Lonesome Whistle: An Anthology of American Railroad Song

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: Big Railroad Blues
#TitleArtistLength
1The Wreck on the Southern Old 97
Kelly Harrell?:??
2The Brave Engineer
Roy Harvey?:??
3I Wish My Mother Was on That Train
Blind Joe Taggart?:??
4I Raised My Window and Looked at the Risin’ Sun
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1927-02-28)
guitar and mouth harp:
[unknown] (on 1927-02-28)
vocals:
Ollie Rupert (on 1927-02-28)
Ollie Rupert?:??
5Yellow Dog Blues
Sam Collins?:??
6Gonna Die With My Hammer in My Hand
recorded in:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States (on 1927-04-26)
fiddle:
Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
guitar:
Curry (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
vocals:
Curry (on 1927-04-26), Arnold Williamson (on 1927-04-26) and Irving Williamson (on 1927-04-26)
recording of:
John Henry (on 1927-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
Williamson Brothers & Curry?:??
7C & O Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1927-06-30)
guitar and lead vocals:
Blind Joe Amos (on 1927-06-30)
Blind Joe Amos?:??
8The Wreck of the Virginian No. 3
Roy Harvey?:??
9The Longest Train I Ever Saw
Tenneva Ramblers?:??
10K. C. Railroad Blues
recorded in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (in 1927-08)
guitar:
Jim Baxter (on 1927-08-09)
violin:
Andrew Baxter (on 1927-08-09)
vocals:
Jim Baxter (on 1927-08-09)
recording of:
K. C. Railroad Blues (on 1927-08-09)
writer:
Andrew Baxter and Jim Baxter
Andrew & Jim Baxter?:??
11Mean Conductor Blues
Ed Bell?:??
12Frisco Whistle Blues
Ed Bell?:??
13Rambler Blues
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1927-09)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1927-09)
Blind Lemon Jefferson?:??
14Sunshine Special
guitar:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1927-10)
vocals:
Blind Lemon Jefferson (in 1927-10)
Blind Lemon Jefferson?:??
15Train 45
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1927-10-18)
fiddle:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
guitar and spoken vocals:
Henry Whitter (on 1927-10-18)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1927-10-18)
recording of:
Train 45 (on 1927-10-18)
writer:
[traditional]
Henry Whitter & G.B. Grayson?:??
16Ramblin’ Reckless Hobo
Burnett & Rutherford?:??
17Chattanooga Blues
Allen Brothers?:??
18Sun Beam Blues
piano:
Willie Tyson (on 1927-12-03)
tuba:
Octave Gaspard (on 1927-12-03)
vocals:
Fred Adams (on 1927-12-03) and “Billiken” Johnson (on 1927-12-03)
recorded at:
Jefferson Hotel in Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1927-12-03)
recording of:
Sun Beam Blues (on 1927-12-03)
“Billiken” Johnson and Fred Adams?:??
19Big Railroad Blues
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-01-30)
banjo and jug:
Gus Cannon (on 1928-01-30)
guitar:
Ashley Thompson (on 1928-01-30)
harmonica:
Noah Lewis (on 1928-01-30)
vocals:
Ashley Thompson (on 1928-01-30)
Cannon’s Jug Stompers?:??
20If I Die a Railroad Man
Tenneva Ramblers?:??
21C.C. & O. Blues
Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley?:??
22The Red and Green Signal Lights
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1928-07-31)
guitar:
Henry Whitter (on 1928-07-31)
violin:
G.B. Grayson (on 1928-07-31)
vocals:
G.B. Grayson (on 1928-07-31)
recording of:
The Red and Green Signal Lights (on 1928-07-31)
writer:
G.B. Grayson
G.B. Grayson & Henry Whitter?:??
23Royal Palm Special Blues
'Sloppy' Henry?:??
24Kassie Jones (Part 1)
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-08-28)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (on 1928-08-28)
recording of:
The Ballad of Casey Jones (on 1928-08-28)
lyricist:
Wallace Saunders and T. Lawrence Seibert
composer:
Eddie Newton
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3247)
recording of:
Kassie Jones
writer:
Furry Lewis
Furry Lewis?:??
25Hell Bound Train
Frank Hutchison?:??
2▼CD: Travellin’ Blues
#TitleArtistLength
1North‐Bound Train
Nelstone’s Hawaiians?:??
2Waiting for a Train
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Waiting for a Train (on 1928-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers?:??
3Texas and Pacific Blues
Frenchy’s String Band?:??
4Spike Driver Blues
Mississippi John Hurt?:??
5Engine One‐Forty‐Three
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1929-02-15)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1929-02-15) and Sara Carter (on 1929-02-15)
vocals:
Sara Carter (on 1929-02-15)
recording of:
Engine 143 (on 1929-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 255)
The Carter Family?:??
6The Train’s Done Left Me
Carolina Tar Heels?:??
7Old Rock Island Blues
Lonnie Coleman?:??
8The New York Hobo
Darby & Tarlton?:??
9Western Kentucky Limited
E.E. Hack String Band?:??
10Riding the Blinds
Eddie Mapp and His Harmonica?:??
11The Hobo’s Last Ride
Buell Kazee?:??
12Pea Vine Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Charley Patton (on 1929-06-14)
vocals:
Charley Patton (on 1929-06-14)
recording of:
Pea Vine Blues
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton
Charley Patton?:??
13Cannonball Blues
guitar:
Frank Hutchison (on 1929-07-09)
vocals:
Frank Hutchison (on 1929-07-09)
recorded at:
Union Square Hotel in New York, New York, United States (on 1929-07-09)
Frank Hutchison?:??
14Train Whistle Blues
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-08-08)
guitar:
Billy Burkes (on 1929-08-08)
steel guitar:
Joe Kaipo (on 1929-08-08)
ukulele:
Weldon Burkes (on 1929-08-08)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (on 1929-08-08)
recording of:
Train Whistle Blues (on 1929-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers?:??
15Railroad Bill
recording of:
Railroad Bill
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music
Will Bennett?:??
16John Henry (The Steel Driving Man) (Part 1)
guitar and lead vocals:
Furry Lewis (on 1929-09-22)
recorded at:
Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-09-22)
Furry Lewis?:??
17Long Train Blues
Robert Wilkins?:??
18K. C. Moan
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-10-04)
guitar:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04) and Tewee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
harmonica:
Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
jug:
Jab Jones (on 1929-10-04)
kazoo:
Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04)
lead vocals:
Tee Wee Blackman (on 1929-10-04)
vocals:
Charlie Burse (on 1929-10-04), Ben Ramey (on 1929-10-04) and Will Shade (on 1929-10-04)
recording of:
K.C. Moan (on 1929-10-04)
writer:
Tewee Blackman
Memphis Jug Band?:??
19Freight Train Ramble
Darby & Tarlton?:??
20Lonesome Frisco Line
Darby & Tarlton?:??
21Travelin’ Blues
recording of:
Travelin' Blues
lyricist and composer:
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Sammie?:??
22Wabash Cannonball
The Carter Family?:??
23The New Frisco Train
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1930-05-26)
guitar:
Napoleon Hairiston (on 1930-05-26) and Bukka White (on 1930-05-26)
lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1930-05-26)
Washington White?:??
24M & O Blues
Willie Brown?:??
25M & O Blues
Walter Davis?:??
3▼CD: Blow Yo’ Whistle Freight Train
#TitleArtistLength
1Travelin’ Railroad Man Blues
Alabama Sheiks?:??
2True and Trembling Brakeman
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (in 1931-04)
Lullaby Larkers?:??
3Railroad Man Blues
Walter Davis?:??
4The Gone Dead Train
King Solomon Hill?:??
5Too‐Too Train Blues
Big Bill?:??
6B and O Blues No. 2
recording of:
B and O Blues No.2
Blind Willie?:??
7Railroad Blues
recorded in:
Richmond, Indiana, United States (in 1934-08)
Sam McGee?:??
8Chickasaw Train Blues (Low Down Dirty Thing)
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1934-08-24)
guitar:
Memphis Minnie (on 1934-08-24)
vocals:
Memphis Minnie (on 1934-08-24)
Memphis Minnie?:??
9Blow Yo’ Whistle, Freight Train
recorded in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (on 1935-01-22)
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1935-01-22)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (on 1935-01-22)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1935-01-22) and Rabon Delmore (on 1935-01-22)
recording of:
Blow Yo' Whistle, Freight Train (on 1935-01-22)
writer:
Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore
The Delmore Brothers?:??
10B and O Line Blues
Bumble Bee Slim?:??
11Flying Crow Blues
Dallas Jamboree Jug Band?:??
12Honky Tonk Train Blues
Meade Lux Lewis?:??
13New River Train
producer:
Eli Oberstein
guitar and lead vocals:
Charlie Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
mandolin and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (on 1936-02-17)
recorded at:
Southern Radio Building in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (on 1936-02-17)
recording of:
New River Train (on 1936-02-17)
writer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4568)
Monroe Brothers?:??
14The Heavenly Train
recording of:
The Heavenly Train
composer:
Bill Carlisle
Bill Carlisle?:??
15Depot Blues
recorded in:
Augusta, Georgia, United States (in 1936-07)
Crowder Brothers?:??
16My Saviour’s Train
Monroe Brothers?:??
17A. & V. Railroad Blues
Little Brother Montgomery?:??
18The Flying Crow
Black Ivory King?:??
19The Katy Blues
Blind Norris?:??
20Train Carry My Girl Back Home
Wade Mainer?:??
21Love in Vain
Robert Johnson?:??
22Riding on That Train Forty‐Five
Wade Mainer · Zeke Morris · Steve Ledford?:??
23Golden Gate Gospel Train
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet?:??
24Station Boy Blues
‘Roosevelt’ Antrim?:??
25Train Whistle Blues
Shelley Lee Alley?:??
4▼CD: The Train Kept A’ Rollin’
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1Special Agent (Railroad Police Blues)
Sleepy John Estes?:??
2Streamline Train
Cripple Clarence Lofton?:??
3Santa Fe Blues
Smith Casey?:??
4Orange Blossom Special
recording of:
Orange Blossom Special
lyricist and composer:
Ervin Rouse
publisher:
Glanco Music and MCA Music
The Rouse Brothers?:??
5Special Stream Line
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-08)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-08)
Bukka White?:??
6The Midnight Special
Huddie Ledbetter?:??
7Rock Island Line
Lead Belly with The Golden Gate Quartet?:??
8C. & N.W. Railroad
Byron Parker & his Mountaineers?:??
9Gospel Cannon Ball
Karl & Harty?:??
10Hobo Blues
Yank Rachell?:??
11Mean Old Frisco Blues
Arthur Crudup?:??
12Lining Train (Line ’Em)
Lead Belly?:??
13Lonesome Train
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee?:??
14G.M. & O. Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1945-07-02)
double bass [bass]:
Ransom Knowling (on 1945-07-02)
guitar:
Sid Cox (on 1945-07-02)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Sonny Boy Williamson (on 1945-07-02)
piano:
Eddie Boyd (on 1945-07-02)
Sonny Boy Williamson?:??
15Pan American
recording of:
Pan American (on 1947-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams
Hank Williams?:??
16Hard Travelin’
Woody Guthrie?:??
17Train Fare Home
recording of:
Train Fare Home
writer:
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters?:??
18Railroad Station Blues
T‐Bone Walker?:??
19This Train
Reverend Robert Ballinger?:??
20Mystery Train
cover recording of:
Mystery Train
writer:
Junior Parker and Sam Phillips
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hi Lo Music, Mijac Music, MJ Publishing Trust, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Hilo Music Inc. (in 1953)
Elvis Presley?:??
21Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash
publisher:
Aberbach (London), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash?:??
22Smokestack Lightnin’
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1956-01)
double bass:
Willie Dixon (in 1956-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Phillips (in 1956-01)
guitar:
Willie Johnson (in 1956-01) and Hubert Sumlin (in 1956-01)
harmonica and lead vocals:
Howlin’ Wolf (in 1956-01)
piano:
Hosea Lee Kennard (in 1956-01)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 285)
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning (in 1956-01)
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music
Howlin’ Wolf?:??
23Down Bound Train
recording of:
Down Bound Train
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Berry
publisher:
Arc Music and Arc Music Corp.
Chuck Berry?:??
24Train Kept A Rollin’
double bass:
Dorsey Burnette (on 1956-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Murray M. "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (on 1956-07-02)
guitar:
Paul Burlison (on 1956-07-02) and Johnny Burnette (on 1956-07-02)
vocals:
Johnny Burnette (on 1956-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records (from 1956 to present)
recorded at:
Bradley Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-07-02)
cover recording of:
The Train Kept A‐Rollin’ (on 1956-07-02)
writer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay and Lois Mann
publisher:
Bienstock Publishing Company, Fort Knox Music Co, Quartet Music Inc. and Trio Music, Inc.
part of:
Twins (1988)
Johnny Burnette & the Rock ’n’ Roll Trio?:??
25I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow
cover recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis and Hank Williams
publisher:
Peer-Southern Productions, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
Johnny Cash?:??

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ASIN:US: B007CMD54M [info]