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Lead B

(Encyclopedia) Lead Belly, nickname of Huddie William Ledbetter, 1885–1949, American singer, b. Mooringsport, La. While wandering through Louisiana…

Lead Belly

Name at birth: Huddie William Ledbetter"King of the 12-string Guitar" is what they called Huddie Ledbetter, the Louisiana singer/songwriter known professionally as Lead Belly (or "Leadbelly").…

500 Songs That Shaped Rock

James Henke, chief curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the help of music writers and critics, selected 500 songs (not only rock songs) that they believe have been most…

jazz

(Encyclopedia) jazz, the most significant form of musical expression of African-American culture and arguably the most outstanding contribution the United States has made to the art of music…