Huddie Ledbetter (23 January 1888-6 December 1949) was a leading American blues singer and guitarist. His songbook contained a large number of standard folk tunes, most adapted from previous sources. Leadbelly was born in Mooringsport, Louisiana, and spent time in and out of prison most of his life. In 1933, serving a sentence for attempted murder, musicologists John and Alan Lomax "discovered" him on a field recording tour sponsored by the Library of Congress. That summer, he was pardoned by the governor of Lousiana after recording his plea for pardon on a record, together with "Good Night Irene". Leadbelly went on to make hundreds of recordings of all sorts of different songs: country, blues, spirituals, reels, and work chants. His songs have been covered by Mark Lanegan, The Animals, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Nirvana, Lonnie Donegan, Johnny Cash, Gene Autry, The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, British Sea Power, Ram Jam,
| 1 | Black Snake Moan | Leadbelly [Columbia] |
| 2 | Midnight Special | Shout On - Lead Belly Legacy Volume 3 |
| 3 | You Can't Lose Me, Cholly | Shout On - Lead Belly Legacy Volume 3 |
| 4 | Death Letter Blues (Part II) | Leadbelly [Columbia] |
| 5 | Kansas City Papa | Leadbelly [Columbia] |
| 6 | Julie Ann Johnson | In the Shadows of the Gallows Pole |
| 7 | Governor Pat Neff | Shout On - Lead Belly Legacy Volume 3 |
| 8 | John Henry | Shout On - Lead Belly Legacy Volume 3 |
| 9 | Jean Harlow | Shout On - Lead Belly Legacy Volume 3 |
| 10 | Match Box Blues | Leadbelly [Columbia] |
| 11 | The Gallis Pole | In the Shadows of the Gallows Pole |
| 12 | If You Want To Do Your Part | Shout On - Lead Belly Legacy Volume 3 |
| 13 | C.C. Rider | Leadbelly [Columbia] |
| 14 | De Blues | In the Shadows of the Gallows Pole |
| 15 | The Bourgeois Blues | In the Shadows of the Gallows Pole |
| 16 | Red River | Leadbelly [Columbia] |
| 17 | Whoa, Back, Buck! (Back Band) | In the Shadows of the Gallows Pole |
| 18 | Alberta | Leadbelly [Columbia] |
| 19 | Borrow Love & Go | In the Shadows of the Gallows Pole |
| 20 | Packin' Trunk Blues | Leadbelly [Columbia] |