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Burl Ives

Comedy
Folk music
Country music
A Broadway actor, film star, Grammy-winning musician, and longtime staple of Christmas playlists, Burl Ives was born on June 14, 1909, in Hunt City, Illinois. He later moved to New York City, where he made his Broadway debut in 1938 with a small role in The Boys from Syracuse. Three years later, Ives released his debut collection of folk songs, Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger. By the end of the decade, he'd also earned a pair of Top 40 hits with the Andrew Sisters duet "Blue Tail Fly" (which hit Number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1948) and the crossover single "Lavender's...
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Blue Tail Fly
Blue Tail FlyBurl Ives

A Collection Of Ballads, Folk And Country Songs - Volume 3

2:46

Polly Wolly Doodle
Polly Wolly DoodleBurl Ives

Cheers

2:03

Holly Jolly Christmas
Holly Jolly ChristmasBurl Ives

Christmas Eve With Burl Ives

2:12

Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)Burl Ives

Burl Ives Greatest Hits

Ugly Bug Ball
Ugly Bug Ball 

From Summer Magic

Burl Ives

Chim Chim Cheree And Other Children's Choices

3:02

Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)Burl Ives and Captain Stubby & The Buccaneers

A Collection Of Ballads, Folk And Country Songs - Volume 3

2:21

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