cowboys who can sing

by road-traveled | created - 26 Sep 2016 | updated - 16 Feb 2018 | Public

1. Sons of the Pioneers

Soundtrack | Fury

In October of 1931, Bob Nolan answered an ad in the Los Angeles Herald that read: "YODELER, for old time act to travel. Tenor preferred." He met a man named Leonard Frank Slye, who had dropped the 'e' from his family name and introduced himself as Len Sly. (Leonard Frank Slye aka Len Sly would ...

102 soundtrack credits from 1934.

82 westerns, 35-61.

2. The Hoosier Hotshots

Soundtrack | Leatherheads

The Hoosier Hotshots is known for Leatherheads (2008), Gummo (1997) and Cowboy Blues (1946).

22 soundtrack credits from 1936.

16 westerns, 39-48.

1946, Singing on the Trail (1946).

Paul Trietsch, - Hoosier Hotshot Hezzie. 17 westerns, 39-50.

Ken Trietsch, - Hoosier Hot Shot Ken. 3 soundtrack credits, writer, lyrics.

Gil Taylor, bass.

Charles Ward, Clarinet. Tenor.

3. Bob Baker

Actor | The Phantom Stage

He was home on the Hollywood range only a few years but Bob "Tumbleweed" Baker (ne Stanley Leland Weed) still made his mark by the time he rode off into the sunset. Born on November 8, 1910, in Forest City, IA, his family eventually moved to Colorado and then to Arizona during his growing years. He...

17 soundtrack credits, 37-40.

26 westerns, 37-44.

The Singing Outlaw (1937), 1937.

4. Jimmy Wakely

Soundtrack | Song of the Drifter

He was one of filmdom's last dying breed of crooning cowpokes following WWII. Jimmy Wakely had many talents (singing, songwriting, guitar-playing) and performed in many venues (radio, film, TV, rodeos, clubs) over his career. He began life in Mineola, Arkansas in 1914, but was raised in ...

58 westerns, 39-59.

60 soundtrack credits, 40-

1948, Song of the Drifter (1948).

Singer, guitar, banjo.

1914-1982, 68.

Jimmy Wakely and His Oklahoma Cowboys, 1944, Swing in the Saddle (1944).

5 westerns, -Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders, - 1939, Saga of Death Valley (1939).

9 westerns,43-54. Jimmy Wakely and His Saddle Pals, 1945, Sagebrush Heroes (1945).

Jimmy Wakely's Oklahoma Cowgirls, 1944, Montana Plains (1944). Sunshine Girls Trio.

Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders, 1941, - Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941).

10 westerns, 41-43. 11 soundtrack credits, 41-. Jimmy Wakely Trio. 1941, -Twilight on the Trail (1941).

5. Frankie Marvin

Actor | Gold Mine in the Sky

Frankie Marvin was born on January 27, 1904 in Butler, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]. He was an actor, known for Gold Mine in the Sky (1938), Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) and Springtime in the Rockies (1937). He died on January 18, 1985 in Valencia, California, USA.

185 westerns, 34-64.

9 soundtrack credits, 1936 -.

1938, Western Jamboree (1938). "Singing Ranch Hand with Underwear Problem".

1904-1985, 80.

Guitar, banjo, washboard.

7. Al Trace and His Silly Symphonists

Actor | Rustlers of the Badlands

Al Trace and His Silly Symphonists is known for Rustlers of the Badlands (1945) and Frontier Gunlaw (1946).

Rustlers of the Badlands (1945), 1945.

Al Trace 1900-1993, 92. 5 soundtrack credits from 1945.

Drummer, band leader.

8. The Andrews Sisters

Soundtrack | Repo Man

The preeminent singing sister act of all time with well over 75 million records sold by which the swinging big-band era could not be better represented were the fabulous Andrews Sisters: the blonde melodic mezzo Patty Andrews, the brunette soprano Maxene Andrews and the red-headed contralto Laverne...

101 soundtrack credits, 1940-2016.

5 westerns.

1944, Moonlight and Cactus (1944).

Patty Andrews, 1918-2013, 94.

Maxene Andrews, 1916-1995, 79.

Laverne Andrews, 1911-1967, 55.

9. Arizona Boys

Actor | Canillita

Arizona Boys is known for Canillita (1936).

10. Armida

Actress | Border Romance

Tiny, emotive Latino beauty who was 'discovered' singing and dancing in an act with her two sisters at the Los Angeles Hidalgo theatre. Theatrical impresario and star maker Gus Edwards recognised her talent and took her under his wing. She soon made her entrance on the vaudeville circuit in novelty...

10 soundtrack credits, 29-51.

10 westerns, 29-49.

Border Romance (1929), 1929.

1911-1989, 78.

11. Arizona O'Neal

Actor | Love Goes West

Arizona O'Neal is known for Love Goes West (1938).

Love Goes West (1938). 1938.

The Arizona O'Neal band.

12. The Arizona Wranglers

Soundtrack | Stormy

This group started singing together in 1929 while working at the Triple XXX Rootbeer Drive-In diner in Phoenix, Arizona. At the time they were referred to as the 'Triple XXX Root Beer Singers'. They became known for their cowboy western songs and their singing was featured in western movies. Around...

6 soundtrack credits, 31-37.

3 westerns, 33, 35, 36.

1936, Heroes of the Range (1936).

13. Art Wilcox and His Arizona Rangers

Actor | Arizona Frontier

Art Wilcox and His Arizona Rangers is known for Arizona Frontier (1940) and Rainbow Over the Range (1940).

14. The Avalon Boys

Soundtrack | Nobody's Baby

The Avalon Boys is known for Nobody's Baby (1937), America at the Movies (1976) and Anything Goes (1936).

16. The Six Bar Cowboys

Actor | Trail to Gunsight

The Six Bar Cowboys is known for Trail to Gunsight (1944), The Old Texas Trail (1944) and Trigger Trail (1944).

17. The Bell Sisters

Soundtrack | Shirley

The Bell Sisters is known for Shirley (2020), Mysteries of Route 66 and The Stand (2020).

Connie and Nell Edmonds

Those Redheads from Seattle (1953). 1953.

18. The Beverly Hillbillies

Soundtrack | Frontier Justice

The Beverly Hillbilles were created by three (Los Angeles radio station)KMPC executives; station owner Raymond MacMillan (R.S.MacMillan Petroleum Company), station manager Glen Rice, and staff announcer (John McIntire). In an effort to boost the station's ratings, their scenario was based on a ...

6 westerns, 34-38.

1938, Rollin' Plains (1938).

20. The Boyd Triplets

Actress | Smoky River Serenade

The Boyd Triplets were a set of triplets, Edith Bolling Boyd, Elena Rolfe Boyd, and Mildred Stuart Boyd, who were singers, guitarists, and actresses. The three sisters were born August 23, 1921, in Ancón, then part of the Panama Canal Zone (now Panama). They were the great-nieces of Edith Galt ...

Born 1921, Panama,

Elena Rolfe Boyd.

Edith Bolling Boyd.

Mildred Stuart Boyd.

Smoky River Serenade (1947). 1947.

21. Lee Broome

Sound_department | The Burning Hell

Lee Broome is known for The Burning Hell (1974) and Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952).

The Broome Brothers

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952). 1957.

Ray Broome Lee Broome Joe Broome.

23. The Cabin Kids

Actor | Git Along Little Dogies

The Cabin Kids is known for Git Along Little Dogies (1937), Mississippi (1935) and The Life of the Party (1935).

2 westerns, 1937.

1937, Round-Up Time in Texas (1937). 4th credit.

8 soundtrack credits, 35-37.

17 total acting credits, 35-38.

5 siblings, Ruth, Helen, James, Winifred, Fred.

24. Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers

Actor | Swing, Cowboy, Swing

Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers is known for Swing, Cowboy, Swing (1946), The Rangers Take Over (1942) and Rollin' Home to Texas (1940).

5 westerns, 41-45.

1940, Rollin' Home to Texas (1940). Filmed in Prescott, Arizona.

Cal Shrum, -13 westerns, 38-49. -1910-1996, 85. -Member, Ernest Tubb's Singing Cowboys, Walt Shrum and His Colorado Hillbillies. -Band Leader, Cal Shrum and His Rhythm Rangers -Credited accordion player, Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943), 1943.

27. The Cass County Boys

Actor | The Gene Autry Show

The Cass County Boys were formed at Dallas radio station WFAA circa 1935 where, as staff musicians, they harmonized between programs. They were first called the Early Birds, then the Cass County Kids, after the home of accordion player Fred Martin, born June 22, 1916 in Linden, Cass County, Texas. ...

24 westerns, 46-55.

#5. -1947, Last Days of Boot Hill (1947)

30. Colorado Rangers

Actor | Terror Trail

Colorado Rangers is known for Terror Trail (1946), Phantom Valley (1948) and Streets of Ghost Town (1950).

3 westerns, 46-50.

1946, Terror Trail (1946)

31. The Crew Chiefs

Actor | Swing the Western Way

The Crew Chiefs were the backing vocal sextet for Glenn Miller's Army Air Force band, usually performing in conjunction with lead singer Tex Beneke from 1942 until 1946. The group consisted of saxophonist and singer (Private) James Lynn Allison (1912-1993); composer/baritone (Corporal) Arthur Malvin...

32. The Crockett Family

Actor | Rustlers of Red Dog

The Crockett Family is known for Rustlers of Red Dog (1935).

33. Curt Barrett and the Trailsmen

Actor | The Gentleman from Texas

Curt Barrett and the Trailsmen is known for The Gentleman from Texas (1946), Gunning for Vengeance (1946) and Raiders of the South (1947).

3 westerns, 46-47.

1946, The Gentleman from Texas (1946).

35. Deuce Spriggins and His Orchestra

Actor | That Texas Jamboree

Deuce Spriggins and His Orchestra is known for That Texas Jamboree (1946), Missouri's Calling Me (1945) and Roly Poly (1946).

36. Deuce Spriggins and the Trailsmen

Actor | Song of the Prairie

Deuce Spriggins and the Trailsmen is known for Song of the Prairie (1945).

37. The Dinning Sisters

Actress | Fun & Fancy Free

The Dinning Sisters is known for Fun and Fancy Free (1947), National Barn Dance (1944) and Throw a Saddle on a Star (1946).

Lou Dinning, 1922-2000, 77.

Jean Dinning, 1924-2011, 86.

Ginger Dinning, 1924-2013, 89.

Throw a Saddle on a Star (1946), 1946.

40. The Eight Serenaders

Actor | Way Out West

The Eight Serenaders is known for Way Out West (1935), Rodeo Day (1935) and Hillbilly Love (1935).

41. Ernest Tubb's Singing Cowboys

Actor | Riding West

Ernest Tubb's Singing Cowboys is known for Riding West (1944).

Ernest Tubb, 3 westerns, 43-47. 29 soundtrack credits from 1943. 1914-1984, 70.

Hollywood Barn Dance (1947). 1947.

The Legendary Ernest Tubb (1987), 1987

43. The Five Radio Buckaroos

Actor | Five Bad Men

The Five Radio Buckaroos is known for Five Bad Men (1935).

46. Four Esquires

Soundtrack | Can This Be Dixie?

Four Esquires is known for Can This Be Dixie? (1936), All American Sweetheart (1937) and Top of the Town (1937).

47. Four Singing Notables

Actor | West of Carson City

Four Singing Notables is known for West of Carson City (1940).

48. The Foursome

Soundtrack | Born to Dance

The Foursome Quartet was a male vocal quartet that was originally formed in 1926 by two young men while they were at Washington State College in Pullman, Washington, USA, Marshall Smith (first tenor) and Dwight Snyder (baritone), along with Harry Isaacs (basso) and Kearney Walton (second tenor). In...

49. The Four Tones

Actor | The Bronze Buckaroo

The Four Tones is known for The Bronze Buckaroo (1939), Harlem on the Prairie (1937) and Mantan Messes Up (1946).

5 westerns, 37-39

Harlem on the Prairie (1937), 1937.

50. The Four Tunes

Actor | Lawless Valley

The Four Tunes is known for Lawless Valley (1938).

51. Foy Willing's Orchestra

Actor | Texas Carnival

Foy Willing's Orchestra is known for Texas Carnival (1951).

52. The Guardsmen

Soundtrack | Blue Skies

The Guardsmen is known for Blue Skies (1946), Playmates (1941) and The Parson of Panamint (1941).

53. The Georgia Crackers

Actor | Desert Vigilante

The Georgia Crackers is known for Desert Vigilante (1949), The Fighting Frontiersman (1946) and South of the Chisholm Trail (1947).

3 westerns, 46-49.

1946, The Fighting Frontiersman (1946).

57. The Guadalajara Trio

Actor | South of the Rio Grande

The Guadalajara Trio, who also appeared as "The Guadalajara Boys", were a trio of guitarist-singers who appeared in several movies in the 1940s. Comprised of Lee Ramos, Jesús Castillón, Lamberto Leyva, and Mario Santos, the group also performed with various orchestras. Generally decked out in ...

5 westerns, 40-54.

1945, South of the Rio Grande (1945).

60. Hal McIntyre's Orchestra

Actor | Eadie Was a Lady

McIntyre started his first big band in New York in 1941, debuting at the Glen Island Casino. Musically, it was Ellington-inspired, featuring alto-sax solos by McIntyre and arrangements by Dave Matthews and Howard Gibeling. The regular personnel of his 1943-46 orchestra included Joe Weidman, Jimmy ...

61. Hank Caldwell's Saddle Kings

Actor | The Lawless Rider

Hank Caldwell's Saddle Kings is known for The Lawless Rider (1954).

62. Herman's Mountaineers

Actor | Heart of the Rockies

Herman's Mountaineers is known for Heart of the Rockies (1937).

63. The Irish Rovers

Soundtrack | North Country

The Irish Rovers is known for North Country (2005), The Beachcombers (1972) and The Virginian (1962).

65. Jerry Wald and His Orchestra

Actor | Little Miss Broadway

Swing outfit led by clarinettist Jerry Wald and launched at Child's Spanish Garden in New York City in 1941. Between 1942 and 1943, the band enjoyed a lengthy tenure at the Lincoln Hotel and at the Panther Room of the Hotel Sherman. The main focus was on Wald's clarinet solos which were played in ...

5 westerns, 41-45.

4 soundtrack credits from 1941.

The Return of the Durango Kid (1945), 1945.

67. Jimmie Davis and His Rainbow Ramblers

Actor | Riding Through Nevada

Jimmie Davis and His Rainbow Ramblers is known for Riding Through Nevada (1942).

68. Jimmie Davis and His Singing Buckaroos

Actor | Frontier Fury

Jimmie Davis and His Singing Buckaroos is known for Frontier Fury (1943).

70. Jimmy LeFieur's Saddle Pals

Soundtrack | Frontier Town

Jimmy LeFieur's Saddle Pals is known for Frontier Town (1938).

71. Jimmie Dean and His Trail Riders

Actor | I'll Tell the World

Jimmie Dean and His Trail Riders is known for I'll Tell the World (1945).

Jimmie Dean, 8 westerns -41-49.

member, bass player, - Eddie Dean Trio, Fighting Bill Fargo (1941), 1941.

member, Red River Valley Boys, Riders of the Purple Sage.

Guitar.

72. Jimmy Wakely and His Oklahoma Cowboys

Actor | Swing in the Saddle

Jimmy Wakely and His Oklahoma Cowboys is known for Swing in the Saddle (1944) and Montana Plains (1944).

73. Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders

Actor | Pony Post

Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders is known for Pony Post (1940), Texas Terrors (1940) and The Tulsa Kid (1940).

74. Jimmy Wakely and His Saddle Pals

Actor | Cowboy Canteen

Jimmy Wakely and His Saddle Pals is known for Cowboy Canteen (1944), Moon Over Montana (1946) and Saddle Leather Law (1944).

75. Jimmy Wakely's Oklahoma Cowgirls

Actor | Montana Plains

Jimmy Wakely's Oklahoma Cowgirls is known for Montana Plains (1944).

78. J.L. Franks' Golden West Cowboys

Actor | Gold Mine in the Sky

J.L. Franks' Golden West Cowboys is known for Gold Mine in the Sky (1938).

80. Johnny Luther's Cowboy Band

Actor | Pals of the Range

Johnny Luther's Cowboy Band is known for Pals of the Range (1935).

81. The Jones Boys

Soundtrack | Can This Be Dixie?

The Jones Boys is known for Can This Be Dixie? (1936), The Johnny Cash Show (1969) and The Big Show (1936).

82. The Jordanaires

Soundtrack | Country Style, U.S.A.

The Jordanaires is known for Country Style, U.S.A. (1957), Frankie and Johnny (1966) and Spinout (1966).

12 soundtrack credits from 1956.

Tickle Me (1965). 1965.

Buffalo Gun (1961), 1961.

83. José Eslava's Orchestra

Actor | Gaucho Serenade

José Eslava's Orchestra is known for Gaucho Serenade (1940).

José Eslava. Band Leader.

Gaucho Serenade (1940), 1940. "Junta Plata-Latin Dance Music".

84. José Pacheco and his Continental Orchestra

Actor | Song of the Gringo

José Pacheco and his Continental Orchestra is known for Song of the Gringo (1936).

86. The King Cole Trio

Soundtrack | Labor Day

The King Cole Trio is known for Labor Day (2013), Revolutionary Road (2008) and 2046 (2004).

87. The King's Men

Soundtrack | Cairo

The King's Men quartet comprised Ken Darby, arranger & bass; Rad Robinson baritone; Jon Dodson, lead tenor; Bud Linn, top tenor. As The Ramblers, the quartet was founded in Los Angeles in 1929. The quartet was featured on radio and recorded with The Happy Chappies for Columbia Records in 1930. By ...

69 westerns, 39-58.

Law of the Pampas (1939), 1939.

88. Lew Preston and His Ranch Hands

Actor | Prairie Stranger

Lew Preston and His Ranch Hands is known for Prairie Stranger (1941).

89. The Light Crust Doughboys

Soundtrack | Striptease

The Light Crust Doughboys is known for Striptease (1996), Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997) and Wit's End (2005).

2 westerns

1936, The Big Show (1936)

90. The Lindeman Sisters

Actress | Triple Justice

The Lindeman Sisters is known for Triple Justice (1940).

91. The Lone Star Cowboys

Actor | Law of the Canyon

The Lone Star Cowboys is known for Law of the Canyon (1947), The Stranger from Ponca City (1947) and Pardon My Gun (1942).

5 westerns, 40-47.

The Stranger from Ponca City (1947), 1947.

92. Maple City Four

Actor | Under Western Stars

Maple City Four is known for Under Western Stars (1938), Git Along Little Dogies (1937) and The Old Barn Dance (1938).

3 westerns, 37,38.

Git Along Little Dogies (1937). 1937.

93. The Mariachis Los Reyes De Chapala

Actor | The Young Land

The Mariachis Los Reyes De Chapala is known for The Young Land (1959).

94. The McKinney Sisters

Actress | Frontier Frolic

The McKinney Sisters is known for Frontier Frolic (1946).

95. Merle Travis' Bronco Busters

Actor | Roaring Rangers

Merle Travis' Bronco Busters is known for Roaring Rangers (1946) and Cyclone Fury (1951).

97. The Mills Brothers

Soundtrack | Don't Look Up

The Mills Brothers is known for Don't Look Up (2021), Fury (2014) and Pearl Harbor (2001).

99. The Modernaires

Soundtrack | The Shape of Water

This Buffalo-formed swing group originally consisted of (Harold) Harold Dickinson, Bill Conway and Chuck Goldstein when formed in 1935. The three high school buddies moved to New York the following year and began recording with various jazz bands, subsequently adding Ralph Brewster to make the ...

From 1936 -.

2 westerns,

1949, Home in San Antone (1949).



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