(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend

Chanson
Sortie	5 juin 1948
Genre	Musique country, western
Auteur	Stan Jones

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(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend est une chanson américaine^[1] de country et western.

Stan Jones, qui est considéré comme l'auteur de cette chanson^[2], travaillait comme garde forestier pour le service des parcs nationaux de la Vallée de la Mort en Californie et il composait des chansons. Il l'a enregistrée et sortie en 1948^[1]. La mélodie de (Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend est basée sur une autre chanson bien connue, When Johnny Comes Marching Home^[1].

La chanson est devenue un standard de musique country. Elle a été reprise par de nombreux artistes, parmi lesquels Johnny Cash^[1], Bing Crosby, Tom Jones, Frankie Laine, Vaughn Monroe, Peggy Lee, Gene Autry, Burl Ives, Les Compagnons de la chanson, Youn Sun Nah, Neil Levang et Geoff Castellucci.

Notes et références

↑ ^{a b c et d} « (Ghost) Riders In the Sky by The Outlaws Songfacts », Songfacts (consulté le 25 mai 2018)
↑ « Stan Jones », sur Western Music Association (consulté le 18 mars 2015)

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