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8 unusual facts about Burl Ives


Congress of the Confederate States

In the final episode of the series, set during Reconstruction, a former Confederate States Senator named Arthur Johnson (played by Burl Ives) arrives in the local county to begin several business ventures including buying up all available land and keeping the black population from leaving through heavy interest on sharecropping supplies.

Goober Peas

It has been recorded and sung by scores of artists, including Burl Ives, Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Kingston Trio.

Hunt City Township, Jasper County, Illinois

Burl Ives was born in Hunt City Township, and is buried there at Mound Cemetery.

Jasper County, Illinois

Burl Ives, An acclaimed American folk singer, author and actor.

Kiddies Corner

The programme built up a huge following on the island and thousands of children tuned in to listen to 'Uncle Craig,' over the airwaves of Radio Ceylon—the programme had a mix of stories, plays, maths tables, children's songs sung by a range of artistes such as Burl Ives, Danny Kaye and Max Bygraves together with children's folk songs in Sinhala and Tamil.

Les Djinns Singers

The Les Gam's disbanded after September, 1964 following the release of "Une petite larme m’a trahie", their take on Burl Ives' "A Little Bitty Tear" on which Annie was given top billing, with credits reading "Les Gam’s with Annie Markan".

The First Easter Rabbit

Burl Ives did the narration of this special which also featured the song "Easter Parade".

Theatricum Botanicum

Audiences flocked to free workshop performances of Shakespeare, folk plays, and concerts featuring such well-known artists as Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Della Reese & Burl Ives, among others.


Down in Yon Forest

It has been recorded by artists including Joan Baez, Martyn Bates with Max Eastley, Shirley Collins, The Albion Band, Bruce Cockburn, Kemper Crabb, Burl Ives (on Christmas Day in the Morning), John McCutcheon, Jean Ritchie, Bob Rowe, Andreas Scholl, Steeleye Span, Wovenhand, and the choir of Clare College, Cambridge.

Jingle Jangle Jingle

Versions were recorded by many other musicians, including Tex Ritter, Gene Autry, Glenn Miller, The Merry Macs and Burl Ives.

Kurt Kaiser

He has produced and arranged albums for the likes of: Kathleen Battle, Ernie Ford, Larnelle Harris, Burl Ives, Ken Medema, Christopher Parkening, George Beverly Shea, Joni Eareckson Tada, Ethel Waters, and Anne Martindale Wiliams.

Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie

Almost all Child Ballads were recorded by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger or Burl Ives, but in this case we have one of the rarest Child ballads.

Sarah Ogan Gunning

In New York, they met many leaders of the folksong revival, including Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Burl Ives, Huddie Ledbetter, and Earl Robinson.


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