ROOTS OF PROG ROCK # 8 - Ghost Riders In The Sky by The Ramrods - 1960 The Ramrods were an American instrumental pop group in the late 1950s and early 1960s, who had a hit in 1960-61 with their version of the song (Ghost) Riders in the Sky. The group was formed in Connecticut in 1956 by Claire Lane (born Claire Litke) and her brother Rich Litke. Claire played drums and arranged the songs; Rich played saxophone. They added Vinny Lee on lead guitar, and Gene Moore on second guitar. At the end of 1960 they recorded their instrumental arrangement of Ghost Riders in the Sky, a song written by Stan Jones which had been a big hit in 1949 for pop vocalist Vaughn Monroe. The Ramrods version contained eerie and evocative overdubbed Western shouts, whistles and cattle calls, and was picked up for release by Amy Records, a subsidiary of Bell Records in New York. The record was made a Pick of the Week by Cash Box magazine, and rose to # 30 on the Billboard pop chart in early 1961. Released in the UK on the London label, it also reached # 8 on the UK pop chart. The tune was covered by Duane Eddy and his Twangin Guitar later in 1961 on his own label Jamie Records. https://youtube/watch?v=gWTjjm-Gg3c
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 19:13:36 +0000
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