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Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), nicknamed the King of the Cowboys, was an American singer, actor, television host, and rodeo performer. Following early work under his given name, first as a co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then as an actor, the rebranded Rogers then became one of the most ...
Jul 7, 1998 · Roy Rogers, a shoe factory worker's son from Cincinnati who rode a golden palomino and a harmonious voice to fame as Hollywood's most beloved and quintessential singing cowboy, died...
- Where did the singing cowboy come from? When real cowboys worked long hours out on cattle drives or in the vast pastures of ranches, their main form of entertainment was singing songs and telling folk stories.
- Gene Autry. When most people think of a singing cowboy, Gene Autry is probably one of the first names that come to mind. While other western actors at the time experimented with the singing fad and moved on (John Wayne and Clint Eastwood), some, like Autry, made an entire career of it.
- Tex Ritter. Once Hollywood saw the success of the 'singing cowboy,' everyone scrambled to sign on one of their own. Tex Ritter made a series of popular films starting with Song of the Gringo in 1936.
- Rex Allen. Known as "the Arizona Cowboy," Rex Allen was signed on to become a cowboy in the '50s, long after the fad had been popularized by the likes of Autry and Ritter.
Feb 3, 2022 · Part two examines the career of cinema's two most famous singing cowboys, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. You'll see how Gene went from playing guitar in a telegraph office to becoming one of...
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Died. July 6, 1998. Birthplace. Cincinnati, Ohio. Roy Rogers earned the title “King of the Cowboys” for his enormous popularity in films, on television and radio, and in personal appearances. But even before starring in his first film, Rogers earned an eventual place in the Country Music Hall of Fame by founding the Sons of the Pioneers.
Autry and Rogers went on to star in The Gene Autry Show and The Roy Rogers Show, respectively, but the series' runs ended by the close of the decade (1950s), and the singing cowboy gradually ceased to exist in popular culture except as an exercise in nostalgia.
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Jun 19, 2022 · Cincinnati Enquirer. 0:00. 0:48. The indelible image of Roy Rogers is as the “King of the Cowboys,” the singing do-gooder in the white Stetson, the idol of millions of kids. Those old...
