Home / General / Gene Autry, “The Death of Old Mother Jones”Gene Autry, “The Death of Old Mother Jones” By Erik Loomis / On August 17, 2013 / At 2:33 pm / In General 1147 Views One doesn’t exactly think of future Reaganite and California Angels owner Gene Autry as a crazy radical, but he did record “The Death of Old Mother Jones” in 1931. gene autry, great depression, labor, music, western music Post navigation Prev PostTruth in lending Next PostThe anti-legalization stoner