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  1. Alby
    August 18, 2018,

    For those who don’t know the song’s history, Steve Goodman saw Arlo Guthrie at a Chicago bar and asked if he could play a song for him. Guthrie said OK, with conditions — Goodman had to buy him a beer, and could only play until Guthrie finished drinking it.

    Goodman busted out “City of New Orleans,” which Guthrie liked so much he recorded it. It reached #18 on the Hot 100, the only Top 20 hit of Guthrie’s career.

  2. RE Vanella
    August 18, 2018,

    Gotta agree here.

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