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Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage
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Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage rose to fame as the house band for Cottonseed Clark's Hollywood Barn Dance, which was a wartime replacement for Gene Autry's Melody Ranch. The formula kept working after the war in All Star Western Theater. The Riders of the Purple Sage band made several appearances in Western films. Their tight Western harmonies were very popular with radio and dance audiences.
Members
 | Foy Willing 1914-1978 US |
Popular Tracks 
Cool Water on Cowboy Classics, Vol. 1 by Various Artists Blue Texas Blues on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage In the Lone Star State of Texas on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage Dark End of Town on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage Brandy (Still Cries in the Morning) on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage Walking Down the Boulevard on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage My Little Girl on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage Smilin' Joe on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage Yolan on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage My Memory Cup Is Almost Empty on At the Dark End of Town by Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple SageTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage Vol 2 | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1981 | Album |
| Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage Vol1 | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1981 | Compil. |
| Untitled | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1980 | Album |
| The Lone Star State Of Texas / Brandy (Still Cries In The Morning) | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1977 | Single |
| Country & Western Favorites | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1968 | Compil. |
| Sing "The New Sound Of American Folk" | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1962 | Album |
| Cowboy (Song Of The Cowboy) | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1958 | Single |
| Cowboy | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1958 | Album |
| Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1954 | Album |
| When The Sun Goes Down | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1952 | Single |
| Address Unknown / Detour | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1951 | Album |
| Texas Blues / Sometime | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1950 | Album |
| Pot Of Gold / Bandera Waltz | Jimmy Wakely with Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1950 | Album |
| Cool Water / Tumbling Tumbleweeds | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1949 | Album |
| Where The Cool Clear Water Spills / When The Sun Goes Down | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1949 | Album |
| I Care No More / Goodbye And Good Luck | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1949 | Album |
| Christmas On The Plains | Roy Rogers And Dale Evans, Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1949 | Single |
| Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes / Rose Of Ol' Pawnee | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1948 | Album |
| You Told A Lie / I Had My Heart Set On You | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1948 | Album |
| I'll Have Somebody Else / Sometime | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1948 | Album |
| Just A Little Lovin' / Lay Your Little Head On My Shoulder | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1948 | Album |
| That's What I LIke About The West / Never Trust A Woman | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1947 | Album |
| I Was Wrong / You Sang My Love Song To Somebody Else | Judy Canova And Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1947 | Album |
| I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now / Wait'll I Get My Sunshine In The Moonlight | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1947 | Album |
| Tumbling Tumbleweeds / Twilight On The Trail | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1947 | Album |
| Be My Darlin' / When The Sun Goes Down | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1947 | Album |
| Vout Cowboy / Mary Lou | Louis Prima And His Orchestra With Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1946 | Album |
| Divorce Me C.O.D. / Darling, What More Can I Do | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1946 | Album |
| No One To Cry To / So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1946 | Album |
| Texas Blues / Hang Your Head In Shame | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | 1944 | Album |
| cowboy | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Single | |
| Song Of The Trail | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Riders Of The Sierra / No One To Cry To | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Single | |
| Chained To A Memory | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| The Timber Trail | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Trail Herdin’ Cowboy | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Cool Water | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Where The Cool Clear Water Spills | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Cimarron | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| The Spanish Fandango | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Out On The Open Range | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Goin' Back To Texas | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Detour / Someone Won Your Heart Little Darlin' | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Paradise Trail | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Divorce Me C.O.D. / So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Chained To A Memory / Live And Learn | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| No One To Cry To / Song Of The Sierras | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Anytime | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Foy Willing And The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Cool Water / Have I Told You Lately (That I Love You) | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Riders In The Sky / I Cried Myself To Sleep Over You | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| I Couldn't Believe It Was True / Sometimes | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Untitled | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Where The Cool Clear Water Spills / Holiday For The Blues | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Kentucky | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Single | |
| Cowboy Song Favorites | Red River Dave, Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Album | |
| Cowboy | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Single | |
| Live And Learn | Foy Willing & The Riders Of The Purple Sage | Single |
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