Lead Belly
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 January 1888 · Mooringsport, Louisiana, USA
- Died
- 6 December 1949
Huddie William Ledbetter, better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer, musician, and songwriter notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In The Pines", "Goodnight, Irene", "Midnight Special", "Cotton Fields", and "Boll Weevil".
Known for
Acting 7
- 2013Legend of Lead Belly as Self / Archive Footage (as Huddie Ledbetter)
- 2008Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Bob Dylan
- 2006Woody Guthrie: Ain't Got No Home as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Feel Like Going Home as Self
- 1999Blues Masters
- 1993Blues Masters - The Essential History of the Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 1945Pick a Bale of Cotton as Himself