The Mom and Dads

The Mom and Dads were a Western-styled folk music group from Spokane, Washington that specialized in waltzes, polkas, and general easy listening.

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.

The group finally became a four-piece 7 years later when Harold Hendren, who had begun his musical career in New Mexico, joined the band on drums.

They first gained notoriety when a disc jockey from a high-powered radio station in Great Falls, Montana played their early recording, "The Rangers Waltz", a song composed by Quentin Ratliff, the group's saxophonist, also carrying into the Canadian province of Alberta.

They spent four weeks promoting their albums overseas before returning home and resuming performance dates in their native Pacific Northwest.