Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies

by Sheila Curran Bernard

Known worldwide as Lead Belly, Huddie Ledbetter (1889-1949) is an American icon whose influence on modern music was tremendous - as was, according to legend, the temper that landed him in two of the South's most brutal prisons, while his immense talent twice won him pardons. But, as this deeply researched book shows, these stories were shaped by the white folklorists who 'discovered' Lead Belly and, along with reporters, recording executives, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009098128
• ISBN13: 9781009098120
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.6"