Roy Rogers - Happy Trails (Original Version - I Think)

[TheMightyDoog]

Not only was meeting Roy my first anxiety attack, I wound up puking on Roy's silver toed "blue" boots. he was so nice, he made Pat Brady clean it up. Trigger, was smart enough to side step out of the way.All Bullet did was pee on Nellie Belle's back left tire. back tire

[TheAndroia]

I grew up with Dale's song, but I like Foy Willing's version best. I just think it has a happier beat. JMO.

[navydoctrinidad]

@TheAndroia Foy and The Riders Of The Purple Sage is that what they were named? They were awesome. Can't argue with your taste. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Charlie

[TheMightyDoog]

..09 Can any one explain why Roy, Dale and Company are hauling a missile around in" Peaceful" Valley in a buckboard?

[BoudiccaBlanc]

@TheMightyDoog

Two different songs

"Spoilers of the Plains" (1951)

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"This is an odd one for Roy. There are foreign spies, desert sites for rocket-launching and artificial satellites. The climax is a one-on-one fight on top of an oil derrick ..."

Foy Willing:

"Spoilers of the Plains (writer: "Happy Trails in Sunshine Valley" - uncredited) 1951

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[TheMightyDoog]

@BoudiccaBlanc Roy, should have fought it out out top of the rocket as it was about to launch. Oil derrick fights are always so boring. Thank you for the info. I had a chance to meet Roy when I was four. I was my very first Bona Fide anxiety attack.

[BoudiccaBlanc]

@TheMightyDoog

"Happy Trails in Sunshine Valley" (Foy Willing) ...

Duke it out on top of the rocket ... LOL

I wish the uploader would change the title (if possible) The song writer deserves credit for his song in the film.

You met R.R.? Wow! that was my dream when I was a little kid. I followed Dale's and Roy's careers until they passed. (I have a book written by Dale too.)

[nyteschade]

Thanks for posting this, it is great

[dog1701]

Schockdoc complians about Dale's song elsewhere, too. She did not plagarize. There are 2 songs titled "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You." One is sung by Rod Stewart, the other is a Country standard. Is that plagarism? No, because they're 2 different pieces of work with different melodies, even though the themes are the same. Plagarism is quoting EXTENSIVELY from a work and claiming it to be yours, not taking 2 words from a song and creating something new SD shouldn't slander the dead.

[navydoctrinidad]

@dog1701 Thank you for the note. Well said. Charlie

[shonpistoll]

@dog1701 Actually it's a COVER by Rod Stewart. Van Morrison is the original writer and singer of Have I Told You Lately... ;)

[navydoctrinidad]

@shonpistoll "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" was written in 1945 by Scotty Wiseman. Major hit ever since. Charlie

[Jody07984]

@navydoctrinidad Actually, it was written by GENE AUTRY & Scotty Wiseman and was a huge hit for Gene Autry. A classic

[shonpistoll]

@navydoctrinidad AHHHH MY BAD!! A completely different song! Rod Stewart sang the Van Morrison version though...NOT the Wiseman version.

[LES6723]

@dog1701 Happy Trails was written by Dale Evans in Chicago

[TheMightyDoog]

@LES6723 And all this time I thought Trigger wrote Happy Trails in New York.

[coolyounggrandma]

I believe that Roy Rogers was the ONLY KING OF THE COWBOYS. Gene Autry wasn't as good a singer as Roy

[ShockDoc]

Dale Evans stole the title and first 3 notes. Never gave Foy NOTHIN' I always wondered about her and her 'Christian' ways.

[ShockDoc]

Dale HAD to have gotten the idea from this. Tho her song is different, the first 3 notes (and title) are the same. Foy Willing, who wrote this, said' I had the copyright on this, but didnt do anything about it. I often wondered how they felt about this." Poor foy. Dale is a plagiarist!!!!

[limeliter]

Sticks in my mind...was that the same valley that the "jolly green guy " was from? Something to do with peas, or vegetables of some kind.

[pleiotropik]

I do have a Question... Where are they taking the rocket? Why do they have a rocket?

[alienhuman]

@pleiotropik Amazing enough, it is still classified information to this day. Sorry. :)

[drafthorselover]

What wonderful memories of two great people who affected our lives in such a positive way!

[bci76179]

Does this song have any other title than "Happy Trails"? and is it available somewhere? I can't find it anywhere including ITunes and some of the search engines.

[navydoctrinidad]

@bci76179 Check the comment below by TopazDupree 8 months ago regarding a song by Foy Willing. I think he hit the nail on the head. Thanks for watching. Charlie

[bci76179]

Love this and thanks for posting it. However, there is ONLY one King of the Cowboys...Roy Rogers!!

[navydoctrinidad]

@bci76179 Thanks for watching. I sure won't argue between Gene and Roy. Have a good day and hurry back and see if you can find something else that you might like. Charlie

[GMYellowstone]

SO nice!!! I wish we had movies and TV like this today! Luckily we have the DVD's and such of this, though :) Thanks for posting!!!

[navydoctrinidad]

@GMYellowstone Great comment. I agree wholeheartedly. You are certainly welcome for the clip. Come back soon. Charlie

[dorisdayinohio]

great.

[TopazDupree]

In 1951, Foy Willing wrote a song titled "Happy Trails" for the Republic Pictures movie, "Spoilers of the Plains," starring Roy Rogers with Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. Subsequently, the first three notes of Foy's song and the title were used by Dale Evans in writing her version of "Happy Trails". Dale's is the version that is popularly played and sung today. Happy Trails was released in 1952 as a 78 RPM and 45 RPM by Rogers and Evans with the Whippoorwills and Orchestra.

[TopazDupree]

@TopazDupree Roy Rogers was the only "King Of The Cowboys" and Dale Evans was "Queen Of The West". Gene Autry was known as "The Singing Cowboy".

[navydoctrinidad]

@TopazDupree There have been many "singing cowboys." Don't forget Jimmy Dean and Elton Britt among the many others. Thanks for your info and thanks for watching.

[navydoctrinidad]

@TopazDupree I forgot, John Wayne was also called the "First Singing Cowboy."

[navydoctrinidad]

@TopazDupree I think the video that I have posted is the original version of "Happy Trails." Don't you? Thanks for your info and thanks for watching.