10-2-4 Ranch and 10-2-4 Time

“The Dr. Pepper Shows”

(1941-45)

According to historian Ken Griffis, on November 22, 1941, the Pioneers signed to do a series of 15-minute radio transcriptions for the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company featuring Dick Foran (10-2-4 Ranch) and, later, Martha Mears (10-2-4 Time.) This live show was broadcast from coast to coast on the Mutual Broadcasting System, and the Pioneers had a 45-minute stage show for the studio audience directly after it.

The first Dr. Pepper show was possibly recorded on April 2, 1941, and aired on November 22, 1941, introducing Dick Foran as foreman on the 10-2-4 Ranch with the Sons of the Pioneers as his crew and Martha Mears as the owner. Although we have not found this program, we understand that Foran sang at least two solos, backed by the Sons of the Pioneers, and Martha had one or two. The first program we have access to was aired on January 8, 1943. Dick Foran and Martha Mears were featured soloists, Hugh "Foghorn" Farr, Lloyd "Shakespeare Smith" Perryman and Pat "Truthful Jones" Brady carried the comedy. Art Gilmore provided the ad for Dr. Pepper.

The last Dr. Pepper program we have access to was August 30, 1945. (The earliest program we have access to was aired on January 8, 1943.)

Foran sang traditional western melodies or those by "The Pepper Rangers" (the Sons of the Pioneers) and there was good-natured banter among the boys. Pat Brady (Truthful Jones) and Hugh (Foghorn) Farr took care of the comedy. Later programs used some of the recordings made at this time when Lloyd Perryman was still with them. When Foran left the program, Bob Nolan took his place temporarily in the script and sang the solos. These programs were still called 10-2-4 Ranch but Martha Mears was now in charge. Dr. Pepper produced a fanzine, "Pepper Rangers Gazette".

When Lloyd Perryman was called into the service Ken Carson replaced him, and the format of the programs changed to include Ken's whistled accompaniment to the Farr Brothers introduction and exit instrumentals. Ken also shared soloist honours with Martha Mears and had an increasing amount of dialogue including the comedy sections with Hugh Farr. The programs often included a Hugh Farr vocal solo.

The program name was eventually changed to 10-2-4 Time and Martha Mears remained in charge. The entrance and exit themes changed somewhat over the years.

The track list for the Dr. Pepper Shows is incomplete. There were at least 524 shows but there is also a #624 show called "Personal Album (12491)". We use the record number when we have it and the shows were sometimes numbered out of sequence. As we find more records, we will update the list.

Although the songs and instrumentals were usually recorded specifically for the 10-2-4 program, the Orthacoustic Transcriptions were occasionally used. Some of the songs recorded for the earliest 10-2-4 programs were slipped into later programs and most of these were used for the 1947-48 Teleways Transcriptions. The Teleways Transcriptions also used the 1945 introduction and exit themes.

10-2-4 Time Christmas show, Dec 15, 1944
1. Jingle Bells (Martha Mears and the Pioneers)
2. That's What I Like About the South (Hugh Farr solo)
3. Maria Elena (Ken Carson solo)|
4. Cleaning My Rifle (Pioneers with verse by Ken Carson)
5. Blue Danube Swing featuring Ivan Ditmars
6. Cottage Small by a Waterfall (Martha Mears solo)

10-2-4 Ranch. Sponsored By Dr. Pepper. Radio Recorders Inc., Santa Monica, Calif. 2-5 April 1941. unavailable

Side One: Program No. 189. With Dick Foran, Martha Mears, and the Sons of the Pioneers. 2 April 1941.

Side Two: Program No. 190. With Dick Foran, Martha Mears, and the Sons of the Pioneers. 5 April 1941.

Transcription Disc TR-85

10-2-4 RANCH

(starring Dick Foran, Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers)

#001 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1941 11 22 First episode

#153 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 01 08 (Art Gilmore commercial announcer)

1. Home on the Range (Dr. Brewster Higley/Dan Kelley) Pioneers with solo by Dick Foran

2. Chuckwagon Blues (Pioneers with solo by Bob Nolan)

3. Instrumental featuring Hugh and Karl Farr

4. Cielito Lindo (Carlos Fernandez) (solo by Dick Foran)

5. The Prairie Sings a Lullaby (Glenn Spencer) solo by Martha Mears

6. Instrumental featuring Hugh and Karl Farr

#154 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 01 11

1. Instrumental by the Tune Twirlers

2. Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (Robert Burns/Jonathan E. Spilman) solo by Dick Foran

3. My Grandfather's Clock (Henry Clay Work) Pioneers with solo by Lloyd Perryman

4. Old Chisholm Trail (Pioneers with solo by Dick Foran)

5. Shadows of the Night (Martha Mears & Lloyd Perryman duet) melody from Offenbach's Barcarolle

6. Where the Rio Rolls Along (Tim Spencer) Pioneers with verse by Lloyd Perryman

#155 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 01 13

1. Ne Ha Neé (Bob Nolan) Pioneers with solo by Lloyd Perryman with Martha Mears (background)

2. The Railroad Corral (Pioneers with solo by Dick Foran)

3. Sweet Dreams (Instrumental featuring Hugh and Karl Farr)

4. Ridin' on the Sunshine Trail (Tim Spencer) Pioneers with verse by Lloyd Perryman

5. Rock Me to Sleep in My Rocky Mountain Home," (Fred Howard - Nat Vincent - Billy Hill - William Raskin) solo by Martha Mears)

6. Following the Sun All Day (Bob Nolan) Pioneers with solo by Dick Foran

7. Farr Brothers instrumental moving into the Dr. Pepper theme

#156 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 01 15 ("one year on radio today")

1. Keep an Eye on Your Heart (solo by Martha Mears)

2. The Gal I Left Behind Me (solo by Dick Foran backed by Pioneers)

3. Comin' Through the Rye (Robert Burns) instrumental by Tune Twirlers

3. It's a Great Life in Plainville (solo by Pat Brady)

4. I'll Take you Home Again, Kathleen (Thomas P. Westendorf) solo by Dick Foran

5. Home Again in Ol' Wyomin' (Tim Spencer) Pioneers

6. Dr. Pepper Theme

#165 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 02 05

1. This ain't the Same Old Range (Bob Nolan) solo by Dick Foran

2. Somewhere Sometime (solo by Martha Mears)

3. Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (Stephen Foster) instrumental

4. Press Along to the Big Corral (Romaine Lowdermilk - Brooks Copeland - Jack Widener) Pioneers with solo by Dick Foran

5. Coyote Serenade (Bob Nolan) Pioneers

6. Oh Susanna (Stephen Foster) Farr Brothers instrumental moving into the Dr. Pepper theme

#169 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 02 15

1. Cowboys & Indians (Pioneers featuring Pat Brady)

2. There's a Round-up in the Sky (Bob Nolan) Dick Foran solo

3. Moonlight Melody (Glenn Spencer) Pioneers with verse by Lloyd Perryman

4. Long, Long Ago (Thomas Haynes Bayly) solo by Martha Mears backed by the Pioneers)

5. Hill Country (Glenn Spencer) Dick Foran and the Sons of the Pioneers

6. Dr. Pepper Theme

#170 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 02 17

1. Westward Ho! (Tim Spencer) Dick Foran and the Sons of the Pioneers

2. Shadows of the Wildwood (Bob Nolan) solo by Martha Mears

3. My Old Pal (Bob Nolan) Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers

4. Instrumental by the Tune Twirlers

5. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen (Dick Foran)

6. O Susanna leading into the Dr. Pepper Theme

#173 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 02 24

1. Ne Ha Neé (Bob Nolan) Solo by Lloyd Perryman

2. Love in a Song (solo by Martha Mears)

3. Lorita (Dick Foran solo)

4. Cool Water (Bob Nolan)

5. I Belong to the Range (Glenn Spencer) Dick Foran solo

6. Farr Bros. instrumental leading into Dr. Pepper Theme

#174 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 02 26 the last program with the galloping cowboys intro

1. A Cowboy has to Sing (Bob Nolan) Dick Foran solo

2. Give Me Music in the Evening (Martha Mears solo)

3. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Pioneers with solo by Hugh Farr)

4. The Golden Wedding Waltz (Tim Spencer) Pioneers with history of the song

5. Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster) Dick Foran solo

6. Farr Bros. instrumental leading into Dr. Pepper Theme

#195 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 04 16 remembering Dick's and Martha's favorite songs over the past 2 years.

1. Riding Down that Old Wyoming Trail (Martha Mears solo with Pioneers backing)

2. Ridin' Home (Bob Nolan) solo by Dick Foran

3. Little Sleepyhead (Martha Mears solo)

4. Come back to Erin, Mavourneen (Charlotte Alington Barnard) Dick Foran solo

5. Knitting Serenade (Martha Mears solo)

6. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (Thomas P. Westendorf) Dick Foran solo

7. Brahms Lullaby (Martha Mears solo)

7. Dr. Pepper Theme

#196 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 04 19

1. Ne Ha Neé (Bob Nolan) Lloyd Perryman solo

2. The Covered Wagon Rolled Along (Hy Heath / Britt Wood) Dick Foran solo

3. I ain't a-Worryin' (Hugh Farr and the Pioneers)

4. Instrumental featuring the Tune Twirlers

5. Drip, Drip Drop (Martha Mears solo)

6. Oh Susanna (Stephen Foster) Farr Bros. instrumental moving into Dr. Pepper Theme

#213 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 05 28

1. Brazil (Dick Foran with the Pioneers)

2. My Moonlight Madonna (Martha Mears solo)

3. Cattle Call Rondolet (Glenn Spencer) Pioneers

4. Blue Juniata (Marion Dix Sullivan) Pioneers & Tune Twirlers with solo by Bob Nolan

5. Tune Twirlers instrumental

6. Oh Susanna (Stephen Foster) Tune Twirlers instrumental moving into Dr. Pepper Theme

#214 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 05 31

1. Where are You Now? (Martha Mears solo)

2. Trail Herdin' Cowboy (Bob Nolan) Dick Foran with Pioneers and Tune Twirlers

3. Song of the Bandit (Bob Nolan) Pioneers with verses by Bob.

4. Instrumental featuring the Farr Brothers.

5. All at Once (Lloyd Perryman) solo by Lloyd

6. Tune Twirler's instrumental moving into Dr. Pepper Theme

10-2-4 Time (Formerly Titled 10-2-4 Ranch). Sponsored by Dr. Pepper. Radio Recorders, Inc. 27-29 June 1943. unavailable

Side One: Program No. 519. Starring Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers with the Tune Twirlers. 27 June 1943.

Side Two: Program No. 520. Starring Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers with the Tune Twirlers. 29 June 1943.

Transcription Disc TR-851

10-2-4 Time (Formerly Titled 10-2-4 Ranch). Sponsored by Dr. Pepper. Radio Recorders, Inc. 6-9 July 1943. unavailable

Side One: Program No. 523. Starring Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers with the Tune Twirlers. 6 July 1943.

10-2-4 Time (Formerly Titled 10-2-4 Ranch). Sponsored by Dr. Pepper. Radio Recorders, Inc. 6-9 July 1943 unavailable

Side Two: Program No. 524. Starring Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers with the Tune Twirlers. 9 July 1943.

Transcription Disc TR-853

10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 07 14

1. Ciri Biri Bin (Martha Mears solo)

2. I Ride an Old Paint (Dick Foran and the Pioneers)

3. Seeing Nellie Home (Aunt Dinah’s Quilting Party) (James Fletcher/Francis Kyle) Instrumental

4. A Great Life in Plainville (Pat Brady solo)

5. Adios (Dick Foran and the Pioneers)

6. 'Way Out There (Bob Nolan) Pioneers

7. Farr Brothers instrumental leading to Dr. Pepper theme

10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 07 16

1. Chant of the Wanderer (Bob Nolan) Bob and the Pioneers

2. Just a Wish on a Falling Star (Martha Mears solo)

3. Instrumental with Tune Twirlers

4. Cool Water (Bob Nolan) Dick Foran solo

5. Instrumental

Sometime between July and December, 1943, Dick Foran left the 10-2-4 Ranch and Bob temporarily took over his scripts and solos. Ken Carson has taken Lloyd's place in the trio. Hugh has taken over Pat Brady's comedy. The Tune Twirlers are now listed after the Sons of the Pioneers. Tex O'Brien provided the ad for Dr. Pepper. The introduction was a few bars of the first song.

10-2-4 RANCH

(starring Martha Mears, Bob Nolan with the Sons of the Pioneers and the Tune Twirlers)

10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 12 29 a Christmas holiday program

1. Gay Ranchero (Abe Tuvim-Ew/ Francia Luban-Ew / J. Espinosa) Martha Mears solo with Pioneer backing

2. Lazy Bones featuring Hugh Farr

3. Jubilation Jamboree (Glenn Spencer) Pioneers

4. The Old Gray Mare instrumental

5. Love's Old Sweet Song (J. L Molloy/G. Clifton Bingham) Martha Mears solo

6. I'm Thinking Tonight of my Blue Eyes (A. P. Carter) Bob Nolan solo

10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1943 12 31 New Years Eve program

1. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Bob Nolan) Pioneers

2. Let the Rest of the World Go By (Ernest Ball / J Keirn Brennan) Martha Mears solo

3. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr)

4. Hear dem Bells (Pioneers with verses by Bob Nolan)

5. The Cornflower - instrumental by the Tune Twirlers

6. Auld Lang Syne (Martha Mears and the Pioneers)

A new introduction and a new exit theme song whistled by Ken Carson is introduced sometime in here. It is used for years of radio programs after this, including the Teleways Transcriptions. Martha and Ken take over the solos and Ken takes over Pat Brady's comedy spot with Hugh Farr. The audience is urged to buy war bonds and help on the home front in any way they can. Martha is the MC and provides the ad for war bonds, Tex O'Brien for Dr. Pepper.

#335 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1944 03 08 (63929)

1. Estelita (Ponce) Mears solo

2. Rosita's Papa (Hugh Farr) featuring the Farr Brothers.

3. The Cowboy Serenade (While I'm Rollin' My Last Cigarette) by Rich Hall (Solo by Ken Carson)

4. Honey (Richard A. Whiting/Seymour Simons/Haven Gillespie) Hugh Farr solo

5. Do I Worry? (Stanley Cowan/Bobby Worth) Martha Mears solo, with the Sons of the Pioneers

6. Miss Lucy Long (Billy Whitlock) Pioneers

#336 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1944 03 10

1. When You Wore a Tulip (Jack Mahoney-Percy Wenrich) Pioneers with verse by Hugh Farr

2. Old Wyomin' Trail (Martha Mears solo)

3. Tico Tico no Fubá (Zequinha de Abreu) Instrumental

4. One More River to Cross (Pioneers featuring Hugh)

5. Marchéta (A Love Song of Old Mexico) by Victor Schertzinger (Ken Carson solo)

6. Shadows of the Wildwood (Bob Nolan) Martha Mears solo.

# 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1944 03 17 St. Patrick's Day

1. Moonlight on the Prairie (Bob Nolan / Tim Spencer) Pioneers with verse by Ken Carson.

2. Kerry Dance (Martha Mears solo)

3. Texas Plains (Stuart Hamblen) Pioneers

4. Irish Washerwoman instrumental featuring Ivan Ditmars

5. Halfway 'Round the World (Bob Nolan) Martha Mears solo.

6. Old Rockin' Chair (Willie James Clarke / Clarence Henry Reid) Hugh Farr solo

10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1944 03 20

1. By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Ed Madden/Gus Evans) Martha Mears solo with Pioneers

2. Twilight on the Trail (Sidney D. Mitchell/Louis Alter) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson - probably the worst example of harmony.

3. Wabash Blues (Dave Ringle/Fred Meinken) instrumental

4. I'll See You in my Dreams (Gus Kahn/Isham Jones) Hugh Farr solo

5. There's a Rainbow over the Range (Tim Spencer) Martha Mears solo

6. Down Along the Sleepy Rio Grande (Roy Rogers) Sons of the Pioneers

#365 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1944 05 17 (365th broadcast - Don Forbes is now the Dr. Pepper ad plugger)

1. Old Spinning Wheel (Billy Hill) Ken Carson solo

2. Hear dem Bells (Pioneers)

3. What's the Good Word, Mr. Bluebird? (Al Hoffman/Allan Roberts/Jerry Livingston) Martha Mears solo

4. Oh, Susanna (Stephen Foster) instrumental with the original Dr. Pepper song at the end.

5. Moonlight on the Colorado (Billy Hill/Robert King) Sons of the Pioneers

6. The Same Old Story (Michael Field/Newt Oliphant) Martha Mears solo

#366 10-2-4 Ranch Show Date: 1944 05 19

1. Sweet Genevieve (George Cooper/Henry Tucker) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

2. Brazili Willie (Martha Mears solo)

3. A Swingaroo Instrumental

4. I'll See You in my Dreams (Gus Kahn/Isham Jones) Hugh Farr solo

5. Blow, Wind, Blow (Glenn Spencer) Pioneers

6. Speak to Me of Love (Bruce Siever/Jean Lenoir) Martha Mears solo

10-2-4

(starring Martha Mears, Bob Nolan with the Sons of the Pioneers and the Tune Twirlers with Ivan Ditmars)

The word "Ranch" was dropped from the introduction.

#385 10-2-4 Show Date: 1944 07 03 (63932) Mentions the fanzine

1. Old Rockin' Chair (Willie James Clarke / Clarence Henry Reid) featuring Hugh Farr

2. Texas Polka (Pioneers vocal)

3. April Showers (Bud G. DeSylva/Louis silvers) Martha Mears solos)

4. Two for Tea instrumental featuring Ivan Ditmars

5. Noche de Ronda (Augustin Lara) featuring Ken Carson

6. America the Bautiful (Katharine Lee Bates) Martha Mears solo

#386 10-2-4 Show Date: 1944 07 05 (63933)

1. Hands Across the Border

#387 10-2-4 Show Date: 1944 07 07 (63934)

1. By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Ed Madden/Gus Evans) (Martha Mears solo)

2. Ne Ha Nee (Bob Nolan) Pioneers with Martha in background

3. Shortnin' Bread featuring Hugh Farr

4. Instrumental by the Tune Twirlers

5. My Adobe Hacienda (Louise Massey / Lee Penny) Pioneers with verse by Ken Carson

6. Give Me Music (Martha Mears solo)

7. Whistled Dr. Pepper theme

#388 10-2-4 Show Date: 1944 07 10

1. You Tell Me Your Dream (Daniels/Brown/Rice - 1899)(Daniels/Gus Kahn-1928 Re-Working) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

2. La Paloma (Sebastián Iradier) Ken Carson solo

3. My Ideal (Martha Mears solo)

4. Are you from Dixie? (Jack Yellen / George L. Cobb) Hugh Farr solo

5. Whoopee Ti Yi Yo (Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers)

6. Dark Eyes Instrumental

#389 10-2-4 Show Date: 1944 07 12 (37646)

1. Mexicali Rose (Helen Stone/Jack B. Tenney) Ken Carson solo

2. Little David, Play on Your Harp (traditional) Hugh Farr solo

3. My Sweet Embraceable You (Martha Mears solo)

4. Moonlight on the Prairie (Bob Nolan / Tim Spencer) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

5. Polly Wolly Doodle instrumental featuring Hugh Farr's harmonica

6. I Took One Look at You (Martha Mears solo)

#390 10-2-4 Show Date: 1944 07 14 (37650)

1. Amor (Ricardo López Méndez / Gabriel Ruiz) Ken Carson solo

2. Up a Lazy River (Hoagy Carmichael / Sidney Arodin) Martha Mears & Hugh Farr duet

3. Cimarron (Johnny Bond) Pioneers

4. It had to be You (Isham Jones / Gus Kahn) Instrumental

5. A Summer Night's Rain (Bob Nolan) Pioneers featuring Lloyd Perryman

6. Zing Went the Strings of my Heart (James F. Hanley) Martha Mears solo

#391 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1944 07 17 (37651)

1. The Ferris Wheel

#392 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1944 07 19 (37652)

1. Ramona (L. Wolfe Gilbert / Mabel Wayne)

#393 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1944 07 21 (37653)

1. Tico Tico no Fubá (Zequinha de Abreu) Instrumental

#394 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 07/24/44 (37654)

1. South American Way

#395 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 07/26/44 (37655)

1. Moonlight Bay

#396 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 07/28/44 (37656)

1. My Little Buckaroo (Jack Scholl/M. K. Jerome

#399 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 08/04/44 (37657)

1. There's Silver on the Sage Tonight

#414 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 09/08/44. Roy Rogers is a guest on this program.

#418 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 09/18/44 (37674)

1. The G. I. Blues

#419 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 09/20/44 (37675)

1. Chico

#420 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 09/22/44 (37676)

1. Ridin' for the Rancho Tonight

#421 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 09/22/44 (37677) (This is the date I have. It may be a misprint.)

1. Tea for Two

#422 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 09/27/44 (37678)

1. Little Brown Jug (R. A. Eastburn)

#425 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 10/04/44 (37679)

1. Are You from Dixie? (Jack Yellen / George L. Cobb)

#426 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 10/06/44 (37680)

1. It had to be You (Isham Jones / Gus Kahn)

#427 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 10/09/44 (37681)

1.Begin the Beguine

#428 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 10/11/44 (37682)

1. White Christmas

#443 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 11/15/44 (37685)

1. Sometimes I'm Happy

#444 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 11/17/44 (37686)

1. Stardust

#458 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 12/10/44 (37688)

1. La Cucaracha

10-2-4 TIME

(starring Martha Mears, Bob Nolan with the Sons of the Pioneers and the Tune Twirlers with Ivan Ditmars)

#455 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1944 12 13 (37683)

1. What a Difference a Day Makes (Stanley Adams / Maria Grever) Martha Mears solo

2. Bunkhouse Bugle Boy (Tim Spencer) Pioneers featuring Bob Nolan and Hugh Farr

3. Instrumental

4. I ain't a-Worryin' (Pioneers featuring Lloyd Perryman)

5. A New Star (Martha Mears solo)

6. Cherry, Save Your Lovin' for Me (Ken Carson solo)

#456 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1944 12 15 (37684)

1. Jingle Bells (Martha Mears and the Pioneers)

2. That's What I Like About the South (Hugh Farr solo)

3. Maria Elena (Lorenzo Barcelata) Ken Carson solo

4. Cleaning My Rifle (Allie Wrubel) Pioneers with verse by Ken Carson

5. Blue Danube Swing featuring Ivan Ditmars

6. Cottage Small by a Waterfall (Buddy G. De Sylva and James. F. Hanley) Martha Mears solo

#457 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 12/18/44 (37687)

1. Ciribiribin

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 02

1. Sing Something Simple (Martha Mears solo)

2. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Bob Nolan) Pioneers

3. Liebestraum (Franz Liszt) featuring Ivan Ditmars

4. Hitch Old Dobbin to the Shay Again (Spike Jones) Hugh Farr solo

5. Let the Rest of the World Go By Ernest Ball / J Keirn Brennan) Martha Mears solo

6. Beneath the Brazilian Moon (Ken Carson solo)

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 04

1. You Tell Me Your Dream (Daniels/Brown/Rice - 1899)(Daniels/Gus Kahn-1928 Re-Working) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

2. Love is the Sweetest Thing (Ray Noble) Martha Mears solo

3. River Stay Way from my Door (Harry M. Woods, Mort Dixon) Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr

4. Silver Threads Among the Gold (Eben E. Rexford/Hart Pease Danks) - Instrumental

5. Whoopie-ti-Yi-Yo (Martha Mears and the Pioneers)

6. My Adobe Hacienda (Louise Massey / Lee Penny) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

#465 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 06 (37689)

1. Tico Tico no Fubá (Zequinha de Abreu) Instrumental featuring Ivan Ditmars

2. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (Harry Williams and Egbert Van Alstyne) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson solo

3. Night Falls on the Prairie (Bob Nolan/Lloyd Perryman) Martha Mears solo

4. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (m. John Turner Layton, Jr. / lyrics by Henry Creamer) Hugh Farr solo

5. Song of the Rover (Bob Nolan) Pioneers featuring Bob Nolan

6. Just Give Me Music (Martha Mears Solo)

#466 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 08 (37690)

1. Magic is the Moonlight (Te quiero dijiste) (María Grever) Martha Mears solo

2. Camptown Races (Stephen Foster) Instrumental featuring Ivan Ditmars

3. A Cowboy they Called Slim (Tim said he wrote it)

4. Ramona (L. Wolfe Gilbert / Mabel Wayne) Ken Carson solo

5. Shine On, Harvest Moon (Nora Bayes / Jack Norworth) Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr

6. Think of Me (Martha Mears solo)

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 15 starting 4th consecutive year

1. Shine (Hugh Farr solo)

2. South American Way (Martha Mears solo)

3. Texas Polka (Pioneers)

4. Farr Away Stomp (Hugh Farr) instrumental

5. An Irish Lullaby (J.R. Shannon) Martha Mears solo

6. Three Little Words (Martha Mears solo)

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 17

1. Waiting for the Robert E. Lee (Lewis F. Muir and L. Wolfe Gilbert) Pioneers with verse by Bob Nolan

2. Keep an Eye on Your Heart (Martha Mears solo)

3. Sam's Song (Quadling, Lew . Jack Elliott) Instrumental featuring Ken Carson's whistling.

4. Old Rockin' Chair (Willie James Clarke / Clarence Henry Reid) Hugh Farr solo

5. Ridin' Down that Old Wyomin' Trail (Martha Mears solo with Pioneers)

6. Ven mi corazón te llama (Ken Carson solo)

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 19

1. Brazili Willie (Martha Mears solo with the Pioneers)

2. Honey (Richard A. Whiting/Seymour Simons/Haven Gillespie) Hugh Farr solo

3. There's a New Moon over My Shoulder (Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, and Lee Blastic) Pioneers with verse by Ken Carson

4. Farr Away Stomp (Farr Brothers) Instrumental

5. Always (Irving Berlin) Martha Mears solo

6. Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster) Ken Carson solo

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 22

1. When it's Springtime in the Rockies (Mary Hale Woolsey / Robert Sauer & Milt Taggart) Pioneers with solo by Ken Carson

2. Mandy is Two (Billie Holiday /Teddy Wilson) Martha Mears solo

3. Adios Señor (Carson solo in Spanish)

4. Am I Blue? (Hugh Farr solo)

5. Carolina Moon (Joe Burke and Benny Davis) Martha Mears and Pioneers

6. Buffalo Gals instrumental

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 24

1. You Belong to my Heart "Solamente una vez" (Ray Gilvert / Augustin Lara) Martha Mears solo

2. American Patrol (Frank White (F.W.) Meacham) Instrumental featuring Ivan Ditmars

3. Cool Water (Bob Nolan) "selected by the Congressional Library for its historical archives"

4. For You (Al Dubin / Joe Burke) Ken Carson solo

5. My Isle of Golden Dreams (Gus Kahn / Walter Blaufuss) Martha Mears and the Pioneers)

6. Some Folks (Stephen Foster) Pioneers each have a verse

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 26

1. Song of the Volga Boatmen - instrumental featuring Ivan Ditmars

2. Perfidia (Alberto Domingue / Eng. Milton Leeds) Martha Mears and the Pioneers

3. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again (Wiley Walker / Gene Sullivan) Pioneers

4. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh) Hugh Farr solo

5. The Same Little Chapel (Meredith Wilson) (Mears solo of Maj. Meredith Wilson's song)

6. Liebestraum Instrumental

#475 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 29 (63938)

1. Mama Maria (Ken Carson solo)

2. Time on My Hands (Harold Adamson / Mack Gordon / Vincent Youmans) Martha Mears solo

3. Shortnin' Bread (Hugh Farr solo)

4. Irish Washerwoman Instrumental

6. Roses on the Trail (Allan Fleming) Martha Mears solo

7. Hey, Hey (It’s a Great Day?) (Ned Washington-w, Phil Ohman-m) Pioneers

#476 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 01 31 (63939)

1. What a Difference a Day Makes (Stanley Adams / Maria Grever) Martha Mears solo

2. Sweet Genevieve (Henry Tucker) Pioneers

3. Funiculi Funicula instrumental

4. Missouri Waltz (J. R. Shannon / John V. Eppel) Martha Mears solo

5. Saddle the Sun (Bob Nolan) Pioneers with verse by Lloyd Perryman

6. A Stone's Throw from Heaven (Nat Burton/Johnny Green/Bob Ray) Martha Mears solo

#477 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 02 02

1. Tea for Two (Irving Caesar/Vincent Youmans) Martha Mears solo

2. Juanita (Caroline Norton arr.) Pioneers with verses by Ken Carson

3. Lady Be Good (George Gershwin) Instrumental

4. Cuddle Up a Little Closer (Otto Harbach/Karl Hoschna) Hugh Farr solo

5. Ride On, My Prairie Pinto (Alice Blackmore/Carmen Cortez) Martha Mears & Pioneers

6. When You're with Me (Martha Mears solo)

#478 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 02 05

1. When You Wish upon a Star (‎Leigh Harline; Ned Washington) Martha Mears solo

2. Karl Farr Instrumental

3. Sleepy Rio Grande (Carson J Robison) Pioneers

4. Amor (Ricardo López Méndez / Gabriel Ruiz) (Ken Carson solo)

5. Bulldog on the Bank and the Bullfrog in the Pool (a cappella Pioneers with Hugh Farr solo)

6. By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Edward Madden/Gus Edwards) Martha Mears solo & Pioneers

#479 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 02 07 (63997)

1. Begin the Beguine (Cole Porter) Instrumental

2. Smiles (J. Will Callahan; Lee S. Roberts) Martha Mears backed by Pioneers

3. When You're Lonely for Someone (Tim Spencer) Pioneers

4. Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy (Hugh Farr and Martha Mears duet)

5. Silver Threads Among the Gold (Eben E. Rexford/Hart Pease Danks) (Ken Carson solo)

6. My Moonlight Madonna (Martha Mears solo)

#480 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 02 09 (63998)

1. Magic is the Moonlight (Te quiero dijiste) (María Grever) Martha Mears solo

2. Are You from Dixie? (Jack Yellen / George L. Cobb) Hugh Farr solo

3. Girl of my Dreams (Sunny Clapp) Pioneers barbershop - Ken Carson solo

4. Give Me a Home on the Plains (Fleming Allan) Martha Mears solo

5. Chinatown Instrumental

6. Comin' through the Rye (Robert Burns) Martha Mears solo

#481 Show Date: 02/12/45 (37691)

1. Shine On, Harvest Moon (Nora Bayes / Jack Norworth)

#482 Show Date: 02/14/45 (37692)

1. It had to be You (Isham Jones / Gus Kahn)

#483 10-2-4 Time Show Date:1945 02 16 (37693)

1. Ne Ha Nee (Bob Nolan) Pioneers featuring Lloyd Perryman

2. Indian Summer (Harry Williams / Art Hickman) Martha Mears solo

3. The Music Box Goes 'Round instrumental

4. Up a Lazy River (Hoagy Carmichael / Sidney Arodin) Martha Mears and Hugh Farr duet

5. My Grandfather's Clock (Henry Clay Work) Pioneers featuring Lloyd Perryman

6. Whoopie-ti-yi-yo (Martha Mears and the Pioneers)

#484 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 02 19 (37694)

1. South of the Border (Jimmy Kennedy / Michael Carr) Ken Carson solo

2. Do I Worry? (Stanley Cowan / Bobby Worth) Martha Mears solo

3. One More River to Cross (Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr)

4. Kitten on the Keys - Instrumental

5. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (Martha Mears solo)

6. Wagons Westward Ho (Tim Spencer) Pioneers

#485 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 02 21 (21499)

1. Cuddle Up a Little Closer (Otto Harbach/Karl Hoschna) Martha Mears solo

2. Camptown Races (Stephen Foster) Instrumental

3. Cielito Lindo (Carlos Fernandez) Pioneers with Bob Nolan solo

4. Love Song of the Waterfall (Bob Nolan) solo by Martha Mears

5. Goofus (Phil Harris) Instrumental

6. Down by the Old Millstream (Tell Taylor) Pioneers featuring Tim Spencer

#486 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 02 23 (21500)

1. I Hear a Rhapsody (George Fragos, Jack Baker & Dick Gasparre) Martha Mears solo)

2. The Last Round-up (Billy Hill) Ken Carson and Pioneers

3. Honey Child (Hugh Farr solo)

4. Seeing Nellie Home (Aunt Dinah’s Quilting Party) (James Fletcher/Francis Kyle) instrumental

5. Maryland, My Maryland (James R. Randall) Martha Mears solo

6. I Only have Eyes for You (Al Dubin/Harry Warren) Martha Mears solo

#489 10-2-4 Time Show Date:03/02/45 (37695)

1. Texas Polka

#490 10-2-4 Time Show Date:03/05/45 (37696)

1. You Belong to Me

#491 10-2-4 Time Show Date:03/07/45 (37697)

1. Alabama Bound

#492 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 03/09/45 (37623)

1. The Toy Commando

#493 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 03 12 (37624)

1. Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) Martha Mears solo

2. When Your Heart's on Easy Street (Phil Ohman / Ned Washington) Pioneers & Martha Mears featuring Tim

3. Instrumental

4. Red River Valley (Martha Mears & Pioneers)

5. The Honey Song [Honey, I'm in Love with You] (Arbie Gibson/Curt Massey) Ken Carson solo

6. Timber (Pioneers)

#494 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 03 14

1. The Gal I Left Behind Me (Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr)

2. What a Difference a Day Makes (Stanley Adams / Maria Grever) Martha Mears solo

3. The Golden Wedding Waltz (Tim Spencer) Pioneers

4. Irish Washerwoman - Instrumental featuring Ivan Ditmars

5. My Little Buckaroo (Jack Scholl/M. K. Jerome) Martha Mears & Pioneers

6. Sing Something Simple (Martha Mears solo)

#499 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 03 26 (63999)

1. Tico Tico no Fubá (Zequinha de Abreu) Instrumental

2. Easter Parade (Stanley Murphy/Percy Wenrich) Pioneers

3. Am I Blue? (Hugh Farr solo)

4. Wigwam Song (Glenn Spencer) Martha Mears solo

5. Along the Santa Fe Trail (Al Dubin/Edwina Coolidge/Will Grosz [Hugh Williams]) Ken Carson solo

6. America the Beautiful (Katherine Lee Bates/Samuel A. Ward) Martha Mears solo

#500 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 03 28 (64002)

1. Easter Parade (Stanley Murphy/Percy Wenrich) Martha Mears solo

2. Shine On, Harvest Moon (Nora Bayes / Jack Norworth) Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr

3. Spanish number by Ken Carson

4. Instrumental

5. Cool Water (Bob Nolan) Pioneers featuring Bob Nolan

6. By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Ed Madden/Gus Evans) (Martha Mears solo)

#501 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 03 30 (64003)

1. Little David, Play on Your Harp (traditional)

#502 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 04/02/45 (64004)

1. Lilac Time

#504 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 04/06/45 (64013)

1. Mama Maria

#505 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 04 09 (64016)

1. Kilowatt Stomp (Farr Brothers Instrumental)

2. Old Buckaroo (Fleming Allan) Martha Mears with the Pioneers

3. Rose of Rio de Janeiro (Ken Carson solo)

4. Memories (Gus Kahn/Egbert Van Alstyne) Martha Mears solo with Pioneers

5. I'll See You in my Dreams (Gus Kahn/Isham Jones) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

6. Open up dem Pearly Gates (Carson J. Robison/Frank Luther) Pioneers featuring Lloyd Perryman

#506 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 04 11 (64017)

1. Red Sails in the Sunset (Jimmy Kennedy/Hugh Williams [Will Grosz]) Pioneers

2. Battle of Jericho instrumental

3. My Old Kentucky Home (Stephen Foster) Martha Mears solo

4. Blue Bonnet Girl (Glenn Spencer) Ken Carson solo

5. I Long for the Hills of Wyoming (Martha Mears & Pioneers)

6. Dark Eyes Instrumental

#507 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 04 13 (64858)

1. Beautiful Ohio (Ballard MacDonald/Mary Earl) Martha Mears & Pioneers

2. La Paloma (Sebastián Iradier) Ken Carson solo

3. Blue Danube instrumental

4. Wind (Bob Nolan) Pioneers

5. I'll Walk Alone (Sammy Cahn/Jule Styne) Martha Mears solo

6. A Cowboy has to Sing (Bob Nolan) Pioneers, featuring Hugh Farr.

#511 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 04 23 (64859)

1. Hills of Old Wyoming (Leo Robin/Ralph Rainger) Pioneers featuring Tim Spencer

2. Rosita's Papa (Hugh Farr) instrumental

3. Sweet and Low (Alfred Lord Tennyson/Joseph Barnby) Martha Mears & Pioneers

4. Side by Side (Harry Woods) Ken Carson & Pioneers

5. Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy (Martha Mears and Hugh Farr duet)

6. Hey, Hey (It’s a Great Day?) (Ned Washington-w, Phil Ohman-m) Pioneers

#512 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 04 25 (64860)

1. I'll be Seeing You (Irving Kahal/Sammy Fain) Martha Mears solo

2. Mandy Lee (Thurland Chattaway) Pioneers barbershop

3. Song of the Volga Boatmen - Instrumental

4. Bicycle Built for Two (Harry Dacre) Ken Carson & Martha Mears duet

5. Home on the Range (Dr. Brewster Higley/Dan Kelley) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

6. One More River to Cross (Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr)

#513 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 04 27 (64861)

1. Beneath a Brazilian Moon (Ken Carson solo)

2. Swannee River [Old Folks at Home] (Stephen Foster) Martha Mears & Pioneers

3. When it's Springtime in the Rockies (Mary Hale Woolsey / Robert Sauer & Milt Taggart) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

4. Froggie Went a-Courting (Hugh Farr)

5. Always (Irving Berlin) Martha Mears solo

6. (Instrumental)

#514 10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 04 30 (64862)

1. Lazy (Bob Nolan) Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr

2. Time on My Hands [You in my Arms] (Harold Adamson&Mack Gordon/Vincent Youmans) Martha Mears & Pioneers

3. Song of the San Joaquin (Roy Rogers/Tim Spencer) Ken Carson & Pioneers

4. Happy Cowboy (Bob Nolan) Pioneers featuring Bob

5. In the Gloaming (Meta Orred/Annie Fortescue Harrison) Martha Mears & Pioneers

6. The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond instrumental

10-2-4 Time (Formerly Titled 10-2-4 Ranch). Sponsored by Dr. Pepper. Radio Recorders, Inc. Program No. 521-522.

Side One: Program No. 521. Starring Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers with the Tune Twirlers.

Side Two: Program No. 522. Starring Martha Mears and the Sons of the Pioneers with the Tune Twirlers.

Transcription Disc TR-852

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 07 31

1. Ridin' for the Rancho (Cindy Walker) Martha Mears & Ken Carson duet, Bob-echo

2. Too High, Too Wide, Too Low (Tim Spencer) Pioneers

3. Mexicali Rose (Helen Stone/Jack B. Tenney) Ken Carson solo

4. Dark Eyes Instrumental

5. Alice Blue Gown (Joseph McCarthy/Harry Tierney) Martha Mears solo

6. My Grandfather's Clock (Henry Clay Work) Pioneers featuring Lloyd Perryman

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 08 02

1. Instrumental

2. Girl of My Dreams (Sunny Clapp) (Pioneers featuring Ken Carson)

3. Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) (Martha Mears solo)

4. Honey (Richard A. Whiting/Seymour Simons/Haven Gillespie) Hugh Farr solo

5. Old Buckaroo (Fleming Allan) Martha Mears & Pioneers

6. Lorita (Ken Carson solo)

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 08 04

1. Alabamy Bound (B G de Slyva & Bud Green/Ray Henderson) Hugh Farr solo

2. Year of Jubilo [Kingdom Coming] Pioneers featuring Bob Nolan

3. I Hear a Rhapsody (George Fragos, Jack Baker & Dick Gasparre) Martha Mears solo

4. Ridin' Home (Bob Nolan) Ken Carson solo

5. Dark Eyes Instrumental

6. Maryland, My Maryland (James R. Randall) (Martha Mears & Pioneers)

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 08 07

1. I'll Remember April (Pat Johnston, Don Raye & Gene de Paul) Martha Mears solo

2. Following the Sun (Bob Nolan) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

3. Farr Brothers Instrumental

4. River Stay Way from my Door (Harry M. Woods, Mort Dixon) Hugh Farr solo

5. Juanita (Caroline Norton arr.) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

6. Here in the Velvet Night (Martha Mears solo)

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 08 09

1. Little Sleepyhead (Martha Mears solo)

2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr)

3. Rose of Rio de Janeiro (Ken Carson solo)

4. You are So Nice to Come Home To (Cole Porter) Martha Mears solo

5. The Old Wrangler Dreams (Cindy Walker) Pioneers

6. Instrumental featuring Karl Farr

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 08/11/45

1. Rio de Janeiro (Martha Mears solo)

2. Song of the Rover (Bob Nolan)

3. Karl Farr Instrumental

4. Crawdad Song (Hugh Farr & Bob Nolan and the Pioneers)

5. I'll See You in my Dreams (Gus Kahn/Isham Jones) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

6. Whispering (John Schonberger/Richard Coburn/Vincent Rose) Martha Mears solo

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 08 23

1. Do I Worry? (Stanley Cowan/Bobby Worth) Martha Mears solo

2. Moonlight on the Prairie (Bob Nolan / Tim Spencer) Ken Carson verse

3. Adios Señor (Ken Carson solo)

4. Humoresque (Dvořák) Instrumental

5. Somebody Loves Me (B G DeSylva & Ballard MacDonald/George Gershwin) Martha Mears solo

6. Little David, Play on Your Harp (traditional) Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 08 25

1. I've Got Rhythm (George & Ira Gerswhin) Instrumental

2. My Isle of Golden Dreams (Gus Kahn / Walter Blaufuss) Martha Mears & Ken Carson duet

3. Mama Maria (Ken Carson solo)

4. Are you from Dixie? (Jack Yellen / George L. Cobb) Hugh Farr solo

5. Cottage Small by a Waterfall (Buddy G. De Sylva and James. F. Hanley) Martha Mears solo

6. Stars of the West (Tim Spencer) Pioneers featuring Ken Carson

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 08 28

1. On the Rhythm Range (Bob Nolan) Pioneers featuring Lloyd Perryman

2. Comin' Through the Rye (Martha Mears solo)

3. Marchéta (A Love Song of Old Mexico) by Victor Schertzinger (Ken Carson solo)

4. Istanbul Instrumental

5. The Cowboy's Lullaby (Martha Mears & Pioneers)

6. Blow, Wind, Blow (Glenn Spencer) Pioneers

10-2-4 Time Show Date: 1945 08 30

1. Texas Polka (Pioneers)

2. Two Silhouettes in the Moonlight (Geo. H. Sanders/Clarence Kelley??) Martha Mears solo

3. Lorita (Ken Carson solo)

4. Gal I Left Behind Me (Pioneers featuring Hugh Farr)

5. That Old Fusty Grandpa (Mears solo)

6. Instrumental

#624 Personal Album (12491)

1. Ragtime Cowboy Joe (Grant Clarke/Lewis F Muir & Maurice Abrahams)