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Ghost Riders In The Sky

Buck Norris sings "Ghost Riders In The Sky" sung originally by Gene Autry and also a big hit by Johnny Cash.His first recordings had just been released when his mother, who'd been ill for months, died at the age of 45, apparently of cancer. Autry's father began drifting away soon afterward, and he became the head of the family and the main supporter of himself, two sisters, and a younger brother. In early December of 1929, Autry cut his first six sides for ARC. The music was a mix of hillbilly, blues, country, yodel songs, and cowboy ballads. His breakthrough record, "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine," co-written by Autry and his friend Jimmy Long one night at the railroad depot, was released in 1931. The song sold 30,000 copies within a month, and by the end of a year 500,000 had been sold, an occasion that American Records decided to mark with the public presentation of a gold-plated copy of the record. Autry received a second gold record when sales later broke one million. And that was where the notion of the Gold Record Award was born. The record also led him into a new career on the radio as Oklahoma's Yodeling Cowboy on the National Barn Dance show sponsored by WLS out of Chicago. It was there that Autry became a major national star -- his record sales rose assisted by his exposure on radio.During the early years of his career, Autry took a number of important collaborators and musicians aboard. Among them were Fred Rose, the songwriter (later responsible for "Your Cheatin' Heart") with whom he collaborated on many of his hits, and fiddle player Carl Cotner (who also played sax, clarinet, and piano), who became his arranger. Autry had a knack for knowing a good song when he heard it (though he almost passed on the biggest hit of his career), and for knowing when a song needed something extra in its arrangement, but it was Cotner who was able to translate his sensibilities into musical notes and arrangements. Mary Ford, later of Les Paul fame, was in Autry's band at one time, and in 1936 Autry signed up a 17-year-old guitar player named Merle Travis, the future country star and songwriter.By the early '30s, Autry became one of the most beloved singers in country & western music. By 1933, he was getting fan letters by the hundreds every week, and his record sales were only going up. Autry's career might've been made right there, but fate intervened again that year, in the form of the movie business. The Western -- especially the B Western, the bottom-of-the-bill, low-budget action oater -- had been hit very hard by the coming of sound in the years 1927 to 1929. Audiences expected dialogue in their movies, and most Western stars up to that time were a lot better at riding, roping, and shooting than reading lines. Not only did producers and directors need something to fill up the soundtracks of their movies, especially on the limited budgets of the B Westerns, but something to substitute for violent action, which was being increasingly criticized by citizen groups.Cowboy star Ken Maynard, who was a great trick rider and stuntman but no singer, had tried singing songs in a few of his movies, and the producers noticed that the songs had gone over well despite his vocal limitations. Maynard was making another Western, In Old Santa Fe (1934), for Mascot Pictures, and producer Nat Levine decided to try an experiment, putting in a musical number sung by a professional. By sheer chance, the American Record Company and Mascot Pictures were locked together financially, though indirectly, and with the help from the president of ARC, Levine was steered toward Autry.A phone call brought the young singer and another ARC performer -- multi-instrumentalist/comedian Smiley Burnette -- out to Hollywood, where, after a quick meeting and screen test, the two were put into In Old Santa Fe. Autry had only one scene, singing a song and calling a square dance, but that scene proved to be one of the most popular parts of the movie.

Author: bucknorrismusic
Keywords: Buck Norris Classic Country Gene Autry
Added: September 6, 2008

Zantrex-3 Glendale, AZ

Guilherme Marchi vs King Solomon in Zantrex-3 Challenge and Ednei Caminhas vs Avalanche in the Zantrex-3 Challenge during round 1 of the 2008 Built Ford Tough Invitational presented by Cooper Tires in Glendale, AZ.

Author: PBRNow
Keywords: BFTS PBR Guilherme Marchi 2008 Glendale AZ
Added: September 3, 2008

Travis Schoenlein Palestine Pull 9.1.08

Travis Schoenlein pulling at Palestine Pull 265.11

Author: 79FordPuller
Keywords: none
Added: September 1, 2008

Coming Around－Travis/Clementine Ford

把戀愛中的蛋蛋人想象成喒們的小帥Shane

Author: Ivan20080507
Keywords: Clementine Ford Travis
Added: August 28, 2008

Coming Around－Travis/Clementine Ford

把戀愛中的蛋蛋人想象成喒們的小帥Shane

Author: Ivan20080507
Keywords: Clementine Ford Travis
Added: August 28, 2008

Coming Around－Travis/Clementine Ford

把戀愛中的蛋蛋人想象成喒們的小帥Shane

Author: Ivan20080507
Keywords: Clementine Ford Travis
Added: August 28, 2008

Coming Around－Travis/Clementine Ford

把戀愛中的蛋蛋人想象成喒們的小帥Shane

Author: Ivan20080507
Keywords: Clementine Ford Travis
Added: August 28, 2008

Knight Rider Teams with NASCAR for Promo
Travis Kvapil will drive the specially painted "Knight Rider" Ford.
http://digg.com/television/Knight_Rider_Teams_with_NASCAR_for_Promo

The Mind Behind 'Mythos'
Suzie 'Kalia' Ford sits down with Flagship Studios' Travis Baldree to chat about their upcoming MMOG, Mythos.
http://digg.com/playable_web_games/The_Mind_Behind_Mythos

Travis Ford is a Cowboy Baby
Little did we know how wrong we would be when we announced this morning there wouldn't be a lot of news and notes. Oops!
http://digg.com/basketball/Travis_Ford_is_a_Cowboy_Baby

Oklahoma State will hire Massachusetts coach Travis Ford
Oklahoma State will hire Massachusetts coach Travis Ford!!
http://digg.com/basketball/Oklahoma_State_will_hire_Massachusetts_coach_Travis_Ford

Travis Ford, UMass coach, reportedly headed to Oklahoma
Oklahoma State had no announcement planned Wednesday amid conflicting reports that Massachusetts' Travis Ford was expected to take the job as the Cowboys' basketball coach.Spokesman Mike Noteware said Oklahoma State had no plans for a news conference despite a report fthat had unnamed sources indicating that Ford intended to meet...
http://digg.com/basketball/Travis_Ford_UMass_coach_reportedly_headed_to_Oklahoma

NASCAR Sprint Cup Test Speeds from Daytona - Tuesday Morning
Jimmie Johnson led the way again with a speed of 184.763. He was followed by Jacques Villeneuve win a Toyota with a speed of 184.456. Travis Kvapil in a Ford was fourth followed by Casey Mears and AJ Allmendinger in 5th. Full list of speeds is available by clicking the link!
http://digg.com/motorsport/NASCAR_Sprint_Cup_Test_Speeds_from_Daytona_Tuesday_Morning

Yates Racing Reviving Car No. 28
Despite some bad luck with some of its drivers in the past, Yates Racing will revive the No. 28 Ford car in 2008 with new driver Travis Kvapil. In the past such drivers as Cale Yarbrough, Bobby and Donnie Allison and Dale Jarrett drove the car.
http://digg.com/motorsport/Yates_Racing_Reviving_Car_No_28

Kvapil Pulls Out NCTS Win At Las Vegas
Travis Kvapil certainly can't be called a lame-duck driver. Despite announcing he will drive one of Yates Racing's Ford entries in the Nextel Cup Series next season, Kvapil steered his way to his fourth victory of the season Saturday night by winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas Speedway.
http://digg.com/motorsport/Kvapil_Pulls_Out_NCTS_Win_At_Las_Vegas

Travis Kvapil Makes Right Move, Earning Michigan Craftsman Truck Series Vic
Travis Kvapil waited for the right opportunity to pass Nextel Cup's Kyle Busch during the Michigan 200 and the next-to-last lap was the opportunity he took. Kvapil's No.6 K and N Filters Ford bypassed Busch's No.51 Flanders Beef Patties Chevrolet off of turn four while racing to receive the white flag. That move proved to be the winning one.
http://digg.com/motorsport/Travis_Kvapil_Makes_Right_Move_Earning_Michigan_Craftsman_Truck_Series_Vic