This is not funny. LeadBelly was a great folksinger who had to endure hardships in his
life including the embarrasing early time that Alan Lomax made him wear prison stripes in concert. He was a kind man, gentle with children, sensitive to performers such as one of his favorites, Richard Dyer-Bennett, played with Josh White, and set a high standard for folk performers with his unique 12 string guitar.

Pete Seeger once told me that he would give up playing five-string banjo altogether if
he could play the 12 string like Leadbelly.

This post is peculiar because it appears to be denegrating but comes off as sounding
weird. This kind of humor if you can call it that seems snide and kinda' warped.

That's my opinion, anyhow.

Frank Hamilton