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Meaning of "Leadbelly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEADBELLY

Leadbelly  [ˈlɛdˌbɛlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEADBELLY

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Leadbelly is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LEADBELLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lead Belly

Huddie William Ledbetter was an American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced. He is best known as Lead Belly. Though many releases list him as "Leadbelly," he spelled it "Lead Belly." This is also the usage on his tombstone, as well as of the Lead Belly Foundation. In 1994 the Lead Belly Foundation contacted an authority on the history of popular music, Colin Larkin, editor of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, to ask if the name "Leadbelly" could be altered to "Lead Belly" in the hope that other authors would follow suit and use the artist's correct appellation. Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar. In other recordings he just sings while clapping his hands or stomping his foot.

Definition of Leadbelly in the English dictionary

The definition of Leadbelly in the dictionary is real name Huddie Ledbetter. 1888–1949, US blues singer and guitarist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEADBELLY


belly
ˈbɛlɪ
Delhi
ˈdɛlɪ
deli
ˈdɛlɪ
Helle
ˈhɛlɪ
jelly
ˈdʒɛlɪ
Kelly
ˈkɛlɪ
Machiavelli
ˌmækɪəˈvɛlɪ
nelly
ˈnɛlɪ
potbelly
ˈpɒtˌbɛlɪ
redbelly
ˈrɛdˌbɛlɪ
Shelley
ˈʃɛlɪ
smelly
ˈsmɛlɪ
sowbelly
ˈsaʊˌbɛlɪ
tagliatelle
ˌtæljəˈtɛlɪ
telly
ˈtɛlɪ
Tirunelveli
ˌtɪrʊˈnɛlvɛlɪ
tunbelly
ˈtʌnˌbɛlɪ
underbelly
ˈʌndəˌbɛlɪ
vermicelli
ˌvɜːmɪˈsɛlɪ
welly
ˈwɛlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEADBELLY

Leadbeater´s cockatoo
leaded
leaded petrol
leaden
leaden-eyed
leaden-limbed
leadenly
leadenness
leader
Leader of the House of Commons
Leader of the House of Lords

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEADBELLY

beer belly
Clovelly
cruelly
Delhi belly
delly
Donnelly
felly
gelly
gorbelly
grape jelly
gravelly
novelly
petroleum jelly
royal jelly
shelly
silver belly
skelly
squirrelly
yellow belly
yellow-belly

Synonyms and antonyms of Leadbelly in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Leadbelly» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

利德贝利
1,325 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
570 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
510 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
380 millions of speakers
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Leadbelly
280 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
278 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
270 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
260 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
220 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
190 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レッドベリー
130 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pimpinan
85 millions of speakers
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Leadbelly
80 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लीडबेलि
75 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
70 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
65 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
50 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
40 millions of speakers

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Leadbelly
30 millions of speakers
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Leadbelly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lead
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Leadbelly
10 millions of speakers
no

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Leadbelly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Leadbelly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEADBELLY»

The term «Leadbelly» is normally little used and occupies the 118.729 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEADBELLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Leadbelly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEADBELLY»

Discover the use of Leadbelly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Leadbelly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Leadbelly: The True Inside Story of an Underworld War
This is true crime at its most bloody, surreal, and terrifying.
John Silvester, Andrew Rule, 2005
2
Leadbelly
A collage of song, culture, and circumstance, alive and speaking. Tyehimba Jess' numerous awards include fellowships from the NEA and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown.
Tyehimba Jess, 2005
3
Mozart and Leadbelly: Stories and Essays
A collection of short fiction and autobiographical essays from the award-winning author of A Lesson Before Dying includes five stories, set in Louisiana, that capture the joys and sorrows of rural Southern life, accompanied by prose works ...
Ernest J. Gaines, Marcia G. Gaudet, Reggie Young, 2006
4
The Blues Line: Blues Lyrics from Leadbelly to Muddy Waters
A fascinating collection of blues lyrics surveys the breadth and scope of this popular musical style, assembling three hundred songs from one hundred performers, including Ma Rainey, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, Leadbelly, Memphis ...
Eric Sackheim, Jonathan Shahn, 2003
5
A Tribute to Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly: Student Text
Provides a brief history of American music's roots in African and European music, follows the lives and musical development of Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly, and includes transcriptions of songs selected from Folkways: The Original Vision and ...
Will Schmid, 1991
6
The Leadbelly songbook: the ballads, blues, and folksongs of ...
More than 70 songs by Huddie Ledbetter, with chord names and musical transcriptions by Jerry Silverman and biographical notes by Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Fred Ramsey, and Charles Smith.
Leadbelly, Moses Asch, Alan Lomax, 1962
7
The Midnight Special: A Novel about Leadbelly
"First published by Bernard Geis Associates, November, 1971"--T.p. verso.
Edmond G. Addeo, Richard M. Garvin, 2009
8
Leadbelly: No Stranger to the Blues
(Richmond Music Folios). 31 guitar transcriptions in notes and tab as well as background notes, photos, and complete lyrics.
Wilder Alec, Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 2000
9
The Best American Short Plays 1996-1997
RICHARD: All right, you know some Leadbelly. JIMI: [Warming.] Near the whole of his adult life, the state of Louisiana would run him in and out of jail for shooting folks. RICHARD: [Amused.] You talking Albert King now. JIMI: Uh-huh.
Glenn Young, 1998
10
Blues
Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter made, arguably, a bigger impact on both early blues and folk music than any other artist. Born in 1885, in Mooringsport, Louisiana, Leadbelly came from a musical family. He learned how to play guitar from his ...
Chris Handyside, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEADBELLY»

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1
John Fogerty Takes The Hollywood Bowl Back to 1969 - Los …
Before Leadbelly's "Midnight Special,"Fogerty had two road cases with at least 10 guitars combined rolled out. Fogerty picked each one up in ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
2
Celebrate the Arts at Jeff Fest - July 24-26, 2015 in Chicago
Enjoy taste treats from Gale Street Inn, Leadbelly Burgers, Smilin Dawgs, Caponies, Chicago Cupcake and Creative Cooking. * Wash that ... «Florida Newswire, Jul 15»
3
Not so lonesome cowboy Tom Russell
The backdrops for the story are the voices Johnny hears as he travels across the West: Tex Ritter, Johnny Cash, Leadbelly, etc. He's haunted ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
4
Lots to do at area libraries
July 22 "Poor Howard" Stith 12-string Delta blues played in the tradition of Leadbelly and Blind Willy TeTell. Mike Bullfrog Rogers joins on ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
5
Peter Case on Muddy Bottom Blues
... the Beatles made a profound impression on him, but he was equally moved by the folk and blues sounds of Mississippi John Hurt, Leadbelly, ... «WMKY, Jul 15»
6
Billy Bragg laments the death of the protest song
Bragg sees himself as part of a tradition stretching back to Wood Guthrie and Leadbelly, through Bob Dylan, and more modern musicians like ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
7
Gallery: Easton Farm Park transported to the Deep South for …
He is 87 years old and he shared the stage with Woodie Guthrie and Leadbelly, and he's here doing music and memories from Newport (the ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jul 15»
8
It's One for the Money by Clinton Heylin
Not that the performers were pure creative conduits, either: the lineage of Leadbelly's version of In the Pines reads almost as densely as biblical ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
9
MUSIC REVIEW: John Fogerty revisits 1969 at Wolf Trap
... (teasing the audience with “Suzie Q”) and then a Les Paul Custom that led to steamy version of the Leadbelly song “The Midnight Special.”. «Washington Times, Jul 15»
10
How to Throw a Summer Party in Style
The Accessories: Electric Encelia sunglasses in mint, $100 (for her); Electric Leadbelly sunglasses in polarized black, $300 (for him). Pharmacy ... «Vegas Seven, Jul 15»

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