Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Holly George-Warren, author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry published by Oxford University Press.

Holly George-Warren is an award-winning writer, editor, and a frequent commentator on Western films, music, and fashion.  A contributor to more then 40 books on popular music, she is the author of Cowboy! How Hollywood Invented the Wild West and co-author of How The West Was Worn: A History of Western Wear.  She is also the author of the children's books Honky-Tonk-Heroes and Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers of Country & Western Music and Shake, Rattle & Roll: The Founders of Rock & Roll.

Her writings have appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Village Voice, Entertainment Weekly, and many other publications.  Beginning in Fall 2006, she will be Adjunct Professor of Journalism at NUNY-Paltz.  Visit her website.

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