Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody

Sheriff Woody

Sheriff Woody Pride, or simply Woody, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Toy Story franchise . He is voiced by Tom Hanks in the films, and by Jim Hanks in most other media.-Toy Story:...

's Favorite Songs (or simply Woody's Roundup) is a studio recording released by the Western

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 August 29, 2000. It is available as a single CD.

This album is a collection of favorite Western tunes inspired by the "Woody's Roundup" TV show featured in the film Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer animated film directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon. It is the sequel to the 1995 film Toy Story, released by Walt Disney Pictures and the third film to be produced by Pixar...

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The album won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children

Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children

The Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children was an honor presented to recording artists for quality children's music albums at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...

 at the Grammy Awards of 2001

Grammy Awards of 2001

The 43rd Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001. Steely Dan was the biggest winner winning three awards including Album of the Year for Two Against Nature. U2 was also a big winner winning three awards as well; including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Beautiful Day. Dr...

. The song Woody's Roundup was used by NASA to wake up the crew of STS-133

STS-133

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Track listing

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) – guitar, vocals
• Fred LaBour
  Fred LaBour
  Frederick 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) – Bunkhouse Bass, guitar, vocals, sound effects
• Paul Chrisman
  Paul Chrisman
  Paul 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
• Joey Miskulin
  Joey Miskulin
  Joseph M. Miskulin is a hall of fame accordionist and producer of Grammy Award-winning music albums. In a music career spanning more than four decades, Joey Miskulin has collaborated with a range of artists including Paul McCartney, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, Andy Williams, Ricky Van Shelton,...
  
   (a.k.a. Joey The Cowpolka King) – accordion, vocals, keyboard, percussion, sound effects
• Devon Dawson - vocals on "Jessie, the Yodelin' Cowgirl" and "How Does She Yodel?"
• Other instruments: Richard O'Brien (guitars), Jonathan Yudkin (fiddle), and Bob Mater (drums/percussion)
• Six children singers on "Hey Howdy Hey"

External links

• Riders in the Sky Official Website