FLAC tracks | R&B, Pop | 1:17:43 | 1CD | 306 Mb‘GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY’ was a song written by Stan Jones in the late 40s and successfully recorded by Vaughn Monroe, Burl Ives, Peggy Lee and Bing Crosby in 1950, all of whom enjoyed massive hit versions that year.
‘Ghost Riders’ rapidly became established as a ‘standard’ and was regularly revived throughout the 50s, by artists like Dean Martin, Frankie Laine, Kay Starr, Jimmie Rodgers, The Brothers Four, Scat Man Crothers, Eddy Arnold, Roger Williams, etc.
In 1960 The Ramrods recorded a twangy, Duane Eddy-like instrumental version which became a worldwide hit, inspiring countless similarly-styled covers, from American artists like The Ventures, Lawrence Welk, The Titans and The Original Surfaris, to European groups like The Scorpions (UK), The Spotnicks (Sweden), The Jumping Jewels (Holland), Die Playboys (West Germany), Les Sunlights (France), and many more.
This inspired compilation presents thirty memorable versions of ‘Ghost Riders’; fifteen vocals, and fifteen instro’s.
Many of these rare European instro versions are unavailable elsewhere on CD.
Tracklist:1. The Ramrods – Riders In The Sky2. Peggy Lee – Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)3. The Spotnicks – Ghost Riders In The Sky4. Scat Man Crothers – Ghost Riders In The Sky5. Gene Jimae – Riders In The Sky6. Mickey Katz – Borscht Riders In The Sky7. The Scorpions – (Ghost) Riders In The Sky8. The Four Flares – Riders In The Sky9. Roger Williams – Riders In The Sky10. Frankie Laine – Riders In The Sky11. Les Sunlights – Les Cavaliers Du Ciel12. Kay Starr – Riders In The Sky13. The Ventures – (Ghost) Riders In The Sky14. Jimmie Rodgers – Riders In The Sky15. The Titans – Riders In The Sky16. Eddy Arnold – Riders In The Sky17. Los Pekenikes – Jinetes En El Cielo18. The Brothers Four – Riders In The Sky19. Lawrence Welk – Riders In The Sky20. Vaughn Monroe – Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)21. Die Playboys – Geisterreiter22. Dean Martin – Ghost Riders In The Sky23. The Jumpin’ Jewels – (Ghost) Riders In The Sky24. Bing Crosby – Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)25. The Original Surfaris – Ghost Riders In The Sky26. Kenneth Spencer – Geisterreiter27. The Cyclones – Ghost Riders In The Sky28. Burl Ives – Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend)29. Les Champions – Les Cavaliers Du Ciel30. Stan Jones & His Death Valley Rangers – Riders In The Sky