Oral history interview with Ray Whitley; 1974 July 1; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 July 1.

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Oral history interview with Ray Whitley; 1974 July 1; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 July 1.

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Entertainer Ray Whitley talks about his career. Discussion includes his movie career in the late 1930s and early 1940s; experiences entertaining U. S. military troops; working with Gene Autry; his work as a rodeo entertainer, including a description of his stage show; his movie work after his termination from RKO Studios; managing the Sons of the Pioneers in the late 1930s; and memories from his career.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 29 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772448

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Whitley, Ray, 1901-1979

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Cowboy singer, songwriter, and movie actor. Born December 5, 1901. Died February 21, 1979. Full name: Raymond Otis Whitley. Successful dual career in music and movies. Starred in sixteen singing cowboy shorts for RKO and appeared in sixty feature films overall, including his final film role in the 1956 epic, Giant. Wrote several western standards, including "Back in the Saddle Again," and "Lonely River" (co-written with Fred Rose). Worked with Gibson Guitar to develop the J-200 model guitar, a p...

Whitley, Ray, 1901-1979

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66d5rfn (person)

Cowboy singer, songwriter, and movie actor. Born December 5, 1901. Died February 21, 1979. Full name: Raymond Otis Whitley. Successful dual career in music and movies. Starred in sixteen singing cowboy shorts for RKO and appeared in sixty feature films overall, including his final film role in the 1956 epic, Giant. Wrote several western standards, including "Back in the Saddle Again," and "Lonely River" (co-written with Fred Rose). Worked with Gibson Guitar to develop the J-200 model guitar, a p...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...

Whitley, Kay;

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