Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald?

Generally not a fan of post-Gabriel Genesis, but Driving the Last Spike is another that comes to mind 

As a fan of Civil War History, I greatly appreciate bdp24’s songs of the  South by Randy Newman. Will have to check them out

Last post of the evening. For those who have read Irving Stone’s Lust for Life or better yet “Letters to Theo “ , Don Maclean’s “Starry Starry  Night” is a real tear jerker. 

Last post of the evening. For those who have read Irving Stone’s Lust for Life or better yet “Letters to Theo “ , Don Maclean’s ”Starry Starry Night” is a real tear jerker.  IMHO, may equal the OP’s standard. 

Brownsville Girl by Bob Dylan. An epic road trip ballad.

"The only thing we knew for sure about Henry Porter is that his name wasn't Henry Porter."

It has a massive chorus, blaring, textured saxophones, wailing trumpets and detailed, reflective, storytelling lyrics. 

"There was a movie I seen one time -- I think I sat through it twice. I don't remember who I was, or where I was bound. All I remember about it was it starred Gregory Peck, he wore a gun and he was shot in the back; seems like a long time ago, long before the stars were torn down."

You can almost feel that hot, Painted Desert air blowing across your face through the open car windows as you stare across the hood into the sunset and realize that your life has been sort of like a movie.