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The life and legend of Leadbelly / Charles Wolfe and Kip Lornell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : HarperPerennial, 1994, c1992.Description: xv, 334 p. : ill. 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780060924683
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • ML 420.L277 .W832 1994
Summary: The first biography of the legendary folk and blues musician who wrote "Goodnight, Irene" and "Midnight Special"--a man whose extraordinary life moves from Angola Penitentiary to Carnegie Hall. Nashville based Charles Wolfe and Smithsonian consultant Kip Lornell draw on new archival material, obscure recordings, and interviews to provide an unvarnished look at a unique legend. Photographs. Advertising in Living Blues. www.alibris.com
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
American Learning Resource American Learning Resource Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center ML 420.L277 .W832 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 9ALRC201101400

Hardcover of this book was originally puublished in 1992 by HarperCollins.--T. p. verso.

Discography: p. 289-322.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-287) and index.

The first biography of the legendary folk and blues musician who wrote "Goodnight, Irene" and "Midnight Special"--a man whose extraordinary life moves from Angola Penitentiary to Carnegie Hall. Nashville based Charles Wolfe and Smithsonian consultant Kip Lornell draw on new archival material, obscure recordings, and interviews to provide an unvarnished look at a unique legend. Photographs. Advertising in Living Blues. www.alibris.com

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