The Easy Riders - The Singles & Albums Collection 1957-61 (2025)

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.

Tracklist
Disc 1:
1. Ballad Of Yermo Red, Yermo's Nightmare
2. The Sky Is High - Ballad Of Yermo Red
3. Marianne
4. Goodbye Chiquita
5. True Love And Tender Care
6. Don't Hurry Worry Me
7. Tina
8. Strollin' Blues
9. Times
10. South Coast
11. Blue Mountain
12. Shorty Joe
13. Kari Waits For Me
14. Windjammer
15. Wanderin' Blues
16. Sweet Sugar Cane
17. John Henry
18. East Virginia
19. Young In Love
20. Saturday's Child
21. Ballad Of The Alamo
22. Green Leaves Of Summer
23. Silver And Gold
24. Go Tell Her For Me
25. Champagne Wine
26. Send For De Captain
27. Hot Crawfish
28. What-Cha Gonna Do
29. Rollin' Home
30. So True Blues
31. Greenfields

Disc 2:
1. Everybody Loves Saturday Night
2. Man About Town
3. Weary Travelin' Blues
4. Lonesome Rider
5. Easy Rider Blues
6. The Blues Ain't Nothin'
7. So True Blues
8. Fare Thee Oh Babe
9. Gambler's Blues
10. Lonesome Whistle
11. Six-Wheel Driver
12. Drill Ye Tarriers
13. I Ride An Old Paint
14. Rovin' Gambler
15. Mayfield Mountain
16. Eddystone Light
17. Love Is A Golden Ring
18. Ride Away Vaquero
19. Take Off Your Old Coat
20. Il Fait Si Beau
21. Glory, Glory
22. My Pretty Quadroon
23. Quit Kicking My Dog Around
24. Forever New
25. Poor Boy
26. The Lights Of Town
27. The Cry Of The Wild Goose
28. Green Grow The Lilacs
29. Long Lean Delilah
30. Remember The Alamo
31. The Girl I Left Behind