Old time radio drama exists because of hobbyists and radio personnel, who rescued episodes of shows on transcription tapes and on glass or vinyl records. Some radio programs are presumed lost, primarily those from the 1930s – few programs from the 1920s were recorded

Gene Autry's Melody Ranch

Gene Autry's Melody Ranch

Broadcast History: 7 January 1940 to 1 August 1943, 23 September 1945 to 13 May 1956
Theme Tune: Back in the Saddle Again

Gene Autry's Melody Ranch is a Western variety radio show in the United States. A 15-minute pilot show aired on December 31, 1939. The program ran from January 7, 1940 to August 1, 1943, and from September 23, 1945 to May 16, 1956. The show's entire run was broadcast over the CBS radio network, sponsored by Doublemint gum. The approximately two-year interruption resulted from Autry's enlistment in the United States Army to serve in World War II. Initially titled Doublemint's Melody Ranch, the show's name was changed to Gene Autry's Melody Ranch in early 1941. Episodes were 30 minutes long except for a 15-minute version that ran from September 23, 1945 to June 16, 1946. The theme song was "Back in the Saddle Again".

In its early years the show was broadcast live before a studio audience from the CBS Columbia Square KNX Playhouse at Sunset and Gower in Hollywood and preserved on acetate disc. Later on it was taped prior to airtime, usually at KNX. When on tour, the show would originate through the facilities of local CBS affiliate stations. Sometimes it took place at a special event. In 1951 the program had an 8:00 p.m., Saturday night, 30 minute time slot. The show for August 11, 1951 originated from the Illinois State Fairgrounds at Springfield, Illinois. The guests were Governor of Illinois Adlai E. Stevenson II and 12-year-old 4-H Club member Shelby Jean Thomas of Kilbourne, Illinois.

Gene Autry 37-xx-xx Radio Broadcast
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Gene Autry 40-01-04 Gene Gets Discovered (promo for Doublemint gum dealers)
 3.68 MB

Gene Autry 47-06-29 The Devil's Saint (First Song - I Hate To Say Goodbye To The Prairie)
 13.29 MB

Gene Autry 47-12-21 Christmas Show (First Song - Here Comes Santa Claus)
 12.86 MB

Gene Autry 48-09-19 Uncle Billy Harlow (First Song - Make The San Fernando Valley My Home)
 6.59 MB

Gene Autry 49-08-20 The Story of Gene's Guitar
 7.09 MB

Gene Autry 49-09-17 Doc Reardon Is Tried for Murder
 6.35 MB

Gene Autry 49-10-29 Tracking Counterfeiters
 7.05 MB

Gene Autry 50-09-30 The Caleb Hooten Story (First Song - Ragtime Cowboy Joe)
 12.58 MB

Gene Autry 50-09-xx Heart As Big As Texas
 13.39 MB

Gene Autry 51-06-16 Cody Bennett Dams up Lake (First Song - Gimme That Old Time Religion)
 6.98 MB

Gene Autry 51-09-01 Buck and Kate
 8.56 MB

Gene Autry 52-01-05 12th Anniversary Show (First Song - South)
 13.37 MB

Gene Autry 52-11-15 John Loves Martha (First Song - The Bells Are Ringing)
 5.31 MB

Gene Autry 53-09-06 Double Poison (First Song - She's My Sunflower)
 11.83 MB

Gene Autry 53-09-20 Church in Willow Valley (First Song - Tweedle-O-Twill)
 6.56 MB

Gene Autry 53-xx-xx Election for Sheriff
 6.77 MB

Gene Autry 54-xx-xx Cowhand Johnny Bond (First Song - Sioux City Sue)
 12.71 MB

Gene Autry 56-01-29 Champion Saves Gene's Life aka Ringo Mine
 5.46 MB

Gene Autry 56-05-13 Last Show
 5.54 MB

Gene Autry 56-xx-xx Pat Buttram, Private Eye
 5.34 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx A Man Called Mother Miller
 7.77 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx Aunt Martha (When You're Smiling)
 8.65 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx Bank Robbers Disappear
 5.53 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx Cattle drive to Carsonville
 6.58 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx Cattle Herds Get Mixed Up
 10.66 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx Clem Olson (Lonesomest Cowboy)
 8.07 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx Convict Looking for a Job
 5.15 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx Dan Furgeson Gang (First Song - El Rancho Grande)
 5.64 MB

Gene Autry xx-xx-xx Fake Train Robbery
 10.62 MB

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