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The Versatile Burl Ives! (album)
''The Versatile Burl Ives!'' is a 1961 album by Burl Ives, containing his hit single "A Little Bitty Tear." The album reached No. 35 on ''Billboard's'' 1962 Pop Album Chart. In the same year, "A Little Bitty Tear" climbed to No. 1 on ''Billboard's'' Adult Contemporary Chart, No. 2 on the Country Singles Chart, and No. 9 on the Pop Singles Chart. The pop, country, and folk songs on this album were selected to highlight the folk singer's versatility. Some of his performances, such as his cover of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line," represent a significant departure from his earlier repertoire. Ives is accompanied by the Anita Kerr Singers and Owen Bradley's orchestra. Track listing # "Mockin' Bird Hill" (Vaughn Horton) – 2:34 # "The Long Black Veil" (Danny Dill, Marijohn Wilkin) – 3:00 # "Delia" (Traditional) – 2:56 # "Forty Hour Week" (Carl Adams, Tommy Blake) – 2:31 # "I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash) – 2:40 # "Royal Telephone" (Traditional) – 3:31 # "Shanghaied" (Mel Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burl Ives
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American musician, actor, and author with a career that spanned more than six decades. Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his own radio show, ''The Wayfaring Stranger'', which popularized traditional folk songs. In 1942, he appeared in Irving Berlin's ''This Is the Army'' and became a major star of CBS Radio. In the 1960s, he successfully crossed over into country music, recording hits such as "A Little Bitty Tear" and "Funny Way of Laughin'". Ives was also a popular film actor through the late 1940s and '50s. His film roles included parts in ''So Dear to My Heart'' (1948) and ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1958), as well as the role of Rufus Hannassey in ''The Big Country'' (1958), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ives is often associated with the Christmas season. He did voice-over work as Sam the Snowman, narrator of the classic 1964 Christma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
