Question: The Devotions released a song in 1961 about a short story written by whom?

Related documents: [0]  [DOC] "Rip Van Winkle" is a short story by American author Washington Irving published in 1819. Written while Irving was living in Birmingham, England, it is part of a collection entitled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." Although the story is set in New York's Catskill Mountains, Irving later admitted, "When I wrote the story, I had never been on the Catskills." The story's title character is a Dutch-American villager living around the time of the American Revolutionary War. [END] 
[1]  [DOC] The Devotions are an American doo wop group. Their single of a novelty song called "Rip Van Winkle" was released in 1961 on Delta Records; the tune was re-released on Roulette Records in 1962 and again on Roulette in 1964. The tune became a hit on the third release, peaking at #36 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1964. [END]  
Answer: Washington Irving
Washington Irving