Sons Of The Pioneers Tumbling Tumbleweeds: The Chart Years 1934-49 CD

The Sons of the Pioneers were one of the USA's earliest western singing groups, and the primary originators of what might be called "cowboy country", their songs, vocal harmonies and instrumental make-up influencing countless artists who followed them, although they were such a long-lived group that they were able to compete with many that they influenced. With their origins in California, they evolved from a vocal trio that comprised future cowboy movie star Roy Rogers, Canadian songwriter Bob Nolan, and Tim Spencer, signing to the newly-formed Decca label, before also starting to appear in western movies. This 53-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides of their releases on the Decca, Vocalion, Columbia and RCA-Victor labels during this era, and features all their career pop and country chart entries, including the Top 10 hits "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Cool Water", "Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima", "No One To Cry To", "Cigareetes, Whusky, and Wild, Wild Women", "Teardrops in My Heart" and "Room Full Of Roses". "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Cool Water" were such landmark songs that they were both hits twice with different recordings. The collection is a marvellous and captivating showcase for their extraordinarily sophisticated talent as a vocal harmony group allied to through songs which capture the spirit of the pioneer west in inimitable style.

1. Disc 1: 2. Tumbling Tumbleweeds 3. When Our Old Age Pension Check Comes to Our Door 4. Echoes from the Hills 5. Cajon Stomp 6. Roving Cowboy 7. The Hills of Old Wyomin' 8. A Melody from the Sky 9. Texas Star 10. Blue Bonnet Girl 11. Ride Ranger Ride 12. Empty Saddles 13. I'm An Old Cowhand 14. We'll Rest at the End of the Trail 15. Blue Prairie 16. One More Ride 17. Way Out There 18. Down Along the Sleepy Rio Grande 19. Just A-Wearyin' for You 20. When the Roses Bloom Again 21. I Wonder If She Waits for Me Tonight 22. Hear Dem Bells 23. Leaning on the Everlasting Arm 24. Lead Me Gently Home, Father 25. One More River to Cross 26. Cool Water 27. (Goodbye My Darlin') They Drew My Number 28. You Broke My Heart 29. Private Buckaroo 30. Wagner Hoedown 31. I'll Be Around Somewhere 32. Cool Water 33. Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima 34. Forgive and Forget 35. Gold Star Mother with Silvery Hair 36. No One to Cry to 37. Tumbling Tumbleweeds 38. Cowboy Camp Meeting 39. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You 40. Baby Doll 41. Cigareetes, Whusky and Wild, Wild Women 42. My Best to You 43. Teardrops in My Heart 44. Will There Be Sagebrush in Heaven? 45. Out in Pioneertown 46. A Hundred and Sixty Acres 47. Calico Apron, a Gingham Gown 48. Down Where the Rio Flows 49. The Missouri Is a Devil of a Woman 50. Too High, Too Wide, Too Low 51. Little Gray Home in the West 52. Room Full of Roses 53. Red River Valley 54. Let's Go West Again