Wabash Cannonball

Grateful Dead

No Grateful Dead recordings.

Bob Weir

House Party, Dan Zanes and Friends, 2003
Weir Here: The Best Of Bob Weir, Bob Weir, 2004

Others

Hugh Ballard Cross, 192?
Single, Mac Wiseman, 1955
Raisin' the Dickens, Little Jimmy Dickens, 1957
Songs Of The Golden West, Red River Dave and His Texas Tophands, 1957
American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1, Pete Seeger, 1957
Mother Maybelle Carter, 195?
Playin' and Singin': King of Hillbilly Piano Players, Moon Mullican, 1961
Songs Of The Railroad, Merrill Jay Singers, 1961
Happiness Is You, Johnny Cash, 1962
World Tour with Folk Songs, Addiss and Crofut, 1962
All Time Greatest Hits, Roy Acuff, 1962
The Country Music Hall of Fame: The Greatest Collection of Country Hits Ever Assembled in One Album, Various Artists (Moon Mullican), 1962
Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson At Folk City, Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson, 1963
Behind These Walls, Hank Ferguson, 1963
The Ventures Play the Country Classics, Ventures, 1963
Folk Songs From The Hills, The Springfields, 1963
Country Music Hall of Fame, Roy Acuff, 1964
The Versatile Flatt & Scruggs, Flatt & Scruggs, 1965
Great Train Songs (An American Legend), Roy Acuff, 1965
Nashville Underground, Jerry Reed, 1968
Charlatans, Charlatans, 1969
A Real Live Dolly, Dolly Parton with Porter Wagoner, 1970
Best Of Roy Acuff, Roy Acuff, 1970
Both Sides Now, Willie Nelson, 1970
Doc Watson On Stage, Doc Watson & Merle Watson, 1971
Country Boots, Boots Randolph, 1972
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1972
Good Though, Utah Phillips, 1973
Memories, Doc Watson, 1975
Riding The Rails, Johnny Cash, 1975
Everhart, Bob Everhart, 1978
The Riot Rockers, Riot Rockers, 1978
Precious Friend, Arlo Guthrie/Pete Seeger, 1982
Greatest Hits, Charlie McCoy, 1982
20 All-Time Great Recordings, Flatt and Scruggs, 1983
20 Of The Best, Carter Family, 1984
Everhart Alive at Avoca, Bob Everhart, 1985
Her Greatest Country Hits, Wanda Jackson, 1985
On The Wilderness Road, Art Thieme, 1986
Columbia Country Classics, Vol. 1: Golden Age, Various Artists (Roy Acuff), 1990
1964-1969, Plus, Flatt & Scruggs, 1992
Just Gimme Something I'm Used To, Norman and Nancy Blake, 1992
Essential 1936-1949, Roy Acuff, 1992
Another Country, The Chieftans, 1992
The One Rose: The Capitol Years, Rose Maddox, 1993
Great American Train Songs, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 1993
Roadsongs, Townes Van Zandt, 1994
When Roses Bloom In Dixieland - The Complete Recordings, Vol. 3, Carter Family, 1995
Bluegrass 1970-1979, Bill Monroe, 1995
Howdy! 25 Hillbilly All-Time Greats, Various Artists (Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseeans), 1995
The Vanguard Years, Doc Watson, 1995
Railroad Man (comp), Billy Strange, 1995
That's Bluegrass!: CMH Records 20th Anniversary Collection, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 1995
Bluegrass Masters, Various Artists (Flatt and Scruggs), 1996
Over the Hills and Far Away, The Springfields, 1997
Steel Rails (Classic Railroad Songs) - Roots of Americana, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1997
The Great American Fiddle Collection, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 1997
Heart of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 1998
Flatt On Victor Plus More, Lester Flatt, 1999
Railroadin' Classics - 16 Great Instrumentals, Various Artists, 19??
40 Most Popular American Folk Songs, Paul & Margie, 199?
Grandfather's Greatest Hits, David Hold, 19??
Roy Hall and His Blue Ridge Entertainers, 19??
The Legendary Carter Family, Carter Family, 19??
Bluegrass Then and Now 25th Anniversary, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 2000
American Roots Music, Various Artists (Roy Acuff), 2000
Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom, 1950-1970, Various Artists (The Limeliters), 2001
The Definitive Bluegrass Collection, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 2001
Live at Gilley's, Mac Wiseman, 2001
Fiddler's Hall of Fame, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 2001
Front Porch Pickin': 24 Great Bluegrass Instrument, Various Artists (Fiddlin' Mutt Poston), 2001
Folk Rock Revival Sampler, We Five, 2002
Tribute to Bluegrass, Chet Atkins, 2002
American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 1, Pete Seeger, 2002
Live at Vanderbilt, Lester Flatt & Bill Monroe, 2002
Country, Bluegrass and Mountain Music, Various Artists (Roy Acuff), 2002
Roots and Branches, Various Artists (Roy Acuff), 2002
The Best of Bluegrass, Various Artists (Carter Family), 2003
Far Across the Blue Water, Bill Monroe, 2004
Bluegrass Early Cuts 1931-1953: Classic Recordings Remastered, Various Artists (Roy Hall), 2004
Long Live Bluegrass! CMH Records 30th Anniversary, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 2005
Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways, Various Artists (Doc Watson), 2006
Blockbuster Bluegrass, Various Artists (Randall Hylton), 2006
Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Danny Barnes), 2006
36 Bluegrass Hits, Various Artists (Benny Martin), 2006
Backroads, Michael Irwin, 2007

Notes

DeadBase includes this song in the set list for 6/11/69 California Hall, San Francisco. The list was provided by a Bay Area deadhead who attended the show and kept a list. It is thought that no tapes of the show exist. Therefore it is likely that there is no recorded example of the Dead playing this song.

Authorship uncertain. First appeared in print in 1904 copyrighted by William Kindt. But this version was based on an existing train song. Made popular by the Carter Family and many subsequent version give writing credits to A. P. Carter.

George Milburn in The Hobo's Hornbook (1930) explains that "the Wabash Cannonball is for the hobo what the spectral Flying Dutchman is for the sailor. It is a mythical train that runs everywhere..".