News Archive: 2024

Happy 80th Birthday Smokey Bear!
Posted September 20, 2024

Smokey Bear's 80th birthday is August 9th and Gene Autry Entertainment wishes him a very Happy Birthday! Gene Autry and Smokey Bear's friendship goes back to 1952 when Gene and the Cass County Boys recorded the children's song "Smokey the Bear." Prior to that, Gene was promoting forest fire prevention in 1951 with publicity photos from his Columbia Pictures film Gene Autry and the Mounties. Read more about Gene Autry and Smokey Bear here.

Gene Autry Birthday Ride-Along September 25th through 29th on Wild West TV
Posted September 20, 2024

Dust off your boots and ride into the sunset with the original Singing Cowboy! Shout! TV and Wild West TV will be hosting a streaming marathon September 25th through 29th to celebrate the legendary Gene Autry’s birthday with a round-up of his greatest movies and television episodes. Read More

America's Favorite Singing Cowboy, Gene Autry was born on September 29, 1907 and we think it is worth celebrating every year!
Posted September 17, 2024

The Autry Museum of the American West will celebrate Gene Autry's 117th birthday with some special activities at the museum on Sunday, September 29th. Read More

National Recording Registry Inducts Sounds of ABBA, Blondie, The Cars, The Chicks, Juan Gabriel, Green Day, The Notorious B.I.G. and Lily Tomlin
Posted April 22, 2024

The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States." The registry was established by the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, which created the National Recording Preservation Board, whose members are appointed by the Librarian of Congress. The list of 25 recordings selected for 2024 include Gene Autry's record "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer".Read More

Holiday Hitmaker Gene Autry's Easter Tunes
Posted March 4, 2024

Everyone knows that Gene Autry is the Christmas Cowboy with his hit songs "Here Comes Santa Claus (right Down Santa Claus Lane)" and "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer," but did you know that Gene also sang Easter tunes, too? That's right, he performed "Easter Parade" on his Melody Ranch Radio Show on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947. Read More