steve goodman wrote the song the train they call the city of new orleans.
steve goodman wrote the song the train they call the city of new orleans.
who wrote the song the train they call the city of new orleans?
steve goodman
city of new orleans (song)









































"city of new orleans" is a country folk song written by steve goodman (and first recorded for goodman's self-titled 1971 album), describing a train ride from chicago to new orleans on the illinois central railroad's "city of new orleans" in bittersweet and nostalgic terms.









































goodman got the idea while traveling on the illinois central line for a visit to his wife's family. the song has been recorded by numerous artists both in the us and europe, including two major hit versions: first by arlo guthrie in 1972, and later by willie nelson in 1984.
city of new orleans (song)
bullet::::- "new orleans second line" by olympia brass band









































bullet::::- "new orleans shuffle" by johnny otis









































bullet::::- "new orleans song" by la croix









































bullet::::- "new orleans stomp" by louis armstrong









































bullet::::- "new orleans strut" by cannonball adderley









































bullet::::- "a new orleans suite" by sheba sound









































bullet::::- "new orleans twist" by blazer boy









































bullet::::- "new orleans when it rains" by razzy bailey









































bullet::::- "new orleans wiggle" by piron's new orleans orchestra









































bullet::::- "new orleans wins the war" by randy newman









































bullet::::- "new orleans woman" by dirty blues band (a band formed by rod piazza)









































bullet::::- "new orleans woman" by elmer tippe
list of songs about new orleans