ALSO ON THE TUBE TODAY IN BOOM HISTORY: 9/29/1955- “Sergeant Preston of the Yukon,” accompanied by his trusty dog King, airs for the 1st time. | BoomUnderground.com

#OnThisDate in 1955, the CBS television show "Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon" debuted. The program follows a Canadian Mountie named Sgt. Preston who patrols the wilds of the Yukon with his horse Rex and faithful dog Yukon King, battling both the elements & criminals. Ray's very first hit single (or an "almost hit" as he now refers to it) of the same name was released later in 1960 and was about the show. It even included Ray barking and howling as Preston's dog! Unfortunately, Ray had not gotten

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Here's Ray Stevens talking about the very beginning of his career before performing two of his earliest songs "Sergeant Preston Of The Yukon/Jeremiah Peabody's Pills" live from his CabaRay Showroom in Nashville, TN! Hope y'all have a wonderful weekend! #raystevens #sgtprestonoftheyukon #jeremiahpeabodyspills #cabaray #cabarayshowroom #raystevenscabaray #cabaraynashville #nashville #liveperformance #onstage #nashvilletn #nashvillevenue #sergeantprestonoftheyukon #jeremiahpeabodyspolyunsaturatedqu