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Leadbelly (real name Huddie Leadbetter) was a Blues and Folk singer in America, mostly active in the 1930s. He once killed a man, but got let off the murder charge by singing to the judge. Some of his numbers: 'Jailer, Bring Me Water' 'Goodnight Irene' 'Pigmeat' 'Yellow Girl' 'Meeting at the Building'.

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