Amoeba Music

Roy Rogers was the King of Cowboys, one of the biggest movie, radio and television stars in the world, but he was also a gifted—and greatly under-appreciated—singer. With his rugged good looks, trademark hero’s white Stetson hat, elaborate Western wardrobe and two ever-present four-legged sidekicks—the famed Palomino Trigger and his faithful hound, Bullet—Rogers thundered across the silver screen to become an international sensation. It was Rogers, along with Gene Autry, who codified the romanticized, modern archetype of Singing Cowboy, a figure who took America pop culture by storm in the 1930s and instilled a mythical fascination that endured for a quarter century.

Born Leonard Franklin Slye on November 5, 1911 in Cincinnati,... Read More

City Of Origin:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Genre:

Country, Traditional Country, Old-Timey

Birthdate:

11/05/1911

Death date:

07/08/1998