The first in our daily series of musical trips to the Mississippi Delta. We take a ride with Huddy Ledbetter (and a few others) on the Midnight Special.
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It's a song that everybody knows... but not everybody knows the story behind it. In our first installment of Blues Routes - Your Daily Trip to the Delta, we take a ride on the Midnight Special and find out a lot about Leadbelly along the way.
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Piece Description
It's a song that everybody knows... but not everybody knows the story behind it. In our first installment of Blues Routes - Your Daily Trip to the Delta, we take a ride on the Midnight Special and find out a lot about Leadbelly along the way.
Timing and Cues
This piece (and all shows in the daily Blues Routes series) fit the 7:45 Segment B for ATC and ME. A 10:30 extended version of the piece is also available.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Special | Leadbelly | 00:00 | |||
| Midnight Special | Creedence Clearwater Revival | 00:00 | |||
| Midnight Special | Johnny Rivers | 00:00 | |||
| Midnight Special | Woody guthrie | 00:00 | |||
| Midnight Special | Odetta | 00:00 | |||
| Goodnight Irene | Leadbelly | 00:00 |
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