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Johnny Burnette, "Lonesome Train", 1956. John Joseph Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer and songwriter of rockabilly and pop music. [1] In 1952, Johnny, his brother, Dorsey Burnette, and their mutual friend Paul Burlison, formed the band that became known as the Rock and Roll Trio. [2]
"Lonesome Train" and "Shady Grove" choogle along, as amiable as they are hypnotic. The closest thing to a twist comes with the phased vocals and spiralling guitar runs of "Digital Blues." The song “Traces” features Christine Lakeland on synthesizer and foreshadows the synth-heavy material Cale would produce on his next two albums.
A train song is a song referencing passenger or freight railroads, often using a syncopated beat resembling the sound of train wheels over train tracks.Trains have been a theme in both traditional and popular music since the first half of the 19th century and over the years have appeared in nearly all musical genres, including folk, blues, country, rock, jazz, world, classical and avant-garde.
Josh Leeson from Newcastle Herald said "Holland's boogie woogie piano-playing on 'Lonesome Train' is a scintillating highlight and Barnes sounds inspired throughout by his accomplished bandmates. The Barnestormers are having a blast and if they can ever get the band together for a tour, it'll be one hell of a party-starter."
Engine One-Forty-Three" (Roud 255) is a folk ballad in the tradition of Anglo-American train wreck songs. It is based on the true story of the wreck of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 's Fast Flying Virginian ( FFV ) near Hinton, West Virginia in 1890.
His first known recordings were in 1952 for Chance Records, recording the tracks "Lonesome Ole Train" [9] and "Homesick", which gave him his stage name. [7] During the late 1940s and 1950s he worked with Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller), and with Elmore James, [ 9 ] and in the early 1950s he worked in bands including Baby Face Leroy Foster ...
In their book Bob Dylan All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track, authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon observe that the hobo, "a vagabond or tramp, traveling by train throughout America and offering his services to farms to earn enough money to survive", was a "key figure in early 20th century American society", including in the works of Dylan's influences Woody Guthrie and ...
"Here Comes the Freedom Train" (Stephen H. Lemberg) "So Long Train Whistle" (Dave Kirby, Lew Quadling) "Silver Ghost" (Sterling Whipple) "No More Trains to Ride" (Merle Haggard) "Coming and the Going of the Trains" "I Won't Give Up My Train" (Mark Yeary) "Where Have All the Hobos Gone" (Kirby, Danny Morrison)