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Gene Autry

Long before he was Hollywood's 'Singing Cowboy,' Gene Autry began as a Jimmie Rodgers imitator, singing raw hillbilly blues. While he later moved into a broader cowboy-commercial identity, his initial breakthrough...

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Long before he was Hollywood's 'Singing Cowboy,' Gene Autry began as a Jimmie Rodgers imitator, singing raw hillbilly blues. While he later moved into a broader cowboy-commercial identity, his initial breakthrough relied entirely on the country-blues format.

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