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     Eric Clapton - Good Night Irene

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     Nat King Cole - Goodnight Irene

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     Jim Reeves - Goodnight Irene (Lyric video)

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2. www.youtube.com › watchThe Weavers Goodnight, Irene - YouTube

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   Jan 28, 2014 · The Weavers Goodnight, Irene. "Goodnight, Irene" written and first recorded by blues pioneer Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933, became the first big hit for The Weavers in 1950. Group...

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3. www.youtube.com › watchLead Belly - "Irene (Goodnight Irene)" [Official Audio] - YouTube

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   Jun 22, 2015 · Listen to the official audio for Lead Belly's "Irene (Goodnight Irene)" from the 2015 box set 'Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection.' ...more.

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   Eric Clapton - Good Night Irene - YouTube. 1016vortex. 64.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 24K. 5.2M views 13 years ago. From The Chas & Dave Christmas TV Special 12-22-1982. Royal Club -...

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5. www.youtube.com › watchLead Belly Sings "Goodnight Irene" - YouTube

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   Lead Belly Sings "Goodnight Irene". A folklorist, John Lomax and his son Alan Lomax, with funding from the Library of Congress recorded Huddie William Ledbetter, commonly known as Lead Belly...

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   Sep 13, 2014 · After his death in 2005, we digged into all the 16 mm and 8 mm film reel of film he left behind. Some were with music like this one. I'm uploading this to YouTube thinking that it might just put...

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7. www.youtube.com › watchNat King Cole - Goodnight Irene - YouTube

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   Jun 19, 2010 · The song was basis for the 1950 parody called "Please Say Goodnight to the Guy, Irene" by Ziggy Talent. It also inspired the 1954 "answer" record "Wake Up, Irene" by Hank Thompson, a top ten...

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   How do you play Goodnight Irene?

   • Goodnight Irene is a waltz in 3/4 time. So try picking the bass note of each chord with your thumb, followed by two down strokes on the remaining strings with your index finger. The song is based around the first, fourth and fifth chords, using C, F and G shapes with a capo at the sixth fret.

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   Who sang Goodnight Irene?

   • Popularized by Lead Belly (real name Huddie Ledbetter) and made famous by The Weavers, Goodnight Irene is a song that has a special place in American roots music. A long list of artists have chosen to record the song.

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   Who wrote 'Goodnight Irene'?

   • "Goodnight, Irene" written and first recorded by blues pioneer Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933, became the first big hit for The Weavers in 1950. Group members were Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, & Fred Hellerman. The single on Decca Records reached number 1 on the Billboard Best Seller Chart.

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   Where did the song Goodnight Irene come from?

   • Well, in 1934 Lead Belly was discovered by the folklorists John and Alan Lomax singing Goodnight Irene whilst incacerated for murder in Louisiana State Penitentiary . According to the Lomaxes, Lead Belly himself claimed to have learned the song from his uncle. Apart from this, the Goodnight Irene's origins seem to be largely unknown.

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9. www.youtube.com › watchJim Reeves - Goodnight Irene - YouTube

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   Nov 9, 2014 · Jim Reeves - Goodnight Irene. Without a doubt this was one of my fathers favorite songs, I remember hearing him singing it, as always, music brings back so many good memories, some bad too, but...

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