Tex Ritter Tex Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a true “Texan” known for his country music. He also performed as an actor from the mid-1930s into the mid-1960s. Due to his popularity he ...

Tex Ritter became one of country music’s most famous stars just as it was becoming known nationwide. He became a beloved character in dozens of appearances in movies, radio, and TV and released dozens ...

Down through the years, there have been so many oddities in the music business that they have now become more normal than odd – but they still fit in the "odd" category. Back in the 1950's country ...

DOROTHY SOUTHWORTH RITTER Widow of country western actor and singer, Tex Ritter, and mother of recently deceased TV and movie actor, John Ritter, succumbed on Wednesday, November 5, 2003, after a long ...

Click to open image viewer. Although Tex Ritter (Woodward Maurice Ritter, 1905-1975) attained most of his fame as a Hollywood singing cowboy in the 1930s and 1940s, he still performed into the 1970s.