364
classic episodes Sons of the Pioneers
42 classic episodes of
Frontier Gentlemen
612 bonus classic Old Time
Radio Shows
ALL KNOWN EPISODES TO EXIST.
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like many others.
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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.
In the spring of 1931, Ohio-born Leonard Slye—the cowboy singer
who would later change his name to Roy Rogers—arrived in
California and found work as a truck driver, and later as a
fruit picker for the Del Monte company in California's Central
Valley. He entered an amateur singing contest on a Los Angeles
radio show called Midnight Frolics and a few days later got an
invitation to join a group called the Rocky Mountaineers.
In September 1931, Canadian-born Bob Nolan answered a classified
ad in the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner that read, "Yodeler for
old-time act, to travel. Tenor preferred." The band was The
Rocky Mountaineers, by then led by Leonard Slye. After listening
to the tall, slender, tanned Nolan sing and yodel, Slye hired
Nolan on the spot. Although Nolan stayed with the group only a
short time, he stayed in touch with Slye. Nolan was replaced by
Tim Spencer, who had been working in a Safeway Stores warehouse.
In the spring of 1932, Slye, Spencer, and another singer,
Slumber Nichols, left the Rocky Mountaineers to form a trio,
which soon failed. Throughout most of 1932, Slye and Spencer
moved through a series of short-lived groups like the
International Cowboys and the O-Bar-O Cowboys. Spencer left the
O-Bar-O Cowboys and quit music for a while. Slye joined Jack
LeFevre and His Texas Outlaws, who were a popular act on a local
Los Angeles radio station.
In early 1933, Slye, Nolan, and Spencer formed a group called
the Pioneer Trio. The three young singers rehearsed for weeks
honing their singing. While Slye continued to work with his
radio singing group, Spencer and Nolan began writing songs for
the group.
By early 1934, the group consisted of Leonard Slye, Bob Nolan,
and Tim Spencer on vocals, with Nolan playing string bass and
Slye playing rhythm guitar. During that time, fiddle player Hugh
Farr joined the group, adding a bass voice to the group's vocal
arrangements. He also sang lead on some songs. Later that year,
the "Pioneers Trio" became the "Sons of the Pioneers" through a
radio station announcer's chance remark. Asked why he'd changed
their name, the announcer said they were too young to have been
pioneers, but that they could be sons of pioneers. The name was
received well and fit the group, who were no longer a trio.
By the summer of 1934, the Sons of the Pioneers' popularity and
fame extended beyond the Los Angeles area and quickly spread
across the United States through short syndicated radio segments
that were rebroadcast all over the country. They signed a
recording contract with the newly founded Decca label, and on
August 8, 1934, the Sons of the Pioneers made their first
commercial recording. That same day, the immensely popular
crooner Bing Crosby also made his first Decca session.
One of the first songs recorded by the Sons of the Pioneers
during that first August session was written by Bob Nolan,
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds", that would soon become a staple in their
repertoire. The original title "Tumbling Leaves" was changed to
give the song a western character. Over the next two years the
group would record 32 songs for Decca. Their output includes a
1937 recording of "The Blue Juniata," by Marion Dix Sullivan,.
Frontier
Gentlemen:
Frontier Gentleman was a radio Western
series heard on CBS from February 2 to November 16, 1958,
initially heard Sunday afternoons at 2:30pm through March when
it moved to 7pm.
The program opened with a trumpet theme by Jerry Goldsmith and
this introduction:
Herewith, an Englishman's account of life and death in the West.
As a reporter for the London Times, he writes his colorful and
unusual accounts. But as a man with a gun, he lives and becomes
a part of the violent years in the new territories. Now,
starring John Dehner, this is the story of J. B. Kendall,
Frontier Gentleman...
Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it followed the adventures
of journalist Kendall as he roamed the Western United States in
search of stories for the Times. Along the way, he encountered
various fictional drifters and outlaws in addition to well-known
historical figures, such as Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Wild
Bill Hickok.
Music for the series was by Wilbur Hatch and Jerry Goldsmith,
who also supplied the opening trumpet theme. The announcers were
Dan Cubberly, Johnny Jacobs, Bud Sewell and John Wald.
Supporting cast: Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg,
Stacy Harris, Johnny Jacobs, Joseph Kearns, Jack Kruschen, Jack
Moyles, Jeanette Nolan, Vic Perrin and Barney Phillips.
Bonus Radio Shows:
As a sampler of our old
time radio library, we are including a sampler edition of these
classic old time radio shows on this DVD-ROM at no extra charge:
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Border
Patrol |
Double or
Nothing |
Famous
Jury Trials |
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Carnation
Contented Hour |
Elmer
Davis |
Frontier
Fighters |
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Chesterfield Time |
Elvis
Presley |
Red Horse
Ranch |
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Cloud Nine |
Elza
Schallert Reviews |
Red
Nichols Show |
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Coast to
Coast |
Emily
Kimbrough |
Riverside
Rancho |
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Comedy
Writers Show |
Eno Crime
Clues |
Round the
Horne |
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Death
Calling |
Epic
Casebook |
Ruggles,
The |
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Death
Valley |
Faces of
Love |
Sagebrush
Roundup |
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Deerslayer,
The |
Family
Hour |
Santa Fe
Trail |
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Defense
Attorney |
Family
Hour of Stars |
Saturday
Night Serenade |
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Dinner
Bell Roundup |
Famous
Artist of the Air |
Showtime |
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Dominion |
Famous
Escapes |
Si and
Elmer |
|
Doris Day |
Famous
Fathers |
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