Riders in the Sky

Composer

Stan Jones

Files

Alternate Title

(A Cowboy Legend)

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Cover Illustration

Photograph of Burl Ives; Illustration of cowboy on horse at top of hill

First Line of Song

An old cow poke went riding out one dark and windy day.

First Line of Chorus

Ghost riders in the sky.

Lyricist

Jones, Stan

Illustrator/Artist

Barbelle, Albert W., 1888-1957

Lithographer/Printer

New York: Edwin H. Morris and Company, Inc.

Publication Date

1949

Publisher

New York: Edwin H. Morris and Company, Inc.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Popular

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score; (6 p.); 30 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Alternate Print Versions

32278011752270; 32278011752288; 32278011752296

Physical ID#

32278011752395

Digital ID#

011752395_1949

Location of Original

Box 134A; Folder 3; Piece 5

Repository

Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights Management

Item Unavailable Due to Copyright Restrictions

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.