City of New Orleans

Name: City of New Orleans
Uploaded: 1972-01-01
Duration: 4 min 37 s
Description: Steve Goodman wrote this country folk song after traveling on the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans line to visit his wife's family. Arlo Guthrie's 1972 recording became a major hit, describing the train journey from Chicago to New Orleans in bittersweet terms. Willie Nelson's 1984 version later earned Goodman a posthumous Grammy Award for songwriting.

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1972 70s country

Steve Goodman wrote this country folk song after traveling on the Illinois Central Railroad's City of New Orleans line to visit his wife's family. Arlo Guthrie's 1972 recording became a major hit, describing the train journey from Chicago to New Orleans in bittersweet terms. Willie Nelson's 1984 version later earned Goodman a posthumous Grammy Award for songwriting.