Tim Spencer
Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer (July 13, 1908 – April 26, 1974) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. Spencer is best known for founding the popular American Cowboy singing group the Sons of the Pioneers in 1933 along with Bob Nolan and Roy Rogers. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 13, 1908 (Webb City), Died April 26, 1974 (Apple Valley)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, songwriter, harmony vocal, lyricist
Notes: Member of the Sons of the Pioneers.
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-041323 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Over the Santa Fe Trail | Tennessee Ramblers | Male vocal trio, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | E0VB-3536 | 10-in. | 2/4/1950 | Roses | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and vocal harmonies | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-3584 | 10-in. | 3/22/1950 | A two-seated saddle and a one-gaited horse | Dale Evans | Female vocal solo, with string band | composer | |
| 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 | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-4734 | 10-in. | 5/28/1950 | Boogie bottom boogie | Jim Boyd ; Men of the West | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | E0VB-5830 | 10-in. | 10/22/1950 | Let's sail away to heaven | Rosalie Allen ; Elton Britt ; Skytoppers | Female-male vocal duet, with string band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-1111 | 10-in. | 8/8/1945 | The timber trail | Bob Nolan ; Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal ensemble, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2001 | 10-in. | 1/7/1946 | Gold star mother with silvery hair | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2040 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Cowboy camp meetin' | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2041 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with whistling solo and string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D6VB-2042 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | Out California way | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | vocalist | |
| 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 | |
| Victor | D6VB-2044 | 10-in. | 3/15/1946 | No one to cry to | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with string band | vocalist | |
| 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 | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2105 | 10-in. | 8/15/1946 | Blue prairie | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0415 | 10-in. | 1/5/1947 | Teardrops in my heart | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-0435 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | My best to you | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quartet, with string band | vocalist | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Victor | D7VB-0438 | 10-in. | 1/27/1947 | Red river valley | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal quintet, with string band | vocalist | |
| 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, composer | |
| 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 | |
| Victor | D7VB-0991 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | Lead me gently home, father | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist | |
| 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, composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0993 | 10-in. | 6/20/1947 | Out in Pioneertown | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1068 | 10-in. | 10/15/1947 | The sea walker | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1069 | 10-in. | 10/15/1947 | Read the bible every day | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1075 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | Cowboy country | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist, composer | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Victor | D7VB-1087 | 10-in. | 10/17/1947 | Happy birthday polka | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1700 | 10-in. | 10/15/1947 | A hundred and sixty acres | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1701 | 10-in. | 10/16/1947 | The last round-up | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal trio, with string band | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1873 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | The old rugged cross | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1874 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Power in the blood | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| Victor | D7VB-1876 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Rounded up in glory | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental trio | vocalist | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Victor | D7VB-2730 | 10-in. | 12/22/1947 | Sentimental, worried and blue | Sons of the Pioneers | Male vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| 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 | composer | |
| 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 | composer | |
| Victor | D9AB-1745 | 10-in. | 6/25/1949 | Room full of roses | Jack Searle | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| 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 | songwriter | |
| 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 | composer | |
| Columbia | CO40692 | 10-in. | 4/13/1949 | Room full of roses | George Morgan | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
| Decca | 61927 | 10-in. | 2/22/1937 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93626 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | So long to the Red River valley | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93627 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | My love went without water | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93628 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | They drew my number | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93629 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | He' s gone up the trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93630 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | A love that ended too soon | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93631 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | Cielito lindo | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93632 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | Cool water | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93633 | 10-in. | 3/27/1941 | You don't love me but I' ll always love you | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93644 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | There's a long, long trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93645 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Kelly waltz | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93646 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Lonely Rose of Mexico | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93647 | 4/1/1941 | Rye whiskey | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 93648 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Wagner hoedown | Farr Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 93649 | 10-in. | 4/1/1941 | Boggy road to Texas | Farr Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 10 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Way out there | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 11 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Tumbling tumbleweeds | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 12 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Moonlight on the prairie | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 13 | 10-in. | 8/8/1934 | Ridin' home | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 241 | 10-in. | 10/9/1935 | Over the Santa Fe trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 358 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | The hills of old Wyomin' | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 359 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | A melody from the sky | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 360 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | We'll rest at the end of the trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 361 | 10-in. | 5/8/1936 | Texas star | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 382 | 10-in. | 6/18/1936 | Blue bonnet girl | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 411 | 10-in. | 7/3/1936 | Empty saddles | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 413 | 10-in. | 7/3/1936 | I'm an old cowhand (From the Rio Grande) | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| 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 | ||
| Decca | DLA 2715 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | You broke my heart, little darlin' | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2716 | 10-in. | 9/3/1941 | How was I to know | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2763 | 10-in. | 9/16/1941 | Pay me no mind | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2764 | 10-in. | 9/16/1941 | Salt River Valley | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2765 | 10-in. | 9/16/1941 | Tumbleweed trail | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2766 | 10-in. | 9/16/1941 | Plain old plains | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2959 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | Private buckaroo | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2960 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | O ooh wonderful world | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2961 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | I'll be around somewhere | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | DLA 2962 | 10-in. | 3/23/1942 | I'm crying my heart out over you | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | L 3269 | 10-in. | 12/28/1943 | I hang my head and cry | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | L 3270 | 10-in. | 12/28/1943 | Home in San Antone | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | L 3271 | 10-in. | 12/28/1943 | Let me keep my memories | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | L 3272 | 10-in. | 12/28/1943 | There's a new moon over my shoulder | Sons of the Pioneers | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Spencer, Tim," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112826.
Spencer, Tim. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112826.
"Spencer, Tim." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Spencer, Tim, 1908-1974 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005100857
Wikidata: Tim Spencer (singer) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7804324
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