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Absolutely the best

Title
Absolutely the best / LeadBelly.
Author
Leadbelly, 1885-1949
Publication
[California] : Fuel 2000 Records ; [Studio City, Calif.] : Varese Sarabande, [2006]

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StatusVol/DateFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
v.1&2AudioUse in library CD10927 v.1&2Off-site

Details

Description
2 audio discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
Lead Belly: Bluesman
Subjects
Note
  • Volume 1: 302 061 080 2 ; volume 2: 302 061 274 2.
  • Compact disc.
  • Program notes by Bill Dahl for both volumes inserted in containers.
Event (note)
  • Volume one recorded 1939-1944 in various locations, volume two recorded live in concert at the University of Texas in Austin in 1949.
Contents
v. 1. In New Orleans (House of the rising sun) -- Bourgeois blues -- Goodnight, Irene -- Looky looky yonder ; Black Betty ; Yellow women's doorbells -- Borrow love and go -- De Kalb blues -- John Hardy -- How long -- Roberta -- Pretty flower in your backyard -- Gallis pole -- Where did you sleep last night -- Midnight special -- John Hardy (version 2) -- When I was a cowboy -- v. 2. Goodnight Irene -- Ho-day ; Ain't going down to the well no more -- Rock Island line -- Go down old Hannah -- Shine on me -- What can I do to change your mind -- Skip to my Lou -- Mary and Martha -- C'est bon, les oeufs (Scrambled egg song) -- Whoa black buck -- John Henry -- Backwater blues -- Ella Lousie -- I don't want no more of army life -- Relax your mind -- Goodnight Irene (version 2) -- Old ship of Zion -- I will be so glad when I get home.
LCCN
030206153224
OCLC
  • ocm65468450
  • SCSB-13989533
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries