He was a member of the famous "Sons of the Pioneers" western music group that was started by Roy Rogers.
Thomas Hugh Farr was famous, the fiddle player of the Sons of he Pioneers. He was one of the early founding members with Roy Rogers and Bob Nolan.
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Date of Birth 6 December 1903, Llano, Texas, USA
Date of Death 17 March 1980, Casper, Wyoming, USA
Birth Name Thomas Hubert Farr
Nickname Foghorn
Mini Bio (1)
Hugh Farr was born on December 6, 1903 in Llano, Texas, USA as Thomas Hubert Farr. He was an actor, known for Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Law of the Plains (1938) and Under Nevada Skies (1946). He was married to Lynn Evans and Rosita. He died on March 17, 1980 in Casper, Wyoming, USA.
Spouse (2)
Rosita (28 July 1938 - 195?) (divorced)
Lynn Evans (? - 17 March 1980) (his death)
Trivia (5)
Brother of Karl Farr, who was a member of the Sons of the Pioneers also.
Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers.
With his brother Karl Farr, he was inducted (as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1995.
The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Famed conductor Leopold Stokowski is said to have remarked, when asked in a Walter Winchell interview who was the greatest natural violinist of the century, "It really must be two musicians - the left hand of Fritz Kreisler and the right hand of that gentleman who plays the violin with the Sons of the Pioneers (Hugh Farr). I can't recall his name."
Thomas Hugh Farr was famous, the fiddle player of the Sons of he Pioneers. He was one of the early founding members with Roy Rogers and Bob Nolan.
verview (4)
Date of Birth 6 December 1903, Llano, Texas, USA
Date of Death 17 March 1980, Casper, Wyoming, USA
Birth Name Thomas Hubert Farr
Nickname Foghorn
Mini Bio (1)
Hugh Farr was born on December 6, 1903 in Llano, Texas, USA as Thomas Hubert Farr. He was an actor, known for Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Law of the Plains (1938) and Under Nevada Skies (1946). He was married to Lynn Evans and Rosita. He died on March 17, 1980 in Casper, Wyoming, USA.
Spouse (2)
Rosita (28 July 1938 - 195?) (divorced)
Lynn Evans (? - 17 March 1980) (his death)
Trivia (5)
Brother of Karl Farr, who was a member of the Sons of the Pioneers also.
Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers.
With his brother Karl Farr, he was inducted (as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1995.
The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Famed conductor Leopold Stokowski is said to have remarked, when asked in a Walter Winchell interview who was the greatest natural violinist of the century, "It really must be two musicians - the left hand of Fritz Kreisler and the right hand of that gentleman who plays the violin with the Sons of the Pioneers (Hugh Farr). I can't recall his name."
He was a member of the famous "Sons of the Pioneers" western music group that was started by Roy Rogers.
Thomas Hugh Farr was famous, the fiddle player of the Sons of he Pioneers. He was one of the early founding members with Roy Rogers and Bob Nolan.
verview (4)
Date of Birth 6 December 1903, Llano, Texas, USA
Date of Death 17 March 1980, Casper, Wyoming, USA
Birth Name Thomas Hubert Farr
Nickname Foghorn
Mini Bio (1)
Hugh Farr was born on December 6, 1903 in Llano, Texas, USA as Thomas Hubert Farr. He was an actor, known for Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Law of the Plains (1938) and Under Nevada Skies (1946). He was married to Lynn Evans and Rosita. He died on March 17, 1980 in Casper, Wyoming, USA.
Spouse (2)
Rosita (28 July 1938 - 195?) (divorced)
Lynn Evans (? - 17 March 1980) (his death)
Trivia (5)
Brother of Karl Farr, who was a member of the Sons of the Pioneers also.
Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers.
With his brother Karl Farr, he was inducted (as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1995.
The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Famed conductor Leopold Stokowski is said to have remarked, when asked in a Walter Winchell interview who was the greatest natural violinist of the century, "It really must be two musicians - the left hand of Fritz Kreisler and the right hand of that gentleman who plays the violin with the Sons of the Pioneers (Hugh Farr). I can't recall his name."
Thomas Hugh Farr was famous, the fiddle player of the Sons of he Pioneers. He was one of the early founding members with Roy Rogers and Bob Nolan.
verview (4)
Date of Birth 6 December 1903, Llano, Texas, USA
Date of Death 17 March 1980, Casper, Wyoming, USA
Birth Name Thomas Hubert Farr
Nickname Foghorn
Mini Bio (1)
Hugh Farr was born on December 6, 1903 in Llano, Texas, USA as Thomas Hubert Farr. He was an actor, known for Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Law of the Plains (1938) and Under Nevada Skies (1946). He was married to Lynn Evans and Rosita. He died on March 17, 1980 in Casper, Wyoming, USA.
Spouse (2)
Rosita (28 July 1938 - 195?) (divorced)
Lynn Evans (? - 17 March 1980) (his death)
Trivia (5)
Brother of Karl Farr, who was a member of the Sons of the Pioneers also.
Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers.
With his brother Karl Farr, he was inducted (as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1995.
The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
Famed conductor Leopold Stokowski is said to have remarked, when asked in a Walter Winchell interview who was the greatest natural violinist of the century, "It really must be two musicians - the left hand of Fritz Kreisler and the right hand of that gentleman who plays the violin with the Sons of the Pioneers (Hugh Farr). I can't recall his name."
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