Leadbelly himself pronounces it as Hewdie. I forget which song, but it is one of those phrases like "If anyone asks you who composed this song, tell 'em it was Huddie Ledbetter and he's been here and gone".

I wonder if his birth certificate is still available. I forget the name of the little town closest to the farm where he was born, but it might still be in their archives.

It might be interesting to see if there are other people in that part of the world with that name. Any mudcatters from Texas/Louisiana who can answer that?

Murray