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Great American Heroes

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This is really exceptional! Fess Parker does a great job on this CD. Some of the songs are kind of ridiculous in that they are so factually untrue, but if you're looking for a good rendition of the Ballad of Davy Crockett, you can't possibly do better then this. My favorite songs were Jim Bowie, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Davy Crockett and Andrew Jackson. This gives a good overview of American history. Kids like this alot, as well as those of us grown-up-kids!

In 1982 i bought this on lp.In 1985 i was thinking"Igot to have this on cd".Sure enough Richard Weize read my letter where i requested this on cd.Here it is released in all its glory.Good singing,music is great.Should have 6 stars,one extra for the good sound.All you hifi freaks buy this one,test your hifi eqipment.

For those seeking the original recording of Fess Parker's "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" from 1955 on Columbia, be aware that the recording here is NOT that original version. The mid-50's Disney "Frontierland" series spawned the original recording, but Parker's recording wasn't released until after the one by Bill Hayes had already entered the charts. Parker's take of the song was rushed out to compete with Hayes' version but as a runner-up - while it did make the top-5 - it was overshadowed by Hayes' chart-topping rendition. The version of "Ballad..." presented here is the later re-recording that was part of the mid-60's album released on RCA in conjuction with Parker's TV series "Daniel Boone".

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