Kendall, I was a Burl Ives fan in the 40's too but I didn't know there was such a thing a folk music so I just thought of him as a singer I really liked. I still have the Wayfaring Stranger album from when albums were really albums (several 78 rpm platters in a bound book) and my original sound track album (12" 78's) from "So Dear To My Heart." Lavender's blue, dilly dilly...I was also a Weavers fan in the early 50's but still not old enough to think of them as something unique. They just seemed like part of the entertainment industry. I had to get clear through Rock-n-roll before I realized folk music was something different.
- Mark