Tennessee Ernie Ford: The Ballad Of Davy Crockett

I dont own the rights to this song. Tennessee Ernie Ford: The Ballad Of Davy Crockett. This song premiered on the first episode of “Disneyland,“ on October 27, 1954, put there to promote the upcoming Davy Crockett trilogy. Writers Tom Blackburn and George Bruns composed it in 20 minutes after Walt Disney had the idea to use the song as a device to help move the story along for the kids who would be watching. Tennessee Ernie Ford had a Top Five country and pop hit with it in 1955; Fess Parker (who played Cro
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