Huddie (Lead Belly) Ledbetter - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Huddie Ledbetter was born near Mooringsport, LA and moved to Texas when he was five. By the time he was 21 he had learned to play the 12-string guitar and set out to get work as a musician. He spent several years in prison twice. Once for Murder and once for attempted homicide. Both times he was pardoned when the Governor of Texas, and then later, the Governor of Louisiana heard his song.

In 1935, he went north to play his music and he became a sensation. During a Europian tour he became ill from lateral sclerosis and died on December 6, 1949.

Since his death, he has been elected to:
The Songwriters Hall of Fame, New York in 1972
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nashville, TN in 1980
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, New York, 1988
The Southern Songwriters Hall of Fame, Shreveport, LA in 1989
The Northwest Louisiana Hall of Fame, Mossier City, LA in 1991

Description: See long discription above. Date of birth: 01/29/1885 Date of death: 12/06/1949 Area of notoriety: Entertainment Marker Type: Headstone Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: sunrise to sunset Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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