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 - 1950
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 251-275 of 299 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | LA1471 | 10-in. | 10/18/1937 | When it's springtime in the Rockies | Gene Autry and his String Band | Male vocal solo, with string band | Musical group, vocalist | |
Brunswick | LA1472 | 10-in. | 10/18/1937 | I want a pardon for Daddy | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | LA1473 | 10-in. | 10/18/1937 | Take me back to my boots and saddle | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | LA1672 | 10-in. | 6/23/1938 | If today were the end of the world | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | LA1855 | 10-in. | 4/14/1939 | Little old band of gold | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA1865 | 10-in. | 4/18/1939 | Back in the saddle again (theme song) | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2175 | 10-in. | 3/12/1940 | Goodbye little darlin' goodbye | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2179 | 10-in. | 3/12/1940 | When I'm gone you'll soon forget | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | LA2311 | 10-in. | 8/20/1940 | Blueberry Hill | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Brunswick | LA2312 | 10-in. | 8/20/1940 | A face I see at evening | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2313 | 10-in. | 8/20/1940 | Be honest with me | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | LA2314 | 10-in. | 8/20/1940 | The call of the canyon | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Brunswick | LA2315 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | There'll never be another pal like you | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2316 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Broomstick buckaroo | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2317 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | Sycamore Lane | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2318 | 10-in. | 8/21/1940 | There ain't no use in crying now | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2319 | 10-in. | 8/22/1940 | You waited too long | Gene Autry | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2320 | 10-in. | 8/22/1940 | That little kid sister of mine | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2321 | 10-in. | 8/22/1940 | What's gonna happen to me | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2322 | 10-in. | 8/22/1940 | Tears on my pillow | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, songwriter | |
Brunswick | LA2339 | 10-in. | 8/27/1940 | The cowboy's trademarks | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | LA2340 | 10-in. | 8/27/1940 | The last letter | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | vocalist | |
Vocalion | 16629 | 10-in. | 1/11/1935 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Gene Autry Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist | |
Gennett | 16712 | 10-in. | 6/5/1930 | Whisper your mother's name | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | vocalist, yodeling, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 16714 | 10-in. | 6/5/1930 | The girl I left behind | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gene Autry and his String Band," accessed May 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103669.
Gene Autry and his String Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103669.
"Gene Autry and his String Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024.
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External Sources
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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
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