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Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 2 ()

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Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 2 - Leadbelly
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  1. C.C. Rider
  2. Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary)
  3. Becky Dean
  4. Medicine Man
  5. Alberta
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  1. C.C. Rider
  2. Governor Pat Neff (Sweet Mary)
  3. Becky Dean
  4. Medicine Man
  5. Alberta
  6. Old Rattler
  7. If It Wasn't for Dicky
  8. Queen Mary
  9. Turn Yo' Radio On
  10. Mama Did You Bring Me Any Silver? (Gallows Pole)
  11. The Bourgeois Blues
  12. Poor Howard
  13. Dance Calls
  14. Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In
  15. Green Corn
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Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In is an excellent sampling of material from Leadbelly's early Library of Congress sessions, including versions of some of the first songs he ever learned, "Green Corn" and "Po' Howard," his song to Governor Neff that helped secure his release from a Texas prison in 1925, his first recorded version of "If It Wasn't for Dickie" (later transformed into "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine") -- the master of which is, alas, somewhat damaged -- and "C. C. Rider." ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

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Gwine Dig a Hole to Put the Devil In: The Library of Congress Recordings, Vol. 2 1992, Rounder

UPC: 011661104525

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