September 29, 1907 - October 2, 1998
Gene Autry, also known as The Singing Cowboy, has an impressive and detailed history on a personal level and on a professional level ranging from music to film to radio to television. In this post, then, I will keep Gene's background brief. In full, read more on Wikipedia.
Music -
Influential in country music
Singing Cowboy films brought country music to a national scale
Signature song - "Back in the Saddle Again"
Noted Christmas songs -
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"*
*No. 1 in the 1950s
"Frosty the Snowman"
"Here Comes Santa Claus"
Honors -
Country Music Hall of Fame
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Western Performers Hall of Fame
Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Radio Hall of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
No. 38 on 40 Greatest Men of Country Music
(Country Music Television)
Point of interest -
Gene Autry is the only celebrity to have Hollywood Walk of Fame stars in all five categories - film, television, music, radio, and live performances.
Although brief here, Gene Autry's full background is intriguing and worth reading.
Gene was my Great Grandmother Melissa Autry's 1st Cousin. Interesting history.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing! Quite an impressive lineage.
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