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Leadbelly
Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced.
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Blues Best: Greatest Hits [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:33 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:02 |
| How Long | 2:10 |
| John Hardy | 3:14 |
Masterworks [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| How Long | |
| Shine on Me | 3:52 |
| Skip to My Lou | 3:28 |
| C'est Bon, les Oeugs (Scrambled Egg Song) | 3:58 |
| Backwater Blues | 2:49 |
| Ella Louise | 2:22 |
| Old Ship of Zion | 1:48 |
| Borrow Love Blues | 1:19 |
A Celebration: Classic Sides 1934-1944 [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | |
| The Bourgeois Blues | |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | |
| Take This Hammer | |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night' | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| Irene |
I've Got the Blues But I'm Too Damn Mean to Cry: Protest in Early Blues & Gospel [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:36 |
Midnight Special [Soul Jam] [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Midnight Special | 3:09 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:06 |
| John Hardy | 3:14 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:03 |
| Alberta | 3:12 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:34 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:59 |
| Fannin Street | 2:37 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:24 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:39 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:03 |
| Shorty George | 5:06 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:00 |
| Cotton Fields | 2:10 |
| The Gallis Pole | 2:48 |
| C.C. Rider | 4:12 |
| Stewball | 3:02 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 3:07 |
| Grey Goose | 2:57 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:08 |
| Black Betty | 1:54 |
| We Shall Be Free | 2:34 |
Lost Radio Broadcasts: WNYC, 1948 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Irene (Opening Theme) | |
| House of the Rising Sun | |
| Irene (Closing Theme) | |
| Careless Love |
Robert Plant & Led Zeppelin: Under the Influence - The Songs That Made Them Rock [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gallis Pole | 3:02 |
The Smithsonian Folkways Collection [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Irene (Goodnight Irene) | 1:56 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 2:21 |
| Fannin Street (Mister Tom Hughes Brown) | 3:34 |
| The Midnight Special | 2:05 |
| John Henry | 3:13 |
| Pick A Bale Of Cotton | 1:33 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:18 |
| Cotton Fields | 2:09 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:07 |
| The Gallis Pole | 2:48 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:09 |
| On A Monday | 1:50 |
| Keep Your Hands Off Her | 2:55 |
| We Shall Be Free | 2:33 |
| Alabama Bound | 2:20 |
| Whoa, Back, Buck | 2:13 |
| Shorty George | 1:31 |
| Laura | 1:44 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:26 |
| Poor Howard | 1:40 |
| John Hardy | 2:47 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:12 |
| Alberta | 3:14 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:13 |
| Black Betty | 1:56 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:46 |
| Stewball | 2:37 |
| Relax Your Mind | 4:08 |
| House Of The Rising Sun | 2:27 |
WNYC Radio, New York, 12th December 1940 [2015]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Hardy | 4:25 |
| Jesse James | 4:24 |
| Boll Weevil | 1:38 |
Blues: Juke Box Hits [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alberta | 3:02 |
| The Midnight Special | 3:00 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:50 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:01 |
If I Had a Hammer: The Great American Folk Album [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
| C.C. Rider | 4:10 |
Selected Recordings 1934-1948, Vol. 2 [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Irene, Pt. 1 | 4:50 |
| Irene, Pt. 2 | 2:15 |
| Careless Love | 4:16 |
| Midnight Special | 3:36 |
| Shorty George | 4:46 |
| Rock Island Line [A Cappella] | 1:23 |
| John Henry (A Cappella) | 4:33 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:15 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:06 |
| Alberta | 3:10 |
| John Hardy | 3:43 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:06 |
| Good Morning Blues | 3:40 |
| John Henry | 4:02 |
| Laura | 1:41 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:11 |
| Fannin Street | 4:28 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 4:04 |
The Blues [2014]
Blues Infusion, Vol. 1 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 5:32 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:00 |
Blues Infusion, Vol. 5 (100 Essential Tracks) [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fannin Street | 2:54 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:15 |
Bring Me a Little Water: Leadbelly Sings the Blues [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take This Hammer | 1:35 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:50 |
| Shorty George | 1:30 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:44 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:21 |
| Laura | 1:39 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:15 |
| Grey Goose | 1:26 |
| On a Monday | 2:13 |
Britain Blues, Vol. 1: Skiffle, Folk, Rock 'n' Roll and Blues [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:32 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:01 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:01 |
| Gallis Pole | 3:00 |
Highlights of Huddie Ledbetter [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| How Long | 4:33 |
| John Hardy | 3:13 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:45 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:45 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:11 |
| Black Betty | 0:57 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:36 |
| Boll Weevil | 2:35 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:15 |
| Cotton Fields | 2:06 |
| Midnight Special | 2:04 |
Huddie Ledbetters Best [Fourmatt] [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take This Hammer | 2:55 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:56 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:58 |
Marijuana Madness, Vol. 2: The Best of Vintage Drug Songs 1924-1950 [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take a Whiff on Me | 3:01 |
Take This Hammer [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Laura | 1:37 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:13 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:09 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:43 |
| Take This Hammer | 1:34 |
| Irene | 1:55 |
The 1940 Village Vanguard Sessions [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Careless Love | 2:57 |
| John Hardy | 3:17 |
| Fannin' Street | 2:57 |
| Poor Howard | 1:54 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 1: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| House of the Rising Sun | 3:15 |
| Black Betty | 3:01 |
The Blues Effect, Vol. 3: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shorty George | 1:30 |
| John Hardy | 3:40 |
| CC Rider | 2:58 |
The Blues Effect: Leadbelly [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Grey Goose | 1:26 |
| John Hardy | 3:40 |
| Black Betty | 3:01 |
| CC Rider | 2:58 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:55 |
| On a Monday | 2:13 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:35 |
| Cotton Fields | 2:08 |
| House of the Rising Sun | 3:15 |
| Midnight Special | 2:07 |
| Shorty George | 1:30 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:15 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:39 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:32 |
| Black Snake Moan | 3:13 |
| Fannin Street | 2:54 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:00 |
| Laura | 1:39 |
The Very Best of American Folk Blues Singers [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Stewball | 2:29 |
| Keep Your Hands Off Her | 2:52 |
Diggin' Deeper: 200 Legendary Blues Treasures [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| The Red Cross Store Blues | 3:10 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
Dust Bowl Blues: Essential American Folk [2011]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:03 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:54 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:55 |
ABC of the Blues: The Ultimate Collection from the Delta to the Big Cities [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alabama Bound | 3:03 |
| Midnight Special | 2:07 |
| Shorty George | 3:06 |
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:16 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:47 |
| Black Snake Moan | 3:09 |
| Grey Goose | 2:57 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:01 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
All Time Greatest Performances [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:24 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:32 |
| John Hardy | 3:13 |
| How Long | 2:09 |
| Skip to My Lou | 3:27 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:15 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:10 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:01 |
| Midnight Special | 2:05 |
The Legend of Leadbelly: Goodnight Irene [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:35 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:11 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:20 |
| Whoa, Back, Buck! | 1:25 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | |
| John Hardy | 4:15 |
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Leadbelly [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | |
| The Bourgeois Blues | |
| Irene Goodnight | |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | |
| Fannin' Street | |
| Gallis Pole | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| Good Morning Blues | |
| Alberta |
60th Anniversary Edition [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:09 |
| Laura | 1:39 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:10 |
| Goodnight, Irene | 2:23 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 3:06 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
| House of the Rising Sun | 2:21 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out | 3:19 |
| Fannin' Street | 3:38 |
| C.C. Rider | 3:01 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:00 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:04 |
| Midnight Special | 1:05 |
| How Long | 3:04 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:16 |
| Alberta | 3:09 |
| Grey Goose | 3:01 |
| John Hardy | 4:16 |
| John Henry | 3:11 |
| Stew Ball | 2:59 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:22 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:00 |
| Goodnight Irene [DVD][Live] | |
| Grey Goose [DVD][Live] |
Blues Legends [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:31 |
| John Hardy | 3:12 |
| Gallis Pole | 3:10 |
| Midnight Special | 2:04 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:15 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:01 |
Live in Australia 1963 [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:12 |
| The Grey Goose | 2:02 |
| Take This Hammer | 5:03 |
The Definitive: Good Morning Blues [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:09 |
| Laura | 1:39 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:10 |
| Goodnight, Irene | 2:23 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 3:06 |
The Definitive: Leaving Blues [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Hardy | 4:16 |
| John Henry | 3:11 |
| Stew Ball | 2:59 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:22 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:00 |
The Definitive: Midnight Special [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
| House of the Rising Sun | 2:21 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out | 3:19 |
| Fannin' Street | 3:38 |
| C.C. Rider | 3:01 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:00 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:01 |
| Midnight Special | 3:04 |
| How Long | 4:32 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:16 |
| Alberta | 3:09 |
| Grey Goose | 3:01 |
The Definitive: Talkin' Leadbelly [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene [DVD][Live] | |
| Grey Goose [DVD][Live] |
The Roots of the White Stripes [2009]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The House of the Rising Sun | 3:15 |
| Take a Whiff On Me | 2:54 |
Masterworks [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 2:06 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:12 |
| John Hardy | 3:14 |
| Goodnight Irene | 7:13 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:26 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:22 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:17 |
Roll With It: 16 Songs About Drinking, Dope and Disorderly Conduct [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take a Whiff on Me |
Roots of American Folk [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | |
| Midnight Special | |
| Alabama Bound | |
| Rock Island Line |
The Roots of Van Morrison [Catfish] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 2:04 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:54 |
When the Levee Breaks: 15 Classic Tracks That Inspired Led Zeppelin [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gallis Pole | 3:02 |
Working Man Blues [WG] [2008]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | |
| John Hardy | |
| Good Morning Blues | |
| The Red Cross Store Blues |
Music Inspired by O Brother, Where Art Thou? [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | |
| Bury Me Beneath the Willow | |
| Goodnight Irene |
The Essential Blue Archive: Diggin' My Potatoes [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| C.C. Rider | 2:56 |
| Alberta | 3:06 |
| Pig Meat Papa | 3:16 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:35 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 3:05 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:35 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:51 |
| Irene (Goodnight Irene) | 2:52 |
Borrow Love and Go [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:05 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:01 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:20 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 1:23 |
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:02 |
| On a Monday | 2:12 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:34 |
| How Long | 2:11 |
Classic African American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Hardy | 2:46 |
| Gallis Pole | 2:48 |
Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:06 |
| Midnight Special | 2:06 |
Collectables Classics [Box Set] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:07 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:21 |
| John Hardy | 4:18 |
| On a Monday | 2:14 |
| Keep Your Hands off Her | 2:53 |
| Down in the Valley | 1:51 |
| Skip to My Lou | 1:33 |
| Boll Weevil Blues | 2:38 |
| Midnight Special | 2:05 |
| Good Night Irene | 2:39 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:05 |
| How Long | 2:12 |
| Goodmorning Blues | 2:25 |
| John Henry | 2:17 |
| Grey Goose | 1:38 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:13 |
| Alberta | 3:16 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:09 |
| Fannin Street | 2:41 |
Collector's Edition [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:24 |
| Goodnight Irene | 7:12 |
| John Hardy | 3:13 |
| How Long | 2:09 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:11 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:01 |
| Midnight Special | 2:05 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:15 |
| John Henry | 2:57 |
| Skip to My Lou | 3:28 |
| Relax Your Mind | 1:48 |
| Goodnight Irene [Version 2] | 3:32 |
Good Mornin' Blues [Living Era] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:34 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:03 |
| Whoa, Back, Buck (Ox Driver's Song) | 3:07 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:11 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:11 |
| Midnight Special | 3:07 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:06 |
| On a Monday | 1:52 |
| John Hardy | 4:18 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:02 |
| Goodnight, Irene | 2:23 |
Important Recordings 1934-1949 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 3:05 |
| Goodnight Irene | 4:52 |
| C.C. Rider | 4:14 |
| Take a Whiff on Me | 2:08 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:38 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:46 |
| Alberta | 3:07 |
| Shorty George | 3:07 |
| Pig Meat Papa | 3:17 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:01 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:02 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 3:07 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:55 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:53 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:08 |
| Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:17 |
| Grey Goose | 3:04 |
| Stew Ball | 3:00 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:01 |
| On a Monday | 1:47 |
| John Henry | 2:16 |
| How Long | 2:13 |
| John Hardy | 4:18 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:01 |
Kings of Blues [Weton] [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:33 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:02 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:19 |
| The Boll Weevil (Song) | 2:37 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:02 |
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
| On a Monday | 2:12 |
| How Long | 2:10 |
Last Session, Vol. 3 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 1:57 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:41 |
| Fannin Street | 3:39 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:19 |
| Shorty George | 0:45 |
| Stewball | 2:29 |
Last Sessions, Vol. 2 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Black Betty | 1:55 |
| Midnight Special | 2:11 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:06 |
| Careless Love | 6:29 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:19 |
Leadbelly: Important Recordings 1934-1949, Pt. 1 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 2:58 |
| Goodnight Irene | 4:52 |
| C.C. Rider | 4:14 |
| Take a Whiff on Me | 2:08 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:38 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:46 |
Leadbelly: Important Recordings 1934-1949, Pt. 2 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| C.C. Rider | 2:59 |
| Alberta | 3:07 |
| Shorty George | 3:07 |
Leadbelly: Important Recordings 1934-1949, Pt. 3 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pig Meat Papa | 3:17 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:01 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:02 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 3:07 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:53 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:08 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:17 |
| Grey Goose | 3:04 |
| Stew Ball | 3:00 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:01 |
| On a Monday | 1:47 |
| John Henry | 2:16 |
| How Long | 2:13 |
Leadbelly: Important Recordings 1934-1949, Pt. 4 [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Hardy | 4:18 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:01 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:55 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:54 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:54 |
Mount Everest of Blues Singers [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:03 |
| Whoa, Back Buck | 3:05 |
| Midnight Special | 3:04 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:04 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:53 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:16 |
| Alberta | 3:11 |
| Grey Goose | 1:34 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:07 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:39 |
| John Hardy | 4:16 |
The Tradition Years: The Legend of Leadbelly [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bourgeois Blues | |
| How Long | |
| Goodnight Irene | |
| Big Fat Woman | |
| Whoa Back Buck |
Best of the Blues [2005 Madacy] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Fat Woman | 1:19 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:03 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:02 |
Blues and Folk Singer [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:25 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:26 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:10 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:38 |
| Midnight Special | 3:07 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:00 |
| (Goodnight) Irene | 2:35 |
| John Henry | 2:16 |
| John Hardy | 4:17 |
| (Black Gal) Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:04 |
| Stew Ball | 2:32 |
Genius of Folk [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:03 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:19 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:01 |
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:33 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:02 |
| On a Monday | 2:12 |
| Boll Weevil | 2:37 |
Goodnight Irene: The Best of Leadbelly [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Gallis Pole | 3:08 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:20 |
| John Hardy | 4:17 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| On a Monday | 2:12 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:33 |
| The Boll Weevil | 2:35 |
Last Sessions! [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Henry | 3:40 |
| Relax Your Mind | 4:08 |
| The Grey Goose | 2:17 |
| Black Betty [Unaccompanied Version] | 1:55 |
| Midnight Special | 2:11 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:06 |
| Careless Love | 6:29 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:41 |
| Rock Island Line | 1:57 |
| Fannin Street | 3:39 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:19 |
Leadbelly Arc & Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1: 1934-1935 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene (124-A-2) | 3:05 |
| Goodnight Irene (124-B-1) | 1:07 |
| Take a Whiff on Me (126-A-3) | 2:12 |
| Boll Weevil (273-A-1) | 0:57 |
| C.C. Rider | 2:57 |
| Alberta | 3:06 |
Leadbelly Arc & Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 2: 1935 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special (133-A) | 3:28 |
Leadbelly Arc & Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 3: 1935 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alabama Bound (49-B) | 5:03 |
| Shorty George (149-B) | 4:37 |
Leadbelly Arc & Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 4: 1935-1938 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Whoa Back Buck (Whoa Goddam) (2 Parts) (154-B) | 5:04 |
| The Grey Goose (155-B) | 2:16 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 1: 1939-1940 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shorty George (Take 2) | 3:02 |
| Fannin Street | 2:36 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:12 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:04 |
| The Gallis Pole | 2:59 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:00 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 3:05 |
| Midnight Special | 3:03 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:03 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:35 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:51 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:05 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:14 |
| Alberta | 3:08 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 2: 1940-1943 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Grey Goose | 3:01 |
| Stew Ball | 2:58 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:59 |
| Christmas Song | 2:41 |
| Skip to My Lou | 2:21 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:04 |
| On a Monday | 1:46 |
| John Henry | 2:14 |
| How Long | 2:10 |
| Goodnight Irene [Take 1] | 2:21 |
| (Good Night)Irene | 2:36 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:23 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 3: 1939-1947 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Hardy | 4:15 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 2:59 |
| Skip to My Lou/Christmas Day (It's Almost Day) | 1:59 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 4: 1939-1947 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Keep Your Hands off Her | 2:50 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 2:17 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:54 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:51 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:52 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 5: 1939-1947 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 1:22 |
| John Henry | 3:59 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:20 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:51 |
| Swing Low Sweet Chariot | 1:02 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:30 |
| Alabama Bound | 2:22 |
| Stew Ball | 2:27 |
| Midnight Special | 2:12 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 7: 1947-1949 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Henry ("This Is Jazz" Broadcast) | 2:58 |
| Take a Whiff on Me | 3:24 |
| John Henry | 3:09 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:23 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 2:09 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:15 |
| Skip to My Lou | 1:29 |
| Good Morning Blues (Wnyc Jazz Festival) | 2:53 |
The Blues: Bourgeois Blues 1933-1946 [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:20 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:08 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:02 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 3:07 |
| Midnight Special | 3:06 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:02 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:52 |
| John Henry | 2:16 |
| How Long | 2:13 |
| John Hardy | 4:16 |
| House of the Rising Sun | 1:58 |
Beginner's Guide to American Roots [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| (Black Girl) Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:06 |
Black Betty [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Black Betty | 1:55 |
| CC Rider | 3:07 |
| Black Snake Moan [Alternate Take][#] | 3:05 |
| Alberta [Alternate Take][#] | 2:59 |
| Shorty George | 3:06 |
| Pig Meat Papa | 3:17 |
| Alberta | 3:07 |
| C.C. Rider | 2:58 |
| Black Snake Moan | 3:11 |
Blues, Stay Away from My Door [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Night Irene | 3:15 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 2:32 |
| How Long | 2:09 |
| John Hardy | 2:56 |
Deep River of Song: Louisiana - Catch That Train and Testify! [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| (Goodnight) Irene | 4:41 |
Kings of the Blues [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| C.C. Rider | 4:11 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:34 |
| Alberta | 3:11 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:36 |
| Gallis Pole | 3:02 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:06 |
| Midnight Special | 3:06 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:50 |
Live: New York 1947 & Austin, Texas 1949 [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:09 |
| Goodnight Irene (Intro) | 7:06 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:21 |
| Skip to My Lou | 4:04 |
| John Henry | 3:09 |
| Relax Your Mind | 1:52 |
| Goodnight Irene (Finale) | 3:38 |
Take This Hammer [Snapper] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fannin Street | 3:26 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
| C.C. Rider | 2:59 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:52 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:44 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:54 |
| Alberta | 3:08 |
| Midnight Special | 2:03 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:16 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 5:37 |
The Best of Leadbelly [2004] [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Alabama Bound | 3:07 |
| Stewball | 3:03 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:38 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:04 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| The Red Cross Store Blues | 3:10 |
| Alberta | 3:13 |
| Whoa, Back Buck | 3:09 |
| Midnight Special | 3:07 |
| Goodnight Irene | 3:39 |
The Story of the Blues [2004]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 2:54 |
| Black Snake Moan | 3:09 |
| Shorty George | 3:06 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 5:34 |
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:01 |
| Grey Goose | 2:57 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:47 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 2:34 |
| Alberta | 2:55 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:03 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:07 |
| Irene | 1:50 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:53 |
| Take This Hammer | 1:35 |
| How Long | 2:10 |
| Irene Goodnight | 3:37 |
Absolutely the Best, Vol. 2: In Concert [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 7:12 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:15 |
| Skip to My Lou | 3:28 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 3:03 |
| John Henry | 2:57 |
| Relax Your Mind | 1:48 |
| Goodnight Irene [Version] | 3:32 |
American Roots Songbook: Blues from the Texas Byways [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:02 |
| Good Night, Irene | 2:33 |
Blues Had a Baby: And Its Name Was Rock & Roll [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:03 |
Easy Rider [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fannin Street | 2:39 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:53 |
| Gallis Pole | 3:01 |
| Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:17 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| How Long | 4:33 |
Easy Rider Blues [Catfish] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | |
| Midnight Special | |
| C.C. Rider | |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | |
| The Bourgeois Blues | |
| Grey Goose | |
| The Gallis Pole | |
| The Red Cross Store Blues | |
| Alberta | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| Alabama Bound | 2:50 |
Popular Songbook [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 2:55 |
| Take a Whiff on Me | 2:17 |
| Irene Goodnight (Goodnight Irene) | 4:38 |
The Best of Leadbelly [Cleopatra] [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:22 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:08 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:20 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 1:25 |
| John Hardy | 4:17 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:33 |
| On a Monday (I'm Almost Done) | 2:13 |
| The Boll Weevil | 2:37 |
The Corner of Bleecker and the Blues [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Gallis Pole | 3:12 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:03 |
When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 5: Take This Hammer [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:00 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:05 |
| Midnight Special | 3:07 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 3:07 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:54 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:08 |
| Sail on Little Girl, Sail On | 3:16 |
| Alberta | 3:12 |
| Grey Goose | 2:57 |
| Stewball | 3:00 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:59 |
Blues Best [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:32 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:01 |
| How Long | 2:10 |
| John Hardy | 3:14 |
Blues Twinpack [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:41 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:09 |
| Fannin Street | 2:51 |
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
Definitive Leadbelly [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| C.C. Rider | 2:58 |
| Alberta | 3:07 |
| Midnight Special | 3:05 |
| Fannin' Street | 3:26 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:53 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:45 |
| John Henry | 4:01 |
| How Long | 4:33 |
| Laura | 1:40 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:11 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 5:36 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:05 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:53 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:07 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:16 |
| Stewball | 2:25 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:15 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:36 |
Leadbelly Live [Fabulous] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 7:14 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:14 |
| Skip to My Lou | 4:03 |
| John Henry | 3:08 |
| Relax Your Mind | 1:51 |
Roots of Ry Cooder [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pig Meat Papa | 3:16 |
| On a Monday | 1:50 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:35 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:54 |
Roots of Ry Cooder [Reissue] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pigmeat Papa | 3:16 |
| On a Monday | 1:50 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:35 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:54 |
The Definitive Leadbelly [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| C.C. Rider | 2:58 |
| Alberta | 3:07 |
| Midnight Special | 3:05 |
| Fannin' Street | 3:26 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:53 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:45 |
| John Henry | 4:01 |
| How Long | 4:33 |
| Laura | 1:40 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:11 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 5:36 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:05 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:53 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:07 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:16 |
| Stewball | 2:25 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:15 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:36 |
The Tradition Masters [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:33 |
| Goonight Irene | 2:32 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:02 |
| How Long | 2:09 |
| John Hardy | 4:16 |
| Gallis Pole | 3:12 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:11 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:27 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:26 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:21 |
| Whoa Back Buck! | 1:28 |
| Whoa, Back, Buck! | 1:27 |
| Whoa, Back Buck! | 1:27 |
When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Midnight Special | 3:09 |
You Don't Know My Mind [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 3:07 |
| Goodnight Irene | 4:37 |
| Take a Whiff on Me | 2:54 |
| C.C. Rider | 4:08 |
| Fannin Street | 2:38 |
| Sail on, Littlegirl, Sail On | 3:16 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:04 |
| On a Monday | 1:47 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:24 |
Leadbelly [Dressed to Kill] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:41 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:09 |
| Fannin Street | 2:51 |
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
Legendary Blues Recordings: Leadbelly [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:36 |
| Goodnight, Irene | 1:24 |
| Poor Howard | 1:36 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:20 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 1:22 |
| The Midnight Special | 3:01 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:51 |
Midnight Special [Past Perfect] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | |
| The Red Cross Store Blues | |
| Rock Island Line |
Rock My Soul & Other Gospel Favorites [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:02 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
Say It Loud! A Celebration of Black Music in America [Box Set] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Midnight Special | 2:04 |
The Essential [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| C.C. Rider | 2:59 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 2:10 |
| How Long | 4:33 |
| Laura | 1:40 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:00 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Black Girl) | 3:00 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:06 |
| Alberta | 3:09 |
| Gallis Pole | 2:51 |
| John Hardy | 4:16 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:11 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:16 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:52 |
Absolutely the Best [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:24 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:32 |
| John Hardy | 3:13 |
| How Long | 2:09 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:11 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:01 |
| Midnight Special | 2:05 |
Best of Blues [Madacy Box Set] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:02 |
Best of Lead Belly [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:02 |
| The Gallis Pole | 2:59 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:20 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 1:23 |
| John Hardy | 4:19 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:35 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:03 |
| How Long | 2:11 |
| On a Monday | 2:13 |
| The Boll Weevil | 2:38 |
Best of the Blues [Madacy 2006 #1] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:02 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1947) [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Laura | 1:41 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:16 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:11 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:45 |
| Take This Hammer | 1:36 |
| Irene, Goodnight | 1:53 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:20 |
| On a Monday (I'm Almost Done) | 2:11 |
| Shorty George | 1:28 |
| The Gallis Pole | 2:51 |
| Good Mornin' Blues | 3:40 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 7 (1947-1949) [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Henry | 3:13 |
| Take a Whiff on Me | 3:28 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:27 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 2:13 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:19 |
| Skip to My Lou | 1:33 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:52 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 4: 1935-1938 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Whoa Back Buck (Whoa Goddamn) (Two Parts) | 5:07 |
| The Grey Goose | 2:20 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 6: 1947 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Laura | 1:38 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:13 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:08 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:42 |
| Take This Hammer | 1:34 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:50 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:17 |
| On a Monday (I'm Almost Done) | 2:08 |
| Shorty George | 1:26 |
| The Gallis Pole | 2:45 |
| Good Mornin' Blues | 3:37 |
Nothing But the Blues [Blues History] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:04 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:19 |
| John Hardy | 3:17 |
| How Long | 2:13 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:34 |
Nothing But the Blues [Import] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:56 |
| John Hardy | 4:21 |
| The Red Cross Store Blues | 3:10 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
| Goodnight Irene | 3:39 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:58 |
| On a Monday | 1:54 |
| C.C. Rider | 3:01 |
| Alberta | 3:14 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 3:11 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:05 |
| Grey Goose | 3:02 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 5:37 |
| Shorty George | 3:09 |
| Take This Hammer | 1:39 |
| Black Snake Moan | 3:14 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:06 |
| Midnight Special | 2:12 |
Private Party November 21, 1948 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Gallis Pole | 3:46 |
| Fannin' Street | 4:28 |
| Fannin Street | 4:28 |
| John Henry | 3:15 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:25 |
| The Grey Goose | 1:03 |
| Ain't It a Shame | 1:45 |
| Stewball | 3:33 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 4:04 |
| Good Night Irene | 2:25 |
Shades of Blue [Direct Source] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:03 |
| On a Monday | 2:13 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:20 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:04 |
| How Long | 2:12 |
Black Folk Singers (The Remaining Titles 1937-1946) [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Careless Love | 2:12 |
| One Meat Ball | |
| Rock Island Line | 1:39 |
| Take a Gal Like You |
Bridging Lead Belly [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Boll Weevil | 2:38 |
| Take a Whiff on Me | 1:43 |
| Goodnight Irene [1] | 2:56 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 2:47 |
| St. Louis Blues | 2:47 |
| Goodnight Irene [2] | 1:43 |
Leadbelly, Vol. 1 [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 3:01 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:37 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:51 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:52 |
| John Hardy | 4:24 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:04 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:04 |
| Alberta | 3:05 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:21 |
My Last Go Round [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| C.C. Rider | 4:10 |
| Shorty George | 3:08 |
| Pig Meat Papa | 3:17 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:35 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:54 |
| The Red Cross Store Blues | 3:11 |
| Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:21 |
| Midnight Special | 3:06 |
| Alberta | 3:11 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:51 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:31 |
Sings for Children [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Boll Weevil | 3:42 |
| Skip to My Lou | 2:14 |
| Grey Goose | 1:27 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:14 |
| Rock Island Line | 1:35 |
| Cotton Fields | 2:09 |
| John Henry | 4:03 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 2:12 |
| Midnight Special | 2:04 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:33 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:54 |
From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 3:07 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:05 |
Giants of the Folk Tradition, Vol. 1 [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Gallis Pole | 3:09 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:23 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:16 |
| Whoa, Back, Buck! (Back Band) | 1:24 |
| John Hardy | 0:17 |
Leadbelly Masters [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
| John Hardy | 4:25 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:05 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:21 |
| Alberta | 3:02 |
| Poor Howard | 1:37 |
| C.C. Rider | 2:54 |
Masters [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bourgeois Blues | |
| John Hardy | |
| The Gallis Pole | |
| Big Fat Woman | |
| Alberta | |
| Poor Howard | |
| C.C. Rider |
Midnight Special [Prism] [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Midnight Special | 3:07 |
| John Hardy | 3:14 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| Alberta | 3:11 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:34 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:05 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 2:58 |
| Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:14 |
| Fannin Street | 2:36 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:23 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:04 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:38 |
Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 3 [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| How Long | 2:13 |
| John Henry | 3:13 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 2:13 |
| Midnight Special | 2:17 |
| Grey Goose | 1:37 |
| Skip to My Lou | 1:32 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:18 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:23 |
Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 2 [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Fannin Street | 3:03 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 2:20 |
| Alabama Bound | 2:20 |
| Gallis Pole | 2:47 |
| Midnight Special | 2:05 |
| Midnight Special [#] | 2:05 |
| John Henry | 2:27 |
| Careless Love | 2:59 |
| Skip to My Lou | 2:13 |
| John Hardy | 2:43 |
| John Hardy [#] | 2:43 |
Good Morning Blues [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Midnight Special | 3:04 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:52 |
| Fannin Street | 2:51 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:22 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:08 |
| Gallis Pole | 3:08 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:58 |
| The Grey Goose [Alternate Take][#] | 3:02 |
| Alberta | 3:10 |
| Goodnight Irene | 5:00 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:54 |
Goodnight Irene [Tradition] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:34 |
| Goodnight, Irene | 2:33 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | 3:02 |
| How Long | 2:11 |
| John Hardy | 3:15 |
In Concert [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 7:13 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:19 |
| Skip to My Lou | 4:03 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 3:21 |
| John Henry | 3:08 |
| Relax Your Mind | 1:52 |
In the Shadow of the Gallows Pole [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Gallis Pole | 3:12 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:12 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:26 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:25 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:21 |
| Whoa Back Buck [back Band] | 1:26 |
| Whoa, Back, Buck! (Back Band) | 1:26 |
| John Hardy | 4:20 |
Leadbelly [Virgin] [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 1:52 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:56 |
| Midnight Special | 2:10 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:03 |
| Grey Goose | 3:00 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 3:09 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:54 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 5:35 |
| On a Monday | 1:52 |
| Black Snake Moan | 3:12 |
| C.C. Rider | 2:59 |
| Alberta | 3:12 |
| Shorty George | 3:07 |
| Take This Hammer | 1:37 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:04 |
Masters of the Country Blues [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shorty George | 3:04 |
| Dying Crapshooters Blues | 3:10 |
| Delia | 2:32 |
| Boll Weevil | 1:58 |
Platinum Collection: Blues, Blues, Blues [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:31 |
Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection [1996]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 2:10 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:18 |
Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1 [1996]
American Folksay: Ballads and Dances, Vols. 1-4 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Mule Skinner Blues | 2:51 |
| Alabama Bound | 2:18 |
| Midnight Special | 2:15 |
| Stewball | 2:30 |
American Folksay: Ballads and Dances, Vols. 5 & 6/Chain Gang, Vols. 1 & 2 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take This Hammer | 2:17 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1939-1940) [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shorty George [Alternate Take][*] | 3:05 |
| Fannin Street | 2:39 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:16 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:07 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:02 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:03 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 3:08 |
| Midnight Special | 3:07 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:07 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:38 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:54 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:08 |
| Sail on, Little Girl, Sail On | 3:18 |
| Alberta | 3:10 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1940-1943) [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Grey Goose | 3:05 |
| Stewball | 3:01 |
| Take This Hammer | 3:03 |
| Skip to My Lou | 2:25 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:05 |
| On a Monday | 1:49 |
| John Henry | 2:17 |
| How Long | 2:13 |
| (Good Night) Irene [Take 1] | 2:25 |
| (Good Night) Irene | 2:39 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:23 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1943-1944) [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| John Hardy | 4:18 |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:02 |
| Skip to My Lou/Christmas Day (It's Almost Day) | 2:02 |
Go Down Old Hannah: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 6 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| How Long | 2:17 |
| John Henry | 1:25 |
| John Hardy | 3:23 |
Memorial, Vol. 1-2 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:39 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:05 |
| How Long | 2:11 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:25 |
| John Henry | 2:17 |
| On a Monday | 1:48 |
| C.C. Rider | 2:57 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:22 |
| Whoa Back, Buck | 1:25 |
| John Hardy | 4:15 |
Memorial, Vols. 3 & 4 [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Grey Goose | 1:38 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:13 |
| Alberta | 3:16 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:09 |
| Fannin Street | 2:41 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:25 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:07 |
Party Songs/Sings & Plays [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Skip to My Lou | 2:24 |
| Christmas Song | 2:39 |
| Skip to My Lou/It's Almost Day | 2:03 |
| Alabama Bound | 2:17 |
| Stewball | 2:26 |
| Midnight Special | 2:14 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:11 |
Bourgeois Blues: Golden Classics, Pt. 1 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
| Gallis Pole | 1:30 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:21 |
| John Hardy | 4:18 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1944) [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Keep Your Hands off Her | 2:53 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 2:20 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:57 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:54 |
| Irene [Goodnight Irene] | 2:54 |
| Irene | 2:54 |
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1944-1946) [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Irene, Goodnight | 1:26 |
| John Henry | 4:03 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:24 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:34 |
| Alabama Bound | 2:26 |
| Stew Ball | 2:30 |
| Grey Goose | 1:36 |
| Midnight Special | 2:16 |
Folkways: A Vision Revisited [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:36 |
| On a Monday | 2:13 |
| Midnight Special | 2:07 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:17 |
| Keep Your Hands Off Her | 2:52 |
Golden Classics: Pt. 2 (Defense Blues) [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| On a Monday | 2:10 |
| Keep Your Hands off Her | 2:50 |
| Down in the Valley | 1:33 |
| Skip to My Lou | 1:30 |
| Boll Weevil | 2:35 |
| Midnight Special | 2:00 |
Leadbelly's Last Sessions [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Black Betty | 1:53 |
| Rock Island Line | 1:57 |
| Shorty George | 0:46 |
| Stewball | 2:34 |
| John Henry | 4:59 |
| Relax Your Mind | 4:09 |
| The Grey Goose | 2:17 |
| Midnight Special | 2:11 |
| Boll Weevil | 3:07 |
| Careless Love | 6:28 |
| Irene | 2:44 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:40 |
| House of the Rising Sun | 2:23 |
| Fannin Street | 3:37 |
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 3:19 |
New York Town Hall 1947 [Silver Vinyl] [B&N Exclusive] [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:08 |
| Tiger Rag | 5:24 |
| After You've Gone | 3:13 |
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 5 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Shorty George | 5:06 |
| Rock Island Line | 1:23 |
Storyteller Blues [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Big Fat Woman | 1:23 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 1:25 |
| John Hardy | 4:27 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:21 |
| Black Betty | 0:57 |
| Poor Howard | 1:34 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:07 |
The Titanic, Vol. 4 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Boll Weevil | 3:37 |
| Red Cross Store Blues | 3:32 |
| Hesitation Blues | 2:32 |
| Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On | 5:30 |
Goodnight Irene [Pilz] [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Boll Weevil | 3:07 |
| Fannin Street | 2:50 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:37 |
| John Hardy | 4:14 |
Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 2 [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| C.C. Rider | 4:10 |
| Alberta | 4:45 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:35 |
| Poor Howard | 1:16 |
Midnight Special: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1 [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 4:41 |
| Midnight Special | 3:11 |
| Take a Whiff on Me | 2:57 |
| Careless Love | 4:11 |
Good Morning Blues [Biograph] [1990]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Whoa Back Buck | 2:55 |
| Good Morning Blues | 1:50 |
| Boll Weevil | 1:40 |
Alabama Bound [BMG] [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:03 |
| Stewball | 3:02 |
| Whoa, Back Buck | 3:08 |
| Midnight Special | 3:06 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:05 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:54 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:39 |
| The Red Cross Store Blues | 3:08 |
| Alberta | 3:12 |
Huddie Ledbetter's Best (His Guitar His Voice His Piano) [1989]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Goodnight Irene | 2:55 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:53 |
| Take This Hammer | 2:52 |
Folkways: The Original Vision [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Rock Island Line | 2:22 |
| Cotton Fields | 2:10 |
| Fannin Street | 3:20 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 2:14 |
| Grey Goose | 1:14 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:05 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 2:21 |
| Irene | 1:56 |
| The Midnight Special | 2:00 |
| Gallis Pole | 2:48 |
| We Shall Be Free | 2:33 |
| Midnight Special | 2:05 |
Folkways: The Original Vision [Bonus Tracks] [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Cotton Fields [*] | 2:10 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:06 |
| Fannin Street | 3:05 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 2:21 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:56 |
| Gallis Pole [*] | 2:48 |
| The Midnight Special | 2:05 |
| We Shall Be Free | 2:33 |
Good Mornin' Blues (1936-1940) [1969]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:55 |
| C.C. Rider | 4:11 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:34 |
| Alberta | 3:11 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 5:36 |
| Gallis Pole | 3:02 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:06 |
| Midnight Special | 3:06 |
| Goodnight Irene | 1:50 |
The Library of Congress Recordings [1966]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Take a Whiff on Me | |
| Midnight Special | |
| Irene, Pts. 1 & 2 | |
| Alberta | |
| The Bourgeois Blues |
Take This Hammer [Folkways] [1965]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Laura | 3:26 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:37 |
| Grey Goose | 3:03 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 1:52 |
| Take This Hammer | 1:44 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:03 |
| Rock Island Line | 3:01 |
| Shorty George | 3:17 |
| On a Monday | 2:09 |
Includes Legendary Performances Never Before Released [1952]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| C.C. Rider | |
| Black Snake Moan | |
| Alberta |
Rock Island Line [Naxos] [1951]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Black Snake Moan | 3:16 |
| Pig Meat Papa | 3:18 |
| Fannin Street | 2:53 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:24 |
| The Boll Weevil | 3:11 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:12 |
| Good Morning Blues | 2:28 |
| How Long | 2:16 |
| Goodnight Irene | 5:05 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:06 |
7 Days Presents: Leadbelly - Blues Roots
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Bourgeois Blues | 3:24 |
| The Gallis Pole | 3:10 |
| How Long | 2:11 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:34 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:19 |
| John Hardy | 4:17 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 1:26 |
Blues Giants: Leadbelly
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Red Cross Store Blues | |
| Alabama Bound | |
| Grey Goose | |
| Midnight Special | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| Shorty George |
Death Letter Blues
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | 2:56 |
| John Hardy | 4:21 |
| The Red Cross Store Blues | 3:10 |
| The Bourgeois Blues | 3:18 |
| Goodnight Irene | 3:39 |
| Rock Island Line | 2:58 |
| On a Monday | 1:54 |
| C.C. Rider | 3:01 |
| Alberta | 3:14 |
| Whoa Back Buck | 3:11 |
| Pick a Bale of Cotton | 3:05 |
| Grey Goose | 3:02 |
| Bourgeois Blues | 5:37 |
| Shorty George | 3:09 |
| Take This Hammer | 1:39 |
| Black Snake Moan | 3:14 |
| Alabama Bound | 3:06 |
| Midnight Special | 2:12 |
Legendary Leadbelly
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Good Morning Blues | |
| Midnight Special | |
| Alberta | |
| Cc Rider | |
| Alabama Bound | |
| Rock Island Line | |
| Goodnight Irene |
Vol. 2-Play Me the Blues
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| House of the Rising Sun (In New Orleans) | |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night |
You Do Me Any Old Way
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night? | 3:04 |
| Big Fat Woman | 1:19 |
| John Hardy | 3:17 |
| How Long | 2:13 |
| Goodnight Irene | 2:34 |
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