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Overview

Date of Death:
6 December 1949, New York City, New York, USA more
Trivia:
Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (under the category Early Influences)... more
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Down 11% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Alternate Names:
Harry 'Leadbelly' Leadbetter

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) (writer: "The Grey Goose")
  2. Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live (2007) (V) (writer: "Black Betty")
    ... aka Meat Loaf - 3 Bats Live (USA: DVD box title)
  3. The Brave One (2007) (writer: "Black Betty")
  4. TMNT (2007) (writer: "Black Betty")
    ... aka Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (USA: long title)
  5. The Condemned (2007) (writer: "Black Betty")
  6. Kurt Cobain About a Son (2006) (performer: "The Bourgeois Blues")
  7. The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) (writer: "Black Betty")
  8. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (writer: "Ramblin' Round", "Goodnight Irene", "Green Corn") (performer: "Goodnight Irene")
    ... aka Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
  9. Guess Who (2005) (writer: "Black Betty" (1935))
  10. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) (writer: "Black Betty")
  11. The Aviator (2004) (writer: "Howard Hughes" (1940)) (performer: "Howard Hughes" (1940))
    ... aka Aviator (Germany)
  12. White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights (2004) (V) (writer: "Take a Whiff on Me", "De Ballit of de Boll Weevil")
  13. Without a Paddle (2004) ("Black Betty")
  14. American Soundtrack: This Land Is Your Land (2002) (TV) (writer: "Cotton Fields")
  15. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002) (writer: "Black Betty")
    ... aka Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (USA: video box title)
  16. Blow (2001) (writer: "Black Betty")

  17. Kiss the Girls (1997) ("Goodnight Irene")
  18. Inventing the Abbotts (1997) (writer: "Goodnight, Irene") (performer: "Goodnight, Irene")
  19. Squish Story (1996) (writer: "Tight Like That")
    ... aka Squish Story: The Making of 'Commander Squish'
  20. Houseguest (1995) (writer: "Goodnight Irene")
  21. Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993) (performer: "Pick a Bale of Cotton")
  22. "Unplugged" (1 episode, 1992)
    ... aka MTV Unplugged
        - Eric Clapton (1992) TV episode (arranger: "Alberta")

  23. Made in Heaven (1987) (writer: "Goodnight Irene")
  24. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (writer: "THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL")

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

  28. "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers" (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka Dean Martin Presents
    ... aka Dean Martin Presents Music Country (USA: new title)
    ... aka Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers in London (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.3 (1969) TV episode (writer: "Cotton Fields" (uncredited))
  29. "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Ozzie and Harriet
        - June Music Festival (1963) TV episode (lyrics: "Rock Island Line")

  30. "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 - Performer
  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:

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