I Hear America Singing - Cars

By Ross Burns

Published April 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM CDT

As the weather is warming up, Ross takes to the roadway in various cars on I Hear America Singing. Music this week comes from the likes of Dakota Blonde, Asleep at the Wheel, and Lucinda Williams.

I HEAR AMERICA SINGING - CARS

1. Talking Dust Bowl Blues by Woody Guthrie
2. Riding in My Car by Pete Seeger
3. Hot Rod Lincoln by Asleep at the Wheel
4. Little Deuce Coupe by Beach Boys
5. Johnson’s Motor Car by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
6. The Ballad of Mary’s Car by Dakota Blonde
7. One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash
8. Rubber Car by The New Kingston Trio
9. Boat of Car by They Might Be Giants
10. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman
11. Car Wheels on a Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
12. Automobile by John Prine
13. Pick-up Truck Song by Jerry Jeff Walker
14. Geronimo’s Cadillac by Michael Martin Murphey
15. The Ride by David Allan Coe
16. Riding with Private Malone by David Ball

I Hear America Singing

Ross Burns

A native of Austin, Texas, Ross grew up in the midst of the Urban Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s. His first introduction to folk music was the Kingston Trio with their million selling albums. From there, he went forward, backwards and sideways collecting music all along the way. He is a retired librarian and a student of history.

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