Many Texas musicians have become legendary figures for not only their great talents as musicians but also for their colorful lives. Huddie Ledbetter, known to his fans as “Leadbelly,” was a pioneer ...
O black and unknown bards of long ago, How came your lips to touch the sacred fire? How, in your darkness, did you come to know The power and beauty of the minstrel's lyre? — James Weldon Johnson, "O ...
Someday when the cultural moment that many have called “The Great Awokening” is finally, mercifully, over, Americans of all races should fight to give African Americans their word back. Less than 10 ...
"Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow Lies," by Sheila Curran Bernard. The wedding of Huddie and Martha Ledbetter on Jan. 20, 1935 included Alan Lomax, third from the left, ...
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