1950 HITS ARCHIVE: Goodnight Irene - The Weavers & Gordon Jenkins (a #1 record)

Goodnight Irene (Ledbetter-Lomax) by Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra and The Weavers

The ancient folk tune was adapted by, and is commonly associated with, blues artist Huddie ‘Lead Belly’ Ledbetter. Decca Records music director Gordon Jenkins created this ‘uptown’ arrangement for the folk-singing Weavers and came away with the number-one record hit of 1950. The popular flipside “Tzena, Tzena, Tzena” is also posted, as is Frank Sinatra’s moderately successful cover of “Irene.”

THE 1950 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1950 (some were recorded in 1949). .
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