The sons of the pioneers
welcome Trustin baker!
The Sons of the Pioneers are pleased to welcome their newest member, fiddler Trustin Baker. Many of you may already know Trustin from his years playing and singing with the award-winning Baker Family gospel bluegrass band. You may not know that he has won the prestigious Grand Master Fiddler Championship in Nashville, Tennessee not once but twice, or that his connection with the Sons of the Pioneers go back years to when one of his early fiddle teachers was Ricky Boen, who was the Pioneers’ fiddle player from 2006 to 2014. Trustin’s first show with the group will be January 23rd at Old Tucson Studios.
Please join us in welcoming Trustin to the Sons of the Pioneers!
celebrating 92 Years in the Saddle
Kick up your boot heels and jangle your spurs with us! The Sons of the Pioneers are celebrating an unparalleled milestone: 92 unbroken years of best-in-the-West entertainment. It’s enough to make our heads spin like trying to stay in the saddle of feisty ol’ Skyball Paint.
In late 1933, three talented musicians (including the man who would soon become Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys) were introduced on a Los Angeles radio station as the Sons of the Pioneers. Little did those young men know they were launching a juggernaut that would somehow survive the Great Depression, World War II, the advent of television, space travel, Elvis’s hips and rock ‘n’ roll, the Internet, the tech revolution, and a global pandemic.
Over the years the group’s myriad achievements in radio, movies, television, recordings, and on stage have been fueled by a steady rotation of now nearly 50 talented musicians. The current group—John Fullerton, Ken Lattimore, Paul Elliott, Chuck Ervin, and Trent Prewitt—are proud to continue the Pioneer tradition and don’t take the responsibility lightly.
Fullerton, now the group’s fifth trail boss, is committed to keeping those signature Pioneer harmonies pure and the musicianship top-notch. Most important, he says, is keeping the Pioneers’ musical campfire burning bright for years to come. “Ninety years is a mighty good run, but I’m betting 100 is gonna be even better!”
Meet the Sons of the pioneers
In this short video, you’ll learn how this music developed, what makes it unique, and what this legacy means to us. Enjoy!
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“The Sons of the Pioneers are American icons known around the world for their trademark harmonies and haunting lyrics that tell the story of the American West.”
“A Living Legend in their own time... an American institution.”
“The world’s premier cowboy singing group.”