Gene autry biography audio book
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Gene Autry Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Gene Autry was an American actor and singer and is best known by his nickname; ‘The Singing Cowboy,’ due to his country singing and acting roles as a cowboy.
Childhood And Early Life
Gene Autry was born in Tioga, Texas on 29 September 1907 as Orvon Grover Autry.
Is parents were Elnora Ozment and Delbert Autry. While still young Autry’s mother died and the family moved to Oklahoma. He helped his father on the ranch he owned there as well as attending school.
Holly George-Warren has written what will become the standard biography of singer and western star Gene Autry.Autry’s first experience of singing came from singing at his local church and playing guitar. At the age of sixteen, he left school and began working for St Louis – San Francisco Railway, a railroad company. He would man the telegraph lines that ran along the rail lines.
Autry would often play his guitar to pass the time during his work shifts. One night he played for Will Rogers, the comic performer, who advised him to become a singer. Autry the