Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures

by Annabeth Albert and Tyehimba Jess

The influential Louisiana bluesman, Lead Belly, wrote and performed some of the best-loved songs of the twentieth century, including "The Midnight Special," "Rock Island Line" and his signature song, "Goodnight, Irene," which became an international hit in 1950, eight months after his death. John A. Lomax, the esteemed Library of Congress folk music anthropologist, discovered Lead Belly serving time (for assault and murder) at the infamous Louisiana...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3865214592
• ISBN13: 9783865214591
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Steidl
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.0" x 12.0"