Without question the most famous singing cowboys are Gene Autry and Roy Rogers the King of the Cowboys. In the 1930s Rogers founded and sang in the group the Sons of the Pioneers "who through well-crafted romantic songs of the American west—often featuring three-part harmonized yodeling—created a new genre in early country music that was quite distinct from that of the so-called hillbillies." [9] "Down the Old Cattle Trail" c. 1934

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Bill Haley: Before the Comets -- NEMSbook". www.reocities.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012 . Retrieved 9 September 2011. Technically, yodelling can be described as singing with melodious, inarticulate sounds and frequent changes between falsetto and the normal voice. [23] a b Pelletier, Paul (2002). Liner notes, Yodeling Mad! The Best of Country Yodel, Vol. 1. Jasmine Records. JASMCD 3552. Other than the National Barn Dance, broadcast out of Chicago starting in 1924, and the Grand Ole Opry in 1925, American Country Western performers had only live performances and records to promote their music. When radio grew in popularity in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the powerful recording company RCA Victor feared that free music would devastate their record business. RCA first attempted to prevent artists from appearing on the radio and then successfully stopped the growth of more powerful FM stations. [70] But radio ownership grew from two out of five U.S. homes in 1931 to four out of five homes in 1938, and stations began to broadcast live shows featuring various artists, sometimes with a live audience. Some artists remained in their home area, but many traveled a circuit covering dozens of low-power AM stations throughout the country, introducing the various styles of singing to others outside of their region.Wise, Timothy (2013). From the Mountains to the Prairies and Beyond the Pale: American yodeling on early recordings (PDF). Manchester, UK: University of Salford. doi: 10.1002/batt.201800148 . Retrieved 7 April 2018.