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Classic Railroad Songs, Vol. 1 Steel Rails

Various Artists

Initial release : 1997

Rounder 1128

This compilation includes one David Grisman track and one Peter Rowan track.

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Tracks

  • Wabash Cannonball
  • Orange Blossom Special
  • Daddy, What's a Train?
  • Jimmie the Kid
  • Ramblin' Man
  • Steel Rails
  • Trainwreck of Emotion
  • Slow Moving Freight Train
  • Lord of the Trains
  • Last Train
  • Nine Pound Hammer
  • When the Golden Train Comes Down
  • Texas, 1947
  • Pan American Boogie
Musicians

The performers on the tracks of this compilation are;

  • Wabash Cannonball - Roy Acuff
  • Orange Blossom Special - Johnson Mountain Boys
  • Daddy, What's a Train? - Utah Phillips
  • Jimmie the Kid - Jimmie Rodgers
  • Ramblin' Man - Kieran Kane
  • Steel Rails - Alison Krauss
  • Trainwreck of Emotion - Del McCoury
  • Slow Moving Freight Train - Hugh Moffatt
  • Lord of the Trains - Tom Russell
  • Last Train - Peter Rowan
  • Nine Pound Hammer - David Grisman, Doc Watson and Alan O'Bryant
  • When the Golden Train Comes Down - Sons Of The Pioneers
  • Texas, 1947 - Guy Clark
  • Pan American Boogie - Kate MacKenzie
The musicians on the individual tracks are as follows.

Wabash Cannonball;

  • Roy Acuff - vocals
  • Bashful Brother Oswald - Dobro
  • Jimmie Riddle - harmonica
  • Lonnie Wilson - guitar (possibly)
  • Joe Zinkan - bass (possibly)
Orange Blossom Special;
  • Dudley Connell - guitar
  • David McLaughlin - mandolin
  • Eddie Stubbs - fiddle
  • Tom Adams - banjo
  • Marshall Willborn - string bass
Daddy, What's a Train? ;
  • Utah Phillips - vocal, guitar
Jimmie the Kid;
  • Jimmie Rodgers - vocals
  • Charles Kama - steel guitar
  • M.T. Salazar - guitar
  • Mike Cordova - string bass
Ramblin' Man;
  • Kieran Kane - guitar, vocals
  • Tammy Rogers - fiddle
  • Glenn Worf - bass
  • Dan Dugmore - electric guitar
  • Harry Stinson - drums
  • Mike Henderson - lead acoustic guitar
  • Don Heffington - bass bodhran, tambourine
Steel Rails;
  • Alison Krauss - fiddle, vocals
  • Jeff White - guitar, harmony vocals
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Stuart Duncan - mandolin
  • Dave Pomeroy - bass
  • Suzanne Cox - harmony vocals
Trainwreck of Emotion;
  • Del McCoury - guitar, vocals
  • Ron McCoury - tenor vocal, mandolin
  • Jerry McCoury - bass, vocals
  • Rob McCoury - banjo
  • Warren Blair - fiddle, vocals
  • Jon Glik - fiddle
Slow Moving Freight Train;
  • Hugh Moffatt - vocals
  • Russ Barenberg - acoustic guitar
  • Mike Chapman - bass
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • Terry McMillan - harmonica
  • Wade McCurdy - harmony vocals
  • Bob Tyler - harmony vocals
Lord of the Trains;
  • Tom Russell - guitar, vocal
  • Andrew Hardin - guitar, bass, background vocals
  • Fats Kaplin - harmonica
  • Billy Troiani - bass guitar
  • Mike Warner - drums, percussion, background vocals
Last Train;
  • Peter Rowan - guitar, vocals
  • Alan O'Bryant - banjo, vocals
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • Sam Bush - mandolin, vocals
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. - bass
  • Jerry Douglas - guitar, dobro, vocals
Nine Pound Hammer;
  • David Grisman - mandolin
  • Doc Watson - guitar, vocals
  • Alan O'Bryant - tenor vocal
When the Golden Train Come Down;
  • Bob Nolan - lead vocals
  • Roy Rogers (Len Slye) - vocals
  • Lloyd Perryman - vocal, rhythm guitar
  • Hugh Farr - fiddle
  • Karl Farr - lead guitar
  • Pat Brady - string bass
  • Sam Koki - steel guitar
Texas, 1947;
  • Guy Clark - vocals
  • Mike Leech - string bass
  • Jerry Kroon - drums
  • Mickey Raphael - harmonica
  • James Colvard - guitar
  • David Briggs - keyboard
Pan American Boogie;
  • Kate MacKenzie - vocals
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
  • Nick Forster - guitar
  • Viktor Krauss - bass
  • Alan O'Bryant - banjo, harmony vocals
Credits

For the compilation;

  • Compilation Producer - Michael Hyatt
  • Project Coordinator - Louisa Hufstader
  • Photography - Andy Ferenwald, Russ Harrington
  • Liner Notes - Norm Cohen
  • Design - Moore Moscowitz
Related releases

Nine Pound Hammer is taken from;

Uncertain of the source of the Peter Rowan track.


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