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Gene Autry and his String Band

Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, 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 and several radio stations in Southern California. He was the founding owner of the California Angels franchise of Major League Baseball (MLB) 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 29, 1907 (Grayson County), Died October 2, 1998 (Studio City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1952

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, songwriter, composer, lyricist, yodeling, Musical group, arranger

Notes: Listed on some Columbia labels as "Gene Autry (The Yodeling Cowboy)."

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Recordings (Results 276-300 of 313 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick LA2322 10-in. 8/22/1940 Tears on my pillow Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, songwriter  
Brunswick LA2339 10-in. 8/27/1940 The cowboy's trademarks Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Brunswick LA2340 10-in. 8/27/1940 The last letter Gene Autry Male vocal solo, with string band vocalist  
Gennett 16712 10-in. 6/5/1930 Whisper your mother's name Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16714 10-in. 6/5/1930 The girl I left behind Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Gennett 16715 10-in. 6/5/1930 I'll be thinking of you little gal Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16717 10-in. 6/5/1930 Cowboy yodel Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16719 10-in. 6/5/1930 Why don't you come back to me Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16720 10-in. 6/5/1930 Dust pan blues Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16722 10-in. 6/6/1930 In the shadow of the pine Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16723 10-in. 6/6/1930 Hobo yodel Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16724 10-in. 6/6/1930 They cut down the old pine tree Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16727 10-in. 6/6/1930 The tie that binds Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16878 10-in. 8/4/1930 Texas blues Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16879 10-in. 8/4/1930 Hobo Bill's last ride Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16880 10-in. 8/4/1930 Dust pan blues Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16881 10-in. 8/4/1930 I'm sorry we met Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16882 10-in. 8/4/1930 My Carolina sunshine girl Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16883 10-in. 8/4/1930 Train whistle blues Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16884 10-in. 8/4/1930 I'm lonely and blue Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 16885 10-in. 8/4/1930 That's why I'm blue Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 17231 10-in. 11/6/1930 Anniversary blue yodel no. 7 Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 17232 10-in. 11/6/1930 In the jailhouse now no. 2 Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 17233 10-in. 11/6/1930 Any old time Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
Gennett 17234 10-in. 11/6/1930 I'm sorry we met Gene Autry Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, yodeling  
(Results 276-300 of 313 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gene Autry and his String Band," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103669.

Gene Autry and his String Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103669.

"Gene Autry and his String Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103669

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