Reply #8: Steve Goodman wrote "Cit of New Orleans" [View All]

[Bridget Burke]

Steve was great in performance & had some fine records, but was best known as a songwriter. Arlo was the first to cover the tune.

It's a fine song & Willie Nelson needed no excuse to record it. But his version came out about the time that Steve Goodman's leukemia relapsed. He died too soon to accept the Grammy, but the royalty money probably helped with medical expenses.