The same year Bukka White had a hit with his 1937 song “Shake ‘Em On Down”, he was sentenced to the notorious Parchman Farm Penitentiary for shooting a man. Two years later, musicologist Alan Lomax found & recorded White there for the Library of Congress.

This official Lead Belly t-shirt is 100% cotton, no two t-shirt colorings are exactly alike... enjoy each for its own uniqueness! But wash separately. Every sale directly benefits the Lead Belly estate.

This striking woodcut style ink pin drawing of Lead Belly comes directly from the cover of the musicianer's Memorial concert, held in New York City on January 28th, 1950 - just a little over two months after the guitarist's passing. 

Artists & organizers of the memorial included Alan Lomax, Rev. Gary Davis, W.C. Handy, Woody Guthrie, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and many more. 

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