Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger
Released in August 1941, Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger (Okeh K-3) is an album consisting of four 10-inch records (78 rpm, 6315-6318) by Burl Ives. This record set marked Ives's debut as a recording artist. He accompanies himself on the guitar as he sings twelve folk songs.[1]
The same collection of songs was released as The Wayfaring Stranger by Columbia Records (C-103) on four 10-inch records (78 rpm, 36733-36736) in August 1944, with cover art by Jim Flora.[2]
It was released again under the Columbia Label (CL 6109) on one 10-inch microgroove record (33⅓ rpm) in 1950, also with Flora's cover art. [3]
In a 1990 interview, Flora said, "Burl Ives was a troublemaker. His wife handled his affairs and if you forgot some da-da-da, she was on the phone to the president of Columbia. I don’t know whether we had to do this over again or what."[4]
Track listing
Record 1 (Okeh 6315; Columbia 36733)
Record 2 (Okeh 6316; Columbia 36734)
Record 3 (Okeh 6317; Columbia 36735)
Record 4 (Okeh 6318; Columbia 36736)
See also
References
- ^ Howard Taubman, "Records; The Smokies. Mountain Melodies--and More Folksongs--Speech and Poetry--Other Releases," New York Times, August 21, 1941, p. X6; Library of Congress Online Catalog, LCCN 2001580800
- ^ Library of Congress Online Catalog, LCCN 00534844; William R. Daniels, The American 45 and 78 RPM Record Dating Guide, 1940–1959, Westport: Greenwood, 1985, p. 37
- ^ Library of Congress Online Catalog, LCCN 93704386; Galen Gart, ARLD: The American Record Label Directory and Dating Guide, 1940–1959, Milford, NH: Big Nickel Publications, 1989, p. 49
- ^ Angelynn Grant, "Jim Flora Interview," 1990: link