Goodnight-Loving Trail (song)
| "Goodnight-Loving Trail" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Utah Phillips | |
| Published | copyright 1976 |
| Composer | Bruce Phillips |
| Lyricist | Utah Phillips |
| Language | English |
| Recorded by | Finest Kind, Ed Trickett, Tom Waits |
The 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 are available from the author's website.
Recordings
- 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
Pop culture
The song is used as the opening of the h2g2 article on Roswell, New Mexico.[3]
References
- ↑ Rise Up Singing page 224
- ↑ "Finest Kind" (web review). Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ "Roswell, New Mexico, USA" (on-line encyclopedia article). Retrieved 2008-06-17.
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