The Ballad of Davy Crockett
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"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" is a song with music by
Background
In the United Kingdom, Hayes' version reached number 2 in the
The Crockett craze
United States Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee wore a Davy Crockett cap during the 1956 campaign, as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee. Adlai Stevenson and Kefauver lost in the general election to incumbents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.
The Crockett phenomenon is referenced in books of the time such as Back in the Jug Agane, one of the Molesworth series by Geoffrey Willans and Ronald Searle.
The craze was referenced in the film
Parodies
Several parodies were issued in 1955, including "Duvid Crockett" by
In the South Park episode "Raising the Bar", James Cameron plays the song during his underwater voyage to literally "raise the bar" for morality's sake, except this version replaces Davy Crockett with James Cameron himself, therefore being a parody.[citation needed]
Covers
- A 1955 single release on Dot Records by International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee Mac Wiseman reached the number 10 position on the Country charts.
- Also in 1955, Burl Ives released the song as a single on Decca.
- Annie Cordy's version, "La Ballade de Davy Crockett", was number 1 in the charts for five weeks in France in August 1956.
- Pinky and Perky included their version of the song on their 1962 EP Pinky and Perky Out West.
- Mary Wilson of The Supremes sung lead on a cover the group recorded for their album Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing Disney Classics in 1968. The album was shelved and never released, but the song still appeared on the 1986 compilation The Never-Before-Released Masters.
- A rendition was recorded and released on The Kentucky Headhunters' 1991 album Electric Barnyard, and was released as a single. It peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[7]
- Tim Curry recorded a cover version for the Disney's Music From The Park album in 1996.
- Mannheim Steamroller's new-age instrumental rendition appeared on their 1999 album Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse.
- They Might Be Giants covered the song, with modified lyrics, as "The Ballad of Davy Crockett (in Outer Space)" on their 2009 album Here Comes Science.
- Chelsea Stallings covered the song for 2009's Dance Dance Revolution Disney Grooves.
References
- ^ "Bill Hayes: A Conversation". Themacgyverproject.blogspot.com. 13 August 2015.
- ^ "FSM Board: DAVY CROCKETT(TV 1954)George Bruns- Recordman #110". Filmscoremonthly.com. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Billboard, May 28, 1955, Most Played By Jockeys, p. 58
- ^ "Reporter-News Online: Texas News -- The life, legend of Davy Crockett". 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.
- ISBN 978-0940322691
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.