David Suisman just alerted us to the only existing footage of Leadbelly (from 1945).
Warning: this link is to the iFilm site, which is ridden with ads.
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Warning: this link is to the iFilm site, which is ridden with ads.
that is the greatest warning I have read in a loooong time.
Posted by: Ed Word | May 02, 2005 at 01:08 PM
A huge thanks, David! This is easily the coolest visual I've received via WFMU!
Oh, I've got Grey Goosebumps, now. That song in particular keeps Leadbelly close and dear as it was an anonymous earworm from outta nowhere one day and I could not rest till I found its source (which was fortunately the same day).
Very nice find ... and I didn't get a lick of work done during those three work songs. Guess it was a "hot cup of coffee [and] cold glass of tea" break!-)
Posted by: Zach in Philly | May 02, 2005 at 04:00 PM
Sorry, I goofed up the link for Inner Ear Detour with David
Posted by: Zach in Philly | May 02, 2005 at 04:02 PM
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. Petey Cger does it again. By the way, Cger means Seeger in Peteytalk.
that was the best leadbelly video i've seen in a long time. Get it? because its the ONLY leadbelly video i've seen in a long time. This is because there's only one of them.
no but seriously, that LeddyBell is the man!
Posted by: petey | May 02, 2005 at 10:43 PM
...ridden with ads, and also has never worked for me.
Damn shame. I'd love to see this.
Posted by: Billy K | May 03, 2005 at 11:38 AM
Billy K (and everyone else), try here for a downloadable version.
Posted by: Chris | May 04, 2005 at 01:04 PM