Bob Nolan
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Bob Nolan was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and composer of numerous Country music
and Western music
songs, including the standards "Cool Water
" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds
." He is generally regarded as one of the finest Western songwriters of all time. As an actor and singer he appeared in scores of Western films.
to Harry Nobles and Flora Elizabeth Hussey Nobles. The couple separated in 1915, and Flora raised her two little boys in Winnipeg.
In the summer of 1916, Flora temporarily moved her children to her husband's parents' home in Hatfield Point, New Brunswick
. But, due to the machinations of his father, Bob never saw his mother again.
In the summer of 1919, Bob went to live with his aunt in Boston, Massachusetts
. There he attended The Belmont School until 1921, when, at the age of thirteen, he moved to Arizona
to live with his father, Harry, who had become a United States Army officer. He attended Safford Junior High School until 1922, when he transferred to Roskruge Junior High. In high school, he was an average student, was a member of the Arion Club choral group, and excelled in athletics. He graduated from Tucson High School in May 1928.
After he left school, Bob Nolan drifted around the country, finding work where he could and always writing songs. He took a lifeguard job in Los Angeles in 1929. His father had changed his name to Nolan and it was as Bob Nolan that he began a career as a singer on the Chautauqua
tent-show circuit and as a lifeguard in Santa Monica.
In 1928, Bob Nolan married Tennie Pearl Fields and they had one daughter, Roberta Irene.
—who would later change his name to Roy Rogers
. After listening to the tall, slender, tanned Nolan sing and yodel, Slye hired Nolan on the spot. Although he stayed with the group only a short time, he stayed in touch with Slye.
In 1934, Bob Nolan co-founded The Sons of the Pioneers with Roy Rogers
and Tim Spencer. The singing group became very popular and produced numerous recordings for Columbia
, Decca
, and RCA Victor
.
The Sons of the Pioneers began performing Nolan's originals songs on a nationally syndicated radio show. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" became their signature tune and a Western standard, and was one of the first songs the group recorded when it signed with Decca in 1934. In the coming years, The Sons of the Pioneers recorded many other Nolan songs, including "Way Out There", "There's a Roundup in the Sky", "One More Ride", and "Cool Water", which became one of the group's most famous recordings.
In 1935, the Sons of the Pioneers appeared in their first full-length Western movie, The Old Homestead. In 1938, Leonard Slye starred in his own film, took the name Roy Rogers, and left the group to focus on his own career. Bob Nolan became the leader of the Sons of the Pioneers.
in the 1934 film, In Old Santa Fe
. In 1935, the Sons of the Pioneers appeared in their first full-length Western movie, The Old Homestead. They went on to sign an exclusive contract to appear in Charles Starrett's Western films in late 1937, an arrangement that lasted until 1941.
In his career in film, Nolan appeared in at least 88 Western films, first for Columbia Pictures
and later with cowboy stars Gene Autry
and Roy Rogers
. With the Sons of the Pioneers, he made guest appearances in high-budget films like Hollywood Canteen
and Rhythm on the Range
with Bing Crosby
. He also appeared in the Walt Disney
short, Melody Time
.
In 1941, when their arrangement with Starrett and Columbia Pictures came to an end, the Sons of the Pioneers joined up with Roy Rogers at Republic, appearing as his musical sidekicks in numerous films through 1948. Their last film together was Night Time in Nevada. In many of these films, Nolan was featured in prominent supporting roles with significant dialogue.
In 1942, Nolan married his second wife Clara "P-Nuts" Brown.
. In 1980, at the age of 72, Nolan recorded his last LP album, Bob Nolan: The Sound of a Pioneer.
Bob Nolan died on June 16, 1980 in Newport Beach, California
of a heart attack. At his request, his ashes were scattered in Red Rock Canyon
in the Nevada
desert. Nolan was survived by a grandchild, Calin Coburn, and three great-grandchildren, Cayleen, Miles, and Connor Coburn.
On July 27, 1980, many of his friends and former colleagues gathered at Rex Allen's Diamond X ranch in Calabasas, California
to honor him musically. Among those who attended the memorial were Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the current Sons of the Pioneers, and the Reinsmen.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and Western music
Western music
Western music may refer to:* Classical music, a genre of art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music from the 10th century onward...
songs, including the standards "Cool Water
Cool Water
"Cool Water" is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a man and his mule, Dan, and a mirage in the desert.-Original version:The best-selling recorded version was done by Vaughn Monroe and The Sons of the Pioneers in 1948. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number...
" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" is a song composed by Bob Nolan, one of the founding members of the Sons of the Pioneers. Although one of the most famous songs associated with cowboys, the song was composed by Nolan back in the 1930s while he was working as a caddy and living in Los Angeles...
." He is generally regarded as one of the finest Western songwriters of all time. As an actor and singer he appeared in scores of Western films.
Early years
Robert Clarence Nobles was born April 13, 1908 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to Harry Nobles and Flora Elizabeth Hussey Nobles. The couple separated in 1915, and Flora raised her two little boys in Winnipeg.
In the summer of 1916, Flora temporarily moved her children to her husband's parents' home in Hatfield Point, New Brunswick
Hatfield Point, New Brunswick
Hatfield Point is a settlement in New Brunswick....
. But, due to the machinations of his father, Bob never saw his mother again.
In the summer of 1919, Bob went to live with his aunt in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. There he attended The Belmont School until 1921, when, at the age of thirteen, he moved to Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
to live with his father, Harry, who had become a United States Army officer. He attended Safford Junior High School until 1922, when he transferred to Roskruge Junior High. In high school, he was an average student, was a member of the Arion Club choral group, and excelled in athletics. He graduated from Tucson High School in May 1928.
After he left school, Bob Nolan drifted around the country, finding work where he could and always writing songs. He took a lifeguard job in Los Angeles in 1929. His father had changed his name to Nolan and it was as Bob Nolan that he began a career as a singer on the Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Chautauqua was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s. The Chautauqua brought entertainment and culture for the whole community, with...
tent-show circuit and as a lifeguard in Santa Monica.
In 1928, Bob Nolan married Tennie Pearl Fields and they had one daughter, Roberta Irene.
The Sons of the Pioneers
In September 1931, Bob Nolan answered a classified ad in The Los Angeles Herald-Examiner that read, "Yodeler for old-time act, to travel. Tenor preferred." The band was The Rocky Mountaineers, led by a young singer named Leonard SlyeRoy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
—who would later change his name to Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
. After listening to the tall, slender, tanned Nolan sing and yodel, Slye hired Nolan on the spot. Although he stayed with the group only a short time, he stayed in touch with Slye.
In 1934, Bob Nolan co-founded The Sons of the Pioneers with Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
and Tim Spencer. The singing group became very popular and produced numerous recordings for Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, Decca
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
, and RCA Victor
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
.
The Sons of the Pioneers began performing Nolan's originals songs on a nationally syndicated radio show. "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" became their signature tune and a Western standard, and was one of the first songs the group recorded when it signed with Decca in 1934. In the coming years, The Sons of the Pioneers recorded many other Nolan songs, including "Way Out There", "There's a Roundup in the Sky", "One More Ride", and "Cool Water", which became one of the group's most famous recordings.
In 1935, the Sons of the Pioneers appeared in their first full-length Western movie, The Old Homestead. In 1938, Leonard Slye starred in his own film, took the name Roy Rogers, and left the group to focus on his own career. Bob Nolan became the leader of the Sons of the Pioneers.
Film career
In 1934, Bob Nolan began his career in film as the singing voice for Ken MaynardKen Maynard
Ken Maynard was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.-Biography:Born Kenneth Olin Maynard in Vevay, Indiana, he was one of five children. His younger brother, Kermit Maynard, also became a stuntman and actor....
in the 1934 film, In Old Santa Fe
In Old Santa Fe
In Old Santa Fe is a U.S. 1934 Western film starring Ken Maynard and George "Gabby" Hayes. The movie features the first screen appearance of Gene Autry, singing a song with a bluegrass band that includes Smiley Burnette...
. In 1935, the Sons of the Pioneers appeared in their first full-length Western movie, The Old Homestead. They went on to sign an exclusive contract to appear in Charles Starrett's Western films in late 1937, an arrangement that lasted until 1941.
In his career in film, Nolan appeared in at least 88 Western films, first for Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
and later with cowboy stars Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
and Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye , was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain...
. With the Sons of the Pioneers, he made guest appearances in high-budget films like Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen (1944 film)
Hollywood Canteen is a 1944 Warner Bros. film starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, and Dane Clark. The film was written and directed by Delmer Daves, and is notable for featuring many stars in cameo roles...
and Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range
Rhythm on the Range is a 1936 Paramount Pictures musical film directed by Norman Taurog.-Plot:Doris Halliday is the daughter of wealthy banker Robert Halliday. She is about to marry a man she doesn't love, so the family will become richer...
with Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
. He also appeared in the Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
short, Melody Time
Melody Time
Melody Time is a 1948 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of several sequences set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like Make Mine Music before it, the popular music version of Fantasia Melody Time is a 1948...
.
In 1941, when their arrangement with Starrett and Columbia Pictures came to an end, the Sons of the Pioneers joined up with Roy Rogers at Republic, appearing as his musical sidekicks in numerous films through 1948. Their last film together was Night Time in Nevada. In many of these films, Nolan was featured in prominent supporting roles with significant dialogue.
In 1942, Nolan married his second wife Clara "P-Nuts" Brown.
Later years
In 1949, Bob Nolan retired from show business and began a semi-secluded life as a songwriter. In 1971, Nolan was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of FameNashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. A non-profit organization, its objective is to honor and preserve the songwriting legacy that is uniquely associated with music community in the city of...
. In 1980, at the age of 72, Nolan recorded his last LP album, Bob Nolan: The Sound of a Pioneer.
Bob Nolan died on June 16, 1980 in Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
of a heart attack. At his request, his ashes were scattered in Red Rock Canyon
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in Nevada is an area managed by the Bureau of Land Management as part of its National Landscape Conservation System, and protected as a National Conservation Area. It is located about west of Las Vegas, and easily seen from the Las Vegas Strip...
in the Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
desert. Nolan was survived by a grandchild, Calin Coburn, and three great-grandchildren, Cayleen, Miles, and Connor Coburn.
On July 27, 1980, many of his friends and former colleagues gathered at Rex Allen's Diamond X ranch in Calabasas, California
Calabasas, California
Calabasas is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California in the western United States. It is located in the hills in the southwestern San Fernando Valley and the Santa Monica Mountains between Woodland Hills, Agoura Hills, West Hills, and Malibu, California. As of the 2010 census, the city...
to honor him musically. Among those who attended the memorial were Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the current Sons of the Pioneers, and the Reinsmen.
Honours and awards
- 1971 Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame
- 1972 BMI Special Citation of Achievement for "Cool Water"
- 1976 Gene Autry Award
- 1976 Hollywood Walk of Fame Award
- 1977 William F. Cody Award
- 1979 National Western Film Heritage Award
- 1980 Country Music Hall of Fame Country Music Association Award
- 1984 New Brunswick Country Music Hall of Fame Award
- 1986 Grammy AwardGrammy Hall of Fame AwardThe Grammy Hall of Fame Award is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance"...
for "Cool WaterCool Water"Cool Water" is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a man and his mule, Dan, and a mirage in the desert.-Original version:The best-selling recorded version was done by Vaughn Monroe and The Sons of the Pioneers in 1948. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number...
" - 1993 Canadian Country Music Association Hall of Fame
- 1994 Western Music AssociationWestern Music AssociationThe Western Music Association was incorporated in 1989 to promote and preserve western music in its traditional, historical, and contemporary forms....
Hall of Fame Award - 2005 Canadian Songwriters Hall of FameCanadian Songwriters Hall of FameThe Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is a Canadian non-profit organization, founded in 1998 by Frank Davies, that inducts Canadians into their Hall of Fame within three different categories: songwriters, songs, and those others who have made a significant contribution with respect to...
Award for "Tumbling TumbleweedsTumbling Tumbleweeds"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" is a song composed by Bob Nolan, one of the founding members of the Sons of the Pioneers. Although one of the most famous songs associated with cowboys, the song was composed by Nolan back in the 1930s while he was working as a caddy and living in Los Angeles...
" - 2005 Canadian Songwriters Hall of FameCanadian Songwriters Hall of FameThe Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame is a Canadian non-profit organization, founded in 1998 by Frank Davies, that inducts Canadians into their Hall of Fame within three different categories: songwriters, songs, and those others who have made a significant contribution with respect to...
Award for "Cool WaterCool Water"Cool Water" is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a man and his mule, Dan, and a mirage in the desert.-Original version:The best-selling recorded version was done by Vaughn Monroe and The Sons of the Pioneers in 1948. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number...
" - 2011 American Cowboy Culture Award for Western Music.
Songs
- "All the Way"
- "Always Rollin' Home"
- "Annie, Dear, I'm Called Away"
- "April"
- "At the Rainbow's End"
- "Autumn Reverie"
- "Barnyard Jubilee"
- "The Beauty of Your Smile"
- "Biscuit Blues"
- "Blue Prairie"
- "The Boss is Hangin' Out a Rainbow"
- "Bound for the Rio Grande"
- "The Broken Heart Waltz"
- "Bronco Pal"
- "Campfires of Heaven"
- "Chant of the Plains"
- "Chant of the Wanderer"
- "Chico Rotico"
- "Close to Heaven"
- "Cody of the Pony Express"
- "Cool WaterCool Water"Cool Water" is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a man and his mule, Dan, and a mirage in the desert.-Original version:The best-selling recorded version was done by Vaughn Monroe and The Sons of the Pioneers in 1948. The recording was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number...
" - "Cottage in the Clouds"
- "Covered Wagon"
- "A Cowboy Has to Sing"
- "Coyote's Serenade"
- "Crossroads"
- "Daddy's on the Rainbow"
- "Desolation"
- "The Devil's Great Grandson"
- "Donde esta el mio?"
- "Don't Expect Me Home in the Morning"
- "Echoes from the Hills"
- "Empty Arms"
- "A Faded Flower Lei"
- "Far Enchanted Isle"
- "Five Little Miles
- "The Flower I Blessed for You"
- "Following the Sun All Day"
- "For the Love of You"
- "Frontiers"
- "Glory of the Lamb"
- "Goofus Stomp"
- "Grab Your Saddle Horn and Blow"
- "The Grey Time"
- "Half Way 'Round the World"
- "Hangin' Blues"
- "Happy Cowboy"
- "Hasta la vista"
- "Have You?"
- "He Walks with the Wild and the Lonely"
- "Heaven is My Island"
- "Heavenly Aeroplane"
- "Hello 'Way Up There"
- "Here is My Helping Hand"
- "Hi Diddle Diddle He Played the Fiddle"
- "High Sierras"
- "Hold that Critter Down"
- "The Home Corral"
- "I'm Constantly Dreaming of You"
- "I Follow the Stream"
- "I Still Do"
- "I Wonder if She Waits for Me Tonight"
- "If You are Willing"
- "In the Wind of Time"
- "In This Room"
- "It's a Lie!"
- "King's Highway"
- "Lazy"
- "Let Me Share Your Name"
- "Let's Pretend"
- "Letter Marked 'Unclaimed'"
- "The Lighthouse of the Lord"
- "Little Spaceman"
- "Lone Buckaroo"
- "Lonely Little Room"
- "Lord, You Made the Cowboy Happy"
- "Love Ever Green"
- "Love Song of the Waterfall"
- "Montana"
- "Moonlight on the Prairie"
- "Move On, You Lazy Cattle"
- "My Boy"
- "My Daddy"
- "My Heart in Deep Despair"
- "My Love's a Voice in the Green Willow Tree"
- "My Mistress the Desert"
- "My Old Pal, Pal of Mine"
- "The Mystery of His Way"
- "Ne Ha Neé"
- "Night Falls on the Prairie"
- "A No-Good Son-of-a-Gun"
- "Oh I Miss You So, My Darling"
- "Old Forgotten Trails"
- "Old Home Town"
- "On the Rhythm Range"
- "One More Ride"
- "Open Range Ahead"
- "The Other Side of Somewhere"
- "Outlaws"
- "Pali Wind"
- "Parting"
- "A Prayer for Christmas Time"
- "The Ranch Next Door"
- "Redwood Trees"
- "Relative Man"
- "Remember Me"
- "Ridin' Home"
- "Rise and Shine"
- "River Robin"
- "Rocky Road in the Rockies"
- "Rocky Roads"
- "Round-Up in the Sky"
- "Round-Up Time is Over"
- "Saddle the Sun"
- "Saddle Your Worries to the Wind"
- "Sage Brush Sea A Sailor Dreams"
- "Sandman Lullaby"
- "Send Him Home to Me"
- "Shadow on the Wall"
- "Shadows of the Wildwood"
- "She ain't What She Used to Be"
- "Shootin' My Way Through Town"
- "Sing as You Work"
- "Sir Tumbleweed"
- "Sky Ball Paint"
- "Slumber Time on the Range"
- "Someone I Used to Know"
- "Song of the Bandit"
- "Song of the Prairie"
- "Song of the Rover"
- "Song of the Vaqueros"
- "Starlightin' Time in Texas"
- "Still Water Pool"
- "Stop!"
- "Stray Wind"
- "A Summer Night's Rain"
- "Sweet Laredo Lou"
- "That Cloud"
- "They're Gone"
- "Things are Never What They Seem"
- "This Ain't the Same Old Range"
- "This Old White Mule of Mine"
- "Three Friends Have I"
- "Three Guesses"
- "Till You Return"
- "To Will Rogers"
- "The Touch of God's Hand"
- "Trail Dreamin'"
- "Trail Herdin' Cowboy"
- "Trav'lin' with the Sun"
- "Tree"
- "Tumbleweed Trail"
- "Tumbling Leaves"
- "Tumbling TumbleweedsTumbling Tumbleweeds"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" is a song composed by Bob Nolan, one of the founding members of the Sons of the Pioneers. Although one of the most famous songs associated with cowboys, the song was composed by Nolan back in the 1930s while he was working as a caddy and living in Los Angeles...
" - "Vagabond Whirlwinds"
- "Volvere a pasar por aqui"
- "Wandering"
- "Watching the Moon Roll By"
- "Way Out There"
- "Welcome to the Spring"
- "Wendin' My Way to Wyoming"
- "The West is in My Soul"
- "What Can We Lose?"
- "What You Gonna Say to Peter?"
- "When He Walks By (How Will I know Him)"
- "When I Leave This World Behind"
- "When Payday Rolls Around"
- "When the Golden Train Comes Down"
- "(When the Prairie Sun Says) Good Mornin'"
- "Who's Gonna Help Me Sing?"
- "Why Don't It Rain?"
- "Why, Tell Me Why?"
- "Wild Pali Wind"
- "Wind"
- "The Wind is Warm Again"
- "The Wonder of It All"
- "You Ain't Heard Nothin' Till You Hear Him Roar!"
- "You Are My Eyes"
Filmography
- 1948 Night Time in NevadaNight Time in NevadaNight Time in Nevada is a 1948 American film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.- Cast :*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse*Adele Mara as Joan Andrews*Andy Devine as Cookie Bullfincher...
- 1948 Eyes of Texas
- 1948 Melody TimeMelody TimeMelody Time is a 1948 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of several sequences set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like Make Mine Music before it, the popular music version of Fantasia Melody Time is a 1948...
- 1948 Under California StarsUnder California StarsUnder California Stars is a 1948 American film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.- Cast :*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse*Jane Frazee as Caroline Bullfincher...
- 1948 Unusual Occupations (short)
- 1948 The Gay RancheroThe Gay RancheroThe Gay Ranchero is a 1948 American film starring Roy Rogers....
- 1948 Pecos Bill (short)
- 1947 On the Old Spanish TrailOn the Old Spanish TrailOn the Old Spanish Trail is a 1947 American film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.- Cast :*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Trigger, the Smartest Horse in the West*Tito Guízar as Rico / The Gypsy*Jane Frazee as Candy Martin...
- 1947 Springtime in the SierrasSpringtime in the SierrasSpringtime in the Sierras is a 1947 American film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.- Cast :*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse*Jane Frazee as Taffy Baker*Andy Devine as Cookie Bullfincher...
- 1947 Bells of San AngeloBells of San AngeloBells of San Angelo is a 1947 American film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.-Cast:*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse*Dale Evans as Lee Madison*Andy Devine as Cookie Bullfincher*John McGuire as Rex Gridley...
- 1947 Hit Parade of 1947
- 1947 Apache RoseApache RoseApache Rose is a 1947 American film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.-Cast:*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse*Dale Evans as Billie Colby*Olin Howland as Alkali Elkins*George Meeker as Reed Calhoun...
- 1946 Heldorado
- 1946 Home in Oklahoma
- 1946 Roll on Texas Moon
- 1946 Under Nevada Skies
- 1946 My Pal TriggerMy Pal TriggerMy Pal Trigger is a 1946 American western musical film directed by Frank McDonald. The screenplay by Jack Townley and John K. Butler was based upon a story by Paul Gangelin. The film stars Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, Jack Holt, and Trigger in a story about the origin of Rogers's...
- 1946 Rainbow Over Texas
- 1946 Home on the Range
- 1946 Ding Dong Williams
- 1946 Song of ArizonaSong of ArizonaSong of Arizona is a 1946 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers.- Cast :*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Himself - Roy's Horse*George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabby Whittaker*Dale Evans as Clare Summers...
- 1945 Don't Fence Me In
- 1945 Sunset in El Dorado
- 1945 Along the Navajo Trail
- 1945 Man from Oklahoma
- 1945 Bells of Rosarita
- 1945 Utah
- 1944 Hollywood Canteen
- 1944 Lights of Old Santa Fe
- 1944 San Fernando Valley
- 1944 Song of NevadaSong of NevadaSong of Nevada is a 1944 American film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers.- Cast :*Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers*Trigger as Trigger, Roy's Horse*Dale Evans as Joan Barrabee*Mary Lee as Kitty Hanley*Lloyd Corrigan as Professor Hanley...
- 1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas
- 1944 Cowboy and the Senorita
- 1944 Hands Across the Border
- 1943 The Man from Music Mountain
- 1943 Silver Spurs
- 1943 Song of Texas
- 1943 King of the Cowboys
- 1943 Idaho
- 1942 Ridin' Down the Canyon
- 1942 Heart of the Golden West
- 1942 Sunset Serenade
- 1942 Call of the Canyon
- 1942 Sons of the Pioneers
- 1942 Romance on the Range
- 1942 Sunset on the Desert
- 1942 South of Santa Fe
- 1942 Man from Cheyenne
- 1941 Red River Valley
- 1941 Outlaws of the Panhandle
- 1941 The Pinto Kid
- 1940 Thundering Frontier
- 1940 West of Abilene
- 1940 The Durango Kid
- 1940 Texas Stagecoach
- 1940 Blazing Six Shooters
- 1940 Bullets for Rustlers
- 1939 Two-Fisted Rangers
- 1939 The Stranger from Texas
- 1939 Outpost of the Mounties
- 1939 Riders of Black River
- 1939 The Man from Sundown
- 1939 Western Caravans
- 1939 Spoilers of the Range
- 1939 North of the Yukon
- 1939 Texas Stampede
- 1939 The Thundering West
- 1938 Rio Grande
- 1938 West of the Santa Fe
- 1938 A Feud There Was (short)
- 1938 The Colorado Trail
- 1938 South of Arizona
- 1938 West of Cheyenne
- 1938 Law of the Plains
- 1938 Call of the Rockies
- 1938 Cattle Raiders
- 1938 The Old Barn Dance
- 1937 Outlaws of the Prairie
- 1937 The Old Wyoming Trail
- 1936 The Old Corral
- 1936 The Big Show
- 1936 California Mail
- 1936 Rhythm on the RangeRhythm on the RangeRhythm on the Range is a 1936 Paramount Pictures musical film directed by Norman Taurog.-Plot:Doris Halliday is the daughter of wealthy banker Robert Halliday. She is about to marry a man she doesn't love, so the family will become richer...
- 1936 Song of the Saddle
- 1936 The Mysterious Avenger
- 1935 Gallant Defender
- 1935 Way Up Thar (short)
- 1935 The Old Homestead
- 1935 Slightly Static (short)
External links
- Bob Nolan at allmusic
- Bob Nolan at B-Westerns
- Bob Nolan at CMT
- Bob Nolan at IMDB
- Bob Nolan at Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Bob Nolan at Western Music Association Hall of Fame
- Bob Nolan Web Site by Grandson Calin Coburn
- http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/m/McDonald,Elizabeth_Drake.htmlThe Elizabeth Drake McDonald Collection in the Southern Historical CollectionSouthern Historical CollectionThe Southern Historical Collection is a repository of distinct archival collections at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which document the culture and history of the American South...
, UNC-Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
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