Riders Celebrate Number 5000

Riders In the Sky, “America’s Favorite Cowboys,” marked their 5000th career performance with a concert in Cincinnati on Saturday. The Grammy Award-winning group, which has released 34 albums during their 27 1/2 years together, has traveled through all 50 states and 9 countries. They became members of the Grand Ole Opry in 1982. Riders in the Sky’s first appearance in November of 1977 was at Herr Harry’s Phranks ‘n’ Steins in Nashville, TN. For more Riders trivia click here for a PDF (which in this case stands for Pretty Darn Fun) of milestones from Too Slim.