Train song #35 features the most fantastic Jesse “Lone Cat” Fuller, one-man band, performing Leavin’ Memphis Frisco Bound. The Lone Cat played 12-string guitar, harmonica, kazoo, high-hat, and an instrument of his own invention called the fotdella. Here’s a description of that instrument from Wikipedia….… Read More
For train song #36, who says funk bands can’t play train songs? Here’s Maceo and the Macks. Toot your tooter ha ha…
Regular readers know that I listen to a lot of folk music, and by folk music I don’t just mean the “folk music scare” material popularized in the 1960s but a broad selection of folk music from around the world, including the various delightful musical… Read More
Train song number 39 is Slow Train Coming by Bob Dylan, who coincidentally turned 70 a few days ago. Here’s a nice cover of the tune by Robbie Fulks.
It’s been rainy and I’ve been under the weather. A little pick-me-up is in order, so train song #40 features Louis Prima performing Whistle Stop.
Train song #41….Here’s John Coltrane performing Blue Train
For train song #42, I’d like to feature The Paul Butterfield Band performing Two Trains Running… http://youtu.be/rVr881cUqG4 The song is from East-West, released in 1966, and the song is by Muddy Waters. East-West featured: Mike Bloomfield (Guitar) Paul Butterfield (Harmonica and Vocal) Elvin Bishop (Guitar… Read More
Here’s Trio del Rio performing Waiting for the 103. This is train song #43 This song was first recorded by Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks.
A plane song or a train song? Here’s Tony Rice covering the Gordon Lightfoot tune, Early Mornin’ Rain. You can’t jump a big jet plane like you can an old freight train….
It’s about time I featured Lefty Frizzell here on the train song of the day. Here’s Railroad Lady http://youtu.be/q7LByikhkqQ This song was co-written by Jerry Jeff Walker and Jimmy Buffet. Here’s J.D. Crowe & the New South Yep, the railroad is dyin’ and the lady… Read More
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