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Three verses to this song were sung by Ken Curtis and The Sons of the Pioneers in the 1950 John Ford movie Rio Grande, [2] though the film was set in the 19th-century Wild West. Richard Dyer-Bennet recorded the song on his first self produced LP Richard Dyer-Bennet 1, (1955).
In 2001, a book about the group was published, titled The Sons of the Pioneers by Bill O'Neal and Fred Goodwin. [13] Another book about the group, first published in 1974, is called Hear My Song, The Story of the Celebrated Sons of the Pioneers by Ken Griffis, and is available on The Pioneers' website. Later notable appearances include:
Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen and James Arness as Matt Dillon, 1968. Curtis was a singer before moving into acting, and combined both careers once he entered films. [6] Curtis was with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941, and succeeded Frank Sinatra as vocalist until Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra in 1942.
From the Argosy picture "Rio Grande," directed by John Ford, 1950. The Sons of the Pioneers as the regimental singers, with lead vocalist Ken Curtis, serenade Maureen O'Hara as Kathleen Yorke. In Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives sings the drunken gardener this song.
The Sons of the Pioneers first recorded the song for Decca on August 8, 1934, [8] and it enjoyed chart success that year. [9] Their 1934 recording was selected by the Library of Congress as a 2010 addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [10]
The Sons of the Pioneers began performing Nolan's original 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.
Ken Curtis, a member of the Sons of the Pioneers singing group, made a series of Westerns at Columbia Pictures accompanied by the Hoosier Hot Shots. A son in law of director John Ford , He appeared in numerous Ford films as a basically non-singing supporting player, including The Searchers , and later played "Festus Hagen" on the television ...
On August 8, 1945, The Sons of the Pioneers cut a new recording, this time for RCA Victor (catalog 20-1724). [6] [7] This version was re-released in 1947 on the Victor Smart Set album P-168 "Cowboy Classics." [7] However, the best-selling recorded version was done by Vaughn Monroe and The Sons of the Pioneers in 1948. The recording was released ...