Ghost Riders in the Sky was written back in 1948 by Stan Jones. This song, about cowboys chasing the Devil’s herd, has been recorded by many many performers. Back in the day here in Toronto, I don’t know how many times I watched the late Handsome Ned perform his fantastic version of this song. Today I’m going to feature just a few of the many versions recorded over the years. Yippee-iy-ay.
Regular readers here know I occasionally enjoy a bit of surf guitar. Here’s Dick Dale.
Vaughn Monroe, live…nice
I had thought Vaughn Monroe’s was the first version but this suggests it was Burl Ives who recorded it first.
This one’s lovely….Kay Starr!
One last one…Miss Peggy Lee
27th Street 
what a feast
I have the instrumental version by the Ramrods on my Rock Instrumental Classics of the 60’s as well as a version by Fred Penner (kids entertainer).
I haven’t heard either of those.