“Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer “ ... Gene Autry, (Orvon Grover Autry, September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), , was an American performer who gained fame as a singing cowboy on the radio, in movie, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. Autry was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angeles Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. ...This song “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer “ by Gene hit #1 on the U.S. charts the week of Christmas 1949. It sold 2.5 million copies the first year (1949), eventually selling a total of 25 million, and it remained the second best selling record of all time until the 1980s. And still selling !!! . ... Autry was also owner of a television station, several radio stations in Southern California, and the Los Angeles/California/Anaheim Angeles Major League Baseball team from 1961 to 1997. .. Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance. The town of Gene Autry, Oklahoma was named in his honour.His other Big Christmas ... This video is from 1953 youtube/watch?v=NjniwIMFzgc
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