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Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

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Released
  
August 3, 2004

Artist
  
Riders in the Sky

Label
  
Rounder Records

Producer
  
Joey Miskulin

Release date
  
3 August 2004

Genre
  
Western music

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Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky on August 3, 2004. It is available as a single CD.

Contents

Riders In The Sky offers a tribute to Davy Crockett, the scout, militiaman, Congressman, and hero of the Alamo whose life became an American legend. This album is a combination of folk songs, neo-folk songs, Disney themes, and their own tunes to paint a picture of Davy Crockett that's neither totally real nor totally false, but filled with the vivid stories of the frontiersman who is part of the collective American imagination.

Track listing

  1. "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (Blackburn, Bruns) – 6:46
  2. "Be Sure You're Right, And Then Go Ahead" (Ebsen, Parker) – 2:30
  3. "King of the River" (Blackburn, Bruns) – 2:11
  4. "Heading for Texas – 2:41
  5. "Old Betsy" (Bruns, George) – 2:04
  6. "The Grinning Tale" (Driftwood) – 2:40
  7. "Colonel Crockett's Speech to Congress – 2:54
  8. "Remember the Alamo" (Bowers) – 3:37
  9. "Farewell" (Bruns) – 4:33

Personnel

  • Douglas B. Green (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Chrisman (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – vocals, fiddle
  • Fred LaBour (a.k.a. Too Slim) – vocals, bass
  • Joey Miskulin (a.k.a. Joey The Cowpolka King) – vocals, accordion

    • Songs

    1The Ballad of Davy Crockett6:44
    2Be Sure You're Right - and Then Go Ahead2:28
    3King of the River2:09

    References

    Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier Wikipedia
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