Biography
In the early 1930s, radio-based singer/actor Tex Ritter rode into Hollywood; he would go on to star in 58 B-westerns and over 20 other films, from SONG OF THE GRINGO in 1936 to WHAT AM I BID in 1961, becoming one of the pre-eminent singing cowboys. Ritter became the first country singer signed to the newly formed Capitol Records, and between 1945 and 1946, he registered seven successive Top 5 hits. Perhaps his best-remembered theme came from a We...Read more