The Cowboy Way (album)
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The Cowboy Way is a live recording released by the Western
band Riders in the Sky in 1987 (see 1987 in music
). It is available as a single CD. This is the second live album recorded by Riders in the Sky.
Western music (North America)
Western music originated as a form of American folk music. Originally composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Directly related musically to old English, Scottish, and Irish folk ballads, Western music celebrates the life of...
band Riders in the Sky in 1987 (see 1987 in music
1987 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1987.See also:Record labels established in 1987-January-February:*January 3 – Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...
). It is available as a single CD. This is the second live album recorded by Riders in the Sky.
Track listing
- "Texas Plains" (Hamblen) – 2:25
- "Back in the Saddle AgainBack in the Saddle Again"Back in the Saddle Again" was the signature song of American cowboy entertainer Gene Autry. It was co-written by Autry with Ray Whitley and first released in 1939...
" (Gene AutryGene AutryOrvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
, Ray WhitleyRay WhitleyRaymond Otis Whitley , also known as Ray Whitley, was a Country and Western singer, radio and Hollywood movie star.-Singing and live performance:...
) – 1:59 - "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" (Stan JonesStan Jones (songwriter)Stan Jones was an American songwriter and actor.Stanley Davis "Stan" Jones was born in Douglas, Arizona, and grew up on a ranch. When his father died, his mother moved the family to Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, competing in rodeos to make money...
) – 3:06 - "Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie" (Robison) – 2:41
- "Mr. Sincere (State Fair Burnout)" (Green, Paul, Too Slim) – 1:21
- "Concerto for Violin and Longhorns" (Paul) – 2:31
- "Lonely Yukon Stars" (Douglas Green) – 3:01
- "The Salting of the Slug" (Too Slim) – 4:30
- "When Payday Rolls Around" (Bob NolanBob NolanBob Nolan was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and composer of numerous Country music and Western music songs, including the standards "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." He is generally regarded as one of the...
) – 1:38 - "My Oklahoma" (Newkirk) – 2:42
- "Reincarnation" (McRae) – 3:06
- "Miss Molly" (Walker) – 2:44
- "Ridin' Down the Canyon (When the Desert Sun Goes Down)" (Autry, Burnett) – 2:55
- "That's How the Yodel Was Born" (Green) – 2:09
- "Happy TrailsHappy Trails (song)"Happy Trails," by Dale Evans Rogers, was the theme song for the 1940s and 1950s radio program and the 1950s television show starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Rogers, always sung over the end credits of the program. Happy Trails was released in 1952 as a 78 RPM and 45 RPM by Rogers and Evans with...
" (Dale EvansDale EvansDale Evans, was an American writer, movie star, and singer-songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers.-Early life:...
) – 1:26
Personnel
- Douglas B. GreenDouglas B. GreenDouglas B. Green , better known by his stage name Ranger Doug, is an American musician, arranger and award-winning Western music songwriter, best known for his work with the Western music and comedy group Riders in the Sky in which he plays guitar and sings lead and baritone vocals. He is also an...
(a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals - Paul ChrismanPaul ChrismanPaul Chrisman , better known by his stage name Woody Paul, is an American singer, fiddler, and composer, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky. With the Riders, he is billed as "Woody Paul — King of the Cowboy Fiddlers".Chrisman began playing...
(a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, vocals - Fred LaBourFred LaBourFrederick LaBour , better known by his stage name Too Slim, is a Grammy award winning American musician, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky....
(a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, vocals