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Singer, songwriter, actor and
poet, Bob Nolan was instrumental in creating "Western" music, a
uniquely North American art form.
Cool Water
and
Tumbling
Tumbleweeds are two of his best-known songs but they are
only the tip of the iceberg.
Most of his songs were not
derived from European folk music as were a large number of
traditional "Cowboy" songs. They were not "Country" songs,
either. Bob's were entirely
original - often pure poetry set to unusual and difficult melodies. An admirer once
told Bob that he painted the west and his brush was music.
The new sound caught the
imagination of the public in the early 1930s. Contemporary musicians began to imitate,
western movies picked it up and the genre was popular for thirty
years.
Biographies opens a small
window into
the life of this private man by using
slide shows,
video
clips from his films and hundreds of photos from his own personal
collection. Read about his
early life and career and also how
he spent his
retirement years. Learn more about his famous brother,
Earl,
his adventurer father,
Harry, and the tragic life of
his mother,
Flora.
This website re-introduces over 150
of Bob Nolan's songs. You can sing along with the Sons of the
Pioneers and others while you read the
lyrics.
His friends and co-workers recall
Bob Nolan in
Recollections. Read what his fans say about him in
Reflections.
If you have some stories or pictures of Bob Nolan you would
like us to put on our website, please
Contact Us.
If you enjoy Bob's
unique voice, listen to
his solos plus some
duets in Spanish with Ken Carson.
Look through the
photo
collections of Bob's fans.
Any and all
copyright laws apply. This site is
provided for your private study or reference only. Thank you.
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