Talk:Freight Train Blues

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Roy Acuff version 1938[edit]

uff's version was not released until November 1938 on Vocalion. ARC was purchased by Columbia that year. The only former ARC label to release it was Conquerer in Dec 1938. The other dime store labels were out of commission by this time. Tillywilly17 (talk) 09:1Ac2, 15 January 2022 (UTC)

Are there reliable sources for this? —Ojorojo (talk) 15:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
==Roy Acuff renditions==

Roy Acuff recorded his first version of "Freight Train Blues" in Chicago on October 21, 1936, with his group, billed as "Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseeans".[1] Group harmonica player Sam "Dynamite" Hatcher, who "prefer[red] blues-tinged numbers",[2] provided the vocal, while Acuff added the simulated train whistle.[3] Dobro player Clell Summey performed the slide guitar fills that run through out the song.[2]

ARC was sold to Columbia in 1938, delaying its release on Vocalion Records until November 1938, with "Wabash Cannon Ball" as the flip-side.[4] The latter quickly became a huge hit, reportedly selling several million copies, and remaining a jukebox favorite throughout World War II (The Billboard's "American Folk Tunes" column listed it at least 25 times between 1939 and 1943.)[4]

The popularity of the record led Columbia Records to arrange for Acuff record another version.[3] The session took place in Hollywood, California, in January 1947, with Acuff's backing band, the Smoky Mountain Boys.[5] This time, Acuff provided his own vocal and modified the lyrics, including reordering the first verse:[6] Tillywilly17 (talk) 10:03, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]


I edited the middle paragraph only!

Are there reliable sources for this? —Ojorojo (talk) 15:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You have so much data without sources. ARC is not a record label. Why is Chicago in the field for recording date? There is another field for studio. I am not going to revert or change anything. You are not interested in a good article. You don't know a lot of basic editing, but you act like this is your private sandbox to play in. There are fields in the infobox template, you should familiarize yourself with them. Tillywilly17 (talk) 16:26, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I checked out some your other articles, they look pretty good. This one is not your best. Have a nice day. Tillywilly17 (talk) 16:35, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
yes 2 of which you reverted. Your opening paragraph has no source. Fix it or just revert Tillywilly17 (talk) 23:54, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Why? I don't see any material that is challenged or likely to be challenged. Plus, it's all cited in the main body. —Ojorojo (talk) 14:13, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Russell book[edit]

In 1934, Foley's recording was issued simultaneously by several American Record Corporation (ARC) labels, including Banner, Conqueror, Perfect, Melotone, Romeo, and Oriole. Th

Not correct. Tony never listed release dates. Perfect and Banner were released April, then August several others No big deal, right?


Melotone 12994 Aug 1934

Conqueror 8285 Jan 1935

Romeo 5328 1934

Oriole 8328 1934 



Tillywilly17 (talk) 10:20, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Are there reliable sources for this? —Ojorojo (talk) 15:30, 15 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ Cohen 2000, p. 525.
  2. ^ a b Wolfe 2015, Chapter 16.
  3. ^ a b Cohen 2000, pp. 525–526.
  4. ^ a b Sullivan 2013, p. 67.
  5. ^ Cohen 2000, p. 526.
  6. ^ Cohen 2000, p. 524–525.
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