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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, released in 1995.

Liner notes

"Performing with an abiding love and respect for the western past, Riders in the Sky have fun with the tradition, but never make fun of it. Even better, they have become part of the tradition that they so lovingly preserve. When you see or hear Riders in the Sky, you do not step back into a period piece or a recreated segment of history. You will always hear them pay tribute to the Western musical greats of the past, with songs like "Cool Water" and "Cattle Call," but you will also hear them do their own compositions, like "Desert Serenade," which fittingly take their place alongside the classics. Riders in the Sky are more than revivalists; they have made the music vital by putting their own personal stamp on a distinct tradition of American music. It is a delight to see them return to the Rounder label with a collection of songs that beautifully display the range of their talents and the diversity of their repertoire." — Bill C. Malone (from his liner notes)

Track listing

1. "Riding the Winds of the West" (Douglas Green) – 2:12
2. "The Texas Polka" (Oakley Halderman, Vic Knight, Lew Porter) – 2:07
3. "(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddle" (Teddy Powell, Walter Samuels, Leonard Whitcup) – 4:18
4. "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 3:22
5. "The Trail Tip Song" (Too Slim) – 2:58
6. "Desert Serenade" (Green) – 2:58
7. "Rawhide
   Rawhide (song)
   "Rawhide" is a Western song written by Ned Washington and composed by Dimitri Tiomkin in 1958. It was originally recorded by Frankie Laine...
   
   " (Dimitri Tiomkin
   Dimitri Tiomkin
   Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Russian-born Hollywood film score composer and conductor. He is considered "one of the giants of Hollywood movie music." Musically trained in Russia, he is best known for his westerns, "where his expansive, muscular style had its greatest impact." Tiomkin...
   
   , Dinah Washington
   Dinah Washington
   Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones , was an American blues, R&B and jazz singer. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues"...
   
   ) – 2:07
8. "The Whispering Wind" (Green) – 4:01
9. "The First Cowboy Song" (Green, McMahan) – 2:42
10. "Idaho" (Basso) – 2:57
11. "The Running Gun" (Jim Glaser, Tompal Glaser) – 2:41
12. "Cattle Call" (Tex Owens) – 2:48

Personnel

• Douglas B. Green
  Douglas B. Green
  Douglas 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 Crisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – vocals, fiddle
• Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – vocals, bass

External links

• Riders in the Sky Official Website