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Tex Ritter |
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Port Neches,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 0' 7.42866000012",
-93° 57' 45.36667000008"
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Texas State Historical Marker |
(January 12, 1905 - January 2, 1974) Western singing star Woodward Maurice (Tex) Ritter was born in Panola County, Texas. After attending college, he began singing cowboy ballads on a Houston radio station in 1928. He advanced to broadway, where he was nicknamed Tex, and in 1936 began a series of popular western movies. Ritter performed later for television and the Grand Ole Opry and was named to the Country Music Hall of fame. His best-know recording is the title song from the film High Noon.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Tex Ritter Historical Marker Location Map, Port Neches, Texas
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