The Francis Frith Collection.
You are here:

The Ballad of Davy Crockett

Dick Hudson's Pub 1921
Enlarge photo |  More about this photo

When we went to "Dick's" for lunch, there would be me, my kid sister, my parents and my maternal grandparents plus Mum's youngest sister. She was only 5 years older than me- "Auntie Betsy"- and more like a big sister. She was the prodigy of the family, learning to play the piano, and Grandma always used to pressure a reluctant Betsy to play something on the pub piano. This was at the time when Fess Parker was hitting the screens as Davy Crockett, and the theme tune was one of Betsy's special pieces. Unfortunately, one particular key on the pub piano was way out of tune. For those who remember the tune, the intro was sort of.."da dum di dum dum dum, dum di dum dum.." The bum note was on the fourth dum- it must have been an octave out- and the bar was crowded. It brought the house down, much to Auntie Betsy's mortification!

Written by Pete Widdows. To send Pete Widdows a private message, click here.

A memory of Eldwick in West Yorkshire shared on Tuesday, 6th March 2007.

Memories Links

Other memories of Dick Hudson's Pub 1921

See more memories of Eldwick

Eldwick homepage

Add a Memory for another place

Tips & Ideas

How has this scene changed?

Do you know who lived or worked here?

Why is this photo significant to you?

Particular points of interest - transport, architecture, fashions etc.

Comments

0 comments have been shared so far in response to the memory "The Ballad of Davy Crockett".

Why not get involved and post your comments using the comment form below.

Post a Comment about this Memory

To post a comment about this Memory, complete the form below. Your comment will appear alongside the original Memory on the website. If you wish to send a private message (not published on the website) to the person that wrote the Memory, click here.

Subject: RE: The Ballad of Davy Crockett
You have to be logged in to be able to post a comment.
If you have a Frith account, then please log in below, if not, click here to create one.
Email:
Password:
Comment:
  Note: There is a 300-word limit - you have 300 words remaining.

© Copyright 1998-2012 Frith Content Inc. All rights reserved.