"The Jolly Tinker II," the notorious rugby fave, used to have its own tune(s). Now it usually goes to Stan Jones's "Ghost Riders in the Sky," a big hit in 1949.

Presumably the change began in 1949. But what's the earliest that anyone can actually remember the "Ghost Riders" tune as being the standard? (1972 is the date to beat.)

In fact, if anybody can post or name one of the older tunes, so much the better.

Oscar Brand's somewhat sanitized 1961 version credits John Runge. Brand's tune is a simplified "Dear Old Donegal" (Steve Graham, 1942).