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Lead Performance: Lead Belly; Genres: Blues, Folk, Reissues
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With an eye toward attracting Nirvana-ites intrigued by their cover of the title song (a.k.a. ''In the Pines''), here comes another collection by the preeminent folk-blues growler. But this one's invaluable: Compiling most of his best-known songs (''Irene,'' ''Cotton Fields''), it's the first Lead Belly ''greatest hits'' CD. The scratchy audio quality on Where Did You Sleep Last Night only adds to its history-in-the-listening aura. A


 

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