Brother of Hugh 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.
The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
With his brother Hugh 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.