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For years, people would come for tours and declare, “I love Will Rogers and his horse, Trigger!” — a mixed-up reference to the actor and rodeo star Roy Rogers.

Keith topped the U.S. country chart with his debut single, in which he longed for a life spent “wearing my six-shooter, riding my pony on a cattle drive,” and tipped his Stetson hat to legendary screen cowboys like Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and U.S.

However, after drawing interest from well-known country-artist manager Jim Halsey around the time of Bonsall’s start with the group, the quartet began branching out into country and more mainstream music, performing and recording with the likes of Paul Simon, Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, Roy Rogers, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bill Monroe and Ray Charles.

Roy Rogers held annual rodeos with film stars such as Hoot Gibson and Wild Bill Elliott.

Roy Rogers held a star-studded rodeo.