Sons of the Pioneers "Tumbling Tumble Weeds"

[TheFalloutExperience]

Fucking Amateurs...

[civilwildman]

That's not Hank Williams Sr. on guitar, is it?

[abehan]

Sometimes there's a man...

[westbakke]

Awesome tune

[Alienpubes]

I like your style, Dude.

[WTFJustnoRELOADED]

The Dude Abides. I take comfort in that.

Knowing he's out there, takin' 'er easy for all us sinners.

[DickNixonBoy]

Enter the Stranger

[1horsesrcool]

Not too bad, one of their better renditions, But go and hear Slim Whitman and I do this song with some yodel in it. Never could figure why then Pioneers never yodeled in this song.

Go to: 1horsesrcool - keith and slim - tumbling tumbleweeds

[imanolanfan]

@1horsesrcool Because Bob Nolan didn't write it that way! I'm not an expert but I know what I hear and what I like! I'm sure that however you and Slim Whitman performed this song it is bound to be second rate compared to the Original Sons of The Pioneers! I'm sorry 1horsesrcool if I stepped on your toes but to me this song is somewhat sad and yodeling would just take detract from the meaning of the song!

[Stevie4924]

Shut the Fuck! up donny! 

[malevc]

We meet again, 240p....

....great song though! :D

[ImMrBej15]

The dude send me here to leave this comment.

[moviecultists]

You're out of your element

[56postoffice]

The Big Lebowski......nuff said

[honestbutugly]

did i see lynord sye in this clip?

[homerrulezzzz]

that rug really tied the room together

[roboticscreamskull]

dang.. i lost my train of thought there... Ah well, i done introduced it enough.

[milkmanv1]

*writes check for 69 cents*

[4l4ddin77]

dont be a smartass

[catabeth1]

MY GRanpa used to go around singing this and I'm an ole Cowhand, from the Rio Grande....

[SaechaoStallone]

What's This !? ( shows bowling ball ) .... ( Response ) I take it you're not a golfer....

[MandelbudetReturns]

"Sometimes, there's a man..."

[milkmanv1]

@MandelbudetReturns Shoot....lost my train of thought there.

[greenmonkeyorange]

yes ,bones or clams or whatever you call them...

[djeanine86]

angrymedic - dude - all these guys are dead by now - duh

[Herik77]

maronn cheppalle

[SimplytheLast]

My Great Grandfather plays in this band =) his name is Rome Johnson, look him up.

[Xcokedav096]

The good lord jipped me..

[IMNOTAPOLICEOFFICER]

@Xcokedav096

what do you mean man

[jonnyveliky]

The Big Lebowski intro

[catabeth1]

My tribute to El Paso,the Sun Bowl is today and I miss my Desert sometimes

[andyinoregon]

@catabeth1 Don't blame you one bit.  I watch the Sun Bowl game every year just to see the aerial shots of that spectacular stadium setting. That view is why 1080p hi-def flat screens were invented.

[catabeth1]

@andyinoregon Nice to hear theres someone else who feels this, even my own family whos still there wont comment .Even though my life has taken me all over, the memories are there, bright and colorfull as they ever were

[GoldGlover375]

Sioux City sarsparilla?

[Angryrnmedic]

Oh how I love this old Western Cowboy music and I'm not even from the West. I wonder if this group is still in existance. I love them and the Riders in the Sky. The five people who said they did not like this video must be red COMMIES!! RN

[Angryrnmedic]

Oh how I love this old Western Cowboy music and I'm not even from the West. I wonder if this group is still in existance. I love them and the Riders in the Sky. RN

[TheBlueCream]

beautiful song..thanks

[OneKewpie]

I just learned that the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum has been closed for good and everything was auctioned off. My husband and I visited the museum many years ago. We didn't see Roy or Dale but we did see the remains of Trigger. (:

OneKewpie.

[fairplay1951]

A stupid question but which one is Ken Curtis/festus

[ZapMeBaby]

My best freind Nick Cutrules was a die hard Son of the Pioneer music. When the Son

of the Pioneer came to town he was right their with them. He new each and everyone of them. He even sang with them sometimes. I had the plesure of meeting them more then once. He is gone now and I love him, miss you Nick Rest in Peace.

[39tommyboy]

ive always loved both kinds of music. country and western. lol lord i can still remember watching them on t.v. like hee haw and other shows. i guess they are all gone now? sad but true. godbless.

[hammeron39]

@39tommyboy it isnt gone , its alive and living in new mexico,

[BillyNorton]

That's real country music.

Thanks Marta!!

[bellylaughing]

This is the version of the Sons of the Pioneers I remember from my childhood! Lean men with smooth voices melded as sweet as honey butter!

[Mamasan41]

Remember the story where the woman tied letters onto tumbleweeds to send to anybody who foundthem??? So sweet and poignant a notion, like a letter in a bottle

[JBrrou]

this shit sucks, fucking tune up the crap

[majorocelot1124]

There was a man by the name Dude. Dude that's not a name someone would want to be called where im from

[sagehopper2006]

I've lived in western Nevada for about 54 years, more or less...and the ubiquitous tumbleweed is in part of my family psyche...good or bad, it is quinessential Nevada.

[raginroadrunner]

Roy Rogers aka...Leonard Warshowsky of Ohio

[Thomas05091942]

@raginroadrunner Who was Leonard Slye ?

[susannah1ful]

wonderful song, wonderful singers

[AKhomiakov]

Don' jes' stan' there, Roy. Come on over here an' join us. Move over, boys, and let Roy in. Okay, Roy, you know yer part. Let's do it from the beginning. Ready now.....

[AKhomiakov]

Don't jes' stan' there, Roy.  Come on over here an' join us.

[WRETCHEDxSINNER]

great song! easy yet satisfy music

[Tackman72]

'Course, I can't say I seen London, and I never been to France, and I aint never seen no queen in her damned undies as the feller once said

[abuelitaromo]

heard them in person and was carried away into the heavens.......as a child.

[haruspex84]

Do you happen to know when this was recorded?

[laespadadelanormal]

way west there was a fellow, fellow I wanna tell about it, fellow by the name Jeff Lebowski

[hallabalooza]

Mark it zero, dude

[franzfffiend]

Bob Nolan was actually Canadian! (well, the first 13 years of his life, anyways!)

[crazyamma]

back when the world made sense

[cagney24]

Bob Nolan, in the sharp black outfit, is the greatest western songwriters of all time--a true American poet. It's great to see him doing his own classic.

[hajune]

Shug Fisher the bass player was Ken Curtis's best friend. He was on Gunsmoke 9 times because of Ken and played Shorty on the Beverly Hillbillies. He was one funny guy.

[W24YI]

Thats Bob Nolan in the black outfit. The Vocal trio is Tim

Spencer, Bob Nolan, & Ken Carson. The guitarist is Karl

Farr, the bass player is Shug Fisher, and the fiddler is

Hugh Farr. Ken Curtis didn't join the group til well after

this period.

[TimK1A]

Genre: American Cowboy, later aka Western Swing (Olde Time)

I think Ken Curtis is the singer on the left in the plaid shirt. The one in the middle is too tall

The Sons of The Pioneers changed a lot over the years, so he may not be in this one.

Mr. Curtis also played Festus in Gunsmoke.

[jadegreenkaty]

Yes, that's Ken Curtis

[tisaacso3625]

What is the exact name of this old-timey genre? Whit the horns and the whistling and the theremin?

[dablingking13]

Sometimes there's a man,

sometimes, there's a man.

[clownboy3333]

Does anyone know which one is Ken Curtis???

[RoccoTex]

And does anyone know which is Bob Nolan?

[mistofigo]

The Dude abides...

[Mstrjedi1852]

I like your style dude.

[60JudyPutnam]

Roy is the one who walks down the stairs and listens off to the side.

[JonathanDaddy]

Where is Roy??

[Oldsauroraman]

Excellent!

[DocHallux]

dude if anyone could give me the chord progression for this song, i'd be really grateful

[LaMusicaVa]

@DocHallux

F, F7, E, E7, F, C, Gdim, G7, C (repeat twice).

Bridge: Fm6, G7, C, Am7, B7, Em, B7, G7.

Same as before for last verse. This is a different key than you hear it in the video - I think it's a step and a half lower. If you have any trouble let me know!

[DocHallux]

thanks a million!

[LaMusicaVa]

Oh, and I forgot - transition from the first to second verse with Caug.

[LaMusicaVa]

And a mistake on my part - that ought to be Am6 in the bridge. Sorry.

[AJHcorolla]

i like this older music

[shitgoose5]

A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.

[jonathan1stewart]

Yep, hearing this makes me want to mix myself a caucasian . . . the kind with the powdered creamer. The bar's over there.

[kalivodaanda]

@shitgoose5

Well, dude, sometimes you eat the bear, sometimes the bear eats you.

[TheHicksville]

@shitgoose5 lol he writes a check for 67 cents.. love that movie

[curlingto]

Wonderful music, one of my favorites...however it is Very Difficult to hear it...please remove this take and re-post it...Thanks!!!

[iommibls]

that was in the Big Lebowski movie, amirite?

[cashmonkey9]

urrite

[Fluffets]

I gave you a 5 star, but plz amplify the audio... :)

[curleyb3]

Thank you for the comment. As I had a problem With my computer I lost the video and could not amplify the audio, but I'm working on it. Curley

[SeanGanley]

Audio is way low! remove it, improve it and then reupload it.

[curleyb3]

Thank you for the comment. As I had a problem with my computer I lost the video and could not amplify the audio, but I'm working on it. Curley

[vkirkman]

My dad used to sing all the old sop songs to us kids. This brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing!

[nawlins4evah]

In recent interviews, sixties singing sensation (in England) P.J. Proby from Houston has said he played rhythm guitar behind Roy Rogers. Has anyone ever read anything about this? I don't know when or where it was supposed to have happened. He was also known as James Smith and Jett Powers if that's of any help.

[jamesforgod23]

english - but can still appreciate it (better than the stuff on the radio these days)

[maypo402]

Its great to see the people I used to stand in front of the radio of because I loved their music. I'm 64 now but The Sons of the Pioneers are still firmly embedded in my mind.

[char4him99]

a bit before my time. but we lived in Phoenix and got to hear a lot of this music years ago. Love it..

[MeridianPsi]

Thank you for this. I miss these old trail songs- my mother and I used to sing these at the top of our lungs. Off to find cool water, big iron, and ghost riders!!!

[Doctg100]

These guys were such great performers. Just love to hear them harmonize!

[ALilyRose]

One of the very BEST, old, cowboy songs! *^.^* I used to sing along with this when I was only about 3 years old... so I guess that makes me at least, kind of old. haha! Thank you for sharing it! ♥ 5*s and Fav'd

[DevilRebellion]

"Way out west, there was this fella. Fella I want to tell you about. Fella name of Jeff Lebowski. At least that's what his loving parents called him. But he didn't have much use for it himself. This Lebowski he called himself...The Dude."

[Ladybug1923]

Gorgeous harmony. The pefect group to sing this song.

[EntertainingMirage]

The Big Lebowski is really a beautiful movie, I think some people missed that.

[DevilRebellion]

Yeah, I know this song, because of The Big Lebowski. I wish I could find the album version of this song on youtube, like in the big lebowski. In very good, clear quality

[LilyBess]

Y'all stop makin' fun. It's a mighty purty song.

[Bob65001]

i agree

[TomthatiscalledTom]

Now this story I'm about to unfold took place back in the early nineties-- just about the time of our conflict with Saddam and the Eye-rackies

[IvanStrelnikov]

Now, "Dude" - there's a name no man would self-apply where I come from.

[BonePhone]

but he abide it

[FWW7450]

Okay boys! Now lets go get them rustlers, thats been rustling the cattle!

[admirs6]

Say, friend, you got any more of that good sarsaparilla?

[JoyGrenade]

@admirs6 Sioux City Sarsaparilla?

[markdksc]

@admirs6 sometimes you eat the bar and well, sometimes the bar eats you

[IvanStrelnikov]

Way out west, there's a man I wanna tell you about. A man the name of Lebowski. At least, thats the handle his lovin' parents gave him. He didn't have much use for it himself.

[55Dixon]

A little boy listening to this song on the radio. Mom has just finished serving breakfast to Mr. B. and a bunch of hands. They head to the corral to finish round up. Two horses for each rider in Cayuse Country. Knee-high boots and short chaps. Mr. B. tells Mom "keep the boy inside 'till were gone". I'm at a window watching them ride off. Tumbleweeds line the fence to the valley below. I lived in a dream. ...............B / B Ranch 1949.

[alrossi123]

Yup, me too, Mr. Dixon, Bobby Benson and the B/B boys....times were a lot simpler then....and what a nice dream it was.

[jake6644]

ahh makes me think of The Big Lebowski

The Dude Abides

[Aphidboy]

Now if we could just get Gabby Haze in here playing his gold-plated tuba! 

And maybe Trigger, on clarinet.

Seriously, this is the good stuff. Really glad to see and hear it again. Thanks.

[TCSC47]

Wonderful! This takes me back! My very first LP circa mid 50's was by the Son's of the Pioneers. Thanks for posting curleyb3.

[greenskeeper3000]

This isn't 'Nam Smokey,this is bowling there are rules!

[greenskeeper3000]

Ah you know man strikes and gutter balls ups and downs...the dude abides.

[BlueCaddy65]

This is the stuff...we have to appreciate where we've been to see where we'll be going. Live on Roy and Dale!!!!

[Mitsi2002]

OMG...I was going through my mail when this song just flashed thru...had to add to my favs so now I'll never forget...thanks a gazillion!

[cpykt]

A lot of people don't realize Ken Curtis, AKA Festus Hagen, from the Gunsmoke series was one of the singers in this group.

[LaMusicaVa]

Right - but he's not in this clip. He joined the group in 1949 or 1950, after their lead singer Bob Nolan (center of the front row here) left the group.

[tempusfugit68]

How in the world did we go from this in America to Soulja Boy?

[elicasharcherave]

Pay-for-play. Big Corps with big money pushed by the American govt.'s agenda to keep dumbing us down and continue their game of Divide & Conquer so they can make us their slaves. That's how.

[DimondR]

The Sons Of The Pioneers are what make America the Great and unique country that it is. Never let us forget The Sons Of The Pioneers! Thanks for posting.

[curleyb3]

Thank you for your comment. Yes, I think they started the real western music. Roy Rogers started it all.

[RossM3838]

Just to let people know the original tenor on The Sons of teh Pioneers was Len Slye who later adopted the stage name of Roy Rogers.

[cornetcharlie]

Memories of an America forgotten; These guys were a big part of American Culture before TV - - in the golden days of Radio and Cowboy heros.

[spanishkid15]

Good! "The Dude Abides"

[slideshowmaster2]

Yeah the big lebowski was good.

[TCSC47]

My first ever LP was "The Sons of the pioneers, 25Favourite Cowboy Songs" which has this song on it. I got it in the mid 50's and I still have it. It is, of course, brilliant!

Thanks for posting this curlyb3 and reminding me of it. I think I will go and play it now!

[pwnzrmonkey]

my great grandfather was in this band lol :)

[curleyb3]

Thank you for the comment. Which one was your Great Grandfather?

[kobishop]

JUst a good old cowboy song. Wish we had the good old cowboys back

[holyunderwear92]

he thinks the carpet pissers did this?

[bobhosta]

"You're out of your element Donny"

[METALIST1989]

Very good song, so relaxing. First heard it in "Big Lebowski", stuck in my head since then

[spyderman22]

We vant ze money lebowski !!!!!

[byrnie13]

or ve cut off your johvnson!

[SeekerNLife]

Classic.

[NoGuff]

"Careful, man! There's a beverage here!"

-The Dude

[chibinski]

beautiful - it never ocurred to me that someday i would actually see and hear these songs again.

[PurBakVideo]

The Big Lebowski

[ChristerDahlback]

So awesome musicians in those days

[curleyb3]

Yes, your right. The Sons were an influence on me, so much so that we used Tumbling Tumble Weeds for our theme song. It's on one of my Videos. Thanks for your comment.

[ksuhooligan]

Yeah...well...the Dude abides.

[alexcaton91]

You are out of your element. MArk it Zero or you are entering a World of Pain!