Leadbelly

[ led-bel-ee ]

noun

1. Ledbetter, Huddie.

Leadbelly

/ ˈlɛdˌbɛlɪ /

noun

1. Leadbelly18881949MUSMUSIC: blues singerMUSIC: guitarist real name Huddie Ledbetter. 1888–1949, US blues singer and guitarist

Example Sentences

Roger E. Mosley, 83, whose knack for playing a tough guy with a mischievous streak earned him accolades playing an action-ready helicopter pilot on the hit 1980s television series “Magnum, P.I.,” as well as real-life figures like Sonny Liston and Leadbelly on the big screen, died Aug. 7 in Los Angeles after sustaining injuries in a car accident in Lynwood, California, last month.

From Seattle Times

“Leadbelly” offered Black audiences “the kind of film they’re hungry for,” Mr. Mosley was quoted as saying in a 1976 article in People magazine.

From New York Times

But his natural warmth and humor brought a depth to even the most macho parts, including the title role in “Leadbelly,” a 1976 movie about the brawling early-20th-century folk and blues pioneer Huddie Ledbetter, which Roger Ebert called “one of the best biographies of a musician I’ve ever seen.”

From New York Times

Roger E. Mosley, whose knack for playing a tough guy with a mischievous streak earned him accolades playing an action-ready helicopter pilot on the hit 1980s television series “Magnum, P.I.,” as well as real-life figures like Sonny Liston and Leadbelly on the big screen, died on Sunday in Los Angeles.

From New York Times

The film was hailed by critics including Roger Ebert, who praised the “great strength” of Mr. Mosley’s performance and called “Leadbelly” “one of the best biographies of a musician I’ve ever seen, and one of the most direct.”

From Washington Post