Lead Belly - Midnight Special SEALED NEW CD

2-CD SETThis newly remastered 2-CD release presents 50 classic tunes by Lead Belly. The set contains a variety of sessions recorded by the Southern folk-music icon between 1935 and 1945. Included here is a wide selection of his masterworks, such as “The Midnight Special,” “Goodnight Irene,” “Cotton Fields,” and “Rock Island Line,” among other highlights and lesser-known staples. All of these songs constitute a treasure of incalculable value, which would form the basis and spirit of Lead Belly’s legend and secure his reputation as one of the greatest pioneers of that classic era. It is truly an indispensable set for any folk-blues devotee.Solo recordings by LEAD BELLY, vocals and guitar.With the exception of CD 1 [17] & [18], which feature accompaniment by Josh White (voc,g), and CD 2 [24], with backing by Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston (voc), and Sonny Terry (har).Recorded in Washington D.C. and New York, between 1935 and 1945.INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLETCD 1: TOTAL TIME: 77:1001 THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL02 SAIL ON LITTLE GIRL03 PACKING TRUNK BLUES04 ALABAMA BOUND05 JOHN HARDY06 WHERE DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT?07 ALBERTA08 T.B. BLUES09 EASY RIDER10 NEW YORK CITY11 ROCK ISLAND LINE12 YOU CAN’T LOSE-A ME CHOLLY13 ROBERTA14 LEAVING BLUES15 WHEN THE BOYS WERE OUT ON THE WESTERN PLAINS16 I’M ON MY LAST GO ROUND17 MOTHER’S BLUES18 PRETTY FLOWERS IN MY BACK YARD19 PICK A BALE OF COTTON20 FANNIN STREET21 THE BOURGEOIS BLUES22 GOODNIGHT IRENE23 THE BOLL WEEVIL24 SHORTY GEORGE25 GOOD MORNING BLUESCD 2:TOTAL TIME: 68:5601 TAKE THIS HAMMER02 COTTON FIELDS03 IN NEW ORLEANS04 THE GALLIS POLE05 SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT06 C.C. RIDER07 WORRIED BLUES08 BLUE TAIL FLY09 STEWBALL10 YELLOW GAL11 HAM’ AN’ EGGS12 DON’T YOU LOVE YOUR DADDY NO MORE?13 HOWARD HUGHES14 WHOA BACK, BUCK15 DIDN’T OL’ JOHN CROSS THE WATER?16 JULIANNE JOHNSON17 GREY GOOSE18 RED CROSS STORE BLUES19 CAN’T YOU LINE ‘EM20 MY BABY QUIT ME21 BLACK BETTY22 BOTTLE IT UP AND GO23 DE KALB BLUES24 WE SHALL BE FREE25 AIN’T GONNA STUDY WAR NO MORE