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Folk songs adopt, adapt, and incorporate colloquialisms, slang, and occupational terms into verbal snapshots. In truck-driving country, such specialized words and terms as truck rodeo, dog house, twin screw, Georgia overdrive, saddle tanks, jake brake , binder and others borrowed from the lingo of truckers are commonly utilized. [ 10 ]
"Truck Drivin' Man" is a popular country song written by Terry Fell and originally recorded by Terry Fell and The Fellers in 1954. [1] One of his band members, Buck Owens , sang harmony with him on the recording.
"Jazzman" is a 1974 song performed by Carole King, from her album Wrap Around Joy. King composed the music for the song, while David Palmer (formerly of Steely Dan ) wrote the lyrics. The song is best known for its lengthy saxophone solos, performed by Tom Scott , while King sings an ode to 'the Jazzman' and the effect he has on her.
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
"Truck Drivin' Man" is a "honky tonk strut" written by Edward King and Ronnie Van Zant and recorded by American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973 as a demo song. [1] It was released posthumously on 5 October 1987 as the sixth track (or first track on side 2) on the 1987 compilation album Legend .
(By the time Simpson handed him four truck songs, however, Woods had stopped recording.) Simpson began writing songs with Owens in 1962, including the Top Ten hit "Gonna Have Love". In 1965, Capitol Records producer Ken Nelson was looking for someone to record some songs about trucking. His first choice was Haggard, who wasn't interested, but ...
John Michael McKenzie (10 November 1955 – 10 May 2020) was a British bass guitarist who was a member of bands such as Global Village Trucking Company and Man.He played on numerous singles, notably for Eurythmics, The Pretenders and Alison Moyet; and was a touring musician with acts as diverse as Lionel Richie, Dr. John and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) [1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on "Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. [2] He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad."