Wabash Cannonball is an LP record album produced in 1977 by the National Geographic Society. The album was part of a series of sound recordings called "An American adventure" which also included "Barbershop Days" (1977), "Song of the Cumberland Gap in the days of Daniel Boone" (1977), "Westward Ho!" (1977), and "In the good old summertime" (1979).
The music on Wabash Cannonball is principally American folk songs and popular music about railroads and trains.
Track listing
Side One "Gandy Dancers' Medley (Lining Calls/Orange Blossom Special/She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain)" Orange Blossom Special: Ervin T. Rouse "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill" "John Henry" "Nine Hundred Miles" "Wandering" Roger Bissell - String Quartet Arrangement "Big Rock Candy Mountain"
Side Two "Wabash Cannonball" (J. A. Roff) "Casey Jones" (T. Lawrence Seibert) Eddie Newton - Music "Rock Island Line" "Careless Love" "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (Mack Gordon) Harry Warren - Music "City of New Orleans" (Steve Goodman)
Personnel Note: Due to the various artists employed in the making of this album and the shift of artists between instruments and vocals, the credits for each track have been listed individually instead of providing a single summary.
"Lining Calls" Terry McMillan
"Orange Blossom Special" Lore – Lead Vocal Pebble Daniel, Jack Grochmal, Bobby Harden, Jeff Tweel - Chorus Terry McMillan - Harmonica Hoot Hester - Fiddle Randolph Hilman - Bass Paul Franklin - Dobro Jeff Tweel - Keyboard Clay Caire - Percussion
"Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill" Lore - Vocal John Pell - Guitar Hoot Hester - Mandolin Terry McMillan - Harmonica Paul Franklin - Dobro Clay Caire - Percussion
"John Henry" Jeff Tweel - Vocal Hoot Hester - Fiddle Terry McMillan - Harmonica Randolph Hilman - Bass John Pell - Guitar Paul Franklin - Dobro Clay Caire - Percussion
"Nine Hundred Miles" Jack Grochmal - Lead Vocal Pebble Daniel, Bobby Harden, Jeff Tweel - Chorus Jeff Tweel - Keyboard John Pell - Guitar Paul Franklin - Dobro Randolph Hilman - Bass
"Wandering" Jack Grochmal - Vocal John Pell - Guitar Terry McMillan - Harmonica Sheldon Kurland and Carl Gorodetzky- Violin Roy T. Christensen - Cello Marvin D. Chantry - Viola Bobby Taylor - Oboe Hoot Hester - Mandolin
"Big Rock Candy Mountain" Lore - Lead Vocal Jack Grochmal, Randolph Hilman, Jeff Tweel, Johnnie Wright - Chorus Hoot Hester - Fiddle Terry McMillan - Harmonica Randolph Hilman - Bass Paul Franklin - Dobro Clay Caire - Percussion
"Wabash Cannonball" Lore - Vocal Paul Franklin - Steel Guitar Hoot Hester, John Pell - Guitar Randolph Hilman - Bass Jeff Tweel - Keyboard Terry McMillan - Harmonica Clay Caire - Percussion
"Casey Jones" Lore - Lead Vocal Jack Grochmal, Bobby Harden, Jeff Tweel - Chorus Terry Bethel - Dobro Hoot Hester - Mandolin Randolph Hilman - Bass Jeff Tweel - Keyboard John Pell - Guitar Terry McMillan - Harmonica
"Rock Island Line" Jeff Tweel - Lead Vocal Pebble Daniel, Bobby Harden, Hoot Hester, Terr McMillan - Chorus Terry Bethel - Dobro
"Careless Love" Lore - Lead Vocal Pebble Daniel, Jeff Tweel - Chorus John Pell - Guitar Hoot Hester - Fiddle
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" Lore - Lead Vocal Tom Brannon, Bobby Harden, Alan Moore, E. Duane West - Chorus Brenton Banks - Keyboard Dalton Dillingham - Bass John Pell - Guitar Louis Brown, Don Sheffield, Denis Solee - Horns Buddy Harman - Drums
"City of New Orleans" Jack Grochmal - Lead Vocal Pebble Daniel, Bobby Harden, Lore, Jeff Tweel - Chorus Jeff Tweel - Keyboard John Pell - Guitar Hoot Hester - Mandolin and Fiddle Terry McMillan - Harmonica Paul Franklin - Dobro Bobby Talyor - Oboe Marvin D. Chantry, Roy T. Christensen, Carl Gorodetzky, Sheldon Kurland - Strings Clay Caire - Percussion Randolph Hilman - Bass
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