Nothing but the Blues: Death Letter Blues

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Tracklist

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1CD
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1Good Morning Blues
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (on 1945-02-15)
clarinet, percussion, piano, tenor saxophone and trumpet and background vocals:
[unknown] (on 1945-02-15)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15, on 1945-02-15)
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (from 1940 to present)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1945-02-15)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Huddie William Ledbetter
publisher:
Kensington Music Ltd. and TRO-Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
2:55
2Packin' Trunk
2:58
3New York City
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-17)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-17) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
recording of:
New York City (on 1940-06-17)
writer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:05
4My Baby Quit Me
2:56
5Roberta, Part 1
3:04
6Fort Worth and Dallas Blues
3:04
7TB Woman Blues
3:11
8John Hardy
4:21
9The Red Cross Store Blues
3:10
10Death Letter Blues, Part 1
partial recording of:
Death Letter Blues (Leadbelly)
3:01
11I'm on My Last Go Round
3:14
12The Borgeois Blues
3:18
13Easy Rider
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-17)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-17)
arranger:
Lead Belly
recorded at:
Victor Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-17)
cover recording of:
See See Rider Blues (on 1940-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10056)
3:15
14Four Day Worry Blues
3:09
15Ox Drivin' Blues
2:57
16I'm Sorry Mama
2:09
17Irene Goodnight
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
3:39
2CD
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1Good Morning Blues2:57
2Rock Island Line
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:58
3On Monday
1:55
4See See Raider
3:01
5Alberta
guitar and lead vocals:
Lead Belly (on 1935-01-23, on 1940-06-15)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1935-01-23)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
recording of:
Alberta (on 1940-06-15)
lyricist:
Huddie William Ledbetter
composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter (in 1935)
3:15
6Eagle Rock Rag
2:49
7Whoa Back Buck
3:12
8Pick a Ball of Cotton
3:06
9Grey Goose
3:02
10Bourgois Blues
5:38
11Pigmeat
3:15
12Leaving Blues
recording of:
Leaving Blues
lyricist and composer:
Huddie William Ledbetter
3:38
13Shorty George
3:10
14Take This Hammer
1:40
15I Got a Pretty Flower
2:32
16Black Snake Moan
3:14
17Corn Bread Rough
2:14
18You Don't My Mind
3:07
19Alabama Bound
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-06-15)
guitar:
Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
vocals:
The Golden Gate Quartet (on 1940-06-15) and Lead Belly (on 1940-06-15)
3:07
20Little Sally Walker
2:39
21Midnight Special
recording of:
Midnight Special
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Union Songs AB
2:12
22Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
1:53