City Of Artistic Hair

Steve Goodman is the folkie extraordinaire: creator of City of New Orleans, coverer of everything from Winter Wonderland to Shel Silverstein.

Artistic Hair is a wonderful compilation of live stuff from a variety of dates around the beautiful USA, including New York, Austin and Appleton, Wisconsin.

The kids especially like Chicken Cordon Bleus.

Steve Goodman – Chicken Cordon Bleus
Steve Goodman – City of New Orleans
Steve Goodman – Three Legged Man

Sadly, Goodman died very young.

On September 20, 1984, Goodman died at University of Washington Hospital in Seattle, Washington, his life finally taken by the leukemia from which he had anointed himself with the tongue-in-cheek nickname “Cool Hand Leuk” (other nicknames included “Chicago Shorty” and “The Little Prince”). He was only 36. Just four days after Goodman’s death, his beloved Chicago Cubs clinched the Eastern Division title in the National League for the first time ever, earning them their first post-season appearance since 1945, three years before Goodman’s birth. Eight days later, on October 2, the Cubs played their first post-season game since the 1945 World Series. Goodman had been asked to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before it; Jimmy Buffett filled in, and dedicated the song to Goodman. Echoing a line from “Dying Cub Fan”, some of Goodman’s ashes were scattered at Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs. He was survived by his wife and three daughters.

(Quoted from Wikipedia)