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Fun Autry Fact:

In 1940, and probably for several years before and after, the Gene Autry cap pistol was the main industry in Kenton, Ohio, a town of then 7,000.

Watch a Gene Autry Video Clip

Rancho Pillow
from The Big Sombrero (1949)


Gene Autry, in vibrant Cinecolor, sings "Rancho Pillow" from his 1949 Columbia Pictures film The Big Sombrero. That's Elena Verdugo, as Estrellita Estrada, dancing dreamily to the Singing Cowboy.

Composed by Allie Wrubel and Charles Newman

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