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    • Jul 25, 1948
    Singer/songwriter Steve Goodman is born in Chicago. The folk performer is best known for writing "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," by David Allan Coe; and "City Of New Orleans," an Arlo Guthrie pop hit remade by Willie Nelson
    Mar 20, 1971
    When Steve Goodman attends an Arlo Guthrie show at the Quiet Knight in Chicago, the club's owner, Richard Harding, encourages Goodman to play "City Of New Orleans" backstage. Guthrie ends up recording the song and earning a pop hit with it
    May 23, 1971
    Kris Kristofferson brings out two surprise guests during a show at New York's Bitter End: John Prine and Steve Goodman, who serves up "City Of New Orleans"
    May 24, 1971
    Steve Goodman writes "You Never Even Called Me By My Name," with uncredited assistance from John Prine, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York after leaving Paul Anka's show
    May 25, 1971
    John Prine records "Paradise" at the A&R Studios in New York with Steve Goodman providing harmony vocals. The song becomes a signature piece in Prine's career and will be covered by Randy Travis for the soundtrack of "Fire Down Below"
    Aug 2, 1971
    Singer/songwriter Steve Goodman records "City Of New Orleans" at Nashville's Quadraphonic Studios. The song becomes a pop hit the following year for Arlo Guthrie and a country hit in 1984 for Willie Nelson
    Aug 3, 1971
    Steve Goodman records the original version of "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" at the Quadraphonic Studios in Nashville. David Allan Coe mentions Goodman by name in his hit version of the song four years later
    Dec 3, 1971
    "City Of New Orleans" songwriter Steve Goodman makes his Carnegie Hall debut in New York, opening for Brewer & Shipley
    Feb 1, 1973
    Jimmy Buffett records one of his early cult favorites, "Why Don't We Get Drunk," in a midday session at Nashville's Glaser Studios. Among the 10 musicians on hand is "City Of New Orleans" songwriter Steve Goodman
    Jun 5, 1973
    John Prine holds his first Nashville recording session at the Quadraphonic Studios, backed by a band that includes singer/songwriter Steve Goodman
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