Truck Driving Songs

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1Six Days on the Road
cover recording of:
Six Days on the Road (in 1963)
writer:
Earl Green (songwriter) and Carl Montgomery (songwriter)
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
recording of:
Six Days on the Road
writer:
Earl Green (songwriter) and Carl Montgomery (songwriter)
publisher:
Newkeys Music, Inc. and Tune Publishing, Inc.
Dave Dudley52:10
2Lights on the Hill
recording of:
Lights on the Hill
lyricist and composer:
Joy McKean
Lee Conway1:55
3When the Big Rigs Roll
recording of:
When the Big Rigs Roll
lyricist and composer:
Nev Nicholls (Australian songwriter and performer)
Nev Nicholls1:55
4Take This Job and Shove It
recording of:
Take this Job and Shove it
lyricist and composer:
David Allan Coe
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Johnny Paycheck2:42
5Folsom Prison Blues
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1955-07-30)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1955-07-30)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1955-07-30)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-07-30)
recording of:
Folsom Prison Blues (on 1955-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation and Hi Lo Music
is based on:
Crescent City Blues
Johnny Cash4.352:48
6Okie From Muskogee
recording of:
Okie From Muskogee (on 1969-07-17)
writer:
Roy Burris and Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard3.652:41
7King of the Road
recording of:
King of the Road
lyricist:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”)
composer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) (in 1964)
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Roger Miller2:25
8Blue Suede Shoes
double bass:
Clayton Perkins (in 1955-12)
drums (drum set):
W.S. Holland (in 1955-12)
guitar:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12) and Jay Perkins (in 1955-12)
vocals:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun (US label founded in 1952) (in 1955, from 1956 to present)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 95)
recording of:
Blue Suede Shoes (in 1955-12)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1955)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Hi Lo Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
part of:
Million Dollar Quartet (jukebox musical, book by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott)
Carl Perkins42:15
9Wasted Days and Wasted NightsFreddy Fender4.52:43
10Teddy Bear Song
recording of:
The Teddy Bear Song
writer:
Don Earl and Nick Nixon (country singer)
Barbara Fairchild3:06
11Satin Sheets
recording of:
Satin Sheets
lyricist and composer:
John Volinkaty
Jeanne Pruett2:43
12Rose Garden
cover recording of:
Rose Garden (in 1970)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Lynn Anderson4.152:56
13Sally Was a Good Old Girl
cover recording of:
Sally Was a Good Old Girl
lyricist and composer:
Harlan Howard
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. and Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Waylon Jennings2:22
14Behind Closed Doors
recording engineer:
Lou Bradley (American producer, engineer, also songwriter) (on 1972-11-12)
producer:
Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger)
background vocals:
The Nashville Edition (on 1972-11-12)
lead vocals:
Charlie Rich (US country singer) (on 1972-11-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1972-11-12)
recording of:
Behind Closed Doors (on 1972-11-12)
lyricist and composer:
Kenny O’Dell
publisher:
House of Gold Music, Inc.
Charlie Rich52:56
15Help Me Make It Through the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Dominion Entertainment, Inc. (company credits only; file no releases here!) (in 1971)
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
Sammi Smith2:33
16Blue Blue Day
recording of:
Blue Blue Day (1958 country song)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Don Gibson1:48
17Slow Down Old World
bass:
Bob Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Willie Ackerman (US studio drummer)
guitar:
Willie Nelson
guitar [lead]:
Pete Wade
guitar [rhythm]:
Ray Edenton
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins
steel guitar:
Jimmy Day
vocals:
Willie Nelson
recording of:
Slow Down Old World (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson11:52
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1Truck Driving Son of a Gun
recording of:
Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun
writer:
D. Deen (Songwriter) and R. King (1960s country artist & writer)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Dave Dudley2:11
2The Bridge Washed Out
recording of:
The Bridge Washed Out
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Louis, Mart Melshee and Sandra Smith (US songwriter)
Warner Mack2:17
3The Road Is Far
recording of:
The Road Is Far
lyricist and composer:
Lee Conway
Lee Conway2:19
4Before the Next Teardrop Falls
cover recording of:
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
writer:
Vivian Keith and Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Shelby Singleton Music Inc.
Freddy Fender2:33
5High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)Frankie Laine2:43
6The Auctioneer
recording of:
The Auctioneer
writer:
Buddy Black (writer) and Leroy Van Dyke
publisher:
Randy Smith Music Corp. (in 1977)
Leroy Van Dyke42:49
7The Harper Valley PTA
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3:17
8Abilene
recording of:
Abilene
writer:
Lester Brown (songwriter), Bob Gibson (folk singer), John D. Loudermilk and Albert Stanton (pseudonym for Al Brackman)
George Hamilton IV2:19
9Wolverton MountainClaude King2:51
10I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash4.152:43
11For the Good TimesRay Price3:48
12The End of the World
engineer:
Bill Porter (engineer)
producer:
Chet Atkins
vocals:
Skeeter Davis
recording of:
The End of the World (in 1962)
lyricist:
Sylvia Dee (American lyricist)
composer:
Arthur Kent
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Summit Music Corp, (ASCAP-affiliated)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Skeeter Davis4.152:38
13Lookin’ For LoveJohnny Lee3:32
14Lament of the Cherokee Reservation IndianDon Fardon3:23
15Jole Blon
recording of:
Jole Blon
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Waylon Jennings1:51
16The Race Is On
recording of:
The Race Is On
composer:
Don Rollins (US songwriter from Nashville, born 1961)
publisher:
Glad Music Publishing and Recording LP, Pappy Daily Music, Sony/ATV Tree Publishing and Palace Music AB (in 1978)
George Jones2:16
17Healing Hands of Time
recording of:
Healing Hands of Time
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson2:15
3CD
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1Convoy
recording of:
Convoy
lyricist:
C.W. McCall
composer:
Chip Davis (founder of Mannheim Steamroller)
Ferlin Husky3:57
2Once I Was a Truck Driving Man
recording of:
Once I Was a Truck Driving Man
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Chester (Australian singer)
Johnny Chester3:12
3Working Man Blues
recording of:
Workin’ Man Blues
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Merle Haggard2:43
4Me and Bobby McGee
Lee Conway2:44
5Guess Things Happen That Way
recording of:
Guess Things Happen That Way
lyricist and composer:
Jack Clement
Johnny Cash1:51
6From a Jack to a KingNed Miller2:10
7The Green Green Grass of HomePorter Wagoner2:15
8White Lightning
cover recording of:
White Lightning
lyricist and composer:
J.P. Richardson (known as The Big Bopper)
publisher:
Glad Music Co.
Waylon Jennings2:10
9A Good Year for the Roses
recording of:
A Good Year for the Roses
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
George Jones3:04
10Tennessee Bird Walk
recording of:
Tennessee Bird Walk
lyricist and composer:
Jack Blanchard
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan2:43
1116th Avenue
recording of:
16th Avenue
lyricist and composer:
Thom Schuyler
Lacy J. Dalton3:07
12The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA
recording of:
The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA (1972 song)
lyricist and composer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo2:35
13Lonesome Number One
recording of:
Lonesome Number One
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
Don Gibson2:13
14Dark Moon
recording of:
Dark Moon
lyricist and composer:
Ned Miller
Bonnie Guitar2:38
15Crazy
cover recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Wanda Jackson2:46
16The Comancheros
recording of:
The Comancheros
lyricist and composer:
Tillman Franks
Claude King2:11
17Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
Hank Locklin2:24
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1Truck Driving Outlaw
Denis Olsen2:11
2Give Me 40 Acres
recording of:
Give Me Forty Acres
writer:
Earl Green (songwriter) and John Greene
The Willis Brothers2:32
3Big River
recording of:
Big River
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash) and Knox Music, Inc.
Johnny Cash2:32
4Funny Face
recording of:
Funny Face (1972 song)
lyricist and composer:
Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo32:38
5Walking After Midnight
cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
live cover recording of:
Walkin’ After Midnight
lyricist:
Don Hecht
composer:
Alan Block and Don Hecht
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Patsy Cline2:33
6Dream Baby
cover recording of:
Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
lyricist and composer:
Cindy Walker (US songwriter, singer and dancer)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK), Combine Music Corp. and Acuff-Rose (BMI) (in 1971)
Lacy J. Dalton2:56
7Oh Lonesome Me
recording of:
Oh Lonesome Me (on 1957-12-03)
lyricist and composer:
Don Gibson (US songwriter and country musician)
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd., Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Esperanza MV Frank Oldenburg e. K., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Don Gibson42:27
8It’s Four in the Morning
recording of:
It’s Four in the Morning (1971 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut
Faron Young2:52
9Wings of a DoveFerlin Husky1:56
10Do What You Do, Do Well
recording of:
Do What You Do, Do Well
lyricist and composer:
Ned Miller
Ned Miller2:36
11Heartaches by the NumberGuy Mitchell2:36
12Please Help Me I’m FallingHank Locklin2:13
13WaterlooStonewall Jackson2:28
14The Most Beautiful Girl
cover recording of:
The Most Beautiful Girl
writer:
Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill (US songwriter/producer/arranger) and Norris “Norro” Wilson (singer, songwriter and producer)
publisher:
Al Gallico Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Gallico Music Ltd.
version of:
Hey Mister
Charlie Rich2:50
15Slide Off Your Satin Sheets
recording of:
Slide Off Your Satin Sheets
writer:
Donn Tankersley (american songwriter) and Wayne Carson Thompson
publisher:
Lovolar Music
Johnny Paycheck2:57
16I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
recording of:
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive
writer:
Casey Anderson (country songwriter) and Liz Anderson
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Merle Haggard23:10
17LA International Airport
recording of:
L.A. International Airport
lyricist and composer:
Leanne Scott
Susan Raye2:42
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1I’m a Truck
recording of:
I’m a Truck
lyricist and composer:
Bob Stanton (US songwriter known for writing "I'm A Truck")
publisher:
Central Songs, Plaque Records and Ripcord Records
Red Simpson3:27
2Looking at the World Through a Windshield
recording of:
Looking at the World Through a Windshield
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Chesnut and Mike Hoyer (Country songwriter & radio personality)
Del Reeves2:10
3Big Bad John
recording of:
Big Bad John (1961 song)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Dean
writer:
Roy Acuff
Jimmy Dean3:00
4Come in Stranger
recording of:
Come in Stranger
writer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
Johnny Cash1:41
5Freightline Fever
recording of:
Freightliner Fever
writer:
L.D. Allen and Truman Lankford (songwriter)
Ferlin Husky2:49
6I Fought the Law
recording of:
I Fought the Law
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Lee Conway2:44
7Country Bumpkin
recording of:
Country Bumpkin
lyricist and composer:
Don Wayne (US country songwriter)
Cal Smith3:25
8Once a Day
recording of:
Once a Day
lyricist, writer and composer:
Bill Anderson (US country singer, songwriter & TV personality)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
Connie Smith2:37
9Walk a Mile in My Shoes
recording of:
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut), Jon More and Joe South
writer:
Matt Black (British DJ and one half of Coldcut) and Jon More
publisher:
Bike Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Lowery Music, Lowery Music Co. Inc. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Joe South3:39
10Dreaming My Dreams With You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wizard Records (Germany, hard-trance) (in 1980)
recording of:
Dreaming My Dreams With You
lyricist and composer:
Allen Reynolds
publisher:
Image Music (Australian) and Jack Music, Inc.
Colleen Hewett3:46
11Hello Walls
recording of:
Hello Walls
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Pamper Music, Inc. (on 1961-02-08)
Faron Young2:15
12Carroll County Accident
recording of:
The Carroll County Accident
lyricist and composer:
Bob Ferguson
Bobby & Laurie2:47
13Ginger Man
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fable Music Pty. Ltd. (in 1971), Fable Records (in 1971) and Fable Music (in 1972)
recording of:
Ginger Man
writer:
Brian Cadd
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
Brian Cadd4:08
14Old Man Emu
recording of:
Old Man Emu (John Williamson song)
lyricist and composer:
John Williamson (Australian country musician)
John Williamson2:51
15You’ve Never Been This Far BeforeConway Twitty3.653:09
16Cross the Brazos at Waco
recording of:
Cross the Brazos at Waco
lyricist and composer:
Kay Arnold
Billy Walker3:03
17Santa Never Made It Into Darwin
recorded in:
Australia
producer:
Doug Trevor (Australian Producer)
arranger:
Doug Trevor (Australian Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fable Records (in 1975)
recording of:
Santa Never Made It Into Darwin
writer:
Bill & Boyd
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
recording of:
Santa Never Made It Into Darwin
lyricist and composer:
Bill Cate (New Zealand/Australian singer‐songwriter)
Bill and Boyd4:15
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