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In 1964, a version of the song by English Beat music group the Four Pennies reached the top-twenty in the United Kingdom. [4] A live rendition by American grunge band Nirvana , based on Lead Belly's interpretation, was recorded during their MTV Unplugged performance in 1993, and released the following year on their platinum-selling album, MTV ...
Huddie William Ledbetter (/ ˈ h j uː d i / HYOO-dee; January 1888 [1] [2] or 1889 [3] – December 6, 1949), [1] better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In the Pines", "Pick a Bale of Cotton", "Goodnight, Irene ...
The album was produced by Bruce Callaway and David McComb, [2] recorded in a woolshed on a remote Western Australian farming property, owned by the McCombs' parents, on an eight-track machine for a grand total of $1190; the album notes record that $340 of this was spent on alcohol (beer, wine and vodka), which exceeded the $310 spent on food, the $300 on recording equipment hire and the $240 ...
The following is a partial list of songs performed by Lead Belly. Lead Belly , born Huddie Ledbetter, was an American folk and blues musician active in the 1930s and 1940s. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
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In the Pines: Rebel: 853: Canadian issue reissued as County CCS 114 1989: Bluegrass 1950-1958: Bear Family: BCD 15423: 4 vol; German issue 1991: Bill Monroe: MCA: D 10082: Part of the Country Music Hall of Fame series 1991: Mule Skinner Blues: RCA Victor: 2494-2-R: Reissued as Country Legends: 1991: Bluegrass 1959-1969: Bear Family: BCD 15529: ...
The song's success made Billy Hill one of the more successful songwriters on Tin Pan Alley. [ 1 ] Hill collaborated with many songwriters, including Peter DeRose , Dedette Hill (his wife), Victor Young , William Raskin, Edward Eliscu , and J. Keirn Brennan , producing standards such as "They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree", " Have You Ever Been Lonely?