In 1942, the singing cowboy made Houston history when he became the Houston Rodeo’s first big entertainer. Autry went on to perform at the rodeo seven more times and helped produce the event ...

Originally composed in 1942 for a ballet called Rodeo, the Hoe-Down features two American square dance tunes and fuses evocative music and dance. Rodeo takes us to the exciting, dramatic world of ...

Originally composed in 1942 for a ballet called Rodeo, the Hoe-Down features two American square dance tunes and fuses evocative music and dance. Rodeo takes us to the exciting, dramatic world of ...

By 1940, they did and cowboy crooner Gene Autry appeared at that inaugural rodeo. “And then, by 1942, Gene Autry tries to buy it, but Everett Colborn won't sell,” Harbin said. Instead ...