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The Sons of the Pioneers
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Actor Biography:One of the earliest country-western groups to cross over into the mainstream--and to enjoy a healthy movie career to boot--"The Sons of the Pioneers" began life in 1933. At that time, it was an LA-based operation known as the Pioneer Trio. Its charter members were three previous members of a group called the Rocky Mountaineers: Leonard Slye, Vernon "Tim" Spencer, and Bob Nolan (born Robert Clarence Noble), who wrote most of the group's songs. The trio was officially christened the Sons of the Pioneers when fiddler "Hugh Farr" joined them in 1934; the following year, Hugh's brother Karl Farr made the group a quintet. Establishing themselves on Hollywood radio station KFWB, the Sons recorded their first big hit, "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds," in 1935, the same year that they made their film debut in "Rhythm on the Range". In 1936, the Sons, now with Lloyd Perriman in the fold, showed up in the big-budget "Bing... Full Biography
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