Tex Ritter Musical artist

Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974), better known as Tex Ritter, was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter family in acting (son John and grandson Jason). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Personal facts

Tex Ritter
Alias (AKA)Tex Ritter
Birth dateJanuary 12, 1905
Birth place
Texas , Murvaul Texas , Panola County Texas
Date of deathJanuary 02, 1974
Place of death
Nashville Tennessee , Tennessee

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Musical artist

Career started1928
Career ended1974
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country music
instrument
Acoustic guitar
record label
Capitol Records
American Record Company
Decca Records

Tex Ritter on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://autry.iii.com/search/o=ocn166510931
  2. http://www.b-westerns.com/ritter.htm
  3. http://www.carthagetexas.com/HallofFame/museum.htm
  4. http://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/full-list-of-inductees/view/tex-ritter