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Music Appreciation

Montauk6

(9,339 posts) Sat Mar 27, 2021, 10:41 PM Mar 2021

Burl Ives - Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)

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Burl Ives - Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) (Original Post) Montauk6 Mar 2021 OP

Named names? multireeds Mar 2021 #1

I just heard he was blacklisted Montauk6 Mar 2021 #2

You can read about it here JenniferJuniper Mar 2021 #3

ty nt multireeds Apr 2021 #6

This song was recorded many times, but... HoosierDebbie Mar 2021 #4

Mr Ives MFM008 Mar 2021 #5

multireeds

(59 posts)

1. Named names?

Reply to Montauk6 (Original post)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 10:54 PM

Mar 2021

can anyone tell us about the story of him "naming names" during the McCarthy era?

Montauk6

(9,339 posts)

2. I just heard he was blacklisted

Reply to multireeds (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 10:57 PM

Mar 2021

Never knew the other thing.

JenniferJuniper

(4,572 posts)

3. You can read about it here

Reply to multireeds (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 11:03 PM

Mar 2021

https://crimereads.com/the-fbi-the-second-red-scare-and-the-folk-singer-who-cooperated/

multireeds

(59 posts)

6. ty nt

Reply to JenniferJuniper (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 16, 2021, 07:55 PM

Apr 2021

HoosierDebbie

(450 posts)

4. This song was recorded many times, but...

Reply to Montauk6 (Original post)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 11:24 PM

Mar 2021

my favorite rendition is on Leon and Mary Russell's Wedding Album. Love it!

MFM008

(20,042 posts)

5. Mr Ives

Reply to Montauk6 (Original post)

Sun Mar 28, 2021, 03:16 AM

Mar 2021

was born near Newton, Illinois where my mom was from.
Her foster mother was a teacher in Newton area for decades.
Guess who she had in her class at one time.
Yup, Burl Ives.

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