Well, I don't know what to say about this ... it's great newsreel footage ... and Leadbelly did manage to get out of prison ... but the 'Yassa Boss' aspect ... reveals a painful aspect of American history ... at any rate ... Leadbelly got his freedom (via his 'songsterism,' for a second time) ... and he remains one of my favorites of all time ...
Leadbelly Newsreel
This is an excerpt from a 1935 March of Time newsreel (produced by Time magazine) which re-enacts Leadbelly's release from Angola Prison, Louisiana. John Lomax plays himself, and Leadbelly performs 'Goodnight Irene'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxykqBmUCwk
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Leadbelly Newsreel
This is an excerpt from a 1935 March of Time newsreel (produced by Time magazine) which re-enacts Leadbelly's release from Angola Prison, Louisiana. John Lomax plays himself, and Leadbelly performs 'Goodnight Irene'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxykqBmUCwk
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