- Release date
- 1954
- Recording date
- 1948
- Label
- Folkways
- Catalog number
- FP 242
- Format
- 12" LP
- Comments
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Leadbelly's Last Sessions is a ninety-four track, quadruple LP set of Fall 1948 recordings that has been split out into two 1954 releases. Leadbelly's Last Sessions [Volume One] contains fifty-two tracks and this release, Volume Two, contains the remaining forty-two tracks. In 1994, all of the recordings were reissued again with two more 1948 recordings on a ninety-six track, quadruple CD release, Lead Belly's Last Sessions [1994 Box Set].
Tracks 53-73 recorded October 15, 1948
Tracks 74-94 recorded November 5, 1948
Tracks
Title | Performer | Written by | Info | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bully of the Town | Leadbelly | [Traditional] | Originally by May Irwin PRF,REC, Mr. J. W. Myers REL | ||
I'm Alone Because I Love You | Leadbelly | Ira Schuster, Joe Young [US1] | Originally by Al Carney | ||
Sweet Jenny Lee | Leadbelly | Walter Donaldson | Originally by Isham Jones' Orchestra |