Like many country artists in the late 1920s and early 1930s, Gene Autry started out as an imitator of Jimmie Rodgers. As an artist, Gene Autry obviously idolized Jimmie Rodgers, as so many did.

The Autry is considered to be the only museum of its kind that combines Western history and cultures with Native American perspectives. The Museum was founded in 1988 by Gene and Jackie Autry ...