“Goodbye Booze” written by Loudon Wainwright II. IGid Tanner & Faith Norris, 1926,Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers, 1926. “Goodbye Booze” dates back to two recordings in 1926, first, in April by Gid Tanner and Faith (Fate) Norris, and then by Charlie Poole with the North Carolina Ramblers in September. The song remained part of the white, hillbilly repertoire throughout the 1920s and 1930s but eventually crossed over