On this day (October 20) in 1908, Stuart Hamblen was born in Kellyville, Texas. He one of radio’s first singing cowboys, a prolific songwriter, and the first American artist to ink a deal with Decca ...

One of the American West’s treasured contributions to the nation’s rich musical tapestry is the singing cowboy of the early 1900s. Entertainers such as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers perfected this ...

Gene Autry, known as the Singing Cowboy, epitomized the western star, performing in movies, television and radio for more than three decades. © Sunset Boulevard ...

Rex Allen - America's Last Singing Cowboy is the latest release by Country Rewind Records and the first in a new series, referred to as the Western Heritage Series which will also feature The Son's of ...

After the Civil War came the emergence of the American cowboy as we know it. Born out of the need for livestock to be herded northward to different markets, these young, able shepherds became known by ...

Richard Thomas Goldhahn, a singing cowboy with the stage name “Dick Thomas” who wrote Sioux City Sue, a western anthem popularized by Bing Crosby and by Gene Autry in a movie of the same title, has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Singing Cowboy" Gene Autry and eager fans help Santa Claus wave to the crowd of a Christmas parade, circa 1940. ‘Tis the season ...

Gene Autry, the cowboy crooner and Hollywood hitmaker who helped popularize country-western music and became one of the most celebrated performers in American history, was born in Tioga, Texas, on ...

Famed singing cowboy yodeler, Kenny Roberts, a noted country music performer for more than 65 years who was known as "America's King of the Yodelers" for his trademark performance style, died yesterd… ...

The true cowboy of the trail drive was only around for about 20 years, in an era that began shortly after the Civil War. Legend has it that cowboys sang to their cattle to settle the animals down at ...