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Recorded by Alan Lomax for the Library of Congress between 1939 and 1943, the songs on this 68-minute release include many of the blues, folk and work songs that played a pivotal role in the development of Leadbelly's style. Included are 'Blind Lemon Blues,' 'Boll Weevil,' 'Tight Like That,' 'Angola Blues (So Doggone Soon),' 'Hesitation Blues,' and more.