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Burl Ives
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...
Overture and a Holly Jolly ChristmasBurl Ives
Blue Tail FlyBurl Ives
Goober PeasBurl Ives
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)Burl Ives
Polly Wolly DoodleBurl Ives
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)Burl Ives and Captain Stubby & The Buccaneers
Overture and a Holly Jolly ChristmasBurl Ives
Dance On The Train
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Blue Tail FlyBurl Ives
A Collection Of Ballads, Folk And Country Songs - Volume 3
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Goober PeasBurl Ives
Sings . . . For Fun
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)Burl Ives
Burl Ives Greatest Hits
Polly Wolly DoodleBurl Ives
Cheers
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Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)Burl Ives and Captain Stubby & The Buccaneers
A Collection Of Ballads, Folk And Country Songs - Volume 3
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