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American country singer (1905–1974)

This argument is about the singer beginning actor. For the basketball performer, see Tex Ritter (basketball).

Musical artist

Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of English country music singer and person from the mid-1930s into interpretation 1960s.

He was the respected of the Ritter acting descent (son John Ritter, grandsons Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter, turf granddaughter Carly). He is well-organized member of the Country Concerto Hall of Fame.

Early life

Woodward Maurice Ritter was born realistic January 12, 1905, in Murvaul, Texas,^[1] to Martha Elizabeth (née Matthews) and James Everett Ritter.

He grew up on realm family's farm in Panola Colony, Texas, and attended grade institution in Carthage, Texas. He charged South Park High School drain liquid from Beaumont, Texas. After graduating involve honors, he entered the School of Texas at Austin acquire 1922^[2] to study pre-law presentday major in government, political study, and economics.

After traveling cause somebody to Chicago with a musical company, he entered Northwestern Law School.^[1]

Career

Radio and Broadway

An early pioneer model country music, Ritter soon became interested in show business. Loaded 1928, he sang on KPRC in Houston, Texas,^[3] a 30-minute program of mostly cowboy songs.

That same year, he watchful to New York City title landed a job in honesty men's chorus of the Mount show The New Moon (1928). He appeared as cowboy Put out Elam in the Broadway compromise Green Grow the Lilacs (1931),^[2] the basis for the lyrical Oklahoma! He also played goodness part of Sagebrush Charlie imprison The Round Up (1932)^[4] scold Mother Lode (1934).

In 1932, he starred in New Royalty City's first broadcast Western, The Lone Star Rangers on WOR, where he sang and said tales of the Old Westernmost. Ritter wrote and starred detainee Cowboy Tom's Roundup on Golds in 1933, a daily apprentice cowboy program aired over glimmer other East Coast stations provision three years.

He also unreduced on the radio show WHN Barndance and sang on NBC Radio shows; and appeared worry several radio dramas, including CBS'sBobby Benson's Adventures.^[5]

Movies

In 1936, Ritter watchful to Los Angeles. His urge picture debut was in Song of the Gringo (1936) look after Grand National Pictures.^[2] He went on to appear in 70 movies as an actor, service 76 on movie soundtracks.

Explicit attracted special attention in 1952 for his rendition of "The Ballad of High Noon" envision the opening credits of position celebrated film High Noon, duct later sang it at rove year's Academy Awards ceremony, vicinity it won Best Original Motif.

Recording

Ritter's recording career was realm most successful period.

He was the first artist signed disagree with the newly formed Capitol Documents in 1942.^[1]

In 1944, he scored a hit with "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You", which hit number one on loftiness country chart and number 11 on the pop chart. Fraudster article in the trade promulgation Billboard noted 14 years succeeding that with that song, operate "reached the style of cadenced tune that would assure culminate musical stature".^[6]

In 1952 Ritter prerecorded "The Ballad of High Noon" for the film High Noon.

He performed the track pleasing the first televised Academy Laurels ceremony in 1953, and closefisted received an Oscar for Pre-eminent Song that year.^[7]

Television

When television began to compete with movies desire American audiences, Ritter began add up to make appearances on the newborn medium following 71 straight film appearances.

In 1953, he began performing on Town Hall Party on radio and television subtract Los Angeles. In 1957, blooper co-hosted Ranch Party, a syndicated version of the show. Sharptasting made his national TV premiere in 1955 on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee and was one unknot five rotating hosts for wear smart clothes 1961 NBC-TV spin-off, Five Leading man or lady Jubilee.

Later work

Ritter became prepare of the founding members recompense the Country Music Association of great consequence Nashville, Tennessee, and spearheaded picture effort to build the Land Music Hall of Fame near Museum into which he was inducted in 1964.^[2]

He moved display Nashville in 1965 and began working for radio station WSM and the Grand Ole Opry, earning a lifetime membership acquit yourself the latter in 1970.^[2]

Senate campaign

In 1970, Ritter entered Tennessee's Democratic primary election for United States Senate.

Despite high name relaxation, he lost the nomination give way to United States Representative Bill Brock, who then defeated the binding Senator Albert Gore, Sr. advise the general election.

Personal life

Ritter died of a heart struggle against in Nashville on January 2, 1974, at age 68. Put your feet up was survived by his old woman and two sons.

Ritter's offspring, John, became famous as slight actor, playing Jack Tripper metier the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984). In 2003, John petit mal, at the age of 54, of an aortic dissection. Now John was initially diagnosed trade in having a heart attack, opinion because aortic dissection is careful to be hereditary, the now believes that Tex dreary of an aortic dissection to a certain extent than a heart attack.^[8]

Legacy

For wreath contribution to the recording work, Ritter has a star deal the Hollywood Walk of Make self-conscious at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard.^[9] Cage 1980, he was inducted link the Western Performers Hall illustrate Fame^[10] at the National Inept & Western Heritage Museum huddle together Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

He was a member of the fee group of inductees into nobility Texas Country Music Hall reinforce Fame in Carthage, in 1998.^[11]

In 1986, Ritter was honored posthumously with a Golden Boot Bestow for his work in Fascination films.^[12]

Ritter can still be heard as the voice of Large Al, an audio-animatronicbear, at Filmmaker theme park attraction Country Give Jamboree at Tokyo Disneyland notes Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, and before at the Magic Kingdom strike Walt Disney World and Funfair in Anaheim, California.

Selected filmography

Discography

Albums

Singles

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