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Gene Autry was the first of the wildly popular "singing cowboys" of the thirties and forties and the man who carried the flag for "western" in "country and western," popularizing the genre's marriage of seemingly disparate western and hillbilly influences. Beyond his highly successful recording career, his on-screen persona influenced an entire generation of American boys. Autry, an accomplished investor and businessman, was a longtime owner of Major League Baseball's Angels franchise.
This meticulously researched biography takes the reader from Gene Autry's childhood in Oklahoma through his phenomenally successful career as a singer and actor, and covers his later triumphs in business and sports. Of particular interest is the book's detailed day-to-day treatment of Autry's performing career, with a wealth of information on each recording session and film shoot, including key personnel (e.g., songwriters, engineers, directors, crew) and interesting anecdotes. The work includes information from the author's own interviews with Autry's contemporaries.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. First Recordings
3. New York
4. That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
5. Chicago
6. The Cowboy
7. Goodbye, Chicago
8. Hello, Hollywood
9. The Phantom Empire
10. The Singing Cowboy
11. Public Cowboy Number One
12. Gene Autry and Bing Crosby
13. The Walk-Out
14. Back to Republic Pictures
15. Back in the Saddle Again
16. Melody Ranch
17. Gene Autry, Oklahoma
18. Army Air Corps
19. World War II
20. Herbert Yates and Republic, Revisited
21. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
22. Tours and Television
23. Golden West
24. The End of the Singing Cowboys
25. The Spotlight Fades
26. A Baseball Man
27. Businessman
28. Baseball and Business
29. Golden Years
30. Into the Sunset
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
