Seriously, just listen to this.

[ritaxis]

There are some pieces of music which embody perfection.

Stewball as performed by Leadbelly and his friends is one of them.

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[carbonel]

While I like a lot of Leadbelly's material (and "Midnight Special" is pretty much graven on my brain), this is my favorite version of the song.

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[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

I can't agree that the Mitchell Trio are in the running, sorry. The Mitchell Trio doesn't beat in the pulse of my universe -- they were just some guys on the radio. So therefore they can't embody perfection, as Leadbelly, who is part of my childhood musical pantheon, can.

Obviously, this is really subjective.