Tex Ritter

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Tex Ritter
Ritter in 1966
Background information
Birth name	Woodward Maurice Ritter
Born	(1905-01-12)January 12, 1905 Murvaul, Texas, U.S.
Died	January 2, 1974(1974-01-02) (aged 68) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer actor
Years active	1928–1973
Labels	Columbia, Decca, Capitol
Spouse	Dorothy Fay ​ (m. 1941)​

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