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King of the 12 String Guitar Huddie Ledbetter aka Lead Belly

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“Arlo told us his first childhood memory was Leadbelly singing.” ~ Alvin Singh, Lead Belly Estate. @folkslinger @leadbellyblues

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Happy Birthday Pete Seeger https://t.co/KL8bRQukrS

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As we celebrate #PeteSeeger100 let’s remember In 1950, one year after Lead Belly's death, Pete Seeger with The Weavers recorded a version of "Goodnight, Irene". The single first reached the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart on June 30, 1950... https://t.co/CEGaNPoYuI

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Happy Birthday Pete Seeger! https://t.co/jDdI1S6k8t

[Dom Flemons @domflemons]

Gearing up for a great show tomorrow at the Gamble Rogers Music Festival! See you all in St. Augustine, FL!

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

Mental transformation takes time, but it becomes easier with familiarity. Don’t entertain unrealistic expectations; it doesn’t take place quickly. It requires patience and determination over months and years, but if you keep it up, at the end of your life you’ll be content.

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The legendary Pete Seeger was born on May 3, 1919.

“Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the right moment could change history.” ~ Pete Seeger

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Leadbelly and the Golden Gate Quartet - "The Midnight Special" and Other Southern Prison Songs

a really interesting album, with a lot of historical weight behind it

i think the historical context outweighs my actual interest in the music, the singing

but still, interesting

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Happening now in Tulsa https://t.co/e52MvMBmqI

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Follow @Florence_dore she has a well researched book on traditional blues music and it’s connection to southern literature and Rock & roll. And she has a great singing voice as well! #vandy #leadbelly #southernhospitality

[Terika Dean @DeanTerika]

Great event last night listening to @Florence_dore talk about Lead Belly’s influence on literature in her new book Novel Sounds: Southern Fiction in the Age of Rock and Roll

[Smithsonian Folkways @Folkways]

Per the @VinylDistrict: "Smithsonian Folkways’ fresh reissue of 'Easy Rider' is a tidy encapsulation of the man’s aptitude for social commentary, its arrival welcome in this period of severe tumult." Read the review here:

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“Jefferson’s high voice, shouting style, and advanced guitar technique, which used melodic lead lines, bent notes, and imitative effects, as well as his lyrics and themes, became staples of the blues through such disciples as... https://t.co/Cp0cpIv1Ua

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