Month, which those days was a comfortable income in that part of Texas. Later on, as a proper telegraph operator, he was making $150 a By the time he was 15, he had playedĪnyplace there was to perform in Tioga, including school plays and the localĬafe, but made most of his living working for the railroad as an apprentice at His uncle's farm baling and stacking hay). catalog for eight dollars (saved from his work as a hired hand on Autry got his first guitar at age 12, bought from the Sears, The boy's interest in music wasĮncouraged by his mother, who taught him hymns and folk songs and read psalms to Some of the earliest settlers in Texas, contemporaries of the Houstons and theĬrocketts (an Autry had died at the Alamo). Autry, a Baptist preacher and descendant of He was first taught to sing at ageįive by his grandfather, William T. The son of Delbert and Elnora Ozmont Autry. Was born Orvon Gene Autry on September 29, 1907, in the tiny Texas town of Tioga, The biggest selling country & western singer of the middle of the 20th century Songs outside of the country & western field have become American pop culture Television shows were even more popular and successful and a number of his Millionaires of several producers (as well as Autry himself) his radio and
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Movies saved one big chunk of the movie industry, delighted millions, and made His 300 songs cut betweenġ9 include nine gold record awards and one platinum record his 93 Television from the early '30s until the mid-'50s.
He was country music's first genuine "multimedia" star, theīest-known country & western singer on records, in movies, on radio, and on Listeners, cowboy songs for much of the 20th century, and American music for He defined country music for two generations of Sam Houston and Davy Crockett all rolled into one, with a great singing voiceĪnd an ear for music added on. Radio and television, made him a part of the mythos that has made up theĪmerican identity for the past hundred years - John Wayne with a little bit of His music, coupled with his careers in movies and on Gene estĭécédé le 2 Octobre 1998 à son domicile de Studio City près de Los Angeles. Surtout connu comme chanteur et acteur, il fut aussi un auteur accompli.
Gene Autry fut élu au Country Music Hall Of Fame en 1969.
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En 1931, Gene se rend à Hollywood où il tournera dans plus de cinquante films Western de série B. Velvet Tone, Champion, Perfect, Okeh, Clarion, Timely Tunes, Banner, Conqueror, Melotone, Il commence alors à enregistrer pour Victor puis Gene Autry débute en 1928 en obtenant une audition chez Victor Records de New York.
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