'Leadbelly'

'Leadbelly'
‘Leadbelly’ [Leadbelly]
(1888–1949) a US singer of the ↑blues and ↑folk music who also played the guitar. His real name was Huddie Ledbetter. He was in prison three times between 1918 and 1939, once for murder, before achieving success as a singer. He had a powerful voice, and his hits included Rock Island Line, How Long Blues and Goodnight, Irene.

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  • Leadbelly — tocando el acordeón. Datos generales Nacimiento 20 de enero de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Leadbelly — mit Akkordeon Leadbelly [ˈlɛdbɛli] (auch: Lead Belly[1]) (* 20. Januar 1889 als Hudson Huddie William Ledbetter in Mooringsport, Louisiana; † 6. Dezember …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leadbelly —   [ ledbelɪ], eigentlich Huddie Ledbetter [ ledbetə], amerikanischer Bluessänger, * Mooringsport (La.) 1888 oder 1889, ✝ New York 6. 12. 1949; Autodidakt, begleitete u. a. B. L. Jefferson. Sein Gesangsrepertoire dokumentiert auf einzigartige… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Leadbelly — Huddie Ledbetter jouant de l accordeon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Leadbelly — /led bel ee/, n. See Ledbetter, Huddie. * * * orig. Huddie William Ledbetter born с Jan. 21, 1885?, Mooringsport, La., U.S. died Dec. 6, 1949, New York, N.Y. U.S. folk blues singer and songwriter. As a child he learned to play many instruments;… …   Universalium

  • Leadbelly — n. Huddie Leadbelly Ledbetter (1885 1949), American folk singer and musician …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Leadbelly (film) — Leadbelly est un film biographique sur Leadbelly, sorti en 1976, réalisé par Gordon Parks et interprété par Roger E. Mosley. Portail du cinéma américain Catégories : Film américainFilm sorti en 1976 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Leadbelly (film) — Infobox Film name = Leadbelly image size = caption = Wide move poster for Leadbelly director = Gordon Parks producer = Marc Merson David Paradine writer = Ernest Kinoy narrator = starring = Roger E. Mosley music = Fred Karlin cinematography =… …   Wikipedia

  • Leadbelly — biographical name see Huddie Ledbetter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Leadbelly — …   Википедия

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