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"King of the Road" is a song written by country singer Roger Miller, who first recorded it in November 1964. [2] The lyrics tell of the day-to-day life of a traveling hobo who, despite having little money (a "man of means by no means"), revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously and cynically as the "king of the road".
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A King of the Road was a Hobo, as suggested by the boxcar and train references in the song. A true King of the Road travelled the rails, knew the hobo "jungles", worked when he needed to and didn't when he didn't need to. He could follow the hobo markings that warned of mean dogs and cops, places where handouts were available, and so on. Good song!
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In 1965, Roger Miller recorded his self-penned song called "King of the Road". It described the lifestyle of a hobo and it became a number one country song and top five pop song. It would become one of his signature tunes and would be recorded by many other artists. In its wake would come an answer song called "Queen of the House". [2]
Billy Howard is an English comedian and impressionist, [1] who appeared on the ITV series Who Do You Do? in the early 1970s, alongside other impressionists such as Faith Brown. [2] Howard was born in Edgware, London, England. [3] He commenced his musical career as a jazz trumpeter and guitarist, playing in jazz combos in the early 1960s. [3]
Kings of the Road (German: Im Lauf der Zeit, "In The Course of Time" [2]) is a 1976 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. It was the third part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy" which included Alice in the Cities (1974) and The Wrong Move (1975). It was the unanimous winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. [3]
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