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Driving Wheel (David Wiffen song)
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Wikipedia article
'"Driving Wheel"', sometimes recorded as '"Lost My Driving Wheel"', is a song written by British-born Canadian folk singer David Wiffen. The song was popularized by Tom Rush, and has been performed and recorded by many well-known musicians.
History
Wiffen included "Driving Wheel" on his 1971 self-titled album which was released on Fantasy Records.[https://www.allmusic.com/album/tom-rush-1970-mw0000690292 "Tom Rush (1970)"]. 'AllMusic' Review by James Chrispell The album received spotty promotion, and the song was not widely known until it appeared on Tom Rush's self-titled album in 1970. Soon after it was recorded by Whitney Sunday.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/46038424/ "From Fantasy to Reality"]. 'The Ottawa Journal', Ottawa, Canada, May 7, 1971. Page 30
"Driving Wheel" was included on Roger McGuinn's self-titled 1973 album, released by Columbia Records.[https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/roger-mcguinn-lost-my-drivin-wheel.html "Roger McGuinn - Lost My Drivin' Wheel"]. 'Paste', It was also recorded by the Cowboy Junkies and released in several forms."David Wiffen: Finding his Driving Wheel".
Years later, in 2013, Americana singer David Bromberg included the song on his album 'Only Slightly Mad'.[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/q-and-a-interview-with-david-bromberg-godfather-of-americana "Q and A: Interview with David Bromberg, godfather of Americana"]. 'Ottawa Citizen', Lynn Saxberg, October 29, 2014 Many musicians also continue to include the song in their live sets.[https://glidemagazine.com/17342/the-black-crowes-12/ "The Black Crowes: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA 12/11/10"]. 'Glide Magazine', January 10, 2011 by Joe Raniere[https://variety.com/1992/legit/reviews/john-prine-cowboy-junkies-1200429745/ "John Prine; Cowboy Junkies"]. 'Variety', Todd Everett, May 11, 1992
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