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  Bob Nolan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bob Nolan (April 13, 1908 - June 16, 1980) was a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, and actor.
As Bob Nolan, he began a career as a singer on the Chautauqua tent-show circuit until 1933 when he became a leader of the singing group the Sons of the Pioneers for which he was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980.
Bob Nolan was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bob_Nolan   (289 words)

  
 Bob Nolan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers / Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers / Bob Noland and The Sons of the Pioneers / Sons of the Pioneers
Springtime in the Sierras (1947) (as Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers)....
Idaho (1943) (as Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers)....
www.imdb.com /name/nm0634226   (618 words)

  
 Nolan, Robert Clarence
From 1935-48, Nolan was popular as an actor and singer in supporting roles in dozens of US cowboy films, especially those of Roy Rogers; he appeared both individually and with the group, which became known as Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers.
Nolan is said to have written more than 1200 songs; he was the composer of his group's major hits, Tumblin' Tumbleweeds and "Cool Water," both of which achieved the status of country classics.
Nolan was inducted in 1971 to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and posthumously into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour and the Western Music Hall of Fame in 1993.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0004032   (440 words)

  
 Bob Nolan - 1994   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Although Bob Nolan was previously inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers, the contributions he made to the western music field as a songwriter qualify him for this individual recognition.
Bob Nolan was born on April 1, 1908, in the southeastern province of New Brunswick, Canada.
Two of Bob Nolan's classic songs, "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," were the theme songs of the Sons of the Pioneers, and "Cool Water" has been inducted into the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
www.westernmusic.org /HallOfFamefiles/BobNolan.html   (409 words)

  
 Bob Nolan - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Sons of the Pioneers leader Bob Nolan is generally regarded as one of the finest Western songwriters of all time, penning classics of the genre like "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds" and "Cool Water." Nolan was born Robert Clarence Nobles on April 1, 1908, in the Canadian town of Point Hatfield, New Brunswick.
Nolan had continued to work on his songwriting, and the Sons of the Pioneers soon began performing his originals on a nationally syndicated radio show.
Nolan continued to write some of the group's biggest hits, and contributed songs like "Echoes from the Hills," "I Follow the Stream," "Chant of the Wanderer," "At the Rainbow's End," and "The Touch of God," among others.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,558879,00.html   (837 words)

  
 Elizabeth Drake McDonald Collection Inventory (#20355)
Hopper also self-published a companion volume, Bob Nolan: A Biographical Guide and Annotations to the Lyric Archive, which contains transcription recording information and a filmography for the Sons of the Pioneers and is included in the collection.
Nolan is best known for his work with the singing cowboy group, the Sons of the Pioneers.
Mileusnich provided McDonald with lyrics from unreleased recordings, which are compiled in "Bob Nolan, Volume Two: The Last Song Poems." Calin Coburn donated 274 high-quality scans of documents, letters, manuscripts, and photographs from the Nolan family album, along with a CD-R of the images in electronic format.
www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/htm/20355.html   (993 words)

  
 Composer Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
BOB NOLAN (born Robert Clarence Nobles; 1908-1980) of Point Hatfield, New Brunswick, lived with aunts in Boston while his Canadian father served with the US Army in World War I. His father changed his last name to Nolan and relocated to Arizona where young Bob joined him and attended the University of Arizona.
Some of the poems Nolan had written were made into songs in 1927 as he busked his way out to California.
Nolan established the large hat as a singing-cowboy trademark.
collections.ic.gc.ca /cdnmus/compinfo/nolan.html   (163 words)

  
 Roughstock's History of Country Music - Cowboy Music
One of the songs cut at the first session was a Bob Nolan original called "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," which he'd originally written on a rainy day in 1932 as "Tumbling Leaves." The group had introduced it on the radio as "Tumbling Leaves," but later changed it to "tumbleweeds" as more in keeping with their western image.
Nolan agreed to return to record with the group in the studio, but Spencer was no longer in good enough health or voice to be part of the group, and so Ken Curtis was also asked to return as part of the studio version of the Pioneers.
Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer were both elected the Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame in 1971.
www.roughstock.com /history/cowboy.html   (3757 words)

  
 academic lambuth templet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bob Nolan was in no way an orthodox Christian.
Bob Nolan’s daughter, Bobbie Mileusnich, said that she had no idea what inspired Bob to write that clearly Christian oriented song.
But she said, “You know Bob’s negative attitude was toward organized religion.” And history has been filled with people who have been attracted to Jesus and inspired by his death, but repelled by the institution that claims Jesus’ name.
www.lambuth.edu /academics/Davenport_docs/Page25.html   (328 words)

  
 Robert E. Nolan Company, Management Consultants - 2004 Conferences and Speaking Engagements
Nolan was a sponsor of this year's event in Chicago and provided the delegate binders for the 150 seminar attendees.
Nolan was a silver sponsor of this year's inaugural event and presented 2,200 attendees with a stainless steel travel mug.
Nolan sponsored a tournament hole and foursome at the 2004 client-hosted event that was held in Springfield, IL.
www.renolan.com /newsroom/events/conf2004.htm   (490 words)

  
 Bob Nolan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nolan was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers western singing group along with Leonard Slye (Roy Rogers) and Tim Spencer, and the group's original, but short-lived name was the "Pioneer Trio".
It was during their days at Republic Pictures that the billing credit changed from "The Sons of the Pioneers" to "Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers".
Les Adams has Nolan identified in 90+ movies, and this includes his work with the Sons of the Pioneers and films such as Ken Maynard's IN OLD SANTA FE (Mascot, 1934) where he dubbed the singin' voice for Maynard at the opening of the film.
www.surfnetinc.com /chuck/nolan.htm   (1320 words)

  
 MTV.com | Movies | Bob Nolan | Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bob Nolan spent his earliest professional years as a singer on the Chatauqua tent-show circuit.
In films from 1935, Nolan invariably appeared on screen with the Sons of the Pioneers, though many felt that he could have been just as big a solo western star as his old pal Roy.
Nolan scored another hit-parade success in 1941 with "Cool Water." Bob Nolan continued in films until 1948, thereafter confining his appearances to live programs.
www.mtv.com /movies/person/92536/bio.jhtml   (184 words)

  
 R&B Pictures & Information-1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nolan was impressed and the Diablos had their new bassman.
Regarding Nolan, Jay comments: "Nolan was not into drinking, or smoking, a true leader, and a true person in what he believed in." Jay reminisced about his appearance with the Diablos at the Apollo in 1959 - Jack Brown was with them.
Bob "Chico" Edwards was thought to have died earlier; but we just learned of his passing in Detroit on March 11, 2001.
members.aol.com /dowopdowah/diabs.htm   (1836 words)

  
 Robert T. "Bob" Nolan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nolan graduated from Amesbury, Mass., High School in 1967 and received his bachelor's degree in engineering from Merrimack College and his master's in business administration from Western New England College.
Nolan lived in Hampstead for the past 17 years and was a member of St. Anne's Parish in Hampstead and a founder and member of the board of directors of the Hampstead Educational Foundation.
He leaves his wife Sheila (McIntosh) Nolan; daughters Michelle L. and Kerry B., both of Hampstead; brothers Charles of Ipswich, Mass., and Thomas of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and several nieces and nephews.
www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20041214/OB_007.htm   (230 words)

  
 Sutter Lawn Swimmer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bob was assistant swim team coach and head lessons instructor at the club in the early 1960s and later served as the club's general manager.
Bob was in and out of professional club and event management for several years and eventually served in high positions in California state government.
Bob hired Mike, a former Hiram Johnson High School swimming star and a student at Cosummes River College, to work with him at Reid & Associates, a group of tennis and swimming professionals with a management contract at Sutter Lawn.
update3030.home.att.net /sutterlawnswimmer.html   (7256 words)

  
 Copyright 2005 J. David Goldin
The first tune is, "Shine On Harvest Moon." Martha Mears, Bob Nolan and The Sons Of The Pioneers, The Tune Twirlers, Ivan Ditmars (as "Johnny Dee"-piano), Don Forbes (announcer).
Bob Nolan, The Sons Of The Pioneers, Martha Mears, The Tune Twirlers, Don Forbes (announcer).
Bob Nolan, The Sons Of The Pioneers, Martha Mears, The Tune Twirlers, Don Forbes (announcer), Ken Carson.
www.radiogoldindex.com /cgi-local/p2.cgi?ProgramName=10-2-4+Time   (1116 words)

  
 The Western Film Singing Groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bob Nolan, Roy Rogers (Leonard Slye) and Tim Spencer formed a trio in the early 1930s, and the group matured and expanded into the Sons of the Pioneers, probably the most influential of the B western singin' groups.
Apparently, both Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer were tired of the touring, and Spencer had a publishing business to maintain.
From L-to-R are: Karl Farr, Bob Nolan (on bass fiddle), Tim Spencer, Hugh Farr, and on the far right is a young Len Slye (who became 'Dick Weston' and was a year or so away from becoming 'Roy Rogers').
www.surfnetinc.com /chuck/singing1.htm   (918 words)

  
 CD Baby: GENE DAVENPORT: Ghost Towns and Autumn Trails - from evor
Gene Davenport is an expert on Bob Nolan and Sons of the Pioneers.
Of particular interest to me as a Bob Nolan archivist is Gene’s faithful rendition of Nolan songs.
The book will salute Bob Nolan as a poet and introduce him to a new generation of readers and scholars.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/gdavenport/from/evor   (726 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Slye, Spencer, Nolan, and Hugh and Karl Farr are referred to by some as the “original” Sons of the Pioneers.
The songs composed by Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer—such as “Tumbling Tumbleweeds,” “Cool Water,” “Blue Prairie,” “Way Out There,” “The Everlasting Hills of Oklahoma,” “Happy Rovin’ Cowboy,” “Room Full of Roses,” and “A Cowboy Has to Sing”—were decidedly different from what previously had been heard in western music, in lyrical and melodical quality.
Signing with RCA Victor in 1945, while Ken Carson, Perryman’s wartime replacement, was still a member, the Sons of the Pioneers proved to be one of Victor’s most popular attractions, remaining with the label until 1969.
www.countrymusichalloffame.com /inductees/sons_of_pioneers.html   (439 words)

  
 Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Bob Nolan: MAIN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Their last work in a B-western series --- for Bob Nolan as well as the Sons of the...
Artists: Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Frankie Laine, Bob Nolan, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters, Cliffie Stone, Marty Robbins,...
As Bob Nolan, he began a career as a singer on the Chautauqua tent-show...
movies.aol.com /celebrity/main.adp?sid=104602   (238 words)

  
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Robert “Bob” A. Nash was a Lubbock broadcaster and civic leader.
Bob began ` his radio career in 1948 after serving in the military during World War II.
Nicholas Merrick Nolan was born in Ireland and later came to America in 1852.
www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/ttusw/00263.xml   (446 words)

  
 Reps and Contacts
Bob is very proud and happy with the project.
He has graciously allowed me to post these photos with the understanding that he does Not want to be hounded with questions, calls, and e-mail.
Note: If the Nolan's are beleaguered by calls, or e-mail this web page will be removed.
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 Saddle Pals and Cowboy Sidekicks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Nolan, Roy Rogers (Leonard Slye) and Tim Spencer formed a trio in the early 1930s, and the group matured and expanded into the Sons of the Pioneers, the most influential of the B western singin' groups.
The Canadian born Nolan, whose real name was Robert Nobles, was also a proficient and prolific songwriter, and among his creations are Cool Water and Tumbling Tumbleweeds.
Nolan and the SOP did tunes and helper duty with Charles Starrett at Columbia.
www.surfnetinc.com /chuck/pal-lead.htm   (1171 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Barbara Finn for interVideo and Bob Nolan From Raxco Software(R) to Be Featured on This Week's Let's Talk ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
PRESS RELEASE Barbara Finn for interVideo and Bob Nolan From Raxco Software(R) to Be Featured on This Week's Let's Talk Computers(R) Home
Barbara Finn for interVideo and Bob Nolan From Raxco Software(R) to Be Featured on This Week's Let's Talk Computers(R) -- 01/23/2004 -- Guests from interVideo and Raxco will appear on radio talk show "Let's Talk Computers." InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software.
Bob Nolan, President and CEO of Raxco Software, discusses First Defense-ISR™.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=62054   (416 words)

  
 Sound Of A Pioneer by Bob Nolan CD
Nolan was(not sure if he's still living or not) 71 yrs.
I highly recommend this if you ever watched Bob Nolan and The Sons Of The Pioneers along with(of course)Roy Rogers on Saturday afternoons at the old movie house.
As Bob Nolan sings, "they ought to put the western back in country.
cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6916453/a/Sound+Of+A+Pioneer.htm   (164 words)

  
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Bob Nolan, Volume Two: The Last Song Poems.
McDonald first became acquainted with Bob Nolan's song lyrics in 1954 when she purchased his two songbooks of
consisting of lyrics for nearly 200 of Bob Nolan's songs compiled by Elizabeth Drake McDonald, with annotations by Paul Lawrence Hopper.
www.lib.unc.edu /mss/inv/ead2/20355.xml   (937 words)

  
 The Nolan Family
Her first cat Tigger died two years ago and was replaced by George.
Bob is a graduate of The Ohio State University in Chemical Engineering and has a Master's Degree in Biochemical Engineering from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He was a member of the National Honor Society and a recipient of a National Merit Scholarship.
home.earthlink.net /~robenol/bobinua.htm   (714 words)

  
 Bob's Blog
I have to say thanks to all the good people who asked me "What's up with Bob's Blog" over the past year.
Freelance assignments for Global Rhythm, which I'll be posting soon, and a few other gigs also contributed to the madness.
But in the 2006, Bob's Blog is back in the mix.
www.bobsblog.com   (686 words)

  
 Song Of The Bandit
Other bands played forms of what came to be called Western Swing before Bob Wills emerged as a musical force in the mid-1930s.
Hailed for Bob Nolan's originals ("Cool Water," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"), their close harmony singing, and the jazzy playing of the Farr brothers, the Sons were western movie regulars (often appearing with Gene Autry) when their Ohio-bred founder Slye left in 1937 to pursue an acting career.
(B. Nolan) Bob Nolan, lead vocal; Leonard Slye, guitar and vocal; Lloyd Perryman, bass and vocal; Hugh Farr, fiddle; Karl Farr, guitar; Rec.
www.sonymusic.com /artists/SoundtrackForACentury/ns4/track/2048.html   (171 words)

  
 Annotated Best Country Music on CD List
The MCA set features the original group with Bob Nolan and Leonard Slye (who later became singing cowboy Roy Rogers) in the group.
Nolan was also the group's primary songwriter and wrote the Western classics "Cool Water" and "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds" which are included (in different versions) on both these CDs.
The RCA collection has more tracks, but is made up of slightly later recordings after Slye had left, although Bob Nolan is still featured (Roy Rogers does join the group for a couple cuts as a guest).
people.qualcomm.com /determan/Country.html   (10989 words)

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