Dale Evans, Queen of the West

Dale Evans is probably best known as the Queen of the West, the wife and co-star of the King of Cowboys, Roy Rogers. But before she ever met Roy, Dale had a successful career in singing, songwriting, and acting, and she had plans to be an even bigger star in musicals, which to Dale, meant not Westerns . This week we do a deep dive into the life of Dale Evans and how she became a cowgirl, with historian Dr. Theresa Kaminski , author of the new book, Queen of the West: The Life and Times of Dale Evans . Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag , composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The episode image is a photograph of Dale Evans taken by Harry Warnecke in 1947. It is in the public domain and available via the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The musical interludes are “ Don’t Ever Fall in Love with a Cowboy ,” written and performed by Dale Evans in 1949; and “ Cowgirl Polka ,” written and performed by Dale Evans in 1950. The audio for both is in the public domain and available via the Internet Archive. Additional Sources: “ Dale Evans (1912–2001) ,” by Nancy Hendricks, Encyclopedia of Arkansas, February 6, 2018. “ Dale Ev…