Goodnight Irene

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lyricist and composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:Ledbetter
John A. Lomax
publisher:Lodlow Music
Spencer Music Corp.
TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc.
Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681) (order: 817)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Lead-belly-goodnight-irene-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/7842 [info]
Songfacts:http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=470 [info]
Wikidata:Q2511971 [info]
IMDb:http://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=2367 [info]
later translated versions:Bonsoir Lily
Des filles et des garçons (Good Night Irene)
O Gymru Fwyn
translated version of:Godnatt Irene
is the basis for:Adios Irene
Goodnight, Irene (Raffi adaptation)
Roll On Columbia

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1933Irene GoodnightLead Belly1:54
1934-07-01(Goodnight) IreneHuddie Ledbetter4:41
1934-07-01IreneLead Belly4:53
1935-01-21IreneLead Belly4:37
1943-08IreneLead Belly1:54
1943-08IreneLead Belly1:57
1943(Good Night) Irene (SC-261- -Mdc 1151)Lead Belly2:40
1943(Good Night) Irene (take 1) (SC-261-1-Atl 917)Lead Belly2:25
1943Goodnight IreneLead Belly1:56
1944-10-11Irene (Goodnight Irene) (413-3A-Cap 40130)Lead Belly2:34
1945-02-15Irene, Goodnight (Fw 7533)Lead Belly1:26
1947-02Irene, Good Night (Fw LP-4)Lead Belly1:54
1948-11-21Goodnight IreneliveLead Belly0:24
1948-11-21Goodnight IreneliveLead Belly2:26
1950-05-26Goodnight IreneGordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and The Weavers3:22
1950-06-28Goodnight IrenecoverFrank Sinatra2:54
1950-06-30Goodnight IreneRed Foley & Ernest Tubb with The Sunshine Trio3:02
1950-07-30Goodnight IreneGene Autry and The Pinafores2:48
1950Goodnight IreneFrank Sinatra2:53
1955-12-24Goodnight IreneliveThe Weavers4:02
1957-11-12Goodnight IreneJohnny Cash2:40
1958-04-04Goodnight Irene (master)Jerry Lee Lewis2:54
1958Goodnight Irene (album Version)coverLes Paul & Mary Ford2:22
1959Goodnight, IrenePete Seeger3:44
1960-03-13Goodnight IrenelivePete Seeger5:00
1963-05-02 – 1963-05-03Goodnight IreneliveThe Weavers4:09
1964-06Goodnight Irene (LP master)Little Richard2:41
1965-03 – 1965-08Goodnight IreneliveScotty Stoneman with The Kentucky Colonels4:28
1965-03 – 1965-08Goodnight IreneliveScotty Stoneman with The Kentucky Colonels3:57
1973-12-02Goodnight Irenecover and liveSpike Milligan with Jeremy Taylor3:34
1975Goodnight Irene (1975 rerecording)Jerry Lee Lewis3:43
1976-08-29Goodnight Irene (live, 1976-08-29: Old Pool Farm, Schwenksville, PA, USA)cover and liveSteve Goodman2:51
1977-01-26Goodnight Irene (live, 1977-01-26: Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany)liveRy Cooder & The Chicken Skin Band featuring Flaco Jiménez5:08
1977-12-31Goodnight Irene (live, 1977-12-31: The Palladium, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveLevon Helm and the RCO All-Stars6:57
1978-02-07Goodnight Irene (live, 1978-02-07: Superdome, New Orelans, LA, USA)cover and liveLevon Helm & the RCO All-Stars4:40
1978Goodnight IrenecoverNew Jordal Swingers3:09
1982-12-12Goodnight IreneliveEric Clapton?:??
1983-05-23Goodnight Irene (live, 1983-05-23: Guild 1983: Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK)liveEric Clapton?:??
1983-09-20Good Night Irene (live, 1983-09-20: The A.R.M.S. Benefit Concert, Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK)liveRonnie Lane & Ensemble3:38
1983-11-28Goodnight Irene (live, 1983‐11‐28: Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA)liveRonnie Lane4:32
1983-11-29Goodnight Irene (live, 1983‐11‐29: Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, USA)liveRonnie Lane3:55
1983-12-02Goodnight Irene (live, 1983-12-02: Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA, USA)livePage, Beck & Clapton feat. Ronnie Lane7:23
1983-12-31Goodnite Irene (live, 1983‐12‐31: Civic Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover and liveGrateful Dead6:42
1985-10-20Goodnight Irene (live, 1985-10-20: Guild 1985: Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK)liveEric Clapton?:??
1986-02-28 –Goodnight IreneliveJerry Garcia and John Kahn7:41
1986-11-14Goodnight Irenecover and liveJerry Garcia & John Kahn5:30
1987-10-31Goodnight IreneliveJerry Garcia Acoustic Band7:07
1987-10-31Goodnight IreneliveJerry Garcia Band7:04
1988-09-15Goodnight IreneliveVan Morrison & The Chieftains4:51
1992-04-17Goodnight IreneThe Chieftains feat. Willie Nelson4:19
1998-11-20 – 1998-11-21Goodnight IreneliveVan Morrison, Lonnie Donegan & Chris Barber2:46
1999-04-12Goodnight Irene (live, 1999-04-12: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, USA)liveEmmylou Harris5:08
2001-02-19Goodnight IreneOdetta5:02
2003-12-09 – 2003-12-12Goodnight Irene (live, 2003‐12‐09–2003‐12‐12: Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, NY, USA)liveBill Frisell8:57
2006-09Goodnight Irene (live, circa 2006-09)liveJerry Lee Lewis with Merle Haggard2:46
2009-04-15Outro (live, 2009-04-15: 東京国際フォーラム・ホールA , Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan)live and partialDeep Purple1:13
2010-07-02Goodnight Irene (live, 2010-07-02: TFF, Rudolstadt, Germany)liveArlo Guthrie & Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld-Rudolstadt4:51
2012-03-08Goodnight Irenecover and liveJack White3:47
2012-07-14Goodnight Irene (live, 2012‐07‐14: Hyde Park, London, England, UK)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
2012-07-14Goodnight, Irene (live, 2012‐07‐14: Hyde Park, London, England, UK)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
2012-07-14Goodnight, Irene (live, 2012‐07‐14: Hyde Park, London, England, UK; TV broadcast)cover and liveBruce Springsteen & The E Street Band?:??
2014-11-23Goodnight Irenecover and liveIan Siegal & Jimbo Mathus4:09
2015-04-20Goodnight, Irene (live, 2015-04-20: Wendy Williamson Auditorium, Anchorage, AK, USA)liveJack White?:??
2015Goodnight IreneliveMartin Harley & Daniel Kimbro3:56
(Good Night) Irenecover and liveCol. Bruce Hampton & The Madrid Express2:25
(Goodnight) IreneLead Belly?:??
Good Night IreneLead Belly2:41
Good Night IreneLead Belly2:42
Good Night IreneJohnny Cash2:41
Good Night IrenecoverJim Reeves2:41
Good Night IreneLead Belly2:33
Good Night IreneJim Reeves2:46
Good Night IrenecoverJim Reeves2:46
Good Night IreneJerry Lee Lewis3:03
Good Night IreneLead Belly2:53
Good Night IreneLead Belly2:39
Good Night IreneliveThe Lunenberg Travelers, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie3:40
Good Night IreneThe Lunenberg Travelers, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie3:40
Good Night IreneLead Belly2:37
Good Night IreneJames Booker5:42
Goodnight IreneThe Weavers?:??
Goodnight IreneThe Weavers3:48
Goodnight IreneLead Belly1:53
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:41
Goodnight IreneThe Weavers3:27
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:39
Goodnight IreneThe Weavers3:06
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:34
Goodnight IreneEric Clapton4:23
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:35
Goodnight IreneJerry Lee Lewis2:55
Goodnight IreneThe Weavers3:23
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:35
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:33
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:38
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:35
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:27
Goodnight IreneLead Belly2:54
Goodnight IreneDonner Party3:27
Goodnight IreneRobert Cage3:33
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