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2. Check the following alphabetical overview links to pages on the site with its brief description of each section.
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Awards: Bob
Nolan was given awards, alone and/or with the Sons of the Pioneers for his
contribution to western music. This section itemizes most of them and is
illustrated with photographs of the awards themselves.
Biographies: Full biography
of
Bob Nolan,
his
parents, his
brother
and his
half-brother plus brief bios of the
Sons of the Pioneers
and
their co-workers.
Discography: albums of Sons of the
Pioneers' recordings and
current
western artists, illustrated with the album covers. Track lists are included
plus links to
Bob's solo recordings
and a huge list of various recordings of
Cool Water and
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
by various artists over the years.
FAQ: Frequently asked
questions are answered briefly. This page is for quick answers.
Feedback: You can tell
us what you feel about the website, bring errors to our notice or ask questions
which we will answer personally and/or on the current
Question & Answer page. There is also a link to
Contact Us where you can email
Calin or
Elizabeth or write to them by regular mail.
Filmography: All the known
films in which Bob Nolan appeared for the various studios are listed and
illustrated with posters and publicity or production stills. Links are provided
to various
personal collections of
photos from the movies: The
Karl
E Farr Collection is from the photos handed down from the original Karl Farr
to his son. Fan collections include those of
John Fullerton,
Jan
Scott,
Ed Phillips,
Bruce Hickey and
Fred Sopher.
The Sons of the Pioneers Fan Club president,
Martha Retsch, shares her collection as
does
Terry Sevigny Scott, who was secretary to
the group for several years. There is also a page of
Anonymous collections from fans who do not
wish their name to appear on the Internet.
Links: If your site boosts the
Sons of the Pioneers, we can add your link to this page.
Lyrics: One of our most popular
sections, these pages contain the lyrics to all of the Bob Nolan songs we have
been able to find. Each song has a page of its own with a recording embedded
into it so you can read the words while you sing along, karaoke-style.
Puzzles: There are many photos in the Calin Coburn Collections and other collections that we have been unable to identify so we have reproduced them here in hopes that fans may recognize them or give us a clue.
Q&A:
Feedback or questions and
responses plus current messages of general interest with links to messages from
previous years.
Recollections: The
recollections of those who knew Bob Nolan personally.
Reference: This section contains
an illustrated list of
books that deal
with Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers plus links to an extensive
bibliography of the singing
cowboy era, fanzines, essays, photo collections,
original song cards, court cases,
interviews, and
who to contact
if you need permission to record Bob Nolan's songs.
Reflections:
Links to fans who have written to us about how Bob Nolan's music has influenced their lives or
careers in some way.
Search: Use a keyword to bring up all the pages
in which it is used. Another link is provided to find a
specific person's
page.
Slide Shows: This popular
section features six slide shows from different eras of Bob's life.
Special Features: Every month
one film,
one song and
one photo is featured with
plenty of illustrations and music. There are links to previous special features
and there is also a link to certain pages which are in the
spotlight for a
month.
UNC: This page records what is in the
Elizabeth Drake McDonald Collection
(Inventory #20355) in the Southern Folklife Collection at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This collection is open to the public and
portions of it may be copied for personal use with permission from
Calin Coburn.
Videos: The most popular of all, this section contains 23 short video clips of
song sequences, etc, from movies featuring Bob Nolan.