According to a 1953 fan magazine estimate, if all the recordings that Gene sold were stacked one atop of the other, the pile would be 57 miles high.
Here is a radio interview excerpted from WAMC's "Roundtable" for the book Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry by Holly George-Warren.
The Roundtable Interview with Holly George-Warren, Biographer of Gene Autry
Joe Donahe, Julia Taylor
May 11, 2007
ALBANY, NY (2007-05-11) The Roundtable hosts speak with Holly George-Warren, author of Public Cowboy Number 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry. They discuss Autry's career, and George-Warren's meeting with him before his death.
Author Holly George-Warren
Photo credit: Mark Loete
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