Douglas B. Green Hand-colored poster advertising Gene Autry’s tribute song, “The Death of Jimmie Rodgers,” 1933. After he landed a spot on radio station WLS in Chicago, Autry dropped the ...

Legendary country music singer and actor Gene Autry had a television show in the 1950s called the Gene Autry show. This is the first episode of that show. Trudeau’s top lieutenant resigns over ...

Though he was not the first western star of either movies or music, Texas native Gene Autry became a favorite across the ...

According to the News, Harris said Miller asked for another song. The News reported Harris’ deal with a “top hillbilly composer” in New York. Gene Autry’s 1952 hit song “Merry Texas ...