Victor matrix D6VB-2041. Tumbling tumbleweeds / Sons of the Pioneers
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Tumbling tumbleweeds (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Bob Nolan (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Sons of the Pioneers (Vocal group) | |
| W. Arthur Rush (session supervisor) | |
| Robert Barene (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Erno Neufeld (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Nick Pisani (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Hugh Farr (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Jack Mayhew (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Karl Farr (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Fred Tony Travers (instrumentalist : accordion) | |
| Charles Richard Roberts (instrumentalist : steel guitar) | |
| Pat Brady (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Robert Conzelman (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Bob Nolan (vocalist : baritone vocal) | |
| Lloyd Perryman (vocalist) | |
| Tim Spencer (vocalist) | |
| Ken Carson (vocalist) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Male vocal group, with whistling solo and string band
- Instrumentation: 4 violins, saxophone, guitar, steel guitar, accordion, string bass, and drums
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. Rush, present"; "Wm. J. Harty." |
| Sources differ with respect to the number and identities of the singers and guitarists on this recording. Victor ledgers only list the instrumental performers, while the Praguefrank Country Music website credits all four core members of the Sons of the Pioneers (Nolan, Perryman, Carson, Spencer) with both vocals and guitar, in addition to crediting several instrumentalists as singers. |
| "Tumbling tumbleweeds" is on both sides of Victor 44-0035, a dubbed juke box pressing. |
| Source(s): Praguefrank Country Music Discographies website (personnel); Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1L | Unknown | ||
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1 | Destroy | ||
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | Victor 20-1904 | |
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | Victor 20-2077 | |
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | Victor P-168 | |
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | Victor 44-0035 | |
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | Victor 420-0565 | |
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | RCA Victor 48-0005 | |
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | RCA Victor 447-0565 | |
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | RCA Victor LPM-3476 | |
| 3/15/1946 Hollywood, California | 1A | Master | RCA Victor LSP-3476(e) |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D6VB-2041. Tumbling tumbleweeds / Sons of the Pioneers," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300007157/D6VB-2041-Tumbling_tumbleweeds.
Victor matrix D6VB-2041. Tumbling tumbleweeds / Sons of the Pioneers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300007157/D6VB-2041-Tumbling_tumbleweeds.
"Victor matrix D6VB-2041. Tumbling tumbleweeds / Sons of the Pioneers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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