Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 20, 1888
Died
December 6, 1949
Age
61
Place of Birth
Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA
Popularity
0.8
Lead Belly
Acting
Biography
Huddie William Ledbetter, better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer, musician, and songwriter notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In The Pines", "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil".
Also known as
Huddie William Ledbetter · Leadbelly
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Known For
7.4
The Blues
2003 · TV
8.5
Feel Like Going Home
2003 · Movie
6.5
Blues Masters
1999 · Movie
0.0
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
2006 · Movie
8.5
Legend of Lead Belly
2013 · Movie
8.5
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
2008 · Movie
0.0
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
1993 · Movie
0.0
Pick a Bale of Cotton
1945 · Movie
Filmography
2013
Legend of Lead Belly
Movie · Self / Archive Footage (as Huddie Ledbetter)
8.5
2008
Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
Movie
8.5
2006
Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2003
Feel Like Going Home
Movie · Self
8.5
2003
The Blues
TV · Self (archive footage)
7.4
1999
Blues Masters
Movie
6.5
1993
Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
1945
Pick a Bale of Cotton
Movie · Himself
0.0