Bob Nolan Q & A 2012

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January 2, 2012

The West is a wonderful place. Happy New Year to All. Enjoy the link. Gene Finke.

Was Betty White on the Lucky U program in May 1953? My sister and I went to the show and they picked my sister to come on stage. We have a photo of her and Ken Curtis and Shug Fisher. We were told that the blonde lady in the photo was Betty White. We were able to listen to the show on the radio the next day. We had a lot of fun laughing at my sister's deep southern accent when she told them her name was Linda and she was from Mississippi.

Do you mean Betty Taylor? We’d love to see your picture, Bobbie Jean, and we could add it to our Ken Curtis page. Anyway, we’re very happy to hear from you and we hope you find our website enjoyable. Thanks for taking the time to write.

I am attaching the photo to this message. I (Bobbie Bentley Stiles) am standing in front of Ken Curtis; Linda Bentley Tripp in front of Betty and a friend Nancy in front of Shug Fisher. My family had taken vacation to visit family and friends in California in the month of May, 1953. It was quite an experience driving from Mississippi to California with no ac. My sister and I were 8 and 10 so I am sure my parents were ready to pull out their hair. LOL

My mother used to sing this song to us when we were children. She said she heard the song on the radio in the Hollis, Oklahoma area when she was a little girl. (Born 1934) I had never heard the whole song...just the parts she could remember. I will have to share this with her! :-)

Please visit my store at www.kactuspmp.com to see the interviews [made by Ken Griffis] as I am able to place them on the site. Thank you for your interest. My phone number is 765-348-3343 should you wish to talk with me about anything in the store.
Jim Kleist

I grew up with the original Sons of the Pioneers. My father took us to all of the movies. We lived in Arizona and California. Bob Nolan was the greatest.

Hello Mr. Coburn,
For the past several months I have fallen in love (and dragged my family along with me) with Bob Nolan's work--his voice, his songs, his acting. To be honest, I like him as much if not a tad more so than Roy Rogers. :D My peers (High School juniors) can have their modern movies, music and entertainment---give me the Sons of the Pioneers, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and the rest of those 'dead guys'.

That being said. I'm busy pillaging the Film Songs page of the Bob/SOP site and learning all the songs I can. While doing so, I found out that the link to 'Michael O'Leary O'Brien O'Toole' From the 1946 movie "Song of Arizona" is faulty and leads to a "404 not found" message. I don't know if this can be fixed or not.

I hope your ongoing search for more of Mr. Nolan's songs is successful. If I ever happen across anything up here in Seattle (not likely!), I shall pass it on.

Thank you for putting up the treasure chest of a site. It is very much appreciated!

Sincerely,
Dolly