Actually Festus aka Ken Curtis replaced Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra when Sinatra went solo. Curtis also sang with the Sons of the Pioneers. He was nothing like his character of festus. He was refined and eloquent.
Until I saw Ken Curtis in his role as Festus on "Gunsmoke I never knew how talented he was except for his music. He was quite an actor, too. Along the way I saw him in a couple of movies and some TV shows. Ken has a wonderful voice and he can sing just about any genre of music I've found. He was a nice looking gentleman. These are nice pictures of Maureen O'Hara. A beautiful lady and fine actress. Thank you for posting this. - Paula
Just......Wow :-)
wolfkarel 4 months ago
My grandfather shared this with me. I wish I could have experienced this era. Thanks for sharing.
carcomp101 6 months ago
member of the sons of the pioneers
vipergurn 6 months ago
Thank you for sharing the talent of Ken Curtis. His rendition of this lovely song is superb.
Thank you for sharing and thanks to sessnazc for sending.
Corrie121 9 months ago 3
A very beautiful rendition of his song by Ken Curtis!!
ebfan41 10 months ago
Actually Festus aka Ken Curtis replaced Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra when Sinatra went solo. Curtis also sang with the Sons of the Pioneers. He was nothing like his character of festus. He was refined and eloquent.
biffarone 11 months ago
Excellente chanson qui a été reprise par Elvis Presley.
Elvis86100 1 year ago
My God what a voice Ken had, and what a song to showcase it on..
70bassman92 1 year ago
Until I saw Ken Curtis in his role as Festus on "Gunsmoke I never knew how talented he was except for his music. He was quite an actor, too. Along the way I saw him in a couple of movies and some TV shows. Ken has a wonderful voice and he can sing just about any genre of music I've found. He was a nice looking gentleman. These are nice pictures of Maureen O'Hara. A beautiful lady and fine actress. Thank you for posting this. - Paula
twinPaula12 1 year ago 5