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Sings For Children

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. More Yet ~ Leadbelly
2. Boll Weevil ~ Leadbelly
3. Little Boy, How Old Are You? ~ Leadbelly
4. Skip To My Lou ~ Leadbelly
5. Red Bird ~ Leadbelly
6. Sally Walker ~ Leadbelly
7. Ha-Ha This-A-Way ~ Leadbelly
8. Grey Goose ~ Leadbelly
9. Christmas Is A-Coming ~ Leadbelly
10. Blue Tailed Fly (Jimmie, Crack Corn) ~ Leadbelly
11. Polly Wee (The Frog Song) ~ Leadbelly
12. Pig Latin Song ~ Leadbelly
13. When A Man's A Long Way From Home ~ Leadbelly
14. Good Morning Blues ~ Leadbelly
15. By And By When The Morning Comes ~ Leadbelly
16. Every Time I Feel The Spirit / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / They Hung Him On The Cross ~ Leadbelly
17. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot ~ Leadbelly
18. Rock Island Line ~ Leadbelly
19. Cotton Fields ~ Leadbelly
20. Old Man ~ Leadbelly
21. John Henry ~ Leadbelly
22. Julie Ann Johnson ~ Leadbelly
23. Whoa Back Buck ~ Leadbelly
24. You Can't Lose Me, Cholly ~ Leadbelly
25. Midnight Special ~ Leadbelly
26. Pick A Bale Of Cotton ~ Leadbelly
27. Take This Hammer ~ Leadbelly
28. We're In The Same Boat, Brother ~ Leadbelly



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Personnel includes: Leadbelly (vocals, 12-string guitar); Oleander Quartet (vocals).
Engineers include: Moses Asch, Frederic Ramsey, Jr.
Recorded between 1941 and 1948. Includes liner notes by Jeff Place.
All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.
If the concept of a children's album fills you with unpleasant thoughts of Raffi or Barney the Dinosaur, fear not--LEADBELLY SINGS FOR CHILDREN is a delightful alternative.
Originally compiled in the '50s, some years after Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter's death, these 1941-1948 tracks highlight the playful folk side of Leadbelly's music. Many traditional folk songs, such as "Skip to My Lou" and "Blue-Tailed Fly (Jimmie Crack Corn)" are thought of as kiddie music now, but to Leadbelly, they were no less important than supposedly more "adult" fare like his classic "Midnight Special" and the handful of gospel standards here. Hearing them collected together like this, the common bonds of these songs are self-evident. Even silly tunes like "The Pig Latin Song" have a depth and richness to them. LEADBELLY SINGS FOR CHILDREN is the rare children's album that'll get a lot of play even in kid-free homes.

 
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Hills Of Home-25 Years Of Folk
Rounder 25th Anniversary Box S
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Smithsonian Folkways Children'
Smithsonian Folkways-American
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V.1 Blues Roots
Vol. 6-(1924-46)
American Roots Music
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Men Of Blues
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Classic Blues Vol.2
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A Tribute To Johnny Lang
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Tribute To Eric Clapton
Greatest Blues
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Tribute To White Stripes
Century Of The Blues
These Blues Don't Belong To Me (Explicit Version)
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Men Of Blues
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Beginner's Guide To Folk Music (eng)
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Best Of Blues
If You Ain't Got The Do Re Mi:songs O
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