This is a superbly produced feature about the history of the legendary African-American train engineer John Luther Jones, also known as Casey Jones. It is a delightful mélange of historic recordings, interviews, music, sound effects and narration that is beautifully mixed. This piece documents the spectacular train accident in which Casey’s passenger train collides with a freight train, and the resultant legend that was created and preserved in song. The old recordings are cleaned up beautifully, and the mix is as good as it gets. The feature will resonate with train buffs, history aficionados and lovers of folk music, as well as anyone who enjoys an excellent example of radio at its finest.
Review of Casey Jones
Phil Corriveau
Posted on August 13, 2005 at 02:12 PM
This is a superbly produced feature about the history of the legendary African-American train engineer John Luther Jones, also known as Casey Jones. It is a delightful mélange of historic recordings, interviews, music, sound effects and narration that is beautifully mixed. This piece documents the spectacular train accident in which Casey’s passenger train collides with a freight train, and the resultant legend that was created and preserved in song. The old recordings are cleaned up beautifully, and the mix is as good as it gets. The feature will resonate with train buffs, history aficionados and lovers of folk music, as well as anyone who enjoys an excellent example of radio at its finest.