They were pioneers in the folk revival and as successful songwriters

The Easy Riders were a folk group comprising the established songwriting team of Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr and Frank Miller, who had had success as writers before taking advantage of the booming interest in folk on he college scene. Terry Gilkyson had written the No. 1 hit 'The Cry Of The Wild Goose' for Frankie Laine and Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1950, followed more hits, and as a team they had written Dean Martin's No. 1 'Memories Are Made Of This', in 1955. As a folk group, they were precursors of The Kingston Trio and The Brothers Four, but were considerably older - all born during WWI - so did not have the fresh-faced college-boy appeal of those groups. They recorded prolifically during their few years together, and this 62-track collection comprises the A & B sides of singles on Columbia and Kapp from these years, plus the titles not otherwise released on singles from their albums 'Marianne And Other Songs You'll Like', 'Blue Mountain' and 'Wanderin': Folk Songs by The Easy Riders' on Columbia, along with 'Rollin'' on Kapp, along with selected titles from their Kapp album 'Remember The Alamo'. It features their 1957 No. 4 hit 'Marianne' and chart entry with 'Tina', and their original version of the Brothers Four hit 'Greenfields'. They were pioneers in the folk revival and as successful songwriters had a significant influence on the genre, and this is a great showcase for their distinctive style of folk.

Track Listing

• Ballad Of Yermo Red, Yermo's Nightmare
• The Sky Is High - Ballad Of Yermo Red
• Marianne
• Goodbye Chiquita
• True Love And Tender Care
• Don't Hurry Worry Me
• Tina
• Strollin' Blues
• Times
• South Coast
• Blue Mountain
• Shorty Joe
• Kari Waits For Me
• Windjammer
• Wanderin' Blues
• Sweet Sugar Cane
• John Henry
• East Virginia
• Young In Love
• Saturday's Child
• Ballad Of The Alamo
• Green Leaves Of Summer
• Silver And Gold
• Go Tell Her For Me
• Champagne Wine
• Send For De Captain
• Hot Crawfish
• What-Cha Gonna Do
• Rollin' Home
• So True Blues
• Greenfields

• Everybody Loves Saturday Night
• Man About Town
• Weary Travelin' Blues
• Lonesome Rider
• Easy Rider Blues
• The Blues Ain't Nothin'
• So True Blues
• Fare Thee Oh Babe
• Gambler's Blues
• Lonesome Whistle
• Six-Wheel Driver
• Drill Ye Tarriers
• I Ride An Old Paint
• Rovin' Gambler
• Mayfield Mountain
• Eddystone Light
• Love Is A Golden Ring
• Ride Away Vaquero
• Take Off Your Old Coat
• Il Fait Si Beau
• Glory, Glory
• My Pretty Quadroon
• Quit Kicking My Dog Around
• Forever New
• Poor Boy
• The Lights Of Town
• The Cry Of The Wild Goose
• Green Grow The Lilacs
• Long Lean Delilah
• Remember The Alamo
• The Girl I Left Behind

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Folk

Run Time: 142 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/06/25

UPC: 824046355425