Riders in the Sky
| Riders in the Sky | |
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 The Riders in the Sky in January 2006: Joey the Cowpolka King, Woody Paul, Ranger Doug and Too Slim |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Western Music |
| founding | 1977 |
| Website | http://www.ridersinthesky.com/ |
| Founding members | |
| Douglas B. Green Fred LaBour Bill Collins |
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| Current occupation | |
| Douglas B. Green, aka Ranger Doug, "The Idol of American Youth" Fred LaBour, aka Too Slim, "The Man of a Thousand Hats" Dr. Paul W. Chrisman, aka Woody Paul, "King of the Cowboy Fiddlers" Joey Miskulin, aka Joey, "The CowPolka King" |
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Riders in the Sky is an American western music band whose music is rooted in the tradition of the singing cowboys of the 30s and 40s, especially the band Sons of the Pioneers . The band sings both classic cowboy material as well as their own compositions, which are often characterized by a large dose of humor, but without making the genre laughable. In keeping with her musical heritage, her style is characterized by polyphonic harmony singing and sophisticated yodels .
history
The band was founded in 1977 by Green, LaBour and Bill "Windy Bill" Collins, who was replaced by Chrisman a short time later. In 2001 Miskulin joined the trio. All members have in common the love for western music of the “golden era”, which they want to preserve and bring back to a wider audience. This goal is pursued by Green, who was also editor of the Journal of Country Music and the Country Music Federation Press , also through the publication of books about the singing cowboys.
Over time, Riders in the Sky have become the most successful band in Western Harmony . They have been awarded numerous prizes, including a. 1990 with the Wrangler Award in the category Best Western Musical Composition of the Year for the song The Line Rider . They have also received several awards from the Western Music Association in the traditional group , album and entertainer categories . The high point of her career in the public eye was in 2001 a Grammy for Woody's Roundup from the Disney film Toy Story 2 . In 2003, Riders in the Sky received a Grammy in the Best Musical Album for Children category for the 2002 Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites music album .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Grammy Winners 2001 (English) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Grammy Winners 2003 (English) ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
