Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys is a country and western radio program featuring a variety of songs, cowboy philosophy, and spiritual messages. The show begins with the song "I am the King of the Rangers" and includes popular western tunes such as "The Roaming Cowboy," "There's A Blue Sky," "Wait 'Till The Sun Shines Nellie," "The Blue Ridge Mountain Blues," and "When Its Prayer Meeting Time." Interspersed between the musical performances, Pinto Pete shares his thoughts and wisdom with listeners, discussing topics such as faith in God and oneself. This radio show should not be confused with the Pinto Pete comic character, a young Arizona boy featured in the 1940s.
The show recorded a total of 104 episodes, with an additional 78 episodes under the title Pinto Pete in Arizona. References to Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys date back to as early as 1930, with the first recorded notice found in a December 1933 broadcast in Sandusky, Ohio. The program aired on various radio networks, including the Blue Network in the United States, and a Phoenix Arizona station in 1952. The show was introduced to Australia around 1934 by producer Grace Gibson and aired intermittently through 1944. The trio of Jack Ross, Joe "Curley" Bradley, and Ken "Shorty" Carson, who served as the primary actors and stuntmen for the show, were also involved in movies such as It Happened One Night and In Old Monterey.
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