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| The singing cowboy who always wore a white hat, GENE AUTRY (b. Tioga Springs, TX Sept. 29, 1907 d. Oct. 2, 1998) aided in the invention of not only "country and western" music but also of many of today's "wild-west" cliches. Coming to Hollywood in 1934, he appeared in his first movie, Old Santa Fe, that same year. By 1939, he had the starring role in Tumbling Tumbleweeds, and he eventually made more than 100 movies. Competing with Roy Rogers, he became a hero for kids, hosting a radio show in the 40's and 50's and recording "Here Comes Santa Claus" (1947), "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (1949), and "Frosty the Snowman" (1950), along with more country-flavored material like "Back In the Saddle Again" (1940).
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