From '' (Ghost) Riders In The Sky / Ja-Da '' Label: Embassy – 45-WB 441 Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM Country: UK Released: Mar 1961
Tracklist A (Ghost) Riders In The Sky B Ja-Da
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From OP: "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" is a country and cowboy-style song. It was written on June 5, 1948 by Stan Jones. A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949.
More than 50 performers have recorded versions of the song. Charting versions were recorded by The Outlaws, Vaughn Monroe, by Bing Crosby (with the Ken Darby Singers), Frankie Laine, Burl Ives (two different versions), Marty Robbins, The Ramrods and Johnny Cash. Other recordings were made by Peggy Lee (with the Jud Conlon Singers) and Spike Jones and his City Slickers. Gene Autry sang it in the 1949 movie, Riders in the Sky. Jones himself recorded it for his 1957 album Creakin' Leather. Children of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter have also made covers.
The melody is based on the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home." According to Robby Krieger, it inspired the classic Doors song "Riders on the Storm."
The song was also the inspiration for the Marvel Comics Western character "Ghost Rider" later renamed Phantom Rider.
From '' (Ghost) Riders In The Sky / Ja-Da ''
ReplyDeleteLabel: Embassy – 45-WB 441
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: Mar 1961
Tracklist
A (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
B Ja-Da
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From OP:
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" is a country and cowboy-style song.
It was written on June 5, 1948 by Stan Jones.
A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949.
More than 50 performers have recorded versions of the song.
Charting versions were recorded by The Outlaws, Vaughn Monroe, by Bing Crosby (with the Ken Darby Singers), Frankie Laine, Burl Ives (two different versions), Marty Robbins, The Ramrods and Johnny Cash.
Other recordings were made by Peggy Lee (with the Jud Conlon Singers) and Spike Jones and his City Slickers.
Gene Autry sang it in the 1949 movie, Riders in the Sky. Jones himself recorded it for his 1957 album Creakin' Leather.
Children of Bodom, Impaled Nazarene and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter have also made covers.
The melody is based on the song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home."
According to Robby Krieger, it inspired the classic Doors song "Riders on the Storm."
The song was also the inspiration for the Marvel Comics Western character "Ghost Rider" later renamed Phantom Rider.