Burl Ives

Real Name:Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives
Profile:Born in Hunt City Township, Illinois on June 14, 1909. It has been said he gave his first professional performance at age 4 in 1913, singing "Barbara Allen" at a picnic, which earned him one dollar. Having recorded numerous albums and singles over a career lasting more than 40 years, his biggest record was "A Little Bitty Tear" released by Decca as a single in November 1961. In 1962 he released another hit single "Funny Way of Laughin'", it appeared on the album "It's Just My Funny Way of Laughin'" and won Ives a Grammy Award for Best Country Western Recording. He recorded numerous children's recordings and recorded several religious albums for Word Records and made a significant contribution to the popularization of folk music. He will also be remembered for playing a handful of powerful performances on stage and film. Academy Award winning American actor, Broadway performer and acclaimed folk music singer and author, Burl Ives died from complications of mouth cancer on April 14, 1995, in Anacortes, WA. at the age of 85.
URLs:http://www.burlives.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl_Ives
Name Variations: All | Burl Ives | B. Ives | Ives
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Releases:
Big Rock Candy Mountain (Shellac, 10")   Decca (2) 1945
The Wayfaring Stranger (LP)   Columbia 1955
Men Volume 2 (7", EP)   Brunswick 1957
Shanties (7", EP)   Brunswick 1957
A Little Bitty Tear / Shanghied (7", Single)   Decca (2) 1961
A Little Bitty Tear / Shanghied (7", Single)   Brunswick 1961
Call Me Mr. In-Between / What You Gonna Do, Leroy? (7")   Decca (2) 1962
Funny Way Of Laughin' / Mother Wouldn't Do That (7")   Decca (2) 1962
Mother Wouldn't Do That (7")   Brunswick 1962
My Gal Sal / (I Hear You) Call My Name (7")   Decca (2) 1965
Burl (LP)   MCA Coral 1973
Mrs. Johnson's Happiness Emporium (7", Pro)   Decca 1973
The Best Of Burl Ives Vol. II (2xLP, Gat)   MCA Records 1975
We Americans: A Musical Journey With Burl Ives (LP, Album)   National Geographic 1978
Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (CD)   MCA Records 1995
Chim Chim Cheree And Other Children's Choices (CD, Ltd)   Walt Disney Records 1998
Australian Folk Songs (LP, Mono)   Summit Records Australia  
Got The World By The Tail (LP)   Harmony  
Jealous / You Know You Belong To Somebody Else (So Why Don't You Leave Me Alone) (7")   Decca (2)  
Nine Australian Folk Songs (10", Mono)   Columbia  
Songs Of The West (LP)   Decca (2)  
The Best Of (LP, Comp)   Brunswick  
Appears On:
The Fabulous Fifties (10xLP, Comp) On Top Of Old Smokey Reader's Digest 1977
Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways (CD, Comp) Wayfaring Stranger Smithsonian Folkways 2004
A Musical History Of Disneyland (6xCD + Box, Comp) America Sings (Soundtr... Walt Disney Records 2005
Tracks Appear On:
A Very Merry Christmas (LP, Comp) The Twelve Days Of Chr... Columbia Special Products 1967
50 Happy Years Of Disney Favorites (1923-1973) (2xLP) Lavender Blue (Dilly D... Disneyland 1973
Joy To The World (LP) It Came Upon A Midnigh... Columbia 1973
The Greatest Hits Of Walt Disney (LP) Ugly Bug Ball Ronco 1975
Down Home Gospel (2xLP, Comp) Oh Mary Don't You Weep Columbia Special Products 1976
Ed Stewart's Junior Choice (LP, Comp, Mono) I Know An Old Lady Super Beeb Records 1978
All Aboard! (LP, Album) I Know An Old Lady EMI Records 1979
Santa's Greatest Hits (2xLP) The Christmas Story Atlantic Gap Ltd. 1985
The Time-Life Treasury Of Christmas (3xLP, Comp) Holly Jolly Christmas Time Life Music 1986
Hello Children Everywhere (2xLP) I Know An Old Lady, Bi... EMI Records 1988
The Disney Collection Vol. No. 2 (CD, Comp) Lavender Blue (Dilly, ... Walt Disney Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 1991
The Music Of Disney - A Legacy In Song (3xCD, Comp + Box) Lavender Blue (Dilly, ... Walt Disney Records 1992
The Tarantino Connection (Comp) (2 versions) A Little Bitty Tear MCA Records ... 1996
Santa's Greatest Hits (CD) A Holly Jolly Christmas Hip-O Records 1999
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - Season's Greetings 2 (3xCD, Comp) A Holly Jolly Christmas Universal Music (Canada) 2001
The Ultimate Christmas Collection (2xCD) The Twelve Days Of Chr... Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) 2001
Classic Folk Music From Smithsonian Folkways (CD, Comp) Wayfaring Stranger Smithsonian Folkways 2004
Now That's What I Call Xmas (3xCD, Comp) Rudolph The Red-Nosed ... Virgin, Universal Music (UK) 2006
101 Songs From The Musicals (5xCD, Comp) The Ugly Bug Ball Virgin 2008
Pure Disney - 42 Original Disney Recordings (3xCD, Comp) Lavender Blue (Dilly, ... Walt Disney Records 2008
Room Service Deluxe (2xCD, Comp) A Little Biity Tear Huh Records, Liberation Music 2008
16 Big Hits Of The 60's (LP, Comp, RE) A Little Bitty Tear Music For Pleasure  
A Country Christmas (LP, Smplr) It Came Upon A Midnigh... Columbia  
Born Again - 20 Most Loved Songs Of Faith & Inspiration (LP, Album) Brighten The Corner, B... Suffolk Marketing, Inc.  
Christmas Greetings (LP, Comp) Jingle Bells Columbia Special Products  
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