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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.
Huddie William Ledbetter (/ ˈ h j uː d i / HYOO-dee; January 1888 [1] [2] or 1889 [3] – December 6, 1949), [1] better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of "In the Pines", "Pick a Bale of Cotton", "Goodnight, Irene ...
The following is a partial list of songs performed by Lead Belly. Lead Belly , born Huddie Ledbetter, was an American folk and blues musician active in the 1930s and 1940s. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
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 ...
Davis wrote a variety of musical forms, including sentimental ballads, comic minstrel songs, art songs, and choral music. [7] He was best known in his own time for his "tear-jerkers". [ 1 ] [ 4 ] One of these was "Fatal Wedding" (1893), his first national hit; Davis composed the music, a waltz, while the words are credited to William H. Windom ...
"Wake Up Irene" is a parody song written by Johnny Hathcock and Weldon Allard, performed by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys, and released in 1954 on the Capitol label (catalog no. 21226). It was a parody of, and answer song to, " Goodnight, Irene ".
Of the Columbia River Ballads "Roll on, Columbia", which he set to a modified version of Huddie Ledbetter's "Goodnight, Irene", was by far the most popular. Because of the song's message and popularity, it was established as the official folk song of Washington in 1987. [3]
The two songs performed by Jimmy Buffett on this release, "Sea Cruise" and "Goodnight Irene", include backing musicians Mike Utley, Tim Krekel, and Michael Organ. It was released in 1995 on Margaritaville 535012 and has a running time of 54:55.