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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.
Release. 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.
Alma mater. University of California at Berkeley. Occupation (s) Songwriter and actor. Children. 2. Stanley Davis Jones (June 5, 1914 – December 13, 1963) was an American songwriter and actor, primarily writing Western music. He is best remembered for writing "Ghost Riders in the Sky".
Professional ratings. Always Drink Upstream from the Herd is a studio recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1995. The album's title comes from the line with which the quartet regularly closes its concerts; the advice is a warning that the herd of livestock using the same stream may also relieve themselves in said stream.
Riders in the Sky "Lassoed Live" at the Schermerhorn with the Nashville Symphony is a 2009 live album, the highlights of a 3-night concert series recorded by Riders in the Sky in conjunction with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. The album won three awards at the 2010 Western Music Association Awards. The group, however, was not in attendance ...
Cowboy Songs is a compilation recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 1996. It is available as a single CD. This album is a collection of 12 of the most widely known and popular songs of the west—performed in the tradition of the bands Sons of the Pioneers and the Riders of the Purple Sage .
Professional ratings. Live is a live recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky released in 1984. It is available as a single CD. It was recorded at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 5 and 6, 1983. After four studio albums, Riders in the Sky recorded a live album of the kind of show that keeps their fans coming back for more.