Our family used to love to listen to the Burl Ives albums in the 1940's. But that was before he testified before HUAC and revealed the names of his friends and associates who sang at various left-labor union meetings or other progressive special events in NYC. My uncle was one of those whose concert career was badly damaged by these disclosures, some would say self-serving disclosures. Of course, no one could say now how well they would hold up under the tremendous pressure generated at those hearings, although some of us may yet have that opportunity if the Bush Administration "wins" another 4 years.

I really appreciate this kind of thread, and join in thanking our shy guest for starting it.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble, whose only "Red File" was a copy of his application for one