[78-L] Trains + Music

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "RAY KILCOYNE" <kil at roadrunner.com>
>A few more for the list:
> (Apologies for any repeats)
> BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON - George Olsen
> DREAM TRAIN - Nat Shilkret
> FIRST TRAIN HEADIN' SOUTH - Johnny Horton
> THE FREEDOM TRAIN - Bing & Andrews Sisters
> FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES - Roy Acuff
> GANDY DANCER'S BALL - Frankie Laine
> THE GOLDEN ROCKET - Hank Snow
> HOBO BILL'S LAST RIDE - Hank Snow
> HONKY TONK TRAIN BLUES - Bob Crosby & Bob Zurke
> I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD - Shannon Quartet
> THE LAST RIDE - Hank Snow *
>    * my favorite train song, written by Robert Halcomb and Ted Daffan
>    "In the Dodge City yards of the Santa Fe", etc
> THE LITTLE TRAIN - Eric Storz & Marianne Vasel
> THE LOG TRAIN - Hank Williams
> MAINLINER - Hank Snow
> MAMA FROM THE TRAIN - Patti Page
> THE MODEL T AND THE TRAIN RACE - Curly Fox
> MYSTERY TRAIN - Elvis Presley
> NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS - Roy Acuff
> ONE MORE RIDE - Hank Snow
> RAILROAD BLUES - Woody Guthrie
> THE RAILROAD SONG - Delta Rhythm Boys
> RED BALL ROCKET TRAIN - Mac O'Dell
> THERE'S A TRAIN OUT FOR DREAMLAND - Nat King Cole
> THIS TRAIN - Roberta Sherwood
> TRAIN OF LOVE - Paul Anka or Annette
> TRAIN OF LOVE - Guy Mitchell & Mindy Carson
> TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN - Buddy Morrow
> WAITIN' FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN - Harry James & Kitty Kallen or Peggy Lee
> WAITING FOR A TRAIN - Jimmie Rodgers
> WATCHING THE TRAINS GO BY - Perry Como
> WHEN THE TRAIN CAME IN - Teresa Brewer
> THE WRECK OF THE NUMBER NINE - Hank Snow
>
> CLICK CLACK..Dickie Doo & The Don'ts
> RAILROAD TRAIN SAMBA..Bernie Green (not on 78, but right era)
> ROCK ISLAND (from The Music Man) (also no 78, but right era)
> IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE..Rusty Draper, Vaughn Monroe
> HOBO YOU CAN'T RIDE THIS TRAIN..Louis Armstrong
> DOWN BY THE RAILROAD TRACK..Frank Crumit
>
And we seem to have missed the all-time classic...!

"Wreck Of the (Southern) Old 97"--Vernon Dalhart et al!

Trains figured to a great extent amomg country and/or blues artists
and/or songwriters! After all, that was their main mode of travel...
either with ticket or illicitly...?!

...stevenc