Lead Belly

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Woody_Guthrie
gptkb:Alan_Lomax
gptkb:John_Lomax
gptkb:Brownie_McGhee
gptkb:Sonny_Terry
gptkbp:birthDate 1888-01-20
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Huddie_William_Ledbetter
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mooringsport,_Louisiana,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
gptkbp:deathDate 1949-12-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:genre gptkb:gospel
blues
folk
country blues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lead Belly
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:Louisiana_Music_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_(1988,_Early_Influence)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Odetta
gptkb:The_Beatles
gptkb:Van_Morrison
gptkb:Led_Zeppelin
gptkb:Nirvana
gptkb:Pete_Seeger
gptkb:The_Weavers
gptkb:Lonnie_Donegan
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:guitar
gptkb:piano
gptkb:accordion
vocals
gptkbp:knownFor 12-string guitar
folk standards
powerful vocals
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Midnight_Special
gptkb:Boll_Weevil
gptkb:Cotton_Fields
gptkb:Goodnight,_Irene
gptkb:Rock_Island_Line
gptkb:The_Gallis_Pole
gptkb:Where_Did_You_Sleep_Last_Night
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
gptkb:singer
songwriter
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Capitol_Records
gptkb:Folkways_Records
RCA Victor
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Promise
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies and academic studies
documentary film 'Leadbelly' (1976)
gptkbp:yearsActive 1903–1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mick_Jagger
gptkb:Work_Projects_Administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4