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A biography of Huddie Ledbetter (Roger E. Mosley), this drama follows the life of the highly influential African-American blues singer and guitarist, who was better known as "Leadbelly." The trouble-prone musician frequently ended up working on chain gangs, and, when not incarcerated, he sometimes traveled around with fellow renowned blues man Blind Lemon Jefferson (Art Evans). The film shows how Leadbelly dealt with the racism of his era and found some degree of peace in his music.
Original Release
05/28/1976
US Release
05/28/1976
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roger E. Mosley | Huddie Ledbetter |
James Brodhead | John Lomax |
John McDonald | Tom Pruitt |
Leonard Wrentz | Guard |
Ernie Hudson | Archie / Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson) |
Dana Manno | Margaret Judd |
William Wintersole | Sheriff Gibbons |
Paul Benjamin | Wes Ledbetter |
Lynn Hamilton | Sally Ledbetter |
Carole Lamond | Laura May |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Roger E. Mosley | Huddie Ledbetter |
James Brodhead | John Lomax |
John McDonald | Tom Pruitt |
Leonard Wrentz | Guard |
Ernie Hudson | Archie / Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson) |
Dana Manno | Margaret Judd |
William Wintersole | Sheriff Gibbons |
Paul Benjamin | Wes Ledbetter |
Lynn Hamilton | Sally Ledbetter |
Carole Lamond | Laura May |
Melba Englander | Evaline |
Pamela Singleton | Fat Bessie |
Rozaa Jean | Sugar Tit |
Nat Williams | Albert |
Madge Sinclair | Miss Eula |
George Williams | Shorty |
Timothy Pickard | Gray Man |
Rhetta Greene | Lethe |
Art Evans | Blind Lemon Jefferson |
William Creamer | Conductor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David Frost | Executive Producer |
Jack Grossberg | Executive Producer |
Marc Merson | Producer |