Goodnight Irene
Leadbelly (Performer)
sound recordings
1 audio disc (29 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
34709403
New Orleans / J. Lomax-A. Lomax-G. Turner (3:15)
Goodnight, Irene / H. Ledbetter-J. Lomax (2:35)
Where did you sleep last night / H. Ledbetter (3:00)
How long / Leroy Carr (2:10)
John Hardy / H. Ledbetter (3:15)
When I was a cowboy / J. Ledbetter-J. Lomax-A. Lomax (3:00)
Pretty flower in your back yard / H. Ledbetter (2:48)
Roberta / H. Ledbetter-J. Lomax-A. Lomax (3:08)
Pretty flower in your back yard / H. Ledbetter (2:27)
Yellow gal / H. Ledbetter-A. Lomax (3:08)
Program and biographical notes by Anton Glovsky on insert
Recorded 1943 and 1944 in New York City.
Folk and blues songs; Lead Belly, 12-string guitar, vocals ; with Sonny Terry, harmonica, vocals (track 4) ; and Josh White, 6-string guitar, vocals (track 9).
Reissue produced by David Greenberg.