Sons of the Pioneers
American western singing group
Summary
The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music performers and remained popular through the years. Since 1933, through many changes in membership, the Sons of the Pioneers have remained one of the longest-surviving country music vocal groups.
Originally created by Pollinator
12/7/2003, 4:09:33 AM
Modified
5/17/2026, 8:39:17 PM
Recent revisions
/* Filmography */
Linter [[MediaWikiWiki:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Lint_errors/missing-end-tag|missing end tag]] syntax fix – repaired italics tag
/* Singles */
updated current personnel
Updating official list of members (maintained by Sons of the Pioneers LLC) to reflect Paul Elliott's retirement and replacement by Trustin Baker as the band's fiddle player.
fix italics
/* Timeline */
/* Sons of the Pioneers today */ Changed the list of current members as the former "trail boss", Tommy Nallie, has passed away. John Fullerton replaced him, and a new member has been added, Trent Prewitt.
Updated timeline to reflect Tommy Nallie's death, and the passing of the role of Trail Boss to John Fullerton
/* Origins */ italicized show title
/* Singles */ added side info from 1952
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Corrected "Sons of the Pioneers today" section: Tommy Nallie was credited as "(vocals, bass)", corrected it to "(vocals, lead guitar)"; John Fullerton was credited as "(vocals, guitar)", corrected to "(vocals, rhythm guitar)."
