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Overview

Date of Death:
6 December 1949, New York City, New York, USA more
Trivia:
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. more
STARmeter: ?
Down 4% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Alternate Names:
Harry 'Leadbelly' Leadbetter

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live (2007) (V) (writer: "Black Betty")
    ... aka Meat Loaf - 3 Bats Live (USA: DVD box title)
  2. The Brave One (2007) (writer: "Black Betty")
  3. TMNT (2007) (writer: "Black Betty")
    ... aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (USA: long title)
  4. The Condemned (2007) (writer: "Black Betty")
  5. Kurt Cobain About a Son (2006) (performer: "The Bourgeois Blues")
  6. The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) (writer: "Black Betty")
  7. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (writer: "Ramblin' Round", "Goodnight Irene", "Green Corn") (performer: "Goodnight Irene")
    ... aka Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
  8. Guess Who (2005) (writer: "Black Betty" (1935))
  9. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) (writer: "Black Betty")
  10. The Aviator (2004) (writer: "Howard Hughes" (1940)) (performer: "Howard Hughes" (1940))
    ... aka Aviator (Germany)
  11. White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights (2004) (V) (writer: "Take a Whiff on Me", "De Ballit of de Boll Weevil")
  12. Without a Paddle (2004) ("Black Betty")
  13. American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land (2002) (TV) (writer: "Cotton Fields")
  14. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002) (writer: "Black Betty")
    ... aka Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (USA: video box title)
  15. Blow (2001) (writer: "Black Betty")

  16. Kiss the Girls (1997) ("Goodnight Irene")
  17. Inventing the Abbotts (1997) (writer: "Goodnight, Irene") (performer: "Goodnight, Irene")
  18. Squish Story (1996) (writer: "Tight Like That")
    ... aka Squish Story: The Making of 'Commander Squish'
  19. Houseguest (1995) (writer: "Goodnight Irene")
  20. "Unplugged" (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka "MTV Unplugged"
        - Eric Clapton (1992) TV episode (arranger: "Alberta")

  21. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (writer: "THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL")

  22. The Jerk (1979) (music: "Pick A Bale Of Cotton")
  23. Renaldo and Clara (1978) (writer: "In the Pines")
  24. Bound for Glory (1976) ("Roll On, Columbia")

  25. "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka "Ozzie and Harriet"
        - June Music Festival (1963) TV episode (lyrics: "Rock Island Line")

  26. "The Lux Show" (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney" (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.9 (1957) TV episode (music: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine")
Archive Footage:
  1. Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2009) .... Himself
  2. Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) .... Himself
  3. "American Masters"
        - Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song"
        - The Road to Rock 'n' Roll (2001) TV episode (as Harry 'Leadbelly' Leadbetter) .... Himself
  5. Blues Odyssey (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Blues Masters (1999) (V)
  7. Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) .... Himself
  8. A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988) (V) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
CD: "Bourgeous Blues--Golden Classics, Part 1" (VCL) more
Genres:
Music | Comedy | Drama | Action more

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