Jimmy Wakely

Jimmy Wakely was a singer and actor, and one of the last crooning cowboys following the Second World War. Between the thirties and the fifties, Wakely made several recordings, appeared in several B-Western movies with most of the major studios, appeared on radio and television, and even had his own series of comic books.

Wakely formed 'the Bell Boys' in 1937, a C&W singing group named after their Bell Clothing sponsor.

During a tour through Oklahoma, Western movie star Gene Autry invited Wakely to come to California. Autry felt the group might be a good addition to his new Melody Ranch radio show which debuted on CBS in January, 1940.

The Wakely Trio joined the show in mid-1940. Jimmy stayed a couple of years, then left because of movie commitments and a recording contract with Decca Records that ran from 1941-1942 through 1947.

Jimmy Wakely

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