Synopsis:
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.
Directed by: | Gordon Parks |
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Written by: | Ernest Kinoy |
Release date: | 1976-05-28 |
Runtime: | 126 minutes |
Tagline: | You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly! |
Cast:
Roger E. Mosley
Huddie Ledbetter
Paul Benjamin
Wes Ledbetter
Madge Sinclair
Miss Eula
Alan Manson
Prison Chief Guard
Albert Hall
Dicklicker
Art Evans
Blind Lemon Jefferson

Huddie Ledbetter

Wes Ledbetter

Miss Eula

Prison Chief Guard

Dicklicker

Blind Lemon Jefferson
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