March 16, 2008
We welcome this week’s first day of spring with the annual Obsolete Music Hour All-Train Medley. Our distinguished traveling companions include Willie McTell, Merle Haggard, Rose Maddox, Johnny Cash, Wade Mainer, Molly O’Day and a host of other Obsolete celebrities. It’s a two-hour ride, so don’t forget to bring along your lunch!
| Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Brothers | Orange Blossom Special | Bear Family BCD 15681 |
| Louvin Brothers | Wabash Cannonball | Bear Family BCD 15561 |
| Convicts of Cummins Farms | Rock Island Line | Rounder CD 1143 |
| Johnny Cash | Rock Island Line | Sun/Rhino R2 70950 |
| Little Brother | Blues (Ever Been Down the Mobile and K.C. Line) | Rounder CD 1513 |
| I.C. Glee Quarttette | I’m Going Home On the Chickasaw Train | Rounder CD 1137 |
| Hank Snow | I’m Movin’ On | Bear Family BCD 15426 |
| Bill Monroe | In the Pines | Bear Family BCD 16399 |
| Sam McGee | Railroad Blues | Rounder CD 1143 |
| Uncle Dave Macon | Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train | Yazoo 2037 |
| Palmer McAbee | McAbee’s Railroad Piece | Rounder CD 1143 |
| Jim & Jesse | The Southbound Train | Bear Family BCD 15716 |
| Molly O’Day | The Evening Train | Bear Family BCD 15565 |
| Charlie Monroe | Bringing In the Georgia Mail | Bear Family BCD 16808 |
| Wade Mainer | Little Book | Gusto GT2-0957-2 |
| Golden Gate Quartet | Gospel Train | Vanguard VCD2-47/48 |
| Noah Lewis | Chickasaw Special | JSP CD 3406 |
| Merle Haggard | Travelin’ Blues | Bear Family BCD 15740 |
| Delmore Brothers | Midnite Special | Ace CDCHD 1074 |
| Hank Williams | I Heard That Lonesome Whistle Blow | Mercury 314 536 081-2 |
| Johnnie & Jack | Humming Bird | Bear Family BCD 15553 |
| Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs | Big Black Train | Bear Family BCD 15472 |
| Hank Snow | Wreck of the Old 97 | Bear Family BCD 15426 |
| Johnny Cash | Folsom Prison Blues | Sun/Rhino R2 70950 |
| Blind Willie McTell | Travelin’ Blues | Yazoo 2071 |
| Jimmie Davis | The Davis Limited | Bear Family BCD 15953 |
| Dan Sullivan’s Shamrock Band | From Galway to Dublin | Rounder CD 1087 |
| Henry Thomas | Railroadin’ Some | Yazoo 1080/1 |
| Captain Appleblossom | Time Table Blues | Rounder CD 1143 |
| Jim & Jesse | Diesel Train | Bear Family BCD 15716 |
| Rose Maddox | Old Black Choo Choo | Arhoolie CD 9062 |
| Elder Aubrey Ghent | Train Don’t Leave Me | Arhoolie CD 489 |
A few others were heard from old 78 and 45rpm discs:
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Lightnin’ Slim | Mean Ole Lonesome Train |
| Masters Family | Southbound Passenger Train |
| Bailey Brothers | John Henry |
| Arthur Smith’s Crackerjacks | ‘Bye ‘Bye Black Smoke Choo Choo |
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