Fred LaBour

Fred LaBour

Fred LaBour (born ?), better known by his stage name Too Slim, is a Grammy award winning American musician, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky in which he plays double bass and sings lead and background vocals. With the Riders, he is billed as "a Righteous Tater" or "The Man of a Thousand Hats"). [ [http://www.ridersinthesky.com/ Riders in the Sky website] Accessed August 13, 2008.] Cusic, Don. (2003). "It's the Cowboy Way". Lexington, KY. University Press of Kentucky Press. ISBN 0-8131-2284-8. ]

Labour has a Masters degree in Wildlife Management.

He provides commentary with fellow Rider in the Sky Douglas B. Green's satellite radio show "Ranger Doug's Classic Cowboy Corral" in the role of Ranger Doug's sidekick, the crusty old trail cook called Sidemeat. The show currently airs Sundays on XM's AMERICA Channel 10. [ [http://www.ridersinthesky.com/ Riders in the Sky website] Accessed July 16, 2008.]

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* [http://www.ridersinthesky.com/ Riders in the Sky website]


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