Gene Autry

His Life and Career

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by Don Cusic

Type

Biographies

Subject

Actor > Gene Autry

Keywords

Gene Autry, singer, actor

Publishing date

2010

Publisher

McFarland & Co

1st publishing

2007

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 235 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-5978-0

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Book Presentation:
Gene Autry was the first of the wildly popular “singing cowboys” of the thirties and forties and the man who carried the flag for “western” in “country and western,” popularizing the genre’s marriage of seemingly disparate western and hillbilly influences. Beyond his highly successful recording career, his on-screen persona influenced an entire generation of American boys. Autry, an accomplished investor and businessman, was a longtime owner of Major League Baseball’s Angels franchise. This meticulously researched biography takes the reader from Gene Autry’s childhood in Oklahoma through his phenomenally successful career as a singer and actor, and covers his later triumphs in business and sports. Of particular interest is the book’s detailed day-to-day treatment of Autry’s performing career, with a wealth of information on each recording session and film shoot, including key personnel (e.g., songwriters, engineers, directors, crew) and interesting anecdotes. The work includes information from the author’s own interviews with Autry’s contemporaries.

About the Author:
Don Cusic is professor of music business at the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Press Reviews:
"well-written and detailed…high praise…extremely well-researched…offers a great insight"—Wrangler’s Roost
"extremely comprehensive"—The Illustrated Press

See the publisher website: McFarland & Co

See the complete filmography of Gene Autry on the website: IMDB ...