"adaptation of Rudolph. Though the song was turned down by such popular vocalists as Bing Crosby and Dinah Shore, it was recorded by the singing cowboy Gene Autry. ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" was released in 1949 and became a phenomenal success, selling more records than any other Christmas song, with the exception of ""White Christmas"". In 1941, May married another Ward employee, Virginia, and had five children with her. She was a devout Catholic, and he converted to Catholicism during the marriage. May wrote two sequels to ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"". The first is mostly in prose (except that Rudolph"
"the song's composer Irving Berlin to have the song, and the entire album, banned from radio airplay. Berlin thought Elvis's rendition a ""profane parody of his cherished yuletide standard"". Most US radio stations ignored Berlin's request, though at least one DJ was fired for playing a tune from the album. As of 2007, ""Elvis' Christmas Album"" is the top-selling holiday release of all time with 9 million in sales, according to the RIAA. ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" was composed in 1948 by Johnny Marks after a 1939 poem by Robert L. May who created Rudolph as part of his employment"
"Johnny Marks John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. Although he was Jewish, he specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including ""Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), ""Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"" (a hit for Brenda Lee), ""A Holly Jolly Christmas"" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives), ""Silver and Gold"" (for Burl Ives), and ""Run Rudolph Run"" (recorded by Chuck Berry). Marks was born to a Jewish family in Mount Vernon, New York. A graduate of McBurney School in New York,"
"1930s, Montgomery Ward had become the country's largest retailer and Sewell Avery became the company's chief executive officer. In 1939, as part of a Christmas promotional campaign, staff copywriter Robert L. May created the character and illustrated poem of ""Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."" The store distributed six-million copies of the storybook in 1946 and actor and singer Gene Autry popularized the song nationally. In 1946, the Grolier Club, a society of bibliophiles in New York City, exhibited the Wards catalog alongside ""Webster's Dictionary"" as one of 100 American books chosen for their influence on life and culture of the people."
"""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"". He wrote ""Here Comes Santa Claus"" after being the Grand Marshal of the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade (Now the Hollywood Christmas Parade). He heard all of the spectators watching the parade saying ""Here comes Santa Claus!"" virtually handing him the title for his song. He recorded his version of the song in 1947 and it became an instant classic. Autry was the original owner of Challenge Records. The label's biggest hit was ""Tequila"" by The Champs in 1958, which started the rock-and-roll instrumental craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He sold the label"
"""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"") and Marvin Brodie. Berry's 1958 45-rpm single, however, gives writing credits to ""C. Berry Music – M. Brodie"". All subsequent cover versions of the song are credited to Marks and Brodie, as published by Marks's St. Nicholas Music (ASCAP). The song's dialogue between Santa and the children references popular toys of the 1950s: This song was covered by singer Whitney Wolanin in 2013. Her recording reached the highest chart position of all versions on ""Billboard"", reaching number two on its Adult Contemporary chart. Wolanin starred in an HD parody music film with the song about the"
"""Tiger"". Krasnow died aged 74 in Miami, Florida. Krasnow’s daughter, Judy Gail Krasnow, has written a biography of her father. Hecky Krasnow Herman ""Hecky"" Krasnow (February 15, 1910 – April 23, 1984) was a record producer of ""Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"", ""Frosty the Snowman"", and the Frank Buck recording ""Tiger"". Krasnow was born in Hartford, Connecticut, son of Harry Krasnow, founder of the National Iron Works (later National Steel Products), and Sarah Wohl Krasnow. Hecky Krasnow studied violin at the Juilliard School under Leopold Auer. He was a talented violinist, highly praised for the range of his repertoire. Krasnow"
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (soundtrack) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a soundtrack album to the 1964 Rankin/Bass television special of the same name. The original cast recordings from the TV special (side ""A"" of the original LP release) are supplemented with instrumental versions recorded by the Decca Concert Orchestra (on side ""B""). All songs used in the television special were written by Johnny Marks. The original LP album was first released in 1964, and reissued as a CD in 1995. The CD was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 30, 2004. As of November, the album has sold 1,411,200"
"Harry Brannon Harry Brannon (June 19, 1920 – December 29, 1991) was an American popular singer born in Gloucester City, New Jersey. Brannon regularly introduced new pop songs in a live format over New York City radio on the WOR Mutual Broadcasting Company broadcast coast to coast. Early in November 1949, Brannon sang ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" over the airwaves for WOR, promoting the Gene Autry classic. By November 25, ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" began its appearance on the music charts. Various popular artists had initially turned down the opportunity to promote the record, including Bing Crosby, due to its"
"1966, at age 30. Harry, known as Jerry, was the biological son of stuntman Harry Woolman. He died of Alzheimer's disease at age 71. Harry Brannon Harry Brannon (June 19, 1920 – December 29, 1991) was an American popular singer born in Gloucester City, New Jersey. Brannon regularly introduced new pop songs in a live format over New York City radio on the WOR Mutual Broadcasting Company broadcast coast to coast. Early in November 1949, Brannon sang ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" over the airwaves for WOR, promoting the Gene Autry classic. By November 25, ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" began its"
"Rhinestone Cowboy ""Rhinestone Cowboy"" is a song written by Larry Weiss and most famously recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. The song enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences when it was released in 1975. Weiss wrote and recorded ""Rhinestone Cowboy"" in 1974, and it appeared on his 20th Century Records album ""Black and Blue Suite"". It did not, however, have much of a commercial impact as a single. In late 1974, Campbell heard the song on the radio, and during a tour of Australia, decided to learn the song. Soon after his return to the"
"the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true—and profoundly touched the lives of millions of Americans. Autry was also one of the most important pioneering figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, ""Back in the Saddle Again"", and his hit ""At Mail Call Today"", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, most especially his biggest hit ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed"
"(1946). The mid-20th-century arrival of the baby boomers provided a growing market for children's music as a separate genre. Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Ella Jenkins were among a cadre of politically progressive and socially conscious performers who aimed albums to this group. During this time, such novelty recordings as ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" (a Montgomery Ward jingle that became a book and later a classic children's movie) and the fictional music group, The Chipmunks, were among the most commercially successful music ventures of the time (""The Chipmunk Song"" was a No. 1 hit single in 1958). TV personality Bob"
"Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the ""King of the Cowboys"", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of ""The Roy Rogers Show"". In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his golden palomino, Trigger; and his German shepherd dog, Bullet. His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957. His"
"and ceased recording, though he would return to play folk festivals during the genre's resurgence in the 1950s and 1960s. He died in 1979 in Bryan, Texas. Carl T. Sprague Carl Tyler ""Doc"" Sprague (May 10, 1895 – February 21, 1979) was an American country musician. He was often dubbed ""The Original Singing Cowboy"". Sprague was one of the first country musicians on record, recording in the early 1920s. Sprague grew up on a farm near Houston, Texas and learned traditional cowboy songs as a child. During his college years at Texas A&M, he played in a band and, later"
"the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" version and features an acoustic guitar solo introduction; it is this version that has since become the more commonly heard rendition on radio. The song's enduring popularity is evidenced by its reaching #30 on the ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart in 1998, as well as #21 on the US Country Digital Songs chart and #5 on the Holiday 100 chart in 2011. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2017, after rules on chart eligibility for older songs had been relaxed several years before, and reached a peak of #38. In December"
"by: The Glenn Miller Orchestra on Bluebird Records (10768), Kay Kyser, Russ Morgan, Gene Autry (also in the 1941 film ""The Singing Hill"", Connee Boswell, and Jimmy Dorsey. The largest 1940 hit was by The Glenn Miller Orchestra, where it reached number one. Louis Armstrong's 1949 recording charted in the Billboard Top 40, reaching number 29. It was an international hit in 1956 for Fats Domino and has become a rock and roll standard. It reached number two for three weeks on the Billboard Top 40 charts, becoming his biggest pop hit, and spent eight non-consecutive weeks at number one"
"The song was featured in the 1964 Rankin-Bass Christmas special, ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"", in which Burl Ives voiced the narrator, Sam the Snowman. Originally to be sung by Larry D. Mann as Yukon Cornelius, the song, as well as ""Silver and Gold,"" was given to Burl Ives due to his singing fame. This version was also included on the soundtrack album for the special and later released as a single. The song was re-recorded by Ives for his 1965 holiday album, ""Have a Holly Jolly Christmas"". This version of the song has a somewhat slower arrangement than the ""Rudolph"
"Flash, White Cloud, and Copper. Eddie Dean (singer) Eddie Dean (born Edgar Dean Glosup, – ) was an American western singer and actor whom Roy Rogers and Gene Autry termed the best cowboy singer of all time. Dean was best known for ""I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven"" (1955), which became an even greater hit for Tex Ritter in 1961. Dean was born in the rural community of Posey in Hopkins County, Texas, northwest of Sulphur Springs. His father was a teacher, who encouraged Dean to launch a professional singing career. At the age of sixteen, Dean performed on the"
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie is a 1998 American animated adventure musical film about the character of the same name, who first appeared in a 1939 story by Robert L. May. The film was the first theatrical feature from GoodTimes Entertainment, long known as a home video company. It stars Kathleen Barr as the voice of the titular Rudolph, and also features celebrity talents including John Goodman, Eric Idle, Cathy Weseluck, Whoopi Goldberg, Debbie Reynolds, Richard Simmons and Bob Newhart. The film disappointed at the box-office, recouping only $113,484 of its $10 million"
"country: Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the ""King of the Cowboys"", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of ""The Roy Rogers Show"". In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his golden palomino, Trigger; and his German shepherd dog, Bullet. His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957."
"top selling country recording. In the late 1940s and early 1950s he appeared on the ""Grand Ole Opry"". His most famous recording was 1948's ""Life Gets Tee-Jus Don't It"", a worldwide hit for MGM Records. Although he played country music for most of his career, he is also remembered for writing the lyrics for ""Barnacle Bill the Sailor"" with music composed by Frank Luther. Also, in 1956, he recorded the novelty rock & roll song ""Rockin' and Rollin' With Grandmaw."" Robison was married twice. His first marriage was to Rebecca. They had a son C. ""Donald"". Don was raised by"
"Bill Lister ""Big Bill"" Lister (January 5, 1923 – December 1, 2009) was an American honky tonk country music singer. Born Weldon E. Lister, he was nicknamed ""Radio's Tallest Singing Cowboy,"" standing over 6-foot-7 without his cowboy boots and hat. For several years in the 1950s, he traveled with Hank Williams, Sr., as the opening act for Williams and his ""Drifting Cowboys."" As a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry, Lister worked with most of the stars of the day, including Little Jimmy Dickens, String Bean, Minnie Pearl, Del Wood, The Carter Family, and others. He was also a"
"Hecky Krasnow Herman ""Hecky"" Krasnow (February 15, 1910 – April 23, 1984) was a record producer of ""Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"", ""Frosty the Snowman"", and the Frank Buck recording ""Tiger"". Krasnow was born in Hartford, Connecticut, son of Harry Krasnow, founder of the National Iron Works (later National Steel Products), and Sarah Wohl Krasnow. Hecky Krasnow studied violin at the Juilliard School under Leopold Auer. He was a talented violinist, highly praised for the range of his repertoire. Krasnow was a producer for Columbia Records from 1949 to 1956, when he became a free-lance writer and producer. His compositions"
"Red Sovine Woodrow Wilson ""Red"" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives, but set to music. The most noted examples are his 1965 number one hit ""Giddyup Go"" and his 1976 number one hit ""Teddy Bear"". Sovine was born as Woodrow Wilson Sovine in 1917 in Charleston, West Virginia, earning the nickname ""Red"" because of his reddish-brown hair. He had two brothers and two sisters. Sovine (whose last name was pronounced So VINE) was taught to play guitar by his mother."
"Little Joe (Kleine Waker) by Henk Wijngaard). Tom Waits released Big Joe and Phantom 309 on his 1975 ""Nighthawks at the Diner"". Red Sovine Woodrow Wilson ""Red"" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives, but set to music. The most noted examples are his 1965 number one hit ""Giddyup Go"" and his 1976 number one hit ""Teddy Bear"". Sovine was born as Woodrow Wilson Sovine in 1917 in Charleston, West Virginia, earning the nickname ""Red"" because of his reddish-brown hair. He"
"copies in the United States since 1991 when SoundScan began tracking sales. LP side A: LP side B (instrumental versions): Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (soundtrack) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a soundtrack album to the 1964 Rankin/Bass television special of the same name. The original cast recordings from the TV special (side ""A"" of the original LP release) are supplemented with instrumental versions recorded by the Decca Concert Orchestra (on side ""B""). All songs used in the television special were written by Johnny Marks. The original LP album was first released in 1964, and reissued as a CD in 1995."
"Roy Alfred Roy Alfred (May 14, 1916 – 2008) was an American Tin Pan Alley lyricist whose successful songs included ""The Hucklebuck"", ""Rock and Roll Waltz"", ""Who Can Explain?"", and ""Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)"". His first major success as a lyricist was ""The Best Man"", written with Fred Wise, and a hit for Nat ""King"" Cole in 1946. In 1949, Alfred wrote the words for ""The Hucklebuck"", a tune originally written as an instrumental credited to Andy Gibson, which was first recorded by Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers. The vocal version became a hit for"
"the Salt Lick Foundation and with Michael H. Price and Slim Richey's jazz ensemble, Diddy Wah Diddy. Bill Lister ""Big Bill"" Lister (January 5, 1923 – December 1, 2009) was an American honky tonk country music singer. Born Weldon E. Lister, he was nicknamed ""Radio's Tallest Singing Cowboy,"" standing over 6-foot-7 without his cowboy boots and hat. For several years in the 1950s, he traveled with Hank Williams, Sr., as the opening act for Williams and his ""Drifting Cowboys."" As a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry, Lister worked with most of the stars of the day, including Little"
"after his 1939 hit and signature tune. He is also featured year after year, on radio and ""shopping mall music"" at the holiday season, by his recording of ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."" ""Rudolph"" became the first No. 1 hit of the 1950s. In 2003, he was ranked No. 38 in CMT's list of the 40 Greatest Men of Country Music. When the Anaheim Angels won their first World Series in 2002, much of the championship was dedicated to him. The interchange of Interstate 5 and State Route 134, near the Autry National Center in Los Angeles, is signed as the"
"can be found on country music compilation albums. Rinehart was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in October 1996, in recognition of his being a pioneer of the Texas music scene. Cowboy Slim Rinehart Cowboy Slim Rinehart was born Nolan Alfred Rinehart on March 11, 1911, in Comanche County, Texas. He died October 28, 1948 in Michigan (car accident). He was among the first of the ""Singing cowboys"" of the 1930s and 40s (whose ranks included Jimmie Rodgers, Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers among others), and gained notoriety and national recognition as a broadcaster and singer on"
"Eddie Dean (singer) Eddie Dean (born Edgar Dean Glosup, – ) was an American western singer and actor whom Roy Rogers and Gene Autry termed the best cowboy singer of all time. Dean was best known for ""I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven"" (1955), which became an even greater hit for Tex Ritter in 1961. Dean was born in the rural community of Posey in Hopkins County, Texas, northwest of Sulphur Springs. His father was a teacher, who encouraged Dean to launch a professional singing career. At the age of sixteen, Dean performed on the Southern gospel circuit with the"
"Charlie Panigoniak Charlie Panigoniak (, born 7 March 1946 in Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories in what is now Nunavut, Canada) is an Inuk singer-songwriter and guitarist whose albums reflect on northern life. He began recording in the early 1970s, including projects for broadcaster CBC Northern Service. His Inuktitut language rendition of ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"" (, ') with Lorna Tasseor was featured on the 1996 compilation ""A Northern Christmas"" (, '). Charlie Panigoniak was born on 7 March 1946 in the town of Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories. By the time he was 30, he was already a prominent performer of"