I am really embarrassed by this new round of American whining. As Guest pointed out, there have been literally thousands of postings here about Leadbelly. He has been the subject of a major motion picture (sort of accurate). Anyone who takes a step beyond pop music is going to run into Leadbelly right away. I think it's fantastic how much we know about Leadbelly, his life and work (and all those Lomax songs he sang).