For him to have played Festus so very convincingly, what an actor!
@rickhinojosa5455
3 жыл бұрын
Ken Curtis ended up living his last years here in Clovis, CA. We have a statue of him in the center of town honoring him. 🙏
@TheSharron
2 жыл бұрын
I just had to look it up...they did a real good job of capturing his spirit.
@rickhinojosa5455
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheSharron Hi. I didn't know he lived her till after he died. Maybe it wouldn't have made a difference as it's easy to say I'd do something when I cannot NOW, but I'd sure like to have thanked him for his high standards work on gunsmoke. I never would have dreamed he could sing so beautifully. He also sang a song on a show called "have gun will travel". It was awesome. He played, as usual, a very uncouth sort of fellow and then he got all purtied (that's purr-teed) up and sang a song for a lady and just astounded me. That was actually the first time I heard him sing. So then I looked him up "ken Curtis sings" and found he was famous for singing with the sons of the pioneers many years ago. Incredible! Here is a link to him singing on have gun will travel: kzitem.info/news/bejne/1GN74Hxtj6t_laA I hope you like it!☺️🙏
@TheSharron
2 жыл бұрын
@@rickhinojosa5455 I saw that episode,about a year ago and he is perfection.Thanks for posting it again...I had forgotten about it. Edited to say...he was a purty man,when gussied up!🥰
@marylarrimore3950
2 жыл бұрын
That is so awesome! Thank you for sharing!
@rickhinojosa5455
2 жыл бұрын
@@marylarrimore3950 You're welcome!!!😃🙏
@cathybarthel8411
3 жыл бұрын
Ken Curtis has always been my favorite actor on Gunsmoke and what a beautiful voice he has! Very nice looking too.
@sarajanesmith3892
2 жыл бұрын
Ditto!
@anthonyherring5242
2 жыл бұрын
@@sarajanesmith3892 ppl zee a
@Nclght
2 жыл бұрын
That he didn't win an emmy as Festus is a travesty.
@jerryvandiver7227
Жыл бұрын
@@Nclght Ill second that.
@gerimaxwell7140
2 ай бұрын
He was gorgeous when he was young.
@normascheppmann452
6 жыл бұрын
Ken Curtis was one of the best singers I have ever heard...So much smoother than today's "so called talent"...He didn't need tight pants or didn't need to be jumping all over the stage..I love listening to him sing....
@donizettidepaula8283
4 жыл бұрын
Ken Curtis tem talento em dobro !
@alicehenderson6630
4 жыл бұрын
Me to he had a great voice
@johnyoung9874
3 жыл бұрын
Ken replaced Frank Sinatra as lead singer in the Tommy Dorsey Band .
@janicesimmons6764
Жыл бұрын
So do I
@barbarabaldwin7120
Жыл бұрын
GUNSMOKE OVERLOOKED HIM!!!!!!!
@kerrytrout
3 жыл бұрын
I never heard him sing until five minutes ago. And I’m a baby boomer who grew up watching Gunsmoke! What a beautiful voice!
@willuammorgan7809
9 ай бұрын
An excellent example of Sons of the Pioneers harmony and musicianship.
@robertmitchell4376
7 жыл бұрын
Jo Stafford sang Tumbling Tumbleweed with the Pioneers backing her.When she found out they were looking for a new lead singer she recommended Ken and he recorded THIS with the Sons and they had a top 10 Country and pop hit with Ken's vocals.When Ms.Stafford was under contract to Tommy Dorcey and heard Sinatra was looking to leave Dorcey,she recommended Curtis to Dorcey and he did briefly replace Frank for 3 months until Sinatra returned after a contract dispute.Stafford heard Curtis when he sang as a staff radio singer.He was using his birth name Curtis Gates.Dorcey recorded 2 songs with him,one charted and had Gates change his name to Ken Curtis.With The Pioneers Curtis had a big pop and country hit with"I'll Take You Kathleen" from the Rio Grande soundtrack,from the John Wayne movie Rio Grande.The soundtrack produced a few other hit singles with Ken as lead singer.Room Full Of Roses was Ken's biggest hit record and with the Pioneers Ken performed featured vocalist and they were the 1st Country/Western group to perform at Carnegie Hall in 1950.Ken Curtis stated that was probably his greatest achievement in his show business career.Though as an actor he loved his Festus Hagen role on Gunsmoke.
@normanleach9587
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks man.
@davidritchie8172
3 жыл бұрын
Great singer good actor !
@susanlynn770
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
@h.calvert3165
Жыл бұрын
He was a handsome man, as well as a fine actor & singer. Thanks for this fascinating information. Never knew the great Jo Stafford advocated so strongly for him. He really owed her a lot! 👏
@TheShizue777
8 жыл бұрын
There is no such thing as "too much Ken Curtis." Ken Curtis and The Sons of the Pioneers? Gorgeous. Thank you for posting this beautiful song.
@kencurtisfans558
8 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!!
@rachelcampbell7954
6 жыл бұрын
I LOVED HIM AS FESTUS TOO.
@charlesmoore4046
6 жыл бұрын
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@karennobwillsstatler7211
5 жыл бұрын
TheShizue777 📱syrupy has g6h
@dorothycoker8830
2 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget the many movies with John Wayne.
@dianalogas2970
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. My Uncle Tim Spencer is standing next to Ken Curtis. My Uncle Tim wrote the song, Room Full of Roses.
@debbieluther4685
Ай бұрын
So cool!
@tommysfather
3 жыл бұрын
Man, Ken sure has a tremendous voice. He doesn't over project just him and THE voice.
@Drumulater1
2 ай бұрын
Yes
@christinemorrow8535
7 жыл бұрын
Ken's was raised in our town Las Animas Colorado. His dad was the sheriff. The sheriff lived downstairs and the jail cells were on the second story. The old jail is still here.
@leonarddonald2093
2 жыл бұрын
That's so cool
@terrymassie9796
5 жыл бұрын
He has me a fan whether he is singing or acting
@ruthnagarya2028
3 жыл бұрын
LOVE their harmony..nothing like several guys or gals singing in harmony
@philiplayman3580
2 жыл бұрын
That is Barbershop Singers too !
@johnwagner409
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful. So much better than today's #$%@.
@MadamSarasin
7 жыл бұрын
Gee! What a HUNK he was in those days (before he grew the beard)! And a voice that could melt stones! Accompanied with the great Sons of the Pioneers makes this an everlasting classic!
@kateallsop6572
5 жыл бұрын
True superb words a and music
@aprilcunningham7246
5 жыл бұрын
Very sexy man even with the beard. His voice is awesome....SWOON!
@misspad7282
2 жыл бұрын
I have to agree with you on that!
@collegeparkwhiteboy
8 ай бұрын
Your captivating comment makes your sincere appreciation shine
@tonyclarke9650
4 жыл бұрын
"well Matthew..i told you i could sing"...
@deepwater2652
3 жыл бұрын
Ran into Ken at our state fair many years ago - he was a true gentleman!
@summerz8867
Жыл бұрын
Saw him and Doc at a fair in Greeley, Colorado, many moons ago..good times! He was born and raised in Lamar, his Dad was the sheriff I think…💫
@robbinbruno2320
2 жыл бұрын
He was fabulous. His voice was dreamy and that fiddle player too. What a wonderful artist and character! Genius
@cavendermary3954
Жыл бұрын
This is some of the best music I grew up with!! What a handsome cowboy... Ken Curtis!!
@user-iw9uo6ee3o
Жыл бұрын
Funny, my mom once said, Festus had a beautiful voice was quite the singer. I never realized he was part of the pioneers. He has such a beautiful timber to his voice. Hard to believe it is the same person. I am 55. I was probably in my 20's. Still learn something new every day.
@joannadoherty4244
2 жыл бұрын
God really did bless Ken with the sweetest voice
@misspad7282
2 жыл бұрын
I always loved the Sons of the Pioneers and never knew Ken Curtis was in the group. What an amazing voice he had and he sure could act too! And I forgot to mention that he was a very handsome man. I loved Festus in Gunsmoke, the best character if you ask me.
@garydeansmith446
Жыл бұрын
Before that he took Frank Sinatra's place with the Tommy Dorsey Band when Sinatra left to go solo.
@janicesimmons6764
Жыл бұрын
Another great song by a gifted group of singers. Especially Ken
@leelee67757
2 жыл бұрын
I’m swooning. I love, Ken Curtis both handsome and very talented.
@antoniograncino3506
9 ай бұрын
Curtis was in a league with Jim Nabors and Frank Fontaine, actors who talked funny but sang beautifully. Curtis was the best IMHO.
@TheSharron
2 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t he just make you melt?His voice is like butta!🥰
@pkagtr11
Жыл бұрын
Velvet voice and so handsome! ❤
@BigBingFan
6 жыл бұрын
Our 100+ year old tradition in Fort Worth, the "Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show" is held annually here, and when I was about 12, my folks took me to the Rodeo. (This was approx. 1969), and after some events, the lights lowered, a mike was dropped down, and a man in Cowboy duds came out, the spotlight hit, and I'll never forget that the announcer introduced, "Ken Curtis," of "Gunsmoke" fame on TV, of which my Dad was a huge fan of that show. I can't remember if he wore his "Festus" duds, but either way, once he began singing, (after a kid's view of his raggedy "Gunsmoke" persona, I will NEVER forget seeing "Festus" singing, well, actually Crooning. Best of my recollection now that I'm 60 is, that he didn't sing a C/W tune, but a popular ballad. Anyway, my remembrance of Ken Curtis.
@jaytaylor7740
6 жыл бұрын
What a delight. I'd never known...or had forgotten...that Ken Curtiss has been a singer. Thanks so much for sharing this.
@tigerman2028
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! I love Gunsmoke and did not know that Ken Curtis was ona singing group and could sing so well. I do remember my Dad singing Cool Water when he was alive. These songs make me miss my Dad so much. He was a great bass singer. He was also my hero.
@garydeansmith446
Жыл бұрын
He started out as a singer. When Frank Sinatra left the Tommy Dorsey Band to go solo, Ken Curis took his place. That was before he took Roy Rogers place when he left Sons of the Pioneers.
@df5295
2 жыл бұрын
I only knew Ken Curtis as Festus. What a great voice he has!
@johnnybeanz1296
4 жыл бұрын
I listened to a bunch of different singers do this song. Ken is the best.
@randysmith7035
2 жыл бұрын
this song came on the radio once and my wife looked at me and said looks like they wrote your story. we both started laughing 😁
@garryb1952
5 жыл бұрын
Great performance by the Sons of the Pioneers with Ken Curtis. Fantastic to see again.
@paanne1013
2 жыл бұрын
OMG! That's Ken Curtis in front of Roy Rogers? WOW! I always loved that group.
@janmiechiels6926
10 ай бұрын
That’s Tommy Doss, not Roy Rogers behind Ken.
@geraldcharles1624
3 жыл бұрын
Great singer, great actor .I have always enjoyed all of his performances.
@SlyTyler97
Жыл бұрын
Dang Ken can just sing like it’s nothing he would blow everyone out the water nowadays
@patalexander3702
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful music; Ken’s singing was outstanding.
@cimerti
2 жыл бұрын
What an awesome singer! Finding out Festus is a good looking movie crooner was like finding out that George " the Animal" Steele was a college professor of English literature! Strange, but true!
@jamesrburden9542
Жыл бұрын
He is fantastic!!,
@sabrinagrant5516
2 жыл бұрын
Growing up watching reruns of Gunsmoke I developed a crush on Ken aka Festus.
@chrismoreno1627
Жыл бұрын
Never knew festus was a singer WOW what a voice im gonna have to look up Ken's music now my favorite one on gunsmoke!!!
@starclone4
2 жыл бұрын
Ken was absolutely Amazing !!!!
@whalesong999
2 жыл бұрын
Ken and The Sons of The Pioneers were the first real warmth in song I remember emitting from the radio back in the '40s when I was a wee one.
@phyllisboyse2024
4 жыл бұрын
The gentleman that just sat down is also a great country music musician - Spade Cooley. Watched his band back in the late 50s and early 60s. as well.
@tedpeterson1156
3 жыл бұрын
He died in prison. Killed his wife. Festus would never do that!
@fussygirl65
2 жыл бұрын
Handsome man ! Great voice !
@willtube61
2 жыл бұрын
One of many songs my dad used to sing. I’d forgotten about this one.
@carolyntanner6517
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ❤😃👍🏼
@user-ty6do8yz4l
3 жыл бұрын
Ken had so much talent. IMO. a good actor/actress can make you forgot all their other roles, as you watch them act. But Ken!- this guy can appear as 2 totally different men! I'm 50, so I didn't encounter him till Gunsmoke reruns, in the mid- 70s. Until the late 80s, I never knew he had a Golden Voice!
@smilespires
2 жыл бұрын
This is Awesome! I had no idea he acted as Festus. I have listened to the Sons of Pioneers since I was a child.. My favorite song. Trees
@SamhainBe
Жыл бұрын
He sang with The Pioneers - WOW!
@jimdep6542
7 ай бұрын
Ken Curtis has to be one of THE finest actors of all time...and great singer / entertainer too.
@user-zs2rd3iu2h
5 ай бұрын
My favorite KEN Curtis song Is Kool clear water such a voice
@BigBingFan
5 жыл бұрын
Great Trivia Quiz: What male crooner replaced Frank Sinatra at the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra? Answer: Ken Curtis. One and the same. Amazing. I was at the Great Exposition and Fat Stock Show, annual Fort Worth Big Event, and when I was 9 or 10, midway through the rodeo, the public speaker announced that "Festus" Ken Curtis from "Gunsmoke" was singing--don't remember the tune. But, to hear that Ken Curtis was to sing, it was like goofy Gomer Pyle, Jim Nabors, you'd NEVER know who can sing despite their theatrical persona.
@evaheiser4083
7 ай бұрын
Ken Curtis, ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@pegatheetoo1437
9 ай бұрын
He was quite the actor. His whole look changed when he sang!
@BabyandLittleGuy
4 жыл бұрын
I was a kid when I first saw him in "Gunsmoke," but I wasn't an avid fan of the show then. Now, thanks to the INSP network, I started seeing episodes of "Gunsmoke," and I became a huge fan! And thanks to the internet, I now know how very versatile he was! The Sons of the Pioneers are part of a musical genre which I haven't been drawn to before, but thanks to Mr. Curtis, my musical horizon has just widened. 😀 Lovely song!
@tedpeterson1156
3 жыл бұрын
"Cornbread & Buttermilk (And Good Old Greasey Greens) is my favorite
@summerz8867
Жыл бұрын
Saw him and Doc at a fair in Greeley, Colorado many moons ago, good times!!! He was born in Lamar, I think hid Dad was Sheriff there?💫✨
@honeywolf1
7 жыл бұрын
i love ken loved him in gunsmoke roy rogers was my hero growing up
@carolkubiak3887
4 жыл бұрын
Great singing, was that also Spade Cooley?
@janmiechiels6926
11 ай бұрын
Yes, Spade
@glennjohnson8170
7 жыл бұрын
Glenn Johnson Absolutely wonderful.You would just never believe he was Festus.Loved the Pioneers since i first heard them in the early 50`s and i dont know how many years it`s been since i`ve seen this film.Hope it`s available out there.Great to see Spade Cooley!Thanks for uploading this.
@susanwyatt7546
Жыл бұрын
Glenn Strange was Sam Noonan, the bartender, on Gunsmoke. Ken Curtis wss Festus Hagan. Loved them both!
@glennjohnson8170
Жыл бұрын
@@susanwyatt7546 Sure right there,Susan.Wonderful times.
@thomasdrozd9471
Жыл бұрын
Mr. Ken Curtis I love you on Gunsmoke. I loved your voice. You were great. You left this world too soon. Lv u P Drozd
@michaelcurrie304
5 ай бұрын
My mom was a real Fan of Spade Cooley. I grew up listening to him, Lawerence Welk, and Jackson Sinclair (The Polka Parade). Through my Grandparents, add to that Hilo Hattie!
@violetbennett2407
2 жыл бұрын
He had a beautiful voice.
@countryboywilliams6755
7 жыл бұрын
WOW...didn`t know this song was that old
@carolekohlschmidt6899
3 жыл бұрын
Ken curtis was a wonderful singer.
@cemarkell4029
6 ай бұрын
He's sooooo good! I can't get enough of him! I play his room full of roses over and over.
@Roydolli
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@debbieabbott8785
5 ай бұрын
He warms my heart
@jannettefairbanks817
2 жыл бұрын
me and my huband doug injoy watching the gunsmoke reruns on inspirational channel festus our favorite charector
@bama539
2 жыл бұрын
What a talented man!
@carolynmatott9417
2 жыл бұрын
I love Ken
@wesdoobner7521
2 жыл бұрын
That Pioneer family sure raised some talented sons. lol
@nancywood9027
6 жыл бұрын
Love this so much!
@buddyv3457
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent!!!
@nordseeistmordsee
2 жыл бұрын
I am speechless...and thrilled...😍
@lewisfrazier3506
3 жыл бұрын
They sang very well! My Grandmother loved these guys and she got me listening too!!
@timcc001
Жыл бұрын
So smooth.
@elisaldoantoniolonghi1808
Жыл бұрын
Ken Curtis , Very good!
@johnr3603
Жыл бұрын
Some great voices,, look um up👍
@urbanwillis2212
Жыл бұрын
My favorite.
@jcnewton4619
Жыл бұрын
Good memories of my Mom ,she loved this song. Thank you.
@loltubexd6362
Жыл бұрын
Ken Curtis has to be the best singer I have ever heard.
@claytoncoward1377
2 ай бұрын
Still had a great voice in his Gunsmoke days I believe in 1966 started off an episode singing at a funeral
@dreisternehof
2 жыл бұрын
What a pretty precision!!!
@alanhumphrey4198
3 жыл бұрын
Ken Curtis was in a tv series about skydivers called "Ripcord"....
@tufanirfan
3 жыл бұрын
legends never dies
@gaildimick1831
2 жыл бұрын
Love the “SEARCHERS “. A-1 MUSIC
@justuskobke887
3 жыл бұрын
Smooth as silk, that Frstus Haggen is.
@tufanirfan
3 жыл бұрын
As if they came to bring beauty from heaven
@terrysampson5759
2 жыл бұрын
What such talents Roy and Ken and the Rest I did not know Ken was with the Pioneers
@johnheinrich6907
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking that was Roy, but wasn’t sure. Thanks
@janmiechiels6926
11 ай бұрын
Looks a little like Roy, but I don’t think so. I believe Roy was out of the Pioneers for several years by the time Ken Curtis joined.
@janmiechiels6926
11 ай бұрын
That’s Tommy Doss next to Ken Curtis
@williamgstritzinger9340
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful absolutely
@mdospoy
6 жыл бұрын
My music
@kevinw9073
4 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@hackbritton3233
5 ай бұрын
Singing aside which is hard to do - the musicians are impeccable. Just watch.
@rongarrett1366
7 ай бұрын
So much talent 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👑👑👑👑👑
@Rayorbrenda-eu8uv
11 ай бұрын
One of the best
@davidholton9667
9 ай бұрын
So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song. How are you?
@stephanielanderos4363
2 жыл бұрын
I like this song.
@missrita1826
2 жыл бұрын
Just listen to him sing on another video "Noah's Dove." Great singer.
@randallhutchcraft4039
3 жыл бұрын
Very good
@PennyBlack-km7wt
2 ай бұрын
In case some don't know, but.he also sung in John Wayne's movie the Rio granda.
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