Name: The Essential Gene Autry
Brand: BMG (distributor)
SKU: 30040797
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The Essential Gene Autry

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Album: The Essential Gene Autry
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Yellow Rose of Texas [78rpm Version], The
2)	Last Round-Up, The
3)	Tumbling Tumbleweeds
4)	Mexicali Rose
5)	Take Me Back to My Boots & Saddle
6)	Back in the Saddle Again
7)	Rancho Grande, El
8)	Blueberry Hill
9)	Call of the Canyon, The
10)	You Are My Sunshine
11)	It Makes No Difference Now
12)	Amapola
13)	Maria Elena
14)	Deep in the Heart of Texas
15)	I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
16)	(I've Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
17)	Ole Faithful
18)	Red River Valley

Album: The Essential Gene Autry
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Yellow Rose of Texas [78rpm Version], The
2)	Last Round-Up, The
3)	Tumbling Tumbleweeds
4)	Mexicali Rose
5)	Take Me Back to My Boots & Saddle
6)	Back in the Saddle Again
7)	Rancho Grande, El
8)	Blueberry Hill
9)	Call of the Canyon, The
10)	You Are My Sunshine
11)	It Makes No Difference Now
12)	Amapola
13)	Maria Elena
14)	Deep in the Heart of Texas
15)	I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
16)	(I've Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
17)	Ole Faithful
18)	Red River Valley

Performer Notes

Though music journalists may tout Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, the fact remains that Gene Autry was one of the most popular and commercially successful country stars of the 20th century. While a large part of Autry's impact was due to his film, television, and radio careers, his music was innovative in its own right. Mixing country song structures and a healthy dose of hillbilly twang with the polished sound of Western music (characterized by a crooning vocal approach), Autry drove a rural musical form straight into the mainstream.
THE ESSENTIAL GENE AUTRY, Columbia's excellent two-disc overview of his output, brings together everything listeners need to know about the Singing Cowboy. The set kicks off with 1939's "Back in the Saddle Again," going on to encompass well-known Autry originals ("The Yellow Rose of Texas"), early radio pop ("You Are My Sunshine"), American folk classics ("Goodnight Irene"), Western anthems ("Jingle Jangle Jingle"), and traditional songs ("On Top of Old Smokey"). Some of the tunes here date back to the early '30s and continue through to the early '50s, while holiday ditties like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (which he turned into one of the top-grossing singles of all time) are also present. Autry's clear tenor, strong arrangements, and wholesome appeal shine through on this definitive set.