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Riders in the Sky included a version on their debut album Three on the Trail released by Rounder Records Group in 1979. [16] An instrumental version by the Shadows reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1980. [17] The Outlaws included a recording on their 1980 album Ghost Riders that omitted the last verse.
The Ramrods were an American instrumental rock band in the late 1950s and 1960s, who had a hit in 1961 with their version of the song "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky".. The group was formed in Stamford, Connecticut, United States in 1956 by Claire Lane (born Claire Litke) and her brother Rich Litke. [1]
His most famous, "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky", was written in 1948 (or 1949) [1] when he worked for the National Park Service in Death Valley, California. As the guide for a group of Hollywood scouts who were looking at potential locations for films, he sang "Riders in the Sky" when they wanted to hear a sample of campfire music. [1]
The band recorded a cover of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" as the main theme for the film Ghost Rider (2007), starring Nicolas Cage. A small excerpt is played during the film, and then in its entirety as the first song when the credits roll. The band's song "Glokenpop" is featured in the 2009 game LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Portable. [39]
Outlaws (formerly known as The Four Letter Words) is an American Southern rock band from Tampa, Florida.They are best known for their 1975 hit "There Goes Another Love Song" and extended guitar jam "Green Grass and High Tides" from their 1975 debut album, plus their 1980 cover of the Stan Jones classic "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky".
The title track of that album, "Cowpuncher's Cantata", is a medley of Bygraves' humorous interpretations of popular records of the time, including Frankie Laine's "Mule Train" and "Cry of the Wild Goose", [1] "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" and "Jezebel".
Spike's 1949 parody of Vaughn Monroe's rendition of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" was performed as if sung by a drunkard and ridiculed Monroe by name in its final stanza: [11] [12] CHORUS: ...'cause all we hear is "Ghost Riders" sung by Vaughn Monroe. I.W. HARPER: I can do without his singing. SIR FREDERICK GAS: But I wish I had his dough!
Best of the West is a compilation recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1987. It is available as a single CD and contains highlights from their first five albums on the Rounder label. By this point in their career, Riders in the Sky have become recognized as Western music authorities.