About Truck-driving country
Truck-driving country is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of country music.
Artists closely associated with the genre include Jerry Reed.
From Wikipedia
Truck-driving country or trucker country is a subgenre of country and western music. It is characterized by lyrical content about trucks (i.e. commercial vehicles, not pick-up trucks), truck drivers or truckers, and the trucking industry experience. This includes, for example, references to truck stops, CB radio, trucker jokes, attractive women, romance, heartbreak, loneliness, stimulants and eugeroics, teamsters, roads and highways, billboards, inclement weather, traffic, ICC, DOT, car accidents, washrooms, etc. In truck-driving country, references to "truck" include the following truck types: 10 wheeler, straight truck, 18 wheeler, tractor (bobtail), semi, tractor-trailer, semi tractor trailer, big rig, and some others. Truck-driving country musicians include Dave Dudley, Red Sovine, Terry Fell, Dick Curless, Red Simpson, Del Reeves, the Willis Brothers, Jerry Reed, Junior Brown, Commander Cody, C. W. McCall (1976 big hit "Convoy"), Mac Wiseman, and Cledus Maggard. Terry Fell released "Truck Drivin' Man" in 1954.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Truck-driving country.
Key artists
- Jerry Reed
Related genres
Frequently asked questions
What is Truck-driving country?
Truck-driving country is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of country music.
Who are famous Truck-driving country artists?
Jerry Reed.