Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures
(Sprache: Englisch)
This is a new edition of Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures, the rich visual biography of legendary American folk musician Lead Belly, originally published by Steidl in 2007. Here is a treasure trove of rare photographs, news clippings, concert programs,...
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This is a new edition of Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures, the rich visual biography of legendary American folk musician Lead Belly, originally published by Steidl in 2007. Here is a treasure trove of rare photographs, news clippings, concert programs, personal correspondence (including letters from Woody Guthrie), record albums, awards and other memorabilia, some of which was discovered in a basement trunk in Brooklyn, safely stored by Lead Belly's wife Martha-"My wife is half my life; my guitar is the other half," he once said. Born Huddie William Ledbetter (1889-1949), Lead Belly was an influential Louisiana bluesman who wrote and performed some of the best-loved songs of the twentieth century, including "The Midnight Special," "Cotton Fields," "Rock Island Line," "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" and his signature "Goodnight, Irene." Notable for his strong vocals and virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, concertina and accordion. In 1934 Library of Congress folk music anthropologist John A. Lomax discovered Lead Belly serving time for assault in the infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Lomax, traveling through the South in search of American folk songs, immediately recognized Lead Belly as a walking anthology of African-American music and arranged for him to come to New York, where he soon created a sensation. Lead Belly's ongoing legacy is significant: Bob Dylan cited him as his earliest influence in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in 2016 while other musicians shaped by him include Van Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Keith Richards, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Plant, Dan Zanes, Bonnie Raitt and Beck.
Autoren-Porträt
Born on a Louisiana farm in 1889 Lead Belly won international fame as an interpreter of African-American folk songs and blues. Between 1935 and 1949 he displayed his instrumental mastery and sang folk songs, spirituals and ballads to enthusiastic audiences at universities, nightclubs, political rallies, concert halls and private parties. Ten months after Lead Belly¿s death in 1949, ¿Goodnight, Irene¿ became an international hit, selling over two million copies.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2024, 256 Seiten, Masse: 22,8 x 29,7 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: John Reynolds, Tiny Robinson
- Verlag: Steidl
- ISBN-10: 395829703X
- ISBN-13: 9783958297036
Sprache:
Englisch
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