The Gene Autry Show The theme song "Back In the Saddle Again" was written by Autry and Ray Whitley and sung by Autry. Among the guest stars, Nan Leslie and Mike Ragan were cast in different roles four times from 1950 to 1955. Dick Jones was cast in ten episodes of "The Gene Autry Show" and acted in two other Flying A Productions, "The Range Rider" and "Buffalo Bill, Jr.". "The Gene Autry Show" had a 26-episode prime-time spin-off called "The Adventures of Champion" in 1955-1956. Ewing Mitchell appeared seven times on "The Gene Autry Show" and seven times as well on "The Adventures
Gene Autry's Melody Ranch Studio 10, in Chicago. There, at 4:02 minutes into the program, we hear Virginia Vass sing "Idaho". She was a regular vocalist on the "Melody Ranch" show at the time. In mid 2009, at the age of 93, Virginia recalled Gene Autry and his "Melody Ranch" show in an "Out of the Past" interview by Chuck Langdon and Lee Shephard. The most significant change in the program was to come after Gene Autry's induction into the U.S. Army Air Forces. While the format remained the same it was the theme that was modified. The name of the show was changed