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When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resign as an investigator for the county attorney and go into the cattle business with his pal Chuckawalla Jones but decides instead to help Anne Lawson clear her father, rancher Ralph Lawson (Steve Darrell'), of a false murder charge. He looks for the three witnesses who can testify that Lawson shot only in self defense in killing a gambler, but the witnesses are terrorized by another gambler, town boss Rock McCleary , who shoots witness Pop Roberts Morgan.
Fatally wounded, Pop gives Gene the information needed to clear Lawson, then dies crying the 'Ghost Riders' are coming for him. Gene then heads for a showdown with McCleary. TriviaFormer Forest Ranger wrote '(Ghost) Riders in the Sky,' a hit big enough that it crossed over from country-western charts to standard pop music. A chance meeting with Jones led to buy the rights to the song, and he gave Jones a part in the film. A nearly-complete Autry movie, (1950), was quickly retooled to include the song. Jones himself appears as a cowboy riding herd with Autry in the opening and closing scenes, singing along with Gene's rendition of the spooky song. That same year had topped the charts with his version (#1 US Pop for 22 weeks).
Lyrics to (Ghost) Riders In The Sky by Johnny Cash from the The Greatest: Country Classics album - including song video, artist biography, translations.
Over the years many others have recorded it, including,. Jones would later compose the title song to the classic TV western series (1955).
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This song is a country and cowboy-style song. It was written on
June 5, 1948 by Stan Jones. A number of versions were also
crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949. More than one hundred
different artists have recorded versions of this classic. Charting
versions were recorded by Vaughn Monroe (with orchestra and vocal
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quartet), by Bing Crosby (with the Ken Darby Singers), and by Burl
Ives. Other contemporary versions were recorded by Peggy Lee (with
the Jud Conlon Singers), and by Spike Jones and his City Slickers,
with the most recent version of the song being performed by
Spiderbait, for the 2007 movie Ghost Rider.
The most famous version was recorded by bandleader and singer
Vaughn Monroe.
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For a list of many of the 50 artists that have recorded this song.
Also, see links for videos of this song being performed. Artists
include: Baja Marimba Band, Barrage, Bing Crosby, Blues Brothers,
Bob Dylan, Boston Pops, Gene Autry, Bluegrass Alliance, Brothers 4,
Bruce Low, California Guita Trio, Captain Tractor, Charlie Daniels
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band, Chet Atkins, Davie Allan and the Arrows, Deadbolt, Deborah
Harry, Dick Dale, The Dixie Dicks, Duane Eddy, Eddie Arnold,Dean
Martin, Esteban, The Expendables, Frank Ifield, Frankie laine,
Fred Penner, Gene Pitney, Ghoultown,jerusalem Ridge, Jet Harris,
Jimmie Rodgers, Joni Mitchell?, kansas, King Kurt, Lee Press-on and
the Nails, Les Jaguars, Lonesome Halos, Legendary Stardust Cowboy,
Lorne Greene, The Maladroits, Mary McCaslin, Mary Schneider,
Michael martin Murphy, Molly Hatchett, Outlaws, Ozark Mountain
Daredevils, Patrick Normand, Pedro Vargas, peggy Lee, Radio
Birdman, Ramrods, Rick Devin, Ronnie Dawson, Scary Bitches, Slim
Whitman, Vaughan Monroe, Ventures, Vocal majority Choir, Chantays,
Johnny Cash, Gary Yogurt, Highwaymen, Concrete Blonde, Marshall
Tucker band, Kingston Trio, Jumping Jewels, Impaled Nazarene,
Flying W Wranglers, Johnny Horton, Marty Robbins, Damage Done by
Worms, Dean Martin, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter, John Denver, Andy
Tielman, Brooks and Dunn, Burl Ives, Spiderbait, and many more.
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