🦌 On This Day in Music History – May 28, 1955 America goes wild for Davy Crockett! In the spring of 1955, the whole country had Crockett Fever. And leading the charge was actor and singer Fess Parker, whose rendition of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" became an unstoppable force on the American pop charts. Billboard reported on this day that if all the versions of the song were combined—Fess Parker’s original, along with covers by Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bill Hayes, and others—over eighteen million

"DAYDREAM BELIEVER" A song composed by American songwriter John Stewart, shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. Originally recorded by the Monkees, with Davy Jones singing the lead, the single reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1967, remaining there for four weeks, and peaked at No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the Monkees' last No. 1 hit in the U.S. 24K Gold Music covers this classic golden oldie. | Golden Oldies Music Shows by 24K Gold