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June 15, 2012

Lead Belly: the greatest musician you barely know.

He murdered a man and spent years in prison, escaped from prison at one point, went back to prison for stabbing a man, recorded children's albums, and finally died of Lou Gehrig's disease.
He was never a huge hit but his impact on music, especially the late 20th century blues revival in rock, was immense. Songs like "Fannin Street" are more obscure, for example, but modern blues musicians know them very well. --Word Around the Net: LEAD BELLY

Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 15, 2012 7:30 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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