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Wabash Cannonball

Music by J. A. Roff.

Originally Performed by The Carter Family

"The Great Rock Island Route", also known as "Wabash Cannonball", is the title of an American folk song that describes the scenic beauty and predicaments of the Wabash Cannonball Express as it traveled on the Great Rock Island train route. Over many years, this popular song's music has remained unchanged, while the verses have been updated by song artists. As early as 1882, sheet music titled "The Great Rock Island Route" was credited to J. A. Roff. This version and all subsequent versions contain a variation of this chorus:

    Release Date: 1882


Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Various : The Bluegrass Songbook : Solo : Songbook : 884088608835 : 1458416496 : 00312317

Various : The Bluegrass Songbook

A comprehensive collection of nearly 50 bluegrass standards.

Songlist: Ballad of Jed Clampett, Blue Ridge Cabin Home, Doin' My Time, Foggy Mountaintop, Footprints in the Snow, I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow, I'll Fly Away, In the Pines, Keep on the Sunny Side, Midnight Moonlight, Molly and Ten Brooks, Old Home Place, Rocky Top, Salty Dog Blues, Turn Your Radio On, Wabash Cannonball, The Wreck of the Old '97, ...and more

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Voicing: Solo | 7917b | Songbook | $14.99


Various : The Big Book of Bluegrass Songs : Solo : Songbook : 884088215170 : 1423456130 : 00311484

Various : The Big Book of Bluegrass Songs

The best collection ever of 70+ bluegrass standards!

Songlist: Alabama Jubilee, Angel Band, Arkansas Traveler, Ashes Of Love, Before I Met You, Bill Cheatham, Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Blue Ridge Cabin Home, Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues), Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues), Careless Love, Columbus Stockade Blues, Cripple Creek, Dark Hollow, Dixie Hoedown, Doin' My Time, Dooley, Down To The River To Pray, Down Yonder, East Virginia Blues, Flint Hill Special, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Foggy Mountain Top, Fox On The Run, Gold Rush, Gotta Travel On, How Mountain Girls Can Love, I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow, I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby, I Never Will Marry, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 7919b | Songbook | $19.95


Various : Songs America Sings: 121 Easy Arrangements for Piano/Vocal/Guitar : Solo : Songbook : 073999330205 : 0793571804 : 50453280

Various : Songs America Sings: 121 Easy Arrangements for Piano/Vocal/Guitar

A fabulous collection of 121 all-time sing-along hits in easy-to-play arrangements for piano, voice, and guitar. Song categories include folk songs, patriotic songs, railroad melodies, hymns, and Broadway songs. Includes: I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Give My Regards to Broadway - Somewhere - and Tonight (from West Side Story). A great value!

Songlist: Kum Ba Yah, Casey Jones, Tonight, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, Abide With Me, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Tom Dooley, Nine Hundred Miles, All God's Children, Simple Gifts, Goodbye, Old Paint, Worried Man Blues, Somewhere, Danny Boy, Auld Lang Syne, Frankie And Johnny, Deep River, Alouette, Amazing Grace, America, The Beautiful, Down In The Valley, The Lord's Prayer, Greensleeves, The Big Rock Candy Mountain, Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, When The Saints Go Marching In, Go, Tell It On The Mountain, One More River, Home On The Range, I've Been Working On The Railroad, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 10045b | Songbook | $34.95 | PVG


Various : 100 Greatest Country Artists : Solo : Songbook : 888680714482 : 1540007103 : 00250372

Various : 100 Greatest Country Artists

This jam-packed collection salutes 100 of the brightest stars of country music, honoring each of them with one song arranged for piano, voice and guitar. Includes: Alabama (Mountain Music) - Johnny Cash (Ring of Fire) - Kenny Chesney (Come Over) - Patsy Cline (Crazy) - Dixie Chicks (Not Ready to Make Nice) - Alan Jackson (Chattahoochee) - Reba McEntire (Consider Me Gone) - Willie Nelson (On the Road Again) - Oak Ridge Boys (Elvira) - Brad Paisley (She's Everything) - Chris Stapleton (Tennessee Whiskey) - Randy Travis (Forever and Ever, Amen) - Shania Twain (Man! I Feel like a Woman!)- Carrie Underwood (Before He Cheats) - Keith Urban (Blue Ain't Your Color) - Hank Williams (Jambalaya) - and many more.

Songlist: Crazy, Live Forever, Act Naturally, How Can I Help You Say Goodbye, Can The Circle Be Unbroken (Will The Circle Be Unbroken), Foggy Mountain Breakdown, On The Road Again, East Bound And Down, All My Ex's Live In Texas, Man! I Feel Like A Woman!, I Hope You Dance, She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles), Don't Take The Girl, Beer For My Horses, Hillbilly Rock, Wabash Cannonball, Whiskey Lullaby, Battle Of New Orleans, Behind Closed Doors, A Better Man, Boot Scootin' Boogie, Once A Day, Marie Lavaux, I Believe In You, The Dance, Before He Cheats, Not Ready To Make Nice, She's Everything, What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me), Chattahoochee, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 10122b | Songbook | $34.95 | PVG


Various : Golden Encyclopedia Of Folk Music : Solo : Songbook : 073999599053 : 0881883808 : 00359905

Various : Golden Encyclopedia Of Folk Music

A giant collection of more than 180 classic folk songs including songs of true love, unrequited and false love, the domestic scene, spirituals, ramblers and gamblers, workers, songs of the west, jolly reunions, international songs and singing the blues.

Songlist: Kum Ba Yah, Acres Of Clams (Old Settler's Song), Guantanamera, Dry Bones, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Wayfaring Stranger, Napoleon, Poor Boy, We Shall Overcome, Heaven, Somebody's Knockin' At Your Door, The Lonesome Road, Goodbye, Old Paint, Worried Man Blues, All My Trials, Hava Nagila (Let's Be Happy), Bad Girl, C.C. Rider, The Lorelei, Auld Lang Syne, Frankie And Johnny, Deep River, On Springfield Mountain, Water Is Wide, Alouette, O Happy Day, Stewball, Amazing Grace, Careless Love, Bad Company, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 10257b | Songbook | $22.95 | PVG


Various Composers : The Easy Country Fake Book : Solo : Songbook : 884088219635 : 1423435672 : 00240319

Various Composers : The Easy Country Fake Book

More than 100 country favorites all in the key of C, arranged with simplified harmonies and melodies and complete lyrics. A fake book has one-line music notation consisting of melody, lyrics, and chord symbols. This lead sheet format is a "musical shorthand" which is an invaluable resource for all musicians - hobbyists and professionals. In the event that you haven't used chord symbols to create accompaniment, or your experience is limited, a chord speller chart is included at the back of the book to help you get started.

Songlist: Abilene, Achy Breaky Heart (Don't Tell My Heart), Act Naturally, All I Have To Do Is Dream, All My Ex's Live In Texas, Always On My Mind, Any Day Now, Any Time, Blue, Blue Bayou, Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Bonaparte's Retreat, Boot Scootin' Boogie, Bouquet Of Roses, Breathe, Busted, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, The Chair, Chattahoochee, Cold, Cold Heart, Could I Have This Dance, Crazy, Cryin' Time, Crying, Daddy Sang Bass, Daddy's Hands, Dang Me, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 5139b | Songbook | $19.95


Individual Folios

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Wabash Cannonball : SATB : Kirby Shaw : The Carter Family : Songbook : 08742827 : 073999428278

Kirby Shaw : Wabash Cannonball

This American classic has been recorded by everyone from the Carter Family to Pete Seeger to Boxcar Willie! This choral arrangement by Kirby Shaw captures the call of the rails and the spirit of America.

Arranger: Kirby Shaw Performed By: The Carter Family

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.35 | With Piano |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 08742827

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