Kurt Cobain’s favourite guitarists of all time
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Lead Belly
The singer Roger Waters said was out of everyone’s league: “We haven’t moved far really”
The origin of musical protest.
‘Rock Island Line’: The song that first turned David Gilmour onto rock ‘n’ roll
“…it’s a great thing, part of my childhood”.
The Paul McCartney song inspired by Lead Belly: “I was off on the trail”
“I was deep in the Soht and the blues.”
The Lead Belly song that changed Bob Dylan’s life: “Like an explosion”
One of the 20th century’s most important musicians…
The Lead Belly song that “affected” Al Jardine of The Beach Boys
The early folk legend inspired many late 20th century greats.