# Desperados | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/desperados
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/desperados/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 06:24 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/desperados
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/desperados/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/desperados/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Desperados
- Visible lyric pages: 19

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `desperados`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 06:24 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-a4ae7baba99e91c4
- Visible lyric pages: 19
- Pages with stored lyric text: 19
- Video-backed song pages: 17
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 23568
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 4
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: First Blood, Devil's Horse, (Ghost) Riders In The Sky, Desperados, Dodge City, Dust of History, Friends til the End, and Gomorrah Of The Plains
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Desperados formed in California in the early 1960s, originally calling themselves the Tall Riders. The group included Don Reynolds on guitar and vocals, Collin Pruett on guitar and vocals, and Billy Ray Reynolds on bass. They played a mix of Western themes with some rock and roll elements. In 1965, they released their self-titled debut album which featured "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky." The song was written by Stan...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. First Blood — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/first-blood
2. Devil's Horse — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/devil-s-horse
3. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/ghost-riders-in-the-sky
4. Desperados — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/desperados
5. Dodge City — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/dodge-city
6. Dust of History — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/dust-of-history
7. Friends til the End — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/friends-til-the-end
8. Gomorrah Of The Plains — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/gomorrah-of-the-plains
9. Gone With The Wind — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/gone-with-the-wind
10. Hellbilly Square — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/hellbilly-square
11. Jumpin' Down The Running Train — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/jumpin-down-the-running-train
12. March to Destiny — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/march-to-destiny
13. My Gun And Me — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/my-gun-and-me
14. OK Corral — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/ok-corral
15. Oriental Saloon — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/oriental-saloon
16. Rattlesnake Shake — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/rattlesnake-shake
17. Rawhide — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/rawhide
18. The Dawn Of Dying — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/the-dawn-of-dying
19. Zag — https://lyroverse.com/desperados/zag