Around the time I was a medical student (ca.1954)I came upon a copy of his recordings on a Remington 33 1/3, at Sam Goody. I then discovered that he was performing in Carnegie Hall (I believe) and my wife and I went to the concert. It was really quite a spectacle: he wore formal attire....white tie and tails. He sang in the style of a "trained" voice, much like Buell Kazee. The image is one that has been in my mind's eye ever since then, and I sing the songs aloud (when no one is within hearing) which is easy now that I live in "horse country".
He sang "You've Got to Cross that Lonesome Valley" which caused chills up my spine, "The Rising of the Moon", "Bonnie Dundee", "Mi Amour Mi Coresso" (much more beautiful than my phonetic Spanish), "The Woman Wrapped in Sheepskin", "Gentle Johnny", "The Laird of Cockpen".
I just amazed myself by remembering all those titles....I guess the neurons are still firing on all 8 cylinders, give or take six or seven.
I have no recall of his being blacklisted. I do remember Pete Seegher's concerts being cancelled at Brooklyn College, but were moved over to Columbia University....blacklisted at a public college!
Larry Parish