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Personal Appearances – 1956

Spring 1956

Gene Autry's Spring Tour of 1956 began on January 20, 1956, in Beloit, Wisconsin, and ended February 19, 1956, in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Gene making appearances in 27 cities.

Fall 1956

Gene Autry's Fall Tour of 1956 was on August 8, 1956, in Janesville Wisconsin at the Rock County 4-H Fair.

1956 (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 1956

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Show Title
Show Time Sponsor(s) Hotel Miles
1 January 20, 1956 Beloit Wisconsin USA
Fieldhouse
- Lion's Club & WEBL Wagon Wheel Inn 0
2 January 21, 1956 Milwaukee Wisconsin USA
Auditorium
- Milwaukee Journal Schroeder 74
3 January 22, 1956 Milwaukee Wisconsin USA
Auditorium
- Milwaukee Journal Schroeder -
4 January 23, 1956 South Bend Indiana USA
Palace Theatre
- Balaban & Katz La Salle 160
5 January 24, 1956 Decatur Illinois USA
Kintner Gym
- Kiwanis Club Van Orman (Fort Wayne) 243
6 January 25, 1956 Lansing Michigan USA
Memorial Auditorium
- City of Lansing Van Orman (Fort Wayne) 114
7 January 26, 1956 Fort Wayne Indiana USA
Memorial Coliseum
- Fort Wayne Ent. Inc. Van Orman -
8 January 27, 1956 Troy Ohio USA
Hobart Arena
- Hobart Arena Deshler-Hilton (Columbus) 79
9 January 28, 1956 Columbus Ohio USA
Auditorium
- Ohio State Journal Deshler-Hilton 55
10 January 29, 1956 Columbus Ohio USA
Auditorium
- Ohio State Journal Deshler-Hilton -
11 January 30, 1956 Marion Ohio USA
Memorial Coliseum
- Memorial Coliseum Belden (Canton) 45
12 January 31, 1956 Canton Ohio USA
Auditorium
- LCL Pres. Inc. Belden 106
13 February 1, 1956 Erie Pennsylvania USA
Gannon Gym
- St. Boniface Church Powers (Rochester) 137
14 February 2, 1956 Rochester New York USA
Auditorium
- Lion's Club Powers 160
15 February 3, 1956 Providence Rhode Island USA
Rhode Island Auditorium
- Rhode Island Auditorium Sheraton-Biltmore 400
16 February 4, 1956 Portland Maine USA
Press-Herald
- City Hall Auditorium Eastland 156
17 February 5, 1956 Bangor Maine USA
Coliseum
- Forest Fleming Eastland (Portland) 123
18 February 6, 1956 Manchester New Hampshire USA
State Armory
- Lion's Club Carpenter 85
19 February 7, 1956 Hartford Connecticut USA
Bushnell Hall
- Bushnell Corporation Bond 131
20 February 8, 1956 Kingston New York USA
Fieldhouse
- Lion's Club Gov. Clinton 112
21 February 9, 1956 White Plains New York USA
Westchester Center
- Ed Ceccolini Hershey Hotel (Hershey) 75
22 February 10, 1956 Hershey Pennsylvania USA
Sports Arena
- Sports Arena Penn-Sherwood (Philadelphia) 185
23 February 11, 1956 Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Arena
- Inquirer Charities Penn-Sherwood 100
24 February 12, 1956 Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Arena
- Inquirer Charities Penn-Sherwood -
25 February 13, 1956 Roanoke Virginia USA
Legion Auditorium
- American Legion Roanoke 375
26 February 14, 1956 Winston-Salem North Carolina USA
Coliseum
- Super Attractions Robert E. Lee 109
27 February 15, 1956 Asheville North Carolina USA
Auditorium
- Lion's Club Vanderbilt 160
28 February 16, 1956 Asheville North Carolina USA
Auditorium
- Lion's Club Vanderbilt -
29 February 17, 1956 Spartanburg South Carolina USA
Auditorium
- Goodfellow Charities Cleveland 66
30 February 18, 1956 Charleston South Carolina USA
County Hall
- G&L Promotions Francis Marion 214
31 February 19, 1956 Charlotte North Carolina USA
Coliseum
- Jim Crockett Charlotte 212

Gene Autry Tour – Fall 1956

City
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Province
Country Venue/
Show Title
Show Time Sponsor(s) Hotel Miles
1 August 8, 1956 Janesville Wisconsin USA
Rock County 4-H Fair
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Gene Autry Tour – 1956 (Undated)

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- 1956 Akron Ohio USA
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- 1956 Albany New York USA
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- 1956 Asheville North Carolina USA
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- 1956 Atlanta Georgia USA
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- 1956 Bangor Maine USA
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- 1956 Beloit Wisconsin USA
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- 1956 Binghamton New York USA
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- 1956 Boston Massachusetts USA
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- 1956 Bridgeport Connecticut USA
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- 1956 Bridgeton New Jersey USA
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- 1956 Buffalo New York USA
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- 1956 Burlington Iowa USA
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- 1956 Canton Ohio USA
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- 1956 Cape Girardeau Missouri USA
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- 1956 Casper Wyoming USA
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- 1956 Cedar Rapids Iowa USA
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- 1956 Champaign Illinois USA
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- 1956 Charleston South Carolina USA
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- 1956 Charleston West Virginia USA
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- 1956 Charlotte North Carolina USA
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- 1956 Chicago Illinois USA
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- 1956 Cincinnati Ohio USA
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- 1956 Cincinnati Ohio USA
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- 1956 Cleveland Ohio USA
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- 1956 Columbus Ohio USA
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- 1956 Decatur Illinois USA
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- 1956 Denver Colorado USA
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- 1956 Detroit Michigan USA
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- 1956 Duluth Minnesota USA
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- 1956 Elmira New York USA
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- 1956 Erie Pennsylvania USA
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- 1956 Evansville Indiana USA
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- 1956 Flint Michigan USA
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- 1956 Ft. Wayne Indiana USA
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- 1956 Grand Forks North Dakota USA
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- 1956 Greenville Ohio USA
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- 1956 Hartford Connecticut USA
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1 1956 Hershey Pennsylvania USA
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1 1956 Honolulu Hawaii USA
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1 1956 Huron South Dakota USA
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1 1956 Idaho Falls Idaho USA
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1 1956 Indianapolis Indiana USA
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1 1956 Jackson Michigan USA
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1 1956 Kalamazoo Michigan USA
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1 1956 Kansas City Missouri USA
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1 1956 Kingston New York USA
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1 1956 Knoxville Tennessee USA
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1 1956 La Crosse Wisconsin USA
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1 1956 Lansing Michigan USA
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1 1956 Lewiston Maine USA
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1 1956 Louisville Kentucky USA
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1 1956 Marion Indiana USA
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1 1956 Marion Ohio USA
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1 1956 Mason City Iowa USA
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1 1956 Memphis Tennessee USA
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1 1956 Miami Florida USA
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1 1956 Milwaukee Wisconsin USA
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1 1956 Minot North Dakota USA
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1 1956 Nampa Idaho USA
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1 1956 Nashville Tennessee USA
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1 1956 Omaha Nebraska USA
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1 1956 Pensacola Florida USA
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1 1956 Peoria Illinois USA
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1 1956 Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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1 1956 Portland Maine USA
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1 1956 Portland Oregon USA
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1 1956 Pueblo Colorado USA
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1 1956 Quincy Illinois USA
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1 1956 Redding California USA
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1 1956 Richmond Virginia USA
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1 1956 Ridgely Maryland USA
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1 1956 Roanoke Virginia USA
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1 1956 Rochester Minnesota USA
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1 1956 Rochester New York USA
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1 1956 Rochester New York USA
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1 1956 Rockford Illinois USA
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1 1956 St. Paul Minnesota USA
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1 1956 San Francisco California USA
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1 1956 Scranton Pennsylvania USA
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1 1956 Sheboygan Wisconsin USA
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1 1956 Sioux City Iowa USA
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1 1956 South Bend Indiana USA
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1 1956 Spartanburg South Carolina USA
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1 1956 Spokane Washington USA
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1 1956 Spokane Washington USA
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1 1956 Springfield Illinois USA
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1 1956 Springfield Missouri USA
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1 1956 Syracuse New York USA
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1 1956 Tampa Florida USA
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1 1956 Toledo Ohio USA
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1 1956 Troy Ohio USA
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1 1956 Vicksburg Mississippi USA
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1 1956 Vincennes Indiana USA
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1 1956 Waterloo Iowa USA
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1 1956 Wheeling West Virginia USA
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1 1956 White Plains New York USA
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1 1956 Williamsport Pennsylvania USA
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1 1956 Winston Salem North Carolina USA
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1 1956 Worcester Massachusetts USA
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1 1956 Youngstown Ohio USA
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1 1956 Glace Bay Nova Scotia Canada
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1 1956 Hamilton Ontario Canada
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1 1956 Kingston Ontario Canada
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1 1956 Kitchener Ontario Canada
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1 1956 Laval Quebec Canada
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1 1956 London Ontario Canada
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1 1956 North Bay Ontario Canada
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1 1956 Ottawa Ontario Canada
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1 1956 Peterborough Ontario Canada
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1 1956 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada
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1 1956 Toronto Ontario Canada
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1 1956 Windsor Ontario Canada
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- 1956 Hazleton Pennsylvania USA
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