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Folk blues singer Lead Belly, recently pardoned on murder charges, begins a business relationship with folklorist/record producer Alan Lomax in Texas, USA.Full article:
Alan Lomax (folklorist/record producer) : On August 1 Lead Belly got his pardon. On September 1, I was sitting in a hotel in Texas when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I looked up and there was Lead Belly with his guitar, his knife, and a sugar bag packed with all his earthly belongings. He said, 'Boss, you got me out of jail and now I've come to be your man'.
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