By 1960, Gene Autry was long known as one of the most famous entertainers in the United States, earning his nickname “the ...

Tickets sold so fast for Gene Autry's 1950 performance in Rochester that a second show had to be added to handle the demand.

He was called “America’s Favorite Cowboy” and the “Singing Cowboy.” Though he was not the first western star of either movies or music, Texas native Gene Autry became a favorite across the nation from ...