''Cowboy Jubilee'' is the second

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by the

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band Riders in the Sky, released in 1981, featuring a title track originally written by

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. This album features the demanding art of yodeling in harmony; the Riders create arrangements worthy of their original inspirations,

. Originally released on vinyl in 1981 and as a CD in 1990, this album includes their own originals (including "Compadres in the Old Sierra Madres") that compare favorably with their versions of older Western classics. This album was featured on The New York Times' "Best Ten List" for 1982 and was voted "Best Independent Country Album of the Year".

Track listing

# "Cowboy Jubilee (

Fred LaBour Frederick Owen LaBour (born June 3, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan), better known by his stage name Too Slim, is a Grammy award-winning American musician, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky ...

Paul Chrisman Paul Woodrow Chrisman (born August 23, 1949), better known by his stage name Woody Paul, is an American singer, fiddler, and composer, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky. With the Riders, he ...

) – 1:32 # "Ol' Cowpoke" (Gary McMahan) – 2:39 # "Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre" (Chrisman) – 2:39 # "

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" (

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, Ray Whitley) – 3:45 # "Desperado Trail" (Chrisman) – 2:54 # "

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" (public domain) – 2:44 # "Ride With the Wind" (

Douglas B. Green Douglas Bruce Green (born March 20, 1946), better known by his stage name Ranger Doug, is an Americans, American musician, arranger, award-winning Western music songwriter, and Grand Ole Opry member best known for his work with Western music (Nor ...

) – 3:32 # "Soon as the Roundup's Through" (Chrisman) – 2:02 # "On the Rhythm Range" (

Bob Nolan Bob Nolan (born Clarence Robert Nobles; April 13, 1908 – June 16, 1980, name changed to Robert Clarence Nobles in 1929) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and compo ...

) – 2:51 # "Riding Alone" (Green) – 2:12 # "Ojo Caliente" (Tommy Goldsmith) – 1:59 # "At the End of the Rainbow Trail" (Green) – 2:48

Personnel

(a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals *

(a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, guitar, accordion, harmonica, vocals *

(a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, guitar, accordion, vocals *Thomas Goldsmith – guitar *Kayton Roberts – steel guitar *Kenny Malone – percussion *Louis Brown – horn Production notes *

Todd Cerney Todd David Cerney (August 8, 1953 – March 14, 2011) was an American songwriter and musician. He composed " Good Morning Beautiful", a 2002 five-week country number one (Billboard) hit for Steve Holy (co-written with Zack Lyle); "The Blues Is M ...

– engineer *Leonard Kamsler – photography *Susan Marsh – design *Denny Purcell – mastering

References

External links

Riders in the Sky Official Website
1981 albums Riders in the Sky (band) albums Rounder Records albums {{1980s-folk-album-stub