Gene Autry: His Life and Career
Author: Don Cusic

McFarland Publisher, 2007

Fans of Gene Autry won't want to miss the release of this stamp set by the United States Postal Service on April 17, 2010.

Silver Screen Legends of Hollywood stamp set includes William S. Hart, Tom Mix, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers.

 

From the Publisher:
Gene Autry was the first of the wildly popular "singing cowboys" of the thirties and forties and the one who carried the flag for "western" in "country and western," popularizing the genre's marriage of seemingly disparate western and hillbilly influences. Beyond his highly successful recording career, his on-screen persona influenced an entire generation of American boys. Autry was also an accomplished investor and businessman, and was the longtime owner of Major League Baseball's Angels franchise.

 

This meticulously researched biography takes the reader from Gene Autry's childhood in Oklahoma through his phenomenally successful career as a singer and actor, and covers his later triumphs in business and sports. Of particular interest is the book's detailed day-to-day treatment of Autry's performing career, with a wealth of information on each recording session and film shoot, including key personnel (e.g., songwriters, engineers, directors, crew) and interesting anecdotes. The work includes information from the author's own interviews with Autry's contemporaries.

 

About the Author:
Author Don Cusic is professor of music business at the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

Hardcover with library binding and without Book Jacket. 235 pp., Notes, Bibliography, Index.