“If I had you, Governor Neff, like you got me, I’d a-wake up in the mornin’ and I’d set you free.” – Inmate Lead Belly’s song to Texas Governor Pat Neff, who pardoned the musician on his last day in office.Read more
On his last day in office, Texas Governor Pat Neff fully pardoned folk musician Lead Belly, who was serving time for murder, because he was so moved by a song that the blues musician wrote about him.Read more
