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A car song is a song with lyrics or musical themes pertaining to car travel. Though the earliest forms appeared in the 1900s, car songs emerged in full during the 1950s as part of rock and roll and car culture, but achieved their peak popularity in the West Coast of the United States during the 1960s with the emergence of hot rod rock as an outgrowth of the surf music scene.
"Hot Rod Lincoln" is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan, first released in 1955. It was written as an answer song to Arkie Shibley 's 1950 hit " Hot Rod Race " (US #29). It describes a drive north on US Route 99 (predecessor to Interstate 5 ) from San Pedro, Los Angeles , and over " Grapevine Hill " which soon becomes a hot rod ...
"Hot Rod Race" is a Western swing song about a fictional automobile race in San Pedro, California, between a Ford and a Mercury. First recorded by Arkie Shibley , and released in November 1950, it broke the ground for a series of hot rod songs recorded for the car culture of the 1950s and 1960s. [ 1 ]
Jesse Lee "Arkie" Shibley (September 21, 1915 – September 7, 1975), [1] was an American country singer who recorded the original version of "Hot Rod Race" in 1950.The record was important because "it introduced automobile racing into popular music and underscored the car's relevance to American culture, particularly youth culture."
In Canada, the song reached No. 14 on the Pop chart and spent three weeks at No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. [2] In 2009, VH1 ranked "Steal Away" placed at No. 64 on their retrospective list 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s. [3] This is despite Dupree having had a second top 40 hit with his No. 15-peaking single "Hot Rod Hearts".
Robert Dupuis (born December 23, 1946), known professionally as Robbie Dupree, is an American singer best known for his hit songs "Steal Away" (No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100) and "Hot Rod Hearts" (No. 15). [1]
The song features Love singing lead vocals. It was originally released as the B-side of the single "Surfin' Safari" (1962). [3] It was later released on their 1962 album Surfin' Safari, and appeared again on their 1963 album Little Deuce Coupe. The song is credited for initiating the hot rod music craze of the 1960s. [1]
Shut Down is a multi-artist compilation album released by Capitol Records in mid-June 1963. [2] It contains hot rod music from acts such as the Beach Boys, Robert Mitchum, the Cheers and the Super Stocks. [3]