The Essential Gene Autry

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1Back in the Saddle Again
lead vocals:
Gene Autry
recorded at:
CBS Columbia Square in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Back in the Saddle (on 1939-04-18)
writer:
Gene Autry and Ray Whitley
publisher:
Gene Autry’s Western Music Publishing Co. and Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-07-24)
Gene Autry2:38
2South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)
recorded at:
Stevens Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) (on 1939-09-11)
writer:
Michael Carr and Jimmy Kennedy
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (on 1939-03-30)
Gene Autry2:50
3The Life of Jimmie Rodgers
recording of:
The Life of Jimmie Rodgers (on 1933-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Miller
Gene Autry3:11
4Tumbling Tumbleweeds
recording of:
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (on 1935-01-11)
publisher:
Music of the West
lyricist and composer:
Bob Nolan
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (on 1934-07-12)
Gene Autry Trio3:16
5The Convict’s Dream
recording of:
The Convict's Dream (on 1937-03-22)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry, Bernlce Manoloff and Hadley Hooper
Gene Autry3:07
6Dallas County Jail Blues
recording of:
Dallas County Jail Blues (on 1931-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry and William Calaway
Gene Autry3:03
7Dear Old Western Skies
recording of:
Dear Old Western Skies (on 1935-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry
Gene Autry2:37
8The Yellow Rose of Texas
recording of:
The Yellow Rose of Texas (on 1933-03-01)
lyricist:
[traditional] and Don George
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
EMI Full Keel Music
Gene Autry and Jimmy Long2:54
9Mexicali Rose
recorded at:
American Furniture Mart Studio in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Mexicali Rose (on 1935-12-24)
lyricist:
Helen Stone
composer:
Jack Tenney
publisher:
W. A. Quincke & Co. (on 1923-03-10) and M.M. Cole Publishing Company (in 1935)
Gene Autry3:09
10T.B. Blues
recording of:
T.B. Blues (on 1931-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (in 1931)
Gene Autry2:58
11I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
recording of:
I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS
Gene Autry2:25
12Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
recording of:
Amapola (English lyrics) (on 1941-09-26)
lyricist:
Albert Gamse
composer:
Joseph M. Lacalle
translated version of:
Amapola (original Spanish lyrics)
part of:
Once Upon a Time in America
Gene Autry3:08
13Listen to the Rhythm of the Range
recording of:
Rhythm of the Range (on 1937-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry and Johnny Marvin
Gene Autry2:31
14That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
vocals:
Gene Autry
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (number: 34)
recording of:
That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine (on 1931-10-29)
publisher:
Jimmy Long (on 1931-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry and Jimmy Long
Gene Autry and Jimmy Long2:49
15When It’s Springtime in the Rockies
recording of:
When It’s Springtime in the Rockies (on 1937-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Milt Taggart, Robert Sauer and Mary H. Woolsey
Gene Autry2:54
16Be Honest With Me
recording of:
Be Honest With Me (on 1940-08-20)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry (in 1940) and Fred Rose (in 1940)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Gene Autry2:47
17It Makes No Difference Now
part of:
V Disc (number: VP 701 (2))
recording of:
It Makes No Difference Now (on 1941-06-18)
publisher:
Floyd Tillman (on 1938-05-25)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis and Floyd Tillman
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1939-01-02)
Gene Autry2:45
18Deep in the Heart of Texas
recording of:
Deep in the Heart of Texas (on 1942-02-24)
lyricist and composer:
June Hershey (in 1941) and Don Swander (in 1941)
Gene Autry2:46
19Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle
recording of:
Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (on 1937-10-18)
lyricist and composer:
Teddy Powell, Walter G. Samuels and Leonard Whitcup
publisher:
Schuster and Miller, Inc. (on 1935-10-02)
Gene Autry3:09
20You Are My Sunshine
recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1941-06-18)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
publisher:
Peer International and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-01-30)
Gene Autry2:24
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1Jingle Jangle Jingle
recording of:
Jingle Jangle Jingle (on 1942-06-10)
writer:
Joseph J. Lilley
composer:
Frank Loesser
2:40
2Don’t Fence Me In
recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In (on 1944-11-29)
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (in 1934) and Cole Porter (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
2:33
3Oklahoma Hills
recording of:
Oklahoma Hills (on 1946-04-08)
composer:
Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie
2:47
4Gallivantin’ Galveston Gal
recording of:
Gallivantin’ Galveston Gal (on 1946-07-02)
lyricist and composer:
Milton Leeds, Steve Nelson and Fred Wise
2:41
5Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (on 1945-11-01)
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
2:45
6Goodnight Irene
recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1950-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
2:54
7Sioux City Sue
recording of:
Sioux City Sue (on 1946-04-08)
writer:
Max C. Freedman (in 1945) and Dick Thomas (in 1945)
2:39
8Home on the Range
arranger:
Carl Cotner
recording of:
Home on the Range (on 1946-06-05)
anthem of:
Kansas, United States
publisher:
Alfred Music
lyricist:
Brewster Higley (from 1871 until 1873)
composer:
Daniel Kelley (in 1873)
arranger:
Mark Hayes
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3599)
is based on:
My Home in the West
revision of:
My Home in the West
2:41
9Roly Poly
recording of:
Roly Poly (on 1953-12-13)
lyricist and composer:
Fred Rose
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (on 1946-04-11)
2:33
10I Hang My Head and Cry
recording of:
I Hang My Head and Cry (on 1941-12-13)
writer:
Gene Autry, Fred Rose and Ray Whitley
2:43
11God Bless America
recording of:
God Bless America (on 1951-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
2:36
12Ghost Riders in the Sky
cover recording of:
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend (on 1949-08-16)
lyricist and composer:
Stan Jones (on 1948-06-05)
publisher:
Prophecies Publishing, Revega Music and WB Music Corp.
version of:
Spookrijder in de nacht
3:17
13On Top of Old Smokey
recording of:
On Top of Old Smoky (on 1951-12-27)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Union Songs AB
1:49
14Buttons and Bows
recording of:
Buttons and Bows (1947 song) (on 1947-12-26)
lyricist:
Ray Evans
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (on 1948-02-25)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1948 winner)
2:43
15Old Chisholm Trail
recording of:
The Old Chisholm Trail (old cowboy song, aka "Ti Yi Yippee Yippee Ay") (on 1951-12-27)
publisher:
John A. Lomax (in 1910)
1:27
16Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Fade Away
performer:
Gene Autry (in 1951)
recording of:
Old Soldiers Never Die (on 1951-05-21)
lyricist:
[traditional]
is based on:
Kind Words Can Never Die
3:15
17Dixie Cannonball
recording of:
Dixie Cannonball (on 1946-09-09)
writer:
Gene Autry, Red Foley and Vaughn Horton
2:37
18Peter Cottontail
recording of:
Peter Cottontail (on 1950-03-02)
writer:
Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (on 1950-01-15)
2:44
19Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 28), Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 32) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-06 (number: 42)
recording of:
Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (on 1947-08-28)
lyricist and composer:
Gene Autry, Oakley Haldeman and Harriett Melka
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp. and Gene Autry Music Publishing, Inc. (on 1947-11-20)
2:34
20Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer
vocals:
Gene Autry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-20 (number: 35) and Billboard Hot 100: 2025-12-13 (number: 37)
recording of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (on 1949-06-27)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., St. Nicholas Music Publishing Co. (on 1949-05-09) and St. Nicholas Music Inc. (from 1950 to present)
arrangement of:
Rudolph, the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (for voice, choir and orchestra, Elms)
3:08