Alan LomaxMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
1:35 |
| B3 | Green CornMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:09 |
| B4 | Becky DeanSpeech – Alan Lomax |
3:57 |
| Penitentiaries | ||
| B5 | Monologue: Prison SingingInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
4:38 |
| B6 | Midnight SpecialMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:53 |
| B7.1 | I Ain't Gonna Ring Dem Yellow Women's Do BellsMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:29 |
| B7.2 | Rock Island LineArranged By [New Words And New Music Arranged By] – Huddie LedbetterEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – Alan Lomax |
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| B8 | Governor Pat NeffMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:53 |
| C1 | Irene (Part I, Part II)Music By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter, John A. Lomax |
6:55 |
| C2 | Governor OK AllenMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:10 |
| Spirituals | ||
| C3 | Git On BoardArranged By [New Words And New Music Adaptation] – Huddie LedbetterEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax* |
3:45 |
| C4.1 | HallelujahArranged By [New Words And New Music Adaptation] – Huddie LedbetterEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax* |
15:06 |
| C4.2 | Monologue: Joining The ChurchInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
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| C4.3 | Backslider, Fare You WellMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
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| C4.4 | Amazing Grace | |
| C4.5 | Must I Be Carried To The Sky On Flowered Beds Of Ease? | |
| C4.6 | Amazing Grace | |
| C4.7 | Flowered Beds Of Ease | |
| C4.8 | Down In The Valley To PrayArranged By [New Words And New Music Adaptation] – Huddie LedbetterEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax* |
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| D1 | Let It Shine On Me | 2:18 |
| D2 | Run Sinners | 1:41 |
| D3 | Ride On | 1:35 |
| Blues | ||
| D4 | Monologue: The BluesInterviewer – Alan Lomax |
2:08 |
| D5 | Thirty Days In The Workhouse | 3:53 |
| D6 | 'Fo Day Worry BluesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:51 |
| D7 | Matchbox BluesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:40 |
| D8 | You Don't Know My Mind | 4:11 |
| D9 | Got A Gal In Town With Her Mouth Chock Full Of Gold | 3:48 |
| E1 | AlbertaArranged By [New Words And New Music Adaptation] – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:50 |
| E2 | Take Me BackMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
1:17 |
| E3 | Henry Ford BluesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:27 |
| Ballads | ||
| E4 | Ella SpeedMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
9:08 |
| E5 | Billy The WeaverArranged By [New Words And New Music Adaptation] – Huddie LedbetterEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax* |
1:30 |
| E6 | Frankie & AlbertMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
4:20 |
| E7 | If It Wasn't For DickyArranged By [New Words And New Music Adaptation] – Huddie LedbetterEdited By [Edited With Additional Material By] – John A. Lomax And Alan Lomax* |
4:10 |
| Ballads (Cont'd) / Topical, Protest | ||
| F1 | Mama, Did You Bring Me Any Silver?Edited By [Edited With New Additional Material By] – Alan LomaxMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
6:17 |
| F2 | The Bourgeois BluesEdited By [Edited With New Additional Material By] – Alan LomaxMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
5:35 |
| F3 | Howard HughesMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:10 |
| F4 | Scottsboro BoysMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
5:01 |
| F5 | The Hindenburg DisasterMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:19 |
| F6 | Turn Yo' Radio OnMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
3:07 |
| F7 | The Roosevelt SongMusic By, Lyrics By – Huddie Ledbetter |
2:19 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Credits
- Compiled By, Liner Notes [Annotated By] – Lawrence Cohn
- Recorded By – Alan Lomax, John A. Lomax
Notes
1969 red labels with large 'E' and black company branded inner sleeves.Columbia's Terre Haute plant contract pressings, as here, are denoted by 'T' in runout.
Issued with a full-size, 23-page booklet with liner notes, photographs, and complete lyrics.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKL-301/2 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, Mono + Box) | Elektra | EKL-301/2 | US | 1965 |
| EKL-301/2 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, RE + Box) | Elektra | EKL-301/2 | US | 1970 |
| EKL-301/2 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, Mono, RE + Box) | Elektra | EKL-301/2 | US | 1976 |
| EKL-301/2 | Leadbelly | The Library Of Congress Recordings (3xLP, Comp, Mono + Box) | Elektra | EKL-301/2 | US | 1965 |











