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Up next, the story of a name you all know, Roy Rogers, told by Roy Dusty Rogers, Jr.

Dusty has been acting and performing almost since birth.

The only natural-born son of Roy, he was raised by Roy and his wife Dale Evans,

along with their eight children.

Roy and Dale were known to millions of Americans through TV, radio, and dozens of beloved

Western movies. As a small child, Dusty appeared in his parents' TV show, the Roy Rogers

Show. Here's Dusty to share the behind-the-scenes story of what it was like growing up in the home

of the king of the cowboys and the queen of the West.

People say, well, when did you know your dad was famous?

And I said, well, I really didn't know he was famous at all until I was probably five.

I mean, I went to the movie set with him when I was two.

I spent every birthday I can think of from two to five on the movie set with that.

Then all of a sudden the reality came in that this man does something other than just movies.

He's very popular with the populace, with the people.

And of course when we would go out on the road with him, all of a sudden we're surrounded by thousands of people,

and especially young kids who loved them,

and it was a little bit difficult to swallow sometimes.

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