Roy Rogers Riders
- Actor
THe Roy Rogers Riders (and the Republic Rhythm Riders--see bio on their
page) were created for the express purpose of appearing in films. This
group was created by Republic Pictures after the contract for Foy
Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage band was not renewed. The
members of this house-band were:
(Jimmy Bryant)on guitar,
(George Bamby) on accordion,
(Bud Dooley) on rhythm guitar,
(Michael Barton), on bass, and
(Darol Rice) on clarinet.
(Pat Brady), working under a separate
contract with Republic, also performed with the band in the final three
Roy Rogers' feature films made at Republic.
