The Sons of the San Joaquin is an American Western family band. Jack and Joe Hannah are brothers, while third member Lon Hannah is Joe’s son. They began performing together in 1987 at a birthday party for Lon’s grandfather.[1] They have been credited with “rich durability of the traditional Western music they present, as well as the outstanding original cowboy songs”[2] and being reminiscent of the Sons of the Pioneers.[3] Roy Rogers called them “the only singing group alive who I feel sound like the original Sons of the Pioneers”.[4] They have over a dozen albums, including a gospel album and a greatest hits album.
They were inducted into the Western Music Association Hall of Fame in 2006.[5][6] Several of their albums have been given awards by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (Cowboy Hall of Fame).[7]
- Great American Cowboy (1990)
- Bound for the Rio Grande (1991)
- A Cowboy Has to Sing (1992)
- Songs of the Silver Screen (1993)
- From Whence Came the Cowboy (1995)
- Gospel Trails (1997)
- Christmas (1998)
- Horses, Cattle and Coyotes (1999)
- Sing One for the Cowboy (2000)
- 15 Years: A Retrospective (2002)
- For the Young, and the Young at Heart (2005)
- Way Out Yonder (2005)
- A Cowboy’s Song (2011)
- One More Ride (2017)
- Songs of Faith – Jack Hannah
- ‘Cause I Always Wanted To – Lon Hannah (2006)
- ^ “The Sons of the San Joaquin – About Us”. Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-10-22. About The Sons
- ^ “Sons of the San Joaquin”. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2007-10-22. Walnut Valley Performances
- ^ Californiahearland.org
- ^ “Old Lovery Mercantile”. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ [1] Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Sons inducted into the Western Music Association Music Hall of Fame
- ^ “Featured: Western Music Association Cowboy Poetry at the BAR-D Ranch www.CowboyPoetry.com”. www.cowboypoetry.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ “Archived copy”. Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
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