The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Roger E. Mosley, Paul Benjamin, Madge Sinclair, Alan Manson, Albert Hall, Art Evans
Crew: Gordon Parks (Director), Robert F. Boyle (Production Design), Thomas Penick (Editor), Moe Howard (Editor), Ernest Kinoy (Writer), Marc Merson (Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Brownstone Productions, David Paradine Productions, Paramount
Runtime: 126 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 28, 1976
IMDb: 4.8
Keywords:biography, blues music
