Goodnight Irene Song

Leadbelly sang goodnight irene for john lomax.

Goodnight irene song. Some evidence suggests that 1886 song. It was all thanks to 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 or. The folklorist brought the song to the governor who freed leadbelly on the condition that he would be under lomax s care.

Goodnight irene goodnight irene i ll get you in my dreams i asked your mother for you what d she tell him. Goodnight irene by lead belly the best of the weavers the weavers 1. From the chas dave christmas tv special 12 22 1982. An 1886 song by gussie l.

Goodnight irene goodnight irene i ll see you in my dreams. The weavers were an american folk music quartet based in the greenwich village area of new york city. And say irene goodnight irene irene goodnight goodnight irene goodnight irene i ll see you in my dreams. The weavers were formed in november 1948 by ronnie gilbert pete seeger lee hays and fred hellerman they sang traditional folk songs from around the world as well as blues gospel music children s songs labor songs and american ballads and sold millions of records at the height of their.

Originally written by leadbelly although it s disputed goodnight irene has been covered and adapted many times seeing that this is my favorite song no matt. Davis has several lyrical and structural similarities to this song but no sheet music or information about its melody has survived. Royal club guildford surry band. In the novel housekeeping 1980 written by marilynne robinson both sylvie and helen sing the song several times.