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"Wreck on the Highway" is a classic bluegrass song [1] most commonly associated with Roy Acuff. "Wreck on the Highway" tells the story of an automobile accident, with implication of alcohol abuse ("whiskey and blood run together") and moral religious language ("Their soul has been called by the Master...
A slow-tempo song, "Wreck on the Highway" has not been particularly common in concert, with about 100 performances in Bruce Springsteen concerts through 2008. Nearly all of those performances occurred during the 1980–1981 River Tour. [12] The song was revived occasionally for electric piano performances on the 2005 solo Devils & Dust Tour.
Wreck on the Highway may refer to: "Wreck on the Highway" (1938 song), written by Dorsey Dixon and most notably performed by Roy Acuff "Wreck on the Highway" (1980 song), written and performed by Bruce Springsteen
A car crash turned a kid's hair "from black into bright white" because "the cars had smashed so hard." "Motorcrash" The Sugarcubes: 1988: From the album Life's Too Good "Motorist" Jawbox: 1994 [4] "Mr. Ambulance Driver" The Flaming Lips: 2006: From the album At War With the Mystics. Frontman Wayne Coyne has described the song as a "teenager car ...
Acuff could not remember where he knew the song from, but claimed it as his own. [1] "Wreck on the Highway" became a national country music hit, but Dixon received no royalties. [1] [3] In the mid-1940s, and at his family's insistence, Dixon asked a lawyer to file a lawsuit against Acuff, and in 1946 an out-of-court settlement was reached. [1]
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A 17-year-old Richland girl died in a wreck on Highway 240 on Tuesday, and now the driver could be facing charges. Celcilo Romero, 18, of Kennewick, was headed east on the highway toward ...
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