Sons of the Pioneers
The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music performers and remained popular through the years. Since 1933, through many changes in membership, the Sons of the Pioneers have remained one of the longest-surviving country music vocal groups. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1933
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | E0VB-3536 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | Roses | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal harmonies | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3537 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | The eagle's heart | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal harmonies | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3538 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | The land beyond the sun | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3539 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | I told them all about you | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3573 | 10-in. | 3/10/1950 | Wagons west | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3574 | 10-in. | 3/13/1950 | Rollin' dust | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3575 | 10-in. | 3/13/1950 | Song of the wagonmaster | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3576 | 10-in. | 3/13/1950 | Chuckwalla swing | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3712 | 10-in. | 7/17/1950 | Old man atom | Sons of the Pioneers | Comic monologue, with male vocal ensemble and string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | E0VB-3713 | 10-in. | 7/17/1950 | What this country needs (is a good old fashioned talk with the Lord) | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with recitation and string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D5VB-1034 | 10-in. | 3/17/1945 | Cool water | Vaughn Monroe ; Sons of the Pioneers ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D5VB-1035 | 10-in. | 3/17/1945 | Columbus stockade blues | Vaughn Monroe ; Sons of the Pioneers ; Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and jazz/dance band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D5VB-1109 | 10-in. | 8/8/1945 | Forgive and forget | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D5VB-1110 | 10-in. | 8/8/1945 | Cool Water | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D5VB-1111 | 10-in. | 8/8/1945 | The timber trail | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D5VB-1112 | 10-in. | 8/8/1945 | The Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2000 | 10-in. | 1/7/1946 | You're getting tired of me | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2002 | 10-in. | 1/7/1946 | You'll be sorry when I'm gone | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2040 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Cowboy camp meetin' | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2041 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with whistling solo and string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2042 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Out California way | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2043 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Grievin' my heart out for you | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2044 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | No one to cry to | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2103 | 10-in. | 8/15/1946 | The everlasting hills of Oklahoma | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2104 | 10-in. | 8/15/1946 | Chant of the wanderer | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2105 | 10-in. | 8/15/1946 | Blue prairie | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2106 | 10-in. | 8/21/1946 | Trees | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2122 | 10-in. | 9/2/1946 | The letter marked unclaimed | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2123 | 10-in. | 9/2/1946 | Baby doll | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2124 | 10-in. | 9/2/1946 | A penny for your thoughts | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D6VB-2125 | 10-in. | 9/2/1946 | Have I told you lately that I love you | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0415 | 10-in. | 1/5/1947 | Teardrops in my heart | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0435 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | My best to you | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0436 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | Will there be sagebrush in heaven | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0437 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | You don't know what lonesome is | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0438 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | Red river valley | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quintet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0450 | 10-in. | 1/5/1947 | Cigareetes, whusky and wild, wild women | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0990 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | You never miss the water till the well runs dry | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with recitation and string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0991 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | Lead me gently home, father | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0992 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | Too high, too wide, too low | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-0993 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | Out in Pioneertown | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-1872 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | The whiffenpoof song | Sons of the Pioneers | String band, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-1873 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | The old rugged cross | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-1874 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Power in the blood | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-1875 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | The touch of God's hand | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-1876 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Rounded up in glory | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-2121 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | Santa Fe - New Mexico | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-2122 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | The Missouri is a devil of a woman | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal group and instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-2123 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | Down where the Rio flows | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-2124 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | My feet takes me away | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-2729 | 10-in. | 12/22/1947 | No rodeo dough | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-2730 | 10-in. | 12/22/1947 | Sentimental, worried and blue | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D7VB-2731 | 10-in. | 12/22/1947 | Little gray home in the west | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
Victor | D9VB-0616 | 10-in. | 4/28/1949 | Riders in the sky | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmonies | Vocal group | |
Victor | D9VB-0617 | 10-in. | 4/28/1949 | Room full of roses | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmonies | Vocal group | |
Victor | D9VB-0619 | 10-in. | 4/28/1949 | Lie low little doggies (the cowboy's prayer) | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with recitation, male vocal chorus and string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | D9VB-2606 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | Let's go west again | Ken Curtis ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Victor | D9VB-2608 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | Love at the country fair | Dale Evans ; Lloyd Perryman ; Sons of the Pioneers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band, and vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Victor | D9VB-2609 | 10-in. | 12/14/1949 | Wedding dolls (from your wedding cake) | Ken Curtis ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Brunswick | LA1483 | 10-in. | 10/21/1937 | I love you Nelly | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string ensemble and vocal trio | Vocal group | |
Brunswick | LA1488 | 10-in. | 10/21/1937 | Power in the blood | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with violin, guitars, and bass | Vocal group | |
Brunswick | LA1496 | 10-in. | 10/26/1937 | Open range ahead | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | Vocal group | |
Brunswick | LA1540 | 10-in. | 12/14/1937 | One more river to cross | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Brunswick | LA1542 | 10-in. | 12/14/1937 | Lead me gently home, father | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with guitars and bass | Vocal group | |
Brunswick | LA1543 | 10-in. | 12/14/1937 | The devil's great grandson | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal chorus | Vocal group | |
Brunswick | LA1547 | 10-in. | 12/16/1937 | Hold that critter down | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal chorus | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sons of the Pioneers," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209684.
Sons of the Pioneers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/209684.
"Sons of the Pioneers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Sons of the Pioneers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83073581
Wikidata: Sons of the Pioneers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2414335
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