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Leadbelly is a 1976 film chronicling the life of blues singer Huddie Ledbetter (better known as "Lead Belly"). [1] The film was directed by Gordon Parks, [2] and starred Roger E. Mosley in the title role. [3]
Apr 7, 1976 · Leadbelly: Directed by Gordon Parks. With Roger E. Mosley, James Brodhead, John McDonald, Leonard Wrentz. Biography of the legendary folksinger, Huddie Ledbetter, master of the 12-string guitar and long-time convict on Texas and Louisiana chain gangs.
The movie is one of the best biographies of a musician I've ever seen, and one of the most direct. It doesn't fool around with the bargain basement Freudianism of most musical biographies, and Leadbelly's music is seen as rising naturally out of his life and experiences.
Master of the 12-string guitar and long-time convict on Texas and Louisiana chain gangs Leadbelly is the story of struggle perseverance & most of all music. Based on the true life story of ...
More of a rip-roaring adventure than a staid biopic, director Gordon Parks infuses the life story of Huddie Ledbetter with raw energy and a mindful perspective. Rated: 4.5/5.0 • Feb 25, 2021 ...
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The life of famous blues singer Leadbelly from his 20s through his 40s is dramatized. The master guitarist had a turbulent life in the South. He was forced to work on chain gangs in the south and was put in prison several times, where he developed his style and wrote many of his songs.
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Known as the master of the 12-string guitar, the life of Blues and Folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly, is told from when he composed most of his legendary music as a Texas and Louisiana chain gang convict. 260 IMDb 7.2 2 h 6 min 1976. X-Ray PG.
It's a biopic of the blues and folk musician Lead Belly. It alternates between Texas and Louisiana and covers Lead Belly's life from about 1910 to 1933. The film opens with Lead Belly (Roger E. Mosley) in prison in 1933, where John (James Brodhead) and Alan Lomax visit him.
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.
