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The Ballad of Davy Crockett

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"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Tom Blackburn.

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.

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.

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