SONS OF THE PIONEERS

SONS OF THE PIONEERS (c. 1934–late 1980s; original members: Leonard Slye [aka Roy Rogers]; Bob Nolan ; Tim Spencer ; Karl Farr; Hugh Farr; and Lloyd Perryman) One of the most famous Western COWBOY-flavored vocal groups, The Sons of the Pioneers soldiered on for almost six decades with varying personnel, their most influential recordings coming from the late 1930s through the early 1950s. They virtually invented the Hollywoodized image of the cowboy singer who roamed the prairies with a song…