In Once a Haggen (S9, E18), Ken Curtis sang with Slim Pickens "Six Shiny Black Horses" - a haunting composition by Curtis himself. A shiny black carriage All draperied like snow Six shiny black horses Are pulling so slow The road to the graveyard Is lonesome and Long Who passed the last judgment Was he right or wrong | The Legacy of Gunsmoke

In 1969 Bette Rogge interviewed Ken Curtis and Buck Taylor. Here's the Ken Curtis excerpt. I'll post the Buck Taylor interview later. I love how Ken can slip so easily from the Festus to character to himself. | The Legacy of Gunsmoke

We all know Ken Curtis (Festus) had a brilliant singing voice, but here's a song from none other than Milburn Stone (Doc Adams). | The Legacy of Gunsmoke

Here's some rare film from KHOU-TV Channel 11 in Houston. (February 23, 1966.) Ken Curtis and Milburn Stone are in Texas for an appearance at the Houston Stock Show at the Astrodome and their exchange is adorable! | The Legacy of Gunsmoke