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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.
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 ...
The "Alice's Restaurant" song was one of a few very long songs to become popular just when albums began replacing hit singles as young people's main music listening. But in 1972 Guthrie had a highly successful single as well: Steve Goodman 's song " City of New Orleans ", [1] a wistful paean to long-distance passenger rail travel.
Background. The song's lead vocalist and composer Paul Cotton would describe "Heart of the Night" as a song which (Paul Cotton quote:) "kind of wrote itself... in twenty minutes", being "inspired by my love and lust for New Orleans", a city Cotton had previously focused on "Down in the Quarter" (album Head Over Heels/ 1975); Cotton has also stated that he wrote "Break of Hearts" (album Ghost ...
D. "A Dallas Cowboy and a New Orleans Saint" by The Kendalls. "Dance Back From the Grave" by Marc Cohn. "Dance To The Mardi Gras" by Murray Campo and the Jazz Saints. " (Dance with Me) Tonight at the Mardi Gras" by Irving Berlin. "Dark Lady" by Cher. "Dauphin Street Blues" (traditional jazz tune) "Decatur Drive" by Chris Barber. "Decatur Street ...
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 ...
Down in New Orleans (song) " Down in New Orleans " is a song from Disney 's 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog, written by Randy Newman. Several versions of the song were recorded for use in different parts of the film and other materials. The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 82nd Academy Awards, but lost to "The Weary ...
New Orleans (Gary U.S. Bonds song) " New Orleans " is a song written by Frank Guida and Joseph Royster and performed by Gary U.S. Bonds. It was featured on his 1961 album Dance 'Til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds. [2] Frank Guida also produced the track. [3] Backing was provided by Gene Barge's group The Church Street Five .