LEAD BELLY - LOST RADIO BROADCASTS: WNYC 1948 Vinyl LP

This LP features two previously unknown radio programs hosted by blues/folk legend Huddie Ledbetter (a. ka. Lead Belly). "The Story of Folklore" was a weekly radio program broadcast on Sunday nights on WNYC New York. The programs were recently discovered and acquired by OJL, with the assistance and cooperation of the Lead Belly Estate. Available in a 1950s-styled 10-inch LP with album notes by Lead Belly biographer Kip Lornell with song notes by Lornell and Cary Ginell.

Track List:
1.1 Irene (Intro) (August 1, 1948 Program)
1.2 Backwater Blues (August 1, 1948 Program)
1.3 House of the Rising Sun (August 1, 1948 Program)
1.4 Leavin' Blues (August 1, 1948 Program)
1.5 Hollywood and Vine (August 1,1948 Program)
1.6 Irene (Closing) (August 1, 1948 Program)
1.7 Irene (Intro) (August 15, 1948 Program)
1.8 If It Wasn't for Dicky (August 15, 1948 Program)
1.9 House of the Rising Sun (August 15, 1948 Program)
1.10 Careless Love (August 15, 1948 Program)
1.11 Hollywood and Vine (August 15, 1948 Program)
1.12 Irene (Closing) (August 15, 1948 Program)

Label: Origin Jazz