March 2nd

7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20, $15 (seniors), and $10 (students) and may be ordered in advance with a credit card.

With 28-plus years, over 5,000 performances and counting under their collective cowboy belt, Riders In The Sky, the multi Grammy Award winning Western music group whose music is firmly grounded in the rich American music traditions of such legendary cowboys singers as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and the Sons of the Pioneers—and whose fun-filled performances have enchanted audiences of all ages—are themselves the stuff of legend.

Indeed, the Riders—Ranger Doug (Idol of American Youth), Woody Paul (King of the Cowboy Fiddlers), Too Slim ("a Righteous Tater"), and Joey (the CowPolka King)—have single-handedly revived and revitalized an entire music genre since they formed in 1977. With their recent induction into the prestigious Walk of Western Stars in Newhall, California, they've only added more luster to an extraordinary career that long ago placed them rightfully alongside the all-time greats as the world's premiere Western recording and touring band.

Foremost on their list of achievements are their Grammy albums: "Woody's Roundup featuring Riders In The Sky" was a "companion album" for the soundtrack of the 1999 Walt Disney/Pixar animated classic "Toy Story 2," which contained their delightful version of "Woody's Roundup." The album won the Grammy for Best Musical Album for Children for 2001—an honor the Riders received again two years later for their Walt Disney Records release "Monster's Inc.-Scream Factory Favorites"—another animated film classic musical tie-in.

But the Riders have other estimable animation credits. In 2002, they composed the original score to Pixar Animation's Academy Award-winning short "For the Birds." More recently, they wrote the theme for a new Internet cartoon by renowned Bugs Bunny creator Chuck Jones—and had their own animated characters make a guest appearance in an episode of "Duck Dodgers," the Warner Bros. cartoon series on the Cartoon Network starring Daffy Duck in space, for which they recorded and sang the "Ballad of Duck Dodgers." Their animated characters also appear in episodes of "Stanley" on the Disney network this year—and the DVD versions—and perform three songs in a few episodes as well.

As real-life characters, the Riders continue to record seasonal episodes of Riders Radio Theatre, a radio program that's been broadcast by over 170 public and commercial stations since 1989. They've also starred in their own Saturday morning children's TV series, "Riders In The Sky," for CBS; hosted another one, "Tumbleweed Theater," for TNN; appeared regularly on "Austin City Limits"; and served as spokesmen for the National Park Service, Opryland, and such varied products as Levis, Taco Bell, Budweiser, Coke, and Cheer. Additionally, the group performed in "Sweet Dreams," the acclaimed Patsy Cline biopic starring Jessica Lange, and the Kenny Rogers made-for-TV movie "Wild Horses."

• Riders are America's Favorite Cowboys, carrying the torch passed on by Roy Rogers & Gene Autry.

• Riders are stellar vocalists and instrumental virtuosos who have recorded over 20 albums the past two decades of the finest in western entertainment.

• Riders are comedians, whose wacky western wit is an integral cornerstone of their live performance as well as their National Public Radio series, "Riders Radio Theater."

• Riders are celebrated children's entertainers, whose Saturday morning network TV show, award-winning children's albums and live performances have delighted Saddle Pals and their parents coast to coast.