Cover submission
Randy Scruggs covers
Submitted by
On June 1, 2005
Performance
City of New Orleans
By Randy Scruggs
Cover of
Written by Steve Goodman
Completeness
Processed by
On December 11, 2012
Created performance
- Release
- (unknown)
Additional comments and sources
History
Willie Nelson's cover of Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans" (already in your database as covered by John Denver) won the 1984 Grammy for Best Country Song. It was on Nelson's 1984 album "City of New Orleans". (Sony)
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It was also covered by Arlo Guthrie. That version was very popular in folk circles and is on several Arlo Guthrie compilation records and folk compilations including: The Best of Arlo Guthrie (1977) and A Tribute to Steve Goodman (1986)
I can't see that song on the best of:
http://www.arlo.net/discography/discography.cgi?album=The_Best_Of_Arlo_Guthrie
Your first link http://www.arlo.net/discography/discography.cgi?album=The_Best_Of_Arlo_Guthrie lists it as #8
It's listed on your second link - http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/warner/warner3100.html
"BSK 3117 - The Best of Arlo Guthrie - Arlo Guthrie [1977] Alice's Restaurant Massacree/Gabriel's Mother's Hiway Ballad #16 Blues/Cooper's Lament//The Motorcycle (Significance Of The Pickle) Song/Coming Into Los Angeles/Last Train To Glory/City Of New Orleans/Darkest Hour/Last To Leave "