(Ghost) Riders in the Sky - The Outlaws - Volunteer Jam XII

The Outlaws perform "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky" at Volunteer Jam XII at Starwood Amphitheater in Nashville, TN on July 12, 1986.

[@waltconrad4798]

64 and still rocking ❤❤

[@davidfarris894]

66 and still ROCKIN FOREVER.JIMI,BLACK SABBATH,TEN YEARS AFTER,JOHNNY WINTER,ROY BUCHANAN,BB KING,ROBIN TROWER,MOUNTAIN YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN KEEP ON ROCKIN!!!!

[@jblancomuro37]

Amazing Guitarist Hugh Edward Thomasson, Jr. R.I.P. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@wlodell]

First heard ‘Ghost Riders In the Sky’ by the Outlaws on a FM rock radio station in the mid 70s. I was astounded! I’m first and foremost a Moody Blues fan, but I rank this piece as one of the best.

[@stevebuzz3967]

Me too, on a Los Angeles rock station. I was blown away..

[@larrybailey408]

Seen them live many times, Green Grass & High Tides Forever !

[@jaxflfreebird]

I am 55 years old and a lifelong fan of Southern Rock music. I'm a native of Jacksonville, Florida. I was 14 years old when Skynyrd had their plane crash. I was a latecomer to the Southern Rock scene. I became a live music trader thanks to the internet. I have collected over 2000 live recordings, over 200 Allman Brothers Band recordings, lots of Skynyrd, MTB, Hatchet, ZZ Top and so many other bands. But with that as a preface, I never have really given The Outlaws a chance, not any real time at all in my 55 years on the planet. But now thanks to KZbin I have discovered Billy Jones playing beside Hughie T. I have also now learned who David Dix was, who Henry Paul is and who Steve Grisham is. I also know that Henry Paul is widely reviled for something he may or may NOT have done. I think the story is he basically got Hughie T's widow to sign over rights for The Outlaws band. I think many people dislike Henry because he didn't have the skills of Hughie or Billy Jones and maybe others. Anyway, I'm trying to catch up here. I never cared for Hughie joining Sknynyrd. Hughie needed a paying GIG just as Rickey Medlocke did. The Outlaws and Blackfoot simply didn't have the SONGS that Ronnie Van Zant had penned in his short life. So, ridicule RVZ if you NEED to but he gave a life long job to Johnny Van Zant and to whoever else could play HIS songs over the last 40 something years. Ronnie Van Zant, you were a Southern Rock Poet whose music will live on forever. You were ONE OF A KIND!!!!

[@stageleftpromotions]

i'm feelin you JAX. ya'll go to this channel*****

[@jerrygreene5658]

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[@danielwilliams4222]

Dixie Highway album rocks by the Outlaws also.

[@michaelcraig9449]

Since you got 2,000 live recorded videos, can you post them up? We want to see them also! Come on post them up, set up a youtube channel.

[@jaxflfreebird]

@@michaelcraig9449 No, it's more like 3,000 recordings, not videos. Most video, if the quality is decent, finds it's way to KZbin anyway. And I have a channel, just click on the red devil Harvey Comics character Hot Stuff. It's not uncommon now for people to be able to collect thousands of recordings thanks to torrenting of audio and also video. I really don't have any time right now though for either. WHen I get time again, I'll upload some more musical content. I have videos also on this channel.

[@wendellburkhart8169]

The Guitar Army ❤

[@raymondfryar1533]

Need to put three before guitar.

[@aubreytucker654]

The Florida guitar army....

[@starke2908]

i have been playing in bands since 1962..... it always amazes me that GHOST RIDERS is almost universally on a playlist.......yippy....ki ..yay........ oh and cotton fields

[@ronnie5129]

R.I.P. MR. THOMASSON, AND THE OTHERS WHO ARE IN ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN, YOU WERE THE BEST... YOU WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN, EVER, COUSIN FIGEL

[@jmangi6221]

Yes,Hughey & Billy Jones were a fearsome twosome on guitar.

[@davidsolomon7966]

Another awesome Southern Rock Band with a massive guitar lineup. I saw them in their prime during the 80's. Green Grass and High Tides as epic as any anthem ever written.

[@FirsteMann1929]

Straight up

[@brucegwynn8509]

I saw them with Billy Frank and huey and Henry Paul in the 70s

[@daviddiamond1128]

agree saw Outlaws in late 70's Billy, HT..... HP is ripping them off now--- I was glad he left . HT is the Outlaws.

[@MichaelHarder-tl4gz]

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[@bak-mariterry9143]

They opened for The Rolling Stones in August , 1975. House light's not even turned down and tore it up .Played all of their first album. Got a standing applause . Next day bought the album . I forgot it was at the Hampton Roads Colosseum.

[@peterd.michael6687]

They toured with 'The Stones' in 1977.

[@gianlucamantegazza8121]

Why I love this ????? A long time ago and now *I'm 59 old*.... forever CIAO from Italy

[@ronnie5129]

R.IP. Hughie, you were a Diamond, Cousin Figel

[@lisaknell1809]

Hughie makes it look so easy. Not only do I love to hear him play but I also love to watch him. Thank God for video. 😢

[@byronh956]

Pretty good singer too.

[@gw5309]

He WAS the best. RIP🙏✝️

[@leventrock63]

I love David Dix as an original member. He was very underrated drummer. Then Hughie needed a good guitarist. Yes, Chris Anderson was wonderful. And other members like Randy Threet were really good musicians too. But in my opinion best lineup for the Outlaws was with Hughie, Billy and Freddie. RIP Frank O'Keefe, Billy Jones, Hughie Thomasson...

[@3fsw3]

Yes, totally the best line up! Harvey Dalton Arnold on bass with Hughie, Billy, and Freddie. Their first three albums were all killer, no filler, then came the double live album! Saw them in the early 80s with Foghat. What a great show!

[@brianjohnson5995]

You got that right Nan. That n lineup was incendiary!!!!

[@boganblues]

I always thought the heart of the Outlaws sound was Billy Jones!!

[@wbfojnewton1]

Hughie and Billy were definately the heart of the Outlaws for me,vocals and guitar.

[@beatmastert]

they were never as good without Billy.

[@jmangi6221]

Yep, Hughey & Billy, my favorite Kings of Southern kick ur ass guitar.

[@StevenMoney]

The Southern Rock phase I went through is still going on. Man that time was magical maybe for the music or maybe the youth I was in. However if this music is the soundtrack of my life I’ll be happy.

[@garyludwick9256]

❤ Florida Guitar Army ❤ One of my favorite warm-up tunes!

[@galenkliven7962]

I seen these guys in concert with Ozzy Osborne and Motorhead it was an awesome show

[@butchcoon2291]

I'm 62 . I listened to this band in highschool mid seventies

[@butchcoon2291]

I remember them being a lot better than this clip.

[@wendellburkhart8297]

One of the greatest bands that's ever been ! Guitar Army !

[@robertlahann2513]

That’s Florida guitar army!!!

[@3fsw3]

@@robertlahann2513you got that right!

[@waltertalbert1408]

Hughie.....was the Outlaws.

[@grgoldner]

Yes but Henry has kept the music alive.

[@grgoldner]

So was Henry. Get over it.

[@dennischaney4748]

The original members Hughie ,Billy,Henry,Monte and Frank were the outlaws. I saw them in the north Tampa bars before stardom their energy and stage presence was unmatched . Of course the guitar army was mainly Hughie and Billy but the song writing was shared fairly equally in their essential first three Albums and they complemented each other perfectly . By the way Henry was the frontman and he did a great job and his songs were very good too . And don't underplay Billy's influence musically . He was offered a scholarship at julliard school of music he also tutored me in calculas math at USF . I'm sure he offered alot musically writing ,cowritng and in the studio . It was definitely a collective force at that moment which brought them to stardom . RIP Hughie, Billy and Frank the memories you have given your fans will never be forgotten .

[@WileECoyotey]

Him and Billie .. Almost all of them are DEAD now

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

YUP!!

[@mikepage4951]

It is...Steve Grisham, Henry and Hughie. How young they look...how Old I feel.........

[@wtw100]

And Dave Dix on drums.

[@bigclyde4u]

Also Chuck Glass on Bass.

[@Bluesmobile3]

I remember my mother playing the original ghost riders when I was a kid by Vaughn Monroe, then my brother brought home the Outlaws LP. I was blown away. It is still the best remake I've ever heard.

[@Woodstockneverhappened]

I have them on my playlist for TouchTunes and every time I go somewhere I always play numerous songs by one of the greatest southern rock bands ever The Outlaws. In the early 70s I was in my teens so I got the witness a lot of these tremendous rock bands, including Skynyrd Molly Hatchet the outlaws never got to see Duane and Gregg together. But did see the Gregg Allman Band

[@bradleysmith9634]

a really great rock band

[@dougtaylor7724]

That boys and girls, is how it’s done.

[@cong1sena2]

Seen this line up in the late 80's at the the Blue note in NYC, they were Great

[@Christopher-jk9bj]

Same here, in Syracuse at U.S.A, Sams

[@BLAZE-oq7md]

Sure was a wild time..wild..🔥

[@alanwannemaker2518]

OOPS ! Trippen ? Memory's of Good times ! 😎

[@edwinhart7134]

i miss Hugie

[@WVFreebyrd]

Edwin Hart Yeah. I don't know why southern rock seems to lose so many of its artists too young. I truly believe The Outlaws were on the cusp of a major comeback with the release of the just completed album. But then we lost Hughie. Just a huge loss.

[@wtw100]

I have that album, Once an Outlaw. It is a great album.

[@EPstroker]

WVFreebyrd I didn't know for the longest Hughie quit skynyrd to do the outlaw thing again. Imo, most the southern rockers passed fairly young is cause the hard living they were known to live, talked about in many of their songs, lol. Aside from the crash, the rest of the dead skynyrd boys passed from living rough. The Allman the same way. I'm not up on the hatchet history but I'm guessing their story is close to the skynyrd boys. Toy caldwell, and the tucker boys, much the same also I'd imagine.

[@varietyyachtsvessels6769]

You and me both.

[@mikemoore825]

I saw the Outlaws in Chattanooga in 1978 and Hughie played a lot of different instruments.He was all over the stage. They really put on a show.

[@echoecho3108]

I've always loved this song! Frankie Laine's version of it was #1 the week I was born in 1949. I've heard many others perform it over these many years. I have many versions of Ghost Riders, on 78s, 45s, albums, 8tracks, cassettes, and cds. And, yes, I have The Outlaws, but this is the first Live version I've heard. I'm loving this! Rock On, Outlaws! Thanx so very much for the magic, music, and memories.

[@chrismclain6268]

What an awesome performance by one of the greats. You guys will always remain a great

[@chrismclain6268]

Cant get much better!

[@trombone0190]

Hughie Thomasson, tenia magia. Era el líder, el alma mater de la banda.

[@timothywebster660]

A great tune from my youth.

[@joshuabrooks4907]

Henry Paul, who went on toy co-found the country music group Blackhawk is the guitarist in the white shirt here.

[@c.d.8975]

Not a guitarist... a guy in a white shirt holding a guitar

[@catnap-h8p]

@@c.d.8975 he can play guitar. Check out his intro on the 1991 version of Ghost Riders. Best voice in the band. His songs on the first three albums are some of their best. I love the line-up on the first 3 albums. Hughie and Billy cannot sing like Henry Paul.

[@TheBigjohn527]

I love Hughie. He looks like The Undertaker up there!

[@wtw100]

HT was one of the greatest guitarist to grace this planet, but never got his due.

[@chrisreinhardt5136]

@@wtw100 Within the industry, he was known.

[@nealfry2230]

" I'll Always Love 'me' Neal Patrick Fry " " Since Birth and until my Last Breath."

[@richardstultz8609]

Awesome Job

[@gw5309]

RIP Hughie

[@mechfly8960]

I saw this guy's a long time ago in Phoenix, they were the best act,80s all I can remember but this is not close to what they did back then.

[@laynethomas5202]

I was there with you. Right up front and was lucky enough to get a pick from Hughie. Had his name on it. Still have the pick!!!

[@edwardhenry3158]

Growing up a big southern rock fan I first saw the outlaws win their first album came out opening for Marshall Tucker in Asbury park New Jersey bought all their albums ever cents and being a bass player myself once Henry left and Billy Huey and the boy Freddy Salem in and Daviid dicks on drums their albums kicked ass they are the outlaws Henry Paul is an egomaniac all he can do is live off the name PS One of the guys Henry Paul plays with in the so-called outlaws is a junkie know this for fact

[@mstrain5667]

Asbury Park I saw some great shows there!!

[@TheBigjohn527]

Don't forget Harvey Dalton Arnold, the bass player. When he joined them they rocked out harder in addition to what you said. What you might like to or even know, Harvey was a left handed bass player. Agree with you about Henry Paul. What that rattlesnake did to Hughie's widow Mary in 2007 is a shameful story best left for another day.

[@edwardhenry3158]

@@TheBigjohn527 I agree with you big John there are so many stories and it’s a shame what Henry Paul does And has did Carmas a bitch and I’ll never forget the last time I saw Billy after he left the outlaws and like you say that’s another story for another day and yes Harvey added a lot to that band

[@TheBigjohn527]

@@edwardhenry3158 ... Here's a refresher on it. Please check out. A must read : theangry99percent.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/a-rock-and-roll-tragedy/

[@bigdaddydiesel5520]

Bit of a dead crowd during the song. The Outlaws do my favorite version of Ghost Riders In The Sky!

[@shanhowe973]

The original guitar army

[@jmangi6221]

Yes, and Hughie & Billy were awesome.

[@peterd.michael6687]

Hughie is one of the most under-rated guitar players EVER!!! This song isn't the same without Billy Jones and Freddie Salem. henry paul looks like a deer in the headlights (because he can't play), and the other lead here just doesn't belong. Lastly, David Dix was/is, a badass drummer!!!

[@roberta.elliott2208]

just dont get this grits thing . i know he wrote couple of songs for somebody but is a very average player.

[@lisaknell6018]

Peter D. Michael RIP Hughie, Billy and Frank! Hughie was way underrated in my opinion. He made it look so easy. And Billy could pretty much match his stride. Outlaws rock for sure.

[@christiandebaise2378]

Hahaha, couldn't agree more about Henry Paul, he is a professional ass hole

[@michaelpage9498]

The other lead player is Steve "GRITS" Grisham. He is back with the Outlaws and is an excellent guitarist.

[@Scotty.S588]

@Lighten UpFrancis Agreed

[@vincegedeon6583]

DAMN I REM THIS SONG WOW SO LONG AGO! AWESOME

[@alisonreid1251]

Love this version

[@davidschnibbe6325]

You guys were at the top of your game here. But we just built a New Stadium. Time to ROCK ON

[@kevinmarshall5758]

Hughie Thomasson looks like the Undertaker from the WWE Wrestling in this video.

[@ontheroostwerockurollmusic2123]

Music of my youth letterrip

[@aidanpaul5215]

RIP Hughie!

[@lindadinato_koontz-oq7me]

Seen outlaws ,sea level buffalo ny century theater .bad ass describes it

[@pilummurialis6490]

These intros are why I love their version over Spiderbaits

[@chrischoir3594]

IS that Henry Paul?

[@bigclyde4u]

Yes, with the white guitar.

[@nickcarpenter1196]

Is that Grits on guitar?

[@reane5058]

Love

[@JohnnyHawkins-mt9rc]

I can dig it!

[@todddennehy804]

They're doing this again? Yeehaw!

[@christopheragan8465]

saw the same lineup at a club in Syracuse ny called usa sams that same year. was right in front....could shake their hands if I wanted to...…...so cool...I think henry left the band not long after this video

[@dennischaney4748]

He left way before this after the third album and created the Henry Paul band . This is just a return visit .

[@Tonka61]

He left in 89 this time.

[@MrCherek33]

RIP Mr Hughie!

[@gibson2546]

Cool 👍👍👍

[@musicmakesmydaybetterwhats2553]

if you think this is awesome you should have witnessed their greatness at July jam 7/4/1976 at liberty bowl memorial stadium opening for ZZ Top Lynyrd Skynerd and BOC...

[@wtw100]

I would have loved to have seen that.

[@davidlamontagne7311]

It is surprising that volunteer jam never made it above the mason dixon line can anyone solve that question or is there anyone left alive to long live southern R/R love a yankee

[@juangomez-mo6wl]

Bought their Live album when I was in 8th grade 😌

[@cyclonedrums]

Theres Henry Paul with his Guitar Prop

[@heimomoilanen9654]

Is this from 1986 after return of Henry Paul...

[@deadkemper]

Well Goddam, that sent a charge up my arse

[@DougWilliams-mk5ir]

Who is this guy playing the drums with the other guys?

[@alanwannemaker2518]

Fine !

[@tanyahanna6523]

TV Andorra!

[@johnhargis4566]

Their version was the best

[@Rockzilla404]

Hughie was amazing.. Billy Jones was even better.

[@RiRi-uy2hp]

Way louder!!!

[@TheBigjohn527]

Where's the Henry Paul solo? Sarcasm... Paul couldn't even carry Hughie's guitar case. Everyone knows that.

[@Rockzilla404]

Which is why I can't understand why he's leading the reformed Outlaws..

[@johndillinger8482]

@@Rockzilla404 he turned the Outlaws into Blackhawk

[@jamlive6650]

Lighten UpFrancis Hughie was the Outlaws. Henry is an asshole. He took the outlaws name, sued Hughie’s widow, now he gets all the revenue for the Outlaws music. He even gets payed with the revenue from the albums he didn’t play on.

[@TheBigjohn527]

@@jamlive6650 ... The most irritating thing to me is Henry Paul showed up at Hughie's funeral in 2007 schemed & talked Hughie's widow into giving him a 3 yr lease to use the Outlaw name. I mean c'mon, Hughie's cold body wasn't even in the ground yet. The woman was probably distraught & unconsolable. Good Lord, the fuckin' funeral! Who does that? Ol' Henry, of course. Then Paul continued to use the name after the lease was done. She had to take HP to court & lost because Paul's lawyer sharks were better than hers. Things were thrown out in court because of technicalities etc. I could go on but you get the drift of it. Here's a better read on it : theangry99percent.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/a-rock-and-roll-tragedy/

[@thomasborger6548]

@@TheBigjohn527 I just read that story,,,such a small man.

[@jimreal3840]

Hughie just ripped...

[@banjominer9682]

Henry makes it hard to watch

[@subjectedge]

No. It is still a mystery why he was invited along with this group.

[@drgentry4183]

Hardly. Is an original member, first three albums( with him) are widely regarded as the Outlaws best work. He went on to form the Henry Paul band, which if anything rocked even harder than the Outlaws. Songs like Grey Ghost, So Long, Crazy eyes and many others are excellent rockers. He then formed country rock act Blackhawk, very, very successful band . Fact is, Henry, by far is the most successful of any Outlaw, songwriting, band accomplishments, multi platinum with Blackhawk, etc, etc. The two new albums he has done since reforming the Outlaws It’s about Pride, and Dixie Highway are as good as anything the Outlaws have ever done. BTW, the lawsuit involved the other original member as well, Monte Yoho, and they won that lawsuit. If you haven’t seen the Outlaws lately, they sing and play as good( if not better) than ever. Anybody who has seen them knows this.

[@rahkinrah1963]

The "best" rockin' western song?

[@williamdupuy2719]

TTP 214

[@Vaquerochinaco]

The drumming was better in this version

[@beatmastert]

David Dix, same drummer as the studio version. He is very good.

[@robertwalker3827]

Hurry Sundown is their best

[@williamerlewein3983]

Have to disagree with that long gone is the absolute best. The ultimate Kick-Ass jump out of your seat song. I always think it should be a song of fighter comes out to the to the ring no song ever ever had the power and energy that the drumming and the tight breakdowns are just awesome. I'm an old man with terminal cancer and just reminded me of this makes me think I want to start every day with that song to get me up and going get me off my ass you know what they say you got to get busy living or get busy dying and this song is going to get me busy living on vinyl my jbls are going to be singing tomorrow morning

[@dickdastardly2560]

Hughie kinda looks like the Undertaker...lol!

[@davidschnibbe6325]

That's funny he probably could restle he looks tough

[@davidschnibbe6325]

Wrestle

[@davidschnibbe6325]

Fuck you know what I mean

[@johndillinger8482]

why is henry paul up there?

[@Tonka61]

He rejoined the band in 83.

[@TheBigjohn527]

Nowadays, it's because he ripped off Hughie's widow beginning in 2007.

[@Dd13200]

Fire the soundman

[@michaelrhodes9294]

GREATLY SUPERIOR TO NFL HALF TIME CRAP!!!!!