Anybody crazy like me and plays the man in black's train songs while running your road?---got a thing about trains--rock island line and of course folsom prison blues
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He did an LP back in 1977-78(?) called Victoria Station. All train songs and kinda promoted the restaurant by the same name.
He died.
Pete
Texas Pete posted:He died.
Pete
I didn't even know he was sick!!!!!!!
But yes......I am a fan of the man in black.....
Too much noise for me to add music to the sounds of locomotives and steel wheels on rails while running, but I do add musical soundtracks to video recordings, where the music can be emphasized and operating noise dialed down. Nashville Harmonicas instrumentals seem most versatile, but Johnny Cash or other genres work, depending on the period mood I aim to establish.
What, me worry?
WM1400:
The LP you mention, "Destination Victoria Station" is from 1977. Johnny loved Americana and trains were a big part of it, to him. He did an LP called "Orange Blossom Special" where the cover photo has John sitting on the top of a Seaboard boxcar. He also did an LP called "Ride This Train." The cover photo has Johnny loading a pistol, with a train running behind him.
Lastly, on one of his earliest LP's, "All Aboard the Blue Train," on Sun Records, the cover has John rolling a cigarette, with a steam engine behind him. Songs on this LP include "Blue Train," "Hey Porter," "Rock Island Line," "Train of Love" and "I Heard That Lonesome Whistle."
There were probably other train songs that Johnny sang, but these above are a few that come to mind.
We don't play ANY music, Johnny Cash or otherwise, when operating the layout, as most want to hear the steam locomotives.
Yes, as I mentioned before during the past few days, I think music and model railroading is a great combination.
Simply throw the switch on the recent locomotives to turn the train sounds off, and play your favorite songs on your I-Tunes with a blue tooth speaker, or on CDs.
I have a Johnny Cash CD with mostly train songs called The Blue Train. Rock Island Line, Hey Porter, Train of Love, Folsom Prison Blues, I Heard that Lonesome Whistle, and Blue Train are also on it. I highly recommend it.
Before
Johnny cash is one of my favorites. Play some bo Diddley. They always said he had a freight train style
