The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music performers and remained popular through the years. Since 1933, through many changes in membership, the Sons of the Pioneers have remained one of the longest-surviving country music vocal groups.
Riders in the Sky is an American Western music and comedy group which began performing in 1977. The band has released more than 40 full length albums, starred in a self-titled television series on CBS lasting two seasons, wrote and starred in an NPR syndicated radio drama Riders Radio Theater, and appeared in television series and films including as featured contributors to Ken Burns' Country Music. Their family-friendly style also appeals to children, exemplified in their recordings for Disney and Pixar. They have won two Grammy Awards and have written and performed music for major motion pictures, including "Woody's Roundup" from Toy Story 2 and Pixar's short film, For the Birds. The band also recorded full length companion albums for Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc.
The Cowboy Way is a live recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 1987. It is available as a single CD. This is the second live album recorded by Riders in the Sky.
Three on the Trail is the debut studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1979 by Rounder Records Group.
Prairie Serenade is the third studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1982. It is available as a single CD.
New Trails is a studio recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1986. It is available as a single CD.
Cowboy Jubilee is the second studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1981, featuring a title track originally written by Ken Carson of the Sons of the Pioneers. This album features the demanding art of yodeling in harmony; the Riders create arrangements worthy of their original inspirations, Sons of the Pioneers. Originally released on vinyl in 1981 and as a CD in 1990, this album includes their own originals that compare favorably with their versions of older Western classics.
Harmony Ranch is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 1991. It is a tie-in album to the Riders' 1991 CBS children's show.
Live is a live recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky released in 1984. It is available as a single CD. It was recorded at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA on March 5th and 6th, 1983.
Cowboy Songs is a compilation recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 1996. It is available as a single CD.
Saddle Pals is an album by the Western swing band Riders in the Sky, released in 1985. It is directed toward a children's audience.
Yodel the Cowboy Way is a compilation recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky on January 13, 1998. It is available as a single CD.
Ridin' the Tweetsie Railroad is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 2002. John Denver died in a plane crash 5 years before its release.
Best of the West Rides Again is a compilation recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 1989.
Best of the West is a compilation recording by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1987. It is available as a single CD and contains highlights from their first five albums on the Rounder label.
Sagebrush Symphony is the nineteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey, his second live album since his 1979 live/studio album Peaks, Valleys, Honkytonks and Alleys, and his first album with a symphony orchestra. Recorded live with the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, this ambitious album, which presents cowboy songs and poems in a symphonic setting, contains a selection of Murphey's most popular songs, as well as traditional cowboy music. Murphey turns in "an impassioned performance" and the inclusion of guest artists Sons of the San Joaquin, Ric Orozco, Herb Jeffries, and Robert Mirabal "adds to the musical diversity and richness of the album."
Cowboy Songs is the sixteenth album by American singer-songwriter Michael Martin Murphey and his first album of cowboy songs. The album peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
Silver Jubilee is a compilation recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 2003.
Riders in the Sky "Lassoed Live" at the Schermerhorn with the Nashville Symphony is a 2009 live album, the highlights of a 3-night concert series recorded by Riders in the Sky in conjunction with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra.
Cattle Call is an album by American country music singer Eddy Arnold, released by RCA Victor in August 1963. The album features a number of western standards, as well as a new recording of "The Cattle Call", which was a chart-topping hit for Arnold in 1955. "(Jim) I Wore a Tie Today" had also previously been released as a single. Produced by Chet Atkins, Cattle Call was Arnold's first album to make Billboard's album charts.
