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"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" [a] is a cowboy-styled country/western song written in 1948 by American songwriter Stan Jones. [2] A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949, the most successful being by Vaughn Monroe. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as the greatest western song of all ...
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 ]
The album lacks the country music influence of the band's previous recordings, instead emphasizing hard rock. [1] Ghost Riders sparked a comeback after the mediocre sales of prior albums. Their cover of "(Ghost) Riders In the Sky" was one of their most successful songs earned the band some attention outside southern rock circles.
Riders in the Sky is an American Western music and comedy group which began performing in 1977. [1] The band has released more than 40 albums, starred in a single-season self-titled television series on CBS, wrote and starred in an NPR syndicated radio drama Riders Radio Theater, and appeared in television series and films including as featured contributors to Ken Burns' Country Music.
The Best of the Sons of the Pioneers (1966) The Songs of Bob Nolan (1966) Campfire Favorites (1967) South of the Border (1968) San Antonio Rose (RCA Camden, 1968) San Antonio Rose (Delta Records, 1968) The Sons of the Pioneers Visit the South Seas (1969) Riders in the Sky (RCA Camden, 1973) Western Country (Granite, Attic, Telefunken, 1976)
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".
Three on the Trail is the debut studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1979 by Rounder Records Group.. Riders in the Sky specializes in Western singing in the style of the Sons of the Pioneers; the Riders became one of Rounder's most popular groups for their vocals and good humor.
Riders in the Sky may refer to: "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend", a 1948 country and cowboy-style song; Riders in the Sky (band), named after the song; Riders in the Sky (David and the Giants album), 1983; Riders in the Sky, a 1949 film directed by John English; Nebeští jezdci (Riders in the Sky), a 1968 Czech film