List of cover versions of Lead Belly songs

Huddie William Ledbetter /ˈhjdi/ (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949)[1] was an American folk and blues musician notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Lead Belly.

Lead Belly's songs covered a wide range of genres and topics including gospel music; blues about women, liquor, prison life, and racism; and folk songs about cowboys, prison, work, sailors, cattle herding, and dancing. He also wrote songs about people in the news, such as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Jean Harlow, Jack Johnson, the Scottsboro Boys and Howard Hughes.

Lead Belly's work has been widely covered by subsequent musical acts, including:

SongArtist(s)ReleaseYearReference
"Midnight Special" Bob Dylan
Brian Wilson
Johnny RiversHere We à Go Go Again!1964
Delaney Davidson
Tom Russell
Lonnie Donegan
Creedence Clearwater RevivalWilly and the Poor Boys1969
Elvis Presley[2]
ABBA
Pete Seeger
Weavers[3]
Harry Belafonte
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
Animals
Jay Farrar
Johnny Cash
Tom Petty
Dr. John
Ry Cooder
Davy Graham
Maria Muldaur
Rory Block
Grateful Dead
Gene Autry
Odetta
Billy Childish
Mungo Jerry
Paul King
Van Morrison
Michelle Shocked
"Cotton Fields"The Beach Boys20/201969
country style single1970
Creedence Clearwater RevivalWilly and the Poor Boys1969
Elvis Presley[4]
ABBA
Pete Seeger
Weavers[3]
Harry Belafonte
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
Animals
Jay Farrar
Johnny Cash
Tom Petty
Dr. John
Ry Cooder
Davy Graham
Maria Muldaur
Rory Block
Grateful Dead
Gene Autry
Odetta
Billy Childish
Mungo Jerry
Paul King
Van Morrison
Michelle Shocked
"Goodnight, Irene"Bryan FerryFrantic (album)2002
Tom WaitsOrphans2006
Half Man Half Biscuit
Ry CooderChicken Skin Music1976
James Booker Junco Partner 1976
Dr. John Goin' Back to New Orleans 1992
Scott H. Biram
Ron Sexsmith
British Sea Power
Rod Stewart
Ernest Tubb
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Ram Jam
Peter Tork
"Black Betty"Ram JamRam Jam1977
SpiderbaitTonight Alright2004
Tom Jones Reloaded: Greatest Hits 2003
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Kicking Against the Pricks 1986
"In the Pines"Blind Willies
"Boll Weevil"White StripesLive in Mississippi2011
Fall
Hole
Smog
Old Crow Medicine Show
Meat Loaf
Ministry
Raffi
Rasputina
"Out on the Western Plain"Rory GallagherAgainst the Grain1975
Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Deer Tick
Hugh Laurie
X
Bill Frisell
Koerner, Ray & Glover
Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Where Did You Sleep Last Night"NirvanaMTV Unplugged in New York1994
Meat Puppets
Mark Lanegan
WZRDWZRD2012
Keith Richards
"I Got Stripes"Phil LeeCash on Delivery1999
"Hangman Jury" (sampled from "Can't You Line 'em")AerosmithPermanent Vacation1987[5]
Gallis Pole (Gallows Pole) Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III 1970
Ain’t It A Shame Nirvana With The Lights Out

References

  1. Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 301. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  2. Presley, Elvis; Cash, Johnny. "Together: Elvis Presley/Johnny Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  3. Gilliland, John (1969). "Play A Simple Melody: American Pop Music in the Early Fifties. Part 1" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries.
  4. Presley, Elvis; Cash, Johnny. "Together: Elvis Presley/Johnny Cash". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  5. "Leadbelly Covers [mixtape]". Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
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