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| ALBUMFolk and blues guitarist who played a twelve-string and released the hit songs "Black Betty" and "Ain't Gonna Study War No More."He released more than one hundred songs over the course of his career, and could play piano, harmonica, and violin.He wrote songs about the newsmakers of the era, such as Howard Hughes.
BEFORE FAMEHe left home in his early twenties to pursue music, but ended up working as a laborer off and on before becoming famous.
PERSONAL LIFEHis parents were named Sallie Brown and Wesley Ledbetter. He had an older sister named Australia.
FUN FACTSGuitarist Lead Belly were born on Friday, in a leap year, birthstone is Garnet, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of , it is 14 days until Lead Belly next birthday.
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