web02.fireside.fm Sun, 10 May 2026 03:24:57 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) History in Music - Episodes Tagged with “Davy Crockett” https://historyinmusic.fireside.fm/tags/davy%20crockett Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0600 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. en-us episodic We pay tribute to the musical immortalizers Coldbow Productions 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. no music, history, lyrics, historical music, bard, rock n roll, immortalize Coldbow Productions scottwg1988@gmail.com Episode 28: The Ballad Of Davy Crockett (Frenjamin, Sean, Scott) https://historyinmusic.fireside.fm/28 449fa168-9496-4afa-9089-70e048c52a9c Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:30:00 -0600 Coldbow Productions full 2 Coldbow Productions Frenjamin Church joins the guys to talk about The Ballad Of Davy Crockett sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford 1:18:43 no <p>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!</p> <p>Song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ACYcD1ce5E" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ACYcD1ce5E</a></p> <p>Check out and subscribe to Frenjamin's Substack: <a href="https://mountainking.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://mountainking.substack.com/</a><br> Follow Frenjamin on X (Twitter): @BFriendjamin</p> <p>Follow Scott and Sean on X:<br> Scott- @dotgiff<br> Sean- @hashtag_hey_bro</p> <p>Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to <a href="mailto:historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com</a></p> Davy Crockett, Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Alamo, Folk Music, Frontier, American History 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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Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

]]> 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

Check out and subscribe to Frenjamin's Substack: https://mountainking.substack.com/
Follow Frenjamin on X (Twitter): @BFriendjamin

Follow Scott and Sean on X:
Scott- @dotgiff
Sean- @hashtag_hey_bro

Think you've got a song we should discuss on the show? Send us a DM on X/Twitter or an email to historyinmusicpodcast@gmail.com

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