Jan 25 1925
Folk blues singer Leadbelly, in jail on murder charges, is formally pardoned by Texas Governor Pat M. Neff, who is impressed by the man's ability to interpret songs.
Folk blues singer Leadbelly, in jail on murder charges, is formally pardoned by Texas Governor Pat M. Neff, who is impressed by the man's ability to interpret songs.
Huddie William Ledbetter
(January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced
"King of the 12-string Guitar" is what they called Huddie Ledbetter, the Louisiana singer/songwriter known professionally as Lead Belly (or "Leadbelly"). Huddie (pronounced "hoo-dee") was of African and Cherokee descent and grew up in northern Louisiana and neighboring Texas. where he earned a reputation as a popular performer, womanizer and troublemaker.
Various sources give Huddie Ledbetter's birthday as 15 January, 20 January or 29 January; Ledbetter's birth year is given as 1885, 1888, 1889 and 1900. His gravestone says 1889, but relatives and the U.S censuses in 1900 and 1910 indicate his birth year was 1888...
Texas Governor Pat Neff did the right thing in 1925…
Just Goes to Show Ya:
Just Goes to Show Ya:
WHERE WORDS FAIL, MUSIC SPEAKS…
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