Lead Belly

One of the great songwriters!!

Actually stopped here just to see this. A perfect tribute to one the of greatest songwriters ever. Most people may not recognize his name, but his songs have lived on through some of the greatest ro...

Passing by on way to a casino.

At about 6:30 om the morning, saw a woman hugging up against statue with one leg wrapped around his back, really funny, she was entranced by the statue, wow!

Lead Belly songs that influenced blues, folk, country

The Lead Belly 'Huddie William Ledbetter' statue is located in front of the old post office in downtown Shreveport . Lead Belly songs influenced blues, folk and country. He played in the red district...

For the Full Experience - Go See His Grave

The statue is rather small and unimpressive but the grave sight about 14 miles northwest of Shreveport is very impressive.

Decent statue and nice Courthouse

Cool, small and not worth the detour to see but if you are there already, it’s nice to see. The post office it sits in front of is really nice and the courthouse across across the street has a confed...