Casey Jones References in Music
Casey Jones's fame can almost certainly be attributed to the traditional song, The Ballad of Casey Jones, recorded by Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Seeger, Furry Lewis, The Grateful Dead, and Johnny Cash, among others.
Songs titled Casey Jones, usually about the crash or the driver, have been recorded by Vernon Dalhart (Edison Disc recorded June 16, 1925), This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb, Feverfew (Blueboy (band)), Tom Russell, Leonid Utyosov, Billy Murray, The New Christy Minstrels, and Skillet Lickers. A well-known song by The Grateful Dead was written by lyricist Robert Hunter and guitarist Jerry Garcia in 1969.
Other songs about or related to Jones or the crash include:
- Southern Casey Jones – Jesse James
- To the Dogs or Whoever – Josh Ritter from The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
- Casey's Last Ride – Kris Kristofferson
- April the 14th (Part 1) and Ruination Day (Part 2) – Gillian Welch from Time (The Revelator) — Casey Jones becomes a simile for another great collision, that of the RMS Titanic, on April 14, 1912.
- St Luke's Summer – Thea Gilmore from Rules For Jokers
- KC Jones – North Mississippi Allstars
- Ridin' With the Driver – Motörhead
- Casey Jones Was His Name – Hank Snow
- Freight Train Boogie – Marty Stuart
- What's Next to the Moon – AC/DC
- Casey Jones – Union Scab – Joe Hill
- Casey Jones - Gibson Bros. from Big Pine Boogie
- Casey Jones - Grateful Dead
- Casey Jones - Pete Seeger
- The Ballad of Casey Jones - Band of Annuals
- Grist for the Malady Mill - mewithoutYou
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Famous quotes containing the words casey jones, casey, jones and/or music:
“Casey Jones, mounted to the cabin,
Casey Jones, throttle in his hand,
Casey Jones mounted to the cabin,
Took his farewell journey to the Promised Land.”
—Unknown. Casey Jones (l. 49–52)
“Maybe it’s like Casey says. A fellow ain’t got a soul of his own. Just a little piece of a big soul. The one big soul that belongs to everybody.”
—Nunnally Johnson (1897–1977)
“I believe that no man who holds a leader’s position should ever accept favors from either side. He is then committed to show favors. A leader must stand alone.”
—Mother Jones (1830–1930)
“During the cattle drives, Texas cowboy music came into national significance. Its practical purpose is well known—it was used primarily to keep the herds quiet at night, for often a ballad sung loudly and continuously enough might prevent a stampede. However, the cowboy also sang because he liked to sing.... In this music of the range and trail is “the grayness of the prairies, the mournful minor note of a Texas norther, and a rhythm that fits the gait of the cowboy’s pony.””
—Administration in the State of Texa, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)