(Syndicated, 1957) [in response to Disney's "Davy Crockett" craze, this Canadian series exploited the legend of a similar French-Canadian frontier hero named "Pierre Esprit Radisson"; the title role was played by Jacques Godin; his Indian "blood brother" sidekick "Onega" was played by Raymond Royer; In Canada where the name was well-known, the series was simply called "Radisson"; but in the U.S. it was renamed "Tomahawk"; There were even "Radisson" hats for sale which resembled Davy Crockett's coonskin caps without the tail]
[aka: "The Ballad of Radisson"; Lyricist Bucarotti was also the head writer for the series; Wally Koster, star of Cross Canada Hit Parade, recorded the "Ballad of Radisson" on the Spiral label: "Radisson, Radisson, Canada's courageous pioneer! Radisson, Radisson, Lord of the Wilderness, The man who knew no fear"] Composers: music by Johnny Cowell (Canadian PROCAN/BMI), and lyric by John Bucarotti (not affiliated) 1978 Publisher: 2001 Publisher: Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recording: