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Tex Ritter was a pioneer of American Country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Western Performers Hall of Fame, and he sang the Oscar-winning song "The Ballad of High Noon".
Tex Ritter was an actor and singer, known for his roles in western films and his son John Ritter. He was born in Texas, married Dorothy Fay, and ran for U.S. Senate in Tennessee.
- January 12, 1905
- January 2, 1974
Sep 3, 2024 · Tex Ritter (1905–74) was a country music singer and actor noted for playing singing cowboys in Western movies. He was the singer of “High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’)” featured in the movie High Noon (1952), which won an Academy Award for best song.
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Tex Ritter High Noon Live Perfomance 1963Tex Ritter High Noon LyricsDo not forsake me, oh my darlin'On this, our weddin' dayDo not forsake me, oh my darlin'W...
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Singing cowboy Tex Ritter stood as one of the biggest names in country music throughout the postwar era, thanks to a diverse career that led him everywhere from the Broadway stage to the...
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Tex Ritter was a versatile performer who starred in westerns, sang cowboy songs and appeared in TV shows. He was born in Texas in 1905, married Dorothy Fay and had two children, including actor John Ritter.
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Learn about the life and career of Tex Ritter, the most well-versed of all Hollywood’s singing cowboys. He was a pioneer of country music, a film star, a radio host, and a Country Music Association president.
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