Sons of the Pioneers

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American Western singing group country music group vocal group

Sons of the Pioneers is a pioneering American Western singing group famed for its close harmonies and classic cowboy songs such as "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Cool Water."

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Western singing group → country music group → vocal group →
activePeriodStart	1930s →
associatedAct	Gene Autry → Roy Rogers →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
formedIn	1933 →
formedInCity	Los Angeles →
formedInState	California →
founder	Bob Nolan → Roy Rogers → Tim Spencer →
genre	Western music → country → cowboy music →
hallOfFameInduction	Country Music Hall of Fame → National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Hall of Great Western Performers → Western Music Association Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1980 →
influenced	Western music genre → country music harmony groups →
knownFor	close vocal harmonies → cowboy songs →
languageOfWork	English →
notableMember	Bob Nolan → Hugh Farr → Karl Farr → Lloyd Perryman → Pat Brady → Roy Rogers → Tim Spencer →
notableWork	Blue Prairie → Cool Water → Ghost Riders in the Sky → Room Full of Roses → Tumbling Tumbleweeds → Way Out There →
originalMember	Bob Nolan → Roy Rogers → Tim Spencer →
performedInMedium	film → radio → television →
recordLabel	Columbia Records → Decca Records → RCA Victor →
styleCharacteristic	lyrical depictions of the American West → smooth three- and four-part harmonies →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Roy Rogers →	associatedAct
Roy Rogers →	collaboratedWith
Roy Rogers →	memberOf