Midnight Special (Lead Belly album)

Midnight Special
Studio album by Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston
Released	1947
Recorded	October 1946, New York City
Genre	Folk, blues
Length	13:59
Label	Disc Records
Producer	Moses Asch
Lead Belly chronology
Negro Folk Songs (1946) Midnight Special (1947)

Midnight Special is an album by Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston, recorded in 1946 and released as an album in 1947.

In October 1946, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Cisco Houston went into the studio to record for producer Moe Asch. ^[1] They recorded eight tracks, six of which were released to the public. ^{[2] : 313} Initially those tracks were released as singles, but eventually they were collected into a three-disc 10" 78 rpm album, Midnight Special (catalog number, Disc 726). ^{[3] [4]} Ultimately, this would be the last album Lead Belly would release while he was still alive. ^{[2] : 313–22}

Track listing

No.	Title	Matrix Number	Length
1.	"Midnight Special"	D-674	2:17
2.	"Ham & Eggs"	D-670	2:49
3.	"Grey Goose"	D-673	1:37
4.	"Yellow Gal"	D-671	2:26
5.	"Alabama Bound"	D-669	2:20
6.	"Stewball"	D-672	2:30

References

1. Place, Jeff (2015). "The Life and Legacy of Lead Belly". Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (PDF). Washington: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. p. 24. ISBN   9780970494252. UPC   093074020128.
2. Wolfe, Charles; Lornell, Kip (1992). The Life and Legend of Leadbelly. New York: HarperCollins Publisher. ISBN   0060168625.
3. Wirz, Stefan (August 18, 2020). "Cisco Houston". Wirz' American Music. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
4. "Advance Record Releases". Billboard. Vol. 59, no. NAMM Trade Show and Convention Section. May 31, 1947. p. 35. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 30, 2021.