Leon Bibb

Leon Bibb was an American-Canadian folk singer and actor. He began performing as a soloist in his college glee club and gained wider recognition in the late 1950s and 1960s, including appearances at the first Newport Folk Festival and on television programs like Hootenanny and The Ed Sullivan Show. Bibb’s discography spans traditional songs, spirituals, and original compositions, with notable albums including Foment, Ferment, Free... Free (1969), A Family Affair (2002, with his son Eric Bibb), and Praising Peace: A Tribute to Paul Robeson (2006). He also contributed the soundtrack to Luis Buñuel’s film The Young One (1960). Bibb passed away on October 23, 2015.