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

Great tune from the "Other" King Of The Cowboys. His theme song in later years.

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[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

[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

[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".

[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.

[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 

[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.)

[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

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

h t tp : / /w w w. imdb. com/ name/ nm0932214/

[TheMightyDoog]

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

[TheMightyDoog]

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

[LES6723]

@dog1701 Happy Trails was written by Dale Evans in Chicago