Ted Gioia says the folklorist largely paid for his travels with royalty money from the Weavers' recording of "Good Night,Irene."

VOA: special.2010.01.25

"Is good." "I Remember Mama" earned Irene Dunne an Academy Award nomination for best actress of nineteen forty-eight.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

Huddie Ledbetter, the singer and guitarist known as Ledbelly, first recorded "Good Night Irene" in nineteen thirty-two.

VOA: special.2011.06.27

Huddie Ledbetter, the singer and guitarist known as, first recorded "Good Night Irene" in nineteen thirty-two.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

Jim and Irene Mikkelson were visiting Washington from Charlotte,North Carolina when they stopped by the museum.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

For example,Lead Belly's "Good Night,Irene" became a huge hit for the folk group the Weavers.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

"Good Night Irene," was a huge hit for the Weavers in nineteen fifty.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

In nineteen fifty they had a huge hit with "Goodnight Irene,"

VOA: special.2009.05.22

Mama Hanson, played by actress Irene Dunne, had little education.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

MCC Director Irene Paxia grew up in Italy, and knows first-hand how language barriers can waste precious time in emergencies.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Irene Guerriere's quiet home is worlds away from the destruction in Port-au-Prince.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30