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Gene Autry
12+ albums
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Orvon Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy. Autry is the only entertainer to have been honored in all five categories by the Hollywood Walk of Fame, having been awarded stars for his performances in Radio, Recording, Motion Pictures, Television, and Live Theatre/performance. Born in Tioga, Texas, Autry was raised in Texas and Oklahoma. Discovered by humorist Will Rogers, in 1929 Autry was billed as "Oklahoma's Yodeling Cowboy" at KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He gained a popular following, a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1929, and soon after, performed on the "National Barn Dance" for radio station WLS in Chicago. Autry first appeared on screen in 1934 and up to 1953 popularized the musical Western and starred in 93 feature films. In 1940 theater exhibitors of America voted Autry the fourth biggest box office attraction, behind Mickey Rooney, Clark Gable, and Spencer Tracy. While best known today as the singer of such holiday fare as Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane), Frosty The Snowman, Peter Cottontail, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the second all-time best selling Christmas single of all time, Autry made 640 recordings, including more than 300 songs written or co-written by him. His records are reputed to have sold more than 100 million copies. His recording of That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine is reputed to have sold more than 5 million copies. Autry's other
top songs
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Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) - 1947 Version
401,4652Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
300,2723Frosty the Snowman
101,4744Here Comes Santa Claus (Right down Santa Claus Lane)
88,1995Here Comes Santa Claus
76,0726Frosty The Snowman (with The Cass County Boys) - 78rpm Version
69,8957Back in the Saddle Again
57,1908Up On The House Top (Ho Ho Ho) (with Carl Cotner's Orchestra)
46,0599Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
37,05410You Are My Sunshine
22,593albums
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer and other Christmas Classics
A Gene Autry Christmas
The Ultimate Collection: Tumbling Tumbleweeds
The Essential Gene Autry
The Original: Gene Autry Sings Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer & Other Christmas Favorites
The Christmas Cowboy
His Christmas Album
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NOW That's What I Call Christmas Volume 3
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Christmas With The Stars
Always Your Pal, Gene Autry
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Gene Autry: A Melody Ranch Christmas
Cowboy Christmas