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"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th-century American folk standard, written in 3 4 time, first recorded by American blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. A version recorded by the Weavers was a #1 hit in 1950. The lyrics tell of the singer's troubled past with his love, Irene, and express his sadness and frustration.
[2] The Jenkins/Weavers version, released by Decca Records under catalog number 27077, was one side of a two-sided hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard magazine charts in 1950 while the flip side, "Goodnight Irene," reached No. 1. [3] Cromwell Music Inc., a subsidiary of Richmond/TRO, claimed the rights to the song, and had licensed the Decca ...
The group had a big hit in 1950 with Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", backed with the 1941 song "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena", which in turn became a best seller. [4] The recording stayed at number one on the charts for 13 weeks, the first folk song arrangement to achieve such success. "Goodnight, Irene" sold one million copies in 1950. [6] (Pete ...
Flaco Jiménez – accordion on "He'll Have to Go", "Stand By Me" and "Goodnight Irene" Herman E. Johnson – vocals; Jim Keltner – drums; Bobby King – vocals; Henry Ojeda – bass on "Good Night Irene" Gabby Pahinui – steel guitar on "Yellow Roses" and "Chloe" Benny Powell – trombone on "I Got Mine" Pat Rizzo – alto saxophone on "He ...
Author Luis Alberto Urrea joins the L.A. Times Book club July 19 to discuss his new novel, 'Good Night, Irene.' The 'Donut Dollies' of WWII: Novelist pays tribute to his mother and other unsung heroes
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer-songwriter, musician and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene," which topped the charts for 14 weeks in 1950.
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Milei has also been working to attract more business investment, crucial to boosting economic growth. As much as $50 billion in foreign investment could flow into Argentina as a result of a new ...