Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995)
Folk singer Burl Ives recorded "A Little Bitty Tear" (1961) and
was responsible for Christmas standards like "Holly Jolly
Christmas” (1965). On a local note, Ives was the Grand
Marshal of the 1975 Portland Rose Festival Parade.