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Overview. The song tells a folk tale of a cowboy who has a vision of red-eyed, steel-hooved cattle thundering across the sky, being chased by the spirits of damned cowboys. One warns him that if he does not change his ways, he will be doomed to join them, forever "trying to catch the Devil 's herd across these endless skies".
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 full length 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.
Julia Page Memorial Park. Alma mater. University of California at Berkeley. Occupation. Songwriter. Children. 2. Stanley Davis Jones (June 5, 1914 – December 13, 1963) was an American songwriter, primarily writing Western music. He is best remembered for writing "Ghost Riders in the Sky".
September 14. (1991-09-14) –. December 7, 1991. (1991-12-07) Riders in the Sky is an American live-action, animated children's television series starring Western comedy band Riders in the Sky. It aired on CBS in 1991.
Weeds and Water is the fourth studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1983. It is available as a single CD. The album features cowboy music standards like "Cool Water," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Streets of Laredo," along with several originals. This album was first released in the early 1980s as a direct-mail TV package.
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. Ghost Riders would be the final Outlaws album for Billy Jones, who would be asked to leave the band after its release.
Running time. 70 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Riders in the Sky is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and starring and co-produced by Gene Autry; featuring Gloria Henry, and Pat Buttram. Based on the song by Stan Jones.
Professional ratings. 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.
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