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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.
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
She received a surprising boost from a new fan when, during his first White House interview after taking office, President Bill Clinton said he was reading Goodnight, Irene. Her books have been on bestseller lists of The New York Times, USA Today and other publications. They have been published internationally and have been optioned for film ...
Sometimes a Great Notion is the second novel by American author Ken Kesey, published in 1964.While One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1962) is more famous, many critics consider Sometimes a Great Notion Kesey's magnum opus. [1]
In [his book] Songsters and Saints, Paul Oliver suggests that the song was written in 1886 by Gussie Davis, as 'Irene, Goodnight'." I havs seen at least one other reference to the early sheet music version on the web but now I can not find it. In any case it is plausible to suppose that Davis simply did what the later performers did and adapted ...
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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Hugo Gonzales – bajo sexto on "Good Night Irene" Milt Holland – percussion, drums; Atta Isaacs – slack-key and acoustic guitar on "Chloe" Fred Jackson Jr. – tenor saxophone on "I Got Mine" Flaco Jiménez – accordion on "He'll Have to Go", "Stand By Me" and "Goodnight Irene" Herman E. Johnson – vocals; Jim Keltner – drums; Bobby ...