Gene Autry Interview – by Don Owens 60-07-04

This short surviving Don Owens interview clip introduces Gene Autry as a veteran figure in country and western music. Owens notes that Autry had been making records since the late 1920s and emphasizes how his recordings crossed from the country field into popular music long before such crossover success became common. The available recording is only a brief excerpt rather than a complete interview.

This Melody Ranch broadcast aired on July 4, 1960.

This surviving item is preserved as interview segment.

Gene Autry western musical-variety series combining songs, comedy and a dramatic Western segment.

Listeners can expect western and music, musical variety and variety show in format, and lighthearted, warm, and adventurous in tone.