*" The Gathering of the Texas Herd "-early development of Texas Longhorn breed by Graves Peeler, Sid Richardson, Gene Autry, J. Frank Dobie, there are also many important and relative historical library references.

The town also celebrates Micajah Autry Day in May with a parade, arts and crafts, delicious food, entertainment, music and dance.

Autry was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles / California Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997.

Autry was also one of the most important figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers.

Autry also recorded many " hillbilly "- style records in 1930 and 1931 in New York City, which were certainly different in style and content from his later recordings.

While these two polls are really an indication only of the popularity of series stars, Autry also appeared in the Top Ten Money Makers Poll of all films from 1940 to 1942, His Gene Autry Flying " A " Ranch Rodeo show debuted in 1940.

" Cash also got Autry to sign his famous black Martin D-35 guitar, which he plays in the video of " Hurt.

Gennett also recorded early blues artists such as Thomas A. Dorsey, Sam Collins, Jaybird Coleman, and Big Boy Cleveland and early " hillbilly " or country music performers such as Vernon Dalhart, Bradley Kincaid, Ernest Stoneman, Fiddlin ' Doc Roberts, and Gene Autry.

O ' Connor's best friend Larry Hagman and his family were also there, alongside the surviving cast of In the Heat of the Night, including Alan Autry and Denise Nicholas, who also attended the memorial.

The studio was also responsible for financing and distributing one Shakespeare film, Orson Welles ' Macbeth ( 1948 ) and several of the films of John Ford during the 1940s and early 1950s, and for developing the careers of John Wayne, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers.

Mascot also had just discovered Gene Autry and signed him to a contract as a singing cowboy star.

Republic also acquired Brunswick Records to record their singing cowboys Gene Autry and Roy Rogers and hired Cy Feuer as head of their music department.

As Gabby Whitaker, Hayes appeared in more than 40 pictures between 1939 and 1946, usually with Roy Rogers, but also with Gene Autry or Wild Bill Elliott, often working under the directorship of Joseph Kane.

Brinkley also continued packing his radio lineup with up-and-coming country and roots singers whose careers his radio station helped launch ( including Patsy Montana, Red Foley, Gene Autry, Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, and others ).

Champion also had his own comic book, Gene Autry's Champion, published by Dell Comics from 1951 to 1955, which continued as Gene Autry and Champion from 1955 to 1959.

Other 1940 recordings were by: The Glenn Miller Orchestra on Bluebird Records ( 10768 ), Kay Kyser, Russ Morgan, Gene Autry ( also in the 1941 film The Singing Hill ), Connee Boswell, and Jimmy Dorsey.

Lauter also made appearances on many television programs, particularly westerns: The Gene Autry Show ( sixteen episodes ), Annie Oakley ( 12 episodes ), The Lone Ranger and The Range Rider ( eleven episodes each ), Gunsmoke and Rawhide ( ten episodes each ), Death Valley Days and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ( seven episodes each ), Laramie and Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater ( six episodes each ), The Virginian and State Trooper ( five times each ), and Cheyenne, Bonanza, and Maverick ( three episodes each ).

From 1964 to 1995, the station was the broadcast television home of the Los Angeles / California Angels baseball team, which was also owned by Autry.

After leaving Republic Pictures for the second time, Roberts worked with Autry in outdoor adventures for Columbia Pictures, She also worked with Kirby Grant in Monogram Pictures ' mounted-police adventures, and with Tim Holt at RKO Radio Pictures.

" Red River Valley " has also been recorded by Roy Acuff, Arlo Guthrie, Lynn Anderson, the Andrews Sisters, Eddy Arnold, Gene Autry, Moe Bandy, Johnny Bond, Boxcar Willie, Elton Britt, Josephine Cameron, John Darnielle, Foster & Allen, Larry Groce, the McGuire Sisters, the Mills Brothers, Michael Martin Murphey, Johnnie Ray, Riders in the Sky, Riders of the Purple Sage, Marty Robbins, Jimmie Rodgers, Roy Rogers, Pete Seeger, the Sons of the Pioneers, Billy Walker, Roger Whittaker, Cassandra Wilson and Glenn Yarbrough.

Gene Autry with the Pinafores, who sang on his weekly radio show, 1948

Singing cowboys, such as Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, sang cowboy songs in their films and became popular throughout the United States.

Lake Ray Roberts, which surrounds Tioga, was completed in the late 80's and the house Autry was born in is now under almost a hundred feet of water.

Johnny Marks had composed the title song ( originally an enormous hit for singing cowboy Gene Autry ) in 1949, and producers Rankin & Bass retained him to compose the TV special's soundtrack.

In addition to his signature song, " Back in the Saddle Again ", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, " Here Comes Santa Claus ", which he wrote, " Frosty the Snowman ", and his biggest hit, " Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ".

His first hit was in 1932 with " That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine ," a duet with fellow railroad man, Jimmy Long, and which Autry and Long co-wrote, which was parodied by Sesame Street as " That Furry Blue Mommy Of Mine.

From 1940 to 1956, Autry had a huge hit with a weekly show on CBS Radio, Gene Autry's Melody Ranch.

Although he was Jewish, he specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many standards, including " Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer " ( a hit for Gene Autry and others ), " I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day " ( first recorded by Bing Crosby ), " Rockin ' Around the Christmas Tree " ( a hit for Brenda Lee ), " A Holly Jolly Christmas " ( recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives ), Sliver and Gold ( for Burl Ives ) and " Run Rudolph Run " ( recorded by Chuck Berry ).

Starring Alan Autry and David Hart from the long running CBS television hit In the Heat of the Night.

It was written after the success of Autry's recording of " Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer " the previous year ; Rollins and Nelson shipped the new song to Autry, who recorded " Frosty " in search of another seasonal hit.

Davis's version was popular and was followed by numerous other covers, including those of Bing Crosby and Gene Autry, whose versions made the number a big hit.

His major vocal inspiration during his formative years was the " Singing Cowboy ", Gene Autry, and in particular, his signature song, " Back in the Saddle Again ".

#" Back in the Saddle Again " by Gene Autry – 2: 36

* Autry Denson, Class of 1995-Running Back all time rushing yards leader at the University of Notre Dame, went to the NFL

Roberts appeared in two more films with Autry, Robin Hood of Texas and Saddle Pals, as well as one film each with Roy Rogers and Monte Hale.

In 1928 Autry was singing on Tulsa ’ s radio station KVOO as " Oklahoma's Yodeling Cowboy ," and the Victor archives shows an October 9, 1929, entry stating that the vocal duet of Jimmie Long and Gene Autry with two Hawaiian guitars, directed by L. L. Watson, recorded “ My Dreaming of You ” ( Matrix 56761 ) and “ My Alabama ” ( Matrix 56762 ).

Described as " The Newest, Up-To-The-Minute Mystery and Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls, featuring your favorite characters ," a variety of famous actors and actresses were spotlighted, including Ginger Rogers, Betty Grable, John Payne, Ann Sheridan, Jane Withers, Bonita Granville, Gene Autry, Deanna Durbin and Ann Rutherford.

" Franks and Autry were able to include many music legends, some among them, Country Music Hall of Famers Kitty Wells, Jimmy Dickens and Pee Wee King as well as many legends from the Bluegrass genre, from Jim & Jesse to The Lewis Family.

* " South of the Border " ( 1939 song ), popular song, notably recorded by Gene Autry, as well as Frank Sinatra

" Franks and Autry were able to include many music legends, some among them, Country Music Hall of Famers Kitty Wells, Jimmy Dickens and Pee Wee King as well as many top legends from the Bluegrass genre, from Jim and Jesse to The Lewis Family.

Shortly thereafter, Mascot was absorbed by the newly-formed Republic Pictures Corp. and Autry went along to make a further 44 films up to 1940, all B Westerns in which he played under his own name, rode his horse, Champion, had Burnette as his regular sidekick, and had many opportunities to sing in each film.

In response to his many young radio listeners aspiring to emulate him, Autry created the Cowboy Code, or Ten Cowboy Commandments.

The heart of the company was its westerns, and many western-film leads, among them John Wayne, Gene Autry, Rex Allen and Roy Rogers, became recognizable stars at Republic.

He handled all the action on many pictures, including Gene Autry films ; and several series and serials, such as The Lone Ranger and Zorro.

In real life, the Wonder Horse, Champion, was owned by Gene Autry who, over many years, owned a succession of celebrity horses bearing the same name.

The new studio specialized in B-movies, including many Westerns starring the likes of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and John Wayne, all of whom get their first breaks with Republic.