 The song was associated with Autry throughout his career and was used as the name of Autry's autobiography in 1976.Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as fifth of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.Although the song has long been associated with Gene Autry, the original version of "Back in the Saddle Again" was written by Ray Whitley for the film "Border G-Man" (RKO Pictures, June 24, 1938) starring George O'Brien, Laraine Day, and Ray Whitley in which Ray Whitley and his Six Bar Cowboys sang the song.