Teleways Transcriptions

Sons Of The Pioneers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Soundies Records
• ASIN: B00000J8PM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #425,888 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Show Number 1: On the Rhythm Range/Swanee River/Froggie Went-A-Cou ...

2. Show Number 2: You Tell Me Your Dream/Cody of the Pony Expree/Song ...

3. Show Number 3: La Cucaracha/Little David, Play on Your Harp/Instru ...

4. Show Number 4: Cajon Stomp/Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginny/Come and ...

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sons of the Pioneers as they were, September 18, 2002

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This review is from: Teleways Transcriptions (Audio CD)

You can get a general feel about a group by listening to their records, but you really have to hear them live in order to discover their individual personalities, their sense of humor, and how they work together. Before the release of these transcriptions, that was impossible to do with the classic Sons of the Pioneers. These four tracks--actually, four uncut, individual 15-minute radio programs--give the listener the opportunity to hear the interplay and humor one would have heard at a live Pioneers show. Bob and the boys talk between tracks, introduce songs, and have what sounds like a genuinely good time. And, the songs are great, to boot!

The only downside to this package is in knowing that the Pioneers did about 260 of these 15-minute programs, and the likelihood we'll ever get the rest of them are next to zero. Still, having the first four is great, and maybe Soundies will do another volume or two in the future. Here's hoping.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice snapshot of a great western band., February 13, 2003

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This review is from: Teleways Transcriptions (Audio CD)

This disc represents four complete radio shows from 1946-47, each show running fifteen minutes in length, with five songs apiece. It's a great snapshot of the band's professional presentation and ongoing showmanship in the postwar era... And with the fiddle & guitar of brother Hugh and Karl Farr dancing behind all the songs, it's also a treat for string jazz fans!

5.0 out of 5 stars Teleways Transcriptions, January 7, 2012

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This review is from: Teleways Transcriptions (Audio CD)

The best of the best. There will never be another singing group as good as The Sons of the Pioneers.
Hugh Farr is outstanding on the fiddle. He was pretty egotistical, but he was so good, maybe he had a right to be. Ken Carson and Lloyd Perryman had voices that could compare with the beautiful songs of birds.