Ritter would go on to record many other memorable theme songs, along with timeless country tunes like "Blood On The Saddle" and "Hillbilly Heaven," but by the close of the 1960s he was ready to try something else. In 1970 he ran for the U.S. Senate, but unfortunately his popularity didn't translate to the ballot box. He died in 1974, but was able to see his son John successfully begin an acting career that would lead to several decades of success before his own untimely death in 2003.
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