Having a folkie for a mother, I grew up listening to him. She used to sing me to sleep with his songs, as well as Donovan tunes and uh a Jefferson Starship song called The Baby Tree (her version was way better). I've thought this was one of his most haunting and beautiful songs since I was a tyke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBH5XW73tA0
I found this 1976 Leadbelly movie by Shaft director Gordon Parks on the tube while I was searching for that song, by the way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ2veYXJnGw.
Looks good...
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