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Music - American And Canadian Railroads

This page lists some pieces of music associated with American and Canadian railroads.

America (Hourglass) - Sleeper Train

George Benson (White Rabbit) - Little Train

Booker T And The MG's (Soul Dressing) - Big Train

Boxcar Willie (King Of The Road) - Wabash Cannonball

Boxcar Willie (King Of The Road) - Boxcar Blues

Boxcar Willie (King Of The Road) - Wreck Of The Old '97

Burton Brothers (Route 66) - Southbound Train

Johnny Cash - The Ballad Of Casey Jones

Judy Collins (Judith) - City Of New Orleans

Bing Crosby - On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe

Mark Darnell And Paul Mccandless (Soul Of The Machine) - In The Age Of Steam

Doobie Brothers (Best Of) - Long Train Runnin'

Endless Avenue (Route 66) - Hobo's Lullaby

Arlo Guthrie (Best Of) - City Of New Orleans

George Hamilton IV And George Hege Hamilton V (Country Classics) - Canadian Pacific

Albert Hammond (Very Best Of) - I'm A Train

Gladys Knight And The Pips (Black Joy) - Midnight Train To Georgia

Gordon Lightfoot (Early Lightfoot/Sunday Concert) - Steel Rail Blues

Gordon Lightfoot (Early Lightfoot/Sunday Concert) - Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Marvelettes (Ashford And Simpson) - Destination Anywhere

John Mayall And Walter Trout - Chicago Line

John Mayall And Walter Trout - Ridin' The L And M (probably refers to the Lakeside And Marblehead Railroad)

Charlie Mccoy (Route 66) - Wreck Of The Old '43

Pat Metheny Group (Still Life Talking) - Last Train Home

Pat Metheny And Bill Frisell - Union Pacific

Glenn Miller Orchestra - Chattanooga Choo-Choo

Monkees (Then And Now) - Last Train To Clarksville

Monkees (Then And Now) - What Am I Doing Hangin' Round ("I should be on that train and gone, I should be riding on that train to San Antone")

Van Morrison (Astral Weeks) - Astral Weeks (I suspect that not even Van Morrison knows what this song is about, but it and other tracks on the same album include repeated references to railways: viaducts, immobile steel rims, wheels in motion, way over on the railroad, walking by the railroad, where the lonesome engine drivers pine, get on the train, this is the train, ...)

Ozark Mountain Daredevils (Ozark Mountain Daredevils) - Chicken Train

Paul And Margie (Twenty Best Folk Songs Of America) - Freight Train

Paul And Margie (Twenty Best Folk Songs Of America) - City Of New Orleans

Paul And Margie (Twenty Best Folk Songs Of America) - The Rock Island Line

JJ Reneaux (Route 66) - Long And A Lonesome Cry

Lionel Richie (Dancing On The Ceiling) - Night Train Smooth Alligator

Diana Ross And The Supremes (Love Child/Supremes A Go-Go) - How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone

Michelle Shocked (Short Sharp Shocked) - The L And N Don't Stop Here Anymore (probably refers to the Louisville And Nashville Railroad)

Michelle Shocked (Kind Hearted Woman) - Homestead ("Ever since they built that damn railroad, hobos knocking at my door")

Bruce Springsteen (Born In The USA) - Downbound Train

Al Stewart (Famous Last Words) - Trains

Rod Stewart (Vagabond Heart) - Downtown Train

James Taylor (Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon) - Riding On A Railroad

Unknown Artist (Truckin') - Silverton (about the Durango And Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad)

Bill Withers (Greatest Hits) - Soul Shadows "Riding with Fat Waller on the Super Chief")

I've Been Working On The Railroad (recorded by numerous artists)


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