''Okeh Presents the Wayfaring Stranger'' (Okeh K-3) is a 1941 album by

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consisting of four 10-inch records (78 rpm, 6315-6318). 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

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(C-103) on four 10-inch records (78 rpm, 36733-36736) in August 1944, with cover art by

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. This collection should not be confused with Ives' album '' The Wayfaring Stranger'' released on

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in 1944 with different songs. It was released again on Columbia (CL 6109) on one 10-inch microgroove record (33 rpm) 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."

Track listing

Record 3 (Okeh 6317; Columbia 36735)

Record 4 (Okeh 6318; Columbia 36736)

See also

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