Performed by Billy Bragg & Joe Henry ; with various musicians.
Note
Compact disc.
Contents
Rock Island line (recorded by Lead Belly, Lonnie Donegan) -- The L&N don't stop here anymore -- The midnight special (Lead Belly) -- Railroad Bill (Riley Puckett) -- Lonesome whistle (Hank Williams) -- KC moan (the Memphis Jug Band) -- Waiting for a train -- In the pines (Lead Belly ; the Louvin Brothers) -- Gentle on my mind (Glenn Campbell, Aretha Franklin) -- Hobo's lullaby (Woody Guthrie) -- Railroading on the great divide (the Carter Family) -- John Henry (Doc Watson) -- Early morning rain (Gordon Lightfoot).