Lead Belly's impact on the history of American music is unquestioned and
legendary. He is a forerunner to Rock and Roll, as well as an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We at the Lead Belly Foundation aspire to expose the world to many such influential artist through our scholarship recipients, support to school music programs, community music institutes and camps. It is our hope that future artist may one day change the way we listen to music and attain honor of having their own music recorded over and over again like a vast majority of famous musicians have done with the music of Lead Belly.

Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter….A Legendary musician, king of the twelve string guitar, well loved by his family and the world that he still captivates with his exceptional style of music.