Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, and rodeo performer 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. He was the owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angels Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. From 1934 to 1953, he appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series.
Autry's 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", he is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Up On the Housetop", and "Here Comes Santa Claus" which he also co-wrote.
Autry was a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and 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.
Soundtracks[]
- 1948 - "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)"
- 1949 - "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (w/ The Pinafores)
- 1950 - "Frosty the Snowman (w/ The Cass County Boys)
- 1953 - "Up on the Housetop"
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