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...When Burl Ives finished the program at Symphony Hall Saturday night he turned toward the stage door, suddenly made an "on hell," gesture and returned to face the thunderous applause. "I have received a great many requests tonight," he said, "and I see no point in my going clear out that door and back again every time...
...even better than kind of entertainment was the artistic value of Ives' songs. I have heard Burl Ives sing a great many times both on records and in night clubs. In both cases it was impossible to realize the true clarity of his voice and the mellowness of his tone. Either there was surface noise on the records, or the sound of some drunken woman cackling...
...Kaiser Traveler (Sun. 9 p.m., ABC). Folk Singer Burl Ives...
...dandy's), or their ends were wrapped around a smart walking cane or twined in & out of the waist belt. At night, of course, the beard could serve as an extra blanket or could be screwed into a portable press for an overnight permanent. In short, as bearded Burl Ives remarks on the jacket of Beards: "Every man should try one. They grow...
...others at his own expense. Then Nature Boy Eden Ahbez (TIME, May 3, 1948) sandaled into the act. He heard Riders and liked it. The song had hair on its chest, and would be hard to croon with mush in the mouth. Ahbez took the music to Burl Ives, who quickly recorded it for Columbia. By the time Bing Crosby got it onto wax for Decca last month, and Vaughn Monroe had done a big, first-class production job for Victor, Riders was roweling hard for the top of the hit parade...