Irene Goodnight
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"Irene Goodnight" is an alternate title for the traditional American folk song "Goodnight, Irene," popularized by Lead Belly and later by The Weavers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irene Goodnight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4452719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irene Goodnight Context triple: [Goodnight Irene, alsoKnownAs, Irene Goodnight]
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A.
Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry is a 1952 American melodrama film directed by King Vidor, starring Jennifer Jones as a poor Southern woman whose passionate love and social struggles lead to tragedy.
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B.
Mary Barstow
Mary Barstow was the second wife of American illustrator Norman Rockwell and the mother of his three sons.
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C.
Frieda MacTeer
Frieda MacTeer is a young African American girl in Toni Morrison’s novel "The Bluest Eye," known for her protective, outspoken nature and her role in witnessing and responding to the injustices faced by her friend Pecola Breedlove.
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D.
Maria Stark
Maria Stark is a wealthy philanthropist and the mother of Tony Stark (Iron Man) in the Marvel Comics universe.
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E.
Inez Reynolds
Inez Reynolds is one of the daughters of actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, known primarily for her connection to her famous parents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irene Goodnight Target entity description: "Irene Goodnight" is an alternate title for the traditional American folk song "Goodnight, Irene," popularized by Lead Belly and later by The Weavers.
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A.
Ruby Gentry
Ruby Gentry is a 1952 American melodrama film directed by King Vidor, starring Jennifer Jones as a poor Southern woman whose passionate love and social struggles lead to tragedy.
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B.
Mary Barstow
Mary Barstow was the second wife of American illustrator Norman Rockwell and the mother of his three sons.
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C.
Frieda MacTeer
Frieda MacTeer is a young African American girl in Toni Morrison’s novel "The Bluest Eye," known for her protective, outspoken nature and her role in witnessing and responding to the injustices faced by her friend Pecola Breedlove.
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D.
Maria Stark
Maria Stark is a wealthy philanthropist and the mother of Tony Stark (Iron Man) in the Marvel Comics universe.
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E.
Inez Reynolds
Inez Reynolds is one of the daughters of actors Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, known primarily for her connection to her famous parents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
traditional song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Goodnight, Irene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternateTitleOf | Goodnight, Irene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstRecordedBy | Lead Belly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChartSuccessAs | Goodnight, Irene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | African-American folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasForm | song with verses and refrain ⓘ |
| hasGenre | American folk music ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later American folk repertoire ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Eric Clapton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ernest Tubb NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Lee Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Lead Belly NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ry Cooder NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chieftains NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Goodnight, Irene (Lead Belly recording)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goodnight, Irene (The Weavers recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
longing
ⓘ
romantic relationship ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
farewell
ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ love ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodOfPopularity | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| isInPublicDomain | true ⓘ |
| isPartOfTradition | American folk song tradition ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
Lead Belly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Weavers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Irene Goodnight Description of subject: "Irene Goodnight" is an alternate title for the traditional American folk song "Goodnight, Irene," popularized by Lead Belly and later by The Weavers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.