Leadbelly, USA
ne of the four-stamp Folk Musicians set issued in the Legends series of American stamps of 26 June 1998 featured folk and blues artist Huddie William Ledbetter, better known to blues fans as ‘Leadbelly’ or ‘the king of the 12-string guitar’. Born around 1888 or 1889 in Louisiana, he spent much of his life in prison for crimes including murder. As a proponent
