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> [Ain't nobody more punk rock than Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, even Little Richard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fantastic-negrito/ain-t-nobody-more-punk-rock-than-robert-johnson-lead-belly-even/)

[Fantastic Negrito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fantastic-negrito/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/492/fantastic-negrito-8651_belly_ain-t-nobody-more-punk-rock-than-robert_140764.jpg)

> [Basically, I like anything with guts - Lead Belly, Bill Big Broonzy, Johnny Winter, the Stones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-gallagher/basically-i-like-anything-with-guts-lead-belly-bill-big-broonzy/)

[Rory Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-gallagher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/rory-gallagher-12913_anything_basically-i-like-anything-with-guts-lead_235132.jpg)

> [Me and Kurt Cobain were both listening to a bunch of Lead Belly and diggin' it. We thought, 'Let's do an EP…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/me-and-kurt-cobain-were-both-listening-to-a-bunch-of-lead-belly-and/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/871/mark-lanegan-3674_bad_me-and-kurt-cobain-were-both-listening-t_343529.jpg)

> [When I listen to most forms of music, in their most raw and pure, it all has a punk edge to me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/langhorne-slim/when-i-listen-to-most-forms-of-music-in-their-most-raw-and-pure-it/)

[Langhorne Slim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/langhorne-slim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/langhorne-slim-38374_belly_when-i-listen-to-most-forms-of-music-in_1114852.jpg)

> [Too much coffee can lead to belly bloat!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kirsch/too-much-coffee-can-lead-to-belly-bloat/)

[David Kirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kirsch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/david-kirsch-7019_belly_too-much-coffee-can-lead-to-belly-bloat_1571556.jpg)

> ['In the Pines' is a very old song dating back to slavery. Lead Belly made it popular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fantastic-negrito/in-the-pines-is-a-very-old-song-dating-back-to-slavery-lead-belly/)

[Fantastic Negrito](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fantastic-negrito/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/fantastic-negrito-8651_back_in-the-pines-is-a-very-old-song-dating-b_2431233.jpg)

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