Freight Train Boogie Explained

Freight Train Boogie
Cover:Freight Train Boogie (song).png
Type:single
Artist:The Delmore Brothers
Released:1946
Genre:Country
Length:2:44
Label:King

"Freight Train Boogie" is a country music song written by Alton and Rabon Delmore under the pseudonyms, Jim Scott and Bob Nobar. The song was recorded by The Delmore Brothers in Cincinnati. It was released in 1946 on the King label (catalog no. 570-A). In December 1946, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard folk chart.[1] It was also ranked as the No. 30 record on the Billboard 1946 year-end folk juke box chart. Often the recording is regarded as one of the first Rock and Roll recordings.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Joel Whitburn. Billboard Books. 1996. 0823076326 . 93.
  2. News: Year's Most-Played Folk Records on Nation's Juke Boxes. The Billboard. January 4, 1947. 55.