STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - SONS OF THE PIONEERS - COOL WATER

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Manitoba, Canada born Country and Western singer songwriter and actor, Bob Nolan, best known for his work in the band, the Sons of the Pioneers, on what would have been his 114th Birthday. The defacto leader of the group, after the departure of Roy Rogers, passed away in 1980, age 72 from a heart attack. He wrote many of the group's well known songs including "Cool Water" which is is the title track to today's record of choice. The LP was released in 1960 on the RCA Victor label and produced by Neely Plumb. (What a great name !) The aforementioned  "Cool Water" (#25 Hot 100, #35 Country Singles) and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (#13 Hot 100, #59 Country Singles) were released as singles. 

A1 Cool Water
Written-By – Bob Nolan
2:08

A2 Whoopie-Ti-Yi-Yo
Written-By – Traditional
2:03

A3 Wind
Written-By – Bob Nolan
2:34

A4 Cowboy's Dream
Written-By – Traditional
2:13

A5 The Last Round-Up
Written-By – Billy Hill
2:49

A6 Ridin' Home
Written-By – Bob Nolan
1:59

A7 Twilight On The Trail
Written-By – Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell
2:28

A8 Red River Valley
Written-By – Traditional
2:13

A9 Wagon Wheels
Written-By – Billy Hill, Peter de Rose
2:15

B1 Riders In The Sky
Written-By – Stan Jones
2:24

B2 Blue Prairie
Written-By – Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer
2:49

B3 Way Out There
Written-By – Bob Nolan
1:42

B4 Empty Saddles
Written-By – Billy Hill
1:52

B5 Teardrops In My Heart
Written-By – Vaughn Horton
2:21

B6 Blue Shadows On The Trail
Written-By – Elliot Daniel, Johnny Lange
2:13

B7 Ridin' Down The Canyon
Written-By – Gene Autry, Smiley Burnett
2:24

B8 Timber Trail
Written-By – Tim Spencer
2:13

B9 Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Written-By – Bob Nolan

2:25

Leonard Slye (Roy Rogers) - vocals, rhythm guitar

Bob Nolan - vocals, string bass

Tim Spencer  - vocals 

Hugh Farr - fiddle, bass vocals

Ken Carson - vocals

Arranged By – Tim Spencer (tracks: A2, A4, A8)

Conductor [Orchestra] – Darol Rice

Engineer [Recording] – John Norman 

Liner Notes – N. P., "Yellowstone Chip" Samuell

Painting [Cover] – Neil Boyle 

Producer – Neely Plumb