Truck Drivin' Man

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"Truck Drivin' Man"
Single by Terry Fell
Released 1954
Genre Country
Length 2:24
Writer(s) Terry Fell

"Truck Drivin' Man" is a popular country song written and recorded by Terry Fell in 1954.[1] One of his band members, Buck Owens, sang harmony with him on the recording.

In 1965, Owens recorded the song himself, omitting the fourth verse - "When I get my call up to glory, They will take me away from this land, I'll head this truck up to Heaven, 'Cause I'm a truck drivin' man."[2]

Others who have recorded the song include Ricky Nelson, Boxcar Willie, Charley Pride, Bill Anderson, Conway Twitty, Jimmy Martin, Dave Dudley, Jim & Jesse, Charlie Walker, The Flying Burrito Brothers, George Hamilton IV, Glen Campbell, New Riders of the Purple Sage,[3] Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, David Allan Coe, Leon Russell, Toby Keith and Canadian musician Dick Nolan ]. "Truck Drivin' Man" is also covered by Nordre Sving Blandede Mannskor og Orkester as "Trailersjåfør", with Norwegian lyric by Finn Sidselrud.

References

  1. ↑ "Truck Drivin' Man" at Allmusic
  2. ↑ "Truck Drivin' Man" lyrics at Virtual Truck Route
  3. ↑ "Truck Drivin' Man" at the Grateful Dead Family Discography

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