Inspired by the relationship of a 70s celebrity couple, "Midnight Plane To Houston" became "Midnight Train to Georgia" – and Atlanta R&B group Gladys Knight and the Pips' best-known tune. "Midnight ...

Nate Currin is exclusively debuting the music video for his newest single, "Midnight Train," on The Boot. The "Midnight Train" video was shot in southern California, in and around Joshua Tree, and in ...

This essay is adapted from Danyel Smith's new book, "Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop." My questions have never changed. Been asking since L.A. was new to me. Since my first ...

One evening in 1970, Jim Weatherly picked up the phone and called his friend Lee Majors, the film and television actor who would soon became known as “The Six Million Dollar Man.” Mr. Weatherly, a ...

Who would’ve ever guessed the inspiration behind Gladys Knight’s soul-stirring “Midnight Train to Georgia” was ’70s pinup queen Farrah Fawcett? That’s just one of the fascinating song histories ...

Trains, they’re extraordinary creations that helped shape America, but they seem pretty arbitrary subjects when it comes to music. And yet, there are so many songs about trains—midnight trains to ...

Jim Weatherly, the songwriter behind a string of 1970s hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips, including the destined-for-standard-status “Midnight Train to Georgia,” died Wednesday of natural causes at ...

Chris Stapleton's From A Room: Volume 2 includes a song that SteelDrivers fans will find familiar: "Midnight Train to Memphis." Originally recorded by the bluegrass band, the song is Track No. 7 on ...