While growing up my mom made sure we knew what famous people started in Cincinnati. I am not sure why she did this but as adult I can kind of understand. You grow up thinking that Cincinnati is just a city that no one really know where it is and nothing like New York or LA, but really this town has a lot of real history.But today is Music Monday and we are going to take a look at Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. (Thanks Wiki) Being 50*mumble...mumble* years old, the Roy Rogers Show was on TV when I was real young. There was Roy Rogers, The King of the Cowboys, Dale Evans, his horse Trigger and his dog, Bullet, on Saturday morning TV along with Sky King and the Lone Ranger.
Roy Rogers was born Leonard Slye, Nov. 11, 1911 in Cincinnati, Ohio and the beginning of Roy’s career is what great stories are made of this is a quote from Wiki…“Leonard Slye moved to California at 18 to become a singer. After four years of little success, he formed Sons of the Pioneers, a western cowboy music group, in 1934. The group hit it big with songs like "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds".
From his first film appearance in 1935, he worked steadily in western films, including a large supporting role as a singing cowboy while still billed as "Leonard Slye" in a Gene Autry movie. In 1938 when Autry temporarily walked out on his movie contract, Slye was immediately rechristened "Roy Rogers"[2] and assigned the lead in Under Western Stars. Rogers became a matinee idol and American legend. A competitor for Gene Autry as the nation's favorite singing cowboy was suddenly born.”
I am sure what we watched were reruns…but was I was real little. Mostly I remember the closing song to the show, “Happy Trails” which became the couple’s signature song.
No start to a car vacation was complete without a chorus of Happy Trails.
FYI: If like ‘cowboy music’ not to be confused with country music, here's is a link to Rider’s in the Sky singing Woody’s Roundup” from the movie Toy Story 2.
Roy Rogers was born Leonard Slye, Nov. 11, 1911 in Cincinnati, Ohio and the beginning of Roy’s career is what great stories are made of this is a quote from Wiki…“Leonard Slye moved to California at 18 to become a singer. After four years of little success, he formed Sons of the Pioneers, a western cowboy music group, in 1934. The group hit it big with songs like "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds".
From his first film appearance in 1935, he worked steadily in western films, including a large supporting role as a singing cowboy while still billed as "Leonard Slye" in a Gene Autry movie. In 1938 when Autry temporarily walked out on his movie contract, Slye was immediately rechristened "Roy Rogers"[2] and assigned the lead in Under Western Stars. Rogers became a matinee idol and American legend. A competitor for Gene Autry as the nation's favorite singing cowboy was suddenly born.”
I am sure what we watched were reruns…but was I was real little. Mostly I remember the closing song to the show, “Happy Trails” which became the couple’s signature song.
No start to a car vacation was complete without a chorus of Happy Trails.
FYI: If like ‘cowboy music’ not to be confused with country music, here's is a link to Rider’s in the Sky singing Woody’s Roundup” from the movie Toy Story 2.
Enjoy and Happy Trails.
Come back and visit.
regina
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