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Ken Curtis as Festus Haggen and James Arness as Matt Dillon, 1968. Curtis was a singer before moving into acting, and combined both careers once he entered films. [6] Curtis was with the Tommy Dorsey band in 1941, and succeeded Frank Sinatra as vocalist until Dick Haymes contractually replaced Sinatra in 1942. Curtis may have served simply as ...
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.
Riders in the Sky – Edition 4 1947–49 (Bear Family, 1987) Land Beyond the Sun – Edition 5 1949–50 (Bear Family, 1987) And Friends – Edition 6 1950–51 (Bear Family, 1987) There's a Goldmine in the Sky – Edition 7 1951–52 (Bear Family, 1987) Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Universal Special Products, 1987) Collection, Vol. 1 (Bear Family, 1987)
Tumbleweed Theater is an American anthology television series starring western/comedy band Riders in the Sky which ran from 1983 to 1988. The premise of the show was each week, the Riders would present a B-Western/Singing Cowboy movie from the 1930s and 40s and perform songs and sketches between the film.
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.
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".
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 ]
Cowboy Jubilee is the second studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1981, featuring a title track originally written by Ken Carson of the Sons of the Pioneers. This album features the demanding art of yodeling in harmony; the Riders create arrangements worthy of their original inspirations, Sons of the Pioneers .