Huddie ledbetter biography of albert

Lead Belly is a legendary figure in both the fields of folk music and the blues.

Lead Belly's life is the stuff of American popular legend.

He was a hard man who was convicted of murder and spent much of his early adult life in prison.

While in prison he worked in chain gangs doing hard labor.

Lead Belly is remembered for his string guitar virtuosity and his catalog of songs,

both blues and folk, that he either wrote or collected on his travels in the early days of the 20th century.

Among Lead Belly's most famous songs are the following.

Good Night Irene, Black Betty, The Midnight Special, On a Monday, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Green Corn, and Stewball.

Lead Belly was born Hootie Leadbetter in Mooringsport, Louisiana.

By the time he was five years old, his family had settled in Bowie County, Texas.

Lead Belly learned the guitar in childhood and by he was performing in Shreveport, Louisiana clubs and steadily honing his craft.

The wide range of music which Lead Bell