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.

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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

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Goodnight Irene alsoKnownAs Irene Goodnight