On This Day in 1982, Country Music Said Goodbye to One of the Last Singing Cowboys—an Actor, Recording Artist, and Comic Book Hero

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On This Day in 1982, Country Music Said Goodbye to One of the Last Singing Cowboys—an Actor, Recording Artist, and Comic Book HeroOn this day (September 23) in 1982, Jimmy Wakely died in Mission Hills, California, after a battle with emphysema. In his early 20s, he formed The Singing Cowboy Trio with Johnny Bond, Rick Reinhart, and Jack Cheney. Taking a page from Autry’s playbook, he played a singing cowboy in 28 films between 1944 and 1949. Through the grace of God and Gene Autry, I got a career,” he said in response. However, his singing cowboy persona lived on in a series of comic books published by DC Comics.