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Artists :: Red Simpson

Red Simpson
Red Simpson is a giant in the wonderful world of truck driving music, contributing classics like “Roll, Truck, Roll”, “Give Me Forty Acres”, “I’m A Truck”, “Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves” and “A Tombstone Every Mile”. He started his career as a piano player in Bakersfield and surrounding towns, before being approached by Capitol Records producer Ken Nelson to record some trucking songs (Merle Haggard had declined). He was an immediate hit and created some of the greatest songs in the genre, inspiring younger bands like Asleep at the Wheel and Junior Brown.

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