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    • Feb 27, 1972
    Bass player Pat Brady dies in a car accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado. He replaced Roy Rogers as a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers, and had three different stints with the group, in addition to playing sidekick on Rogers' TV show
    Mar 1, 1972
    Ken Curtis, currently seen as Festus in "Gunsmoke," is the guest of honor on Ralph Edwards' "This Is Your Life." Among those saluting him are two former bandmates in the Sons Of The Pioneers: Lloyd Perryman and Shug Fisher
    Apr 21, 1972
    The city of Los Angeles observes Sons Of The Pioneers Day as the group holds a 40th anniversary reunion at the Ambassador Hotel. All but three of its current and former members attend. Missing: deceased members Karl Farr and Pat Brady, plus Ken Curtis. The night ends with a mass version of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
    Sep 12, 1972
    Actor William Boyd dies of heart failure related to Parkinson's disease in Laguna Beach, California. He's best known for his role as silver-screen cowboy Hopalong Cassidy, recognized in the 1974 Roy Rogers hit "Hoppy, Gene And Me"
    Dec 3, 1972
    Western star Joel McCrea is feted on Ralph Edwards' "This Is Your Life" by a crew that includes Gene Autry and Ronald Reagan
    Jan 16, 1973
    "Bonanza" ends its 14-year run on NBC-TV, featuring a theme song recorded by guitarist Joe Maphis. Actor Lorne Greene also earned a 1964 pop and country hit with his western recitation "Ringo"
    Mar 23, 1973
    Actor Ken Maynard dies in Woodland Hills, California. He made almost 90 films as the first of the singing cowboys to hit the silver screen. Maynard paved the way for such figures as Roy Rogers, Tex Ritter and Gene Autry
    May 3, 1973
    NBC airs a made-for-TV western, "Saga Of Sonora," featuring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans alongside Don Adams, Jill St. John, George Gobel and Cass Elliott
    May 21, 1973
    Trumpeter and bandleader Vaughn Monroe dies in Stuart, Florida. With more than 60 pop hits to his credit from 1940-1954, he also landed in country music with his 1949 recording "Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)"
    Sep 5, 1973
    Milt Mabie dies in Roswell, New Mexico. A member of Louise Massey & The Westerners, he was also married to the group's lead singer



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