Lead Belly was a towering presence in twentieth century popular music, bestriding many musical styles and genres. Sometimes simply regarded as a Bluesman, his music in fact transcended all racial and musical boundaries, and his vast repertoire of songs encompassed songs from the American Folk tradition, Blues, Gospel, Chain Gang songs, Spirituals, Children's Songs, and Protest songs. His greatest recordings are all included here.
Disc 1
Side 1
1. Goodnight, Irene
2. Rock Island Line
3. Alabama Bound
4. Cotton Fields
5. Packin' Trunk Blues
6. The Bourgeois Blues
7. The Boll Weevil
8. The Gallis Pole
9. Fannin Street
10. De Kalb Blues
11. Looky Looky Yonder/Black Betty/Yellow Woman's Doorbell
12. Easy Rider
13. New York City
14. Roberta
15. Leaving Blues
16. Good Morning, Blues
17. Worried Blues
18. Whoa Back, Buck
19. Alberta
20. You Can't Lose Me Cholly
Disc 2
1. Midnight Special
2. New Orleans
3. Pick A Bale Of Cotton
4. T.B. Blues
5. Sail On, Little Girl, Sail On
6. Stewball
7. Don't You Love Your Daddy No More
8. I'm On My Last Go-Round
9. Red Cross Store
10. John Hardy
11. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
12. Take This Hammer
13. Hitler Song
14. Pretty Flowers In My Back Yard
15. Jim Crow Blues
16. Mothers Blues
17. Sweet Mary
18. Digging My Potatoes
19. How Long
20. When The Boys Were Out On The Western Plains