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The best truckin' value for your dollar:
Largely (though by no means entirely) made up of gems from the great Starday catalogue, "Truckin' On" has its flaws but probably stands as the most complete collection of trucker country to be found. At 52 songs on 2 discs the pluses are numerous, including most of the great hits from the likes of Red Sovine, the Willis Brothers, Del Reeves, and other giants of the genre. The collection also includes several lesser-known tracks, such as Minnie Pearl's rarely-heard "Giddy-Up-Go Answer." There are two main complaints about the collection. For one, a number of tracks are represented not in their original versions but with re-recordings. "Movin' On" is here, for instance, but as recorded by Mike Lunceford, not in its original Merle Haggard rendition. Same with "Convoy" and a few others. In addition, a few important artists are completely unrepresented, including Red Simpson and Dick Curless. These are minor complaints, though. For $20 you get 2 1/2 hours of trucker country, most of which is top-notch, and that's value-for-money in my book any day of the week.
hit the road jack:
this could be consolidated to an AMAZING single cd compilation. as it stands, there's a lot of filler on this; some of which has little or nothing to do with truck driving. kansas city? tie a yellow ribbon? a harmonica driven version of take me home country roads? damn it, neither john denver nor tony orlando was ever behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler, so why are they here??? other gripes include duplication of the same song by different artists in basically the same arrangements, and some just plain ordinary boring numbers. that said, you get lots of red sovine & dave dudley, some cool tunes by minnie pearl, grandpa jones, and the willis brothers, and a killer (no pun intended) stretch on disc 2 concerning trucks wrecks. unless you are an insane truck driving music collector (and frankly, who isnt?) (billy joel isnt, thats fer sure), this will be good enough for you. PUT DOWN THE STROKES CD AND BUY THIS, YA PUTZ!!
CB talkin, gear Jammin great:
If you want to hear some good old tunes buy this C
| Artist: | Various Artists | | Binding: | Audio CD | | EAN: | 0012676350020 | | Format: | Import | | Format: | Compilation | | Number Of Discs: | 2 | | Original Release Date: | 1997-01-28 | | Release Date: | 1997-01-28 | | UPC: | 012676350020 |
Tracks:- Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley
- Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
- Give Me Forty Arces - The Willis Brothers
- Wolverton Mountain - Claude King
- Dime at a Time - Del Reeves
- King of the Open Road - Red Sovine
- Bridge Washed Out - Warner Mack
- Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
- Truck Driver's Prayer - Red Sovine
- How Far to Little Rock - The Stanley Brothers
- Girl on the Billboard - Del Reeves
- Truck Driver's Queen - Moore & Napier
- Gear Jammer and the Hobo - Johnny Bond, Red Sovine
- Looking at the World Through a Windshield - Del Reeves
- Movin' On - Mike Lunsford
- 18 Wheels a Hummin' Home Sweet Home - Mac Wiseman
- Tombstone Every Mile - Charlie Moore
- How Fast Them Trucks Can Go - Claude Gray
- Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun - Red Sovine
- Cross the Brazos at Waco - Billy Walker
- One Is a Lonely Number - George Jones
- Passing Zone Blues - Coleman Wilson
- Forty Miles of Bad Road - Duane Eddy
- Little Joe - Red Sovine
- Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree - Johnny Carver
- Wheels a Turnin' - The Willis Brothers
- Giddy-Up-Go - Red Sovine
- Giddy-Up-Go Answer - Minnie Pearl
- I'll Have Another Cup of Coffee (Then I'll Go) - Claude Gray
- Truck Drivin' Man - Jimmy Martin
- Eight More Miles to Louisville - Grandpa Jones
- White Knight - T.H. Music Festival
- Woman Behind the Man Behind the Wheel - Red Sovine
- Endless Black Ribbon - Tiny Harris
- Away Out on the Mountain - Billy Walker
- Overloaded Diesel - Jimmy Griggs
- Burning Bridges - Jack Scott
- Phantom 309 - Red Sovine
- Widow Maker - Jimmy Martin
- Diesel Smoke on Danger Road - The Willis Brothers
- Alabam - Cowboy Copas
- Truck Drivin' Buddy - Frankie Miller
- Six Days on the Road
- Sneakin' Things Acroos the Border
- Convoy - T.H. Music Festival
- Pinball Machine - Lonnie Irving
- Sittin' in an All Night Cafe - Warner Mack
- Take Me Home, Country Roads
- Honky Tonk, Pt. 1
- Freightliner Fever - Red Sovine
- Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun - Dave Dudley
- Truck Driver's Queen - The Willis Brothers
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