Biography:
Huddie 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.
Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar.
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- Im All Out And Down
- John Hardy
- John Henry
- Little Girl
- Midnight Special
- New York City
- On A Monday
- Parting Song When You Smile
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Rock Island Line
- Somebodys Diggin My Potatoes
- The Bourgeois Blues
- Theres A Man Going Round Taking Names
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night
- Whoa Back Buck
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Whoa back buck and gee by the lamb,
E B7 E
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Whoa back buck and gee by the lamb,
E B7 E
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Old Cunningham and old Cunningham,
E B7 D
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Eighteen, nineteen, twenty years ago,
E B7 E
I taken my gal to a country store.
E D
Taken my gal to a country store,
E B7 E
I bought my gal some calico.
(Chorus)
E D
I taken my gal to a country store,
E B7 E
I bought my gal some calico,
E D
Taken my gal to a party-o
E B7 E
Wouldn't let her dance but a set or so.
(Chorus)
E D
You take Sal and I'll take Jane
E B7 E
Both good lookin', but they ain't the same
E D
You swing Sal and I'll swing Sue
E B7 E
Mighty little difference between the two.
(Chorus)
("Old Cunningham" can be interchanged with "Whoa Goddam" as in some versions of the song)
Whoa back buck and gee by the lamb,
E B7 E
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Whoa back buck and gee by the lamb,
E B7 E
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Old Cunningham and old Cunningham,
E B7 D
Who made the back band, old Cunningham.
E D
Eighteen, nineteen, twenty years ago,
E B7 E
I taken my gal to a country store.
E D
Taken my gal to a country store,
E B7 E
I bought my gal some calico.
(Chorus)
E D
I taken my gal to a country store,
E B7 E
I bought my gal some calico,
E D
Taken my gal to a party-o
E B7 E
Wouldn't let her dance but a set or so.
(Chorus)
E D
You take Sal and I'll take Jane
E B7 E
Both good lookin', but they ain't the same
E D
You swing Sal and I'll swing Sue
E B7 E
Mighty little difference between the two.
(Chorus)
("Old Cunningham" can be interchanged with "Whoa Goddam" as in some versions of the song)
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