Documentary featuring Lead Belly, an American folk and blues musician in United States. Lead Belly also known Huddie William Ledbetter as he sings a song 'Irene Goodnight' and plays guitar as his wife Martha Ledbetter sits in a chair and others stand during a get together. Men and women enjoy drinks and socialize at the gathering.
Documentary featuring Lead Belly, an American folk and blues musician in United States. Lead Belly also known Huddie William Ledbetter as he sings a song 'Irene Goodnight' and plays guitar as his wife Martha Ledbetter sits in a chair and others stand during a get together. He plays a guitar and hums along.
Documentary featuring Lead Belly, an American folk and blues musician in United States. Lead Belly also known Huddie William Ledbetter as sings a song 'Irene Goodnight' and plays guitar as his wife Martha Ledbetter sits in a chair and others stand during a get together. He plays a guitar and hums along.
Enactment about Lead Belly, an American folk and blues musician in United States. Lead Belly also known as Huddie William Ledbetter he sings a song 'Irene Goodnight' and plays guitar as his wife Martha Ledbetter sits in a chair and others stand during a get together. He plays a guitar and hums along. Two men arrive outside the house and enter it.
Musicologist John Lomax, plays recording of music by Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter), an American folk and blues musician. John Lomax holds one of the aluminum disc recording of Lead Belly's music that he and his son, Allan, recorded for the Library of Congress. He has some difficulty placing it and playing it on a victrola phonograph. They listen to the recording, and Lomax comments about it as it plays. View of an interior section of Library of Congress. John Lomax and Library staff person enter and replace the record in a container, with others from the Lead Belly collection.
John Lomax holds an aluminum disc recording that he and his son, Allan, made of music by Lead Belly (Huddie William Ledbetter). He discusses the recording before placing it on a victrola phonograph to play. Exterior view of Library of Congress (101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA) in Washington, DC. Interior view, sign points toward Music Division. View of file cabinet, with label: " American Folk-song collection. “They enter the music division of the library and place the record in the collection. Lomax and Library staff person replace recording in files. Interior view of library with balconies, clock, and statuary. People walking along the top balcony area.
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