Gene Autry: America's Singing Cowboy - Biography VHS | Classic Western Music & Film Collection | Perfect for Vintage Movie Lovers and Country Music Fans

He left Oklahoma with an eight-dollar guitar and a dream of singing on the radio; by the time he rode out of Hollywood, he was one of the most powerful men in show business. The son of a Texas horse trader, Gene Autry sang his way into the hearts of a depression-weary nation. But his straight-shooting cowboy manner quickly catapulted him beyond gold records, making him a box office superstar on par with Clark Gable, as well as one of the first stars in the new field of television. Always a step ahead, the singing cowboy bought radio and TV stations, an American league baseball franchise, a flying school, oil wells and hotels. Along the way he found time to write some of America's favorite songs, including the second largest-selling song in history: "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer." Get back in the saddle again for a look one of America's best- loved and most versatile celebrities.