Gene Autry Pinafores

Gene Autry Christmas (Audio CD)

Review & Description

Gene Autry was perhaps less a singing cowboy than the prototype for all singing cowboys. He made his mark by representing an Americana that was all old-style Western romance and clear blue skies. His yodeling hasn't held up well, but his emphasis on both types of music--"country and and western," as the joke goes--has made him among the first that people think of when they dream of how the West was won. Here, he sings solo and in duets with Rosemary Clooney, the Mitchell Choirboys, the Cass County Boys and the King Sisters, and the Pinafores. The recordings cover the post-World War II era, between 1947 through 1956, and include many Christmas faves, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Frosty the Snowman," and "Jingle Bells," among them.

Public cowboy no. 1, the life and times of Gene Autry

Gene Autry, his life and career

The Gene Autry show, Gene Autry and Champion, Rufe Davis, Johnny Bond, Cass County Boys, The Pinafores, Melody Ranch Hands, and special added features

On the air, the encyclopedia of old-time radio

American Cowboy