Ledbetter, Huddie William 'Lead Belly' b. January 20, 1889 d. December 6, 1949 American Folk Blues Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist. Musician from childhood, Lead Belly played accordion, 6 and 12-string guitar, bass and harmonica. He led a wandering life, learning songs by absorbing oral tradition. For a time he worked as an itinerant musician with Blind Lemon Jefferson. In 1918 he was imprisoned for murder, after serving six years, he was pardoned by the Governor of Texas, who had visited the prison an heard him sing. Resuming a life of drifting, Lead Belly was imprisoned...[Read More] Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Mooringsport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
b. January 20, 1889 d. December 6, 1949