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Pieces of country music history
make their way to Brady
By NEAL ULMER
The Heart ofTexas Country
Music Museum participated
in the Roy Rogers and Dale
Evans Museum auction in July
at Christies in New York City,
and was successful in purchas-
ing Roy Rogers’Country Music
Hall of Fame Award and the
Sons of the Pioneers Country
Music Hall of Fame Award.
In the sale. Lot #168—
Country Music Awards was
purchased at a price of$2,000,
but after taxes, commission and
shipping were added, the total
cost amounted to $2,475.
"I had an interest in 18 lots
and bid on six of them, but
everything was a premium,”
said Museum curator Tracy
Pitcox, who was bidding by
phone. “In the end, I was suc-
cessful in purchasing them for
the museum. In the museum, 1
already have a Dale Evans outfit
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Standard-Herald photos by Neal Ulmer
MUSIC MUSEUM ADDITIONS—Two plaques
(shown above) were recently added to Heart of Texas
Country Music Museum through Christies Auction of New
York in July. Added to the collection were the Roy Rogers’
Country Music Hall of Fame Award and the Sons of the
Pioneers Country Music Hall of Fame Award.
and some personal autographed Founded in 1933, the group Music Association,
photos and books of Roy and demonstrated their unique vo- Also, in the display show- parades.
Dale. The plaques will make a cal stylings in hundreds of films case are a Roy Rogers nudie
nice addition to our collection. an(j records. jacket worn on CM A awards
The Sons of the Pioneers Though the group continues night, a Dale Evans blue suit
(including Roy Rogers along today with new members, the worn during publicity photos,
with Hugh Farr, who was born original sextet is remembered two 45 rpm record album cov-
in Llano and Karl Farr, who was and honored for their classical ers and records - “Sons of the
born in Rochelle) receivedtheir innovations, Country Music Pioneers Sing Western Favor-
awardin 1980 and Roy Rogers Association (Elected 1980). ites" and "Roy Rogers and Dale
was inducted as a solo artist in The Roy Rogers Country Evans sing "A Cowboy Needs
1988. Music Hall of Fame plaque a Horse" and "Happy Trails to
The Sons of the Pioneers reads as follows: Roy Rogers, You” and a small plaque that
Country Music Hall of Fame November 5, 1911, Elected reads, "Roy Rogers 50th An-
Award reads as follows: Origi- 1988. niversary in Show Business,
nal Sons of the Pioneers, The singing star of more Original Member of the Sons
Hugh Farr December 6, 1903 than eighty musical westerns, of the Pioneers".
to March 17, 1980, Karl Farr Roy Rogers has long epito- Some of the other Christie
April 29, 1909 to September mized the legendary old west, auction items include Trig-
20, 1961, Bob Nolan April 1, A founding member of the Sons ger, originally named Golden
1908 to June 15, 1980, Lloyd of the Pioneers, he became Cloud, who was nearly 3 1 years
Perryman January 29, 1917 to an American hero of motion old when he died was mounted
May 31,1977, Roy Rogers Nov. pictures, radio and television. in his rearing position and put
5, 1911 and Tim Spencer July In his more than fifty years on display at the Roy Rogers
13, 1908 to April 26, 1974. jn the world of entertainment, - Dale Evans Museum, then lo-
The original Sons of the he has been honored by his na- cated in Victorville, California.
Pioneers invented western tion's most prestigious awards. Trigger became known as "The
harmony, one of our first ex- Throughout his career, he has Smartest Horse in the Movies,"
citing and dignified musical represented all that is good and brought $266,500 at the
styles, exemplified by their and honest and has maintained auction.
Roy's sidekick, Pat Brady in
movies and Roy's TV show,
brought $116,500. Buttermilk,
Dale Evan's horse, was origi
nally named Soda and could ac-
tually out run Trigger. She was
also mounted and joined Bullet.
Trigger and Trigger Jr. at the
museum's last home in Bran-
son, MO and sold for $25,000.
Bullet, the “wonder dog," an
AKC Registered ( German Shep-
herd. brought $35,000. Dale's
red and white all-plastic parade
saddle brought $104,500 and
was displayed on Buttermilk
in the museum.
“Happy Trails to You", the
hand drawn music and lyrics to
Happy Trails, mounted on foam
core board and signed Kathleen
Manning Cooley and David
P. Combs brought $27,500.
Roy’s 1964 Pontiac Bonneville,
personalized by Nudie Cohen,
brought $254,500 and was used
by Roy and Dale in several
ENHANCING THE ROY ROGERS AND DALES
EVANS exhibit at the Heart of Texas Country Music Mu-
seum is two plaques that were awarded to Roy Rogers and
to the Sons of the Pioneers. The plaques were purchased by
telephone for a total cost of $2,275 from Christies Auction
in New York.
BRADY VFW POST 3234 presented checks to Brady Girl Scout Troops 4001,
4002 and 4277 and Cub Scout Pack 424 at the Brady VFW Hall last Wednesday evening.
Shown presenting and receiv ing checks are (top left to right adults) VFW member Ed
Hernandez to Dixie Pitcox, McC Tulloch ( Bounty Girl Scouts SUD and VFW member Rick
Melcer (top right) to Nelson Stafford Assistant Cub Master of Pack 424. Each group
compositions, "Cool Water” a deep and abiding belief in Nellybelle, a 1946 Willys , 1,, received a check for $ 1,000 with the girl scouts money to be used for repair and. upgrade
and “Tumbling Tumbleweed", his God and country. Country CJ-2A Jeep, was driven by to girl scout house and cub scont money to operating fund.
Move winds
fuow the 2010 goat Cook-
Best RIG—TERRY Adcock and the Three As
Mystery Meat COMPE TITION—Overhead DOOR SKANKS
PAGEANT WINNERS—Miss Heart of
Texas Chelsea Moore (left) and her court, Be-
atrix Scott, first runner-up, and Evin Damuth,
second runner-up, presented awards to all of the
winners at the 2010 World Championship Goat
Cook-Off held last Saturday at Richards Park.
Showmanship Competition—Kiss My Cabrito
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Stewart, James E. Brady Standard-Herald and Heart of Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 8, 2010, newspaper, September 8, 2010; Brady, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1669236/m1/11/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting FM Buck Richards Library.