Bluebirds on My Shoulder

Elizabeth McMaster

May 16, 2016

Gene Autry :-)

Elizabeth McMaster

May 16, 2016

I found more info…Gene Autry with co-writer Oakley Haldeman in 1947. Not sure how specific I needed to be…Thanks!

Martina

May 16, 2016

Gene Autrey

Anjuli Crouch

May 16, 2016

Gene Autrey

Jeanette Dyer

May 16, 2016

Gene Autry

Audra

May 16, 2016

Gene Autry

Leah

May 16, 2016

Ahhh, is it Gene Autry??

Jessica Montoya

May 16, 2016

Gene Autry wrote it in 1947. Interesting story found on Wikepedia: "Autry got the idea for the song after riding his horse in the 1946 Santa Claus Lane Parade in Los Angeles, during which crowds of spectators chanted, “Here comes Santa Claus”. This inspired him to write a song that Haldeman set to music. A demo recording was made by singer/guitarist Johnny Bond, whose recording made use of ice cubes to mimic the sound of the jingling sleigh-bells. This inspired the use of real sleigh-bells in Autry’s own recording of the song."

Those Bluebird Boots are beautiful…no wonder they were his favorites!

Suzi Friend Johnston

May 16, 2016

Hey Cheryl!
Gene Autry! Love the blog….Make my shirt a large and just send it to Mom at the ranch. Thanks! Love, Suzi

paul armstrong

May 16, 2016

You post inspired me to go internet surfin’ and I found this ‘gem’ of a website. I thought I would share.

http://www.rocketbuster.com/index.htm

Oprah even has a pair.

shmuela padnos

May 16, 2016

the great cowboy singer gene autry i gave my record to jay chevalier who is a cowboy singer too and my friend

Katherine Collins

May 16, 2016

I think it was Gene Autry, right?

Susan Dawson

May 16, 2016

Gene Autry?

Cheryl

May 16, 2016

Shmuela, I would love to hear more about you and Jay. Care to share?

Cheryl

May 16, 2016

Paul, yes, Rocketbuster did do a remake for Gene and I believe you can get them from the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage bookstore too.

Cheryl

May 16, 2016

Hey Suzi girl! Did I miss you last week?

Cheryl

May 16, 2016

Jessica, thanks for the story behind the song. Isn’t it great? I can just hear the kids, “hear comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus….”!