Gene autry, americas first singing cowboy star, has excelled in his personal. Gene autry was the original singing cowboy, and his voice is still echoes in the warm tone of todays new traditionalist balladeers. The cowboy songs include dont fence me in most famously recorded by bing crosby and the andrews sisters, but also a country hit for gene, red river valley, home on the range and other classics. The last roundup on imdb this 1940s western filmrelated article is a. Gene autry call of the canyon from melody ranch 1940 by gene autry. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Performed by gene autry and the sons of the pioneers. All the shows were produced by autry s flying a pictures production company and were 30 minutes in length. Call of the canyon is a 1942 american western film directed by joseph santley and starring gene autry, smiley burnette, the sons of the pioneers, and ruth terry. The finally medley includes montana plains sung by all the cowboys and cowgirls. Robin hood of texas was one of five movies gene autry made for republic, while waiting for the courts to decide if his contract was still valid after serving in the army air corps. Gene autry and sons of the pioneers montana plains call. Old faithful, we rode the range together old faithful in every kind of weather when your round up days are over therell be pastures white w. Transpose, print or convert, download country pdf and learn to play ukulele score in minutes. Gene autry call of the canyon call of the canyon 1942 youtube. The call of the canyon this song is by gene autry and appears on the compilation album the essential gene autry 19331946 1992.
Gene autry created one of hollywoods most successful genresthe musical western. Rim of the canyon is a 1949 american western film directed by john english and starring and coproduced by gene autry. Song information for the call of the canyon gene autry on allmusic. The call of the canyon, an album by gene autry on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Gene autry be honest with me from ridin on a rainbow 1941 by gene autry. Gene autry leads a group of cattlemen in rebellion when the johnson packing company, through its crooked agent thomas mccoy, offers less for their. Sons of the pioneers are in three gene autry films the big show 1936, the old corral 1936 and call of the canyon 1942. A closer look at the cd liner notes revealed that each of the 25 songs on this cd are recordings from motion pictures, autry s melody ranch radio show, and the gene autry show. Call of the canyon 1942 thomas mccoy edmund macdonald works for a successful cattle buyer. Call of the canyon on dvd 014381218022 from image ent directed by joseph santley. When its chilly down in chile by ruth terry, and call of the canyon. Gene autry was often portrayed in the comics, primarily during the heyday of westernthemed comics, the 1940s and 1950s. Americas favorite singing cowboy graced the silver screen from 1934 until 1953 and in americas living rooms with the gene autry show from 1950 until 1955 now you and your family can enjoy these western classics on dvdfully restored and uncutfrom gene autry s personal film and television archives. Songs from gene autry b westerns chronological order.
Gene autry the call of the canyon lyrics genius lyrics. Thus is the main plot briefly put on the back burner as kit persuades gene and his ranchhand pals the sons of the pioneers to pose as radio crooners to impress mr. Singing cowboy gene autry sings the beautiful love song call of the canyon from his movie melody ranch from republic pictures 1940. Just a melancholy echo lingering when the day is through its the call of the canyon once again im dreaming of you every night i search the moonlight. Based on a story by maurice rapf and olive cooper, the film is about a singing cowboy who leads a group of cattlemen against the corrupt agent of a large packing company looking to swindle them by undercutting the buying price for beef. At a loss, the desperate ranchers call upon trusty cowboy gene autry gene autry to step in and. Eventually, call of the canyon gets back on track with an exciting runawaybuggy climax, but. In call of the canyon, radio is used to catch the bad guys.
Gene autry sheriff gene autry marshal gene autry sergeant gene autry 91 episodes, 19501955 last of the pony riders 1953 gene autry saginaw trail 1953 gene autry. The gene autry show first aired on the cbs television network on sunday july 23, 1950 and ran for five years for a total of 91 episodes, with the last show airing on december 17, 1955. Gene autry the essential gene autry 19331946 amazon. Gene autry call of the canyon from melody ranch 1940. Mexico way, riders in the sky, call of the canyon and strawberry roan. Staring gene autry, ruth terry, cliff nazarro and dorothea kent. The music on this cd includes narrative introductions by autry on many of the songs. Gene autry call of the canyon sheet music notes, chords. Call of the canyon is a 1942 american western film directed by joseph santley and starring gene autry, smiley burnette, the sons of the pioneers, and ruth. All hands are carted off to jail, and great crowds are attracted there by gene s singing, and pa mccracken decides to add the singing cowboy to his worldwide show.
Songs from gene autry b westerns chronological order by gene autry. Provided to youtube by daredo the call of the canyon gene autry the call of the prairie. Gene autry ridin down the canyon from tumbling tumbleweeds 1935 by gene autry. The call of the canyon gene autry song info allmusic. The register and tribune syndicate comic strip gene autry rides by till goodan was the first entry, lasting from 1940 to 1941. Gene autry and frog millhouse arrive on the scene during a battle between the two rival shows and rescue pa and ma mccracken from an attack by johnsons hired henchmen. With gene autry, smiley burnette, sons of the pioneers, ruth terry. Gene autry call of the canyon sheet music in g major. Autry maintained that the time limit had expired while he was in the service and republic claimed that they still had the right to his services. Singing cowboy gene autry sings the beautiful western love song call of the canyon to kit carson ruth terry in the republic pictures film.
Gene autry, smiley burnette, sons of the pioneers, ruth terry, thurston hall, joe strauch jr. If you havent got any of gene autry s music, this is a great place to start. The lead singer is known as kit carson ruth terry and becomes unhappy when gene gets more of the spotlight than she does. Gene autry call of the canyon from melody ranch 1940 youtube. Ridin down the canyon chords gene autry cowboy lyrics. Gene autry the singing cowboy chapter one 1997, cd. Call of the canyon by joseph santley gene autry, smiley. Canyon is, as all autry films are, notably simple, yet its simplicity paves the way for grand entertainment. Call of the canyon from call of the canyon 1942 singing cowboy gene autry sings the beautiful western love song call of the canyon to kit carson ruth terry in the republic pictures film call of the canyon 1942. Singing cowboy gene autry and sons of the pioneers sing the patsy montana classic montana plains in a scene from the republic pictures film call of the canyon. Gene autry westerns usually took place in the modern west, so airplanes and other motor vehicles are usually seen. Get gene autry call of the canyon sheet music notes, chords.
Gene autry call of the canyon call of the canyon, a song by gene autry on musicaonline. Composed by billy hill published by shapiro bernstein. When one of frenchs gunmen is shot down by a miner, the ranch hands attack the mine and gene aids the mcqueen forces. Gene autry leads a group of cattlemen in rebellion when the johnson packing company, through its crooked agent thomas mccoy, offers less for their cattle than the agreed price. Autry is the only entertainer to have been honored in all five categories by the hollywood walk of fame, having been awarded stars for his performances in radio, recording, motion pictures, television, and live theatreperformance. Gene autry if it doesnt snow on christmas day christmas essentials by christmas essentials. This disc documents 25 of the tunes that the western film star recorded over the span of 15 years 19391954. In august of 1942 when call of the canyon was released, gene autry was no longer representing doublemint gum on the melody ranch radio show because a month earlier he enlisted in the military and became sergeant gene autry. Gene autry jingle jangle jingle 1942 by scrambledeggs1969. Kit carson ruth terry finally gets her harmony ranch radio show and kicks it off with a big song and dance number by the whole gang in gene autry s republic pictures film call of the canyon 1942. Features song lyrics for gene autry s the call of the canyon album.
But it seems to me that when releasing a compilation under the title the essential gene autry 19331946, the majority of the contents should be reflective of his hit records. Call of the canyon 1942 gene autry stardust on the sage 1942 gene autry home in wyomin 1942 gene autry heart of the rio grande 1942 gene autry cowboy serenade. Gene heads some cattlemen who have been swindled by. Print and download call of the canyon sheet music by gene autry.
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