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    • Jan 20, 1889
    Huddie Ledbetter is born near Mooringsport, Louisiana. Under the name Lead Belly, he becomes a major blues figure. His song "Goodnight Irene" becomes a country hit twice in 1950, for Moon Mullican, and for Ernest Tubb & Red Foley
    Aug 1, 1934
    Lead Belly is released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. His song "Goodnight Irene" will become a country hit  twice in 1950, for Moon Mullican and for Ernest Tubb & Red Foley
    Mar 3, 1940
    Woody Guthrie joins Lead Belly, Will Geer and Alan Lomax, among others, to perform at a labor union fundraiser at New York's Forrest Theater attended by Pete Seeger. The show helps launch Guthrie to prominence as a singer/songwriter
    Dec 6, 1949
    Huddie Ledbetter dies in New York City. Better known as Lead Belly, the blues pioneer made a mark in country music when his composition "Goodnight Irene" became a hit for both Moon Mullican and the duo of Red Foley & Ernest Tubb
    May 26, 1950
    The Weavers record Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene." It's quickly covered by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley and by Moon Mullican for the country market
    Oct 12, 1980
    The Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducts Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter ("Goodnight Irene"), Mickey Newbury ("Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings"), Ben Peters ("Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'") and Ray Stevens ("Everything Is Beautiful")
    Jan 20, 1988
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Les Paul, Berry Gordy Jr., The Beach Boys, The Drifters and The Supremes
    Feb 22, 1989
    "A Vision Shared: A Tribute To Woody Guthrie & Leadbelly" wins the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Recording. Among its contributors: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Brian Wilson, Doc Watson, Little Richard, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris
    Oct 22, 1994
    The Shreveport Regional Arts Council sponsors the construction of a $25,000 statue downtown to honor Lead Belly, the blues and folk artist who wrote the Moon Mullican hit "Goodnight Irene"
    Aug 19, 2000
    NPR honors Lead Belly's "Goodnight Irene" among the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century. The song became a country hit for Ernest Tubb and for Moon Mullican
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