Leadbelly, born Huddie William Ledbetter, is one of the most influential voices in American music. Though widely thought of as a blues musician (which, in part, he was), a direct line can be drawn from him to the folk protest music of the '60s, and from there to Bruce Springsteen and Billy Bragg. In the '40s, Leadbelly brought obscure American folk songs to white, urban audiences and helped spread the word about injustices in America. Like Woody Guthrie, he could do love or comedic songs, and he had a real knack for children's songs. He died a decade before his true impact was felt. It's never to late to pay your respects.

BEST OF LEADBELLY	BOLL WEEVIL	BOURGEOIS BLUES	BRIDGING LEADBELLY
DEFINITIVE LEADBELLY	EASY RIDER BLUES	GWINE DIG A HOLE TO PUT T	HUDDIE LEDBETTERS BEST
IN THE SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS POLE	KING OF THE 12 STRINGS	LEADBELLY SINGS FOLK SONGS	LEADBELLY,VOL. 1: 1934-1935
LEGEND OF LEADBELLY-GOODNIGHT	LIVE: NEW YORK 1947 AND AUSTIN,TEXAS 1949	MIDNIGHT SPECIAL: LIB. OF CONG	NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE
SINGS FOR CHILDREN	WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT: LEAD BELLY LEGACY,VOL. 1	The Best of Leadbelly	When the Sun Goes Down, Volume 5: Take This Hammer
Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Volume 1	Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In	Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Volume 2	The Blues Collection 30: Midnight Special
Important Recordings 1934 - 1949	The Titanic: Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 4	The Ultimate Jazz Archive (set 12: Blues)	King of the 12-String Guitar
Go Down Old Hannah	Let It Shine on Me (Library of Congress Recordings, Volume 3)	Huddie Ledbetter's Best	The Very Best of Leadbelly
The Tradition Masters	Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Volume 3	The House of the Rising Sun	The Definitive Leadbelly
(Goodnight) Irene / Ain't You Glad	De Kalb Blues / The Boll Weevil	Kings of the Blues: Leadbelly	Good Morning Blues / Leaving Blues
New York City / You Can't Lose Me, Cholly	Alberta / T.B. Blues	The Midnight Special / Ham an' Eggs	The Red Cross Store Blues / Roberta
Pick a Bale of Cotton / Alabama Bound	Worried Blues / Easy Rider Blues	Rock Island Line / Ol' Riley	Grey Goose / Stew Ball
Rock Island Line: Huddie Ledbetter Memorial Album, Volume 2	Irene Goodnight	The Legend of Leadbelly	"The Leadbelly Collection" - 20 Blues Greats
Bourgeois Blues: Golden Classics Part One	The Leadbelly Story	Leadbelly Memorial, Volumes 1 & 2	You Do Me Any Old Way
Leadbelly Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947, Volume 1	Lead Belly Complete Recorded Works 1939-1947, Volume 2	Nothing but the Blues: Leadbelly (disc 2)	Bridging Lead Belly
Leadbelly - the Blues Collection	The Leadbelly Collection	Nothing but the Blues: Leadbelly (disc 1)	Alabama Bound
Storyteller Blues	Blues & Folk Singer	The Definitive Lead Belly