Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 3

by Lead Belly

Overview

Although the original Leadbelly LP bearing this name (Folkways 31030) was drawn from October 1948 sessions, the CD reissue adds 17 tracks, some recorded as early as 1941, and so should be now considered an anthology of 1940s work. This does not rate among the best Leadbelly collections: due to illness, his guitar skills had diminished by the 1948 sessions that comprise much of the disc, and there are better versions of some of the songs elsewhere. It's still plenty worthwhile, though, particularly when Leadbelly is boosted by Sonny Terry's vocal and harmonica on several numbers, including Leroy Carr's blues "How Long, How Long." The CD is divided into thematic sections that, other than the '48 recordings, feature three patriotic tunes about U.S. efforts in World War II; five numbers recorded with Woody Guthrie and Cisco Houston in 1946, including the perennial favorite "Midnight Special"; and seven children-oriented selections. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/1998
Label:	Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UPC:	0093074010525
Rank:	94913

Tracks

1. Shout On
2. Little Children's Blues
3. Governor Pat Neff
4. Ain't Going Down to the Well No More
5. Go Down Old Hannah
6. Come and Sit Down Beside Me
7. How Long, How Long
8. Old Man
9. John Henry
10. Jean Harlow
11. Birmingham Jail
12. Don't Sleep Too Long
13. It Was Early One Morning
14. Uncle Sam Says (Bottle up and Go)
15. If You Want to Do Your Part
16. National Defense Blues
17. Whoa Back Buck
18. Ham and Eggs
19. Midnight Special
20. Grey Goose
21. Yellow Gal
22. Green Corn
23. The Parting Song
24. Rooster Crows at Midnight
25. Skip to My Lou
26. Medley
27. Medley
28. Ha Ha This a-Way
29. You Can't Lose Me, Cholly
30. It Was Soon One Morning
31. Take This Hammer
32. Pick a Bale of Cotton

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lead Belly   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (12 String)
Sonny Terry   Guest Artist,Vocals,Harmonica
Willie "The Lion" Smith   Guest Artist,Piano
Brownie McGhee   Guest Artist,Guitar
Woody Guthrie   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Cisco Houston   Guitar,Vocals
Jack Towers   Acetate
Pops Foster   Bass

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Sonny Terry   Composer
Kip Lornell   Liner Notes
Lead Belly   Arranger,Composer
Jack Towers   Transfers
Frederic Ramsey, Jr.   Engineer
John A. Lomax   Composer
Charlie Pilzer   Mastering
Leroy Carr   Composer
Pete Seeger   Liner Notes
Pete Reiniger   Transfers
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Jelly Roll Morton   Composer
Moses Asch   Engineer
Alan Lomax   Composer
Brownie McGhee   Composer
Jeff Place   Liner Notes,Reissue Compilation
Mary Monseur   Production Coordination
Michael Maloney   Production Coordination