Leon Redbone is one of the most unique
musical performers of the last 40 years. He is one of the few current
performers of ragtime music, although he is generally classified as a
folk/blues singer. Redbone was born in Cyprus in 1949 and appeared in the
early Seventies as something of a musical curio of mysterious origin.
In 1975, Redbone recorded his debut album,
the delightful and utterly original, “On the Track,” an album of cover songs
that were in some cases, more than 50-years-old. The album is a collection of
blues, jazz, and ragtime standards sung in Redbone’s signature deep nasal baritone.
In 1977, the album, “Double Time,” appeared, featuring more blues and ragtime
classics including Blind Blake’s “Diddy Wah Diddy.”
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