Lead Belly Last Sessions [T16]

Duration: 3:12:15

Tape containing dubs of Lead Belly’s last sessions - a mixture of songs and spoken commentary - recorded in 1948 by Frederic Ramsey Jr. and released posthumously by Folkways Records [under the spelling Leadbelly, though he preferred the version with a space].

Note that given the brevity of most of the tracks (which are in any case easily available in digitally reissued form), individual timestamps have not been provided below; the duration of each track is instead given in parentheses.

Side 1:

[0:00:04] Leadbelly's Last Sessions, vol. 1 (Folkways, 1953 [reissued 1957, 1962]), side A:

01. Yes, I Was Standing in the Bottom (1:40)
02. Yes, I'm Going Down to Louisiana (0:43)
03. I Ain't Going Down to the Well No More (1:23)
04. Dick Ligger's Holler (0:43)
05. Miss Liza Jane (2:09)
06. Dog Latin Song (0:52)
07. Leavin’ Blues (0:29)
08. Go Down, Old Hannah (5:00)
09. Blue Tail Fly (2:20)
10. Nobody in This World Is Better than Us (1:24)
11. We're in the Same Boat, Brother (2:18)
12. Looky, Looky Yonder (1:33)
13. Jolly o' the Ransom (0:56)
14. Old Ship of Zion (1:52)
15. Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy (1:27)
16. Mistreatin' Mama (1:25)
17. Black Betty (1:53)
18. Ain't Going Down to the Well No More (2:43)

[0:30:08] Leadbelly's Last Sessions, vol. 1, side B:

19. I'm Going Back Down in Louisiana (0:29)
20. I Don't Know You, What Have I Done? (3:11)
21. Rock Island Line (1:03)
22. Old Man, Will Your Dog Catch a Rabbit? (1:30)
23. Shorty George (0:46)
24. Stewball (2:34)
25. Bottle Up and Go (1:25)
26. You Know I Got to Do It (0:52)
27. Ain't It a Shame to Go Fishin' on a Sunday (1:22)
28. I Ain't Gonna Drink Anymore (2:35)
29. My Lindy Lou (1:08)
30. I'm Thinking of a Friend (3:18)
31. He Never Said a Mumblin’ Word (2:28)
32. I Don't Want No More Army Life (4:00)
33. In the World (2:01)
34. I Want to Go Home (1:26)

[1:00:40] Leadbelly's Last Sessions, vol. 1, side C:

35. New Iberia (3:08)
36. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (3:12)
37. John Henry (4:56)
38. Salty Dog (3:29)
39. National Defense Blues (3:30)
40. Easy, Mr. Tom (2:08)
41. Relax Your Mind (4:07)
42. Bottle Up And Go (3:37)
43. Polly Wolly Wee (1:42)

[1:30:54] Leadbelly's Last Sessions, vol. 1, side D:

44. Pig Latin Song (second version) (2:11)
45. Hawaiian Song (2:16)
46. Drinkin' Lum Y A Alla (1:50)
47. The Grey Goose (2:17) [cuts out - end of tape side]

Side 2:

[1:35:50] Leadbelly's Last Sessions, vol. 1, side D (continued):

47. The Grey Goose (2:17)
48. Silver City Bound (6:01)
49. The Titanic (5:12)
50. Death Letter Blues (3:26)
51. Mary Don't You Weep (3:24)
52. He Never Said a Mumblin’ Word (2:49)

[1:59:04] Leadbelly's Last Sessions, vol. 2 (Folkways, 1953), side A:

53. Midnight Special (2:11)
54. Boll Weevil Song (3:07)
55. Careless Love (6:27)
56. Easy Rider (3:00)
57. Cry for Me (3:30)
58. Ain't Going to Drink No More (De Kalb Blues) (3:51)
59. Birmingham Jail (2:57)
60. Old Riley (1:47)
61. Julie Ann Johnson (1:12)
62. It's Tight Like That (3:09)

[2:29:56] Leadbelly's Last Sessions, vol. 2, side B:

63. 4, 5 & 9 (4:53)
64. Good Morning Babe, How Do You Do? (0:40)
65. Jail House Blues (4:31)
66. Well, You Know I Had to Do It (2:53)
67. Irene (1:19)
68. 25 Cent Dude (2:20)
69. How Come You Do Me Like You Do? (3:23)
70. Hello Central (5:27)
71. Hesitation Blues (2:17)
72. I'll Be Down on the Last Bread Wagon (3:35)

[3:00:35] Leadbelly's Last Sessions, vol. 2, side C [incomplete]:

73. Springtime in the Rockies (3:02)
74. Chinatown (1:09)
75. Rock Island Line (1:55)
76. Backwater Blues (3:25)
77. Sweet Mary (3:10) [cuts out]

Original file name: POAAAM - T16 - Leadbelly

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