As a songwriter, Johnny Marks had a pretty good career. Although he penned 25 notable songs and is in the Songwriter’s Hall ...

Tobacco's but an Indian weed -- Little Mohee -- Psalm III -- Confess Jehovah -- Old hundred -- The seven joys of Mary -- The Indian Christmas carol -- Mother goose nursery rhymes -- Mr. Froggie went a ...

In his recent book “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” Bob Dylan described Perry Como as a “downright incredible” performer who “lived in every moment of every song he sang… When he stood and sang, he ...

According to Carl Sandburg, it was one of Abe Lincoln’s favorite songs. Nobody knows who wrote it, but its words got into print in 1848, in the Ethiopian Glee Book. About five years ago tubby ...

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” has been a fixture on national TV every year since 1964. But not many people know that the animated narrator of the show has a direct connection to the Northwest. Burl ...

It’s that time of year again. Mariah Carey, Burl Ives, and Bing Crosby are in heavy rotation as Christmas music replaces the everyday soundtrack of lives around the world. While people generally only ...

SHEBOYGAN – Well-known singer and actor Burl Ives had Sheboygan County as a grooming ground for his musical education in his formative years. In 1933, according to Katie Reilly of the Sheboygan County ...