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 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 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 April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209684.

Sons of the Pioneers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209684.

"Sons of the Pioneers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/209684

External Sources

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FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/581740

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