The Mom and Dads were a Western-styled folk music group from Spokane, Washington that specialized in waltzes, polkas, and general easy listening.
The quartet, made up of one elderly woman and three middle-aged men, featured (June 17, 1905 September 28, 1998) on piano, (August 13, 1933 - January 25, 2013) on saxophone, (February 2, 1912 February 1, 1983) on accordion, and (July 12, 1919 - September 9, 2008) on drums.
The band, which formed in the early 1950s, named itself after its main repertoire; "Music for Mom and Dad". In the early years of its history, the band was strictly a part-time endeavor with its members holding down more typical jobs during the week.
Most of the band's fame was in Canada, where they first gained fame when a disc jockey at a high-powered radio station in Great Falls, Montana played their first recording, The Ranger's Waltz, a song composed by , the group's saxophonist. This broadcast carried into the Canadian province of Alberta, and they also gained a following in Australia.
Name Vars
- Mom & Dads
- The Mom & Dads
- The Moms & Dads
- The Moms And Dads
Members
- Quentin Ratliff
- Leslie Welch
- Harold Hendren
- Doris Crow
