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| "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" | |
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| Song | |
| Published | 1948, Edwin H. Morris & Co Inc |
| Released | June 5, 1948 |
| Genre | Country, Western |
| Songwriter(s) | Stan Jones |
| "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" | ||||
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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 (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country, outlaw country, country rock, Western | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stan Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Ahern | |||
| Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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"(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]
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]
- ^ "Stan Jones". Western Music Association. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "ACE Repertory". Ascap.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.