What's on TV? Tuesday, May 17, 1955

I mentioned Milton Berle in passing on Saturday, and on tonight's show one of Uncle Miltie's guests is singer and future soap opera legend Bill Hayes, performing his biggest hit, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett," which was number one for five weeks. It was the most popular of three versions of the song that charted in 1955; the other two were by Tennessee Ernie Ford and Davy Crockett himself, Fess Parker, so Hayes's feat was no mean achievement. That and much more, in this week's Chicago edition, which also includes a couple of Indiana stations. -2- WBBM (CBS) Morning 6:40 Today’s Thoughts 6:45 Farm Daily—Menard 7:00 Morning Show—Jack Paar 9:00 Garry Moore—Variety Guest host: Walter O’Keefe 9:30 Arthur Godfrey Time 10:30 Strike It Rich—Quiz 11:00 Valiant Lady—Serial 11:15 Love of Life—Serial 11:30 Search for Tomorrow 11:45 Guiding Light—Serial Afternoon 12:00 The Inner Flame—Serial 12:15 Road of Life—Serial 12:30 Welcome Travelers 1:00 Robert Q. Lewis—Variety 1:30 Linkletter’s House…

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