Lead Belly's Last Sessions, Vol. 1 [sound recording]
date: label: Date
content: 1953
name: label: performer
content: Leadbelly 1885-1949
label: performer
content: Ledbetter, Martha
label: liner notes
content: Ramsey, Frederic 1915-1995
notes: label: Notes
content: Martha Ledbetter is also known as Martha Promise. "Leadbelly's last sessions, by Frederic Ramsey, reprinted from the Nov.-Dec. 1953 issue of High Fidelity magazine" ([4] p.) and program notes by Ramsey and Moses Asch inserted.
label: Notes
content: Recorded in: New York, New York (N.Y.), United States.
label: Table of contents
content: I was standing in the bottom -- Yes, I'm goin down in Louisiana -- I ain't goin' down to the well no more -- Dick Ligger's holler -- Miss Liza Jane -- Dog-Latin song -- Leaving blues -- Go down, old Hannah -- Blue tail fly -- Nobody in the world is better than us -- We're in the same boat, brother -- Looky, looky yonder -- Jolly o' the ransom -- Ship of Zion -- Bring me a little water, Silvy -- Mistreatin' mama -- Black Betty -- Ain't goin' down to the well no more -- I'm goin' back down in Louisiana -- I don't know you what I done -- Rock Island Line -- Old man, will your dog catch a rabbit? -- Shorty George -- Stewball -- Bottle up and go -- You know I got to do it -- Ain't it a shame to go fishin' on Sunday -- I ain't going to drink no more -- My Lindy Lou -- I'm thinking of a friend -- He never said a mumblin' word -- I don't want no more army life -- "In the world" -- I want to go home -- New Iberia -- Dancing with tears in my eyes -- John Henry -- Salty dog -- National defense blues -- Easy Mr. Tom -- Relax your mind -- Bottle up and go -- Polly Polly Wee -- Pig-latin song -- Hawaiian song -- Drinkin' lum y a alla -- The gray goose -- Silver City bound -- The Titanic -- Death letter blues -- Mary don't you weep -- He never said a mumblin' word
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content: 101 Yes, I Was Standing in the Bottom / Lead Belly
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content: 102 Yes, I'm Going Down in Louisiana / Lead Belly
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content: 103 Ain't Going Down to the Well No More / Lead Belly
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content: 104 Dick Ligger's Holler / Lead Belly
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content: 105 Miss Liza Jane / Lead Belly
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content: 106 Dog Latin Song / Lead Belly
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content: 107 Leaving Blues / Lead Belly
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content: 108 Go Down, Old Hannah / Lead Belly
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content: 109 Blue Tailed Fly, The (Jimmie Crack Corn) / Lead Belly
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content: 110 Nobody in This World Is Better Than Us / Lead Belly
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content: 111 We're in the Same Boat, Brother / Lead Belly
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content: 112 Looky Looky Yonder / Lead Belly
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content: 113 Jolly O the Ransom / Lead Belly
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content: 114 Ship of Zion / Lead Belly, Martha Ledbetter
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content: 115 Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy / Lead Belly
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content: 116 Mistreatin' Mama / Lead Belly, Martha Ledbetter
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content: 117 Black Betty / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 118 Ain't Going Down to the Well No More / Lead Belly
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content: 201 Yes, I'm Goin' Down in Louisiana / Lead Belly
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content: 202 I Don't Know You, What Have I Done? / Lead Belly
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content: 203 Rock Island Line / Lead Belly
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content: 204 Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch a Rabbit / Lead Belly
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content: 205 Shorty George / Lead Belly
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content: 206 Stewball / Lead Belly, Martha Ledbetter
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content: 207 Bottle Up and Go / Lead Belly
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content: 208 You Know I Got to Do It / Lead Belly
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content: 209 Ain't It a Shame To Go Fishin' on a Sunday / Lead Belly
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content: 210 DeKalb Blues (Ain't Gonna Drink No More) / Lead Belly
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content: 211 My Lindy Lou / Lead Belly
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content: 212 I'm Thinking of a Friend / Lead Belly, Martha Ledbetter
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content: 213 He Never Said a Mumbling Word / Lead Belly, Martha Ledbetter
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content: 214 Gee, But I Want to Go Home (Army Life) / Lead Belly, Martha Ledbetter
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content: 215 In the World / Lead Belly
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content: 216 I Want To Go Home - Bellevue Hospital Song / Lead Belly
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content: 301 New Iberia / Lead Belly
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content: 302 Dancing with Tears in My Eyes / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 303 John Henry / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 304 Salty Dog / Lead Belly. Guitar
label: Track information
content: 305 National Defense Blues / Lead Belly. Guitar
label: Track information
content: 306 Easy, Mr. Tom / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 307 Relax Your Mind / Lead Belly. Guitar
label: Track information
content: 308 Bottle Up and Go / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 309 Polly Wolly Wee - Frog Song / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 401 Pig Latin Song / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 402 Hawaiian Song / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 403 Drinkin' Lum Y A Alla / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 404 The Gray Goose / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 405 Silver City Bound / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 406 The Titanic / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 407 Death Letter Blues / Lead Belly. Guitar
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content: 408 Oh, Mary Don't You Weep / Lead Belly, Martha Ledbetter. Guitar
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content: 409 He Never Said a Mumbling Word / Lead Belly. Guitar
label: Repository Loc.
content: Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington, D.C. 20024. Call 202-633-7322 for appointment. Fax: 202-633-7019. Email: rinzlerarchives@si.edu
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: New York (N.Y.)
label: Place
content: New York
label: Place
content: Louisiana
topic: label: Topic
content: Blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Hollers
label: Topic
content: Work songs
label: Topic
content: Cries
label: Topic
content: Folk songs
label: Topic
content: Guitar
culture: label: Culture
content: Americans
label: Culture
content: African American
setName: label: See more items in
content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection, 1939-1986 228428
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Local number
content: Folkways.2941
label: Local number
content: FW-ASCH-LP-02941
objectType: label: Type
content: Musical sound recordings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only
physicalDescription: label: Physical description
content: 1 phonograph record : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 12 in