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1. I Can t Get My Foot Off The Rail2. There s A New Moon Over My Shoulder3. Don t Make Me Sorry4. I m Wastin My Tears On You5. You Will Have To Pay6. (I ve Got Spurs That) Jingle Jangle Jingle7. Long Time Gone8. Froggy Went-A-Courtin 9. Pecos Bill10. When You Leave Don t Slam The Door11. Jealous HeartSystem Requirements:Original Artist Original Recordings! Woodward Maurice Ritter a.k.a. Tex Ritter debuted on Broadway in 1930; he made his first screen appearance in Song of the Gringo in 1936. Tex quickly rivaled Gene Autry in popularity as a singing cowboy among movie fans. He was often referred to as "America's most beloved cowboy." In addition to films Tex had a successful recording career and became a weekly fixture at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He became one of the founding members of the Country Music Association in Nashville and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to the recording industry. He is the only entertainer to be elected to both the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. DVD PROGRAMS: 1. Hittin The Trail (1937) 57 min. - B&W - Suitable for All Ages When cowboy Tex Randall is mistaken for the notorious Tombstone Kid saloon owner James Clark mends the mix-up but then plays Tex in a rigged game of roulette and tricks him into buying the herd of stolen horses he has been unable to move. Tex gets the last laugh however when he later reveals himself as a railroad company agent. This singing Western showcases some of the best stunts in Hollywood history including a stampede in which Tex jumps from his steed White Flash to the nearest horse working his way from animal to animal until he reaches the head villain. 2. Three In The Saddle (1944) 55 min. - B&W - Suitable for All Ages Greedy stage-line proprietor John Rankin (Edward Howard) and his outlaw gang are after Peggy Barlow's Tin Cup Ranch which she refuses to sell. Meanwhile Tex Haines (Tex Ritter) is accused of killing one of Rankin