Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald?

It's pretty hard to listen to Edmund Fitzgerald without getting emotional.  We like to camp in the Great Lakes area and recently spent some time in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  Yes, we camped in Christmas, Michigan.  After visiting the area, and taking in museums, the song got much more up close and personal to us.  We imagined what it was like for the families hearing the song for the first time.

Great topic, and excellent posts on this thread.

Well done, guys.

 Steve Earle  " Tom Ames Prayer "

Hollis Brown... I love the Neville Brothers version and Springsteen's Highway Patrolman

Matty Groves or just about any tune by Harry Chapin.

Kingston Trio, remember them? Several polished, musical, and meaningful songs to compete with any.

'Ballad of Old John Webb' - an accused counterfeiter, famed for his 10 pound notes, escapes. "Billy (the 10 pound notes, get it?) broke locks and Billy broke bolts and Billy broke all that he came nigh." Historically, it seems he was released for lack of evidence, but escape from the authorities is more fun. One of their best, and yet remains obscure; album 'String Along'.

'Merry minuet' - an anti cold-war song listing the unintended consequences,  "dedicated to John Foster Dulles," cold-warrior extraordinaire. Best version on 'From the Hungry i.'