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In Overdrive
''In Overdrive'' is an album released in 2009 by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. The album is composed of truck driving song covers with the exception of the last two tracks, which are original. Tippin's 2008 single, "Drill Here, Drill Now", is also featured on the album. Among the covers are "Drivin' My Life Away" (a number-one country single for Eddie Rabbitt) and "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" (a number-one hit for Alabama). Track listing Personnel *Pat Buchanan - electric guitar *Tim Grogan - drums *Rich Herring - acoustic guitar *Mike Johnson - steel guitar *Rod Lewis - bass guitar *Bobby Lovett - banjo, electric guitar *Brent Mason - electric guitar *Jerry Roe - drums, acoustic guitar *David Sloas - background vocals *Aaron Tippin Aaron Dupree Tippin (born July 3, 1958) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Nashville in 1990. His debut sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Dupree Tippin (born July 3, 1958) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Nashville in 1990. His debut single, "You've Got to Stand for Something" became a popular anthem for American soldiers fighting in the Gulf War and helped to establish him as a neotraditionalist country act with songs that catered primarily to the American working class. Under RCA's tenure, he recorded five studio albums and a Greatest Hits package. Tippin switched to Lyric Street Records in 1998, where he recorded four more studio albums, counting a compilation of Christmas music. After leaving Lyric Street in 2006, he founded a personal label known as Nippit Records, on which he issued the compilation album ''Now & Then''. A concept album, ''In Overdrive'', was released in 2009. Tippin has released a total of nine studio albums and two compilations, with six gold certifications and one p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ervan Parker
James Ervan "Jim" Parker (born December 21, 1942 in La Habra, California) is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Huntsville, Alabama sub-chapter of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. Parker lives in Madison, Alabama, his home since 1985. Early career Parker received his first guitar from Jimmy Gilmer of The Fireballs in 1961. At the time Gilmer was dating Parker's sister. The Illusions In 1961 Jim Parker joined a music group that called themselves The Illusions: *Mark Gordon Creamer – vocals, guitar, keyboards, and harmonica *James Ervan Parker – vocals and guitar *Johnny Joe Stark – vocals and drums *James Dallas Smith (deceased) – vocals and bass *Troy Dale Gardner (deceased) – vocals The group recorded a single with Dot Records which was produced by Tommy Allsup (Buddy Holly's lead guitar player) in Odessa, Texas. Parker wrote the A-side, "Brenda (Don't Put Me Down)," and co-wrote the B-side, "(Secrets Of Love)". "Tommy had a very ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic guitar exist). It uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals, which ultimately are reproduced as sound by loudspeakers. The sound is sometimes shaped or electronically altered to achieve different timbres or tonal qualities on the amplifier settings or the knobs on the guitar from that of an acoustic guitar. Often, this is done through the use of effects such as reverb, distortion and "overdrive"; the latter is considered to be a key element of electric blues guitar music and jazz and rock guitar playing. Invented in 1932, the electric guitar was adopted by jazz guitar players, who wanted to play single-note guitar solos in large big band ensembles. Early proponents of the electric guitar on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Loggins
David Allen Loggins (born November 10, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Musical career Loggins is best known for his 1974 song composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a No. 5 popular music success (No. 1 Easy Listening) in the U.S. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995. He is the second cousin of singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, although they had never met until later in their professional careers. Loggins also wrote the song "Pieces of April" for the band Three Dog Night, which was a Top 20 success during 1973. He has written material for Tanya Tucker, Restless Heart, Wynonna Judd, Reba McEntire, Gary Morris, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alabama, Toby Keith, Don Williams, Crystal Gayle, and the number one hits "Morning Desire" by Kenny Rogers and "You Make Me Want To Make You Mine" by Juice Newton. During 1984, he recorded "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do," a duet with Anne Murray, which scored number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
"Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" is a song written by Dave Loggins, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in January 1984 as the first single and title track to the band's album '' Roll On''. It was the group's 12th straight No. 1 single on the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot Country Singles chart. Content "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" was the story of a trucker who drives an over-the-road semitrailer truck to support his wife and three children. In the song's first verse, the man (referred to only as "Daddy") leaves for a several-day trip through the Midwest. When the children gather around their mother in sadness, she says all they need to do is remember the song their father had taught them ("''Roll on highway, roll on along, roll on Daddy 'til you get back home, roll on family, roll on crew, roll on mama like I asked you to do''"); those lyrics serve as the refrain of the song. In some versions, the song begins with a CB radio call saying "How about ya, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cledus Maggard
James Wesley "Jay" Huguely (September 21, 1940 – December 13, 2008) was an American stage actor, singer, advertising executive, and television writer and executive. He enjoyed a brief run of popularity as a novelty recording artist in the 1970s,Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ()), p. 161 billed as Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band. He worked for Leslie Advertising in Greenville, South Carolina and enjoyed his only hit in 1976 with "The White Knight (Cledus Maggard song), The White Knight", released during the wave of popularity of the citizens' band radio. The song is about a truck driver victimized by a Georgia highway patrolman's speed trap. He chose the name "Cledus" after his mother's name Cleta. "The White Knight" reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot Country Singles chart in February 1976, and was his only hit to reach that chart's Top 40.Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Knight (Cledus Maggard Song)
"The White Knight" is a novelty country music song made famous by Jay Huguely, who - recording as Cledus Maggard & The Citizen's Band - enjoyed a brief run of national popularity with the song when it became popular in 1976. Song story Huguely was working as an advertising salesman at an agency named Leslie Advertising in Greenville, South Carolina in the mid-1970s when he was approached to help with an advertising campaign centering on the then fast-growing citizens' band radio craze. According to writer Tom Roland, Huguely knew little about the CB radio but agreed to help out. After taking notes and getting help from his co-workers on deciphering the jargon, he went to work on writing a song. Plot Huguely's finished product was a story about an over-the-road truck driver with the handle "Mean Machine" who receives a CB call from an individual claiming to be a truck driver. Identifying himself as "The White Knight", he broadcasts that there are no "smokeys" (police officers) in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to anti–Vietnam War sentiment of some popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the ''Billboard'' all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s. He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movin' On (Merle Haggard Song)
"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''. Originally, it was the theme song to the 1974-1976 NBC-TV series of the same name and references the lead characters of the series, Sonny Pruitt and Will Chandler, by name. A full-length version of the song was released as a single in 1975, and it topped the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart that July. In addition to serving as the main theme to ''Movin' On'', the song was among many in country music to pay homage to the American over-the-road truck driver. It should not be confused with the country standard " I'm Moving On" by Hank Snow. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Personnel *Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar The Strangers: *Roy Nichols – lead guitar * Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro * Tiny Moore Billie "Tiny" Moore (May 12, 1920 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buford Abner
James Buford Abner (November 10, 1917 – November 19, 2011) was an American songwriter, musician and singer who worked during the early days of country music, working in both secular and gospel country music genres. With his brother Merle Abner, his uncle Stacy Abner, George Hughes and Billy Carrier, he was a member of the Swanee River Boys. He was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Swanee River Boys. His song "Long White Lines" has been covered numerous times, including versions by Aaron Tippin and Sturgill Simpson John Sturgill Simpson (born June 8, 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter and actor. As of February 2022, he has released seven albums as a solo artist. His first two albums, '' High Top Mountain'' and '' Metamodern Sounds in Cou .... Background He was raised in Lineville, Alabama as the child of sharecroppers. At the age of 15 he became part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Mills
Hank Mills (April 9, 1936 – November 11, 2005) was the pen name taken by country songwriter Samuel Garrett. Mills authored a number of country and western hits of the 1960s and 1970s, including 3 BMI award winners: "Girl on the Billboard" (written with Walter Haynes) was a #1 hit for Grand Ole Opry singer Del Reeves in 1965; " Little Ole Wine Drinker Me" (written w/ Dick Jennings), as performed by Dean Martin, reached #38 on Billboard's Top 40 charts in 1967; and "Angel's Sunday" reached #13 on Billboard's country music charts in 1971 for country crooner Jim Ed Brown James Edward Brown (April 1, 1934 – June 11, 2015) was an American country singer-songwriter who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of the Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a .... Mills also appeared in and wrote songs for the 1967 Southeastern Pictures film ''The Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers''. Other notable songs include: "Send Me No Roses" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Haynes
Walter Haynes (December 14, 1928 – January 1, 2009) was an American steel guitarist and music producer who worked with such artists as Patsy Cline Jimmy Dickens, Del Reeves, The Everly Brothers and Jeanne Pruett. He also co-wrote a number of songs including "Girl on the Billboard" - a song that became a No. 1 hit for Del Reeves in 1965. Haynes was a member of the Steel Guitar Hall of Fame. At the time of his death at the age of 80 in Tyler, Texas, he had been teaching music lessons in Bullard, Texas Bullard is a small town in Smith County, Texas, Smith and Cherokee County, Texas, Cherokee counties in the east-central part of U.S. state of Texas. U.S. Route 69 and Farm-to-Market Roads 2137, 2493, and 344 intersect here, about south of the larg .... References 1928 births 2009 deaths American country guitarists American male guitarists Steel guitarists American male songwriters 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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