Track Listings (18) - Disc #1| All Artists: Sons of the Pioneers Title: Under Western Skies Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Varese Sarabande Release Date: 5/10/2005 Genres: Country, Pop Styles: Cowboy, Classic Country Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 030206665321 |
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The Sons of the Pioneers are the definitive vocal and instrumental group in Western music history. They specialized in cowboy songs, setting the standard for every group that has come since. The greatest achievement of the... more » |
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Album Description The Sons of the Pioneers are the definitive vocal and instrumental group in Western music history. They specialized in cowboy songs, setting the standard for every group that has come since. The greatest achievement of the Sons of the Pioneers lay with the sheer quality of their work. Their superb harmonies and brilliant arrangements have delighted three generations of listeners and inspired numerous performers.This collection contains some of the earliest recorded performances by Roy Rogers when he was just embarking upon what would prove to be one of the most remarkable performing careers in American history, long before he was billed as King of the Cowboys and became one of the most recognizable public figures of the 20th century.Roy continued to perform many of the songs contained in this collection throughout his long career, including "Cowboy's Night Herd Song." Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsFine mid-30s radio transcriptions of Western classics hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 06/12/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "Varese's latest collection of Sons' tunes mines some of their earliest recordings, waxed as radio transcriptions for KFWB, Los Angeles. These discs were syndicated to other radio stations, providing additional national exposure for the group's 78s on Decca. Their record label apparently endorsed this strategy, as the transcriptions were leased for radio play only, and thus didn't bite directly into record sales. These eighteen selections represent a good introduction to the nearly 300 song transcription archive (for fanatical depth, see Bear Family's "Songs of the Prairie" and "Memories of the Range" box sets).
What's particularly intriguing about these tracks is that they represent the Pioneers before their fame exploded. "Roy Rogers" was still in vocalist Leonard Slye's future, and the group's song selections ranged from Jimmie Rodgers' yodels to traditional spirituals. There's a pair of excellent Bob Nolan compositions here ("A Sandman Lullaby" and "I Still Do"), but not the ones later to become the group's icons. What's most startling is how polished and mature the group sounds, no doubt due to their tireless regimens of practice and two-a-day radio broadcasts. This collection presents both the original quartet of Slye, Nolan, Spencer and Hugh Farr, and the subsequent quintet that added Farr's brother Karl to the group. Sound quality is excellent, and Jon Guyot Smith's liner notes are detailed and informative; a fine single-disc introduction to the Pioneers early radio work!" |
