I was in a Kenworth pullin' logs

[vision63]

Cab-over Pete with a reefer on



And a Jimmy haulin' hogs



We is headin' for bear on I-one-oh 'Bout a mile outta Shaky Town



They even had a bear in the air!



Well, we shot the line and we went for broke
With a thousand screamin' trucks
An' eleven long-haired Friends a' Jesus
In a chartreuse micra-bus.



'Cause we got a mighty convoy
Rockin' through the night.
Yeah, we got a mighty convoy,
Ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain't nothin' gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy
'Cross the U-S-A.
Convoy! Convoy! Convoy! Convoy!

The song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5ZLJWQmss

C.W. McCall

[freeradical]

I never owned a CB radio.

Imagine paying $150 for one of those back in say 1980.

In today's dollars...::o

[btfc]

I drove the Alaska Highway a few times, and the RVs tend to travel in packs. That song always popped into my head as I passed the long line. Looks like we got us a convoy!

[bfd]

Well, I stopped at a road house in Texas
A little place called Hamburger Dan's
Heard that old jukebox start playin'
A tune called the truck drivin' man

Pour me another cup of coffee
For it is the best in the land
I'll put a nickel in the jukebox
And play that Truck Drivin' Man
And play that Truck Drivin' Man

Well, the waitress then brought me up some coffee
I thanked her then called her again
I said that old song sure does fit me
Cause I'm a truck drivin' man

Pour me another cup of coffee
For it is the best in the land
And put a nickel in the jukebox
And play the Truck Drivin' Man

I climbed back aboard my old semi
Then like a flash I was gone
I got them old truck wheels a rollin'
Now, I'm on my way to San Antone

Pour me another cup of coffee
For it is the best in the land
I'll put a nickel in the jukebox
And play that Truck Drivin' Man

[tenders]

I remember that song from a K-Tel record of trucking songs that was advertised heavily on TV in the late '70s. There were a few years when trucking, CB radio, and Teamsters were very much in vogue (gear, movies, and songs). I'm not sure why - did it have something to do with the gas crisis? Or was it just the point at which the highway system was sufficiently developed that long-haul trucking, tollbooths, and radar speed enforcement first became a thing?

[vision63]

tenders wrote:
I remember that song from a K-Tel record of trucking songs that was advertised heavily on TV in the late '70s. There were a few years when trucking, CB radio, and Teamsters were very much in vogue (gear, movies, and songs). I'm not sure why - did it have something to do with the gas crisis? Or was it just the point at which the highway system was sufficiently developed that long-haul trucking, tollbooths, and radar speed enforcement first became a thing?

I think the concept of Truck Driving became romantic for a while. It either spawned the market for CB Radios or was fueled by America's obsession with it.

I find it interesting that C.W. McCall was an invention by an award winning Advertising Executive.

[vision63]

bfd wrote:

Cause I'm a truck drivin' man!!

[Octave Doctor]

A couple days ago, somebody was trying to get $650.00 out of a Browning Golden Eagle CB, lol. I've had a couple CBs but they were freebies.

Back when that song came out, my GF and I liked to rip the Interstate in my 73 Capri late at night. I'd sing her that song, but do it more like Caotain Beefheart would've, lol.

[Rick-o]

tenders wrote:
I remember that song from a K-Tel record of trucking songs that was advertised heavily on TV in the late '70s. There were a few years when trucking, CB radio, and Teamsters were very much in vogue (gear, movies, and songs). I'm not sure why - did it have something to do with the gas crisis? Or was it just the point at which the highway system was sufficiently developed that long-haul trucking, tollbooths, and radar speed enforcement first became a thing?

IIRC, they became popular during the oil embargo of the 70's, when the speed limit was reduced to 55mph. If you had a CB, you could monitor the truckers channel, (19?) and get reports of any Smokies up ahead so you could slow down and avoid a ticket.

I was a teenager at the time, and while CB use exploded during this period, I didn't consider it cool at all. (My parents were REALLY into them, even joined a club, so anything my parents liked I considered very not cool).

[bfd]

Waze of the 70s - CB Radio - LOL