Walt Disneys Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah: The Academy Award Winning Song From Song of the South
Ever since I discovered Walt Disney's 1946 Song of the South movie last week, I have been singing Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah over and over again. Out loud, much to the chagrin of my family. But the fact that this is one of the Walt Disney songs that I know every single word to has me wondering a bit about the history of this song. Who wrote it? Who sang it? Can I buy it? On this page you can listen to James Baskett singing Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah. Be warned that, if you are familiar with the song, you will...

Walt Disneys Song of the South Movie Review
What's The Mystery Behind Song of the South?
Walt Disney's Song of the South is a live-action movie with animated portions, based on African-American folktales by Joel Chandler Harris. The movie tells the story of a young boy who is learning about life from his Uncle. The boy goes to the plantation that his grandmother owns and it is there that he meets his story-telling uncle. His uncle tells stories about three well-known Disney characters: Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Brer Bear. Song of the South was Disney's FIRST live-action movie a...

Meet James Baskett: The Actor Who Played Uncle Remus In The Song of the South
James Baskett BECAME Uncle Remus
If you are familiar with Walt Disney's infamous 1946 movie, Song of the South, then you have already met James Baskett for he played the main character in the movie, the much-loved Uncle Remus. James Baskett lived from February 16, 1904 until July 9, 1948. He was an American Actor and most famous for his role in the Disney movie and for his performance of Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, one of my favorite Walt Disney songs. As a matter of fact, he received an Honorary Academy Award for that movie, making...