Burl Ives
- Type: Vocalist
- Country: United States
- Born: 14 June 1909, Hunt City, Illinois, United States
- Died: 14 April 1995, Anacortes, Washington, United States
- Active: 1929 - 1993
Biography
Burl Ives was an American folk singer and Academy Award winning actor from Hunt City, Illinois. His radio show 'The Wayfaring Stranger' and #Decca Records# recordings popularised traditional songs including 'Blue Tail Fly' and 'On Top of Old Smoky'. He originated Big Daddy in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof', won an Oscar for 'The Big Country' (1958), and voiced Sam the Snowman in 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' (1964), singing the perennial 'A Holly Jolly Christmas'.
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Burl Ives Discography
- The Wayfaring Stranger (1944) - Album - rated 3.57/5
- A Collection of Ballads and Folk Songs Volume One (1950) - Compilation - rated 3.35/5
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) - Album - rated 3.13/5
- Have a Holly Jolly Christmas (1965) - Album - rated 3.44/5