<Li> The Brothers Four recorded a driven, up - tempo version . with edited lyrics and truncated to three stanzas, for their third LP, B.M.O.C.: Best Music On / Off Campus for Columbia Records in 1961 . </Li> <Li> The Sons of the Pioneers included the song on their album Cool Water put out by RCA Records in 1961 under the name "Riders in the Sky". </Li> <Li> A twangy guitar instrumental version by The Ramrods--featuring the sounds of mooing cattle, bronco cheers, and sound of cracking whips--was recorded in late 1960 and it made the Billboard Top 30 in 1961, as well as the UK Top 10 . This was covered by UK band The Scorpions (not the German rock band) on the "Parlophone" Label . </Li> <Li> The Ventures made a surf rock cover of the song in 1961 . A live performance of the tune, featuring surf rock band The Original Surfaris appeared in the 1962 compilation album titled Surf's Up! At Banzai Pipeline . The performance incorporates the riff from the Jørgen Ingmann hit, "Apache". </Li>

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