website associated_acts alias birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
www.ridersinthesky.com www.thetimejumpers.com riders in the sky the time jumpers ranger doug great lakes , illinois douglas b. green solo_singer 20 march 1946 vocals , guitar western swing douglas b. green
 douglas b. green composer , vocalist , author university of michigan
douglas b. green

douglas b. green -lrb- born march 20 , 1946 -rrb- , better known by his stage name ranger doug , is an american musician , arranger and award-winning western music songwriter , best known for his work with western music and the group riders in the sky in which he plays guitar and sings lead and baritone vocals .
he is also an exceptionally accomplished yodeler .
with the riders , he is billed as `` ranger doug -- the idol of american youth '' and `` governor of the great state of rhythm '' .
