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)."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 313 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor | BRC-68858 | 10-in. | 4/1/1931 | I'm a truthful fellow | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | ABRC-68859 | 10-in. | 4/1/1931 | I'm a truthful fellow (True blue Bill) | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with harmonica and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | ABRC-68860 | 10-in. | 4/1/1931 | Valley in the hills | Frankie Marvin ; Jimmie Smith | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BRC-68861 | 10-in. | 4/1/1931 | Valley in the hills | Gene Autry ; Frankie Marvin | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | ABRC-68863 | 10-in. | 4/1/1931 | She's always on my mind | Frankie Marvin ; Jimmie Smith | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | ABRC-68864 | 10-in. | 4/1/1931 | I'm blue and lonesome | Frankie Marvin ; Jimmie Smith | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BRC-70924 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Mississippi Valley | Long Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70925 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | My old pal of yesterday | Long Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70926 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Missouri is calling | Long Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70927 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Cross-eyed gal that lived upon the hill | Long Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70928 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | I'm always dreaming of you | Long Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70929 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Come back to me | Long Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BRC-70930 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Jail house blues | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70931 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Rheumatism blues | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70932 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | I'm Atlanta bound | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BRC-70933 | 10-in. | 10/30/1931 | Wild cat mama | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73046 | 10-in. | 6/30/1932 | Gangster's warning | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73047 | 10-in. | 6/30/1932 | Back to old Smoky Mountains | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73048 | 10-in. | 6/30/1932 | Back home in the Blue Ridge Mountains | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73049 | 10-in. | 6/30/1932 | That ramshackle shack | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73054 | 10-in. | 6/30/1932 | Black bottom blues | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BSHQ-73055 | 10-in. | 6/30/1932 | Kentucky lullaby | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-74897 | 10-in. | 1/27/1933 | Cowboy's heaven | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and yodeling | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-74898 | 10-in. | 1/27/1933 | The little ranch house on old Circle B | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-74899 | 10-in. | 1/27/1933 | Yellow Rose of Texas | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gene Autry and his String Band," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103669.
Gene Autry and his String Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 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. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Gene Autry
Discogs: Gene Autry and his String Band
Allmusic: Gene Autry and his String Band
Apple Music: Gene Autry and his String Band
Grove: Gene Autry and his String Band
RILM: Gene Autry and his String Band
IMDb: Gene Autry and his String Band
Britannica: Gene Autry and his String Band
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Autry, Gene, 1907-1998 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077164
Wikidata: Gene Autry - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q342723
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/113310336
MusicBrainz: Gene Autry - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/675b7627-6b5d-4a46-a728-785cb24a299e
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.