Leadbelly (1976)

Directors

Gordon Parks

Cast

Roger E. Mosley

The story

Fleeing both a firearms charge and the unwanted pregnancy of his girlfriend, Huddie Ledbetter leaves his father's house just barely into his twenties. He arrives at a brothel on Fannin Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, and meets its madam, Miss Eula. She takes a liking to him, nicknaming him Leadbelly and having him play guitar and sing at its bar.

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