Walt Disney Presents Folk Heroes

Artists: 

The Wellingtons with Rex Allen, Fess Parker and Stan Jones
Label:  Disneyland (Purple)
Catalog#:  ST-3921
Country:  United States
Format:  12" Gatefold Story Teller LP
Speed:  33 1/3 RPM
Audio:  Mono
Year:  1963

Record Comments:  This record is the closest that The Wellingtons came to having their own album.  They are featured on nine of the twelve tracks with the others billed at "Guest Stars" Rex Allen, Fess Park and Stan Jones, each contributing one track each.

The other records in The Wellingtons' discography mainly include singles and single album tracks, with the exception of their contributions to BV/STER-3320 Annette On Campus, where they are credited to five of the twenty-four album tracks.

Matrix Number:  ST-3921-A-1 / ST-3921-B-1

Subject Notes:  The Wellingtons started out in 1962 under the name of The Lincolns, an American pop folk group from Champaign, Illinois.  They were discovered by veteran Disney songwriter Terry Gilkyson, while they were all attending the same fraternity. The quartet later changed their name to The Wellingtons for the remainder of their musical career.  The group includes singer-instrumentalist George Patterson, Ed Wade, Kirby Johnson and Rick Jarrard.

Although The Wellingtons have an impressive catalog with the Disney Company, they are best known for recording a non-Disney theme song for the first season of Gilligan's Island.  For Disney, they can be heard in multi-part harmonies on classics theme songs from The Wonderful World of Color, Davy Crockett, Savage Sam, Thomasina and others.  They also covered Kirk Douglas' memorable song, A Whale Of A Tale, from 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

 World of Color  Davy Crockett  Savage Sam  Thomasina   20,000 Leagues

   Record Contents: 

 
Time: 
  

1. Davy Crocket 2:33  
2. Johnny Shiloh 2:24  
3. John Colter -- Fess Parker 3:09  
4. Pecos Bill 3:04  
5. Swamp Fox -- Rex Allen 2:17  
6. Jesse James 2:39  
7. Mike Fink, King Of The River 1:24  
8. Paul Revere 2:36  
9. Johnny Tremain 1:43  
10. Texas John Slaughter -- Stan Jones 2:03  
11. Elfego Baca 2:51  
12. Kit Carson 3:25  
 

Total Time:

30:08  

 

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Record Artwork
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Inner Sleeve (Front)

 

Inner Sleeve (Back)

 
 
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