Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers - Goodnight Irene

"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is an American folk standard, written by Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter in 1933. In 1950, one year after Lead Belly's death, the American folk band, The Weavers, recorded a version that reached number one the Billboard Singles chart on August 19, 1950, a position they held for 13 weeks.

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