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Leadbelly (1885–1949)

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Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. See more trivia »

Born:

Huddie William Ledbetter
in Louisiana, USA

Died:

(age 64) in New York City, New York, USA
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2012 Not Fade Away (writer: "Pick A Bale o' Cotton" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary) (writer: "Mo Yet", "Sylvie Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvy")
 
2010 Death Race 2 (video) (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2010 Cop Out (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2010 Rock & Chips (TV series)
– Pilot (2010) (performer: "How Long" - uncredited)
 
2007 Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live (video) (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2007 The Brave One (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2007 The Condemned (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2007 TMNT (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2006 Friday Night Lights (TV series)
– Pilot (2006) (writer: "Black Betty" - uncredited)
 
2006 Kurt Cobain About a Son (documentary) (writer: "The Bourgeois Blues" / as Huddie Ledbetter / performer: "The Bourgeois Blues")
 
2006 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
– Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power (2006) (writer: "The Bourgeois Blues" / as Huddie Ledbetter / performer: "The Bourgeois Blues" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (writer: "Ramblin' Round", "Goodnight Irene", "Green Corn" / as Huddie Ledbetter / performer: "Goodnight Irene")
 
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2005 Guess Who (writer: "Black Betty" 1935 / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2004 The Aviator (writer: "Howard Hughes" 1940 / as Huddie Leadbetter / performer: "Howard Hughes" 1940)
 
2004 White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights (video documentary) (writer: "Take a Whiff on Me", "De Ballit of de Boll Weevil" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2004 Tell Them Who You Are (documentary) (music: "Goodnight Irene" / as Huddie Ledbetter / lyrics: "Goodnight Irene" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2004 As It Is in Heaven (writer: "Cotton Fields" / as Hoddie Ledbetter)
 
2004 Without a Paddle ("Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2002 American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land (TV movie) (writer: "Cotton Fields")
 
2002 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
2001 Blow (writer: "Black Betty" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
1998 Tohuwabohu (TV series)
– 2x23 (1998) (music: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - uncredited)
 
1997 Kiss the Girls ("Goodnight Irene" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
1997 Inventing the Abbotts (writer: "Goodnight, Irene" / as Huddie Ledbetter / performer: "Goodnight, Irene")
 
1996 Squish Story (documentary) (writer: "Tight Like That" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
1995 Houseguest (writer: "Goodnight Irene" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary) (performer: "Pick a Bale of Cotton")
 
1992 Unplugged (TV series documentary)
– Eric Clapton (1992) (arranger: "Alberta")
 
1991 Screen Two (TV series)
– Morphine and Dolly Mixtures (1991) (writer: "Goodnight Irene" - uncredited)
 
1987 Housekeeping (writer: "Goodnight Irene" - uncredited)
 
1987 Made in Heaven (writer: "Goodnight Irene" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie (writer: "THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL")
 
1979 The Jerk (music: "Pick A Bale Of Cotton" / as Huddie Ledbetter / lyrics: "Pick A Bale Of Cotton" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
1978 Renaldo and Clara (writer: "In the Pines")
 
1977 The Muppet Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.22 (1977) (writer: "Cotton Fields")
 
1976 Bound for Glory (music: "Roll On, Columbia" / as Huddie Ledbetter)
 
1969 Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers in London (TV series)
– Episode #2.3 (1969) (writer: "Cotton Fields" - uncredited)
 
1964 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
– The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail (1964) (music: "Cotton Fields" - uncredited / lyrics: "Cotton Fields" - uncredited)
 
1963 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
– June Music Festival (1963) (lyrics: "Rock Island Line")
 
1957 The Lux Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.9 (1957) (music: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine")
 
1955 Resa i natten (music: "Goodnight Irene" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1954 Name That Tune (TV series)
– Episode dated 14 October 1954 (1954) ("Good Night, Irene")
 
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2010 Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In (short) (dedicatee)
 
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2013 Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Blues Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Blues Masters (video documentary)
 
1993 Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (documentary)
Himself - Performer
 
1988 A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (video documentary)
Himself
 
1977 All You Need Is Love (TV series documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

CD: "Best of the Blues" (ZZB) See more »

Official Sites:

The Leadbelly Web | See more »

Alternate Names:

Harry 'Leadbelly' Leadbetter | Huddie Ledbetter [Leadbelly]
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. See more »

Trademark:

Played a twelve-string guitar See more »

Nickname:

The King of the Twelve-String Guitar See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius