Show gene autry the singing screen star who is public cowboy no 1 heads a new western series from the double BI 51 ranch over the columbia network each sunday incidentally ci did you know ta that gene was discovered by the beloved will rogers rogers stopped at a small town in oklahoma to forward his syndicated column gene the telegraph operator was singing a western ballad rogers advised him to capitalize on his talents and a little more than a year later gene autry was a popular radio and recording artist z del courtney who features candid camera music over NBC has borrowed an idea from the movies in his presentation of previews of his forthcoming programs before concluding his broadcasts he plays a few bars of some of the new tunes to be featured on the next p program its a novel idea and will probably b be widely copied by bandleaders band leaders who dont hesitate to imitate their more successful brethren |