Pecos Bill

Editorial Reviews
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The over-the-top comedic style of Robin Williams lends this Rabbit Ears tale high energy and hilarity. Williams, a master of many voices, twists and twangs through the wild, wild West as the legendary Pecos Bill, who, raised by coyotes, becomes the quintessential cowboy on his mustang, Widow Maker. The larger-than-life Bill befriends and amazes the other riders on the range, organizes the first-ever cattle drive, and rides a cyclone across the West, creating the Great Salt Lake in the process. Ry Cooder, who had a hand in scoring Paris, Texas and pulling together the classic Cuban Buena Vista Social Club extravaganza, provides a fun Western soundtrack. Kids of all ages will enjoy Pecos Bill and are bound to try affecting Williams's vocal tricks as John Wayne, a wild cougar, and any number of high-spirited cowboys. This CD is a rooty-tootin', belly-laughin' kick in the pants. --Paige La Grone

Pecos Bill, Music, Ry Cooder, Ry Cooder, Robin Williams, Rabbit Ears (Series), Children's, Childrens, Pop, Spoken / Comedy / Radio Shows
Disney's Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill
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    		Disney's Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill
    Original Soundtrack
    Manufacturer: Disney
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
    Sing-A-LongsSing-A-Longs | Children's Music | Styles | Music
    Disney RecordsDisney Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B000008P0Q
    Release Date: 1995-03-21

    Tracks:

    1. Opening
    2. Awakening to Pecos Bill
    3. Foot Race to Paradise
    4. Crossing Paths to a Western Town
    5. John Henry
    6. Stiles Confronts the Town Folk
    7. Burnt Desert
    8. Mill Fight and Triumph
    9. Boat Ride
    10. Tower Climb
    11. Dimwits Meet Paul Bunyan
    12. Shared Experience
    13. Parting
    14. Closing/Prized Possession
    Pecos Bill
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A Classic
    • Williams and Cooder combine for a good yarn
    • Entertaining for All
    • Hilarious, rib cracking fun
    		 Pecos Bill
    Ry Cooder , Robin Williams , and Rabbit Ears (Series)
    Manufacturer: Madacy Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    Contemporary BluesContemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
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    StoriesStories | Children's Music | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00001XDSG
    Release Date: 1999-11-30

    Tracks:

    1. Story of Pecos Bill

    Amazon.com

    The over-the-top comedic style of Robin Williams lends this Rabbit Ears tale high energy and hilarity. Williams, a master of many voices, twists and twangs through the wild, wild West as the legendary Pecos Bill, who, raised by coyotes, becomes the quintessential cowboy on his mustang, Widow Maker. The larger-than-life Bill befriends and amazes the other riders on the range, organizes the first-ever cattle drive, and rides a cyclone across the West, creating the Great Salt Lake in the process. Ry Cooder, who had a hand in scoring Paris, Texas and pulling together the classic Cuban Buena Vista Social Club extravaganza, provides a fun Western soundtrack. Kids of all ages will enjoy Pecos Bill and are bound to try affecting Williams's vocal tricks as John Wayne, a wild cougar, and any number of high-spirited cowboys. This CD is a rooty-tootin', belly-laughin' kick in the pants. --Paige La Grone

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A Classic.......2003-05-13

    I used to listen to this when I was back in first or maybe second grade. It's a fantastic and hillarious telling of the story. Robin Williams is great, and Ry Cooder's music really adds a lot to the tale. My youngest sister and I listened to this a couple of weeks ago, and we both had a lot of fun. Buy the book too. The artwork is great.

    4 out of 5 stars Williams and Cooder combine for a good yarn.......2000-04-07

    Robin Williams and Ry Cooder collaborate for an enjoyable rendition of the Tall Tale of Pecos Bill. My little boy who's 2 1/2 enjoys the howling of the coyote-raised Bill and Mom and Dad haven't tired of hearing it even after the 30th play with Williams humorous tone. Cooder's music sets a fine West Texas tone (if dry dusty brush covered land has a tone). Kids learn by repetition, and since our little one is learning to converse its a good purchase for us since we can listen over and over again. If Mr. Williams sees this, my son approves of this CD with all the howl a little boy can muster, AWOOOWOWWOOWWW!

    5 out of 5 stars Entertaining for All.......2000-02-24

    I bought this for my three year old daughter, but I must admit it's as enjoyable for adults as it is for children, if not more. This is big laughter material!

    4 out of 5 stars Hilarious, rib cracking fun.......1999-12-21

    This is an absolute hoot, classic Robin Williams. His characterization and improvisation sends everyone rolling around the floor laughing. And Ry Cooder's score is just perfect - creating atmosphere, creating tension, almost painting the backdrop of the story with the music. You can imagine the blazing hot country, rugged mountains, cactus and fat cowboys perched loosely on their horses saddles .. just from the music. But of course, the star is Williams. His voice over of Pecos Bill's dad - "I can't stand being cramped by squatters", the toothless Sourdough and general comments "wiped his face with a hunk of cactus", " Coyotes didn't care for humans too much, for fear of ending up around the shoulders of a woman called Thelma in New York" and this gem - loosing his dentures halfway through the narrative "storebought ones don't stay on so good" Ha! Ha! Cautionary notes - it's not that effective for bedtime listening - the kids will be chortleing right through and won't go to bed till it's finished. Secondly, trying to drive safely whilst listening is also challenging. It's not easy to keep the car straight when you're bent over laughing.
    Pecos Bill
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      		Pecos Bill
      Ry Cooder
      Manufacturer: Rabbit Ears
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      Roots RockRoots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000008L6X
      Release Date: 1994-06-28

      Tracks:

      1. Pecos Bill, Pt. 1
      2. Pecos Bill, Pt. 2
      3. Pecos Bill
      4. Prettiest Girl in the World
      5. Up and up They Went
      6. Cowboy's Prayer
      Kings of Western Swing - Smile & Jive { 2 CD Set }
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        		Kings of Western Swing - Smile & Jive { 2 CD Set }

        Manufacturer: Charly UK
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
        Western SwingWestern Swing | Country | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B00008EVFW
        Release Date: 1999-07-01

        Tracks:

        1. Crazy Cause I Love You - Spade Cooley
        2. Keep Knockin' (But You Can't Come In) - Bob Wills
        3. She's a Rounder - Sunshine Boys
        4. Jive and Smile - Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets
        5. Everybody's Truckin' - Modern Mountaineers
        6. Keep on Truckin' - Smokey Wood
        7. Sweet Jennie Lee - Milton Brown & His Brownies
        8. Jessie - Cliff Bruner
        9. Oh! Swing It
        10. Beer Parlour Jive
        11. Pipeliner Blues - Sunshine Boys
        12. Detour - Spade Cooley
        13. Milk Cow Blues - Johnnie Lee Wills
        14. Nickel in the Kitty - Ocie Stockard
        15. Florene
        16. Little Willie Green (From New Orleans) - Swift Jewel Cowboys
        17. Is It True What They Say About Dixie
        18. Peach Tree Shuffle - Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys
        19. It's a Long Way to Tipperary
        20. Right or Wrong - Milton Brown
        21. Reno Street Blues
        22. What's the Matter at the Mill - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
        23. Gonna Get Tight - Sunshine Boys
        24. Try It Once Again - Shelly Lee Alley
        25. Chill Tonic - Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys

        Tracks:

        1. Swing With the Music - Adolph Hofner
        2. Down Hi lo Way - Ted Daffan
        3. She Selling What She Used to Give Away - Bill Nettles
        4. Double Crossing Mama
        5. Sunshine - Al Dexter
        6. Am I Happy - Adolph Hofner
        7. Tender Hearted Sue - Rambling Rogue
        8. I'm Telling You
        9. Texahoma Boogie
        10. Flamin' Mamie - Hank Penny
        11. Look Who's Talking - Ted Daffan
        12. I Can't Trust You Now
        13. Sugar Baby Blues - Bill Nettles
        14. I'm Losing My Mind Over You - Al Dexter
        15. New Steel Guitar Rag - Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers
        16. Weary Trouble on My Mind
        17. Talkin' About You - Hank Penny
        18. What It Means to Be Blue - Tex Russell
        19. Cotton Sack Drag
        20. Road Side Rag - Bill Boyd & His Cowboy Ramblers
        21. You Don't Do Right by Me Anymore - Tex Atchison
        22. These Wild Wild Women - Hank Penny
        23. Gals Don't Mean a Thing - T. Texas Tyler
        24. Gotta Little Red Wagon - Merl Lindsay
        25. It's Been So Long Darling - T. Texas Tyler
        Pecos Bill & Slewfoot Sue
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          		Pecos Bill & Slewfoot Sue

          Manufacturer: Seedmusic
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B000CA7E2A
          Release Date: 2005-02-08
          Kid with the Dinosaur
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            		Kid with the Dinosaur
            Brett Kemnitz
            Manufacturer: Brett Kemnitz
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
            ASIN: B000CAFYVS
            Release Date: 2003-06-24

            Tracks:

            1. Library Card
            2. Kid with the Dinosaur
            3. I Hate It When That Happens
            4. Bees and Spiders
            5. I Wanna Be a Bear
            6. I'm a Big Boy Now
            7. Gertie the Duck
            8. Story of Donny
            9. Sally Dressed Up Like the Teacher
            10. Early Bird
            11. Anything Worth Doing
            12. Monkey Business
            13. Venice
            14. Stone Soup
            15. Fowl Tune
            16. Bird Is a Bird
            17. Keep on Rowing
            18. Pep in Your Step
            19. Talkin' Pecos Bill
            20. Here Come the Ants
            21. I'd Rather Be with You
            Pecos Bill
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              		Pecos Bill
              Ry Cooder , and Robin Williams
              Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
              Roots RockRoots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
              ASIN: B00000E9WP
              Release Date: 1990-10-25

              Tracks:

              1. Pecos Bill, Pt. 1
              2. Pecos Bill, Pt. 2
              3. Pecos Bill
              4. Prettiest Girl in the World
              5. Up and up They Went
              6. Cowboy's Prayer
              Pecos Bill
              Average customer rating: Not rated
                		Pecos Bill
                Various Artists
                Manufacturer: Madacy Records
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

                GeneralGeneral | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
                GeneralGeneral | Children's Music | Styles | Music
                StoriesStories | Children's Music | Styles | Music
                ASIN: B00003OOVU
                Release Date: 1999-10-12

                Tracks:

                1. Story of Pecos Bill

                Music:

                1. Perchance to Dream
                2. Playhouse Disney, Vol. 2
                3. Preschool Aerobic Fun
                4. Princess Collection [Import]
                5. Radio Disney: Holiday Jams, Vol. 2
                6. Radio Disney Jams Vol. 2
                7. Ready, Set, Move
                8. Rhythm in My Shoes
                9. Sailor Moon And The Scouts: Lunarock (Anime Series) [Soundtrack]
                10. Sally the Swinging Snake

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