The Wellingtons were a singing group who performed the title songs for several television programs in the 1950s and 1960s, including Gilligan's Island and Davy Crockett.
[4] The Wellingtons can be heard singing "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" in the soundtrack for the movie Fantastic Mr.
Working with composer George Wyle he developed a folk song that told the back story of the castaways, and hired The Wellingtons to sing it.
The group traveled with actor Donald O'Connor for six and a half years and toured with The Supremes and Stevie Wonder.
The final member of the group still living is founder Ed Wade, who is an attorney formerly licensed in California from 1972 until 2023.