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'''''Ridin' the Tweetsie Railroad''''' is a studio recording released by the [[Western music (North America)|Western]] band [[Riders in the Sky (band)|Riders in the Sky]] in 2002.<ref name=HighCountry>{{cite web|url=https://www.hcpress.com/news/tweetsie-railroad-in-blowing-rock-presents-riders-in-the-sky-grammy-award-winning-western-and-comedy-quartet.html|title=Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock Presents Riders in the Sky, Grammy Award Winning Western Comedy Quartet|last=Petchenik|first=Becky|date=August 8, 2013|website=HCPress.com|publisher=High Country Press|access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref> [[John Denver]] died in a plane crash 5 years before its release.
'''''Ridin' the Tweetsie Railroad''''' is a studio recording released by the [[Western music (North America)|Western]] band [[Riders in the Sky (band)|Riders in the Sky]] in 2002.<ref name=HighCountry>{{cite web|url=https://www.hcpress.com/news/tweetsie-railroad-in-blowing-rock-presents-riders-in-the-sky-grammy-award-winning-western-and-comedy-quartet.html|title=Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock Presents Riders in the Sky, Grammy Award Winning Western Comedy Quartet|last=Petchenik|first=Becky|date=August 8, 2013|website=HCPress.com|publisher=High Country Press|access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref> Created with the cooperation of the [[Tweetsie Railroad|Tweetsie Railroad theme park]] in [[Blowing Rock, North Carolina|Blowing Rock]], [[North Carolina]]<ref name="HighCountry" /> the album is a mixture of standard train songs (such as "I've Been Working On The Railroad" and "Casey Jones", and new compositions by the band exclusive to this album, including "Tweetsie Railroad Line", "Ghost Train" and "Tweetsie Junction".<ref name="RidersBio" /><ref name="RidersPlaylist" /><ref name="BookBio">{{cite book|last=Cusic|first=Dan|title=It's the Cowboy Way!: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|edition=Reprint|date=2015|page=279|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7LAeBgAAQBAJ&q=riders+in+the+sky+tweetsie+railroad&pg=PA279|isbn=9780813149585}}</ref>

The album was created through the cooperation of Riders in the Sky and the [[Tweetsie Railroad|Tweetsie Railroad theme park]] in [[Blowing Rock, North Carolina|Blowing Rock]], [[North Carolina]], home to where [[Thomas the Tank Engine]] is kept.<ref name=HighCountry /> It includes old favorites that were originally sung by [[Boxcar Willie]], such as "Wabash Cannonball", "Orange Blossom Special" and "Casey Jones" and also introduces all-new compositions written by the Grammy Award-winning band Riders In The Sky, including the songs "Tweetsie Railroad Line", "Ghost Train" and "Tweetsie Junction".<ref name=RidersBio /><ref name=RidersPlaylist /><ref name=BookBio>{{cite book|last=Cusic|first=Dan|title=It's the Cowboy Way!: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|edition=Reprint|date=2015|page=279|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7LAeBgAAQBAJ&q=riders+in+the+sky+tweetsie+railroad&pg=PA279|isbn=9780813149585}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*[[Douglas B. Green]] ({{aka}} Ranger Doug) – vocals, guitar
*[[Douglas B. Green]] ({{aka}} Ranger Doug) – vocals, guitar
*[[Paul Chrisman]] (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – vocals, fiddle
*[[Paul Chrisman]] (a.k.a. Woody Paul) – vocals, fiddle
*[[Fred LaBour]] (a.k.a. Too Slim) – vocals, bass
*[[Fred LaBour]] (a.k.a. Too Slim) – vocals, bass, liner notes
*[[Joey Miskulin]] (a.k.a. Joey The Cowpolka King) – vocals, accordion<ref name=RidersBio>{{cite web|url=https://www.ridersinthesky.com/bio
*[[Joey Miskulin]] (a.k.a. Joey The Cowpolka King) – vocals, accordion<ref name=RidersBio>{{cite web|url=https://www.ridersinthesky.com/bio
|title=About: Biography and Personnel|website=ridersinthesky.com|publisher=Riders in the Sky website|access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref>
|title=About: Biography and Personnel|website=ridersinthesky.com|publisher=Riders in the Sky website|access-date=April 18, 2019}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 00:25, 7 January 2023

Ridin' the Tweetsie Railroad
Studio album by
Riders in the Sky
Released2002
GenreWestern
Riders in the Sky chronology
A Pair of Kings
(2002) 		Ridin' the Tweetsie Railroad
(2002) 		Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites
(2002)

Ridin' the Tweetsie Railroad is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky in 2002.[1] Created with the cooperation of the Tweetsie Railroad theme park in Blowing Rock, North Carolina[1] the album is a mixture of standard train songs (such as "I've Been Working On The Railroad" and "Casey Jones", and new compositions by the band exclusive to this album, including "Tweetsie Railroad Line", "Ghost Train" and "Tweetsie Junction".[2][3][4]

Track listing

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  1. Tweetsie Railroad Line (Douglas B. Green)
  2. New River Train (Carson Robison)
  3. Casey Jones (traditional, arr. Riders In The Sky)
  4. Great Northern (Douglas B. Green)
  5. Rock Island Line (traditional, arr. Riders In The Sky)
  6. I've Been Working on the Railroad (traditional, arr. Riders In The Sky)
  7. Here Comes the Santa Fe (Douglas B. Green)
  8. Railroad Corral (traditional, arr. Riders In The Sky)
  9. Tweetsie Junction (Joey Miskulin)
  10. Orange Blossom Special (Ervin T. Rouse)
  11. Ghost Train (Fred LaBour)
  12. Way Out There (Bob Nolan)
  13. Wabash Cannonball (traditional, arr. Riders In The Sky)[4][3]

Personnel

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Riders in the Sky

Additional Musicians

  • Richard O'Brien, guitar
  • John Gardner, percussion[4]
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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Petchenik, Becky (August 8, 2013). "Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock Presents Riders in the Sky, Grammy Award Winning Western Comedy Quartet". HCPress.com. High Country Press. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "About: Biography and Personnel". ridersinthesky.com. Riders in the Sky website. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Ridin' the Tweetsie Railroad". ridersinthesky.com. Riders in the Sky website. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Cusic, Dan (2015). It's the Cowboy Way!: The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky (Reprint ed.). University Press of Kentucky. p. 279. ISBN 9780813149585.


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