With robert pugh, nuno lopes, rita loureiro, amadeu caronho. The public immediately responded to the songs catchy melody and gordon jenkins lush arrangement. Mosley plays blues guitar legend huddie ledbetter, lead belly. Recently, the phrase good night irene has been scrawled across the internet. The life of blues and folk singer huddie leadbetter, nicknamed leadbelly, is told in. A brief history of leadbellys good night, irene american blues. It is sung in the background by the crowd of people at the raffle, until booker approaches. With hurricane irene bearing down on the east coast of the united states, the classic leadbelly folk tune has experienced a recent resurgence of popularity. Goodnight irene 2008 two men attempt to find a missing woman.
But the quartets dynamic, passionate vocals was what really made the record stand apart from. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Provided to youtube by universal music group goodnight, irene raffi the corner grocery store. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time.
He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the rockabilly hall of fame. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to goodnight irene. Leadbelly never claimed full authorship of the song, having. The weavers were formed in november 1948 by ronnie gilbert, pete seeger, lee hays and fred hellerman. Hey, rambler stop your ramblin stop stayin out late at night go home to your wife and the family stay by the fireside bright. Sterlin harjo at an event for goodnight irene 2005 add image. Ill see you in my dreams last saturday night i got married me and.
Jerry lee lewis born september 29, 1935 in ferriday, louisiana, u. The weavers, 19491953 the weavers on allmusic 2000 there are great records, and then there are. He is the only threetime inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame. Leadbelly was born on january 29, 1885 in louisiana, usa as huddie william ledbetter. Irene, goodnight irene, goodnight goodnight, irene goodnight, irene ill see you in my dreams last saturday night i got married me and my wife settled down. Mosley, madge sinclair, art evans, john henry faulk, lyn hamilton. The weavers all the best full album best of pop best of folk. Irene goodnight irene this song is by lead belly and appears on the album the library of. After his death in 2005, we digged into all the 16 mm and 8 mm film reel of. Irene goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene ill see you in my dreams. Last saturday night i got married me and my wife settled down now me and my wife have parted so ill take another stroll downtown.
Goodnight, irene or irene, goodnight, is a 20thcentury american folk standard, written in 34. Goodnight irene 10kb garys midi madness goodnightirene. I asked your mother for you she told me that you was too young i wish to the lord id never seen your face or heard your lying tongue. Yeah, irene goodnight, irene irene goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene ill see you in my dreams. Elizabeth mitchell goodnight irene lyrics genius lyrics. Pete seeger, fulllength portrait, performing on stage at yorktown heights high school. Award winning short film written and directed by sterlin harjo. A window boarded in preparation for hurricane irene is spray painted with good night irene today brings a very timely new entry in american blues scenes exclusive brief history of a song series. An elderly english actor and a young portuguese man attempt to put aside their differences long enough to locate the missing artist whose.
From leadbelly to the weavers and beyond, goodnight irene has been a seminal. Goodnight irene i grew up kind of lonesome, the saint of the sinners the voice of the dogs, you find in the rain so i just keep working, ill just keep driving nobody writes the blues anymore goodnight irene i got your trouble and i read your letters you sent like a bomb and when youre gone were all gonna miss you youre perfume like. Trailer for goodnight irene, feature film directed by paolo marinoublanco, starring. Good night irene s located in wildwood at the jersey shores offer an extensive choice of microbrews, imports, and domestic favorites on tap and bottled, indoor and outdoor dining, and live entertainment to complement our. In the 1997 movie kiss the girls, featuring ashley judd and morgan freeman, the song goodnight, irene plays in the. Watch the video for goodnight irene from leadbellys my last go round for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Seeing that this is my favorite song no matter who is singing it ive collected as many different professional renditions as i could find in one play list.
They sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, gospel music, childrens songs, labor songs, and american ballads, and sold millions of records at the height of their. Goodnight, irene written and first recorded by blues pioneer huddie lead belly ledbetter in 1933, became the first big hit for the weavers in. Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. My only problems with it were the songs were many and seemed full length, which made the movie drag on a bit. Leadbelly 1976 pardon song for governor neff youtube. In 1986, a stephen king novella was made into a movie, with a classic song serving as title. Leadbelly 1976 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. The weavers were an american folk music quartet based in the greenwich village area of new york city. Eric patrick clapton, cbe born 30 march 1945, is an english rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. The music isnt original leadbelly, but its very good as well. Irene, goodnight goodnight, irene goodnight, irene. Goodnight irene makes an appearance in the 20 video game bioshock infinite which is set in 1912, during the introductory raffle scene. Two solitary men embark on a journey to find a missing woman, driven by friendship, a desire for freedom, and a wish to taste life to the fullest. Abstract of an address given to the irene goodnight appreciation society by the author on 24th september 1994.
Originally written by leadbelly although its disputed goodnight irene has been covered and adapted many times. My favorite is of course goodnight irene, but the best cover of that song is performed by ronnie lane of the small faces and the faces at his a. For me, this beautifully understated and deceptively simple film was the discovery of the festival an incredibly assured and affecting feature debut from writer and. This is a great album to understand why so many rockfolk musicians look back in time for their direction, so many good songs. Goodnight irene lyrics performed by huddie ledbetter. Information and translations of goodnight, irene in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Leadbelly recorded in concert, austin,1949 full albumvinyl duration. His visit becomes an odyssey of his memories with his friends maria and janne when they grew up in the 1940s. In business since 1973, good night irene s brew pub located in wildwood, new jersey boasts 36 draught beers, pizza, madetoorder sandwiches, and fantastic wings. The other thing the movie makes it seem like leadbelly spent most of his life behind bars, which is far from the truth. If you like goodnight irene you are looking for movies about with road trip, journey, time, friendship, death, quest and search themes of comedy and drama genre shot in portugal. S concert where his is joined performing this song by, jimmy page, eric clapton, steve winwood, jeff beck and a host of. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Chorus yeah, sometimes i live in the country and sometimes i live in town. Irene, good night, irene irene, good night good night, irene good night, irene i kiss you in my dreams last saturday night i got married. He died on december 6, 1949 in new york city, new york, usa. Goodnight irene, long considered one of the most plangent of american traditional love songs is in fact a gambling song whose true meaning has been deliberately obscured for reasons which will be explained. He was married to martha promise and aletha henderson. Irene goodnight, irene goodnight goodnight irene, goodnight irene ill see you in my dreams. With its 1950 recording of goodnight irene, the weavers brought folk music to the american hit parade. Goodnight, irene or irene, goodnight, is a 19th century song written and published as goodnight, irene in 1886 by gussie lord davis an african american songwriter.
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