Yodel the Cowboy Way
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Yodel the Cowboy Way is a compilation recording released by the Western
band Riders in the Sky on January 13, 1998. It is available as a single CD.
For years, the fans of Riders in the Sky had requested a collection showcasing the group's yodeling talents. It was released in 1998.
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 on January 13, 1998. It is available as a single CD.
For years, the fans of Riders in the Sky had requested a collection showcasing the group's yodeling talents. It was released in 1998.
Track listing
- "That's How the Yodel Was Born" (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...
) – 2:18 - "Here Comes the Santa Fe" (Green) – 3:11
- "Cowpoke" (Jones) – 1:42
- "Riding the Winds of the West" (Green) – 2:14
- "Back in the Saddle Again" (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:...
) – 4:00 - "Blue Montana Skies" (Green) – 3:28
- "Singing a Song to the Sky" (Green) – 2:29
- "The First Cowboy Song" (Green, McMahan) – 2:45
- "The Yodel Blues" (Dolan, Mercer) – 2:24
- "When the Bloom Is on the Sage" (Vincent, Wright) – 3:21
- "At the End of the Rainbow Trail" (Green) – 2:10
- "Desert Serenade" (Green) – 2:59
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) – vocals, guitar - 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) – vocals, fiddle - 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) – vocals, bass