The Weavers with Gordon Jenkins - Goodnight Irene

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GOODNIGHT IRENE (Huddie Ledbetter-John Lomax) Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers Recorded May 26, 1948 Decca single #27077 Pop #1 / charted July 8, 1950 (The following information from Wikipedia) "Goodnight Irene," or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th century American folk standard. Some sources, including blues scholar Paul Oliver, claim the version popularized by Lead Belly in the 1940s is based on the 1886 pop song by Gussie L. Davis. Lead Belly himself said he had learned it from his uncle. It was a US #1 hit for folk group The Weavers in 1950. It has since been recorded by a number of artists, in pop, country, folk and rock styles (see list below). In 2002, Lead Belly's 1936 Library of Congress recording received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. In England, it is associated with Bristol Rovers F.C. many fans sing it during matches. --1950: the hits-- The recording by The Weavers was recorded in New York City on May 26, 1950 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 27077. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 30, 1950 and lasted 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. The recording by Frank Sinatra was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38892. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on July 10, 1950 and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #12. The recording by Jo Stafford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1142. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart at #26 on September 1, 1950, its only week on the chart. [1] This was her last charted hit before moving from Capitol to Columbia Records. On the Cash Box chart, where all available versions were combined in the standings, the song reached a peak position of #1 on September 2, 1950, and lasted at #1 for 10 weeks. It was also a #1 record (3 weeks) for Ernest Tubb & Red Foley (1950) on Decca records with The Sunshine Trio (backing vocals).

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