Tex Ritter

Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter family in acting (son John and grandsons Jason and Tyler). He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Early life

Ritter was born in Murvaul, Texas, the son of Martha Elizabeth (née Matthews) and James Everett Ritter. He grew up on his family's farm in Panola County and attended grade school in Carthage. He attended South Park High School in Beaumont, Texas. After graduating with honors, he entered the University of Texas at Austin; he studied pre-law and majored in government, political science, and economics.

Career

Radio and Broadway

An early pioneer of country music, Ritter soon became interested in show business. In 1928, he sang on KPRC-AM in Houston, a 30-minute program of mostly cowboy songs. That same year, he moved to New York City and landed a job in the men's chorus of the Broadway show, The New Moon (1928). He appeared as cowboy Cord Elam in the Broadway production Green Grow the Lilacs (1931), the basis for the musical Oklahoma!. He also played the part of Sagebrush Charlie in The Round Up (1932) and Mother Lode (1934).

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Tex Ritter (basketball)

Goebel Franklin "Tex" Ritter (February 26, 1924 – October 15, 2004) was an American professional basketball player. Ritter was selected in the 1948 BAA Draft by the New York Knicks after a collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky. He played for the Knicks for three seasons before retiring from basketball.

References

External links

  • Ritter's obituary
  • EKU's Hall of Fame entry


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    Born: 1905-01-12

    Died: 1974-01-02

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    Jealous Heart

    by: Tex Ritter

    Jealous heart, oh jealous heart, stop beating
    Can't you see the damage you have done?
    You have driven her away, forever
    Jealous heart, now I'm the lonely one
    I was part of everything she planned for
    And I know she loved me at the start
    Now she hates the sight of all I stand for
    All because of you, oh jealous heart
    Jealous heart, why did I let you rule me
    When I knew the end would bring me pain
    Now she's gone, she's gone and found another
    Oh, I'll never see my love again
    Through the years here memory will haunt me
    Even though we're many miles apart
    It's so hard to know she'll never want me
    'Cause she heard your beating jealous heart
    Many times I trusted you to guide me
    But your guiding only brought me tears
    Why, oh why, must I have you inside me




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