Showing all 2 Facts found
Click to filter results
Train driver John Luther 'Casey' Jones is killed when his train, The Cannonball Express, crashes into a stalled freight train at Vaughan, Mississippi, USA. By his quick action, Jones had managed to reduce the speed of the train from 75 to 35 miles per hour, which undoubtedly saved the lives of his passengers. His heroic action will inspire The Ballad Of Casey Jones, written soon after by Eddie Newton, Wallace Saunders and T. Lawrence Seibert. The song will become a folk and country music standard, recorded in at least forty different versions including the theme song from the tv series Casey Jones. Among the most popular other versions, are the renditions by Johnny Cash and Pete Seeger.
Musical comedy The Casino Girl is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 105 performances.