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One of the great masters of the 12 string guitar, Huddie Ledbetter was raised in Texas, where he was exposed to legendary bluesmen like Blind Lemon Jefferson. An imposing man, it was Ledbetter’s strong nature and voice that would earn him the name “Leadbelly”. Trading in farm life for a life of music, Leadbelly spent his early years playing blues all over the South, but this career was intermittent due to frequent stints in jail. Despite often receiving heavy sentences, he amazingly managed to receive a pardon each time from blues-loving governors. It was actually thanks the Library of Congress, (who in the Thirties sent researchers to the South in search of traditional music) that Leadbelly was finally released from jail the last time. He spent the last years of his life playing and (thankfully) recording his music.
