Public Cowboy No. 1 - The Music of Gene Autrey
Riders In the Sky
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Back in the Saddle Again | Riders In the Sky | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sioux City Sue | Riders In the Sky | 2:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mexicali Rose | Riders In the Sky | 2:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Are My Sunshine | Riders In the Sky | 3:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? | Riders In the Sky | 3:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Can't Shake the Sands of Texas from My Shoes | Riders In the Sky | 2:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine | Riders In the Sky | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Be Honest With Me | Riders In the Sky | 2:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Blue Canadian Rockies | Riders In the Sky | 2:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lonely River | Riders In the Sky | 3:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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South of the Border | Riders In the Sky | 3:13 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Ridin' Down the Canyon | Riders In the Sky | 4:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
Album Review
Riders in the Sky cut this record in the wake of their performing a Gene Autry medley in a television appearance with Autry himself in the audience. The songs are done reverently but with a real sense of fun, essentially the same balancing act that has made them a success on stage and television. Their main innovations are the harmony singing, which works well throughout, and a jazzy approach to Jimmie Rodgers' "Can't Shake the Sands of Texas from My Shoes." Autry's versions have held up magnificently well, but this loving tribute album is a necessary addition to any fan's collection.
Biography
Formed: 1977 in Nashville, TN
Genre: Country
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Beginning each performance with their trademark greeting, "Mighty fine and a great big Western 'Howdy,' all you buckaroos and buckarettes," Riders in the Sky simultaneously paid tribute to and poked gentle fun at the classic cowboy songs of the 1930s and 1940s, particularly the work of the Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry. During the 1980s and 1990s, the group was notable for its ability to attract fans both firmly within the country tradition (the Riders are members of the Grand...
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Woody's Roundup (Album Version) | Toy Story 2 (An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack) | 1:53 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Ballad of Davy Crockett | Davy Crockett | 6:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Rawhide | Always Drink Upstream from the Herd | 2:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You Are My Sunshine | Public Cowboy No. 1 - The Music of Gene Autrey | 3:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Happy Trails To You | FestivaLink presents Riders In The Sky at Taos Solar Music Festival 6/30/07 | 1:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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(Ghost) Riders In the Sky | Silver Jubilee | 3:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You've Got a Friend In Me | Disney: Pixar Buddy Songs | 2:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl | Walt Disney Records Archive Collection, Vol. 2 | 3:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wah-Hoo! | A Great Big Western Howdy! | 4:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Don't Fence Me In | Best of the West | 2:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Country, Music, Traditional Country, Urban Cowboy
- Released: Oct 15, 1996
- ℗ 1996 Rounder
