Bob Nolan

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Bob Nolan (April 13, 1908 - June 16, 1980), born Clarence Robert Nobles, was a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers and composer of numerous country music songs including the standards "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." As an actor and singer he appeared in scores of Western films. In 1986, for his 1941 song "Cool Water", the Sons of the Pioneers were given a Grammy Award. In 1995, Nolan was inducted posthumously into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993 and into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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The Sound of a Pioneer

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Pops Roundup

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Bob Dylan & The Band's Basement Tapes Influences

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Musical Moments to Remember: The Petticoat Hitparade, Vol. 2

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Bob Dylan The Band's Basement Tapes Influences

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Bob Nolan - The Sound of a Pioneer

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The Singing Cowboys

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1952-1978

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cool water

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Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs

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Sound of a Pioneer

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Singing in the Saddle (Disc 4) SaddleUp! The Cowboy Renaissance

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