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September 29th

1907 - Gene Autry

Gene Autry, America's singing cowboy. During his career Autry scored 25 successive Top 10 Country hits. He died on 2nd October 1998 aged 91.

Gene Autry


Autry in the 1940s

Born: Orvon Grover Autry; September 29, 1907; Tioga, Texas, U.S.
Died: October 2, 1998 (aged 91); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Burial place: Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery, U.S.
Website: geneautry.com

Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/Anaheim/California Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997.

From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true. Autry was also one of the most important pioneering figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again" and his hit "At Mail Call Today", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Up on the House Top".

Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance. The town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma, was named in his honor, as was the Gene Autry precinct in Mesa, Arizona.

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Gene Autry - Back in the Saddle Again (from Back in the Saddle 1941)
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Gene Autry
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Singing Cowboy Gene Autry sings his signature song "Back in the Saddle Again" from his movie "Back in the Saddle" from Republic Pictures 1941.

© Autry Qualified Interest Trust and The Autry Foundation

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Gene Autry - If You Want to Be a Cowboy (from Git Along Little Dogies 1937)
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Gene Autry
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Singing Cowboy Gene Autry sings the charming song "If You Want To Be A Cowboy" from his movie "Git Along Little Dogies" from Republic Pictures 1937.

© Autry Qualified Interest Trust and The Autry Foundation

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