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Hugh Farr was born on 6 December 1903 in Llano, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Killer Inside Me (2010), Sons of the Pioneers (1942) and Heldorado (1946). He was married to Rosita and Lynn Evans. He died on 17 March 1980 in Casper, Wyoming, USA.
- January 1, 1
- Llano, Texas, USA
- January 1, 1
- Casper, Wyoming, USA
Hugh Farr retired from the group in 1959 and his brother, guitarist Karl Farr, died in 1961. The group continued to record new albums for RCA through the 1960s, the last being a collection of Hawaiian songs, The Sons of the Pioneers Visit the South Seas (1969).
Hugh Farr was born on December 6, 1903 in Llano, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Killer Inside Me (2010), Sons of the Pioneers (1942) and Heldorado (1946). He was married to Rosita and Lynn Evans. He died on March 17, 1980 in Casper, Wyoming, USA.
- December 6, 1903
- March 17, 1980
1961 country music. Hugh Farr was the bass vocalist and fiddler of Sons Of The Pioneers.
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“Hugh Farr was a masterful musician. He claimed no one had influenced his playing, and there is no question he developed a style of fiddling that was completely his own. Yet while Hugh could amaze you with his solos, he never let his playing interfere with the Pioneers’ singing as he provided stylish and subtle accompaniment to their harmonies.
Hugh passed away in 1980. Their vocal talents played an important role in the “sound” of the Sons of the Pioneers for decades but The Farr Brothers, Hugh and Karl, are most remembered for their “flying fiddle and galloping guitar.”
Its Swingin' Monday on Ranch Radio. Every so often the Sons of the Pioneers would turn the Farr Brothers loose. This is Hugh Farr on fiddle and Karl Farr o...
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