Artist: Gene Autry

Aliases

Gene Autry & The Pinafores
Gene Autry Trio
Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys
Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Accompaniment

Real name

Orvon Eugene Autry

Born

September 29, 1907

Died

October 2, 1998

Country

United States

Comments

Musician, singer, and actor who became famous as "The Singing Cowboy" in radio, films and television. Autry was also a prolific songwriter. He died one of the richest men in the United States.

Performances
- Originals
- Covers
Songs written by
- Original songs
- Adapted songs
Releases
- Audio single
Tributes
Forum topics

Performances

Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
1	Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Accompaniment	1949	(136 artists)
2	Frosty the Snow Man	Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys	September 1950	(82 artists)
3	Can't Shake the Sands of Texas From My Shoes	Gene Autry	August 16, 1948	(2 artists)
4	Dixie Cannonball	Gene Autry	October 11, 1947	Jenks (Tex) Carman
5	Cowboy Blues	Gene Autry	September 29, 1947	Don Edwards
6	Twilight on the Trail	Gene Autry	February 3, 1947	(2 artists)
7	Dear Old Western Skies	Gene Autry	February 1935	Don Edwards
8	Way Out West in Texas	Gene Autry	November 1933	Don Edwards
9	Rainbow on the Rio Colorado	Gene Autry	May 1942	(3 artists)
10	Be Honest With Me	Gene Autry	January 17, 1941	(11 artists)
11	You Only Want Me When You're Lonely	Gene Autry	April 1946	Marty Robbins
12	Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)	Gene Autry	1947	(53 artists)
13	Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye	Gene Autry	April 1940	Johnny Cash
14	I Hang My Head and Cry	Gene Autry	1944	(6 artists)
15	Don't Hang Around Me Anymore	Gene Autry	September 1945	Foggy Mountain Rockers
16	Blue Canadian Rockies	Gene Autry	1950	(5 artists)
17	Ridin' Down the Canyon	Gene Autry & Smiley Burnett	October 1935	(2 artists)
18	Gosh! I Miss You All the Time	Gene Autry & Jimmy Long	August 1933	(2 artists)
19	That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine	Gene Autry & Jimmy Long	1932	(10 artists)

Covers

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
1	I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine	Gene Autry	April 1946	Wesley Tuttle
2	The Last Roundup	Gene Autry	November 1933	George Olsen and His Music
3	Waiting for a Train	Gene Autry	1930	Jimmie Rodgers
4	When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye	Gene Autry	December 1933	Slim Oakdale Trio
5	It's My Lazy Day	Gene Autry	May 17, 1954	Smiley Burnette
6	I'm a Fool to Care	Gene Autry	May 1948	Ted Daffan and his Texans
7	Buttons and Bows	Gene Autry	August 16, 1948
8	Back in the Saddle Again	Gene Autry	1939	Ray Whitley
9	Blue Hawaii	Gene Autry	August 1940	Bing Crosby
10	Any Old Time	Gene Autry	1937	Jimmie Rodgers
11	I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')	Gene Autry	1941	Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders
12	Blueberry Hill	Gene Autry	1940	Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
13	Riders in the Sky	Gene Autry	1949	Burl Ives
14	South of the Border	Gene Autry	1939	Billy Cotton and His Band
15	You Are My Sunshine	Gene Autry	1941	Pine Ridge Boys
16	Tumbling Tumbleweeds	Gene Autry Trio	1935	The Sons of the Pioneers
17	My Heart Cries for You	Jo Stafford & Gene Autry	January 1951	Dinah Shore

Songs written by

Original songs

	Title	Written by	Covered by
1	I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine	Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman, Dale Evans	(2 artists)
2	I Hang My Head and Cry	Ray Whitley, Gene Autry, Fred Rose	(6 artists)
3	Here Comes Santa Claus	Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman	(53 artists)
4	Don't Hang Around Me Anymore	Vaughn Horton, Gene Autry, Denver Darling	Foggy Mountain Rockers
5	Cowboy Blues	Cindy Walker, Gene Autry	Don Edwards
6	Ridin' Down the Canyon	Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette	(2 artists)
7	Way Out West in Texas	Gene Autry	Don Edwards
8	That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine	Gene Autry, Jimmy Long	(10 artists)
9	You Only Want Me When You're Lonely	Gene Autry, Steve Nelson	Marty Robbins
10	There's a Rainbow on the Rio Colorado	Gene Autry, Fred Rose	(3 artists)
11	Dixie Cannonball	Vaughn Horton, Gene Autry, Red Foley	Jenks (Tex) Carman
12	Dear Old Western Skies	Gene Autry	Don Edwards
13	Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye	Gene Autry, Johnny Marvin	Johnny Cash
14	Be Honest With Me	Gene Autry, Fred Rose	(11 artists)

Adapted songs

	Title	Written by	Originals	Covered by
1	Back in the Saddle Again	Ray Whitley, Gene Autry	Back in the Saddle Again	(10 artists)

Releases

Audio single

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Accompaniment	1949	Columbia
2	Frosty the Snow Man	Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys	September 1950	Columbia
3	Buttons and Bows	Gene Autry	August 16, 1948	Columbia
4	Pretty Mary	Gene Autry	October 11, 1947	Columbia
5	Cowboy Blues	Gene Autry	September 29, 1947	Columbia
6	Twilight on the Trail	Gene Autry	February 3, 1947	Columbia
7	Dear Old Western Skies	Gene Autry	February 1935	Conqueror
8	The Last Roundup	Gene Autry	November 1933	Melotone
9	Rainbow on the Rio Colorado	Gene Autry	May 1942	OKeh
10	Waiting for a Train	Gene Autry	1930	Velvet Tone
11	When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye	Gene Autry	December 1933	Banner
12	Closing the Book	Gene Autry	May 17, 1954	Columbia
13	Be Honest With Me	Gene Autry	January 17, 1941	OKeh
14	I'm a Fool to Care	Gene Autry	May 1948	Columbia
15	You Only Want Me When You're Lonely	Gene Autry	April 1946	Columbia
16	Back in the Saddle Again	Gene Autry	1939	Vocalion
17	Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)	Gene Autry	1947	Columbia
18	Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye	Gene Autry	April 1940	OKeh
19	Blue Hawaii	Gene Autry	August 1940	OKeh
20	You Are My Sunshine	Gene Autry	1941	OKeh
21	Blue Canadian Rockies	Gene Autry	1950	Columbia
22	Blueberry Hill	Gene Autry	1940	Conqueror
23	I Hang My Head and Cry	Gene Autry	1944	OKeh
24	Riders in the Sky	Gene Autry	1949	Columbia
25	South of the Border	Gene Autry	1939	Conqueror
26	Don't Hang Around Me Anymore	Gene Autry	September 1945	Columbia
27	Any Old Time	Gene Autry	1937	Decca
28	A Year Ago Tonight	Gene Autry	1941	OKeh
29	Ridin' Down the Canyon	Gene Autry & Smiley Burnett	October 1935	Melotone
30	Gosh! I Miss You All the Time	Gene Autry & Jimmy Long	August 1933	Conqueror
31	That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine	Gene Autry & Jimmy Long	1932	Banner
32	That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine	Gene Autry & Jimmy Long	1932	Perfect
33	Tumbling Tumbleweeds	Gene Autry Trio	1935	Vocalion
34	Tennessee Waltz	Jo Stafford & Gene Autry	January 1951	Columbia

Tributes

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	Public Cowboy #1 - The Music of Gene Autry	Riders in the Sky	1996	Rounder
2	My Hero Gene Autry	Don Edwards	May 19, 1998	Shanachie

Forum topics

		Topic	Board	Started by	Replies	Last message
1		Blue Yodel No. 8 cover by Gene Autry	Add songs	walt	0	2012-03-24 10:07:30 GMT by walt
2		Blueberry Hill (Gene Autry) covered by Mud	Add songs	Patrick	1	2009-11-01 03:06:59 GMT by tsk