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The Railroad in American Folksong 2ed

By: Norm Cohen

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Paperback | 14 June 2000 | Edition Number 2

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Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. The heart of the book is a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from ''John Henry'' and ''The Wabash Cannonball'' to ''Hell-Bound Train'' and ''Casey Jones,'' with their music, sources, history, and variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.''Norm Cohen's anthology of railroad folksongs will delight anyone smitten with the romance of the rails.''--Newsday ''A masterpiece.''--American Music ''Meticulously researched and clearly written, Long Steel Rail is now the sourcebook for American railroad folksongs.''--New York Folklore ''A delightfully readable book for any armchair railroad engineer.''--Choice ''Norm Cohen has not only filled a gap, he has applied mature scholarship, historical sensibility, enthusiasm, and love to produce a major work on folk lore, folk song, and the railroads' pervasive impact on popular culture.''--Railroad HistoryWinner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, 1982.

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''Norm Cohen's anthology of railroad folksongs will delight anyone smitten with the romance of the rails.'' Newsday ''A masterpiece.'' American Music ''Meticulously researched and clearly written, Long Steel Rail is now the sourcebook for American railroad folksongs.'' New York Folklore ''A delightfully readable book for any armchair railroad engineer.'' -- Choice ''Norm Cohen has not only filled a gap, he has applied mature scholarship, historical sensibility, enthusiasm, and love to produce a major work on folk lore, folk song, and the railroads' pervasive impact on popular culture.'' Railroad History ''People looking for information about early recordings of railroad songs from both Anglo-American and African American traditions will want to use this 710-page book as a primary resource. Cohen has demonstrated exceptional skills as a researcher, bibliographer, and discographer... Folklorists and American music researchers ... should be delighted that this classic work with updated citations, references, and historical information is once again available.'' Arkansas Review

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Music Editor's Preface
Introduction to the Second Edition
"The Railway Cars Are Coming": A Brief History of the Railroads in the United States	p. 3
America's Music: Written and Recorded	p. 21
"Railroad March" to "City of New Orleans": A Sesquicentennial of Railroad Songs	p. 39
Heroes and Badmen	p. 58
The Fatal Run	p. 169
Asleep at the Switch	p. 275
He's Coming to Us Dead	p. 296
In a Boxcar around the World	p. 343
I've Got the Railroad Blues	p. 400
A Railroader for Me	p. 459
Working on the Railroad	p. 530
Life's Railway to Heaven	p. 596
Worksongs and Instrumentals	p. 645
Recommended Albums of Railroad Songs	p. 652
Bibliography	p. 659
Index	p. 691
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

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