Burl Ives
USA
Born: 14 June 1909
Died: 14 April 1995
Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: Folk, Country, Stage & Screen
Styles: Traditional Folk, Folk-Pop, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Cast Recordings, Sea Shanties
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With his grandfatherly image, Burl Ives parlayed his talent as a folksinger into a wide-ranging career as a radio personality and stage and screen actor. After spending his early twenties traveling the country as an itinerant singer, Ives moved to New York City in 1937. By the end of 1938, he had made his Broadway debut, and he also sang folk songs in Greenwich Village clubs. In 1940, Ives began to appear regularly on radio, including on his own show, The Wayfarin' Stranger, on CBS. Ives made his first records for Stinson, a small folk label, t...
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