Bob Nolan
Bob Nolan (born Clarence Robert Nobles; April 13, 1908 – June 16, 1980, name changed to Robert Clarence Nobles in 1929) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and composer of numerous Country music and Western music songs, including the standards "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." He is generally regarded as one of the finest Western songwriters of all time. As an actor and singer he appeared in scores of Western films. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 13, 1908 (Winnipeg), Died June 16, 1980 (Newport Beach)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, string bass, composer, lyricist, harmony vocal, leader, lead vocal, songwriter
Notes: Sings in the baritone vocal range.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-99313 | 10-in. | 2/24/1936 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Bill Boyd ; Jim Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | String band, with male vocal duet | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-040992 | 10-in. | 10/23/1939 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Vincent Lopez ; Sonny Schuyler ; Suave Swing Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-041282 | 10-in. | 8/23/1939 | 'Way out there | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with yodeling, guitar, and mandolin | composer | |
| Victor | BS-056525 | 10-in. | 10/11/1940 | Wind | The Pine Ridge Boys | Male vocal duet, with guitar | composer | |
| Victor | BS-056530 | 10-in. | 10/12/1940 | Grab your saddle horn and blow | Cecil Campbell ; Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BS-063022 | 10-in. | 4/4/1941 | When you come to the rainbow's end | Cherry Sisters | Vocal and instrumental trio | composer | |
| 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 | composer | |
| Victor | D5VB-1109 | 10-in. | 8/8/1945 | Forgive and forget | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1110 | 10-in. | 8/8/1945 | Cool Water | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | composer, leader | |
| Victor | D5VB-1111 | 10-in. | 8/8/1945 | The timber trail | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | leader | |
| 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 | leader | |
| Victor | D6VB-2040 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Cowboy camp meetin' | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6VB-2041 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with whistling solo and string band | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2042 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Out California way | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6VB-2043 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Grievin' my heart out for you | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6VB-2044 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | No one to cry to | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| 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 | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| 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 | composer, vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6VB-2105 | 10-in. | 8/15/1946 | Blue prairie | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter | |
| Victor | D6VB-2106 | 10-in. | 8/21/1946 | Trees | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D6VB-2122 | 10-in. | 9/2/1946 | The letter marked unclaimed | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0415 | 10-in. | 1/5/1947 | Teardrops in my heart | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-0435 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | My best to you | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-0436 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | Will there be sagebrush in heaven | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| 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 | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-0438 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | Red river valley | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quintet, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-0450 | 10-in. | 1/5/1947 | Cigareetes, whusky and wild, wild women | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| 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 | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-0991 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | Lead me gently home, father | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-0992 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | Too high, too wide, too low | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-0993 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | Out in Pioneertown | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1068 | 10-in. | 10/15/1947 | The sea walker | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1069 | 10-in. | 10/15/1947 | Read the bible every day | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1075 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Cowboy country | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1076 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | The bar none ranch (in the sky) | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and vocal harmonies | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1086 | 10-in. | 10/17/1947 | Calico apron and a gingham gown | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1087 | 10-in. | 10/17/1947 | Happy birthday polka | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1088 | 10-in. | 10/17/1947 | Let me share your name | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band, vocal chorus, and recitation | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1700 | 10-in. | 10/15/1947 | A hundred and sixty acres | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1701 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | The last round-up | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1873 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | The old rugged cross | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-1874 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Power in the blood | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| 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 | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1876 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Rounded up in glory | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-2121 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | Santa Fe - New Mexico | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-2123 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | Down where the Rio flows | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-2124 | 10-in. | 11/24/1947 | My feet takes me away | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-2133 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | Blue Shadows on the Trail | Roy Rogers ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet, whistling, and string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-2134 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | There'll never be another) Pecos Bill | Roy Rogers ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal quartet, and string band | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-2135 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | That palomino pal of mine | Roy Rogers ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | D7VB-2136 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | Home on the range | Roy Rogers ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string band and male vocal quartet | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Columbia | HCO1868 | 10-in. | 6/5/1946 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Columbia | WC3119 | 10-in. | 6/13/1940 | Cool water | Bob and Randall Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes | String band, with mixed vocal trio | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LA1483 | 10-in. | 10/21/1937 | I love you Nelly | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with string ensemble and vocal trio | vocalist, lead vocal | |
| Brunswick | LA1488 | 10-in. | 10/21/1937 | Power in the blood | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with violin, guitars, and bass | vocalist, lead vocal | |
| Brunswick | LA1496 | 10-in. | 10/26/1937 | Open range ahead | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist | |
| 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 | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | LA1542 | 10-in. | 12/14/1937 | Lead me gently home, father | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with guitars and bass | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| 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 | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist | |
| 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 | vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist | |
| Vocalion | 16629 | 10-in. | 1/11/1935 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Gene Autry Trio | Male vocal trio, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Decca | 61926 | 10-in. | 2/22/1937 | 'Way out there | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 61927 | 10-in. | 2/22/1937 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | 93626 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | So long to the Red River valley | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93627 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | My love went without water | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93628 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | They drew my number | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93629 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | He' s gone up the trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93630 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | A love that ended too soon | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93631 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | Cielito lindo | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93632 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | Cool water | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93633 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | You don't love me but I' ll always love you | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93644 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | There's a long, long trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93645 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Kelly waltz | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93646 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Lonely Rose of Mexico | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93647 | 4/1/1941 | Rye whiskey | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | |||
| Decca | 93648 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Wagner hoedown | Farr Brothers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | 93649 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Boggy road to Texas | Farr Brothers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 10 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Way out there | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass, vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 11 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 12 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Moonlight on the prairie | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 13 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Ridin' home | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 122 | 10-in. | 3/7/1935 | I follow the stream | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 123 | 10-in. | 3/7/1935 | There's a roundup in the sky | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 124 | 10-in. | 3/7/1935 | And I still do | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 125 | 10-in. | 3/7/1935 | Roving cowboy | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 138 | 10-in. | 3/13/1935 | When our old aged pension check comes to our door | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 139 | 10-in. | 3/13/1935 | Will you love me when my hair has turned to silver | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 140 | 10-in. | 3/13/1935 | When I leave the world behind me | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 141 | 10-in. | 3/13/1935 | Pop eyed | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 241 | 10-in. | 10/9/1935 | Over the Santa Fe trail | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 242 | 10-in. | 10/9/1935 | Song of the pioneers | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 243 | 10-in. | 10/9/1935 | The new frontier | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 244 | 10-in. | 10/9/1935 | Echoes from the hills | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 245 | 10-in. | 10/16/1935 | Kilocycle stomp | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 246 | 10-in. | 10/16/1935 | Cajun stomp | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 247 | 10-in. | 10/16/1935 | Kelly waltz | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 248 | 10-in. | 10/16/1935 | Westward ho! | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 358 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | The hills of old Wyomin' | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 359 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | A melody from the sky | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 360 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | We'll rest at the end of the trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 361 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | Texas star | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 382 | 10-in. | 6/18/1936 | Blue bonnet girl | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 383 | 10-in. | 6/18/1936 | Ride, ranger, ride | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 411 | 10-in. | 7/3/1936 | Empty saddles | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 412 | 10-in. | 7/3/1936 | Blue prairie | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 413 | 10-in. | 7/3/1936 | I'm an old cowhand (From the Rio Grande) | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 414 | 10-in. | 7/3/1936 | One more ride | Sons of the Pioneers | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
| Decca | DLA 1697 | 10-in. | 1/4/1939 | When it's lamp lighting time in the valley | Tex Ritter | vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 1698 | 10-in. | 1/4/1939 | Singin' in the saddle | Tex Ritter | vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 1699 | 10-in. | 1/4/1939 | Sundown on the prairie | Tex Ritter | vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 1700 | 10-in. | 1/4/1939 | Viva Tequilla | Tex Ritter | vocalist, harmony vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2714 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | I knew it all the time | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2715 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | You broke my heart, little darlin' | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2716 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | How was I to know | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2763 | 10-in. | 9/16/1941 | Pay me no mind | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2764 | 10-in. | 9/16/1941 | Salt River Valley | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2765 | 10-in. | 9/16/1941 | Tumbleweed trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2766 | 10-in. | 9/16/1941 | Plain old plains | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2959 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | Private buckaroo | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2960 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | O ooh wonderful world | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2961 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | I'll be around somewhere | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | DLA 2962 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | I'm crying my heart out over you | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | L 3269 | 10-in. | 12/28/1943 | I hang my head and cry | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | L 3270 | 10-in. | 12/28/1943 | Home in San Antone | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | L 3271 | 10-in. | 12/28/1943 | Let me keep my memories | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal | ||
| Decca | L 3272 | 10-in. | 12/28/1943 | There's a new moon over my shoulder | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist, baritone vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nolan, Bob," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110074.
Nolan, Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110074.
"Nolan, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Nolan, Bob - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95040456
Wikidata: Bob Nolan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q888168
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/104824416
MusicBrainz: Bob Nolan - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/09ffd55e-f998-4f9f-9e62-107789ada951
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