Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif - CKCU - February 24, 2026

Stranger Songs with Mike Regenstreif finds connections and develops 
themes in various genres. The show is broadcast on CKCU, 93.1 FM, in 
Ottawa on Tuesdays from 3:30 until 5 pm (Eastern time) and is also 
available 24/7 for on-demand streaming.

This episode of Stranger Songs was recorded and can be streamed 
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Theme: The Legacy of Lead Belly.

Lead Belly - whose real name was Huddie Ledbetter - was one of the most 
important and influential blues and folk singers of all time. Lead Belly 
was born in Louisiana in 1888 or 1889 and died in 1949 at age 60 or 61. 
Lead Belly was known as the King of the 12-String Guitar, and he 
recorded and performed prolifically in the 1930s and '40s, Many of his  
songs - both songs he wrote - and many traditional songs he adapted, 
have been recorded and sung by countless artists.

This show includes some of Lead Belly's recordings, versions of songs 
from his repertoire by many other artists, and a couple of tribute songs 
to him.

LEAD BELLY- Good Morning Blues #2
Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 2 (Smithsonian Folkways)

SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE- Rock Island Line
Blues Masters, Vol. 5 (Storyville)
GUY DAVIS & FABRIZIO POGGI- Take This Hammer
Sonny & Brownie's Last Train (M.C.)
TAJ MAHAL & RY COODER- Pick a Bale of Cotton
Get On Board: The Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (Nonesuch)
HARRY BELAFONTE- Cotton Fields
Belafonte Sings the Blues (RCA)
LEAD BELLY- Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary)
Shout On: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 3 (Smithsonian Folkways)

PETE SEEGER- Huddie Ledbetter was Helluva Man
Pete (Living Music)

ODETTA- In the Pines
Lookin' for a Home: Thanks to Leadbelly (M.C.)
DAVE VAN RONK- Old Hannah
Somebody Else, Not Me (Philo)
SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK- The Midnight Special
A Tribute: Live! Jazz at Lincoln Centre (Appleseed)
ERIC BIBB & JJ MILTEAU- Bring a Little Water, Sylvie
Lead Belly's Gold (Stony Plain)
LEAD BELLY WITH THE GOLDEN GATE JUBILEE QUARTET- Alabama Bound
Take This Hammer - When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 5 (Bluebird)

HOWARD ARMSTRONG- John Henry
Louie Bluie (Blue Suit)
IAN & SYLVIA- Ella Speed
Four Strong Winds (Vanguard)
ELIJAH WALD- Duncan and Brady
Street Corner Cowboys (Black Rose)
ANDY HEDGES FEATURING DOM FLEMONS- When I was a Cowboy
Roll On, Cowboys (Andy Hedges)
LEAD BELLY WITH SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE- Diggin' My Potatoes
Bourgeois Blues: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 2 (Smithsonian Folkways)

CATHY WINTER- House of the Rising Sun
Next Sweet Time (Flying Fish)
NINA SIMONE- Silver City Bound
Folksy Nina (Colpix)
LONG JOHN BALDRY- We're in the Same Boat Brother
Remembering Lead Belly (Stony Plain)
LEAD BELLY, WOODY GUTHRIE, SONNY TERRY & CISCO HOUSTON- We Shall Be Free
Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection (Smithsonian Folkways)
SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE McGHEE- Best of Friends
Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing (Smithsonian Folkways)

LEAD BELLY- Irene (Goodnight Irene)
Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1 (Smithsonian 
Folkways)

-- 
Mike Regenstreif

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