Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Fess Parker Sings Songs From Daniel Boone





THIS SHARE IS ONE OF THE MONDODADDYKIN FILES THAT SOMEONE HAS ASKED ME TO SHARE. I HOPE HE DOESN'T MIND ME SHARING HIS GREAT WORK HERE. DADDYKIN HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT HIS LP:
"Hi. Whoever said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place never met Fess Parker. The Texas actor was all the rage in 1954 as American frontier hero Davy Crockett, thanks to ABC-TV's "Disneyland" TV series. The five "Davy Crockett" installments started an unprecedented craze, with kids by the millions sporting coonskin caps and singing the famous theme song. Well, a full decade later, Fess didn't even have to change his clothes to do it all over again. When NBC launched "Daniel Boone" in 1964, the coonskin cap mania picked up again without missing a beat. Parker was born to play these two pioneers. He seemed larger than life in both roles. As Davy Crockett, he would outwit wild bears by "grinning" them into remission. As Daniel Boone, he could split a mighty oak tree with his hatchet. Fess Parker elevated these two historical figures into superhero status. I for one was glued to the TV set each week for "Daniel Boone" through its entire run from 1964-1970. This RCA album is the closest thing to a soundtrack album that came out, and the only place that you'll hear Fess singing both famous themes himself! The LP opens with the "Daniel Boone" theme and then launches into eleven more songs about such great American heroes as Jim Bowie, Abe Lincoln, and Kit Carson among others. The great TV composer Lionel Newman, with Vera Matson, wrote the "Daniel Boone" theme song. I've added two bonus versions of this classic TV theme from my VHS tapes, the original 1964 version and a revamped faster version from the later color seasons. The original album cover art is included in the folder with other pics from the series. Enjoy! TRACK LISTING: 01. DANIEL BOONE, 02. LITTLE NATHAN, 03. JIM BOWIE, 04. ABE LINCOLN, 05. GEORGE WASHINGTON, 06. PATRICK HENRY, 07. DAVY CROCKETT, 08. ANDREW JACKSON, 09. BEN FRANKLIN, 10. LEWIS AND CLARK, 11. JOHNNY CLEM, 12. OLE KIT CARSON, 13. DANIEL BOONE- TV THEME (Version 1), 14. DANIEL BOONE- TV THEME (Version 2)."

Fess Parker Sings Songs From Daniel Boone

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