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This is the song that Mark Lanegan and Nirvana covered. It is not a Nirvana song, or a Mark Lanegan song. It is a traditional song that Leadbelly was the first to record it. Lanegan and Cobain heard it and loved it.
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1945 movie of Leadbelly performing 3 songs. Only known video of him.
Songs include:
instrumental version of "Where did you sleep last night?"
"Pick a bale of cotton"
"The Grey Goose"
"Take this hammer"
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In this scene from the 1976 movie Leadbelly, Huddie (in prison using the alias Walter Boyd) sings Goodnight Irene for his fellow prisoners, and them his Pardon song for Texas Governor Pat Neff
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I had just recently purchased the album "Remembering Leadbelly" and on it was a short but great interview of John Baldry.
In this interview he talks about Leadbelly's influence on him.
Enjoy.
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This is a scene from the 1976 movie Leadbelly. Huddie is in prison where he in interviewed by Mr. Lomax, a musical historian who "collects" songs. Having heard of Leadbelly, Lomax comes down to Angola prison to record him. Leadbelly recounts his life, and in this scene we see him perform Green Corn.
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![\"The Titanic\" by Leadbelly](http://img.youtube.com/vi/Qe5tcr0yHN4/2.jpg "\\"The Titanic\\" by Leadbelly")
