Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) (Jones) by Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra, vocal by Vaughn Monroe and the Quartet (CD audio source)
Here's the most popular hit single of 1949, spending 11 weeks atop the best-sellers, 22 weeks listed. Better known in later years by the title "Ghost Riders In The Sky," this western ballad saw three versions achieve a top-15 position on the weekly charts....Peggy Lee and Bing Crosby are also posted.
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THE 1949 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or "re-processed stereo")
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