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The Cowboy Is A Patriot

Released: 10/29/2002
Label: Varèse Sarabande Records

In 1942, Gene Autry promoted America’s war efforts through his nationally broadcast weekly radio program with patriotic songs, public service announcements, dramatic re-enactments, and Wrigley’s Gum commercials. Gene heard his country’s call to arms and enlisted into the Army Air Corps during his live Melody Ranch Radio Show broadcast on July 26, 1942. From that point, through the duration of World War II, Singing Cowboy Gene Autry became Sgt. Gene Autry and broadcast weekly from military bases around the country and the South Pacific.

The Cowboy Is A Patriot is a two-disc set. Disc one features 24 classic Patriotic tunes as well as wartime and Wrigley’s announcements from the 1940s. Disc two is a special bonus disc of the complete July 26, 1942, Gene Autry's Melody Ranch Radio Show. The booklet features detailed liner notes by James E. Wise, Jr., author of the book Stars In Khaki: Movie Actors In The Army And Air Services, and rare World War II era photos from Gene Autry’s personal collection. Listening to this collection truly creates a window to the feelings and emotions of World War II America.

Track Listing

Disc One:
1.	Announcement: “Scrap Rubber Drive” (1:33) Broadcast 6/14/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
2.	Any Bonds Today? (1:34) (Irving Berlin) Broadcast 6/14/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
3.	Doublemint® Gum Commercial: “Peak Efficiency” (1:29) Broadcast 7/5/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
4.	I’ll Wait For You (1:57) (Gene Autry/Fred Rose) Broadcast 7/5/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
5.	Doublemint® Gum Announcement: Sgt. Gene Autry (1:12) Broadcast 8/16/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
6.	There’s A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (1:54) (Paul Roberts/Shelby Darnell) Broadcast 8/16/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
7.	U.S. Air Force (0:48) (Robert Crawford) Gene Autry and The Melody Ranch Trio Broadcast 8/16/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
8.	Announcement: “Army Air Forces Recruitment” (1:09) Broadcast 11/15/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
9.	Silver Wings In The Moonlight (1:57) (Gene Autry/Fred Rose/Johnny Marvin) Broadcast 11/15/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
10.	Doublemint® Gum Commercial: “Chewing Gum Is In Demand” (2:13) Broadcast 11/15/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
11.	It’s A Long Way To Tipperary (1:49) (Jack Judge/Harry H. Williams) Broadcast 11/15/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
12.	I Sent A Letter To Santa (To Watch Over Daddy For Me) (2:28) (Larry Stock/Vincent Rose/Jack Meskill) Broadcast 11/15/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
13.	Announcement: “WAAC Recruitment” (0:47) Broadcast 12/13/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
14.	When They Sound The Last All Clear (1:49) (Hugh Charles/Lewis Elton) Broadcast 12/13/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
15.	Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition (1:44) (Frank Loesser) Broadcast 12/13/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
16.	Doublemint® Gum Commercial: “Rationing” (1:51) Broadcast 12/13/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
17.	Announcement: “Don’t Spill American Blood” (2:31) Broadcast 12/20/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
18.	With A Pack On His Back (And A Girl On His Mind) (1:36) (Jimmy Dupre/Robert “Duke” Leonard/Herman C. Mahr) Broadcast 12/20/42 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
19.	When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World) (2:36) (Eddie Seiler/Sol Marcus/Bennie Benjamin) Broadcast 2/21/43 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
20.	This Is The Army, Mr. Jones (2:30) (Irving Berlin) Broadcast 1/17/43 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
21.	Comin’ In On A Wing And A Prayer (1:41) (Harold Adamson/Jimmy McHugh) Broadcast 5/2/43 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
22.	Announcement: “Aviation Cadet Recruitment” (2:11) Broadcast 5/2/43 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
23.	There’ll Be Jubilation Bye And Bye (1:45) (Ernie Burnett/Jack Meskill) Broadcast 7/4/43 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
24.	Announcement: “Voluntary Induction” (1:23) Broadcast 7/4/43 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
25.	Doublemint® Gum Commercial: “Feel Better, Work Better” (1:20) Broadcast 7/12/43 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
26.	I’m Comin’ Home Darlin’ (1:40) (Eddie Dean/Carl Hoefle) Broadcast 7/12/43 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
27.	No Letter Today (2:00) (Frankie Brown) Broadcast 4/21/46 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
28.	Military Medley: The Marines’ Hymn/The Caisson Song/Anchors Away/U.S. Air Force (2:37) (Traditional/Brig. Gen. Edmund L. Gruber/George Lottman/A.H. Miles/Domenico Savino/Arthur Zimmerman/Robert Crawford) Broadcast 12/7/47 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
29.	Don’t Bite The Hand That’s Feeding You (1:55) (Thomas Hoier/James Morgan) Broadcast 12/7/47 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
30.	My Buddy (3:01) (Gus Kahn/Walter Donaldson) With Special Introduction, Pearl Harbor Day Broadcast 12/7/47 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
31.	Yankee Doodle Boy (1:08) (George M. Cohan) Broadcast 7/4/48 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
32.	The Bible On The Table And The Flag Upon The Wall (1:59) (George J. Bennett/Paul Cunningham/Leonard Whitcup) Broadcast 3/6/49 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
33.	America, The Beautiful (3:26) (Katherine Lee Bates/Samuel A. Ward) With Special Introduction, Independence Day Broadcast 7/2/49 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
34.	God Bless America (3:18) (Irving Berlin) With Special Introduction, Pearl Harbor Day Broadcast 12/6/53 Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player

Disc Two: The complete Gene Autry's Melody Ranch Radio Show Broadcast from Chicago, Illinois, July 26, 1942
1.	Announcer: Eddy Dunn Opening Theme: Back In The Saddle Again (0:51) (Gene Autry/Ray Whitley) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
2.	Let Me Ride Down In Rocky Canyon (1:21) (Fred Rose/Gene Autry/Ray Whitley) Gene Autry Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
3.	Sketch: “Going Away Present” (1:49) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
4.	Idaho (2:11) (Jesse A. Stone) Virginia Vass Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
5.	Doublemint ® Gum Commercial: “Alert At Our Work” (1:10) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
6.	Tears On My Pillow (2:58) (Gene Autry/Fred Rose) Gene Autry Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
7.	I’ll Trade My Horse And Saddle (1:23) (Dick Reinhart) Jimmie Dean, Eddie Dean and Johnny Bond Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
8.	Drama: “Why Gene Enlisted” (7:51) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
9.	Gene Autry Is Sworn Into The United States Army Air Forces By Col. Edward F. Shaffer (3:27) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
10.	Private Buckaroo (2:35) (Charles Newman/Allie Wrubel) Sgt. Gene Autry Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
11.	Doublemint® Gum Commercial: “Helps You Feel Better” (1:02) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
12.	God Must Have Loved America (1:47) (Gene Autry/Fred Rose) Sgt. Gene Autry Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player
13.	Sign Off Announcement End Theme: Back In The Saddle Again (0:59) (Gene Autry/Ray Whitley) Listen: Real Player \| Windows Media Player

Notes & Background Information

The masters used for this package are
from Gene Autry's personal Radio archives.

All tracks are from Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch Radio Show
Arranged by Carl Cotner

Melody Ranch Cast: Gene Autry, Johnny Bond, Eddie Dean, Jimmie Dean, Eddy Dunn, Shorty Long (Horace Murphy), Dick Reinhart, Virginia Vass

Compilation Produced and Compiled by Cary E. Mansfield and Karla Buhlman
Executive Producer: Jackie Autry
Digitally Remastered by Bob Fisher, Pacific Multimedia Corp.
Notes by James E. Wise, Jr.
Art Direction by Bill Pitzonka
Graphics, Art Design, and Photo Restoration by Howard Levine, www.cdsphoto.com

This collection is dedicated to those who served in the Armed Forces.

This compilation (P) 2002 Autry Qualified Interest Trust and The Autry Foundation, Released through the courtesy of Gene Autry Entertainment, Inc. (C) 2002 Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc. Manufactured by Varèse Sarabande Records, Inc., 11846 Ventura Blvd., Suite 130, Studio City, CA 91604. Distributed by Universal Music and Video Distribution, 10 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Printed in the U.S.A.

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