Released May 2007

Label: Rainy Day Records

 

As described by Gene Autry Entertainment:

Some of the greatest names in music have come together to celebrate Gene Autry's 100th birthday with this special tribute album. Recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles by artists who grew up admiring Gene, and a few who even knew the Cowboy personally, Boots Too Big To Fill highlights songs that Gene wrote, made into big hits, and ones he featured in his movies, radio shows, and TV series. Rather than re-create the songs the way Gene performed them, the producers let each song tell them how it wanted to be sung and played by these world-class artists and musicians of today.

 

As described by Rainy Day Records: 

A Tribute to Gene Autry and his music, in conjunction with the "Centennial Celebration" of Gene Autry's Birth in 2007.

 

Gene Autry was born in a farmhouse near Tioga Springs, Texas on September 29, 1907. He spent most of his early years living in Oklahoma. Gene was working as a telegraph operator at the railroad station in Chelsea, Oklahoma and passing the time during his midnight shift by playing guitar and singing, when he was discovered by a smiling train passenger, Oklahoma's legendary humorist and radio personality Will Rogers.

 

Gene Autry's family has joined with Rainy Day Records, Gene Autry Entertainment, and The Autry National Center in Los Angeles to produce an album to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of his birth and pay tribute to Gene and his music. From the inception of this wonderful project, the outpouring of support from the entire Country Music Community has been overwhelming. The album includes performances by Glen Campbell, Charlie Daniels, John Anderson, Ian Tyson, Pam Tillis, Marty Stuart, Connie Smith, Jim Lauderdale, Kim McLean, T. Graham Brown, Alan Autry, Restless Heart, The Time Jumpers, The Texoma All-Stars, and Riders In The Sky, as well as another "Favorite Son of Oklahoman" Vince Gill. Gene's cousin, Charlotte Autry, an artist from Oklahoma, has also performed. The album includes a historic Duet with Gene by Randy Owen, from the legendary country band, Alabama!

 

TRACK LISTING
 

1.	Back in the Saddle Again (3:00) (Gene Autry/Ray Whitley) Charlie Daniels
2.	Mule Train (3:35) (Fred Clickman/Hy Heath/Johnny Lange) Marty Stuart & The Fabulous Superlatives
3.	Oklahoma Hills (3:00) (Woody Guthrie/Leon Jerry Guthrie) Vince Gill
4.	That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine (3:12) (Gene Autry/Jimmy Long) Restless Heart
5.	My Alabama Home/My Home's In Alabama (3:08) (Gene Autry)/(Randy Owen/Teddy Wayne Gentry) Randy Owen Duet with Gene Autry
6.	Mexicali Rose (3:08) (Helen Stone/Jack B. Tenny) Glen Campbell
7.	Somebody Bigger Than You and I (4:02) (J. Francis Burke/Hy Heath/Johnny Lange) Kim Mclean
8.	Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (2:26) (Gene Autry/Oakley Haldeman) John Anderson
9.	Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (3:53) (Scott Wiseman) T. Graham Brown

Executive Producers:  Lester and Patty Autry
Executive Producer for Rainy Day Records:  Richard Bridge
Executive Producer for Gene Autry Entertainment:  Karla Buhlman
Produced by Joe Johnston

© 2007, Rainy Day Records, Inc.