“Huddie Ledbetter” - Pete

Huddie Ledbetter / Pete Seeger / Pete / Track 3

“Huddie Ledbetter” was written in praise of Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter, a prolific folk musician who died in 1949, shortly before his song, “Goodnight Irene,” sold two million copies, making Hit Parade history. Pete met Huddie while Huddie was in his fifties, and the meeting made an explosive impact on him. Pete says of Huddie: “Perhaps this modern age will not produce again such a combination of genuine folk artist and virtuoso.”

Music by Lorre Wyatt; words by Lorre Wyatt and Pete Seeger (Roots and Branches Music, BMI)

Pete Seeger | voice and 12-string guitar
David Flink | bass
The Union Baptist Church Singers | chorus

Grammy-winning PETE is an album by American legend Pete Seeger, accompanied by a host of friends, and produced by Paul Winter. Originally released in 1997, the album was re-mastered and re-released in 2014. Playing masterful banjo and 12-string guitar, Pete sings with gusto and soul. True to the spirit of his life-long dedication to community participation, Pete Seeger says of his album PETE: “What I want to do with this album is give people something that encourages the creative process and gets people out of the boxes they’ve been put in.”

℗ 1996 Earth Music Productions