Search - Sons of San Joaquin :: Sing One for the Cowboy

Confident Masters of Saddle Song

Bernie Waugh | Hanover, NH | 11/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Sons of the San Joaquin have become the current masters of that celestial style of Western close harmony perfected by the original Sons of the Pioneers. As a fanatic for the nature-poem songs of Pioneers founder Bob Nolan, I love the rendition of his "Still Water Pool" found here. Yet the core of this album is Jack Hannah's own songs, of which a standout is "Charlie and the Boys" - a tale of a youngster's first cattle drive with legendary Charlie Goodnight, set to a tune that's stuck-in-your-head catchy (to my wife's annoyance). On earlier SOSJ recordings, the voices were a mite unnaturally forced, and some prior Hannah compositions beat the word "cowboy" to death. Here, though, both voices and writing have found their confident groove, leaving that Prairie-of-our-imagination so much the richer."

A cowgirl at heart

C. Jennings | McCloud | 03/13/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I must be one, because when I listen to the lyrics and feel the great music and harmony it's like I've come home. These guys brighten my bluest of moods and hang out a rainbow on the darkest of days. You can't go wrong."

Great Cowboy Music

K. A. Larson | Los Angeles, CA, USA | 01/12/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know, maybe I was a cowboy in a past life. I just love Cowboy music and Sons of the San Joaquin are among the best. The mellow tones and poignant stories make me relaxed and happy. I keep a few of their CDs in the car and listen to them every time I enter the San Joaquin Valley of California."