William Foster Hayes III was an American actor and recording artist. His song “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” hit the top of the Billboard charts in the spring of 1955.
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On June 27, 2017, while present in the show’s audience, Hayes was featured in an impromptu interview on a web special for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; in his heyday, he had been a guest on the Johnny Carson-hosted version of the show.
Hayes graduated from DePauw University with majors in music and English and became a member of Lambda Chi Alpha.
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Hayes earned a master’s degree in music from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in education from West Virginia University. Hayes died on January 12, 2024, at the age of 98.
Bill Hayes: Star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ Dies at 98
The soap opera actor and singer starred alongside his real-life wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes, since 1970. Longtime “Days of Our Lives” star, Bill Hayes, has died. He was 98.
The actor who portrayed Doug Williams on the soap opera died Jan. 12 in Los Angeles, his agent and friend Gregory Mayo confirmed to TODAY.com.
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