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

Often edited from the television versions, here's "Festus" singing an excerpt from "Shall We Gather at the River" by American poet and gospel music composer Robert Lowry. - The Other Half (S9, E35) | The Legacy of Gunsmoke

Ken Curtis, who played Festus on Gunsmoke, was actually a fantastic singer in real life. Here he ”dumbs it down” for the show. | Hillbilly Talk with Shane Simmons

🎶😂 Animated Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen From Gunsmoke Singing Tumbling Tumbleweeds #CelebrityToons #KenCurtis #Gunsmoke | Donnie Hazel

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