Multi award-winning Riders in the Sky will perform
at the High
Point Theatre on Sunday afternoon, October 4, at 3:00 pm
"High Point, North Carolina – For more than
thirty years, Riders In The Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the
Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. And while remaining true to
the integrity of true Western-style music, they have themselves become
modern-day icons by revitalizing and branding the genre with their own wacky
humor and outlandish Western wit. Making a special appearance at the
High Point Theatre as part of the venue’s 40th Anniversary season
for 2015-2016, Riders in the Sky will bring their unique blend of music and comedy to the
Triad for one show only on Sunday, October 4, at 3:00 pm, encouraging all the little buckaroos
and buckarettes to live life "The Cowboy Way!"
Since forming in 1977, Ranger Doug (Douglas
B. Green), Woody Paul (Paul Chrisman), Too Slim (Fred LaBour) and Joey the
Cowpolka King (Joey Miskulin) has released nearly three dozen albums. As a classic cowboy quartet – complete with four-part
harmonies, fiddle, bunkhouse bass, guitar and accordion – the Riders have been
inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, the Western Music Association’s Hall of Fame,
the Country Music Foundation's Walkway of Stars, and the
Walk of Western Stars (in Newhall, CA) along with Gene, Roy, John Wayne and
other cowboy legends. They have been recognized by the Western Music
Association as "Entertainers Of the Year" seven times, and won
"Traditional Group of the Year" and "Traditional Album of the
Year" multiple times, in addition to other honors and awards from a host
of organizations. It comes as no surprise then that Billboard magazine's Jim
Bessman counts them as one of "the most historically significant acts in
the history of American music."
In addition
to penning award winning songs for their own albums, Rider’s wrote the score
for Pixar Animation's Award-winning short "For the Birds," and
composed the theme song for the internet cartoon show "Thomas
Timberwolf" by renowned Bugs Bunny creator Chuck Jones. But the animated
character that history will most certainly link to Riders In The Sky is the
loveable cowboy Woody, as Riders performed "Woody's Round Up" in
"Toy Story 2," with the album of the same name garnering Riders their
first Grammy Award in 2001 for "Best Musical Album for Children." Two
years later, Riders roped their second Grammy in the same category, for
"Monsters Inc. - Scream Factory Favorites," the companion CD to
Pixar's award winning movie.
“Riders are an exceptional act, suited for diverse
audiences ranging from children to symphony-goers,” says High Point Theatre Director
David Briggs. “Performing such classic tunes as "Don't Fence Me In,"
"Roll on Texas Moon," and "Happy Trails (To You), triad families
will not want to miss this nostalgic show!”
Tickets are $30-$35, available by calling the theatre box office at (336)
887-3001 or online at www.highpointtheatre.com."
- A Press Release
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