- Both Gene Autry and Roy Rogers have called him the best cowboy singer of all time.
- Brother of Jimmie Dean.
- On 3/20/99 he posthumously received a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame.
- He used four different horses during his westerns: War Paint, White Cloud, Copper and Flash.
- Received the Pioneer Award from the Academy of Country Music.
- Was a notable songwriter in addition to being a singer and actor. He co-wrote several songs with his wife, Lorene, and several other writers. His songwriting credits include "'Neath Texas Skies," "1501 Miles of Heaven," "I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy Heaven," "I Was Wrong," "I'll Cry on My Pillow Tonight," "It's a Boy," "Just a While," "Let's Go Sparkin'," "On the Banks of the Sunny San Juan," "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)," "One You Must Choose," "Poor Little Swallow," "This Lonely World," and "Walk Beside Me.".
- Born in Posey, TX, only 87 miles from Tioga, where Gene Autry was born.
- Was a founding member of the Academy of Country Music and an officer for more than 10 years.
- Singing cowboy.
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