Elizabeth Drake McDonald Collection, 1927-2000

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Elizabeth Drake McDonald Collection, 1927-2000

1927-2000

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/20355/

Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, in 1943, Elizabeth Drake McDonald grew up in British Columbia's southern interior and taught school on the north coast. The collection centers around Elizabeth Drake McDonald's in-depth study and compilation of the lyrics of songwriter and musician Bob Nolan, who is best known for his work with the singing cowboy group, the Sons of the Pioneers. He penned many trademark songs of the cowboy song genre, including "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," "Cool Water," and "Way Out There." McDonald has transcribed nearly 200 of Nolan's songs into a self-published book, "Lyrics: The Song Poems of Bob Nolan." Paul Lawrence Hopper worked with McDonald on the project, writing annotations to Nolan's song lyrics. Hopper also self-published a companion volume, "Bob Nolan: A Biographical Guide and Annotations to the Lyric Archive," which contains transcription recording information and a filmography for the Sons of the Pioneers and is included in the collection. Also included is material McDonald gathered during conversations with Nolan's daughter, Roberta Nolan Mileusnich, and his grandson, Calin Coburn. Mileusnich provided McDonald with lyrics from unreleased recordings, which are compiled in "Bob Nolan, Volume Two: The Last Song Poems." Calin Coburn donated 274 high-quality scans of documents, letters, manuscripts, and photographs from the Nolan family album, along with a CD-R of the images in electronic format. Printed versions of these are included in the collection as are McDonald's annotations of these materials. Also included are copies of Nolan's song lead sheets, sheet music, lyric sheets from Brigham Young University, and audio recordings of Bob Nolan compiled by McDonald. The Addition of October 2017 contains materials relating to the singer, songwriter, and painter, Robert Wagoner, who was a close personal and professional associate of members of the Sons of the Pioneers.

340 items (0.5 linear feet)

eng, Latn

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6627942

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.

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Wagoner, Robert, 1928-

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Robert B. Wagoner was born in 1928 in Marion, Ohio; he lives in California [Cincinnati] Ohio and is a self-taught artist....

McDonald, Elizabeth Drake, 1943-

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Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, in 1943, Elizabeth Drake McDonald grew up in British Columbia's southern interior and taught school on the north coast. From the description of Elizabeth Drake McDonald collection, 1927-2000. WorldCat record id: 47047267 Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, in 1943, Elizabeth Drake McDonald grew up in British Columbia's southern interior and taught school on the north coast. In 1965, she married Ralph McDonald, and they rais...

Paul Lawrence Hopper

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Calin Coburn

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Sons of the Pioneers

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The Sons of the Pioneers was one of the leading vocal and instrumental groups in Western music. They were especially known for their harmonies, songwriting, and musicianship. In addition to their creative success, the Pioneers were among the longest lasting groups in the history of country music, celebrating 65 years of continuous performances in 1998. Over the years, the members of the group included Pat Brady, Ken Carson, Ken Curtis, Tommy Doss, Hugh Farr, Karl Farr, Shug Fisher, Luther Nallie...

Bob Nolan

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Robert Wagoner

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