Like many country artists in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Gene Autry started out as an imitator of Jimmie Rodgers. As an artist, Gene Autry obviously idolized Jimmie Rodgers, as so many did.

Though he was not the first western star of either movies or music, Texas native Gene Autry became a favorite across the ...

Riders in the Sky, known as “America’s Favorite Cowboys”, will take the stage on Saturday, March 15 th at 7 p.m. The group carries the torch passed on by Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, with the goal of ...