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Iconic folk singer Pete Seeger describes the music of Lead Belly as Inchsome of the best songs we'll ever know.Inch on this 11-track recording, Seeger pays tribute to the legendary blues musician and 12-string guitar virtuoso he also called a friend. Performed live with both exuberance and deference, the selections on this recording present a small fraction of Lead Belly's extensive repertoire but include greats such as InchGoodnight Irene,Inch InchMidnight Special,Inch and InchAlabama Bound.Inch Sleeve notes written by Seeger include a biography of Lead Belly and recount the origins of their friendship, and what it was that made Lead Belly the artist he was. Album Tracks 1. Midnight Special 2. Stewball 3. Pick a Bale of Cotton 4. New York City 5. Ha Ha This A-Way 6. Bourgeois Blues 7. Bring Me a Little Water, Silvy 8. Alabama Bound 9. Boll Weevil 10. Black Girl (In the Pines) 11. Irene (Goodnight Irene)
