April 30, 2019 – Companion blog to blog, “An Old Blog Amended” (May 3, 2019)
HEAR THE SONGS:
Waiting for a Train, sung by Jimmie Rodgers in the 1920s
Railroad Song, by Jim Croce
John Henry (My grandfather would break out in song every once in a while, and “John Henry” was one of his favorites.
He also sang, “Muleskinner Blues.” I can hear him now: “John Henry” and “Muleskinner Blues”
He would have loved this Dolly Parton version
And Rhonda Vincent, too.
Arlo Guthrie sings “The City of New Orleans”
Same song by Jason and Meagan with orchestra.
Hank Williams sings, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (Not a train song, but if you’re like me, you can hear the lonesome train sounds of yesteryear as he sings.
Johnny Cash: “I’ve Got A Thing About Trains”
Waylon Jennings: “This Train”
Chet Atkins “Wabash Cannon Ball” – “Freight Train”
Hank Snow and the Wabash Cannon Ball
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READ THE LYRICS:
Waiting for a Train
Railroad Song
John Henry
Muleskinner Blues
The City of New Orleans
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
I’ve Got A Thing About Trains
This Train
Wabash Cannon Ball
Freight Train