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Midnight Special" (Roud 6364) is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. [1] The song refers to the passenger train Midnight Special and its "ever-loving light." The song is historically performed in the country-blues style from the viewpoint of the prisoner and has been performed by many artists.
The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs was originally released a three-disc collection of 78 rpm records, catalog number Victor P-50. All tracks were recorded at Victor Studios in New York City on June 15 and 17, 1940. [1]: 298–300 An image of the original 78 record from Lead Belly's Victor album.
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" (also known as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night ...
Midnight Special is an album by Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston, recorded in 1946 and released as an album in 1947. In October 1946, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston went into the studio to record for producer Moe Asch. [1] They recorded eight tracks, six of which were released to the public.
"Let It Shine on Me" [20] (trad.) "Line Em" "Lining Track" (trad.) "Little Children's Blues" "Little Sally Walker" "Looky Looky Yonder" [21] "Match Box Blues" "Medicine Man" "Meeting at the Building" "Midnight Special" [22] (trad.) "Mister Tom Hughes's Town" "Moanin ' " "Mother's Blues" "Mr. Hitler" "Must I Be Carried into the Sky" “My Baby ...
The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series originally broadcast on NBC from 1972 to 1981, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a TV special on August 19, 1972, and then began its run as a regular series from February 3, 1973, to March 27, 1981. [ 2 ]
"The Great Midnight Special Rock and Roll Opera" (comedy sketch) Notes: Ludie Washington filled in for Leonard Lee as the "Lee" in Shirley and Lee for their performance. The Royal Teens, who had broken up in the early 1960s, reunited without keyboardist Bob Gaudio , who had withdrawn from all live performing in 1971; the remaining Teens ...
Huddie William Ledbetter / ˈ h j uː d i / (January 20, 1888 – December 6, 1949) [1] was an American folk and blues musician notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced.