Steve Goodman - City Of New Orleans (live 1972) “City of New Orleans” is a country folk song written by Steve Goodman (and first recorded for Goodman’s self-titled 1971 album), describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad’s City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms. Goodman got the idea while traveling on the Illinois Central line for a visit to his wife’s family. The song has been recorded by numerous artists in the United States, including t

Steve Goodman - City Of New Orleans Recorded Live: 4/18/1976 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ | Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives"

My dad Hoyt Axton playing his hit song “Boney Fingers” with his cousin Arlo Guthrie & Steve Goodman on the live concert series ‘Soundstage’ in 1974. “Boney Fingers” was the biggest hit that my dad released himself. It was a single from his album ‘Life Machine’, which had just come out in 1974, & it peaked at #8 on the Billboard country charts. Usually the second verse of the song is sung by a woman. The album version of the song is a duet with Renee Armand & live performances of it featured one