外文名：Riders In The Sky 国籍：美国 发源地：田纳西州纳什维尔 经纪公司：环球唱片 简介：Riders in the Sky is an American Western music and comedy group which began performing in 1977. The band has released more than 40 full length albums, starred in a single-season self-titled television series on CBS, wrote and starred in an NPR syndicated radio drama Riders Radio Theater, and appeared in television series and films including as featured contributors to Ken Burns' Country Music. Their family-friendly style also appeals to children, exemplified in their recordings for Disney and Pixar. They have won two Grammy Awards and have written and performed music for major motion pictures, including "Woody's Roundup" from Toy Story 2 and Pixar's short film, For the Birds. The band also recorded full length companion albums for Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc. 从艺历程：骑士乐队于 1977 年 11 月 11 日在田纳西州纳什维尔的 Herr Harry's Frank N' Steins 首次演出。首次演出时，骑士乐队成员包括副警长道格 ( Douglas B. Green )、温迪比尔柯林斯和弗雷德拉布尔。对观众的反应感到满意，骑士乐队于第二天晚上在 Herr Harry's 进行了第二次演出。在第二场和第三次演出之间，乐队仍然没有名字，但情况在 1977 年 12 月发生了改变，当时弗雷德拉布尔找到了一张The Sons of The Pioneers 的专辑《Riders in the Sky》。当拉布尔看到这张专辑时，他立即打电话给格林，告诉他乐队应该叫 Riders In The Sky。格林同意了，从第三次演出开始，他们正式被称为 Riders In The Sky。1978 年，在“Tumbleweed Tommy”戈德史密斯加入后不久，比尔柯林斯离开了骑士乐队。柯林斯离开后不久，“伍迪·保罗”·克里斯曼也加入了乐队。1979 年中，汤米·戈德史密斯在骑士乐队录制第一张专辑《Three on the Trail》前不久离开了乐队。戈德史密斯于 1980 年在骑士乐队的第二张专辑《Cowboy Jubilee 》中演出，但不是作为乐队成员。