JOHNNY CASH: RIDIN' THE RAILS (DVD)
"There's nothing that stirs my imagination like the sound of a steam locomotive--that lonesome whistle cutting through the night and that column of black smoke and steam throwing shadows across the land. When I was a boy the trains ran past my house and they carried with them the promise that somewhere down the track anything would be possible." --Johnny Cash
Originally aired on television in 1974, this video is a nostalgic look at the history of the American railroad as told and sung by the legendary Johnny Cash. You'll ride the rails with Johnny as he looks back at the development of railroading in America, helps recreate famous incidents in railroad history, and hear him sing classic railroad songs - in his own unique style - such as Casey
Jones, The Legend of John Henry's Hammer and City
of New Orleans. Color DVD, 52 minutes.
Featured songs:
- Ridin' the Rails
- Tom Thumb
- Collage of Yesterday
- The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down
- The Legend of John Henry's Hammer
- Shave and a Hot Bath
- Train Robbers
- Satirical Aire
- Casey Jones
- Crystal Chandeliers and Burgundy
- Doesn't Anybody Know My Name
- City of New Orleans
- The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore
- These Hands