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Jarvis Cocker Interview

Jarvis Cocker Interview

We met the Pulp man at his three-day exhibition in London to discuss his bizarre three day residency, which saw him share the stage with pole-dancers, burlesque dancers and a circus.

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Christmas Music: "A Holly Jolly Christmas", Burl Ives

Christmas Music: "A Holly Jolly Christmas", Burl Ives (02:04)

"Sights and Sounds of the Season" Part 11 of a 36 part Slide-show video with everyone's favorite Christmas music. The pictures are from around the world just some of the places from the United States are Alaska,...

Johnny Cash and Burl Ives (medley)

Johnny Cash and Burl Ives (medley) (09:04)

From the April 22, 1970 edition of "The Johnny Cash Show," Burl Ives and Johnny sing and play a medley of Civil War-era ballads, including "Oh Mary Don't You Weep" and an insanely infectious little ditty called...

Burl Ives - Big Rock Candy Mountain

Burl Ives - Big Rock Candy Mountain (02:35)

Burl Ives singing his well known - Big Rock Candy Mountain. The song originally appeared on his 1950 album, Ballads Folk and Country Songs. His rendition of - A Holly Jolly Christmas, is an annual Yuletide favourite....

A little bitty tear.

A little bitty tear. (02:00)

But (then) a little bitty tear let me down, spoiled my act as a clown, I had it made up not to make a frown. But a little bitty tear let me down. ... Bangkok Thailand Burl Ives

Burl Ives - Grandfather's Clock

Burl Ives - Grandfather's Clock (03:24)

Burl Ives singing - Grandfather's Clock. This song appears on a hard to find 1959 compilation album entitled, The Mighty Balladeer. In 1964 Ives voiced Sam the Snowman in what has become the classic Christmas animated...

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Burl Ives Biography

Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (14 June 1909 – 14 April 1995) was an American actor, writer and folk music singer.

As an actor, Ives's work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Referring to Ives's singing, the prominent music critic John Rockwell said, "Ives's voice ... had the sheen and finesse of opera without its latter-day Puccinian vulgarities and without the pretensions of operatic ritual. It was genteel in expressive impact without being genteel in social conformity. And it moved people."

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Burl Ives's Best Songs

  • 1. A Holly Jolly Christmas
  • 2. A Little Bitty Tear
  • 3. The Ugly Bug Ball
  • 4. Big Rock Candy Mountain
  • 5. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
  • 6. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
  • 7. Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
  • 8. Ugly Bug Ball [Summer Magic]
  • 9. Little Bitty Tear
  • 10. On The Front Porch [Summer Magic]
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Burl Ives Discography

Burl Ives albums.

  • Have a Holly Jolly Christmas - (Decca/US)
  • Scouting Along With Burl Ives - (Columbia Records/US)
  • Australian Folk Songs - (Decca/US)
  • Down to the Sea in Ships - (Brunswick Records/GB)

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