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Huddie Ledbetter

aka Lead Belly · also recorded as Leadbelly

real name Hudson William Ledbetter

Mooringsport, United States

Huddie Ledbetter is credited on 4,986 releases across 1,306 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,986

Credits

1,306

Albums

8

Decades active

1,524

In collections

Biography

American folk and blues singer, songwriter and guitarist
Born 21 January 1888 in Mooringsport, Louisiana, died 6 December 1949 in Bellevue, New York, NY
Any singular use of the name "Leadbelly" or variations of should be credited to Leadbelly

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Credited work

4,986 releases · 1,306 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 7,014
  • Other credits · 518
  • Production · 1

Studios: Carnegie Hall · K&K Studio City · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Wessex Sound Studios

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