As my custom after watching a musical from the 1930s or 1940 is to listen to the studio recordings (if any) of the songs from the film, so it is with "Boots and Saddles," the 1937 Gene Autry movie featuring Ronald Sinclair, young Scrooge from 1938's "A Christmas Carol."
Gene recorded a couple of the songs that he sang on the movie for the Brunswick umbrella of labels, which show up on Vocalion, Melotone, Conqueror, Perfect, etc.
The records on these budget labels were extremely popular with Gene's fans in rural areas.
So, here's Gene with the more-or-less title song, "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle":
Gene also sang "Ridin' the Range" in the movie:
The lyrics of that song don't make the cowboy life sound like too much fun, but it helped convince Ronald's character to want to save the ranch!
Also featured in the movie was "The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart):
That particular song has its roots as a Hawaiian number, but has been performed in all sorts of styles over the years in addition to country versions like Gene's.
I'm particularly partial to the 1937 hit version by the great Larry Clinton band with vocalist Bea Wain on Victor Records:
Good songs can be performed in any style!
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