California libraries - where the action is Nov 8, 2009
Dip into the database that includes some of the early recordings of folksinger Leadbelly. Fill out a job application or file a small-business tax form online. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Mary Travers should be remembered Sep 18, 2009
Peter, Paul and Mary weren't true folkies like Pete Seeger, Leadbelly or Woody Guthrie. But they weren't the Kingston Trio, either. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Kawakami vs. Santana one-sided? Aug 21, 2009
I heard Leadbelly and Blind Lemon On the street where I was born Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Muddy Waters singin I m A Rolling Stone I went home and read my Christmas Humphreys book on Zen Curiosity killed the cat Kerouac s Dharma Bums and On The Road. What s my line. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Webb Wins Release of American in Myanmar Aug 16, 2009
Like that old Leadbelly song. "Brady, Brady, Brady, well you know you done wrongBreakin' in here while the games goin' onYou come a-breakin' down the windows, And knockin' down the doorAnd now you're lyin' dead on the barroom floor". (CBS News -- World)
Named American Trains in Folk Music Jul 23, 2009
Leadbelly was imprisoned in Sugarland who along with other inmates, heard the Midnight Special as a symbol of both freedom from incarceration and the means by which friends and family came to visit (Lornell, Kip. The NPR Curious Listener s Guide to American Folk. (Suite101.com)
'Where Did You Sleep Last Night?' delves into family secrets Jun 1, 2009
Where Did You Sleep Last Night. delves into family secrets - The Boston Globe. (Boston Globe)
More of this story» May 19, 2009
""Elvis Presley made me want to get a guitar," said McGuinn, who asked his parents for what became his 14th birthday present. "Its action was better for slicing hard-boiled eggs than playing music," he recalls, "but I did learn to play the flip side of Gene Vincent's 'Be-Bop-a-Lula," which he proceeds to prove. Next he got a guitar instruction book and learned chords.At school, he learned girls liked guitar players.Ives was about the extent of McGuinn's knowledge of folk music when a teacher... (Dowagiac News, MI)
Acoustic Groove Duo at Hickory Ridge Apr 16, 2009
Dave Berchtold and Brian Stear bring a basketful of finger picking good folk, blues, gospel, roots, rags and originals to the table on guitar, harmonica and mandolin with material that ranges from Leadbelly to Jorma Koukonan and the Allman Brothers. A native of central Illinois, Berchtold has been playing acoustic guitar for more than 30 years. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Fifteen Facts About Pete Seeger Apr 2, 2009
5) The Weavers scored their first hit in 1949 with Leadbelly s Goodnight Irene. The Weavers tried to bridge the gap between progressive, leftist music, and commerical appeal. (Suite101.com)
Arlo Guthrie: Music for hard times Feb 25, 2009
They did a series of stamps, ones with Leadbelly, Sonny Terry was on one, and Woody Guthrie. We called it "Thirty-Two Cents" because that's what the stamps were worth. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Robert Plant And Alison Krauss Win Grammy Album Of The Year Feb 9, 2009
" soundtrack (it won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002). And if you don't know who Alison Krauss is, she possesses a haunting set of pipes and is one of the meanest fiddle players in the world. Oh, and she's won 21 Grammys, more than any other female artist and the seventh-most in history. Really, she's the key to Sand's success, and not just because of her voice (or her fiddle playing). She and Plant first met in 2004, at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tribute to legendary bluesman... (VHI.com -- Music News)
