Vaughn Monroe, number one on the charts in 1948. Gerry On Sun, 22 Dec 2019 16:21:39 -0800 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I thought it was sons of the pioneers. > > On Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 3:30 PM archer75--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I'll bet no one here is old enough to remember the first singer who sang > > Ghost Riders in the Sky. > > Hint: He was a truck driver whose throat was injured in an accident. The > > injury have him a "new voice" which made him the most popular singer of the > > early post WW-2 era. > > Gerry > > > > On Sun, 22 Dec 2019 13:25:45 -0600 > > Curley McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > One of the most thrilling live songs I ever heard was the Sons of the > > > Pioneers (on many 1950s westerns, especially the singing cowboy > > > westerns) sing Ghost Riders. > > > > > > They were in the Rodeo arena. > > > > > > > Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > > December 22, 2019 at 10:15 AM > > > > There are multiple versions of Ghost Chickens in the Sky > > > > The one I remember: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ0M65i_D6w > > > > > > > > A chicken farmer went out on one dark and dusty day > > > > And by the coop he rested as he went along his way > > > > When all at once a rotten egg hit him in the eye > > > > It was the sight he dreaded: Ghost Chickens in the SkyTM > > > > > > > > This farmer had these chickens since he was twenty-four > > > > Working for the Colonel (pronounced "Kernel," eh?)(TM) for thirty > > > > years or more > > > > Raising all those chickens up to send them off to fry > > > > And now they want revenge: Ghost Chickens in the Sky > > > > > > > > > > > > A newer one: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66vT4CMpCl4 > > > > > > > > An old cowboy went out and bought a ranch in '65 > > > > Spent all of his money and no cattle could he buy. > > > > So he called up Colonel Sanders and asked, "What should I do?" > > > > The Colonel said, "Buy chickens, and build the chicken coop." > > > > Now he's been a chicken rancher since he was 24 > > > > Yeah, workin' for the Colonel now for 30 years or more! > > > > Ah, fixing all those chickens up and sending them to fry, > > > > now they want revenge. > > > > > > > > Ghost Chickens in the Sky! > > > > Chickens to bake, and chickens to fry. > > > > Ghost Chickens in the Sky! > > > > > > > > He was out a walkin' on his chicken ranch one day > > > > He stopped along the chicken coop as he went along his way, > > > > and all at once a rotten egg, it hit 'em in the eye. > > > > It was, a terrible sight. > > > > Ghost Chickens in the Sky! > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
