Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger
Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger is a 1941 album by Burl Ives consisting of four 10-inch records. This set marked Ives' debut as a recording artist. He accompanies himself on the guitar as he sings 12 folk songs.
The same collection of songs was re-released as The Wayfaring Stranger by Columbia Records on four 10-inch records in August 1944, with cover art by Jim Flora. This collection should not be confused with Ives' album The Wayfaring Stranger released on Asch in 1944 with different songs.
It was released again on Columbia on one 10-inch microgroove record in 1950, also with Flora's cover art.
In a 1990 interview, Flora said, "Burl Ives was a troublemaker. His wife handled his affairs and if you forgot some da-da-da, she was on the phone to the president of Columbia. I don’t know whether we had to do this over again or what."Record 3 (Okeh 6317; Columbia 36735)
Record 4 (Okeh 6318; Columbia 36736)
