WHOA, BACK, BUCK

Created on 17/09/2015
Latest update on 18/05/2021

Artist: Lead Belly
Author: Huddie Ledbetter/Alan Lomax
Label: Folkways
Year: 1935

Learned it from his ox driving uncle. Also recorded it as Ox Drivin' Blues (ARC).

Covers:

1981:

Dave Van Ronk

1996:

Long John Baldry

1997:

Lonnie Donegan

2002:

Scott H. Biram

2015:

Jayme Stone [vocal: Eli West]

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Other originals by artist:

1934
IRENE
1935
PIG MEAT PAPA
1935
ROBERTA
1935
SHORTY GEORGE
1935
THIRTY DAYS IN THE WORKHOUSE
1936
BRING A LITTLE WATER, SILVY
1936
I AIN'T GOIN' DOWN TO THE WELL NO MORE
1937
IF IT WASN'T FOR DICKY
1939
BOURGEOIS BLUES, THE
1940
LITTLE SALLY WALKER
1940
STEWBALL
1941
MEETING AT THE BUILDING
1943
ON A MONDAY
1944
ELLA SPEED
1944
JEAN HARLOW
1944
WESTERN PLAIN
1947
BORROW LOVE AND GO
1947
COTTON FIELDS
1947
SWEET MARY BLUES
1948
AIN'T IT A SHAME TO GO FISHIN' ON A SUNDAY

Covers from artist:

1933
TAKE A DRINK ON ME
1934
BALLAD OF THE BOLL WEEVIL
1934
MATCHBOX BLUES
1934
SPIKE DRIVER BLUES
1934
NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I SEE
1934
ON THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
1935
I'M ALABAMA BOUND
1935
SWEET ALBERTA
1935
BLACK BETTY
1935
FRANKIE AND ALBERT / FRANKIE AND JOHNNY
1935
GRAY GOOSE
1935
PICK A BALE OF COTTON
1935
RED CROSS BLUES
1935
SEE SEE RIDER BLUES
1935
T.B. BLUES
1935
HESITATING BLUES
1935
MAID FREED FROM THE GALLOWS, THE
1935
O MARY DON'T YOU WEEP (DON'T YOU MOURN)
1935
HALLELU
1935
POOR BOY BLUES
1937
ROCK ISLAND LINE
1938
MAID FREED FROM THE GALLOWS, THE
1938
JOHN HENRY BLUES
1939
MAID FREED FROM THE GALLOWS, THE
1939
JOHN HARDY
1939
OLD TIME RELIGION, THE
1940
BLOOD DONE SIGN MY NAME
1940
BOTTLE IT UP AND GO
1940
GOOD MORNING BLUES
1940
SAIL ON, LITTLE GIRL, SAIL ON
1940
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
1940
AMAZING GRACE
1940
DOWN IN THE RIVER TO PRAY
1940
WHEN THE TRAIN COMES ALONG
1940
SHINE ON ME
1940s
AIN'T NO MORE CANE ON THIS BRAZOS
1940s
ROSIE
1940s
GO DOWN OLD HANNAH
1940s
HAUL AWAY, JOE
1941
HIDE ME IN THY BOSOM
1942
SKIP TO MA LOU MY DARLING
1942
ROCK ISLAND LINE
1943
HOW LONG, DADDY, HOW LONG
1944
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY MOJO
1944
IN THE PINES
1944
GOING AROUND THE WORLD
1944
ROCK ISLAND LINE
1945
CRUCIFIXION, THE
1946
DANCE ALL NIGHT WITH A BOTTLE IN YOUR HAND
1947
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT
1947
DUNCAN AND BRADY
1948
BACK WATER BLUES
1948
JIM CRACK CORN
1948
BIRMINGHAM JAIL
1948
SALTY DOG BLUES
1948
DIGGING MY POTATOES
1948
WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
1948
ALCOHOLIC BLUES, THE
1948
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN, THE
1953
WHEN IT'S SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES
1954
BULLY OF THE TOWN

Some originals by author:

1939
BOURGEOIS BLUES, THE

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