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Big Iron

**Big Iron** is a song written by Marty Robbins for his 1959 album *Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs*. Riders In The Sky have been performing the song since the early 2010s, but did not record a studio version until their 2018 album *40 Years The Cowboy Way*.

## Lyrics

*To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day*

*Hardly spoke to folks around him, didn't have too much to say*

*No one dared to ask his business, no one dared to make a slip*

*For the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip*

*Big iron on his hip*

*It was early in the mornin' when he rode into town*

*He came ridin' from the south side, slowly lookin' all around*

*"He's an outlaw, loose and runnin'", came the whisper from each lip*

*"He's here to do some business with the big iron on his hip"*

*Big iron on his hip*

*Now in this town there lived an outlaw by the name of Texas Red*

*Many men had tried to take him and that many men were dead*

*He was vicious and a killer, though a youth of twenty-four*

*And the notches on his pistol numbered one and nineteen more*

*One and nineteen more*

*Soon the stranger started talkin', made it plain to folks around*

*Was an Arizona ranger, wouldn't be too long in town*

*He came here to take an outlaw back alive or maybe dead*

*Said it didn't matter, he was after Texas Red*

*After Texas Red*

*Wasn't long before this story was relayed to Texas Red*

*But the outlaw didn't worry, men that tried before were dead*

*Twenty men had tried to take him, twenty men had made a slip*

*Twenty-one would be the ranger with the big iron on his hip*

*Big iron on his hip*

*Oh the mornin' past so quickly, it was time for them to meet*

*It was twenty past eleven when they walked out in the street*

*Folks were watchin' from their windows, everybody held their breath*

*They knew this handsome ranger was about to meet his death*

*About to meet his death*

*There was forty feet between them when they stopped to make their play*

*And the swiftness of that ranger is still talked about today*

*Texas Red had not cleared leather for a bullet fairly ripped*

*And the ranger's aim was deadly with the big iron on his hip*

*Big iron on his hip*

*It was over in a moment and the folks had gathered 'round*

*There before them lay the body of the outlaw on the ground*

*Oh he might have gone on livin' but he made one fatal slip*

*When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip*

*Big iron on his hip*

*Big iron, big iron*

*When he tried to match the ranger with the big iron on his hip*
Cowboy of The Highway

**Cowboy of The Highway** is a song written by Woody Paul for Riders In The Sky's 1986 album *New Trails*.

## Lyrics

*Movin' on through the break of dawn*

*A thousand miles from yesterday*

*Rollin' on*

*Goin' home*

*One last stop in Santa Fe*

*She sounded fine on the telephone*

*But how does she stand those nights alone*

*Her love is strong like that diesel song*

*Whinin' in your bones*

*Cowboy of the highway*

*Feel that eighteen-wheeler makin' time*

*There's a rainbow on the Rio Grande*

*She waits for you across the Texas line*

*Tumbleweeds blowin' wild and free*

*'Cross the road and through your mind*

*Morning rain cruse the desert plain*

*California's far behind*

*Cowboy of the highway*

*Feel that eighteen-wheeler makin' time*

*There's a rainbow on the Rio Grande*

*She waits for you across the Texas line*

*Cowboy of the highway*

*Feel that eighteen-wheeler makin' time*

*There's a rainbow on the Rio Grande*

*She waits for you across the Texas line*
King of The River

**King of The River** is a song written by Tom Blackburn (lyrics) and George Bruns (music) in 1955 for the two-part *Disneyland* anthology series *Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race* and *Davy Crockett And The River Pirates*, based on the character of Mike Fink. Riders In The Sky first performed the song live on Chapter Twelve of the *Riders Radio Theater* serial *Return of The Evil Empire*, and later recorded a studio version for *Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of The Wild Frontier*.

## Lyrics

"I'm Mike Fink, King of The River"

*Listen to the thunder*

*Hear the winds roar*

*Hurricane's a comin'*

*Board up the door*

*Load up the cannon*

*Call out the law*

*Worstest calamity*

*That folks ever saw*

*Girls run and hide*

*Brave men shiver*

"I'm Mike Fink, King of The River"

*Oh, he's a ring-tail roarer and a tough old alligator*

*Oh, he's a bull-nosed bully and a real depopulator*

*Oh, what a deep-divin' catfish that always comes up dry*

*He's gonna live forever*

*Born too mean to die*

"Dug the whole Ohio with my big toe"

"Filled her up with water, made the critter flow"

"Stomped out the valley, scraped up the ridge"

"Wade cross the river 'cause I don't trust no bridge"

*Invented earthquakes*

*Made mountains quiver*

"I'm Mike Fink, King of The River"

*Oh, he can out-talk a lawyer, scare a witch into a faint*

*Oh, he can out-shout thunder and there's none say that he cay-ain't*

*Oh what a fightin' devil, he'll spit right in your eye*

*He's gonna live forever*

*Born too mean to die*

## Riders Records

* *Riders Radio Theater*: *Return of The Evil Empire* Chapter Twelve (1994) (live performance)
* *Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of The Wild Frontier* (2004) (first studio recording)

## Trivia

* For the Riders Radio Theater performance of the song, Ranger Doug performed Mike Fink's lines (trying to go for a low baritone sound). Too Slim eventually took over the part when the album version was recorded shortly thereafter.
* Riders In The Sky's version of *King of The River* is based on the Sons of The Pioneers recording from September, 1955.
Corn, Water, And Wood

**Corn, Water, And Wood** is a Christmas song written by Carol Ashford Elliott and Wendy Waldman. Originally written for Michael Martin Murphey's 1991 album *Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II*, Riders In The Sky recorded the song for their 1999 album *Christmas The Cowboy Way*.

## Lyrics

*I was down the arroyo gatherin' strays*

*You know cowboys and cattle don't get holidays*

*And I should have been finished...*

*Except for one little guy who kept leadin' me farther away*

*He ran up on a mesa, across a ravine*

*Pass the Indian ruins, and a muddy red stream*

*And I stopped for a spell, 'cause I was bone-tired and I guess that I started to dream*

*I saw three painted horses*

*And three dark-skinned men*

*A mask made of clay*

*And voices like wind...*

*Singing "We seek the soul of all that is good"*

*"We come bearing corn, water, and wood"*

*"Stop and behold all that is good"*

*"Give thanks for the corn, water, and wood"*

*Now I'm an old trail-hound and I've always believed*

*That your boots and your saddle are all that you need*

*No miracles happen, and no angels appear*

*But I swear, three men were standing there*

*I shook myself over, had I been asleep*

*It's just three pueblo children tending their sheep*

*And they yelled "Merry Christmas!" as they brought me my stray*

*And their voices rang through the mesquite*

*Singing "We seek the soul of all that is good"*

*"We come bearing corn, water, and wood"*

*"Stop and behold all that is good"*

*"Give thanks for the corn, water, and wood"*

*"We seek the soul of all that is good"*

*"We come bearing corn, water, and wood"*

*"Stop and behold all that is good"*

*"Give thanks for the corn, water, and wood"*

## Trivia

* Michael Martin Murphey performed *Corn, Water, And Wood* on the *National Cowboy Hall of Fame 1992 Western Heritage Awards* television special, a program which Riders In The Sky hosted.
6th Infantry Division (Royal Genovian Army)

The **6th Infantry Division, Royal Genovian Army** is an infantry division of the Royal Genovian Army. Popularity known as the **Knight Sword Division**, the 6th Infantry Division is one of the Royal Genovian Army's infantry units in Northern Genovia Region. The 6th Knight Sword Division is located at the headquarters on Camp General Michail B. Arderene at Carre Captain Municipality, Province of Lexington, Northern Genovia Region, Kingdom of Genovia.
Rounder Records

**Rounder Records** is an independent American record label founded in 1970 by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin in Somerville, Massachusetts. Riders In The Sky were signed to the label from 1979 to 1986 before moving to MCA Records in 1987, though they later returned in 1995.

## Riders In The Sky Releases By Rounder

* *Three On The Trail* (1980) (album)
* *Blue Bonnet Lady*/*Blue Montana Skies* (1980) (single)
* *Cowboy Jubilee* (1981) (album)
* *Soon As The Roundup's Through*/*Back In The Saddle Again* (1981) (single)
* *Christmas At The Triple X Ranch*/*Riding Home On Christmas Eve* (1981) (single)
* *Prairie Serenade* (1982) (album)
* *Weeds And Water* (1983) (album)
* *Riders In The Sky Live* (1984) (album)
* *New Trails* (1986) (album)
* *Best of The West* (1987) (compilation album)
* *Best of The West Rides Again* (1987) (compilation album)
* *Saddle Pals* (1987) (album)
* *Always Drink Upstream From The Herd* (1995) (album)
* *Cowboy Songs* (1996) (compilation album)
* *Public Cowboy #1: The Music of Gene Autry* (1996) (album)
* *Yodel The Cowboy Way* (1998) (album)
* *A Great Big Western Howdy!* (1998) (album)
* *Christmas The Cowboy Way* (1999) (album)
* *Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of The Wild Frontier* (2004) (album)
* *Public Cowboy #1: A Centennial Salute To The Music of Gene Autry* (2007) (re-release of *Public Cowboy #1*)
* *Best of Rounder Records: Riders In The Sky - Essential Recordings: Ghost Riders In The Sky* (2009) (re-release of *Cowboy Songs*)
The Cowboy's ABCs

**The Cowboy's ABCs** is a children's song written by Ranger Doug. It first appeared on Riders In The Sky's 1987 album *Saddle Pals*.

## Lyrics

*A is for the antelope*

*B for Buffalo*

*C is for the Cowboy*

*D for the Dogie slow*

*E is for "Eureka!"*

*F, "Fool's Gold" of course*

*G is for Gene Autry*

*And H is for my horse*

*I is for the Indian*

*J for jubilee*

*K for the state of Kansas*

*And L for Loco Weed*

*(hey I get it!)*

*M is for Montana*

*N for "the new frontier"*

*O is for the Oregon Trail*

*And P for the pioneers*

*Q is for quickdraw*

*R for rodeo*

*S is for the sidekick*

*And T for Texas \*Mwah\*!*

*U for the state of Utah*

*V's for Varmint Dance*

*W is for water*

*(water!)*

*And X for the Triple X Ranch*

*Y is for the yodel*

*Yo-de-le-yo-do-leeee-heeee!*

*And Z's for the bucking bronco*

*They call the Zebra Dun*

## CBS Series Variation

When the song was performed on the fifth episode of Riders In The Sky's 1991 CBS series, a few lyrical alterations were made to reflect characters in the show. These include (in order):

*A is for little Annie Oak*

*C is for a coyote*

*J for jack rabbit*

*And L for lariat*

*Q is for quicksand*

*S for Senor and sidekick*

*And T for old Turbo*

*And X for the Bar X Ranch*

## Riders Recordings

* *Saddle Pals* (1987) (first recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Phantom of The Valley* Chapter Twelve (1990) (live performance)
	+ *Marauders of The Cosmos* Chapter Five (1994) (live performance)
* *Harmony Ranch* (1991) (new recording)
* *Riders In The Sky* (television series) (1991): *Cook Out* (new recording)
* *Live At The Sarsaparilla Saloon* (1999) (live performance)

## Notes

* Both the *Saddle Pals* version and the later *Harmony Ranch* recording feature a spoken introduction between Ranger Doug and Sidemeat, though there are minor differences between the "scene" in the two albums.
Christmas The Cowboy Way (special)

*This is about the 1990 television special. You might be looking for the 1999 album of the same name.*

## Christmas The Cowboy Way

### Air date

December 17th, 1990

**Christmas The Cowboy Way** is a half-hour television special that aired on The Nashville Network on December 17th, 1990. It was the first of several specials produced by TNN starring Riders In The Sky following their "termination" from *Tumbleweed Theater* in 1985, and featured Suzy Bogguss and Minnie Pearl as guest stars.

## Plot

A blizzard rages across Tumbleweed Valley, leaving Miss Marm (Suzy Bogguss) and her bus full of students stuck in the snow. Fortunately, they find refuge at the famed ol' Triple X Ranch, home of Riders In The Sky and their faithful sidekick Sidemeat.

## Cast

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Himself
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Himself/Sidemeat
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Himself

### Featuring...

* Suzy Bogguss - Miss Marm
* Minnie Pearl - Herself
* Texas Bix Bender (Steve Arwood) - Announcer
* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Himself

## Notes

* This special was taped on November 19th and 20th, 1990 at the TNN Studios inside the Opryland theme park.
* The dress Suzy Bogguss wears in this special was purchased by her specifically for the program, and was inspired by the costumes worn by Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake) in the television series *Gunsmoke*.

## Trivia

* A copy of this special is held in the archives of the Country Music Hall of Fame.

1. ↑ https://digi.countrymusichalloffame.org/digital/collection/movingimage/id/3984/rec/2
Daytrotter Sessions: Riders In The Sky

**Daytrotter Sessions: Riders In The Sky** is a digital album released on September 16th, 2013. Part of the long-running Daytrotter series, the album comprises of five songs performed by Riders In The Sky which have been unedited and unmixed. It was recorded at the Big Light Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

## Track List

1. *Fiddle Medley* (*Liberty*/*Golden Slippers*/*Fisher's Hornpipe*)
2. *Tumbling Tumbleweeds*
3. *Texas Plains*
4. *Toy Story 2 Medley*
5. *Happy Trails*

## Credits

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Guitar, vocals
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Bunkhouse bass, vocals
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Fiddle, vocals
* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Accordion, vocals

## Notes

* (Official Daytrotter website description): *The first paragraph of Henry Ringling North's 1960 book about the Ringling Brothers Circus that has a place here, in discussing the music of Riders In The Sky, if for no other purpose than to provide an interesting counter-context. North writes, "The circus is a jealous wench. Indeed, that is an understatement. She is a ravening hag who sucks your vitality as a vampire drinks blood - who kills the brightest stars in her cron and who will allow no private life to those who serve her; wrecking their homes, ruining their bodies, and destroying the happiness of their loved ones by her insatiable demands. She is all of these things, and yet, I love her as I love nothing else on earth." The circus, like the road, is a cold and cruel bitch most of the time, but the trail is something else. The trail makes a man struggle, but it shapes him as well, into something proud. The trail makes a man steadier if he gets to the end of it. The trail is lit by golden sunlight and bath-worthy moonlight. It's the version of the road that the cowboys choose. These trails - the ones that let you find out where a man's grit and gravy are hidden - are the ones that Nashville legends Riders In The Sky follow with that pull-up-a-stool-let-me-get-you-a-drink attitude. The people in their songs find themselves invigorated at the ends of their days, having achieved true fulfillment. They've got purpose. They've got decently warm coffee in their tin cups and they've got their trusty saddle horses between their legs. They might be wearing stiffened with sweat clothes. They may have a stink about them, but they're happy to be with their buddies, driving cattle across the plains or tying their horses up outside the saloon for what's always a happy hour. Their songs - some of the most famous of which have been prominently featured in Pixar's "Toy Story" franchise -- are filled with notions of that camaraderie amongst cowboy friends, of living off the land, a soft breeze for a babe and needing very little other another day just like the one recently completed, where everything felt right and good.*

## Trivia

* First Riders In The Sky album to be a digital exclusive release.
* Recorded August 21st, 2013.
Down The Lullabye Trail

**Down The Lullabye Trail** is a song written by Ranger Doug for Riders In The Sky's 1987 album *Saddle Pals*.

## Lyrics

*Lay your sleepy head on my shoulder*

*Close those tired eyes*

*Take off that hat and those little brown boots*

*It's time for the cowboys to say goodnight*

*With an old rocking chair for our saddle*

*I'll whisper an old fairy tale*

*And sweet Betsy from Pike*

*And sweet Clementine*

*As we ride down the Lullabye Trail*

*You've been ridin' and ropin' and roundin' up dogies all day, it's time for a rest*

*We'll rock by the fire, it's the time the cowboys love best*

*With the old prairie scooter into dreamland we'll sail*

*As we ride down the Lullabye Trail*

*You've been ridin' and ropin' and roundin' up dogies all day, it's time for a rest*

*We'll rock by the fire, it's the time the cowboys love best*

*With the old prairie scooter into dreamland we'll sail*

*As we ride down the Lullabye Trail*

*As together we ride down the Lullabye Trail*

## Riders Recordings

* *Saddle Pals* (1987)
* *Riders Radio Theater*: *Curse of The Lost Goldscri* Episode 6 (1989)
Suzy Bogguss

**Suzy Kay Bogguss** (born December 30th, 1956) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Over the years, she has made several collaborations with Riders In The Sky, primarily in the late 1980s through the 1990s.

## Collaborations With Riders In The Sky

* *Riders Radio Theater*: *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Three (1988)
* *Christmas The Cowboy Way* (1990) - Miss Marm
* *Country Music Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary* (1992)
	+ Bogguss (along with Clint Black) performs *Happy Trails* with the Riders at the end of their segment.

## Links

* Official Website
* Suzy Bogguss on Wikipedia
Utah Trail

**Utah** **Trail** is a song written by Woody Paul. It was first recorded for Riders In The Sky's 1982 album *Prairie Serenade*.

## Lyrics

*Bright star on the Utah trail*

*Beamin' par through the blue cloud's tail*

*Lights the shadows from on high*

*Desert breeze it's evening sigh*

*Move along through shiftin' sand*

*Move along to promised lands*

*Oregon will be our home*

*Evening star, guide us on*

*Move along through shiftin' sand*

*Move along to promised lands*

*Oregon will be our home*

*Evening star, guide us on*

*Silvery night fills the desert air*

*Stillness echos everywhere*

*Silence lifts it's windless sail*

*Evening falls on the Utah trail*

## Riders Recordings

* *Prairie Serenade* (1982)
* *Riders Radio Theater (series)*
	+ *Phantom of The Valley* Chapter Three (1990) (instrumental)
	+ *Raiders of The Vanishing Everglades* Chapter Six (1994) (live performance)
Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites

**Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites** is the twentieth studio album by Western swing band Riders In The Sky, and their second to be distributed by the Walt Disney Records label. Released on August 27th, 2002, the album is based on the characters and world featured in the Disney/PIXAR film *Monsters, Inc.* (which was released the previous year). The album won the band their second Grammy award for Best Musical Album For Children at the Grammy Awards of 2003.

## Track List

1. *If I Didn't Have You*
2. *Doo-Wah Diddy Diddy (Mike's Song)*
3. *I Only Have Eye For You*
4. *Monsters Inc. March*
5. *Monster ABCs*
6. *Lullaby For Boo*
7. *If I Didn't Have You (Instrumental)*
8. *It's Our Job*
9. *Paperwork (Roz's Song)*
10. *Monsters' Jubilee*
11. *Under The Bed*
12. *The Perfect Roar (Sulley's Song)*
13. *Big High Wire Hop (Instrumental)*

## Credits

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Guitar, vocals
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Bunkhouse bass, vocals
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Fiddle, vocals
* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Accordion, vocals, sound effects, banjo, synthesizer

### Additional Musicians

* Sonya Isaacs - Guest vocalist (on *Lullaby For Boo*)
* John Gardener - Drums, percussion
* Chris Leuzinger - Guitar, ukulele
* Jonathan Yudkin - Violin
* George Tidwell - Trumpet
* David Hoffner - Synthesizer
* Bob Mater - Drums
* Jimmy Capps - Guitar
* Stu Basore - Steel guitar
* Harry Stinson - Additional vocalist

### Studio

* Joey Miskulin - Producer, engineer
* Jay Landers - Executive producer
* Brent Truitt - Engineer
* Tim Roberts - Engineer
* Dan Rudin - Mixer

## Recording Dates

* April 2nd, 2000 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	+ *Big High Wire Hop*
* April 18th, 2002 (Musicwagon Studio; Nashville TN)
	+ *I Only Have Eye For You*
	+ *The Perfect Roar*
	+ *Under The Bed*
* April 22nd, 2002 (Musicwagon Studio; Nashville TN)
	+ *Monsters Inc. March*
	+ *Doo-Wah Diddy Diddy*
	+ *Lullaby For Boo*
	+ *Monster's ABCs*
	+ *If I Didn't Have You*
	+ *It's Our Job*
	+ *Paperwork*
	+ *Monsters' Jubilee*
Any Time

**Any Time** is a song written by Herbert "Happy" Lawson in 1921 during his time in New York City's "Tin Pan Alley". Riders In The Sky recorded the song for the 1986 album *New Trails*.

## Lyrics

*Any time you're feelin' lonely*

*Any time you're feelin' blue*

*Any time you feel down-hearted*

*That will prove your love for me is true*

*Any time you're thinkin' bout me*

*That's the time I'll think of you*

*Any time you say you want me back again*

*That's the time I'll come back home to you*

*Any time you're feelin' lonely*

*Any time you're feelin' blue*

*Any time you feel down-hearted*

*That will prove your love for me is true*

*Any time will be the right time*

*Any time at all will do*

*Any time you say you want me back again*

*That's the time I'll come back home to you*

*Yes that's the time I'll come back home to you*

## Riders Recordings

* *New Trails* (1986) (first recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater*: *Singing Six Guns* Chapter Two (1988) (live instrumental performance featuring Boots Randolph)
10th Infantry Division (Royal Genovian Army)

The **10th Infantry Division, Royal Genovian Army**, also called the **Glorious Division**, is one of the Royal Genovian Army's infantry units in Northern Genovia Region. The 10th Glorious Division is located at the General Headquarters at Camp General Landon A. Denverett, Hampton-Ville City, Province of South Hampton, Northern Genovia Region, Kingdom of Genovia.
Songs of The Sage

**Songs of The Sage** is an album by "Ranger Doug" Green released by Warner Western in 1997. It was Green's first non-Riders In The Sky album since his 1972 bluegrass LP *Liza Jane & Sally Anne*.

## Track List

1. *Singing In The Saddle*
2. *Hurry Sunrise*
3. *Riding On The Rio*
4. *Virgen Maria (Why Are You Weeping?)*
5. *Amber Eyes*
6. *Night-Riding Song*
7. *Welcome To The West*
8. *Jesse*
9. *River of Mystery*
10. *Bells*
11. *Idaho Moon*
12. *Where The Wild Winds Blow*

## Credits

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Vocals

### Studio

* Joey Miskulin - Producer, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
* Brett Truitt - Engineer
* Dan Rudin - Mixing Engineer

### Additional Musicians

* Ronnie Brooks - Guitar
* Jimmy Capps - Guitar
* Jeff King - Guitar
* Mark Howard - Guitar
* Barbara Lamb - Fiddle
* Joey Miskulin - Accordion, keyboards, background vocals, string arrangements
* Fred LaBour - Acoustic bass
* George Tidwell - Trumpet
* Denis Solee - Clarinet
* Carl Gorodetzky - Violin
* Pamela Sixfen - Violin
* James Grosjean - Viola
* Robert Mason - Cello
* Carol Lee Cooper - Background vocals
* Dennis McCall - Background vocals
* Sally Green - Background vocals
* Larry Cansler - String arrangements
Too Jaws

**Too Jaws** (occasionally spelled **Two Jaws**) was a trained "animal actor" during the Golden Age of Hollywood, appearing in over 700 motion pictures or early television productions. While not as iconic as Gene Autry's Champion or Roy Rogers' Trigger, Jaws was dubbed "the fourth of fifth smartest horse in the movies" by the public, though his fame quickly dwindled after his passing in 1952. Eventually, Too Jaws' skull landed in the possession of Too Slim, and has been an ever-present companion (or nuance) to Riders In The Sky ever since.

Too Jaws was one of the first characters developed by the Riders, with his earliest known appearance being live performances dating as far back as 1981. Voiced and operated by Too Slim, Jaws has appeared in almost every Riders In The Sky project at some capacity with the exception of albums (though he does appear on the covers of *Harmony Ranch* and the 1986 release of *Saddle Pals,* as well as the on the back of the original vinyl edition of *The Cowboy Way*).

## Appearances

* *Tumbleweed Theater* (recurring character)
* *Riders Radio Theater (series)* (guest character)
* *Riders In The Sky (1991 television series)* (recurring character)
* *A Riders In The Sky Christmas*
* *Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show*

## Gallery

Too Jaws, as he appeared in his "portrait" segments of *Tumbleweed Theater*Too Jaws wearing glasses (*Tumbleweed Theater*)Jaws and the Riders (*Tumbleweed Theater*)Too Slim holding Too Jaws during a live show (mid-1980s)Too Jaws, as he appeared in the 1991 CBS seriesJaws introduces *Riders Radio Theater: The Christmas Show*One of the earliest known photographs of Too Jaws (Riders In The Sky and Orin Freisen; 1981)
## Trivia

* When Too Jaws was used in the 1991 television series, he was changed from the skull of a horse to the skull of a longhorn steer.
* Too Jaws' wreath has the Latin phrase "De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum", which translates to "Of the dead, [say] nothing but good".

1. ↑ *Riders Radio Theater*: *Trail of The Diamond Desperado* Chapter Three
Too Slim

### Aliases

Too Slim, "A Man of Many Hats", "The Man With A Dozen Friends", "A Man Aging Like Fine Cheese"

### Associated Acts

Riders In The Sky (since 1977)
The Nashville Jug Band (mid-1980s to mid -1990s; occasional performer)

**Fredrick Owen LaBour** (born June 3, 1948), more widely known as **Too Slim**, is an American musician, songwriter, actor, comedian, and founding member of western swing band Riders In The Sky.

## Characters

* Senior Too Slim (*Riders In The Sky Live*)
* Too Jaws (*Tumbleweed Theater*, *Riders Radio Theater (series)*, *Riders Radio Theater: The Television Show*, *Riders In The Sky (1991 television series)*)
* L. Philo "Larry" Mammoth (*Tumbleweed Theater*, *Riders Radio Theater (album)*, *Riders Radio Theater (series)*, *Riders Go Commercial*)
* Mr. Bigs (*Riders Radio Theater (album)*, *Riders Radio Theater (series), Riders Go Commercial*)
* Slocum (*Tumbleweed Theater*, *Riders Radio Theater (album)*, *Riders Radio Theater (series)*, *Horse Opera*, *Silver Jubilee*)
* Sidemeat (*Tumbleweed Theater, Saddle Pals, The Cowboy Way, Riders Radio Theater (album), Riders Radio Theater (series), Riders Go Commercial, Horse Opera,Christmas The Cowboy Way (television special), Harmony Ranch, Merry Christmas From The Harmony Ranch, Cowboys In Love, A Great Big Western Howdy!,Christmas The Cowboy Way (album), Silver Jubilee, Riders In The Sky Salute Roy Rogers: King of The Cowboys, 40 Years The Cowboy Way)*
* Pops (*Riders Radio Theater (album)*, *Riders Radio Theater (series), A Pair of Kings)*
* Freddie La (*Riders Radio Theater (series)*)

## Discography

*This list excludes Riders In The Sky albums*

* *The Nashville Jug Band* (1988) (as a member of The Nashville Jug Band)
* *Say No More, It's Freddy LaBour* (2013)

## Bibliography

* *Riders In The Sky: The Book* (1992) (select chapters)
* *It's The Cowboy Way! The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky* (2003) (only *Too Slim's Story*)
* *The Official Sidekick Handbook* (with Texas Bix Bender) (2011)

## Filmography

*Excluding appearances with Riders In The Sky*

* *Paul McCartney, The Complete Story Told For The First and Last Time* (1969)
* *The Thorn* (1974)
* *Baxter Black's* *The Spur* (1990)
* *Who Buried Paul McCartney?* (2005)
Western Songs

**Western Songs** is a double LP compilation album released by Book of The Month Records in 1985. It features 24 songs performed by Riders In The Sky which were previously released through their Rounder Records albums.

## Track Listing

### Side One

* *Cowboy Jubilee* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
* *Jingle Jangle Jingle* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
* *Tumbling Tumbleweeds* (from *Weeds And Water*)
* *Ghost Riders In The Sky* (from *Three On The Trail*)
* *Don't Fence Me In* (from *Three On The Trail*)
* *Here Comes The Santa Fe* (from *Three On The Trail*)

### Side Two

* *Back In The Saddle Again* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
* *Blue Bonnet Lady* (from *Three On The Trail*)
* *I Ride An Old Paint* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
* *Cool Water* (from *Weeds And Water*)
* *Old El Paso* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
* *Home On The Range* (from *Prairie Serenade*)

### Side Three

* *That's How The Yodel Was Born* (from *Weeds And Water*)
* *Soon As The Roundup's Through* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
* *Compadres In The Old Sierra Madres* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
* *Ride With The Wind* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
* *West Texas Cowboy* (from *Weeds And Water*)
* *Pecos Bill* (from *Weeds And Water*)

### Side Four

* *Prairie Serenade* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
* *Streets of Laredo* (from *Weeds And Water*)
* *Down The Trail To San Antone* (from *Prairie Serenade*)
* *La Cucaracha* (from *Weeds And Water*)
* *Red River Valley* (from *Cowboy Jubilee*)
* *So Long, Saddle Pals* (from *Three On The Trail*)
Warner Western

**Warner Western** was a division of Warner Records that specialized in Western music releases following the revitalization and renewed public interest of the genre in the 1980s. Founded in 1992, the division lasted until 1999.

## Riders In The Sky Releases By Warner Western

* *Christmas In The West* (1996)
	+ Riders In The Sky only appear on the second track of the album, *Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer*, which is a "duet" with Marty Robbins.
* *Songs of The Sage* (1997)
The Ballad of Bullseye

**The Ballad of Bullseye** is a song written by Fred "Too Slim" LaBour for the Riders In The Sky album *Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs*. It is a reworked version of a scrapped song LaBour had written several years earlier called *Chapo*.

## Lyrics

*Bullseye, my pony*

*Bullseye, my pride*

*Bullseye, mi amigo*

*Bullseye I will ride*

*Across the wide prairie*

*Beneath the blue sky*

*We'll ride on forever*

*Just me and Bullseye*

*It was out in west Texas at the Triple R sale*

*When I first laid eyes on that Bullseye broom-tail*

*He bounced and he bucked and he ran like the wind*

*And when I rode out I was a' leadin a friend*

*Hey Bullseye, my pony*

*Bullseye, my pride*

*Bullseye, mi amigo*

*Bullseye I will ride*

*Across the wide prairie*

*Beneath the blue sky*

*We'll ride on forever*

*Just me and Bullseye*

*One midnight in August it came up a storm*

*The cattle stampeded, the lightning did swarm*

*A cowboy who fell was a cowboy who died*

*Well lucky for me I was a' ridin' Bullseye*

*Hey Bullseye, my pony*

*Bullseye, my pride*

*Bullseye, mi amigo*

*Bullseye I will ride*

*Across the wide prairie*

*Beneath the blue sky*

*We'll ride on forever*

*Just me and Bullseye*

*Now if ever I find me a cowgirl so true*

*Who'll keep a loose rein on this old buckaroo*

*Well if she's got a mare and a twinklin' eye*

*Boys, I might settle there and raise little Bullseyes*

*Hey Bullseye, my pony*

*Bullseye, my pride*

*Bullseye, mi amigo*

*Bullseye I will ride*

*Across the wide prairie*

*Beneath the blue sky*

*We'll ride on forever*

*Just me and Bullseye*

*We'll ride on forever*

*Just me and Bullseye*

## Riders Recordings

* *Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs* (2000)
Riders in the Sky Wiki

## Welcome to the Wiki

Well mighty fine and a great big western howdy! We’re a collaborative community website about country/western swing band **Riders in the Sky** where anyone, including you, can edit. Click the edit button at the top of any page to get started!

## About Riders in the Sky

**Riders In The Sky** is an American Country/Western swing band formed in Nashville, Tennessee on November 11th, 1977. After releasing their first album in 1979, Riders In The Sky began to gain national attention throughout the 1980s and 1990s with their numerous appearances on The Nashville Network (including their own show, *Tumbleweed Theater*, which ran for five seasons), the critically-acclaimed NPR series *Riders Radio Theater* from 1988 to 1995, and starring in the Emmy award winning CBS children's show *Riders In The Sky* in 1991.

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Wild Horses

**Wild Horses** is a 1985 made-for-television movie starring Kenny Rogers and Pam Dawber. Riders In The Sky make a cameo appearance during a "barn dance" sequence, seen performing *Here Comes The Santa Fe* and *Blue Bonnet Lady*.

## Trivia

* Riders In The Sky filmed their scene on May 23rd, 1985, on a ranch outside Sheridan, Wyoming.
* Because the sequence involved hoedown-type dancing, *Blue Bonnet Lady* was performed at a slightly faster tempo.

1. ↑ *It's The Cowboy Way: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky* (Cusic, Don) (2003) Page 106
Throw A Saddle On A Star (album)

*This is about the album. You might be looking for the song of the same name.*

**Throw A Saddle On A Star** is the twenty-ninth studio album (and forty-third album overall) by Western swing band Riders In The Sky. It was released on June 26th, 2023.

## Track List

1. *The Happy Yodeler*
2. *The Cherokee Strip*
3. *The Little Green Valley*
4. *Golden Lockets*
5. *On The Rhythm Range*
6. *Ol' Cowpoke*
7. *The Wayward Wind*
8. *Getaway Gallop*
9. *The Colorado Trail*
10. *The Shelter of The Wildwood*
11. *Waiting For The Echo (For Roberta)*
12. *Old Rivers*
13. *Throw A Saddle On A Star*
14. *Texas Plains* (Bonus Track) (Live)

## Trivia

* The Texas Plains bonus track comes from Riders In The Sky's 1989 appearance on *Hee Haw* with Roy Rogers.
Triple X Ranch

**The Triple X Ranch** was the fictitious home of Riders In The Sky from 1978 to 1991. Located on the outskirts of Tumbleweed Valley, the Triple X was first conceived sometime during Tommy Goldsmith's brief stint with the Riders in 1978 during their original live unrecorded *Riders Radio Theater* performances, but later made it's proper debut on the *Tumbleweed Theater* television series.

## Trivia

* As the Riders wanted to maintain ownership of all of their characters and "universe" during production on the 1991 CBS series, they "moved" from the Triple X to Harmony Ranch to prevent the network from gaining the copyright on the name. Incidentally, the Riders have used the Harmony Ranch name to refer to their fictitious headquarters since the show's cancellation (such as in their social media accounts and in regular website update posts).
* Too Slim once mentioned that Devil's Tower could be seen from the back porch of the Triple X's bunkhouse, though numerous other sources and characters have implied that the ranch is somewhere close to Nashville.

1. ↑ *Riders Radio Theater: Mystery Of The Lost Ozone* Episode 10
Riders In The Sky (1991 television series)

**Riders In The Sky** was a 1991 children's television series which aired on CBS for a total of one season comprising of thirteen episodes. Starring the country/western swing band of the same name, the show took the trio and gave them a supporting cast of characters using human characters, as well as ones created using puppetry and animation. The series premiered on September 14th, 1991.

## Episodes

*Episodes are organized based on the production code seen in the United States Library of Congress entry for each respective episode.*

1. *Saddle Pals* (September 14, 1991)
2. *Harmony Ranch* (September 21, 1991)
3. *Horsenapped* (September 28, 1991)
4. *Save The Buffalo* (October 5, 1991)
5. *Cook Out* (October 12, 1991)
6. *Sourdough's Surprise* (October 19, 1991)
7. *Muley's Revenge* (October 26, 1991)
8. *Trail Weevils* (November 2, 1991)
9. *Fool's Gold* (November 9, 1991)
10. *Bad Brothers* (November 16, 1991)
11. *Curse of The Mine* (November 23, 1991)
12. *The Contraption* (November 30, 1991)
13. *Mail Order Brides* (December 7, 1991)

## Gallery

Promotional image featuring the Riders and characters from the series.Sourdough (Patrick Bristow), Annie Oak, and Harry Coyote.Behind the scenes of the episode *Mail Order Brides*.Riders In The Sky and Sourdough.Annie Oak and puppet designer Wayne White.Wayne White's concept art for Harmony Ranch.Concept art for the interior of Harmony Ranch by Wayne White.Behind the scenes with puppeteer Wayne White and Harry Coyote.Too Slim and several puppet characters outside of Harmony RanchBehind the scenes with The Fairy Badmother (Florence Henderson) while filming a segment of *The Adventures of Riders In The Sky*.Sandy Brokaw and Gene Autry visit the set.The Riders and Gene AutryRanger Doug strums a tune as Mr. Adler The Buzzard looks on.
## Trivia

* The series won an Emmy award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design in 1992. Roberta LaBour (who worked as a costume designer on the show) did not receive an actual Emmy statue because she was not a member of the designers union, and was given a certificate instead.
* During production on the series, Riders In The Sky filmed several 15-second PSAs on the set which aired throughout 1991.
* Characters from the show would appear on the cover of the Riders album *Harmony Ranch*.

## See Also

* Riders In The Sky (1991) Characters
* Images from Riders In The Sky (1991 Series)

1. ↑ *It's The Cowboy Way: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky* (Cusic, Don) (2003) Page 170
A Great Big Western Howdy!

**A Great Big Western Howdy!** is the seventeenth studio album by Western band Riders In The Sky, released by Rounder Records on July 14th, 1998.

## Track List

1. *Wah-Hoo*
2. *A Hundred And Sixty Acres*
3. *Cherokee*
4. *Autumn On The Trail*
5. *The Ballad of Palindrome/Palindrome: The Scene*
6. *Cowboy Camp Meetin'*
7. *The Arms of My Love*
8. *Cimarron Moon*
9. *The Sidekick Jig*
10. *A Boarder Romance*
11. *One More Ride*
12. *He Walks With The Wild And The Lonely*

## Credits

### Riders In The Sky

* Ranger Doug (Douglas B. Green) - Guitar, vocals
* Too Slim (Fred LaBour) - Bunkhouse bass, vocals
* Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman) - Fiddle, vocals
* Joey The Cow-Polka King (Joey Miskulin) - Accordion

### Additional Musicians

* Mark Casstevens - Guitar
* Richard O'Brien - Guitar
* Mark Howard - Guitar
* Bob Mater - Drums, percussion
* George Tidwell - Trumpet
* Brent Truitt - Mandolin, Danelectro guitar
* Kris Wilkinson - Violin, viola
* David Davidson - Violin
* Reilly McFeeney - Irish folk flute
* Marty Stuart - Guest vocalist on *One More Ride*
* Johnny Western - Guest vocalist on *The Ballad of Palindrome*

### Studio

* Joey Miskulin - Producer, engineer
* Brent Truitt - Engineer
* Mark Howard - Engineer
* Dan Rudin - Mixing engineer
* Dan Cobb - Masterer, editor

### Other

* Jim McGuire - Photography
* Guy Juke - Cover illustration
* Nancy Given - Album design
* Texas Bix Bender - Liner notes

## Back Cover Description

*FROM OUT OF THE WEST... with the thunder of hooves and a hearty "yodel eedee ay ee tee" come Riders In The Sky! Armed only with their enormous talent and God-given hates, they ride through the West standing for truth, justice, and the Cowboy Way. Yodeling, hot fiddling, smooth harmony and a distinctly left-field sense of humor can mean but one thing: return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear as Riders In The Sky ride again!*

## Recording Dates

*Titles marked with an asterisk did not make it to the final release*

* September 23rd, 1997 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	1. *Wah-Hoo*
	2. *Song of The Trail\**
	3. *Autumn On The Trail*
	4. *Cimarron Moon*
	5. *A Boarder Romance*
	6. *One More Ride*
* September 24th, 1997 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	1. *The Sidekick Jig*
	2. *A Hundered And Sixty Acres*
	3. *The Ballad of Palindrome/Palindrome: The Scene*
	4. *Trail Dust\**
	5. *The Arms of My Love*
* September 27th, 1997 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	1. *Cherokee*
* September 28th, 1997 (Brent Truitt Studio; Nashville, TN)
	1. *He Walks With The Wild And The Lonely*
	2. *Cowboy Camp Meetin'*
Ol' Cowpoke

**Ol' Cowpoke** is a song written by Western singer-songwriter and humorist Gary McMahan. Riders In The Sky first recorded the song for their 1981 album *Cowboy Jubilee*.

## Lyrics

*I'm an ol' cowpoke, I don't use no soap*

*I swings a rope and eats antelope*

*No Sunday thunder's got be buffaloed*

*Detestation rides upon my breath*

*And I scare the ladies plum to death*

*When I rears back in the saddle and lets a yodel go*

(YODELING)

*Well spin my spurs and kink my rope*

*I soaked up too much campfire smoke*

*This ol' cowpoke's headin' for town*

*Yeah, I just got paid, my cinch is frayed-*

*This ain't no social call, it's a raid*

*I'm an old lone-wolf with a barbed-wire tail*

*And it's my night to howl*

(YODELING)

*Now some folks say that life is swell*

*Some complain it's troublesome*

*But I don't care if it's heaven or hell*

*I'm gonna have me some fun*

*"Barkeep, call that a double?"*

*"Yeah!"*

*"Well make mine a double-double!"*

*"Alright!"*

*Stronger whisky and weaker women is what I say*

*Yeah, I'll sit here and drink until I get full*

*And then try and stop this rodeo bull*

*They'll be a whole lot of me that's bluffin', man*

*And a whole lotta me that ain't*

(YODELING)

("He's an ol' cowpoke!")

*Well bustin' bottles and flyin' lead*

*They broke a porch of furniture over my head*

*I had quite a time last night is what I hear*

("Sure did, Slim! Ha ha!")

*But the morning comes and the sun's gettin' brighter*

*I'm snakin' across the prairie like a spider*

*I hope the sheriff ain't takin' the trail that I'm makin'*

*Back to wherever it is*

(YODELING)

*He's an old cowpoke!*

## Riders Recordings

* *Cowboy Jubilee* (1981) (first recording)
* *Best of The West* (1987) (reuses *Cowboy Jubilee* recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Three (1988) (live performance)
	+ *Rocket Rustlers* Chapter Three (1991) (live performance)
* *Throw A Saddle On A Star* (2023) (new recording)
"One, Two, Three" Said The Miner

**"One, Two, Three" Said The Miner** is a song written by Ranger Doug for Riders In The Sky's 1987 children's album *Saddle Pals*. It was later re-recorded for the 2000 album *Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs* and re-titled as **"One, Two, Three" Said The Prospector**.

## Lyrics

*"One, two, three" said the miner*

*Setting his dynamite*

*"Four, five, six" said the miner*

*Packing his fuses tight*

*"Seven, eight, nine" said the miner*

*Down in the mine so cold*

*Ten big steps took the miner*

*Dreaming of big piles of gold*

(SPOKEN INTERLUDE)

And then he counted out loud as he stepped carefully away from the dynamite...

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten"

And then, he counted backwards...

(MUSIC RESUMES)

*"Ten, nine, eight" said the miner*

*Stepping careful and slow*

*"Seven, six, five" said the miner*

*His dynamite ready to go*

*"Four, three, two" said the miner*

*Not quite far enough from the well*

*"One, and..."*

(EXPLOSION SOUND EFFECT)

*Said the miner, and blew himself clean to-*

*Oregon!*

And parts of Idaho...

## Riders Recordings

* *Saddle Pals* (1987) (first recording)
* *Woody's Roundup: A Rootin' Tootin' Collection of Woody's Favorite Songs* (2000) (new recording)

## Notes

* The only major difference between the 2000 recording and the 1987 recording is the interlude. While the original simply has the miner stepping away, the 2000 version features a longer sequence of the prospector examining a map of the mine shaft, stumbling in the dark, and finding a mountain of gold before setting the dynamite.
Biscuit Blues

**Biscuit Blues** is a song written by Bob Nolan for the 1938 film *West of Cheyenne*, where it was performed by Pat Brady and The Sons of The Pioneers. Riders In The Sky first recorded the song for their 1987 children's album *Saddle Pals*.

## Lyrics

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*Now I've cooked biscuits all my life*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*Yeah I cooked for the Devil and the Devil's wife*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*I cooked for ol' Paul Bunyan's crew*

*When I'd run out of flower I'd just use glue*

*But they're all dead so I'll cook 'em for you*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*Biscuits for breakfast, biscuits for dinner, biscuits for supper, too*

*And a biscuit dream most every night*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*Now I cook biscuits of every kind*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*I cook 'em out of any ol' thing I find*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*I'm talkin' biscuit pudding and biscuit stew*

*Great big biscuits, little ones, too*

*And biscuits you can't even chew*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*Biscuits for breakfast, biscuits for dinner, biscuits for supper, too*

*And a biscuit dream most every night*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*I go to the oven to see if they're done*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*I open that door and I pull out my gun*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*And then I fan three times with a "Crack! Crack! Crack!"*

*Them biscuits smile and the slugs bounce back*

*They're done to a turn, what a tasty snack*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*Biscuits for breakfast, biscuits for dinner, biscuits for supper, too*

*And a biscuit dream most every night*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*I cook biscuits every day*

*I cook three or four thousand and I stack 'em away*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*'Till there's biscuits here and biscuits there*

*Biscuits crawling through your hair*

*And biscuits, biscuits everywhere*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*Biscuits for breakfast, biscuits for dinner, biscuits for supper, too*

*And a biscuit dream most every night*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

*And a biscuit dream most every night*

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

(SPOKEN)

Say boys, how bout a great big T-bone steak

Thick mushroom gravy and some devil's food cake

A salad bar, a fruit cup, a bottle of sarsaparilla, three or four

You know what you're gonna get

Biscuits

I got a million more

*Oh, we got the biscuit blues*

## Riders Recordings

* *Saddle Pals* (1987) (first recording)
* *Riders Radio Theater* (series)
	+ *Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Chapter Two (1988) (live performance)
Kayton Roberts

**Kayton Roberts** (November 25, 1933 - July 13, 2017) was an American steel guitarist, best known for as a member of Hank Snow's "Rainbow Ranch Boys" from 1968 up until Snow's passing in 1999. In 1981, Kayton was brought in as a studio musician for the recording of the Riders In The Sky album *Cowboy Jubilee*, marking the first of several collaborations between himself and the band.

## Performances With Riders In The Sky

### Albums

* *Cowboy Jubilee* (1981) - Additional musician (steel guitar)
* *Prairie Serenade* (1982) - Additional musician (steel guitar)
* *Weeds And Water* (1983) - Additional musician (steel guitar)

### Television

* *Tumbleweed Theater* (1983) - Guest appearance ("Whitewall")

### Other

* *Riders Radio Theater: Mystery of The Lost Ozone* Episode 6 (1989) - Special guest
Joey The Cow-Polka King

**Joey Michael Miskulin** (born January 6, 1949) is an American performer known better by his stage name, "**Joey, the Cow-Polka King**". He is a producer, accordionist, and singer of Riders in the Sky, being the last to join the group.

## Biography

Joey was born on the 6 of January, 1949 and displayed an interest in instruments from a very early age. Before he reached teenage, he was a professional accordionist, accompanying Frankie Yankovich during live shows. He met the band in the 90's and became the fourth and final Rider.