Lead Belly

vocal, guitar, acoustic guitar, arranger, piano, concertina, guitars, button accordion, 12 string guitar, double bass, accordion, tap dancing, foot percussion

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Sonny Terry performer, vocal, harmonica (Good Night) Irene (take 1), 4, 5, and 9, Ain't You Glad, Ain’t You Glad, Defense Blues, Diggin' My Potatoes, Easy Rider, Easy Rider (See See Rider), Good Morning Blues, How Long, How Long (6502-A-3), How Long Blues, In the Evenin' (When the Sun Goes Down), In the Evenin’ When the Sun Goes Down, Irene, Irene, Good Night, John Henry, On a Monday, Outskirts of Town, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Pigmeat, Red River / Black Girl (In the Pines) / Don’t Miss Your Water Blues, Shout On (Honey I’m All Out and Down), T.B. Blues (6502-B-1), We Shall Be Free, Whoa Back Buck
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.) vocal, bass, clarinet, guitar, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet Army Life, Boll Weevil, By and by When the Morning Comes, Christmas Is Coming, Good Morning Blues, Haul Away Joe, Irene, Goodnight, John Henry, Julie Ann Johnson, Medley: a) Everytime I Feel the Spirit / b) Swing Low Sweet Chariot / c) They Hung Him on the Cross, Pigmeat, Rock Island Line, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, We’re in the Same Boat Brother, When a Man’s a Long Way From Home
The Golden Gate Quartet performer, vocal Alabama Bound, Can't You Line 'em, Can’t You Line ’em, Grey Goose, Ham An’ Eggs, Ham an' Eggs, Midnight Special, New York City, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Rock Island Line, Stew Ball, Take This Hammer, Whoa Back, Buck
Paul Mason Howard zither Backwater Blues, Eagle Rock Rag, Ella Speed, Grasshoppers in My Pillow, Irene (Goodnight Irene), On a Christmas Day, Rock Island Line, Sweet Mary Blues, Take This Hammer, Tell Me Baby, Western Plain
Woody Guthrie vocal, guitar Alabama Bound, Fiddler’s Dram, Gray Goose, Green Corn, Ham and Eggs, Keep Your Hands Off Her, Midnight Special, Stew Ball, We Shall Be Free, Yellow Gal

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Sonny Terry performer, vocal, harmonica (Good Night) Irene (take 1), 4, 5, and 9, Ain't You Glad, Ain’t You Glad, Defense Blues, Diggin' My Potatoes, Easy Rider, Easy Rider (See See Rider), Good Morning Blues, How Long, How Long (6502-A-3), How Long Blues, In the Evenin' (When the Sun Goes Down), In the Evenin’ When the Sun Goes Down, Irene, Irene, Good Night, John Henry, On a Monday, Outskirts of Town, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Pigmeat, Red River / Black Girl (In the Pines) / Don’t Miss Your Water Blues, Shout On (Honey I’m All Out and Down), T.B. Blues (6502-B-1), We Shall Be Free, Whoa Back Buck
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist - Do not add releases here, if possible.) vocal, bass, clarinet, guitar, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone, trumpet Army Life, Boll Weevil, By and by When the Morning Comes, Christmas Is Coming, Good Morning Blues, Haul Away Joe, Irene, Goodnight, John Henry, Julie Ann Johnson, Medley: a) Everytime I Feel the Spirit / b) Swing Low Sweet Chariot / c) They Hung Him on the Cross, Pigmeat, Rock Island Line, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, We’re in the Same Boat Brother, When a Man’s a Long Way From Home
The Golden Gate Quartet performer, vocal Alabama Bound, Can't You Line 'em, Can’t You Line ’em, Grey Goose, Ham An’ Eggs, Ham an' Eggs, Midnight Special, New York City, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Rock Island Line, Stew Ball, Take This Hammer, Whoa Back, Buck
Paul Mason Howard zither Backwater Blues, Eagle Rock Rag, Ella Speed, Grasshoppers in My Pillow, Irene (Goodnight Irene), On a Christmas Day, Rock Island Line, Sweet Mary Blues, Take This Hammer, Tell Me Baby, Western Plain
Woody Guthrie vocal, guitar Alabama Bound, Fiddler’s Dram, Gray Goose, Green Corn, Ham and Eggs, Keep Your Hands Off Her, Midnight Special, Stew Ball, We Shall Be Free, Yellow Gal
Brownie McGhee vocal, acoustic guitar, guitar 4, 5, and 9, Defense Blues, Diggin' My Potatoes, Diggin’ My Potatoes, Easy Rider, How Long (6502-A-3), John Henry, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Pigmeat, T.B. Blues (6502-B-1)
Henry Owens vocal Alabama Bound, Can’t You Line ’em, Grey Goose, Ham An’ Eggs, Midnight Special, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Rock Island Line, Stew Ball, Take This Hammer, Whoa Back, Buck
Willie Johnson (Bass and baritone singer) vocal Alabama Bound, Can’t You Line ’em, Grey Goose, Ham An’ Eggs, Midnight Special, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Rock Island Line, Stew Ball, Take This Hammer, Whoa Back, Buck
Orlandus Wilson vocal Alabama Bound, Can’t You Line ’em, Grey Goose, Ham An’ Eggs, Midnight Special, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Rock Island Line, Stew Ball, Take This Hammer, Whoa Back, Buck
William "Highpockets" Langford vocal Alabama Bound, Can’t You Line ’em, Grey Goose, Ham An’ Eggs, Midnight Special, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Rock Island Line, Stew Ball, Take This Hammer, Whoa Back, Buck
Cisco Houston vocal, guitar Alabama Bound, Fiddler’s Dram, Gray Goose, Green Corn, Ham and Eggs, Midnight Special, Stew Ball, Yellow Gal
John Lomax recording Blind Lemon Blues, Governor O.K. Allen, I'm Sorry Mama, Irene, Julie Ann Johnson, Midnight Special, Take a Whiff on Me, Western Cowboy
Alan Lomax recording Blind Lemon Blues, Governor O.K. Allen, I'm Sorry Mama, Irene, Julie Ann Johnson, Midnight Special, Take a Whiff on Me, Western Cowboy
Willie “The Lion” Smith piano 4, 5, and 9, Defense Blues, Diggin' My Potatoes, Diggin’ My Potatoes, Easy Rider, John Henry, Pigmeat
George "Pops" Foster double bass 4, 5, and 9, Defense Blues, Diggin' My Potatoes, Diggin’ My Potatoes, Easy Rider, Pigmeat
Josh White (American folk-blues singer/songwriter) vocal, acoustic guitar, guitar Don’t Lie Buddy, I’ve a Pretty Flowers, Mother's Blues (Little Children Blues), Mother’s Blues (Little Children Blues)
Sarah Garland vocal He's Just the Same Today (2020-A), Rock of Ages (2023-A)
Martha Promise Ledbetter vocal I Will Be So Glad When I Get Home (live), Old Ship of Zion (live)
The Oleander Singers vocal Meeting at the Building, Pick a Bale of Cotton
Anne Graham (Recorded "Sylvie" with Lead Belly) vocal Bring Me a Little Water Silvy (Sylvie), Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvie
Sloan Wright vocal Dance Calls (252-A-1)
Victoria Spivey arranger T.B. Blues
Fred Ramsey recording Gallis Pole
Jim Garland vocal Rock of Ages (2023-A)

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Woody Guthrie vocal, guitar We Shall Be Free
Titanes vocal, guitar Can’t You Line ’em, Didn’t Ol’ John Cross the Water, Ham an’ Eggs, Julianne Johnson, Midnight Special, Pick a Bale of Cotton, Stewball, Take This Hammer, Whoa Back, Buck, Yellow Gal
Luigi Rossi vocal, guitar (Goodnight) Irene, Mama Did You Bring Me Any Silver?
Altos vocal, guitar Alabama Bound
Clothesline Revival vocal Cow Cow Yicky Yicky Yea
Michelle Shocked arranger Goodnight Irene (live)
Eric Clapton arranger Alberta
Vincent Frank vocal, 12 string guitar Don't Lie Buddy
Hipnotic Eye vocal We Shall Be Free