Summer Fun: Remembering Gilligan’s Island

The Wellingtons Were the Band that Sang the Theme Song

The Wellingtons sung the Gilligan’s Island’s theme song and appeared as The Mosquitos in an episode of Gilligan’s Island They also had another popular theme song called “the Ballad of Davy Crocket” and were regulars on the TV series Shindig!

The Wellingtons were originally called the Lincolns and signed to Walt Disney to record a theme song for The Wonderful World of Color. The theme song for the TV mini-series Davy Crockett was their most popular work, which most recently, was added to the soundtrack of Fantastic Mr. Fox. Throughout the Wellington’s career they toured with major acts like The Supremes and Stevie Wonder.