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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American western singing group</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the film, see <a href="/wiki/Sons_of_the_Pioneers_(film)" title="Sons of the Pioneers (film)">Sons of the Pioneers (film)</a>. 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font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn org">Sons of the Pioneers</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a>, <a href="/wiki/Western_music_(North_America)" title="Western music (North America)">Western</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1933–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a>, <a href="/wiki/RCA_Victor" class="mw-redirect" title="RCA Victor">RCA Victor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vocalion_Records" title="Vocalion Records">Vocalion</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers" title="Roy Rogers">Roy Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Nolan" title="Bob Nolan">Bob Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Spencer_(singer)" title="Tim Spencer (singer)">Tim Spencer</a></li> <li>Hugh Farr</li> <li>Karl Farr</li> <li>Lloyd Perryman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Brady_(actor)" title="Pat Brady (actor)">Pat Brady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Carson_(country_singer)" title="Ken Carson (country singer)">Ken Carson</a></li> <li>Deuce Spriggens</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shug_Fisher" title="Shug Fisher">Shug Fisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Curtis" title="Ken Curtis">Ken Curtis</a></li> <li>Tommy Doss</li> <li>Roy Lanham</li> <li>Dale Warren</li> <li>George Bamby</li> <li>Rome Johnson</li> <li>Rusty Richards</li> <li>Luther Nallie</li> <li>Dale Morris</li> <li>Billy Armstrong</li> <li>Bob Perry</li></ul> <span style="font-size:85%;"><i>See the <a href="#Timeline">Timeline</a> section</i></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sonsofthepioneers.org/">Official website</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Sons of the Pioneers</b> are one of the United States' earliest <a href="/wiki/Western_music_(North_America)" title="Western music (North America)">Western</a> singing groups.<sup id="cite_ref-hall_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hall-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting,<sup id="cite_ref-green_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-green-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many <a href="/wiki/Western_music_(North_America)" title="Western music (North America)">Western music</a> performers and remained popular through the years.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1933, through many changes in membership, the Sons of the Pioneers have remained one of the longest-surviving country music vocal groups.<sup id="cite_ref-cmt_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origins">Origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the spring of 1931, Ohio-born Leonard Slye, the cowboy singer who would later change his name to <a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers" title="Roy Rogers">Roy Rogers</a>, arrived in California and found work as a truck driver, and later as a fruit picker for the Del Monte company in California's Central Valley. He entered an amateur singing contest on a Los Angeles radio show called Midnight Frolics and a few days later got an invitation to join a group called the Rocky Mountaineers.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 1931, Canadian-born <a href="/wiki/Bob_Nolan" title="Bob Nolan">Bob Nolan</a> answered a classified ad in the <i>Los Angeles Herald-Examiner</i> that read, "Yodeler for old-time act, to travel. Tenor preferred." The band was The Rocky Mountaineers, by then led by Leonard Slye. After listening to the tall, slender, tanned Nolan sing and yodel, Slye hired Nolan on the spot. Although Nolan stayed with the group only a short time, he stayed in touch with Slye. Nolan was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Spencer_(singer)" title="Tim Spencer (singer)">Tim Spencer</a>, who had been working in a Safeway Stores warehouse.<sup id="cite_ref-cmt_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the spring of 1932, Slye, Spencer, and another singer, Slumber Nichols, left the Rocky Mountaineers to form a trio, which soon failed. Throughout most of 1932, Slye and Spencer moved through a series of short-lived groups like the International Cowboys and the O-Bar-O Cowboys. Spencer left the O-Bar-O Cowboys and quit music for a while. Slye joined Jack LeFevre and His Texas Outlaws, who were a popular act on a local Los Angeles radio station.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 1933, Slye, Nolan, and Spencer formed a group called the Pioneer Trio. The three young singers rehearsed for weeks honing their singing. While Slye continued to work with his radio singing group, Spencer and Nolan began writing songs for the group.<sup id="cite_ref-cmt_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_success">Early success</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By early 1934, the group consisted of <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Slye" class="mw-redirect" title="Leonard Slye">Leonard Slye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Nolan" title="Bob Nolan">Bob Nolan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Spencer_(singer)" title="Tim Spencer (singer)">Tim Spencer</a> on vocals, with Nolan playing string bass and Slye playing rhythm guitar. During that time, fiddle player Hugh Farr joined the group, adding a bass voice to the group's vocal arrangements. He also sang lead on some songs. Later that year, the "Pioneers Trio" became the "Sons of the Pioneers" through a radio station announcer's chance remark. Asked why he'd changed their name, the announcer said they were too young to have been pioneers, but that they could be sons of pioneers. The name was received well and fit the group, who were no longer a trio.<sup id="cite_ref-cmt_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By the summer of 1934, the Sons of the Pioneers' popularity and fame extended beyond the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> area and quickly spread across the United States through short syndicated radio segments that were rebroadcast all over the country. They signed a recording contract with the newly founded <a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a> label, and on August 8, 1934, the Sons of the Pioneers made their first commercial recording. That same day, the immensely popular crooner <a href="/wiki/Bing_Crosby" title="Bing Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> also made his first <a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a> session.<sup id="cite_ref-cmt_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the first songs recorded by the Sons of the Pioneers during that first August session was written by Bob Nolan, "<a href="/wiki/Tumbling_Tumbleweeds" title="Tumbling Tumbleweeds">Tumbling Tumbleweeds</a>", that would soon become a staple in their repertoire. The original title "Tumbling Leaves"<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was changed to give the song a western character. Over the next two years the group would record 32 songs for Decca.<sup id="cite_ref-encyclopedia_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-encyclopedia-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their output includes a 1937 recording of "<a href="/wiki/The_Blue_Juniata" title="The Blue Juniata">The Blue Juniata</a>," by <a href="/wiki/Marion_Dix_Sullivan" title="Marion Dix Sullivan">Marion Dix Sullivan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Motion_pictures">Motion pictures</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Motion pictures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Between 1935 and 1984, the Sons of the Pioneers appeared in 87 films, several short films, and a television series.<sup id="cite_ref-imdb_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imdb-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1935 they signed with <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a> to supply the music for the studio's <a href="/wiki/Charles_Starrett" title="Charles Starrett">Charles Starrett</a> westerns. In 1937, Leonard Slye was offered a contract as an actor with rival <a href="/wiki/Republic_Pictures" title="Republic Pictures">Republic Pictures</a>. Part of that deal required him to leave the singing group. Leonard Slye was rechristened Roy Rogers, and went on to achieve major success as a singing cowboy in the movies. Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers remained close throughout the coming years. When the Starrett unit disbanded temporarily at the end of the 1941 season, the Pioneers rejoined Rogers at Republic and were soon appearing as highly popular supporting players in the Rogers westerns.<sup id="cite_ref-roy_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roy-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By this time the group was billed as "Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers." Nolan was reluctant to be the "leader" of the group, which had been formed as a co-operative outfit with no formal leader, but he bowed to the demands of show business. Agents, music publishers, and recording companies insisted that co-operative bands needed a name to promote them (as in <a href="/wiki/Glen_Gray" title="Glen Gray">Glen Gray</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Casa_Loma_Orchestra" title="Casa Loma Orchestra">Casa Loma Orchestra</a>). Because Bob Nolan's featured appearances with Starrett had made him the most recognizable of the Pioneers, Nolan reluctantly became the "front" for the group. The group, as "Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers," made guest appearances in the <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a> all-star revue <i><a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Canteen_(film)" title="Hollywood Canteen (film)">Hollywood Canteen</a></i> (1944, singing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds") and the <a href="/wiki/RKO_Radio_Pictures" class="mw-redirect" title="RKO Radio Pictures">RKO</a> Hollywood-themed comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Ding_Dong_Williams" title="Ding Dong Williams">Ding Dong Williams</a></i> (1945, singing "Cool Water"). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio">Radio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sons of the Pioneers always valued radio exposure, and appeared often on radio broadcasts. They had three network shows of their own: <i>10-2-4 Ranch</i> (1941-45, for <a href="/wiki/Dr_Pepper" title="Dr Pepper">Dr Pepper</a>), <i>Radio Rodeo</i> (for the Mutual Broadcasting System, 1941-42), and <i>The Lucky U Ranch</i> (1951-53, for Planters Peanuts). </p><p>The group also began making transcription records for broadcast in 1934. These were syndicated by Standard Transcriptions (1934-36), Mutual (1939, as <i>The Sunshine Ranch</i>), <a href="/wiki/Radio_Corporation_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio Corporation of America">RCA</a> (1940, as <i>Symphonies of the Sage</i>), the Armed Forces Radio Service (1942-45, as <i>Melody Roundup</i>), and Teleways (1947-49, as <i>The Sons of the Pioneers Show</i>). </p><p>The Teleways series was intended as a daily 15-minute show but could be programmed anywhere on a station's schedule, at the station's discretion. The group prepared a demonstration record for radio stations and their potential local sponsors, with announcer <a href="/wiki/Art_Gilmore" title="Art Gilmore">Art Gilmore</a> reading promotional copy between songs. The informal, semi-scripted show had Bob Nolan acting as master of ceremonies, bantering with the other singers between numbers. The group was careful to program a variety of choral music, including cowboy songs, barbershop harmony, sentimental ballads, and spirituals, to appeal to the widest possible audience. The personnel were Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer, Lloyd Perryman, <a href="/wiki/Pat_Brady_(actor)" title="Pat Brady (actor)">Pat Brady</a>, Hugh "Foghorn" Farr, Karl Farr, and <a href="/wiki/Ken_Carson_(country_singer)" title="Ken Carson (country singer)">Ken Carson</a>. The earliest shows include studio musician Ivan Ditmars accompanying them on piano and organ; Nolan appreciated Ditmars's efforts but preferred that the group's established sound should be preserved for the radio series, so Ditmars was released. Toward the end of the run, as an economic measure saving both time and money, the later Teleways shows were patched together from previous programs (including some songs with Ditmars), with new spoken dialogue by Nolan and the gang connecting the older performances. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Changes">Changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Republic Pictures president <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Yates" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbert Yates">Herbert Yates</a> released the Sons of the Pioneers from their movie contract in 1948, replacing them with a less expensive alternative, <a href="/wiki/Foy_Willing" title="Foy Willing">Foy Willing</a>'s Riders of the Purple Sage. The hurried nature of the Sons of the Pioneers' last radio shows reflected Tim Spencer's and Bob Nolan's anxiousness to move on; both left the group in 1949, after their radio commitments had been fulfilled. Tim Spencer retired from performing with the group, to devote himself to handling the group's business interests; his place in the group was taken by singer <a href="/wiki/Ken_Curtis" title="Ken Curtis">Ken Curtis</a>. Bob Nolan was replaced by Tommy Doss, who sounded almost exactly like him. Lloyd Perryman took over Nolan's emcee duties. Nolan returned to the group in 1955 at the insistence of RCA Victor, which valued the group's distinctive sound with Nolan, and refused to record the Sons of the Pioneers unless Nolan was present. Nolan's participation was limited to RCA records through 1958; he no longer appeared with the group. Similarly, Tim Spencer still participated in the RCA recording sessions through 1957. Hugh Farr retired from the group in 1959 and his brother, guitarist Karl Farr, died in 1961. The group continued to record new albums for RCA through the 1960s, the last being a collection of Hawaiian songs, <i>The Sons of the Pioneers Visit the South Seas</i> (1969). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="End_of_an_era">End of an era</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: End of an era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1971, Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer were both elected to the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame" title="Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame">Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame</a>. In 1972, most of the surviving members of the Sons of the Pioneers, including the original Pioneer Trio of Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, and Tim Spencer, gathered at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles for one last performance. </p><p>The late 1970s saw the passing of the founding members of the group. Tim Spencer died on April 26, 1976. Lloyd Perryman, who had been with the group since 1936, died on May 31, 1977. Hugh Farr, who had retired from the group in 1958, died on April 17, 1980. </p><p>In 1979, Bob Nolan returned to the studio for the final time and recorded a successful solo album of classics and newer compositions titled <i>Bob Nolan – The Sound of a Pioneer</i>. Nolan died on June 16, 1980. That same year, the Sons of the Pioneers were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Country Music Hall of Fame">Country Music Hall of Fame</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sons_of_the_Pioneers_today">Sons of the Pioneers today</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sons of the Pioneers today"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sons of the Pioneers have never stopped performing since their inception in 1934. Following the death of Lloyd Perryman in 1977, Dale Warren, who had joined the group in 1952, took over the leadership of the Sons of the Pioneers, guiding them into the 2000s until his death on August 8, 2008. They continued to perform in concert and recorded as well, with a lineup that featured, among many others, Luther Nallie (guitar, vocals), Rusty Richards (vocals), Billy Armstrong (fiddle), Billy Liebert (accordion), Gary LeMaster (lead guitar), Rome Johnson (vocals),<sup id="cite_ref-cmt_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Roy ("Dusty") Rogers, Jr. (vocals, MC), the founder's son, who appeared with the group from 2018 until his retirement in 2023. </p><p>The current Sons of the Pioneers are "trail boss" Tommy Nallie (vocals, lead guitar), who joined the group in 1983; Ken Lattimore (vocals, fiddle), John Fullerton (vocals, rhythm guitar), Paul Elliott (fiddle, vocals), and Chuck Ervin (bass, vocals). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to their appearances and filmed performances, their music was used in numerous other films and television shows.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and for <a href="/wiki/John_Ford" title="John Ford">John Ford</a> movies <i><a href="/wiki/Wagon_Master" title="Wagon Master">Wagon Master</a></i> in 1949 and <a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_(1950_film)" title="Rio Grande (1950 film)"><i>Rio Grande</i></a> in 1950, and performed the theme song for the John Ford classic <i><a href="/wiki/The_Searchers_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Searchers (film)">The Searchers</a></i> in 1956. </p><p>In 1977, the <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a>, which designates certain artists and performers who have made a noteworthy contribution to the arts and culture of America, named the Sons of the Pioneers as "National Treasures".<sup id="cite_ref-opry_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-opry-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, the Sons of the Pioneers were inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Western_Performers_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Performers Hall of Fame">Western Performers Hall of Fame</a> at the <a href="/wiki/National_Cowboy_%26_Western_Heritage_Museum" title="National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum">National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City,_Oklahoma" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City, Oklahoma">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</a>. </p><p>In 2001, a book about the group was published, titled <i>The Sons of the Pioneers</i> by <a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Neal" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill O'Neal">Bill O'Neal</a> and Fred Goodwin.<sup id="cite_ref-sons_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sons-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another book about the group, first published in 1974, is called <i>Hear My Song, The Story of the Celebrated Sons of the Pioneers</i> by Ken Griffis, and is available on The Pioneers' website. </p><p>Later notable appearances include: </p> <ul><li>An appearance along with Roy Rogers in January 1983 in season 2, episode 11 of the TV show "<a href="/wiki/The_Fall_Guy" title="The Fall Guy">The Fall Guy</a>", titled "<a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Fall_Guy_episodes#Season_2_(1982–83)" title="List of The Fall Guy episodes">Happy Trails</a>".</li> <li>An appearance on <a href="/wiki/Austin_City_Limits" title="Austin City Limits">Austin City Limits</a> in season 9, episode 12, titled "Country Legends with Faron Young, Kitty Wells, Sons of the Pioneers, Joe & Rose Maphis, Pee Wee King & Red Stewart, Johnny Wright, & The Collins Sisters". The episode was taped in Austin, TX on March 07, 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Tumbling_Tumbleweeds" title="Tumbling Tumbleweeds">Tumbling Tumbleweeds</a>" was used in the Coen Brothers film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Lebowski" title="The Big Lebowski">The Big Lebowski</a></i> in 1998.</li></ul> <p>The Sons of the Pioneers were the first <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_music_(North_America)" title="Western music (North America)">Western</a> group to sing at <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Hall" title="Carnegie Hall">Carnegie Hall</a>, and the first to perform at the lavish nightclubs in Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-forsythe_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forsythe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group has a star on the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame" title="Hollywood Walk of Fame">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> at 6845 Hollywood Blvd. for recording. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Pioneertown,_California" title="Pioneertown, California">Pioneertown, California</a> was named for the Sons of the Pioneers who were original investors. It was built in 1946 as an old west movie set.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Sons of the Pioneers Transcription Disc Collection resides at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill within the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Folklife_Collection" title="Southern Folklife Collection">Southern Folklife Collection</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 1934, 42 singers and musicians have been official members of the Sons of the Pioneers.<sup id="cite_ref-cmt_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers" title="Roy Rogers">Roy Rogers</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(as Leonard Slye) (1934–37) lead vocals, rhythm & lead guitar</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Nolan" title="Bob Nolan">Bob Nolan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1934–49, 1955–58 recordings) baritone vocals, string bass</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Spencer_(singer)" title="Tim Spencer (singer)">Tim Spencer</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1934–36, 1938–49, 1955-57 recordings) tenor and lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitar</span></li> <li>Hugh Farr <span style="font-size:85%;">(1934–59) bass and lead vocals, fiddle</span></li> <li>Karl Farr <span style="font-size:85%;">(1935–61) lead/rhythm guitar, harmony</span></li> <li>Lloyd Perryman <span style="font-size:85%;">(1936–43, 1946–77) tenor and lead vocals, rhythm guitar, 1st Trail Boss</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Brady_(actor)" title="Pat Brady (actor)">Pat Brady</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1937–43, 1946–49, 1959–69) string bass, comedy</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Carson_(country_singer)" title="Ken Carson (country singer)">Ken Carson</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1943–47) tenor vocals, guitar</span></li> <li>Deuce Spriggens <span style="font-size:85%;">(1943, 1953–55) string bass, harmony vocals</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shug_Fisher" title="Shug Fisher">Shug Fisher</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1944–46, 1949–53, 1956–59) string bass, harmony vocals, comedy</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Curtis" title="Ken Curtis">Ken Curtis</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1949–53, 1955–57 recordings) lead vocals</span></li> <li>Tommy Doss <span style="font-size:85%;">(1949–67, 1972) baritone vocals</span></li> <li>Dale Warren <span style="font-size:85%;">(1952–2008) lead and baritone vocals, string bass/electric bass, 2nd Trail Boss</span></li> <li>George Bamby <span style="font-size:85%;">(1959–60) accordion</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Lanham" title="Roy Lanham">Roy Lanham</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1961–86) lead guitar, harmony vocals, comedy</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wade_Ray" title="Wade Ray">Wade Ray</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(1961–62) fiddle, harmony vocals</span></li> <li>Rusty Richards <span style="font-size:85%;">(1963–66, 1974–84) tenor vocals, rhythm guitar</span></li> <li>Billy Armstrong <span style="font-size:85%;">(1966–72) lead vocals, fiddle</span></li> <li>Bob Minser <span style="font-size:85%;">(1967–68) tenor vocals, string bass/electric bass</span></li> <li>Luther Nallie <span style="font-size:85%;">(1969–74, 1980–2004, 2007–2015) tenor, lead, and baritone vocals, lead/rhythm guitar, electric bass, saxophone, clarinet, 3rd Trail Boss</span></li> <li>Billy Liebert <span style="font-size:85%;">(1974–80) accordion, arranger</span></li> <li>Rome Johnson <span style="font-size:85%;">(1977–80) lead vocals, rhythm guitar</span></li> <li>Doc Denning <span style="font-size:85%;">(1981) fiddle, harmony vocals</span></li> <li>Dale Morris <span style="font-size:85%;">(1981–83) fiddle, harmony vocals</span></li> <li>Tommy Nallie <span style="font-size:85%;">(1983–88, 2010–present) lead and harmony vocals, lead guitar, string bass, drums, 4th Trail Boss</span></li> <li>Sunny Spencer <span style="font-size:85%;">(1984–2005) lead vocals, multi-instrumentalist, comedy</span></li> <li>Jack Nallie <span style="font-size:85%;">(1984–86) electric bass</span></li> <li>Gary LeMaster <span style="font-size:85%;">(1986–2006, 2008–12) tenor and lead vocals, lead guitar, trombone, trumpet, comedy</span></li> <li>Daryl Wainscott <span style="font-size:85%;">(1987–93) keyboards, harmony vocals</span></li> <li>David Bradley <span style="font-size:85%;">(1989–94) harmony vocals, rhythm guitar</span></li> <li>John Nallie <span style="font-size:85%;">(1993–2001) lead vocals, keyboards, drums, electric bass</span></li> <li>Roy Warhurst <span style="font-size:85%;">(1994–97) fiddle, rhythm guitar, mandolin, comedy</span></li> <li>Ken Lattimore <span style="font-size:85%;">(1998–present) tenor vocals, fiddle</span></li> <li>Randy Rudd <span style="font-size:85%;">(2001–2017) lead vocals, rhythm guitar</span></li> <li>Preston Eldridge <span style="font-size:85%;">(2001–2006) harmony vocals, string bass, fiddle</span></li> <li>Ricky Boen <span style="font-size:85%;">(2006–2014) harmony vocals, fiddle</span></li> <li>Mark Abbott <span style="font-size:85%;">(2006–2017) baritone vocals, string bass, fiddle, comedy</span></li> <li>Justin Branum <span style="font-size:85%;">(2016–2017) fiddle, harmony vocals</span></li> <li>Roy "Dusty" Rogers, Jr. <span style="font-size:85%;">(2018–2023) lead and baritone vocals</span></li> <li>John Fullerton <span style="font-size:85%;">(2018–present) lead and baritone vocals, rhythm guitar</span></li> <li>Paul Elliott <span style="font-size:85%;">(2018–present) fiddle, harmony vocals</span></li> <li>Chuck Ervin <span style="font-size:85%;">(2019–present) bass, harmony vocals</span></li></ol> <p><sup id="cite_ref-cmt_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_awards">Honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1971 Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the <a href="/wiki/National_Cowboy_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="National Cowboy Hall of Fame">National Cowboy Hall of Fame</a></li> <li>1976 Gene Autry Award</li> <li>1976 Hollywood Walk of Fame Award</li> <li>1977 <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a>'s "National Treasure" Designation</li> <li>1978 Pioneer Award from <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music" title="Academy of Country Music">Academy of Country Music</a></li> <li>1980 <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Country Music Hall of Fame">Country Music Hall of Fame</a> as the Original Sons of the Pioneers (Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, Lloyd Perryman)</li> <li>1984 New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame Award</li> <li>1986 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Hall of Fame Award">Grammy Award</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Cool_Water_(song)" title="Cool Water (song)">Cool Water</a>"</li> <li>1988 Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame</li> <li>1994 <a href="/wiki/Western_Music_Association" title="Western Music Association">Western Music Association</a> Hall of Fame Award</li> <li>2002 <a href="/wiki/Grammy_Hall_of_Fame_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy Hall of Fame Award">Grammy Award</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Tumbling_Tumbleweeds" title="Tumbling Tumbleweeds">Tumbling Tumbleweeds</a>"</li> <li>2003 <a href="/wiki/Golden_Boot_Awards" title="Golden Boot Awards">Golden Boot Award</a> by Motion Picture and Television Fund<sup id="cite_ref-awards_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-awards-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_discography">Selected discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Selected discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <p>LP 10" </p> <ul><li><i>Cowboy Classics</i> (1952)</li> <li><i>Cowboy Hymns and Spirituals</i> (1952)</li> <li><i>Western Classics</i> (1953)</li></ul> <p>LP 12" </p> <ul><li><i>25 Favorite Cowboy Songs</i> (1955)</li> <li><i>How Great Thou Art</i> (1957)</li> <li><i>One Man's Songs</i> (1957)</li> <li><i>This Was the West</i> (Disneyland, 1958) – Stan Jones and the Sons of the Pioneers as The Ranger Chorus<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>Wagons West</i> (RCA Camden, 1958)</li> <li><i>Cool Water</i> (RCA Victor, 1960)</li> <li><i>Room Full of Roses</i> (RCA Camden, 1960)</li> <li><i>Westward Ho!</i> (1961)</li> <li><i>Lure of the West</i> (1961)</li> <li><i>Tumbleweed Trail</i> (RCA Victor, 1962)</li> <li><i>Good Old Country Music</i> (RCA Camden, 1962)</li> <li><i>Our Men Out West</i> (1963)</li> <li><i>The Sons of the Pioneers Sing Hymns of the Cowboy</i> (1963)</li> <li><i>Trail Dust</i> (1963)</li> <li><i>Country Fare</i> (1964)</li> <li><i>Tumbleweed Trails</i> (Vocalion, 1964)</li> <li><i>Sons of the Pioneers Best</i> (1964)</li> <li><i>Down Memory Trail</i> (1964)</li> <li><i>Legends of the West</i> (1965)</li> <li><i>The Best of the Sons of the Pioneers</i> (1966)</li> <li><i>The Songs of Bob Nolan</i> (1966)</li> <li><i>Campfire Favorites</i> (1967)</li> <li><i>South of the Border</i> (1968)</li> <li><i>San Antonio Rose</i> (RCA Camden, 1968)</li> <li><i>San Antonio Rose</i> (Delta Records, 1968)</li> <li><i>The Sons of the Pioneers Visit the South Seas</i> (1969)</li> <li><i>Riders in the Sky</i> (RCA Camden, 1973)</li> <li><i>Western Country</i> (Granite, Attic, Telefunken, 1976)</li> <li><i>A Country-Western Songbook</i> (RCA, 1977)</li> <li><i>The Sons of the Pioneers</i> (RCA Special Products, 1977)</li> <li><i>Tumbleweed Trails</i> (MCA, 1980)</li> <li><i>Let's Go West Again</i> (1981)</li> <li><i>Celebration Vol. 1</i> (Silver Spur, 1982)</li> <li><i>Columbia Historic Edition</i> (Columbia, 1982)</li> <li><i>Twenty of the Best</i> (1985)</li> <li><i>Tumbling Tumbleweeds</i> (MCA, 1986)</li> <li><i>Good Old Country Music</i> (RCA Camden, 1986)</li> <li><i>Cool Water – Edition 1 1945–46</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>Teardrops in My Heart – Edition 2 1946–47</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>A Hundred and Sixty Acres – Edition 3 1947</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>Riders in the Sky – Edition 4 1947–49</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>Land Beyond the Sun – Edition 5 1949–50</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>And Friends – Edition 6 1950–51</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>There's a Goldmine in the Sky – Edition 7 1951–52</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>Tumbling Tumbleweeds</i> (Universal Special Products, 1987)</li> <li><i>Collection, Vol. 1</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>Collection, Vol. 2</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>Collection, Vol. 3</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>Collection, Vol. 4</i> (Bear Family, 1987)</li> <li><i>Tumbling Tumbleweeds</i> (RCA, 1989)</li> <li><i>Sunset on the Range</i> (Pair, 1990)</li> <li><i>Empty Saddles</i> (1990)</li> <li><i>Country & Western Memories</i> (Pair, 1991)</li> <li><i>Country Music Hall of Fame</i> (MCA, 1991)</li> <li><i>Songs of the Trail</i> (Pair, 1991)</li> <li><i>San Antonio Rose and Other Country Favorites</i> (RCA/Camden, 1996)</li> <li><i>Our Best to You</i> (1999)</li> <li><i>Tumbling Tumbleweeds</i> (Country Stars, 1999)</li> <li><i>Teleways Transcriptions</i> (Soundies, 1999)</li> <li><i>Symphonies of the Sage</i> (Bloodshot, 2001)</li> <li><i>The Essential Collection</i> (South Side Phunk, 2002)</li> <li><i>Memories of the Lucky U Ranch</i> (Jasmine, 2002)</li> <li><i>Cigarettes, Whiskey...And Cool, Cool Water</i> (ASV, 2002)</li> <li><i>The Sons of the Pioneers: Ultimate Collection</i> (Hip-O, 2002)</li> <li><i>The Essential Collection</i> (Varèse Sarabande, 2003)</li> <li><i>RCA Country Legends</i> (Sony Music Entertainment, 2004)</li> <li><i>Classic Western Harmony, Vol. 2</i> (2005)</li> <li><i>Under Western Skies</i> (Varèse Sarabande, 2005)</li> <li><i>My Saddle Pals and I</i> (Proper, 2005)</li> <li><i>Classic Cowboy Songs</i> (Varèse Sarabande, 2006)</li> <li><i>The Republic Years</i> (Varèse Sarabande, 2006)</li> <li><i>Western Hymns and Spirituals</i> (Varèse Sarabande, 2008)</li> <li><i>Way Out There: The Complete Recordings 1934–1943</i> (Bear Family, 2009)</li> <li><i>Cigarettes, Whiskey...And Cool, Cool Water</i> (USD, 2010)</li> <li><i>Sing the Stephen Foster Songbook</i> (Varèse Sarabande, 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-cmt-albums_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmt-albums-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Single </th> <th colspan="3">Chart Positions </th></tr> <tr> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" title="Hot Country Songs">US Country</a></small> </th> <th width="45"><small><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a></small> </th> <th width="45"><small>CAN Country</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1934 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Tumbling_Tumbleweeds" title="Tumbling Tumbleweeds">Tumbling Tumbleweeds</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Cool_Water_(song)" title="Cool Water (song)">Cool Water</a>" </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1945 </td> <td>"Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima" </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1946 </td> <td>"No One to Cry To" </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1947 </td> <td>"Baby Doll" </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Cool_Water_(song)" title="Cool Water (song)">Cool Water</a>" </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Cigarettes, Whiskey, and Wild, Wild Women" </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Teardrops in My Heart" </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1948 </td> <td>"Blue Shadows on the Trail" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Roy_Rogers" title="Roy Rogers">Roy Rogers</a>)</small> </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"(There'll Never Be Another) Pecos Bill" <small>(with Roy Rogers)</small> </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Tumbling_Tumbleweeds" title="Tumbling Tumbleweeds">Tumbling Tumbleweeds</a>" </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Cool Water" </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1949 </td> <td>"My Best to You" </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Room_Full_of_Roses" title="Room Full of Roses">Room Full of Roses</a>" </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">26 </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td>"The Ballad Of Davy Crocket" </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Forty_Guns" title="Forty Guns">High Ridin' Woman</a>" </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td>"Cool Water" </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td>"Ride Concrete Cowboy, Ride" <small>(with Roy Rogers)</small> </td> <td align="center">80 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><i>Slightly Static</i> (1935), short</li> <li><i>Way Up Thar</i> (1935), short</li> <li><i>Gallant Defender</i> (1935)</li> <li><i>The Mysterious Avenger</i> (1936)</li> <li><i>Song of the Saddle</i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_on_the_Range" title="Rhythm on the Range">Rhythm on the Range</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i>California Mail</i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Show_(1936_film)" title="The Big Show (1936 film)">The Big Show</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Corral" title="The Old Corral">The Old Corral</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i>The Old Wyoming Trail</i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Outlaws_of_the_Prairie" title="Outlaws of the Prairie">Outlaws of the Prairie</a> (1937)</i></li> <li><i>Cattle Raiders</i> (1938)</li> <li><i>Call of the Rockies</i> (1938)</li> <li><i>Law of the Plains</i> (1938)</li> <li><i>West of Cheyenne</i> (1938)</li> <li><i>South of Arizona</i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Colorado_Trail_(film)" title="The Colorado Trail (film)">The Colorado Trail</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i>West of the Santa Fe</i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_(1938_film)" title="Rio Grande (1938 film)">Rio Grande</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i>Songs of the West</i> (1939), short</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Texas_Stampede" title="Texas Stampede">Texas Stampede</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i>North of the Yukon</i> (1939)</li> <li><i>Spoilers of the Range</i> (1939)</li> <li><i>Western Caravans</i> (1939)</li> <li><i>The Man from Sundown</i> (1939)</li> <li><i>Riders of Black River</i> (1939)</li> <li><i>Outpost of the Mounties</i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stranger_from_Texas" title="The Stranger from Texas">The Stranger from Texas</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i>Two-Fisted Rangers</i> (1939)</li> <li><i>Bullets for Rustlers</i> (1940)</li> <li><i>Blazing Six Shooters</i> (1940)</li> <li><i>Texas Stagecoach</i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Durango_Kid_(film)" title="The Durango Kid (film)">The Durango Kid</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i>West of Abilene</i> (1940)</li> <li><i>Thundering Frontier</i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pinto_Kid_(1941_film)" title="The Pinto Kid (1941 film)">The Pinto Kid</a></i> (1941)</li> <li><i>Outlaws of the Panhandle</i> (1941)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Valley_(1941_film)" title="Red River Valley (1941 film)">Red River Valley</a></i> (1941)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_from_Cheyenne" title="Man from Cheyenne">Man from Cheyenne</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/South_of_Santa_Fe_(1942_film)" title="South of Santa Fe (1942 film)">South of Santa Fe</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_on_the_Desert" title="Sunset on the Desert">Sunset on the Desert</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Romance_on_the_Range_(film)" title="Romance on the Range (film)">Romance on the Range</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_the_Pioneers_(film)" title="Sons of the Pioneers (film)">Sons of the Pioneers</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_the_Canyon" title="Call of the Canyon">Call of the Canyon</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sunset_Serenade" title="Sunset Serenade">Sunset Serenade</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heart_of_the_Golden_West" title="Heart of the Golden West">Heart of the Golden West</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i>Ridin' Down the Canyon</i> (1942)</li> <li><i>Idaho</i> (1943)</li> <li><i>Song of Texas</i> (1943)</li> <li><i>Silver Spurs</i> (1943)</li> <li><i>The Man from Music Mountain</i> (1943)</li> <li><i>Hands Across the Border</i> (1944)</li> <li><i>Cowboy and the Senorita</i> (1944)</li> <li><i>The Yellow Rose of Texas</i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Song_of_Nevada" title="Song of Nevada">Song of Nevada</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/San_Fernando_Valley_(film)" title="San Fernando Valley (film)">San Fernando Valley</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i>Lights of Old Santa Fe</i> (1944)</li> <li><i>Hollywood Canteen</i> (1944)</li> <li><i>Utah</i> (1945)</li> <li><i>Bells of Rosarita</i> (1945)</li> <li><i>Man from Oklahoma</i> (1945)</li> <li><i>Along the Navajo Trail</i> (1945)</li> <li><i>Sunset in El Dorado</i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Fence_Me_In_(film)" title="Don't Fence Me In (film)">Don't Fence Me In</a></i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Song_of_Arizona" title="Song of Arizona">Song of Arizona</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ding_Dong_Williams" title="Ding Dong Williams">Ding Dong Williams</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i>Home on the Range</i> (1946)</li> <li><i>Rainbow Over Texas</i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Pal_Trigger" title="My Pal Trigger">My Pal Trigger</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Under_Nevada_Skies" title="Under Nevada Skies">Under Nevada Skies</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roll_on_Texas_Moon" title="Roll on Texas Moon">Roll on Texas Moon</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i>Home in Oklahoma</i> (1946)</li> <li><i>Heldorado</i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Apache_Rose" title="Apache Rose">Apache Rose</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i>Hit Parade of 1947</i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bells_of_San_Angelo" title="Bells of San Angelo">Bells of San Angelo</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Springtime_in_the_Sierras" title="Springtime in the Sierras">Springtime in the Sierras</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Old_Spanish_Trail" title="On the Old Spanish Trail">On the Old Spanish Trail</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Gay_Ranchero" title="The Gay Ranchero">The Gay Ranchero</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i>Unusual Occupations</i> (1948), short</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Under_California_Stars" title="Under California Stars">Under California Stars</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Melody_Time" title="Melody Time">Melody Time</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eyes_of_Texas_(film)" title="Eyes of Texas (film)">Eyes of Texas</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_Time_in_Nevada" title="Night Time in Nevada">Night Time in Nevada</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i>My Pal Trigger</i> (1949)</li> <li><i>Everybody's Dancin</i> (1950)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rio_Grande_(1950_film)" title="Rio Grande (1950 film)">Rio Grande (film)</a></i> (1950)</li> <li><i>Fighting Coast Guard</i> (1951)<sup id="cite_ref-imdb_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imdb-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sons_of_the_Pioneers&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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.citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110903184525/http://countrymusichalloffame.org/full-list-of-inductees/view/-sons-of-the-pioneers">"Sons of the Pioneers"</a>. Country Music Hall of Fame. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://countrymusichalloffame.org/full-list-of-inductees/view/-sons-of-the-pioneers">the original</a> on September 3, 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 24,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sons+of+the+Pioneers&rft.pub=Country+Music+Hall+of+Fame&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcountrymusichalloffame.org%2Ffull-list-of-inductees%2Fview%2F-sons-of-the-pioneers&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASons+of+the+Pioneers" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-green-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-green_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGreen2002" class="citation book cs1">Green, Douglas B. (2002). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/singinginsaddleh0000gree"><i>Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy</i></a></span>. Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/singinginsaddleh0000gree/page/72">72</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-826-51412-7" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-826-51412-7"><bdi>978-0-826-51412-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Singing+in+the+Saddle%3A+The+History+of+the+Singing+Cowboy&rft.place=Nashville&rft.pages=72&rft.pub=Vanderbilt+University+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0-826-51412-7&rft.aulast=Green&rft.aufirst=Douglas+B.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fsinginginsaddleh0000gree&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASons+of+the+Pioneers" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-allmusic-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-allmusic_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-sons-of-the-pioneers-p1813/biography">"Sons of the Pioneers"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 26,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Sons+of+the+Pioneers&rft.pub=AllMusic&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fthe-sons-of-the-pioneers-p1813%2Fbiography&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASons+of+the+Pioneers" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-cmt-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-cmt_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cmt_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cmt_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cmt_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cmt_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cmt_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cmt_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-cmt_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130830094745/http://www.cmt.com/artists/the-sons-of-the-pioneers/biography/">"About the Sons of the Pioneers"</a>. 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