The treasure Lead Belly transported came from all over the - TopicsExpress



          

The treasure Lead Belly transported came from all over the African-American landscape: prison chants, field hollers, murder ballads, sentimental parlor songs, broadside ballads, telling the stories of the day. Sacred music was a major aspect of Lead Bellys repertoire, too, and to hear these spirituals and hymns rendered in his clear, muscular voice is to remember how central faith has been in peoples day-to-day survival, beyond the walls of any church.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:17:55 +0000

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