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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...
"Wreck on the Highway" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. It was originally released as the final track on his fifth album, The River. The version released on The River was recorded at The Power Station in New York in March–April 1980. [1] As well as being the last track on The River, it was the last song recorded for the ...
"Wreck on the Highway" Roy Acuff: 1942: Also recorded by artists including The Louvin Brothers, George Jones and Gene Pitney (1965), The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (in Will the Circle Be Unbroken, 1972) [2] "Wreck on the Highway" Bruce Springsteen: 1980: Hit-and-run victim on lonely highway, inspired by but different from the Acuff song
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
Acuff performed popular songs of the day, including Pee Wee King's "Tennessee Waltz" and Dorsey Dixon's "I Didn't Hear Nobody Pray", the latter of which he appropriated and renamed "Wreck on the Highway". [29] He also recorded a version of the Cajun fiddler Harry Choates's "Jole Blon". Traditional recordings included "Greenback Dollar", which ...
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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]
Wreck on the Highway (Bruce Springsteen song) This page was last edited on 20 March 2022, at 19:45 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...