Gene Autry! Never knew this one existed. Very good. What a fantastic singer he was. Made fortunes in business on top of everything else. Wish he'd stuck with acting longer than he did, though, like the Singing Cowboy he replaced, John "Singin' Sandy" Wayne. I also wished he'd worked with Wayne, as Roy Rogers did in "Dark Command," although Autry and Wayne would have to have roles of more commensurate importance than the one Rogers received.
@romeman01 This might be one example of serenity stemming from having millions of dollars (Autry was arguably the richest of all the movie stars of his day)
@Onlymusical When I think of the tragic fate of stars such as Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley, somehow the argument that mere money brings serenity fails to convince me.
@romeman01 You couldn't be more right about that. I've been fairly rich and quite broke and I'm still the same person either way, along with everybody else. If you don't enjoy life and you get up every day in a bad mood, loads of money will only alleviate that briefly before you're back to you default mode. I think Autry was happy by nature and very confident but in any case, I looked at it again and you're exactly right that he was serene and really enjoying his appearance on the show.
Wow!!! I never knew that Gene Autry appeared on "What's My Line" ... this video is going straight to my bookmarks menu! I love this show and Gene was such a gentleman. Thank you so much for posting this! Merry Christmas!
Appropriate to post this at Christmastime -- he sang the first recordings of "Here Comes Santa Claus down Santa Claus Lane" in 1946 and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" in 1949.
Gene Autry! Never knew this one existed. Very good. What a fantastic singer he was. Made fortunes in business on top of everything else. Wish he'd stuck with acting longer than he did, though, like the Singing Cowboy he replaced, John "Singin' Sandy" Wayne. I also wished he'd worked with Wayne, as Roy Rogers did in "Dark Command," although Autry and Wayne would have to have roles of more commensurate importance than the one Rogers received.
Onlymusical 3 weeks ago
@Onlymusical Two things impress me about this appearance. First, Gene Autry is utterly serene. Second, he is thoroughly enjoying himself.
romeman01 3 weeks ago
@romeman01 This might be one example of serenity stemming from having millions of dollars (Autry was arguably the richest of all the movie stars of his day)
Onlymusical 3 weeks ago
@Onlymusical When I think of the tragic fate of stars such as Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley, somehow the argument that mere money brings serenity fails to convince me.
romeman01 2 weeks ago
@romeman01 You couldn't be more right about that. I've been fairly rich and quite broke and I'm still the same person either way, along with everybody else. If you don't enjoy life and you get up every day in a bad mood, loads of money will only alleviate that briefly before you're back to you default mode. I think Autry was happy by nature and very confident but in any case, I looked at it again and you're exactly right that he was serene and really enjoying his appearance on the show.
Onlymusical 2 weeks ago
Wow!!! I never knew that Gene Autry appeared on "What's My Line" ... this video is going straight to my bookmarks menu! I love this show and Gene was such a gentleman. Thank you so much for posting this! Merry Christmas!
VictoriaBlogger 2 months ago in playlist Charlie's Western Music List
Wonderful, Charlie. Thank you so much. Merry Christmas to you.
oldtexasmusic 2 months ago
Appropriate to post this at Christmastime -- he sang the first recordings of "Here Comes Santa Claus down Santa Claus Lane" in 1946 and "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" in 1949.
soulierinvestments 2 months ago