"The song, however, was not written by Leadbelly. Its origins actually stretch back to a song by Gussie L. Davis in 1889, and Leadbelly learned the song from his uncle. After Leadbelly's "discovery" and consequent fame from the song in the 1940s, The Weavers picked it up and hit number one with it in 1950, a year after Leadbelly's death." ~folkmusic(dot)about(dot)com. As for you Idnite, that's your choice. It's always been your choice.
"The song, however, was not written by Leadbelly. Its origins actually stretch back to a song by Gussie L. Davis in 1889, and Leadbelly learned the song from his uncle. After Leadbelly's "discovery" and consequent fame from the song in the 1940s, The Weavers picked it up and hit number one with it in 1950, a year after Leadbelly's death." ~folkmusic(dot)about(dot)com. As for you Idnite, that's your choice. It's always been your choice.