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    • Dec 14, 1962
    Burl Ives records "She Called Me Baby" in the afternoon at the Columbia Studios in Nashville. The song becomes a hit for Charlie Rich a dozen years later
    May 15, 1963
    Burl Ives wins Best Country & Western Recording at the fifth annual Grammy awards with "Funny Way Of Laughin'"
    Feb 5, 1964
    Burl Ives records "A Holly Jolly Christmas" at the Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville. The song will be featured in December on the NBC-TV special "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
    Oct 6, 1964
    Burl Ives sings "Funny Way Of Laughin'" during the season premiere of NBC's "The Bell Telephone Hour." Also appearing are Bing Crosby and The McGuire Sisters
    Dec 6, 1964
    "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" makes its TV debut on NBC. The Christmas special features sometimes-country singer Burl Ives as narrator. In the role he sings "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
    Dec 12, 1964
    Burl Ives hosts an episode of "The Hollywood Palace," lacing the ABC show with performances of "Blue Tail Fly," "Wayfaring Stranger," "The Big Rock Candy Mountain," "Funny Way Of Laughin'" and "A Little Bitty Tear"
    Mar 16, 1965
    Country hitmakers Burl Ives and Patti Page guest in an episode of "The Bell Telephone Hour" titled "Wayfarer On The Mississippi" on NBC-TV
    Sep 16, 1965
    The ABC sitcom "O.K. Crackerby" debuts, with "Funny Way Of Laughin'" singer Burl Ives portraying the richest man in the world
    Jan 6, 1966
    After less than four months on the air, the ABC sitcom "O.K. Crackerby" makes its final prime-time appearance. The show features country Grammy-winner Burl Ives in the lead role
    Apr 24, 1966
    Burl Ives joins Florence Henderson and John Gary in the lineup for the week's edition of "The Bell Telephone Hour" on NBC
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