Gene Autry

Gene Autry was more than a musician. His music, coupled with his careers in movies and on radio and television, made him a part of the American cowboy mythos. He defined country music for two generations of listeners, cowboy songs for much of the 20th century, and American music for much of the world. He was country music's first genuine "multimedia" star, the best-known country & western singer on records, in movies, on radio, and on television from the early 1930s until the mid-'50s. His 300 songs cut between 1929 and 1964 include nine gold record awards and one platinum rec...