Gene was the first Western star to perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Personal Appearances – 1952

Spring 1952

Gene Autry's Spring Tour of 1952 began on January 16, 1952, in Wichita, Kansas, and ended February 24, 1952, in Miami, Florida, with Gene making appearances in 37 cities.

Fall 1952

Gene Autry's Fall Tour of 1952 began on November 18, 1952, in Wichita Falls, Texas, and ended December 7, 1952, in New Orleans, Louisiana, with Gene making appearances in 20 cities.

1952 (Undated)

Tour dates, venues and additional details for these locations will be added when available. If you would like to know more about the tours or about a specific appearance on this list, please contact the Libraries and Archives of the Autry Museum.

The information in the table below on Gene Autry's Personal Appearance Tour is from the files of Gene Autry Entertainment. The current view of these tours is by date, but you can re-sort the information by clicking on the red header such as City or Venue. This will then present the data alphabetically by the header subject.

Gene Autry Tour – Spring 1952

City Order	Date	City	State/ Province	Country	Venue/ Show Title	Show Time	Sponsor(s)	Hotel	Miles
1	January 16, 1952	Wichita	Kansas	USA	Forum	4:30, 8:30	Mrs. Mary L. Floto	Allis	0
2	January 17, 1952	Hutchinson	Kansas	USA	Convention Hall	4:30, 8:30	Hamilton Attractions	Allis	57
3	January 18, 1952	Topeka	Kansas	USA	Municipal Auditorium	4:30, 8:30	Harry Snyder	Kansan	175
4	January 19, 1952	St. Joseph	Missouri	USA	Auditorium	10:30, 2:00	Witt Presentations	Robidoux	89
5	January 20, 1952	Waterloo	Iowa	USA	Hippodrome	1:30, 5:00	Amvet Post #19	Russell-Lamson	298
6	January 21, 1952	Austin	Minnesota	USA	Auditorium	4:30, 8:00	Austin Junior College	Russell-Lamson	104
7	January 22, 1952	Cedar Rapids	Iowa	USA	Coliseum	4:30; 8:30	Radio Station WMT	Montrose	67
8	January 23, 1952	Rockford	Illinois	USA	Armory	4:30; 8:30	Rockford Newspapers	LaFayette	162
9	January 24, 1952	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	USA	Auditorium	4:00; 8:00	The Milwaukee Journal	Schroeder	93
10	January 25, 1952	South Bend	Indiana	USA	Palace Theatre	4:30; 8:30	Palace Theatre	La Salle	175
11	January 26, 1952	Troy	Ohio	USA	Hobart Arena	2:30	Hobart Arena	Sheraton-Gibson	185
12	January 27, 1952	Cincinnati	Ohio	USA	Cincinnati Gardens	2:30	Cincinnati Gardens	Sheraton-Gibson	73
13	January 28, 1952	Huntington	West Virginia	USA	Memorial Field House	4:30; 8:30	Theatrical Presentations	Pritchard	152
14	January 29, 1952	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	USA	Pennsylvania Gardens	4:30, 8:30	Gardens	Webster-Hall	250
15	January 30, 1952	Johnstown	Pennsylvania	USA	Memorial Auditorium	4:00; 8:30	Memorial Auditorium	Webster-Hall	67
16	January 31, 1952	Wheeling	West Virginia	USA	Capitol Theater	4:30; 8:30	Capitol Theater	McClure	59
17	February 1, 1952	Canton	Ohio	USA	Municipal Auditorium	4:30; 8:30	LCL Presentations	Belden	86
18	February 2, 1952	Marion	Ohio	USA	Memorial Auditorium	2:30; 8:30	Memorial Auditorium	Harding	101
19	February 3, 1952	Cleveland	Ohio	USA	Arena	2:00; 7:00	Arena	Carter	112
20	February 4, 1952	Buffalo	New York	USA	Memorial Auditorium	4:30; 8:30	Variety Club	Statler	192
21	February 5, 1952	Rochester	New York	USA	Sports Arena	4:30; 8:30	Lion's Club	Seneca	71
22	February 6, 1952	Elmira	New York	USA	-	4:30; 8:30	-	Mark Twain	106
23	February 7, 1952	Schenectady	New York	USA	Armory	4:30; 8:30	Jr. Chamber of Commerce	Van Curler	187
24	February 8, 1952	Providence	Rhode Island	USA	Rhode Island Auditorium	4:30; 8:30	Rhode Island Auditorium	Sheraton-Biltmore	187
25	February 9, 1952	Springfield	Massachusetts	USA	Massachusetts Auditorium	2:30; 8:30	Elks Lodge #61	Kimball	81
26	February 10, 1952	Worcester	Massachusetts	USA	Massachusetts Auditorium	2:30; 7:00	Marcel T. Plante	Kimball	50
27	February 11, 1952	Hartford	Connecticut	USA	Bushnell Memorial Hall	4:30; 8:30	Memorial Hall Corporation	Bond	39
28	February 12, 1952	New Haven	Connecticut	USA	Arena	2:30; 8:30	Arena	Taft	26
29	February 13, 1952	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
30	February 14, 1952	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	USA	Pennsylvania Arena	4:30; 8:30	Arena	Penn-Sheraton	170
31	February 15, 1952	Baltimore	Maryland	USA	Armory	4:30; 8:30	Variety Club	Lord Baltimore	100
32	February 16, 1952	Richmond	Virginia	USA	WRVA Theater	2:30; 6:30	Jack Stone	John Marshall	148
33	February 17, 1952	Norfolk	Virginia	USA	Auditorium	2:00; 5:00	Ed French	Thomas Nelson	101
34	February 18, 1952	Raleigh	North Carolina	USA	Wm. Reynolds Memorial Coliseum	8:30	Wm. Reynolds Memorial Coliseum	Sir Walter	191
35	February 19, 1952	Charleston	South Carolina	USA	County Hall	4:30; 8:30	Productions, Inc.	Francis Marion	243
36	February 20, 1952	Jacksonville	Florida	USA	Armory	4:30; 8:30	Radio Station WMBR	George Washington	269
37	February 21, 1952	Tampa	Florida	USA	Armory	4:30; 8:30	Armory	Floridan	207
38	February 22, 1952	Miami	Florida	USA	Orange Bowl	8:30	Variety Circus	Columbus	276
39	February 23, 1952	Miami	Florida	USA	Orange Bowl	2:30; 8:30	Variety Circus	Columbus	-
40	February 24, 1952	Miami	Florida	USA	Orange Bowl	2:30	Variety Circus	Columbus	-

Gene Autry Tour – Fall 1952

City Order	Date	City	State/ Province	Country	Venue/ Show Title	Show Time	Sponsor(s)	Hotel	Miles
1	November 18, 1952	Wichita Falls	Texas	USA	Municipal Auditorium	4:15; 8:15	Camp Fire Girls	Kemp	0
2	November 19, 1952	Tulsa	Oklahoma	USA	Fair Park Pavilion	4:15; 8:15	Tulsa Press Club	Mayo	170
3	November 20, 1952	Dallas	Texas	USA	Fair Park Auditorium	4:15; 8:15	Optimist Club	Adolphus	281
4	November 21, 1952	Hope	Arkansas	USA	Coliseum	1:30; 4:30	Coliseum	Barlow	222
5	November 22, 1952	Little Rock	Arkansas	USA	Coliseum	2:30; 8:30	Phillip Back	Grady-Manning	122
6	November 23, 1952	Memphis	Tennessee	USA	Municipal Auditorium	1:30; 4:00	McElravy-Maxwell	Gayoso	139
7	November 24, 1952	Paducah	Kentucky	USA	Kentucky Theater	4:15; 8:15	Columbia Amusement Co.	Cobb	173
8	November 25, 1952	Terre Haute	Indiana	USA	State Teacher's Gym	4:15; 8:15	Boy's Club	Terre Haute	216
9	November 26, 1952	Anderson	Indiana	USA	High School Gym	4:15; 8:15	Optimist Club	Anderson	99
10	November 27, 1952	Ft. Wayne	Indiana	USA	Memorial Coliseum	2:30	Zolner Corporation	Van Orman	82
11	November 28, 1952	Charleston	West Virginia	USA	Municipal Auditorium	3:00; 8:00	Harry Lashinsky	Daniel Boone	171
12	November 29, 1952	Columbus	Ohio	USA	Memorial Hall	10:30; 2:30; 8:30	United Charities	Deshler-Wallick	171
13	November 30, 1952	Louisville	Kentucky	USA	Armory	2:30	Armory	Kentucky	221
14	December 1, 1952	Knoxville	Tennessee	USA	University of Tennessee Auditorium	4:15; 8:15	University of Tennessee	Andrew Johnson	265
15	December 2, 1952	Asheville	North Carolina	USA	Municipal Auditorium	4:15; 8:15	Station WWNC	Vanderbilt	116
16	December 3, 1952	Spartanburg	South Carolina	USA	Memorial Auditorium	4:00; 8:00	Goodfellows Charities	Cleveland	66
17	December 4, 1952	Columbia	South Carolina	USA	Township Auditorium	4:15; 8:15	Martin & Fuller	Columbia	97
18	December 5, 1952	Chattanooga	Tennessee	USA	Tennessee Memorial Auditorium	4:15; 8:15	Police Welfare Fund	Read House	251
19	December 6, 1952	Mobile	Alabama	USA	Ft. Whiting Auditorium	1:00; 4:00	Theater Association	St. Francis Courts	420
20	December 7, 1952	New Orleans	Louisiana	USA	Municipal Auditorium	2:00; 5:30	Gar Moore	Jung	151

Gene Autry Tour – 1952 (Undated)

City Order	Date	City	State/ Province	Country	Venue/ Show Title	Show Time	Sponsor(s)	Hotel	Miles
-	1952	Aberdeen	South Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Albany	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Amarillo	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Amery	Wisconsin	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Andalusia	Alabama	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Anderson	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Appleton	Wisconsin	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Asheville	North Carolina	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Atlanta	Georgia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Austin	Minnesota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Baltimore	Maryland	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Battle Creek	Michigan	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Beaumont	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Birmingham	Alabama	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Bismarck	North Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Bloomington	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Boston	Massachusetts	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Brazil	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Bridgeport	Connecticut	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Buffalo	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Burlington	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Burlington	Vermont	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Butte	Montana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Canton	Ohio	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Cedar Rapids	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Champaign	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Charleston	South Carolina	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Charleston	West Virginia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Charlotte	North Carolina	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Chattanooga	Tennessee	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Cheyenne	Wyoming	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Chicago	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
-	1952	Chicago	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Cincinnati	Ohio	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Clear Lake	South Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Cleveland	Ohio	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Colorado Springs	Colorado	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Columbia	South Carolina	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Columbus	Georgia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Columbus	Ohio	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Columbus	Ohio	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Corpus Christi	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Dallas	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Davenport	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Decatur	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Davenport	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Decatur	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Denver	Colorado	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Denver	Colorado	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Des Moines	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Detroit	Michigan	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Des Moines	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Detroit	Michigan	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Duluth	Minnesota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Elmira	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Emporia	Kansas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Evansville	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Fargo	North Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Fayette	Alabama	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Ft. Wayne	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Ft. Wayne	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Franklin	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Geneva	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Franklin	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Geneva	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Glendale	California	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Grand Forks	North Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Grand Island	Nebraska	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Grand Rapids	Michigan	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Hartford	Connecticut	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Hibbing	Minnesota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Holland	Michigan	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Hope	Arkansas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Houston	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Huron	South Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Hutchison	Kansas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Indianapolis	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Jackson	Michigan	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Jacksonville	Florida	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Johnstown	Pennsylvania	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Kansas City	Missouri	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Kansas City	Missouri	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Knoxville	Tennessee	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Lafayette	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Lafayette	Louisiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Lansing	Michigan	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Laramie	Wyoming	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Lewiston	Maine	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Lincoln	Nebraska	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Louisville	Kentucky	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Lubbock	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Madison	Wisconsin	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Manchester	New Hampshire	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Marion	Ohio	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Mason City	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Memphis	Tennessee	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Memphis	Tennessee	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Miami	Florida	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Minneapolis	Minnesota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Mitchell	South Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Mobile	Alabama	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Montgomery	Alabama	USA	--	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Nampa	Idaho	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Nashville	Tennessee	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Nashville	Tennessee	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	New Castle	Pennsylvania	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	New Haven	Connecticut	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	New Orleans	Louisiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	New York	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Norfolk	Virginia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	North Platte	Nebraska	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Odessa	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Olney	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Omaha	Nebraska	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Omaha	Nebraska	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Ottawa	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Ottumwa	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Paducah	Kentucky	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Parkersburg	West Virginia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Peoria	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Peoria	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Pierre	South Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Portland	Oregon	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Presque Isle	Maine	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Providence	Rhode Island	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Raleigh	North Carolina	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Rapid City	South Dakota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Reading	Pennsylvania	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Richmond	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Richmond	Virginia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Roanoke	Virginia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Roanoke Rapids	North Carolina	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Rochester	Minnesota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Rochester	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Rockford	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Rock Springs	Wyoming	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Ronceverte	West Virginia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Saginaw	Michigan	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	St. Cloud	Minnesota	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	St. Joseph	Missouri	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	St. Louis	Missouri	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	San Antonio	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	San Francisco	California	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Schenectady	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Schenectady	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Scottsbluff	Nebraska	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Scranton	Pennsylvania	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Shreveport	Louisiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Sioux City	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	South Bend	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Spartanburg	South Carolina	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Springfield	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Springfield	Illinois	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Springfield	Massachusetts	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Syracuse	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Tampa	Florida	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Terre Haute	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Toledo	Ohio	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Topeka	Kansas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Troy	Ohio	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Tulsa	Oklahoma	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Utica	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Vincennes	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Wabash	Indiana	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Waco	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Washington	D.C.	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Waterloo	Iowa	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Watertown	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Wewahitchka	Florida	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Wheeling	West Virginia	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	White Plains	New York	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	White River Junction	Vermont	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Wichita	Kansas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Wichita Falls	Texas	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Worcester	Massachusetts	USA	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Barrie	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Calgary	Alberta	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Chatham	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Cornwall	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Edmonton	Alberta	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Ft. William	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Hamilton	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Kingston	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Kitchener	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	North Bay	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Ottawa	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Pembroke	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Regina	Saskatchewan	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Sherbrooke	Quebec	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Sudbury	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Windsor	Ontario	Canada	-	-	-	-	-
1	1952	Winnipeg	Manitoba	Canada	-	-	-	-	-

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