Goodnight-Loving Trail (song)
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| "Goodnight-Loving Trail" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Utah Phillips | |
| Published | 1976 |
| Composer(s) | Bruce Phillips |
| Lyricist(s) | Utah Phillips |
"Goodnight-Loving Trail" is a song by Utah Phillips about the cattle trail of the same name. One of the namesakes of the trail, Charles Goodnight is also credited with inventing the chuckwagon.[1] Lyrics and liner notes [1] are available from the author's website.
Recordings
[edit]- Utah Phillips, Starlight on the Rails
- Ed Trickett, Tellin takes Me Home
- Finest Kind, Lost in a Song [2]
- Tom Waits, Dime Store Novels Vol. 1
- Ian Tyson, Ian Tyson
- Rosalie Sorrels, Strangers In Another Country
- Chris LeDoux, Songbook of American West
- Swan Arcade, Round Again
- Charlie Daniels, Nighthawk (2016)[3]
- Willi Carlisle, Peculiar, Missouri (2022)
Pop culture
[edit]The song is used as the opening of the h2g2 article on Roswell, New Mexico.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Rise Up Singing page 224
- ^ "Finest Kind". Archived from the original (web review) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ Liebig, Lorie (2016-08-11). "Charlie Daniels Announces New Cowboy Inspired Album, 'Night Hawk'". Wide Open Country. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Roswell, New Mexico, USA" (on-line encyclopedia article). March 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
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