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19 Jan 07 - 03:26 PM (#1941854) Subject: Leadbelly's birthday From: The Shambles Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter was born this day (20 January)in 1889. |
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19 Jan 07 - 06:18 PM (#1942006) Subject: RE: Leadbelly's birthday (20 January 1889) From: Leadbelly Are you really sure about Leadbelly's date of birth? Obviously, there seems to be no consensus in respect to other sources like... Blues roots.de : 21.1.1885 Wikipedia (statistics on 1889): 29.1.1889 Wikipedia (article): 23.1.1888 "The Leadbelly Web": 29.1.1885 The Handbook of Texas online: 21.1.1888 aso. Who is right? Leadbelly (but this is co-incidence, sorry) |
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19 Jan 07 - 07:33 PM (#1942071) Subject: RE: Leadbelly's birthday (20 January 1889) From: The Shambles I always use the same site - so if I give a wrong birthdate date - they are consistently wrong. We can be sure that Leadbelly was born - and that is worth celebrating. But Wolfgang should soon post to tell us what is the correct date. |
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20 Jan 07 - 07:11 AM (#1942349) Subject: RE: Leadbelly's birthday (20 January 1889) From: Leadbelly I did not want to criticize your contribution. It seems quite natural not to know about the exact date of birth: thinking of documentation in those days concerning negroes. And even Leadbelly was not quite sure... Manfred from Germany |
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20 Jan 07 - 07:14 AM (#1942350) Subject: RE: Leadbelly's birthday (20 January 1889) From: Alec Perhaps he was just very partial to Birthday Cake? Joking apart regardless of when he was born I'm pleased that he was so now would seem as good a time as any to wish him a happy birthday. |
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21 Jan 07 - 03:15 AM (#1943045) Subject: RE: Leadbelly's birthday (20 January 1889) From: Roger the Skiffler ..and should it be Birth Day? *BG* According the Wolfe & Lornell's biog " Leadbelly claimed his birthday was January 15th" 1888 (confirmed by entry listed in 1910 census) RtS |
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21 Jan 07 - 02:36 PM (#1943455) Subject: RE: Leadbelly's birthday (20 January 1889) From: fat B****rd Whenever. He's the main man.IMNSHO. |
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22 Jan 07 - 09:21 AM (#1944217) Subject: RE: Leadbelly's birthday (20 January 1889) From: Roger the Skiffler ...but a couple of my blues reference books quote the date Shambles gives. Like Charlie says, whatever the mystery, he's the man. RtS |
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20 Jan 14 - 05:24 PM (#3593979) Subject: RE: Leadbelly's birthday (20 January 1889) From: GUEST,Terika Today is Lead Belly's 125th Birthday. Let's celebrate. Www.leadbelly.com |