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@nerblebun Actually, the Sons of the Pioneers started up in 1933, with Leonard Slye (soon afterwards better known as "Roy Rogers) as one of the founding members. Ken Curtis was a member from 1949 to 1953. Incidentally, when Ken Curtis left the Sons of the Pioneers in 1953 he was replaced as the...

Wonderful assembly of photos and songs! Thank you so much for posting this roster. What's always amazed me is that as the original Sons of the Pioneers gave way to the Grandsons, Great-Grandsons, etc., they always managed to maintain such a beautiful "sound." Clearly, the originals established...

The Gran Partita has long been one of my favorite pieces of music, and I have several (quite!) different recordings of it. This one is extraordinary in tone and balance - who is it, and when was it recorded? I very much want to buy a copy of the whole work by this group. Sorry if I'm missing s...

For this performance, you can pretty much forget about posting any deep commentary full of musical insight and academic analysis. I think instead it will suffice to state the blatantly obvious: "Wow, she really sings the hell out of that aria, doesn't she!" A standing ovation is certainly in or...

Makers Mark is a bit unusual in that msot bourbons supplement the minimum 51% corn with malted barley and rye, but Maker's uses wheat instead of rye. If you are someone who finds rye whiskey a bit too spicey, not just on its own but even as a component of bourbon, then Maker's Mark may be more n...