RITTER, TEX
(1905–1974)
RITTER, TEX (b. Woodward Maurice R., Nederland, Tex., January 12, 1905–January 2, 1974) Ritter was a singing COWBOY and country star of the 1940s through the 1960s who was as noted for his acting in horse operas as for his recordings. Ritter was raised on a 400-acre spread in East Texas that was first settled by his great-grandfather in 1830. He was a true cowboy, raised amid cattle roundups and ranch hands, not just a cowboy-come-lately like other performers. Ritter was introduced to cowboy…