The life and legend of Leadbelly

Author(s)

• Wolfe, Charles K.
• Lornell, Kip

Bibliographic Information

The life and legend of Leadbelly

Charles Wolfe and Kip Lornell

HarperCollins Publishers, c1992

1st ed

Note

Bibliography: p. 267-287

Discography: p. 289-322

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The first biography of the legendary folk and blues musician who wrote "Goodnight, Irene" and "Midnight Special"--a man whose extraordinary life moves from Angola Penitentiary to Carnegie Hall. Nashville based Charles Wolfe and Smithsonian consultant Kip Lornell draw on new archival material, obscure recordings, and interviews to provide an unvarnished look at a unique legend. Photographs. Advertising in Living Blues.

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Details

• NCID: BA19270842
• ISBN:
  • 0060168625
• LCCN: 92052606
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 333 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ML420.L277
  • DC20 : 782.42162/0092
  • DC20 : B
  • NDC8 : 762.53
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Leadbelly, 1885-1949
  • LCSH : Blues musicians -- United States -- Biography