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The lyrics describe a man driving to a woman, at her father's behest, for an engagement that the narrator states will conclude with himself "Takin' one little inch at a time, now / 'Til we're feelin' fine, now".
"Truckin '" was the highest-charting pop single the group would have until the surprise top-ten performance of "Touch of Grey" sixteen years later. Moreover, the album track was heavily played on progressive rock and album oriented rock radio stations and accordingly helped popularize the group among general rock audiences.
Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote those to "Brokedown Palace" and "To Lay Me Down" (reputedly drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process). [3] Jerry Garcia wrote the music to accompany Hunter's lyrics, [ 3 ] and the song debuted August 18, 1970 at Fillmore West in San Francisco.
By 1973 Eddie Kendricks was two years into a solo career following his bitter split from The Temptations.While his former bandmates went on to record hits such as "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)" (which was a reported jab at Kendricks and fellow ex-Temptation David Ruffin), and their seven-minute opus, "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", Kendricks had begun to reach a cult R&B fan base ...
Truckin' with Albert Collins is an album by the American musician Albert Collins, released in 1969. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was originally released as The Cool Sounds of Albert Collins , in 1965. [ 3 ] It was reissued by MCA Records in 1991.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom asked state lawmakers Monday for an additional $25 million in funding to cover the cost of legal battles he expects to have with President-elect Donald ...
Three employees at a Maryland Cracker Barrel have reportedly been dismissed after staff refused to seat a group of students with special needs on Dec. 3 Superintendent of Charles County Public ...
Dave Dudley (born David Darwin Pedruska; [1] May 3, 1928 – December 22, 2003) [2] was an American country music singer best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred bass.