@Vin53 The two foremost singing cowboys of the 40s & 50s. Both made a slew of Western movies as the cowboy heroes who always wound up serenading the ladies -- well, only Dale Evans in Roy's case -- after licking the bad guys with their six shooter guns and fists. Gene Autry also had a regular radio program about his Melody Ranch adventures. Rogers started out as the lead singer in the Sons of the Pioneers country singing group.