Episode 28: The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (Frenjamin, Sean, Scott)

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History in Music

Coldbow Productions

28 episodes

1 month ago

It's simple, we find songs that have historical context within the lyrics and then dissect those lyrics on the show. Whether it's a song about a ship that sank in the Great Lakes or an ancient folk song about Mongolian sky gods, we will explore it's historical context. But more importantly, we will dig into what the songwriter was trying to communicate and why.

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Episode 28: The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (Frenjamin, Sean, Scott)

History in Music

1 hour 18 minutes 43 seconds

1 year ago

Episode 28: The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (Frenjamin, Sean, Scott)

Frenjamin Church returns for a deep dive into Tennessee Ernie Ford's take on The Ballad of Davy Crockett. While Disney might have revitalized the King of the Wild Frontier for 1950s TV, the real Crockett was a rugged frontiersman who went from dirt-poor Tennessee hunter to Congress, fought for and then against (politically) Andrew Jackson, and died fighting at the Alamo rather than retire to a cushy job in D.C.. We explore how this self-made legend built his own mythology back when the media landscape pushing for Western expansion and manifest destiny, all through the lens of Tennessee Ernie Ford's impossibly deep baritone. You can go to hell - we're going to Texas!

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ACYcD1ce5E

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