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America’s premier western singing group was formed in 1933 by Ohio-born Leonard Franklin Slye—later known as Roy Rogers—and was initially called the Pioneer Trio. The group also included Canadian-born Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer of Oklahoma. In late 1933 or early 1934, the trio added Hugh Farr, one of the finest country fiddlers of that era ...
Jul 26, 2018 · To date most cowboys do not sing in the saddle, but the tradition has a germ of truth that grew into a natural phenomenon in the 1930s and ’40s, with such legendary singing and acting stars as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers taking the tradition to new heights.
Orvon Grover " Gene " Autry [2] (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), [3] nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner, who largely gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades, beginning in the early ...
Jun 27, 2020 · I suppose my father must have watched singing cowboy movies growing up and then later, as an adult, but I don’t recall seeing any on TV. If you had asked me back then, I would’ve said Gene Autry was the owner of the California Angels and Roy Rogers was the fast food restaurant. Even when I discovered who they were beyond those roles, I can ...
Rogers died on July 6, 1998, sixty years after making his first motion picture. Roy Rogers is the only person to be elected twice to the Country Music Hall of Fame: first in 1980 as a member of the original Sons of the Pioneers, and then in 1988 as an individual, for his own career achievements. —Laurence Zwisohn.
Roy Rogers. Actor: Cowboy and the Senorita. Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, aged 18. He played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws, and his own group, the International Cowboys. In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan called Sons of the Pioneers. While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston ...
