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"Teddy Bear" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Red Sovine. It was released in June 1976 as the title track to Sovine's album of the same name. The song — actually, a recitation with an instrumental backing — was one of Sovine's many recordings that saluted the American truck driver.
"There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'n' Roll)" (1976) " Convoy " is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall (a character co-created and voiced by Bill Fries, along with Chip Davis ) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop charts in the US and is listed 98th among Rolling Stone magazine 's 100 ...
In some versions, the song begins with a CB radio call saying "How about ya, Alabama, Roll On", which was recorded from an actual CB call placed to Alabama's bus in the late 70s. In the song's second verse, the man's wife receives a late-night phone call from an unnamed source, informing her that the highway patrol had found a semitrailer truck ...
"Hit a truck doing 70 in the wrong lane in the big league". "B.J. the D.J." Stonewall Jackson: 1964: Title protagonist – a hard-living, sleep-deprived disc jockey – dies when his car crashes off the road. "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots" The Cheers: 1955: A motorcyclist vanishes after getting hit by a train. "Black Ice"
Trucking achieved national attention during the 1960s and 70s, when songs and movies about truck driving were major hits. Truck drivers participated in widespread strikes against the rising cost of fuel, during the energy crises of 1973 and 1979, and the industry was drastically deregulated by the Motor Carrier Act of 1980.
"Movin' On" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in May 1975 as the third single and partial title track from the album Keep Movin' On .
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The truck that appears in the music video is a 1973 Ford F-100. The actual truck driven by Jared Monti, and then his father, Paul, was a Dodge Ram 1500 adorned with decals, including the 10th Mountain Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, an American flag and a "Go Army" decal. [ 4 ]