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Steve Goodman. Producer (s) Kris Kristofferson, Norbert Putnam. " City of New Orleans " is a country folk song written by Steve Goodman (and first recorded for Goodman's self-titled 1971 album ), describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad 's City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms.
Arlo Guthrie. Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10, 1947) [1] is an American folk singer-songwriter. [2] He is known for singing songs of protest against social injustice, and storytelling while performing songs, following the tradition of his father, Woody Guthrie.
The City of New Orleans is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak in the Central United States between Chicago and New Orleans. The overnight train takes about 19 ⁄ hours to complete its 934-mile (1,503 km) route, making major stops in Champaign–Urbana, Carbondale, Memphis, and Jackson . The City of New Orleans was first ...
The Best of Arlo Guthrie is a 1977 compilation album by Arlo Guthrie. Track listing. Alice's Restaurant Massacree" 18:33 – previously on Alice's Restaurant "Gabriel's Mother's Hiway Ballad #16 Blues" 6:25 – previously on Washington County "Cooper's Lament" 2:46 – previously on Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys
Numerous artists have covered the song, including Arlo Guthrie (making it his only top 40 hit), Willie Nelson (for which Goodman won a posthumous Grammy), Johnny Cash, John Denver, Jimmy Buffett ...
Steve Goodman. Steven Benjamin Goodman [1] (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song "City of New Orleans", which was recorded by Arlo Guthrie and many others including John Denver, The Highwaymen, and Judy Collins; in 1985, it afforded Goodman the Grammy songwriter ...
1996. Alice's Restaurant (The Massacree Revisited) Released: Label: Rising Son Records RSR-0010. Format: -. 2000. Til We Outnumber 'Em (various artists, live program featuring and hosted by Guthrie) Released: May 23, 2000.
City of New Orleans is a studio album by the American musician Willie Nelson, released by Columbia Records in 1984. The title track was written and originally recorded by Steve Goodman; his version was released in 1971. The next year, Arlo Guthrie became the first to have a hit with the song. Nelson's version topped the U.S. country singles chart.