South of the Border: Songs of Old Mexico

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69385 in Music
  
• Released on: 2010-04-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .40" h x
  5.60" w x
  4.90" l,
  .20 pounds
  

Product Description

Border themes and music played an important role in the B-Western film genre right from the start. In 1929, Warner Baxter, as the Cisco Kid, sang My Tonya in In Old Arizona, the first Western film to include vocal music. By the mid-1930s, many of the films of Hopalong Cassidy, Buck Jones, Tim McCoy and others had border themes or settings.

Most of the music in these films was limited to cues and used as background music. But in 1939, Gene Autry s Mexicali Rose stood out from the rest. It was a musical Western and the title song became one of Gene s big records for Columbia. Others were to follow, with commercially successful film title songs like South of the Border, Under Fiesta Stars, Gaucho Serenade and Rancho Grande. There were still more films with titles that were easy for audiences to associate with hit songs, e.g. In Old Monterey and Down Mexico Way. Only two of Gene Autry s feature films were in color, but it s significant that one of those was The Big Sombrero.

Both film studios and record companies were aware of the large potential audience below the border, and they were eager to play to that audience. At the same time, Latin music was becoming very popular in the U.S., as were musical comedy films with Latin settings, albeit urban rather than rural. Xavier Cugat, Artie Shaw, Guy Lombardo and other big bands included Latin tunes in their repertoires with great success. So the time was right for musical Westerns set in Mexico, and Gene Autry led the way!

Gene recorded a number of border songs for Columbia. He sang those and others on his radio show and in his films, so he left us much more music to enjoy than any other singing cowboy. That made the choice of a theme for this latest Gene Autry CD an easy one; there was plenty of great music to choose from. And Gene s remarkably good Spanish accent lent authenticity to his renditions.

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"Songs of Old Mexico ... Gene Autry ... Varese (2010)"
By J. Lovins
Varèse Fontana presents "SOUTH OF THE BORDER:SONGS OF OLD MEXICO" -- The Gene Autry recordings keep surfacing and gathering plenty of steam with this latest release --- the sound quality is excellent and nostalgic for the wranglers who grew up listening to "America's Favorite Singing Cowboy" --- for the first time ever on CD covering the film music south of the border style, of his career, absolutely essential for all cowboys and gals --- Gene's good guy image with heartfelt and beautiful melodies are pleasant and extremely calming --- after listening these songs over and over, you are transported back in time when life was simpler and the good guys always won. Gene was the screen's first "Singing Cowboy", already well known in the late '20s as a radio and recording star --- Autry began making films in 1934 and kept cranking them out except for a short visit with Uncle Sam in the United States Army Air during World War 2.Ride down the trail to Melody Ranch and meet the only entertainer with five stars on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" --- One each for radio, recordings, films, television and live appearances --- The Autry Museum of Western Heritage is a world class center devoted to preserving and interpreting the rich history and traditions of the American West --- Gene maintained his own coterie of fine songwriters to keep him supplied with original tunes --- his wondrously effective singing voice was warm, reassuring and nostalgic --- some marvelous recordings from Gene's early days in films.SOUTH OF THE BORDER SONGS OF OLD MEXICO [Varese] - Track Listings and Times:1 Gene Autry's Spoken Introduction 0:482 South of the Border 2:243 Cielito Lindo 0:534 Mexicali Rose 2:315 My Adobe Hacienda 1:336 In a Little Spanish Town 2:097 You Belong To My Heart Solamernte Una Vez 2:368 Maria Elena 2:309 It Happened In Monterey 2:1610 Come To the Fiesta 1:1611 Goodbye To Old Mexico 1:5612 Amapola 2:2613 Gaucho Serenade 1:2614 El Rancho Grande 1:4715 A Gay Ranchero (Las Altenitas) 1:4316 Down Mexico Way 1:2417 Yours (Quiereme Mucho) 2:0018 La Golondria (the Swallow) 1:4319 Marcheta (Love Song of Old Mexico) 2:0620 Under Fiesta Stars 2:3821 In Old Capistrano (Ay, Jalisco, No Te Rajes) 2:06BIO:1. Gene AutryDate of Birth: 29 September 1907 - Near Tioga, TexasDate of Death: 2 October 1998 - Studio City, Los Angeles, CaliforniaDuring my childhood I grew up in St. Louis listening to Gene Autry's popular tunes and Christmas music --- there isn't a more special way to celebrate your Christian belief than sharing the good music by Gene --- now that I have my grandchildren, I want them to have the same wonderful memories that I experienced --- this was good old fashioned Christmas spirit that the entire family loved and enjoyed --- Gene Autry who was responsible for keeping one of the world's greatest Christmas traditions alive the "Hollywood Christmas Parade", when bad times surfaced and needed some assistance financially --- it was Gene who came to the rescue as Johnny Grant (Honary Mayor of Hollywood) did whatever it took to keep the parade the class-A Holiday event from going under --- drawing approximately one million spectators along the parade route each year, Hollywood's biggest single day event and the kick off for the Holiday Season --- this was all from Gene's generous support and giving spirit.Hats off to Cary E. Mansfield and Karla Buhlman (Produced and Compiled), Jackie Autry (Executive Producer), Bob Fisher (Digitally Remastered Pacific Multimedia Corp), Holly George-Warren (Notes), Irynne Isip (Research), Bill Pitzonka (Research Irynne Isip Art Director & Design), Bret Rigney (Cover Design with Rigney Graphics) --- and of course the label Varese Sarabande --- Personal comments and introductions to the songs, adding much to the intimacy of the collection by our favorite singing cowboy - Gene Autry!Total Time: 40 mins ~ Varèse Fontana ~ (4/06/2010)

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
FDR's "unofficial" Ambassador to south of the border, serenades Mexico
By Christine Souter
Gene Autry must have loved Mexico. Its' music was featured in so many of his films and recordings. What a grand idea to have many of them on one CD.Many of these are from film soundtracks and his live radio broadcasts. Gene sings several in Spanish and his accent sounds fine to me.My longtime favorites "Solamente una Vez" (You Belong To My Heart),Maria Elena, Amapola, and of course, South of the Border are nostalgic wonders. Love this CD.Christine Souter

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They Don't Sing Them Like They Used To
By Antonia Lorenza
I purchased this CD at the behest of my older sister, who was a young woman when Gene Autry was popular. Well, I am glad I followed her advice. Although I don't think Gene Autry ever produced a bad album, this is one of his best. He sings with such love and respect for his material. The songs are catchy and uplifting. Gene Autry sang in an era when the voice was the focal point, not the special effects in the background and inaudible lyrics. Gene's voice is clean and pleasant and his control is what a voice should be. He and Bing Crosby give you excellence without any effort. Thank you, Amazon, for making this music from the past available to those who appreciate a good voice.

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