Cowboy Jubilee is a studio recording by the Western

Western music (North America)

Western music originated as a form of American folk music. Originally composed by and about the people who settled and worked throughout the Western United States and Western Canada. Directly related musically to old English, Scottish, and Irish folk ballads, Western music celebrates the life of...

 band Riders in the Sky, released in 1981, and featuring a title track originally written by Bob Nolan

Bob Nolan

Bob Nolan was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and composer of numerous Country music and Western music songs, including the standards "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." He is generally regarded as one of the...

 of the Sons of the Pioneers. This album features the demanding art of yodeling in harmony; The Riders create arrangements worthy of their original inspirations, Sons of the Pioneers

Sons of the Pioneers

The Sons of the Pioneers are one of America's earliest Western singing groups whose classic recordings set a new standard for performers of Western music. Known for the high quality of their vocal performances, musicianship, and songwriting, they produced finely-crafted and innovative recordings...

. Originally released on vinyl in 1981 and as a CD in 1990, this album includes their own originals (including "Compadres in the Old Sierra Madres") that compare favorably with their versions of older Western classics.

This album was featured on The New York Times' "Best Ten List" for 1982 and was voted "Best Independent Country Album of the Year".

Track listing

1. "Cowboy Jubilee" – 1:32
2. "Compadres in the Old Sierra Madre" – 2:39
3. "Desperado Trail" – 2:54
4. "Soon as the Roundup's Through" – 2:02
5. "Ol' Cowpoke" (McMahan) – 2:39
6. "Back in the Saddle Again" (Gene Autry
   Gene Autry
   Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
   
   , Ray Whitley
   Ray Whitley
   Raymond Otis Whitley , also known as Ray Whitley, was a Country and Western singer, radio and Hollywood movie star.-Singing and live performance:...
   
   ) – 3:45
7. "Red River Valley" (Public Domain) – 2:44
8. "Ride With the Wind" (Douglas Green) – 3:32
9. "Riding Alone" (Green) – 2:12
10. "At the End of the Rainbow Trail" (Green) – 2:48
11. "On the Rhythm Range" – 2:51
12. "Ojo Caliente" – 1:59

Personnel

• Douglas B. Green
  Douglas B. Green
  Douglas B. Green , 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 the Western music and comedy group Riders in the Sky in which he plays guitar and sings lead and baritone vocals. He is also an...
  
   (a.k.a. Ranger Doug) – guitar, vocals
• Paul Chrisman
  Paul Chrisman
  Paul Chrisman , better known by his stage name Woody Paul, is an American singer, fiddler, and composer, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky. With the Riders, he is billed as "Woody Paul — King of the Cowboy Fiddlers".Chrisman began playing...
  
   (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – fiddle, guitar, accordion, harmonica, vocals
• Fred LaBour
  Fred LaBour
  Frederick LaBour , better known by his stage name Too Slim, is a Grammy award winning American musician, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky....
  
   (a.k.a. Too Slim) – bass, guitar, accordion, vocals
• Thomas Goldsmith – guitar
• Kayton Roberts – pedal steel guitar
• Kenny Malone – percussion
• Louis Brown – horn

Production notes

• Todd Cerney
  Todd Cerney
  Todd Cerney was an American songwriter and musician.He composed "Good Morning Beautiful", a 2002 five-week country number one hit for Steve Holy ; "The Blues Is My Business" , part of Etta James' 2003 Grammy Award winning album "Let's Roll"; and "I'll Still Be Loving You", a 1987...
  
  – engineer
• Leonard Kamsler – photography
• Susan Marsh – design
• Denny Purcell – mastering