This song book Gene Autry’s Book No. 2 of Famous Cowboy Songs and Mountain Ballads, was published by M. M. Cole Publishing Co. in Chicago, Illinois in 1934. It features 28 hits by Gene Autry including “Dear Old Western Songs,” "There’s an Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse Tonight,” “Way Out West in Texas,” and “The Dying Cowgirl.” There is an image of Gene Autry and his horse Champion the Wonder Horse on the cover.
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