8.27.2011

Goodnight, Irene: A Collection

In honor of storm Irene, which is hitting the east coast USA at the moment, here are several versions of "Goodnight, Irene," an old folk song that was most famously recorded by Leadbelly. Batten the hatches! |k|

Leadbelly:


Eric Clapton:


Frank Sinatra:

Jerry Lee Lewis:

William Elliott Whitmore:



Jimi Hendrix & Little Richard:

Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band:

1 comment:

  1. Garrison Keillor almost always ends "A Prairie Home Companion" radio show with Good Night Irene, a la CVFM with John Henry. Here's a recording (though not extremely high quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDG5y21PB2w

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