+ Pinto Pete And His Ranch Boys and Pinto Pete in Arizona was a type of western with a lot of songs woven into it. Each episode would begin with the cast singing, "We Are the Kings of the Rangers". The music is sometimes interrupted with Cowboy philosophy from Pinto Pete. There are also spiritual messages included in Pinto Pete about faith in God and yourself. Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys recorded 104 shows and Pinto Pete in Arizona an additional 78. References to the Ranch Boys are found as early as 1930, though they may have been on earlier. They broadcast over KTM those first few years, nearly every day and at various times. Jack Ross, a versatile actor and producer apparently served as Pinto Pete, with Joe "Curley" Bradley and Ken "Shorty" Carson rounding out the trio. All three had acted as stuntmen. They also appeared in a few movies, including It Happened One Night and In Old Monterey. The first recorded notice of the Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys that researcher Ben Kibler was able to locate was a December 13, 1933 broadcast in Sandusky, Ohio. Mentions of the broadcast appeared through 1936. In 1935, they auditioned for the Tom Mix radio show in Chicago and Curley got the part of "Pecos", Ross got the lead of "Tom Mix", and Carson was to play bit parts. But Ross only got to play Mix once. While in Hollywood doing some movies in the summer of 1938, they rode their horses from Hollywood to Chicago in a publicity stunt that landed them on National Barn Dance for three months. Researcher Ryan Ellett perused the Los Angeles Times from 1930 to 1935 and turned up a few mentions that indicate the trio might have moved on to better pastures. Producer Grace Gibson introduced Australia to Pinto Pete And The Ranch Boys about 1934, according to researcher Ian Grieves, and the program was heard off and on through 1944. They were on the Blue Network in the U.S., according to a 1940 magazine ad, and on a Phoenix Arizona station in 1952. Click here to read more about Pinto Pete And His Ranch Boys
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Please enjoy these 104 old time radio episodes:
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| N/A | episode 01 ragtime cowboy joe |
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| N/A | episode 02 the roaming cowboy |
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| N/A | episode 03 polly wolly doodle |
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| N/A | episode 04 the old pine tree |
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| N/A | episode 05 blue tail fly |
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| N/A | episode 06 open up them pearly gates |
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| N/A | episode 07 wait till the sun shines nellie |
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| N/A | episode 08 theres a blue sky way up yonder |
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| N/A | episode 09 blue ridge mountain blues |
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| N/A | episode 10 the little old sod shanty |
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| N/A | episode 100 sweetest little rose |
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| N/A | episode 101 oh boys carry me long |
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| N/A | episode 102 that naughty waltz |
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| N/A | episode 103 sweet genevieve |
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| N/A | episode 104 the last roundup |
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| N/A | episode 11 little ah sid |
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| N/A | episode 12 eleven more months and ten more days |
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| N/A | episode 13 the big corral |
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| N/A | episode 14 buffalo gals |
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| N/A | episode 15 back on the texas plains |
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| N/A | episode 16 spanish cavalier |
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| N/A | episode 17 left my gal in the mountains |
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| N/A | episode 18 the cumberland mountains |
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| N/A | episode 19 utah trail |
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| N/A | episode 20 sweet cider time when you were mine |
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PINTO PETE AND HIS RANCH BOYS
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