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"I've Been Everywhere" is a song written by Australian country singer Geoff Mack in 1959, and popularised by Lucky Starr. A version of the song with different lyrics was popularised by Hank Snow in 1962. The song's lyrics as originally written comprise mainly the place names (toponyms) of various
Born on 20 December 1922 in Surrey Hills, a suburb of Melbourne. [6] [7] His father was William Arthur Henry McElhinney, and his mother was Ethel Mary (née Park).[7] [8]Mack's musical career was established during World War II, he enlisted on 4 June 1942 in the RAAF, and was trained as an aircraft mechanic; he was discharged on 7 January 1946 with the rank of corporal from 62 ACW (Airfield ...
Leslie William Morrison (born 29 December 1940), known professionally as Lucky Starr, is an Australian pioneer rock and roll, pop and country music singer, guitarist and television presenter. His most popular single, "I've Been Everywhere", appeared in early 1962, which peaked at number
The song's narrator announces, "I've been everywhere," then gives the names of many of the places he's been. The song's initial version, written in 1959 by Australian Geoff Mack, gave the names of ...
Wheels is the third studio album by Canadian country music group The Road Hammers. Released on June 3, 2014, via Open Road Recordings , [ 2 ] the album includes the singles "Get On Down the Road", "Mud" and " I've Been Everywhere ".
The song became her third to become a major hit and make the Billboard country songs top ten list, peaking at number eight that June. [9] The album received mixed reception from music writers and publications. In January 1968, Billboard gave the project a favorable review, highlighting the tracks "I've Been Everywhere" and "Love of the Common ...
Scared Weird Little Guys (also referred to as SWLG or The Scaredies) are an Australian comedy music duo formed in July 1990, comprising John Fleming (vocals, guitar, mandolin) and Rusty Berther (vocals, guitar, banjo). The Scaredies performed their last live show in Brisbane in May 2011, until a one-off benefit gig in Melbourne in October 2016.
The album also included a cover of the classic 1962 Hank Snow song, "I've Been Everywhere", written by Geoff Mack. From 2003 to 2009, Cash's version of "I’ve Been Everywhere" from this album Unchained has been used in several Choice Hotels commercials and has been the theme for these