Here are the mesmerizing performances that Alan and John Lomax captured upon visiting Leadbelly in Angola Penitentiary in 1934. His powerful voice soars over his effortless guitar playing as you hear these crucial early cuts: Goodnight Irene; Midnight Special; Careless Love; Red River; Ella Speed; Match Box Blues; Take a Whiff on Me; Roberta, and more!
1) Irene
2) Irene
3) Matchbox Blues
4) Midnight Special
5) Governor O.K. Allen
6) Frankie ; Albert
7) Ella Speed
8) Red River
9) Get Up in the Mornin'
10) You Don't Know My Mind
11) I'm Sorry Mama
12) Take a Whiff on Me
13) Dekalb Blues
14) Roberta
15) Careless Love