(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend
"(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.
| "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1948, Edwin H. Morris & Co Inc |
| Released | June 5, 1948 |
| Genre | Country, Western |
| Songwriter(s) | Stan Jones |
| "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country, outlaw country, country rock, Western | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stan Jones | |||
| Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
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), 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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.