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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 ...
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.
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 more extended works require a virtuoso technique and left-hand stretches that are almost impossible on the longer string lengths of modern guitars. (See Frederick Noad, "The Classical Guitar") Aguado returned home to Madrid in 1837 and died there aged 65. [1] Aguado's surname comes from the Spanish word for "soaked."
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.
The Julio Iglesias song "Quiero" from the 1975 album El Amor used this song as the melody, with added lyrics. German singer Bernhard Brink performed a vocal version in 1976 (title: "Liebe auf Zeit"). An electronic version of the piece was used as background music for the 1980 arcade game Phoenix.
Arrangements of individual works and indeed the entire suite are often played in concert by classical guitarists. In fact, "Granada", "Sevilla", "Cádiz" and "Asturias" are more often heard on guitar than in their original piano versions; all four have been staples of the guitar literature since the early 20th century.