The History of the Singing Cowboy
Author: Douglas B. Green

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A singing cowboy himself, Douglas B. Green is uniquely suited to write the story of the singing cowboy, from the early days of vaudeville and radio, through the heyday of movie westerns before World War II, to the current revival. He provides a rich and careful analysis of the studio system that made Gene Autry and Roy Rogers famous, and he documents the role that country music and regional television stations played in carrying on the singing cowboy tradition after the war. Green's story reveals how the imagery of the singing cowboy has become such a potent force that even now country musicians don cowboy hats to symbolically take part in the legend.

 

"Green...bring both savvy and wry good humor to Singing in the Saddle (a) lively account of the singing cowboy as bot a show-business phenomenon and an icon of American popular culture." - Los Angeles Times Book Review

 

About the Author:
Douglas B. Green is a music historian and performer. As Ranger doug (the Idol of American Youth), he founded Riders In The Sky, the premier western group of the modern era.

 

Paperback. 384 pages.