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Gene Autry

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Aliases
Gene Johnson
Johnny Dodds [US2]
Sam Hill
Real name
Orvon Grover Autry
Born
September 29, 1907
Died
October 2, 1998
Country
United States
IPI
00001634825 28 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Musician, singer, and actor who became famous as "The Singing Cowboy" in radio, films and television. He was also a prolific songwriter and died one of the richest men in the United States. He was inducted both into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1969 and into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Family
Charlotte Autry Cousin
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Songs written by Gene Autry

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Address Unknown Denver Darling, Gene Autry, Vaughn Horton Gene Autry September 1945 Unverified
A Gangster's Warning Gene Autry, George Rainey Overton Hatfield 1931 Covered by Stu Davis
Ages and Ages Ago Ray Whitley [US1], Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry January 11, 1946 Covered by (11 artists)
At Mail Call Today Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry December 6, 1944 Covered by (4 artists)
Be Honest with Me Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry August 20, 1940 Covered by (33 artists)
Cowboy Blues Cindy Walker, Gene Autry Gene Autry July 2, 1946 Covered by (2 artists)
Darlin' What More Can I Do Gene Autry, Jenny Lou Carson Gene Autry November 29, 1944 Covered by (4 artists)
Dear Old Western Skies Gene Autry Gene Autry March 27, 1934 Covered by (2 artists)
Dixie Cannonball Vaughn Horton, Gene Autry, Red Foley Gene Autry September 9, 1946 Covered by (10 artists)
Do Right Daddy Blues Gene Autry Gene Johnson (Gene Autry) March 31, 1931 Covered by Hank Snow
Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin Gene Autry March 12, 1940 Covered by (9 artists)
Good Old Fashioned Hoedown Gene Autry Gene Autry 1946 Missing information
Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman Gene Autry August 28, 1947 Covered by (287 artists)
I Hang My Head and Cry Ray Whitley [US1], Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry December 13, 1941 Covered by (11 artists)
I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman, Dale Evans [US] Wesley Tuttle and His Texas Stars December 13, 1945 Covered by (4 artists)
Lonely River Ray Whitley [US1], Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry July 31, 1941 Covered by (2 artists)
My Old Pal of Yesterday Gene Autry, Jimmy Long Jimmy Long and Cliff Keiser December 2, 1930 Covered by (13 artists)
Ridin' Down the Canyon Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette Gene Autry & Smiley Burnett January 16, 1935 Covered by (26 artists)
Silver Spurs Cindy Walker, Gene Autry Gene Autry January 1946 Covered by Slim Whitman
Take Me Back into Your Heart Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry December 13, 1941 Covered by (2 artists)
Tears on My Pillow Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry August 22, 1940 Covered by (24 artists)
That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine Gene Autry, Jimmy Long Jimmy Long and Cliff Keiser December 2, 1930 Covered by (63 artists)
There's a Rainbow on the Rio Colorado Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry February 24, 1942 Covered by (3 artists)
Tweedle-O-Twill Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry February 24, 1942 Covered by (5 artists)
Under Fiesta Stars Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry July 28, 1941 Covered by (2 artists)
Way Out West in Texas Gene Autry Gene Autry June 22, 1933 Covered by Don Edwards
When the Snowbirds Cross the Rockies Gene Autry, Richard Howard, Leonard Joy Gene Autry March 5, 1947 Covered by Bob Pressley and His Sagebrush Serenaders
Why Don't You Come Back to Me Gene Autry Sam Hill October 1929 Covered by (2 artists)
Yesterday's Roses Gene Autry, Fred Rose Gene Autry March 26, 1942 Covered by (5 artists)
Yodel Your Troubles Away Gene Autry, Jimmy Long Joe Lester [1] December 1, 1930 Covered by (3 artists)
You Only Want Me When You're Lonely Gene Autry, Steve Nelson [US2] Gene Autry January 11, 1946 Covered by (5 artists)
You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) Gene Autry Gene Autry December 5, 1935 Covered by (32 artists)

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