Night Train (No.20)
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"Night Train" is a twelve bar blues instrumental standard first recorded by Jimmy Forrest in 1951.
The Song has a long and complicated history. The piece's opening riff was first recorded in 1940 and Several different sets of lyrics have been set to the tune. The earliest, written in 1952.
James Brown released his version of "Night Train" in 1962 that reached No.5 on the R&B Charts and No.35 on the pop Charts.