This would be a perfect Autry collection but for the fact that it has only 18 songs, when there was room for about 25, and the producers evidently think that "South of the Border" and "Blueberry Hill" aren't "essential." But you do get "The Yellow Rose of Texas," "The Last Round-up," "Take Me Back To My Boots and Saddle," "The Call of the Canyon," "It Makes No Difference Now," "Deep In the Heart of Texas," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (featuring Jimmy Long and Smiley Burnette)...   [ read more ]

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Gene Autry is remembered as a movie-star cowboy, a singer of Western songs, and the person who made a huge hit out of "Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer." At the Melody Ranch captures a number of Autry's radio performances from the 1940s, including a long skit that recalls his accidental rise to fame. "The Gene Autry Story" covers his early years, from cowhand to telegraph operator to singing star. It's kind of funny to hear Autry's wholesome, aw shucks persona explaining how no one would ...   [ read more ]

CD $12.33

The {#Gene Autry Show} was a weekly television program on which Autry, after the obligatory horse chases and shoot-outs, brought an endless parade of bad guys to justice. It was primarily a Western action series, but Autry usually managed to squeeze in one or two brief songs, mostly Western favorites and his own hits, but sometimes unusual selections. This three-disc box set collects every musical performance from the entire 1950-55 run of the program, which amounts to over a hundred songs, plus bits...   [ read more ]

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