Trucking songs....
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there used to be a genre of country music that was dedicated to the american trucker.
Quite a few good songs came about through that genre and of course we got at least one film... Convoy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_(song)
but the history of trucking songs covered quite a period of time, yes the heyday was the 70's but there was the likes of jerry reed, who was of course the snowman in the smokie and the bandit films. he was a country singer in his own right and did a fre trucking songs... Concrete sailor was one that did well, sounds good even today.
We had Red sovine with his teddy bear, phantom 309, giddyup go, and payload daddy..
Quite a few good songs came about through that genre and of course we got at least one film... Convoy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convoy_(song)
but the history of trucking songs covered quite a period of time, yes the heyday was the 70's but there was the likes of jerry reed, who was of course the snowman in the smokie and the bandit films. he was a country singer in his own right and did a fre trucking songs... Concrete sailor was one that did well, sounds good even today.
We had Red sovine with his teddy bear, phantom 309, giddyup go, and payload daddy..
NuvolAscaRina said:
Not the 9 o clock News......I like trucking .
Before Pamela Stevenson became a professor of something .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9lmCpIzhFoBefore Pamela Stevenson became a professor of something .
Edited by InitialDave on Monday 19th April 22:13
NuvolAscaRina said:
Not the 9 o clock News......I like trucking .
Before Pamela Stevenson became a professor of something .
You beat me to it - it was the first one I thought of!Before Pamela Stevenson became a professor of something .
I guess Convoy by C W McColl fits the Bill although I prefer this version!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d189uP-48sU
Tony Justice - Last of the cowboys.
Skip to 1 Min 30 Secs to avoid the non-music intro. Great video as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etNXU9zeZ1k
Skip to 1 Min 30 Secs to avoid the non-music intro. Great video as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etNXU9zeZ1k
Also, if you are happy to accept 'Irish country' as part of the country music genre, then you can have this as well:
Tang's Haulin' - Paul Kelly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9IAPCkD3Ug
Tang's Haulin' - Paul Kelly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9IAPCkD3Ug
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