When he was a young man, Gene received an offer from a professional baseball team to become a player. Gene turned down the offer because it would have meant a fifty-dollar-a-month pay cut from his telegrapher's job.

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Gene Autry Cowboy Guitar

Debuted 2001

Jefferson Manufacturing made the official, licensed Gene Autry cowboy guitar in the 1950s and now they're at it again. Part of their "Western Legends of the Twentieth Century" line of commemorative guitars, the Autry model is 28" long with a two-color screen print of Gene and the words "America's Favorite Singing Cowboy, 1907-1998", as well as a large "Flying A" logo and "Flying A's" as postion markers on the fretboard.

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