With regard to joybell's query of 6 Dec 03, above, about Lonnie Donegan's manager threatening Leadbelly with a lawsuit, chronology seems to rule this out. I doubt Donegan had a manager until several years after Leadbelly's decease. Possibly Lonegan's manager threatened Leadbelly's estate, or possibly it's just a good story and we're not meant to let facts get in the way.