In 1936 young Buck Page grabbed a guitar and started his ride into western music history. He was only fourteen years old but he had already had several years experience as a bass player in cowboy bands in and around his home town of Lost Cabin, Wyoming. He then formed the Riders of the Purple Sage, named after the famous Zane Grey western novel, with Grey family's blessing. For three years the Riders did five one-hour coast-to-coast radio shows per week on Pittsburgh's KDKA. The Riders then headed to New York City where they secured another national radio spot, played top engagements throughout the country, and saw their songs like "Ghost Riders in the Sky," "Blue Shadows on the Trail", "Cool, Clear Water", "Tumbling Tumble Weeds," and "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" became standards. After serving in the Navy in World War II, Buck settled in Southern California where he followed the rodeo circuit, raised quarter horses, acted in more than 200 movies, and continued his career with the Riders. Now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, Buck is still on the scene doing what he loves to do best, singing the western songs that he (and we) grew up with and entertaining people from throughout the world. The current Riders of the Purple Sage also include Dart Zubis on accordion, Cody Bryant on fiddle, banjo and guitar, and Mike Ley on bass. Last year these masters of authentically beautiful Western harmonies released Livin' the Cowboy Dream (Wagon Wheel), a collection of traditional tunes as well as new songs about the modern-day cowboy.