I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
Oh, what a beautiful sight

Last night I dreamed I went to hillbilly heaven. And you know who greeted me at the gate? The ole cowboy-philosopher himself, Will Rogers. He said to me, he said

Will Rogers 1879-1935

"Tex, the Big Boss of the riders up here has asked me to kinda show you around. Right over yonder is a couple of your 'ole compadres." My, was I glad to see them, Carson Robison and the Mississippi blue yodeler Jimmie Rodgers.

 

Carson Robison 1890-1957	Jimmie Rodgers 1897-1933

I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
Oh, what a beautiful sight

He introduced me to Wiley Post, and he showed me the Hall of Fame with all the gold guitars and fiddles hanging on the walls.

Wiley Post 1898-1935

Then he said, "Tex, step over this way, there are two more of your friends I know you'll want to see, they're waiting for you." There they were, standing side by side and smiling at me - Hank Williams and Johnny Horton.

Hank Williams 1923-1953	Johnny Horton 1925-1960

I met all the stars in hillbilly heaven
Oh, what a star-studded night

Then I asked him who else he expected within the next, uh, say a hundred years? He handed me a large book covered with star dust. Will called it the Big Tally Book. In it were many names and each name was branded in pure gold. I began to read some of them as I turned the pages: Red Foley, Ernest Tubb, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Eddy Arnold, Tennessee Ernie, Eddie Dean, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter . . . . .

Red Foley 1910-1968	Ernest Tubb 1914-1984	Gene Autry 1907-1998
Roy Acuff 1903-1992	Eddy Arnold 1918-	Tennessee Ernie 1919-1991
Eddie Dean 1908-1999	Andy Griffith 1926-	Roy Rogers 1911-1998

. . . Tex Ritter?
Oh, well, that's when I woke up, and I'm sorry I did, because . . .

Tex Ritter 1905-1974

I dreamed I was there in hillbilly heaven
Oh, what a beautiful sight

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"I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven"
Recorded by Tex Ritter in 1961
Words & Music by Eddie Dean & Hal Sothern

Tex Ritter fulfilled his dream in 1974, joining his compadres in Hillbilly Heaven.  Several others have since joined him.  Tex Ritter was born Woodward Maurice Ritter in Panola County, Texas.  He loved western music, and while studying for a law degree at the University of Texas, he had his own weekly radio program singing cowboy songs on KPRC in Houston.

He moved to Nashville in 1965 and co-hosted a late night country music radio show with Ralph Emery.  It was also during that time that he was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry.

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