Well Kendall, I will agree with you about most things but... There is just no way on heaven or earth that Gene Autry was a better singer than Roy Rogers. And certainly he wasn't anywheres near as good a yodeler as Roy. I'll grant that Gene was pretty good and had a few great songs but he was no Roy Rogers. Gene was certainly a strong Triple A but Roy was Major League all the way.

I remember having a dream nearly 55 years ago where I was sent to live on the Double R Bar. The Whitaker Brothers were there along with Gabby and the Rogers Family. As the years have passed I know that I had a little heavier sigh when I heard the one or the other of The Sons of the Pioneers had passed away. And then Roy and Dale but I bet the good lord took a liking to 'em.

This is a sad thing and I am sorry for the agony that the family is going through. I am surprised that the Smithsonian hasn't grabbed a bit of this gear for the popular culture exhibit or history of broadcasting or American Movie Icons.

Don