Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) and wife Martha Promise Ledbetter. February 1935. See more on Lead Belly in this TPM Editor’s Blog post on the life of Pete Seeger.
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That’s a beauty; always liked it.
I just love Lead Belly. His voice is fantastic.
Would never perform or be photographed without a suit…
(except when he is in the slammer)