Bert Dodson(1915-1994)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Bert Dodson started out in show business as a member of the western
band The Light Crust Doughboys. He later ended up working at a radio station with Fred S. Martin
and Jerry Scoggins. The three became friends and formed the musical group
The Cass County Boys, in which Bert played the bass, Fred played the accordion and
Jerry played the guitar. During World War II, legendary cowboy star
Gene Autry, who was stationed at Love Field Airbase, heard them perform.
He liked the group and offered them roles on his radio show and in his
movies. After Bert was released from his service in the Marine Corps,
the trio joined Autry in Sioux City Sue (1946). Bert had previously worked with Autry
in Oh, Susanna! (1936), in which he was credited as a member of "The Light Crust
Dough Boys". Bert, Fred and Jerry continued to work with Autry, but
they also got to work with Bing Crosby and Dick Haymes.