Between the Rails: America’s Train Songs

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Love Affair With Trains
Merle Haggard2:53
2Smokestack Lightnin’
recording of:
Smokestack Lightning
lyricist and composer:
Chester Arthur Burnett
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Howlin’ Wolf3:04
3Train Kept A‐Rollin’
double bass:
Dorsey Burnette (on 1956-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Murray M. "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (Session drummer and songwriter) (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 (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (from 1956 to present)
recorded at:
Bradley Studio (aka the "Quonset Hut") 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 (ASCAP affiliated), Fort Knox Music Co, Quartet Music Inc. and Trio Music, Inc. (publisher)
part of:
Twins (1988)
Johnny Burnette2:20
4I Got the Train Sittin’ Waitin’
recording of:
I Got the Train Sittin’ Waitin’
writer:
Billy Ray Reynolds
Waylon Jennings2:40
5Golden Rocket
The House Soldiers2:33
6Wabash Cannonball
Billy Strange2:57
7Mystery Train
Junior Parker2:21
8First Train Headin’ South
recording of:
The First Train Headin’ South
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton2:21
9Railroad Corral
Don Edwards3:20
10Train Whistle Blues
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-08-08)
guitar:
Billy Burkes (US guitarist, Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1929-08-08)
steel guitar:
Joe Kaipo (on 1929-08-08)
ukulele:
Weldon Burkes (US guitarist/ukulele player, Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1929-08-08)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-08-08)
recording of:
Train Whistle Blues (on 1929-08-08)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers3:01
11Track Walkin’
Billy Strange3:10
12Blue Train
recording of:
Blue Train
lyricist and composer:
Billy Smith (1950s Ohio rockabilly artist)
Johnny Cash2:06
13Broke Down Engine
recording of:
Broke Down Engine
writer:
Blind Willie McTell
arranger:
Bob Dylan
version of:
Broke Down Engine
Blind Willie McTell3:07
14Engine Engine #9
recording of:
Engine Engine #9
lyricist and composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
Roger Miller2:14
15Train Goin’ Nowhere
Steven Beasley3:18
16City of New Orleans
Glenn Yarbrough & The Limeliters4:40
17Looking for My Baby
Little Milton3:05
18Lonesome Whistle
recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
Hank Williams2:41