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Woody Paul

Musical artist

Paul Woodrow Chrisman (born August 23, 1949), better known by his stage name Woody Paul, is an American singer, fiddler, and composer, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky. With the Riders, he is billed as "Woody Paul — King of the Cowboy Fiddlers". He was inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame[1] in 2012 and is "known in the music industry for being proficient and innovative across many musical genres including western, jazz, bluegrass, old-time, and Celtic."[1] He has won two Grammy Awards with his band.

Biography

Early life

Chrisman began playing fiddle when he was 11 years old. He played with Sam McGee and others regularly at the Grand Ole Opry in the mid-sixties. He is also extremely adept at lariat tricks. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and has a Ph.D. in theoretical plasma physics from MIT, where he wrote his thesis, "Inertial, Viscous, and Finite-Beta Effects in a Resistive, Time Dependent Tokamak Discharge", Th

Woody Paul Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Zodiac Sign (Western)

Virgo

Sunsign, Tropical Zodiac

Zodiac Sign (Vedic)

Leo

Moonsign, Sidereal Zodiac

Place of Birth

Nashville

Time Zone - America/Chicago (5:0 W)

Chinese Zodiac Sign

Ox (牛)

Name Number (Chaldean)

43 => 7

Name Number (Pythagorean)

6


Meaning of the name - Woody

From the Old English word 'wud' meaning 'wood' or 'forest'.

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August 23, 1949 Facts

Generation Group

Woody Paul belongs to the Baby Boomers group.


Place of Birth: Nashville

Educated At: Battle Ground Academy | Vanderbilt University

Occupation: fiddler


Astrology Analysis

Ephemeris for August 23, 1949

Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.
PlanetPosition (Tropical, Western)Transits on August 23, 2024Secondary Progressions for August 23, 2024
Sun0 Virgo 131 Virgo 313 Scorpio 57
Moon23 Leo 4925 Aries 3623 Taurus 5
Mercury23 Virgo 1123 Leo 54 Scorpio 47
Venus3 Libra 4922 Virgo 500 Capricorn 33
Ma

Woody Paul

Legal Name

Paul Woodrow Chrisman

Aliases

Woody Paul, "King of The Cowboy Fiddlers", "High Priest of The Hemp", "King of The Clothesline"

Occupation

Musician (fiddle player, songwriter and vocalist of Riders In The Sky)

Associated Acts

Riders In The Sky (since 1978)
Loggins & Messina (1977-1978)


Doctor Paul Woodrow Chrisman (born August 23, 1949), known professionally as Woody Paul, is an American fiddle player, singer, song writer, and holder of a PhD in theoretical plasma physics. In 1978, he joined Riders In The Sky shortly after the departure of founding member William "Windy Bill" Collins.

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Bibliography[]

  • Riders In The Sky: The Book (1992) (select chapters)
  • It's The Cowboy Way! The Amazing True Adventures of Riders In The Sky (2003) (only Woody's Story)

Trivia[]

  • Woody is the only member of Riders In The Sky to not have a solo album.

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