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Goodnight, Irene

American folk song
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Goodnight, Irene

Summary

Goodnight, Irene is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,284 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Goodnight, Irene's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Goodnight, Irene's genre is American folk music[4].
  • Goodnight, Irene was performed by Lead Belly[5].
  • Goodnight, Irene's record label is recorded as Melodisc Records[6].
  • Goodnight, Irene's has characteristic is recorded as traditional folk song[7].
  • Goodnight, Irene's form of creative work is recorded as song[8].

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Authorship and Creation

Goodnight, Irene was performed by Lead Belly[5].

Publication

Goodnight, Irene's genre is American folk music[4].

Why It Matters

Goodnight, Irene ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,284 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Lead Belly

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Goodnight, Irene. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/goodnight-irene
MLA “Goodnight, Irene.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/goodnight-irene.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_goodnight-irene_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Goodnight, Irene}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/goodnight-irene}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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