SGT. QUINCANNON, SASS #32999 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Hello to All, I will soon be repeating my yearly task of being MC for my museum's annual volunteer appreciation banquet, and as we are a railroad museum, and this year is the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, we will be having an historical theme for the event this year. One of the tone-setting components every year is a music playlist that matches the event's theme. so I'm looking for appropriate railroad music to provide the right mood for the event. We'd like some classic tunes like Rock Island Line and Hey Porter and others by Johnny Cash and similar artists, but also, if possible, we'd like 19th century train songs, as well. So I'm asking for some suggestions. Put yourself in my volunteers' place - what songs would you desire and expect to hear? Our volunteers give us so much and I want to really make it a special night for them. Thanks to everyone for your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Wabash Cannonball I Been Workin' On The Railroad John Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Wreck of the Old 97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Wreck of the Old 97 -- Hank Snow Casey Jones -- Johnny Cash Chattanooga Cho Cho - Various Lonesome Whistle - Hank Williams Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Midnight Special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Worth posting again; City of New Orleans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Folsom Prison Blues; Johnny Cash Train, Train; Blackfoot Casey Jones; Grateful Dead I'm Movin' On; Hank Snow Melissa; The Allman Brothers Band Train Kept A Rollin'; Aerosmith Locomotive Breath; Jethro Tull Locomotion; Little Eva/Grand Funk Railroad B Movie Boxcar Blues; Delbert McClinton/The Blues Brothers These are NOT what you're looking for, but each one is truly a great train song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Chattanooga Choo Choo, Glen Miller Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash John Henry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 2 hours ago, J-BAR #18287 said: Worth posting again; City of New Orleans: Midnight Flyer, The Gambler, Down By The Station Early In The Morning, C. W. McCall's The Silverton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Check out Boxcar Willie's list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Roger Miller King of the Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Man Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Didn't see Orange Blossom Special listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 You don't have to call me darlin''. By David Allen Coe. In the last verse it goes: I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison. And I went to pick her up in the rain. Before I could get to the station in my pickup truck. She got runned over by a danged ol' train. And I'll hang around as long as you will let me. And I never minded standing in the rain. You don't have to call me darlin', darlin'. You never even called by my name. So now that it has being drunk, mom, trucks and trains, it is the perfect country song. According to Coe and the song writer. A bit tongue and cheek but it has trains in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 SGT. QUINCANNON: If there will be children present at the event, then obviously they might enjoy "I've Been Working on the Railroad" which we all learned in kindergarten. And with the recent post about the Monkees Peter Tork passing, we can't forget "Last Train to Clarksville". And for those reminiscing the 30's & 40's, there is the great Duke Ellington and "Take the A Train". (instrumental) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 14 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Folsom Prison Blues; Johnny Cash Train, Train; Blackfoot Casey Jones; Grateful Dead I'm Movin' On; Hank Snow Melissa; The Allman Brothers Band Train Kept A Rollin'; Aerosmith Locomotive Breath; Jethro Tull Locomotion; Little Eva/Grand Funk Railroad B Movie Boxcar Blues; Delbert McClinton/The Blues Brothers These are NOT what you're looking for, but each one is truly a great train song. @Blackwater 53393, Truer words could not be spoken. This is a classic Jethro Tull (from the "Aqualung" Album) one of my favorite albums, along with his "Thick as a Brick" album. Thanks for mentioning it. For those not familiar with it ... be prepared! (NOTE: May need volume up until the 1:21 Mark, then hold on for the ride!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Night Train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Big Rock Candy Mountain Hallelujah I'm A Bum Two depression era songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Hobo's Lullaby; Arlo Guthrie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Let's not forget the Doobie Brothers and their rhythmic - "Long Train Running". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoky Pistols Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Cherokee Fiddle-Johnny Lee Crazy Train-Ozzy Osbourne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 500 miles, Peter, Paul and Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase Randall, SASS #45902 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Long Black Train by Josh Turner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Check out some Jimmie Rodgers stuff while your at it. He was a big train buff , one of his nicknames was "The Singing Brakeman". Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Next train headed south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Crimes Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Virgil Caine is the nameAnd I served on the Danville train'Til Stoneman's cavalry cameAnd they tore up the tracks again In the winter of '65We were hungry, just barely aliveBy May the tenth, Richmond had fellIt's a time I remember, oh so well The night they drove Old Dixie downAnd all her bells were ringingThe night they drove Old Dixie downAnd all the people were singin', they went, na na na It goes on for a few more verses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 "On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe" (This one is Cowboy themed) Judy Garland won an Oscar for best song (1946) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 https://youtu.be/hBP15lRprPs May be too much for some. Also suggest Train kept runnin' by Aerosmith and Can't you see by Marshall Tucker Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty Newt # 7365 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 City of New Orleans is a good one. Recorded by lots of folks,, including Willie Nelson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 2/26/2019 at 6:43 PM, Blackwater 53393 said: Folsom Prison Blues; Johnny Cash Train, Train; Blackfoot Casey Jones; Grateful Dead I'm Movin' On; Hank Snow Melissa; The Allman Brothers Band Train Kept A Rollin'; Aerosmith Locomotive Breath; Jethro Tull Locomotion; Little Eva/Grand Funk Railroad B Movie Boxcar Blues; Delbert McClinton/The Blues Brothers These are NOT what you're looking for, but each one is truly a great train song. Train,Train; Blackfoot great song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS by Roy Acuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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