The Smithsonian Folkways collection (engelsk)

"Taken together, the music and book stands as a monumental tribute to a musician whose stature as a giant of American music was not widely recognized during his lifetime. Among the 108 tracks are 16 previous unissued performances ... The fifth disc is made up entirely of home recordings from 1948 ... The majority festure the man alone, singing in his booming, remarkably elastic voice, the power of which is matched by the sound of a 12-string guitar on which he picks steady, rhythmically propulsive bass patterns ... All of Lead Belly's best-known songs (...) are included in this amazing package".