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Goodman released the song on his 1971 debut album Steve Goodman to little acclaim. It was more famously recorded by country music singer David Allan Coe on his 1975 album Once Upon a Rhyme . It was the third single release of Coe's career and his first Top Ten hit, reaching a peak of number eight on the Billboard country singles charts.
The former was written by Steve Goodman and John Prine and first appeared on Goodman’s 1971 debut. Coe’s version became his first country Top 10 hit single, peaking at #8 in 1975, and includes a spoken epilogue where Coe relates a correspondence he had with songwriter Steve Goodman, who stated the song he had written was the "perfect ...
Steven Benjamin Goodman [1] (July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) was an American folk and country singer-songwriter from Chicago. He wrote the song " City of New Orleans ", which was recorded by artists including Arlo Guthrie , John Denver , The Highwaymen , and Judy Collins .
Goodman's equally facetious response was an additional verse that incorporated all five of Coe's requirements, and upon receiving it, Coe acknowledged that the finished product was indeed the 'perfect country and western song' and included the last verse on the record: Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
Steve Goodman is the debut album of singer/songwriter Steve Goodman, released in 1971.It included both of his most well-known compositions: "City of New Orleans", first covered by Arlo Guthrie, and an early version of "You Never Even Call Me by My Name," which, with some modifications, was covered by David Allan Coe.
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Steve Goodman won a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Country Song at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985 for Willie Nelson's version, which was included on Nelson's 1984 album City of New Orleans. It reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States [12] and the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
Somebody Else's Troubles is an album by singer/songwriter Steve Goodman, released in 1972.The record received favorable reviews but failed to sell. Goodman soon left Buddah Records and signed with Elektra Records. [1]