Remembering the “King of Cowboys”

For those of you who don’t know… Wikipedia has this to say about Roy Rogers… “Roy Rogers was an American singer and cowboy actor who 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.”

Roy Rogers was an American actor and singer born on November 5, 1911 in Cincinnati, Ohio.   On July 6, 1998, the man known for his good guy hero image, died from congestive heart failure.

 

Here is a celebration of his memory:

Roy Rogers and the Statler Brothers

Roy Rogers joins the Country and Western group The Statler Brothers to sing (and yodel) the song Old Skyball Paint.

 

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