These eight songs are the fruit of Lead Belly's first visit to New York in 1935, but the record company's financial downfall prevented all but two-"Pigmeat" and "Black Snake Moan"-from reaching the market. This album reverses that misfortune of unavailability, and the notes provide vignettes of the bluesman's experiences.
1 Fort Worth and Dallas Blues (Good Morning Blues)
2 Black Snake
3 Roberta, Part 1
4 Roberta, Part 2
5 Driving Song
6 Daddy, I'm Coming Back to You
7 See See Rider
8 Pigmeat
These eight songs are the fruit of Lead Belly's first visit to New York in 1935, but the record company's financial downfall prevented all but two-"Pigmeat" and "Black Snake Moan"-from reaching the market. This album reverses that misfortune of unavailability, and the notes provide vignettes of the bluesman's experiences.