Public Cowboy No. 1

The Life and Times of Gene Autry

Holly George-Warren (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

480 Seiten

2016
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-537267-0 (ISBN)

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The only performer to earn 5 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Gene Autry was the singing cowboy king of American entertainment. Now, in Public Cowboy No.1, Holly George-Warren offers the first serious biography of this singular individual, in a fascinating narrative that traces Autry's climb from small-town farm boy to multimillionaire. Here for the first time Autry the legend becomes a flesh-and-blood man--with all the passions, triumphs, and tragedies of a flawed icon. George-Warren recounts stories never before told, including revelations about Autry's impoverished boyhood, his adventures as an up-and-coming singer, and the impact his unbelievable success had on his personal life. The book provides equally colorful details of Autry's lengthy radio and recording career, which included such classics as "Back in the Saddle Again" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"; his movie career, where he breathed new life into the Western genre; and his role in early television. And along the way, we see how he invested shrewdly in radio, real-estate, and television, becoming the only entertainer listed among 1990's Fortune 400. Based on exclusive access to Gene Autry's personal papers, as well as interviews with more than 100 relatives, employees, colleagues, and friends, this engaging biography brings to life a major Hollywood star--a man who, more than anyone else, put Western music and style on the American cultural map.

Holly George-Warren is an award-winning writer, editor, and frequent commentator on Western films, music, and fashion. A contributor to more than 40 books on popular music, she is the author of Cowboy! How Hollywood Invented the Wild West and coauthor of How the West Was Worn: A History of Western Wear. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, and many other publications.

Introduction
1: The Autrys and the Ozments
2: Cross Timbers
3: Tioga
4: Workin' on the Railroad
5: Musical Mentors
6: A New Name: A New Profession
7: The Oklahoma Yodeling Cowboy
8: Hilbilly Recording Artist
9: Midwestern Buckaroo
10: Uncle Art
11: From "High Steppin' Mama" to "Silver Haired Daddy"
12: Sweet Home Chicago
13: "The Singing and Yodeling Marvel"
14: Motherless Son
15: WLS Radio Star
16: Cowboy Balladeer
17: Smiley, Patsy, and Pee Wee
18: Celluloid Cowboy
19: Negotiatons by Post
20: Republic Pictures Star
21: Batles--On Screen and Off
22: The Singing Cowboy
23: Public Cowboy No. 1
24: Strike!
25: At Home and Abroad
26: Melody Ranch
27: A Town Called Gene Autry
28: War!
29: Sergeant Gene Autry
30: Don't Fence Me In
31: Back in the Saddle
32: Gene Autry, Inc.
33: From Horses to Reindeer, From Big Screen to Small
34: Last of the Pony Riders
35: On the Road Again--and Again
36: The Last Round-up
Epilogue
Notes
Sources
Gene Autry Recording Sessions
Filmography
Acknowledgements

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.3.2017
Zusatzinfo	132 halftones
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 231 mm
Gewicht	703 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	0-19-537267-0 / 0195372670
ISBN-13	978-0-19-537267-0 / 9780195372670
Zustand	Neuware