As an artist, Gene Autry obviously idolized Jimmie Rodgers ... but always with time to sing some songs. This set off the “singing cowboy” craze and spawned many imitators, making room for ...

Autry’s recording was released by Vocalion in 1939 and it became the theme song of his television series Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch. Another version by bandleader and saxophonist Art Kassel ...

He was called “America’s Favorite Cowboy” and the “Singing Cowboy.” Though he was not the first western star of either movies ...

and was originally called the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage. Mr. Autry enjoyed a long career in show business, from radio to TV to movies, and he was known as “America’s Favorite Singing ...

The Museum was founded in 1988 by Gene and Jackie Autry ... and he was known as “America’s Favorite Singing Cowboy.” The Autry Museum collection has evolved over the years, just as its ...

The first Spanish-speaking singing cowboy on the big screen in Hollywood, Tito Guizar was Mexico's answer to Gene Autry, and rated highly enough to make movies alongside Roy Rogers. In Mexico, however ...