From the Archives 65: Senator Sam at Home (1973)

Senator Samuel James "Sam" Ervin Jr. (1896-1985) (D-N.C.) was a former lawyer and judge, who graduated from Harvard Law School. Ervin was a something of a paradox. He supported Jim Crow and segregation, and helped lead southern opposition to civil rights on constitutional grounds. But in other contexts, he was seen as a champion of liberal causes, opposing Senator Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee and leading the Watergate investigation that led to President Nixon's resignation. After his retirement from politics in 1974, Ervin returned to the practice of law.in 1973, CBS records published the LP "Senator Sam at Home" which consists of Ervin delivering an assortment of anecdotes, pithy observations, jokes, and songs. His version of Simon & Garfunkel's song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was unexpectedly popular, and was released as a 45, with the B-side "Zeke and the Snake." Here is the track list of "Senator Sam at Home":A1Zeke And The Snake1:40A2Friendship1:50A3Bridge Over Troubled Water Written-By – Paul Simon 2:32A4The Fault Of Conformity1:50A5Southern Heroes ("Defeat May Serve") Written-By – Edwin Markham 1:50A6If Written-By – Rudyard Kipling 1:50A7.1Grow Tall, My Son Words By – Loonis McGlohonA7.2Through The Years Music By – Al HamA8Cousin Sue And The U.D.C.1:23A9The First Amendement1:05A10John And Mandy And The Strikin' Clock2:53A11Myself Written-By – Edgar A. Guest* 0:33A12Philosophy Of Life2:02B1The Hymn Book And Link Shaw's Singin'2:06B2The Old Rugged Cross Arranged By – Al Ham Written-By – George Bennard 3:45B3Thoughts On Religion ("More Faith In Honest Doubt") Written-By – Alfred Lord Tennyson 2:18B4.1If I Had A Hammer Written-By – Lee Hays, Pete SeegerB4.2America The Beautiful Arranged By – Al HamB5Comments: Elbert Hubbard, W. C. Fields, Josh Billings0:47B6General Jim Leach And The Mount Vernon Hotel3:10B7Country Ham0:10B8Jus' Right Likker0:34B9The Greatest Hunger Of The Human Heart2:56B10Thoughts On Shakespeare0:30B11Joshua1:34B12The Drunk Driver1:04B13God Give Us Men Written-By – Josiah Gilbert Holland 1:20B14The Last Verse Of Our National Anthem Arranged By – Al Ham Written-By – Francis Scott Key 1:25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.