Merle Haggard - You Don't Have Very Far To Go (1965)

From Merle's debut LP

Red Simpson "The Flying Saucer Man And The Truck Driver"

Joe Cecil "Red" Simpson (March 6, 1934 – January 8, 2016) was an American country singer-songwriter best known for his trucker-themed songs.

This is a classic record for truck driving songs, no iffs ands or buts.

You have the classic "Truck Drivin' Man," " Roll Truck Roll," "Six Days on the Road," "Highway Man.

There is also a cover of The Willis Brothers, "Give Me Forty Acres," which is one of my all time favourite songs and "Nitro Express," is also on this album. Now just as a side note, there is a version of "Nitro Express" with Junior Brown and Red Simpson, which is really good floating around out there. If you can find it get it.

Red Simpson along with Red Sovine, Dave Dudley, the Willis Brothers and a lot more did a lot of truck driving songs during the 60's and 70's. Then it seemed like things pretty much stopped until the 90's with the "Rig Rock" series was released.

This is a classic record for truck driving songs, no iffs ands or buts.

You have the classic "Truck Drivin' Man," " Roll Truck Roll," "Six Days on the Road," "Highway Man.

There is also a cover of The Willis Brothers, "Give Me Forty Acres," which is one of my all time favourite songs and "Nitro Express," is also on this album. Now just as a side note, there is a version of "Nitro Express" with Junior Brown and Red Simpson, which is really good floating around out there. If you can find it get it.

Red Simpson along with Red Sovine, Dave Dudley, the Willis Brothers and a lot more did a lot of truck driving songs during the 60's and 70's. Then it seemed like things pretty much stopped until the 90's with the "Rig Rock" series was released.

Released in 1966 on Capitol Records