(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend

"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend"
Song
Published1948, Edwin H. Morris & Co Inc
ReleasedJune 5, 1948
Genrecountry, western
Songwriter(s)Stan Jones
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Silver
B-side"I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick on My Old Guitar"
ReleasedApril 28, 1979
RecordedMarch 27–April 9, 1979
StudioJack Clement Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry, outlaw country, country rock, Western
Length3:45
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Stan Jones
Producer(s)Brian Ahern
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"I Will Rock and Roll with You"
(1978)
"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"
(1979)
"I'll Say It's True"
(1979)

"(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend"[a] is a cowboy-styled country/western song written in 1948 by American songwriter Stan Jones.[2]

A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949, the most successful being by Vaughn Monroe. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as the greatest western song of all time.[3]

  1. ^ "ACE Repertory". Ascap.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Stan Jones". Western Music Association. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
  3. ^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.


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