"Truck Drivin' Man" is a popular

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written and recorded by Terry Fell in 1954. One of his band members, Buck Owens, sang harmony with him on the recording. In 1965, Owens recorded the song himself, omitting the fourth verse - "When I get my call up to glory, They will take me away from this land, I'll head this truck up to Heaven, 'Cause I'm a truck drivin' man." Others who have recorded the song include Red Steagall, Ricky Nelson,

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, Charley Pride, Bill Anderson,

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, Red Simpson, Jim & Jesse, Charlie Walker, The Flying Burrito Brothers, George Hamilton IV, Glen Campbell,

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, Willie Nelson, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Anthony Field, Plainsong, David Allan Coe,

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, Toby Keith, Aaron Tippin, Robert Walker, the J. Geils Band, and Canadian musicians

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. "Truck Drivin' Man" is also covered by Nordre Sving Blandede Mannskor og Orkester as "Trailersjåfør", with Norwegian lyric by Finn Sidselrud. In Finland, the song was covered 1975 by Kari Tapio as "Rekkakuski", with Finnish lyrics by Erkki Liikanen.

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1954 songs Buck Owens songs Red Steagall songs Lynyrd Skynyrd songs Songs written by Terry Fell Songs about truck driving {{1950s-country-song-stub