Burl Ives

Burl Ives was an American musician and actor known for his versatile career spanning more than six decades. He began as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually hosting his own radio show—The Wayfaring Stranger—which popularized traditional folk songs. In the 1940s, he gained popularity as a film actor and appeared in movies such as So Dear to My Heart and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Ives achieved crossover success in the 1960s with country music hits like A Little Bitty Tear and Funny Way of Laughin'.

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  The Wayfaring Stranger is an American folk song with an uncertain origin. The song's various versions share a common...