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Leadbelly (1885–1949)
Leadbelly was born on January 29, 1885 in Louisiana, USA as Huddie William Ledbetter. He was married to Martha Promise and Aletha Henderson. He died on December 6, 1949 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Born:in Louisiana, USADied:(age 64) in New York City, New York, USA |
The cast of workplace comedy "Superstore" reflect on the jobs they had before they were successful actors.
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2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Natalie Portman/J.J. Abrams/Neil Diamond
(2016)
... (writer: "It's Almost Day" - uncredited)
2015
Er ist wieder da
(performer: "Mr Hitler / Hitler Song (Er Ist Wieder Da Edit)" - as Lead Belly) / (writer: "Mr Hitler / Hitler Song (Er Ist Wieder Da Edit)" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
2015
Halt and Catch Fire
(TV Series) (arranger - 1 episode)
- The Way In
(2015)
... (arranger: "Rock Island Line" - uncredited)
2015
Cobain: Montage of Heck
(Documentary) (writer: "Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Live from MTV Unplugged)", "Ain't it a Shame" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
2014
Strictly Come Dancing
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Week 6: Halloween Special
(2014)
... (writer: "Black Betty" - uncredited)
2014
Breakfast
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 11 October 2014
(2014)
... (writer: "Cotton Fields")
2014
Revolution
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Mis Dos Padres
(2014)
... (writer: "Black Betty" - uncredited)
2013
North America
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Born to Be Wild
(2013)
... (writer: "Black Betty" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
2013
BioShock Infinite
(Video Game) (lyrics: "Goodnight Irene" - as Huddy Ledbetter) / (music: "Goodnight Irene" - as Huddy Ledbetter)
2012
Not Fade Away
(performer: "Good Mornin' Blues") / (writer: "Good Mornin' Blues") / (writer: "Pick A Bale o' Cotton" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (1 episode, 2012) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- Week 2
(2012)
... ("Black Betty")
- Round 4
(2007)
... (writer: "Black Betty")
2011
Dylan Moran: Yeah, Yeah
(Documentary) (performer: "Good Morning Blues") / (writer: "Good Morning Blues" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
2011
The Marty Stuart Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- John Anderson
(2011)
... (writer: "Bully of the Town")
2011
Sing Your Song
(Documentary) (performer: "Grey Goose") / (writer: "Mo Yet", "Sylvie (Bring Me Li'l Water, Silvie)")
2010
The Defenders
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Las Vegas vs. Johnson
(2010)
... (writer: "Black Betty" - uncredited)
2010
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Blockbuster Heroes
(2010)
... (writer: "Black Betty" - uncredited)
2010
Tosh.0
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Make It Snow Girl
(2010)
... (writer: "Black Betty" - as Huddie Ledbetter, uncredited)
2010
Rock & Chips
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Pilot
(2010)
... (performer: "How Long" - uncredited)
2009
Eastbound & Down
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chapter 1
(2009)
... (writer: "Black Betty" - uncredited)
2008
Fling
(performer: "Where Did You Sleep Last Night") / (writer: "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - as H. Ledbetter)
2006
Friday Night Lights
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Pilot
(2006)
... (writer: "Black Betty" - uncredited)
2006
Kurt Cobain About a Son
(Documentary) (performer: "The Bourgeois Blues") / (writer: "The Bourgeois Blues" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
Independent Lens
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2006) (writer - 1 episode, 2006)
- Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power
(2006)
... (performer: "The Bourgeois Blues" - as Huddie Ledbetter) / (writer: "The Bourgeois Blues" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
Folk Britannia
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes, 2006) (performer - 1 episode, 2006)
- Ballads and Blues
(2006)
... (performer: "Rock Island Line", "Pick a Bale of Cotton") / (writer: "Goodnight Irene" - as Huddie Ledbetter) / (writer: "Rock Island Line" - as Huddie William Ledbetter)
American Masters
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005)
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
(2005)
... (performer: "Goodnight Irene") / (writer: "Ramblin' Round", "Goodnight Irene", "Green Corn" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
2004
The Aviator
(performer: "Howard Hughes" (1940)) / (writer: "Howard Hughes" (1940) - as Huddie Leadbetter)
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) (lyrics: "Goodnight Irene" - as Huddie Ledbetter) / (music: "Goodnight Irene" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
The Blues
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes, 2003) (performer - 1 episode, 2003)
- Red, White and Blues
(2003)
... (as Lead Belly, "Pick A Bale O' Cotton") / (writer: "Pick A Bale O' Cotton" - as Huddy Ledbetter)
- Feel Like Going Home
(2003)
... (performer: "Goodnight Irene", "C.C. Rider") / (writer: "Goodnight Irene", "C.C. Rider" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
2000
Lost Killers
(lyrics: "Back to the crossroads" / "Dayton", "Ride on (Fight on)" - as H. Leadbetter) / (music: "Back to the crossroads" / "Dayton", "Ride on (Fight on)" - as H. Leadbetter)
2000
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
(Documentary) (music: "Scottsboro Boys") / (performer: "Scottsboro Boys")
1998
Tohuwabohu
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- 2x23
(1998)
... (music: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - uncredited)
1997
I Know What You Did Last Summer
(performer: "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - as Lead Belly) / (writer: "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - as H. Ledbetter)
1997
Inventing the Abbotts
(performer: "Goodnight, Irene") / (writer: "Goodnight, Irene" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
1996
Squish Story
(Documentary) (performer: "Tight Like That") / (writer: "Tight Like That" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
1993
Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Jean Harlow") / (writer: "Jean Harlow")
1992
Unplugged
(TV Series documentary) (arranger - 1 episode)
- Eric Clapton
(1992)
... (arranger: "Alberta")
1991
Screen Two
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Morphine and Dolly Mixtures
(1991)
... (writer: "Goodnight Irene" - uncredited)
1990
The Wonder Years
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Growing Up
(1990)
... (writer: "Goodnight, Irene")
1982
Knees-Up
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chas & Dave's Christmas Knees-Up
(1982)
... (writer: "Goodnight, Irene")
1979
The Jerk
(lyrics: "Pick A Bale Of Cotton" - as Huddie Ledbetter) / (music: "Pick A Bale Of Cotton" - as Huddie Ledbetter)
1977
The Muppet Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Teresa Brewer
(1977)
... (writer: "Cotton Fields")
1977
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode dated 27 October 1977
(1977)
... ("Black Betty")
- Episode dated 13 October 1977
(1977)
... ("Black Betty")
- Episode dated 29 September 1977
(1977)
... ("Black Betty")
1976
Dolly
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.4
(1976)
... (writer: "Blues Stay Away From My Door")
1969
Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.3
(1969)
... (writer: "Cotton Fields" - uncredited)
1965
Hollywood a Go Go
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.6
(1965)
... (writer: "Cottonfields")
The Dick Van Dyke Show
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 1964) (music - 1 episode, 1964)
- The Alan Brady Show Goes to Jail
(1964)
... (lyrics: "Cotton Fields" - uncredited) / (music: "Cotton Fields" - uncredited)
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.20
(1964)
... (music: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine")
1963
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode)
- June Music Festival
(1963)
... (lyrics: "Rock Island Line")
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Guitar Player Returns
(1961)
... (writer: "Midnight Special")
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 1960) (music - 1 episode, 1958)
- Dale Robertson
(1960)
... (writer: "Irene, Goodnight" - uncredited)
- Keenan Wynn
(1958)
... (music: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" - uncredited)
1958
All Your Own
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 6 April 1958
(1958)
... (writer: "Cotton Fields")
1957
The Lux Show
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.9
(1957)
... (music: "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine")
1954
Name That Tune
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode dated 14 October 1954
(1954)
... ("Good Night, Irene")
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CD: "Defense Blues--Golden Classics" (VCL) See more »Alternate Names:
Lead Belly | Harry 'Leadbelly' Leadbetter | Huddie Ledbetter | Huddie Ledbetter [Leadbelly]
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