Rock Island Line (Railroad Song) - Lead Belly
1942
Nothing but rhythm and rails
A railroad anthem whose rolling groove helped shape generations of folk and rock musicians.
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Rock Island Line (Railroad Song) - Lead Belly
1942
Nothing but rhythm and rails
A railroad anthem whose rolling groove helped shape generations of folk and rock musicians.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀tⲅ𐓟ꪱn ㅤ ۪ ⠀⠀s𐓪nց🌬⠀ ` ⠀ ⠀🪽
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ꮽꮾ ︶⠀𝅄 ࣪ ⠀天使⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓏶ྀི 𓈒 𝄲 ゐ˚◌ ⠀⠀⠀
Sorrowful
In perfect tune
The trains sing their late-night aria
Gorgeous and sad
Grieving late at night
In a minor key
”are you ok”
no i want to know your rules and religion and pray that im the exception
The Carter Family - The Cannon-Ball (Solid Gone) (1930) Traditional / Arrangement: A.P. Carter from: “The Cannon-Ball” / “Worried Man Blues”
Traditional Country | Appalachian Folk | Acoustic
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Personnel: A.P. Carter: Vocals Maybelle Carter: Guitar Sara Carter: Autoharp
Recorded: @ The Municipal Auditorium in Memphis, Tennessee USA on May 24, 1930
Released: October, 1930 RCA Victor Records
Bluebird Records (1935 Reissue)
Montgomery Ward (1936 Reissue)
"You can wash my jumper Starch my overalls Catch a train they call the Cannon Ball from Buffalo to Washington"
Pentangle - Train Song (1969)
With Terry Cox and Danny Thompson as rhythm section, unlike most British folk, Pentangle could really swing. I'll admit that I really don't care for most of Jacqui McShee's vocals, but here we have Bert Jansch on the lead vocal, also weaving his magic guitar with John Renbourn.
Trains are carrying me One and a two, three and a four thousand miles Miles from you
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues [Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!, 1957]