John Wayne wa a huge Western star, but in order to be an even bigger box office draw, he often co-starred with famous singers of the '50s and '60s.
Singing in Western movies is as old as the genre itself, and many famous singers have starred in Western movies with one of their biggest stars, John Wayne. The Duke was a titanic figure in the genre ever since his star-making role in Stagecoach in 1939, and he dominated the box office throughout the '40s and well into the '50s, but as the '60s approached, his star power had waned a little.
9 Ricky Nelson Alongside Dean Martin, John Wayne also starred in Rio Bravo with teen idol Ricky Nelson, who was just eighteen at the time that he played gunslinger Colorado Ryan. Ricky joins Dean in singing "My Rifle, My Pony, and Me" while also playing the guitar, and it's a real bonding moment for the pair with Wayne's John T. Chance, whom he later joins in a street fight outside the Alamo Hotel and displays some flashy movies with his side iron.
6 Frankie Avalon Like fellow teen idol Ricky Nelson, Frankie Avalon was another pop star added to a John Wayne movie in order to appeal to a younger audience. Frankie played Smitty, the youngest of Davy Crockett’s Tennesseans, in The Alamo and has the distinction of being one of the few characters to make it out alive.
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