Riders in the Sky (musical group)

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Riders in the Sky is an American Western music and comedy group which began performing in 1977. The band has released more than 40 full length albums, starred in a single-season self-titled television series on CBS, wrote and starred in an NPR syndicated radio drama Riders Radio Theater, and appeared in television series and films including as featured contributors to Ken Burns' Country Music. Their family-friendly style also appeals to children, exemplified in their recordings for Disney and Pixar. They have won two Grammy Awards and have written and performed music for major motion pictures, including "Woody's Roundup" from Toy Story 2 and Pixar's short film, For the Birds. The band also recorded full length companion albums for Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc.
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Role Title Holding Repository
contributorOf Riders Radio Theater Collection Center for Popular Music, Middle Tennessee State University
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
referencedIn Ambassador Auditorium Collection, 1974-1995 Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries
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memberOf Grand Ole Opry (Radio show : Nashville, Tn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Pixar (Firm) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Nashville TN US
Subject
Animated film music
Country music
Occupation
Musicians
Band musicians
Entertainers
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Corporate Body

Establishment 1977-11-11

Americans

English

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