Folksinger Leadbelly & John Lomax, ca 1936

Folksinger Leadbelly & John Lomax, ca 1936 SOF Huddie William Ledbetter (Jan1888 - 06Dec49) playing guitar & signing Goodnight Irene to well dressed Black woman in wicker chair; group of people in room. Older Black man in suit listening. 21:18:32 MOS CU Leadbelly’s feet tapping to music. MCU well-dressed Blacks watching, in living room; drinking from glasses. CUs. 21:19:38 SOF CU strumming worn guitar & singing. 21:19:59 LS group listening, John Lomax standing by bookcase listening. 21:20:24 MOS CU Leadbelly. SOF begins playing, Lomax voice in background. CU face while playing. MS. 21:21:54 SOF CU strumming while singing. Playing chorus, humming. 21:23:51 MOS laughing CU of woman. Repeat of singing. 21:24:25 Ext. w/ snow on ground. 21:24:34 Repeat of CUs. 21:25:15 Ext. Lomax car pulls up w/ Leadbelly driving; he goes around & opens door for John Lomax & they walk up path & into house. Ethnomusicology; Folksinging; 1930s; Depression; Ethnic; Library of Congress Recordings; Folk Life; Lead Belly; NOTE: reel is out of sync.