Burl Ives [Compilation]

Burl Ives

About Burl Ives [Compilation]

Scouting Along with Burl Ives is a 1964 album, subtitled The Official Boy Scout Album. Ives was commissioned by the Boy Scouts of America to make this album, which is now available on CD at ScoutStuff.org. Ives is accompanied by a choir of boys and an orchestra directed by Sid Bass. Greg Adams of Allmusic writes, "Scouting Along With Burl Ives is essentially a work-for-hire children's album made for the Boy Scouts and is therefore of limited appeal, but the professionalism and enthusiasm Ives and Bass exhibit are admirable. " The album features folk and other songs that might be sung around a campfire. The album is unique in that it also provided a short bio of Ives and his early affiliation with professional football. Ives had a long-standing relationship with the Boy Scouts of America. He was a Lone Scout before that group merged with the Boy Scouts of America in 1924. The collection of his papers at the New York Library for the Performing Arts includes a photograph of Ives being "inducted" into the Boy Scouts in 1966. Ives received the organization's Silver Buffalo Award, its highest honor. The certificate for the award is hanging on the wall of the Scouting Museum in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Ives often performed at the quadrennial Boy Scouts of America jamboree, including the 1981 jamboree at Fort A. P. Hill in Virginia, where he shared the stage with the Oak Ridge Boys. There is a 1977 sound recording of Ives being interviewed by Boy Scouts at the National Jamboree at Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania; on this tape he also sings and talks about Scouting, teaching, etc. Ives is also the narrator of a 28-minute film about the 1977 National Jamboree. In the film, which was produced by the Boy Scouts of America, Ives "shows the many ways in which Scouting provides opportunities for young people to develop character and expand their horizons. 


Year:
1997
#SongDuration
12:09 
3
Blue Tail Fly
2:01 
42:28 
53:09 
82:17 
112:32 
151:12 

Share your thoughts about the Burl Ives [Compilation] album with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this album to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Burl Ives [Compilation] Album." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/album/314831/Burl-Ives-%5BCompilation%5D>.

    Missing lyrics by Burl Ives?

    Know any other songs by Burl Ives? Don't keep it to yourself!

    Browse Lyrics.com

    Quiz

    Are you a music master?

    »
    The song, "Donna" by Ritchie Valens, was written as a tribute to...
    A His grandmother
    B His sweetheart
    C His daughter
    D His mother

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web!