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Eugene Rogers (March 23, 1917–November 23, 1993), known professionally as Smokey Rogers, was an American Western swing musician and songwriter, active during the 1940s and '50s on the West Coast.
Born in McMinnville, Tennessee, Rogers joined Spade Cooley's band in the 1940s (who gave Rogers his stage name). Tex Williams, Rogers, and other members of Cooley's band formed a group called the Western Caravan. Both groups featured Rogers on vocals for novelty songs.
Rogers co-wrote "Spanish Fandango" with Bob Wills, released in 1947. In 1949, he had a modest hit with "A Little Bird Told Me". Rogers is best known for writing the ballad "Gone", first recorded by Ferlin Husky in 1952. When Husky re-recorded the song in 1956, it reached number one on the country chart. It remained there for 10 weeks and crossed over to the pop chart. He also wrote "My Chickashay Gal", popularized by Roy Rogers.
From 1947–50, Eugene Rogers appeared in at least 22 of Universal Studios' "musical featurettes" with Tex Williams. In 1950, he bought the Bostonia Ballroom in El Cajon, California, near San Diego, and started a daily live TV show from the facility. In 1958, he was also doing a radio show on 50,000-watt XERB in Rosarita Beach, Mexico. He programmed both sides of a Zane Ashton (aka Bill Aken) record of 'The Wind Running Through" with the flip side being the same song in Spanish and called "El Viento". The resulting sales in Mexico gave Ashton his first gold record.
Rogers and his first wife, Madelene, had six children; Laura Jo, Carl, Harold, Ruth-Ann, and twin sons, Roy and Rex Rogers. Rogers and his second wife lived in Apple Valley, California, for several years, where he was a local radio personality and performed regularly at the Branding Iron Restaurant. He died in San Diego on November 23, 1993, at age 76.
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- Hillbilly Boogie - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Jelly Bean Rag - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Boogie Man Boogie - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Choo Choo Ch'boogie - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Rubber Ball Bounce - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- My Dreamboat Struck a Snag - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- The Haunted House Boogie - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Lose Your Blues - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Who Puts the Cat out When Papa's out of Town - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Virginia on a Saturday Night - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Birmingham Bounce - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Tamburitza Boogie - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Blues Stay Away from Me - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Byrd's Boogie - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- I Ain't Gonna Let It Happen Anymore - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Good Morning Judge - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Lovin' Ducky Daddy - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Long Gone Daddy - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- You've Got to See Mama Ev'ry Night (Or You Can't See Mama at All) - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- The Hard Way - Thers's Gold in Them There Hills, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- I'm Just As Happy - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Troubles - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- On a Road That Winds Down to the Sea - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Loud Mouth - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Using That Thing - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Roll Em Dice - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- San Antonio Moonlight - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- My Head Went Round and Round - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Cheatin' On Me - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Lowdown Woman Blues - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Si, Si, Senorita - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Drinkin' and a 'Thinkin' - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Fan It - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- I Love You So Much It Hurts - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Sweet Moments - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- I Had Someone Else Before I Had You - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Dear Okie - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Good By My Little Cherokee - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Pussy, Pussy, Pussy - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- I'm Gonna Have a Cowboy Weddin' - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Happy Cowboy - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Old Cow Puncher - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Yip Yip Yowie, I'm an Eagle - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Rio Pecos Rose - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- I'm a Tired Cowboy - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 2 - Smokey Rogers
- Four or Five Times - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Corrine Corrina - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Take Me Back to Tulsa (Live) - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Cocaine Blues - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Keep On Truckin' - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Everybody's Truckin' - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Just Once Too Often - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Come On Boys We're Ridin' Into Town - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Never Turn Your Back to a Woman - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Thigamajig - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Hold That Critter Down - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Bronco Buster - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Ride On! (My Prairie Pinto) - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Hi-Yo, Silver - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Riding Down the Canyon - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- When It's Round Up Time in Texas - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Whoa Sailor - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Mountain Boys Have Fun With Mountain Girls - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Too Many Women - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Playboy Stomp - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Spanish Fandango - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- What's Yo' Name - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- Truck Driver's Coffee Stop - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
- A Beautiful Lady in Blue - Western Swing Classics, Vol. 1 - Smokey Rogers
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