Driving Wheel (David Wiffen song)

"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.[1] The album received spotty promotion, and the song was not widely known until it appeared on Tom Rush's self-titled album in 1970.[2][1] Soon after it was recorded by Whitney Sunday.[3]

"Driving Wheel" was included on Roger McGuinn's self-titled 1973 album, released by Columbia Records.[4] It was also recorded by the Cowboy Junkies, originally for the 1993 charity compilation album Born to Choose,[5] later appearing in a live performance on their 1995 concert album 200 More Miles: Live Performances 1985–1994, and in the original studio rendition on their 1999 rarities compilation Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes.

In 2000, "Driving Wheel" was included as a bonus track on the CD reissue of the Byrd's eleventh album Father Along.[6]

Years later, in 2013, Americana singer David Bromberg included the song on his album Only Slightly Mad.[7] Many musicians also continue to include the song in their live sets.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tom Rush (1970)". AllMusic Review by James Chrispell
  2. ↑ Jason Schneider (15 December 2010). Whispering Pines: The Northern Roots of American Music... from Hank Snow to the Band. ECW Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-55490-552-2.
  3. ↑ "From Fantasy to Reality". The Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Canada, May 7, 1971. Page 30
  4. ↑ "Roger McGuinn - Lost My Drivin' Wheel". Paste,
  5. ↑ "David Wiffen: Finding his Driving Wheel". No Depression Issues 22-24. No Depression. 1999. p. 28.
  6. ↑ The Byrds - Farther Along, 2000, retrieved 2026-08-16
  7. ↑ "Q and A: Interview with David Bromberg, godfather of Americana". Ottawa Citizen, Lynn Saxberg, October 29, 2014
  8. ↑ "The Black Crowes: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA 12/11/10". Glide Magazine, January 10, 2011 by Joe Raniere
  9. ↑ "John Prine; Cowboy Junkies". Variety, Todd Everett, May 11, 1992
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