American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1905, the Oscar-Winning Singing Cowboy Who Helped Form the Country Music Association and Build the First Hall of Fame Museum

One hundred twenty-one years ago today, the singing cowboy whose love of Western music inspired a legendary career was born.
Texarkana Gazette

Tex Ritter proved a country singer could carry a movie tune

Down through the years, there have been so many oddities in the music business that they have now become more normal than odd – but they still fit in the "odd" category. Back in the 1950's country ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1915, the First Woman to Write a No. 1 Country Hit and Whose Songs Were Recorded by Tex Ritter, Kitty Wells, and Hank Snow

One hundred eleven years ago today, the history-making songwriter who penned hits for Tex Ritter, Hank Snow, and many more was born ...
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Tex Ritter and Fans

Click to open image viewer. Although Tex Ritter (Woodward Maurice Ritter, 1905-1975) attained most of his fame as a Hollywood singing cowboy in the 1930s and 1940s, he still performed into the 1970s.
Los Angeles Daily News

Dorothy Ritter OBITUARY

DOROTHY SOUTHWORTH RITTER Widow of country western actor and singer, Tex Ritter, and mother of recently deceased TV and movie actor, John Ritter, succumbed on Wednesday, November 5, 2003, after a long ...