Bill Hayes Obituary

Actor and recorder William Foster Hayes III was born in the United States. In the spring of 1955, his song “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” peaked at number one on the Billboard charts.

On June 27, 2017, Hayes was featured in an unexpected interview on a web special for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon when he was in the audience; during his prime, he had been a guest on the show hosted by Johnny Carson.

After majoring in both music and English at DePauw University, Hayes joined Lambda Chi Alpha.

Hayes got a master’s degree in music from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in education from West Virginia University. On January 12, 2024, Hayes passed away at the age of 98.

Bill Hayes Obituary

Bill Hayes, a mainstay on the NBC soap opera “Days of Our Lives” for over 50 years, has died. He was 98.

The actor’s passing was confirmed in an email on Saturday to CNN from his agent Gregory David Mayo, who said Hayes died “peacefully” on Friday morning “surrounded by family including his wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes.”