Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

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Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 2004
GenreWestern
LabelRounder
ProducerJoey Miskulin
Riders in the Sky chronology
Silver Jubilee
(2003)
Riders in the Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
(2004)
Live from the Golden Age of Riders Radio Theater
(2006)
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Riders In The Sky Present: Davy Crockett, King Of The Wild Frontier is a studio recording released by the Western band Riders in the Sky on August 3, 2004. It is available as a single CD.

Riders In The Sky offers a tribute to Davy Crockett, the scout, militiaman, Congressman, and hero of the Alamo whose life became an American legend. This album is a combination of folk songs, neo-folk songs, Disney themes, and their own tunes to paint a picture of Davy Crockett that's neither totally real nor totally false, but filled with the vivid stories of the frontiersman who is part of the collective American imagination.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (Blackburn, Bruns) – 6:46
  2. "Be Sure You're Right, And Then Go Ahead" (Ebsen, Parker) – 2:30
  3. "King of the River" (Blackburn, Bruns) – 2:11
  4. "Heading for Texas – 2:41
  5. "Old Betsy" (Bruns, George) – 2:04
  6. "The Grinning Tale" (Driftwood) – 2:40
  7. "Colonel Crockett's Speech to Congress – 2:54
  8. "Remember the Alamo" (Bowers) – 3:37
  9. "Farewell" (Bruns) – 4:33

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