He also appeared regularly on TV - both as an actor and as a musician - and for many years was one of the most popular recording artists around. Some of his hits include "Call Me Mr. In-Between," "On Top Of Old Smokey," the Grammy-winning "Funny Way Of Laughin'," and the holiday classic, "Holly Jolly Christmas."
His highest charting song was a deceptively simple folk ballad that caught the imagination of the public in 1962, and I'd be willing to bet that it still sounds very familiar to modern-day listeners.
Burl Ives - "Little Bitty Tear"
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