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Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, lived here at 414 East 10th St. in the 1940s with his wife Martha. He played the 12-string guitar and was one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in Mooringsport, Louisiana in 1889, he came to New York City in 1935 and helped popularize songs including 'Goodnight, Irene,' 'Rock Island Line,' 'Cottonfields,' 'Black Betty,' and 'House of the Rising Sun.' He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and died at Bellevue Hospital on Dec. 6, 1949 from ALS.
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