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    • Apr 7, 1994
    Ken Carson dies of Lou Gehrig's disease in Delray Beach, Florida. He sang tenor for the Sons Of The Pioneers from 1942-1947
    Mar 18, 1995
    The Sons Of The Pioneers are inducted into the National Cowboy Hall Of Fame
    Mar 6, 1998
    The Sons Of The Pioneers' "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" plays during a bowling-alley scene as the movie "The Big Lebowski" debuts. Starring Jeff Bridges, the film also features Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lookin' Out My Back Door" plus tracks by The Eagles, Townes Van Zandt, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition and Bob Dylan
    Jul 6, 1998
    Roy Rogers dies of heart failure in Apple Valley, California. The King of the Cowboys was the only performer elected twice to the Country Music Hall of Fame--once as a solo artist, once as a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers
    Mar 7, 2001
    The Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts cite 365 titles as Songs of the Century, two of them featuring Roy Rogers: The Sons Of The Pioneers' "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and his duet with Dale Evans, "Happy Trails"
    Oct 27, 2001
    The Sons Of The Pioneers earn a spot in the Texas Trail of Fame in Fort Worth
    Feb 27, 2002
    The Sons Of The Pioneers' "Tumbling Tumbleweeds joins The King Cole Trio's "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" and Lead Belly's "Goodnight Irene" among pre-1950 singles that join the Grammy Hall of Fame
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." The Sons Of The Pioneers appear on the list with "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Cool Water"
    Apr 6, 2011
    Tammy Wynette's classic "Stand By Your Man" and The Sons Of The Pioneers' western standard "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" are added by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry
    Sep 16, 2019
    Western music gets its due during episode two of the PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns." In addition to seven Gene Autry songs, the installment includes Patsy Montana's "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart" and The Sons Of The Pioneers' "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
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