Such tenderness in her voice! it's the best version I've ever heard! And I don't say this lightly, given that it's been sung by the likes of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Jerry Reed and other greats! But this tough and tender woman outsings all the men I've heard who have lent their voice to this wonderful tune!!
Sammy was very underrated to certain extent back in her hay day like so many other's Like This song here one of the new lady's need to take a look at a song like this IMO it is a hit for the right one to revive it..Great Choice Jamie
@latokatn506 Hi Lester I agree but Sammi Smith is like Jeanne Pruett and Billie Jo Spears they came onto the seen with a monster hit and it's hard to match it so the hits don't really come after it but they forever get remembered for the song. I love Sammi the only female otlaw.
The Only? I think that fans of a certain " Girl From Santa Cruz" , and a a certain Queen of The Tulsa Sound (She is a combination of Tammy Wynette, Otis Redding , and a truck driver"-Leon Russell) might gently disagree.
Ridin' on the City of New Orleans Illinois Central Monday morning rail There's fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail. All along the southbound odyssey the train pulls out of Kankakee Rolling past houses farms and fields And passin' trains that have no names and freightyards full of old black men And the graveyards full of the rusted automobiles. Good mornin' America how are you I said don't you know me I'm your native son I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done. Dealin' cards with an old men in the club car Penny a point ain't no one keepin' score Pass that paper bag that holds the bottle And feel the wheels a rumbling neath the floor. And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers Ride their father's magic carpet made of steel Mothers with their babes asleep rockin' to that gentle beat And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel. Good mornin' America how are you I said don't you know me I'm your native son I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans I'll be gone five hubdred miles when the day is done. It's night time on the City of New Orleans Changin' cars in Memphis Tennessee A half way home and we'll be there by mornin' Through the Mississippi darkness rolling down to the sea. But all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream And the steel rails still ain't heard the news The conductor sings his songs again the passengers will please refrain This train's got the disappearing railroad blues. Good mornin' America how are you I said don't you know me I'm your native son I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done...
At the time of the song, the City of New Orleans was already history. I believe at that time you could have taken Amtrak to go all the way from Chicago to New Orleans, but the line was no longer operated by Illinois Central - which by that time (1970s or so) was confined to city routes around Chicago. I once took train from Texas back to Chicago and the song well described what train trips were like back in those days. I wonder how many people today have ever heard of Pullman porters.
Through the Mississippi darkness, rolling down to the sea.
Love her voice and this version of City of New Orleans.
Such tenderness in her voice! it's the best version I've ever heard! And I don't say this lightly, given that it's been sung by the likes of Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Jerry Reed and other greats! But this tough and tender woman outsings all the men I've heard who have lent their voice to this wonderful tune!!
Sammi, Thou art a Goddess! Superb.
Sammy was very underrated to certain extent back in her hay day like so many other's Like This song here one of the new lady's need to take a look at a song like this IMO it is a hit for the right one to revive it..Great Choice Jamie
What a voice..she can take you there..
GREAT VOICE SAMMY...I LOVE YOU 😙😙😙😙😙😙😙😙
great voice .......3-31-19
@latokatn506 Hi Lester I agree but Sammi Smith is like Jeanne Pruett and Billie Jo Spears they came onto the seen with a monster hit and it's hard to match it so the hits don't really come after it but they forever get remembered for the song. I love Sammi the only female otlaw.
The Only? I think that fans of a certain " Girl From Santa Cruz" , and a a certain Queen of The Tulsa Sound (She is a combination of Tammy Wynette, Otis Redding , and a truck driver"-Leon Russell) might gently disagree.
yes only female "Lady Outlaw".
R.I.P.THANKS SAMMI.CIAO E RIPOSA IN PACE.😙👼😙
I understand that this cover by Smith didn´t chart well. A pity. I feel it is way better than the original. May she rest in peace.
Eat your heart out, Willie.
Ridin' on the City of New Orleans
Illinois Central Monday morning rail
There's fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.
All along the southbound odyssey the train pulls out of Kankakee
Rolling past houses farms and fields
And passin' trains that have no names and freightyards full of old black men
And the graveyards full of the rusted automobiles.
Good mornin' America how are you
I said don't you know me I'm your native son
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.
Dealin' cards with an old men in the club car
Penny a point ain't no one keepin' score
Pass that paper bag that holds the bottle
And feel the wheels a rumbling neath the floor.
And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers
Ride their father's magic carpet made of steel
Mothers with their babes asleep rockin' to that gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rails is all they feel.
Good mornin' America how are you
I said don't you know me I'm your native son
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hubdred miles when the day is done.
It's night time on the City of New Orleans
Changin' cars in Memphis Tennessee
A half way home and we'll be there by mornin'
Through the Mississippi darkness rolling down to the sea.
But all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream
And the steel rails still ain't heard the news
The conductor sings his songs again the passengers will please refrain
This train's got the disappearing railroad blues.
Good mornin' America how are you
I said don't you know me I'm your native son
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done...
At the time of the song, the City of New Orleans was already history. I believe at that time you could have taken Amtrak to go all the way from Chicago to New Orleans, but the line was no longer operated by Illinois Central - which by that time (1970s or so) was confined to city routes around Chicago. I once took train from Texas back to Chicago and the song well described what train trips were like back in those days. I wonder how many people today have ever heard of Pullman porters.