(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
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For the Slim Whitman album, see Ghost Riders in the Sky (album).
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" is a cowboy-styled country/western song written in 1948 by American songwriter, film and television actor Stan Jones.[1]
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Quick Facts Song, Published ...
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Published | 1948, Edwin H. Morris & Co Inc |
Released | June 5, 1948 |
Genre | Country, Western |
Songwriter(s) | Stan Jones |
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Quick Facts Single by Johnny Cash, from the album Silver ...
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Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
from the album Silver | ||||
B-side | "I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar" | |||
Released | April 28, 1979 | |||
Recorded | March 27-April 9, 1979 | |||
Studio | Jack Clement Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | |||
Genre | Country, outlaw country, country rock, Western | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Stan Jones | |||
Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |||
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A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949, the most successful being by Vaughn Monroe. The ASCAP database lists the song as "Riders in the Sky" (title code 480028324[2]), but the title has been written as "Ghost Riders", "Ghost Riders in the Sky", and "A Cowboy Legend". Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as the greatest Western song of all time.[3]