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The Cannonball TV series had a theme that opened and closed each episode composed by Joseph Hooven, Marilyn Hooven, and music packager Raoul Kraushaar.Though IMDb claims the words and music were written and performed by the American country artist Merle Haggard [4] the singer was incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison from 1957 to 1960 and ...
Movin' On stars Claude Akins as old-time independent "big-rig" truck driver Sonny Pruitt, and Frank Converse as his college-educated co-driver Will Chandler. The theme song, "Movin' On", was written and performed by Merle Haggard, and was a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in July 1975.
Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994) was an American character actor.He played Sonny Pruit in Movin' On, a 1974–1976 American drama series about a trucking team, Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series, and a variety of other film and television roles.
Cannonball, a 1976 film inspired by "Cannon Ball" Baker; Cannonball, a TV show about two truck drivers, produced in Canada in 1958–59 and syndicated in the U.S. in 1959–60; Cannonball (Australian game show) Cannonball (British game show) Cannonball (American game show) "Cannonball", a 2003 episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Truck Parking Club compiled a list of 10 stars who worked as truck drivers before their rise to fame, ... Pryor also served in the Army between 1958 and 1960, performing numerous amateur shows. He ...
The show followed the same premise as Wacky Races, but had racers drive monster trucks and races took place on various parts of the world. Only Dick Dastardly and Muttley returned from among the original Wacky Races cast; all other racers were from other Hanna-Barbera shows such as Yogi Bear and Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy.
When a farmer’s crop is destroyed apparently by sparks from the speeding Cannonball, a Dutch clock (a tachograph) is installed in the engine. Although suspended, Casey decides to take the Cannonball out for an unscheduled run to get to the bottom of the claim. Guest stars: William Bakewell, Tom Monroe, Wally Vernon, Dudley Pickett.
In 1958, Campbell co-starred with Paul Birch in Cannonball, a short-lived television series about truck drivers. After that, he worked for more years in small parts in increasingly lower grade movies. Campbell made two guest appearances on Perry Mason in 1959 and 1960. In his first appearance he played the title character and murder victim ...