"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Tom Blackburn. A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (possibly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ...

It was introduced on the television series Disneyland in December, 1954. Fess Parker played the role of Davy Crockett on the series and continued in several movies made by Walt Disney's company. December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fess Parker (born August 18, 1925) is an American film and television actor. ... Davy Crockett David Crockett (David de Crocketagne August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk-hero usually referred to as Davy Crockett. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Walt Disney Walter Elias Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966), was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. ...

The first recording of the song was made by Bill Hayes, quickly followed by versions by Parker and Tennessee Ernie Ford (recorded February 7, 1955), all in 1955. All three versions made the Billboard charts: Hayes' version made #1 on the weekly chart (from March 26 through April 23, 1955) and #7 for the year, Parker's reached #6 on the weekly charts and #31 for the year, while Ford's peaked at #4 on the weekly country chart and #5 on the weekly pop chart and charted at #37 for the year. The song also reached #1 on the Cash Box charts, from March 26 through May 14, 1955. Bill Hayes (born June 5, 1925) is an American actor, best known for his role as Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives. ... hi ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ... See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called Operation TNT. The label drops the list price on LPs from $5. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cash Box magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industry. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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