http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=376&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody OnlineTruckin' Songsen720Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:27:01 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=376&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3746&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Truckin' Songs Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:33:19 -0700 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3746 art.3746 C.W. McCall art.3746 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3746&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3746&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Convoy, starring a shirtless Kris Kristofferson? Well, it was all C.W. McCall's fault. But his real name isn't C.W. McCall it's William Fries. And he really wasn't a big rig driver who honked it up on his C.B.; he was an advertising executive who stumbled into a music career by accident. While working on a radio campaign for an Omaha, Nebraska bakery, Fries invented McCall as a promotional tool: a character who would haul loads of bread and call Omaha radio stations from roadside truck stops, spurting out hilarious ramblings sprinkled with C.B. radio jargon (such as his "handle," Rubber Duck) to the delight of listeners. The campaign was a huge success, with everybody in the region talking about this funny C.W. McCall guy and his crazy trucker lingo. The fabricated character was such a hit that Fries decided to do what any red blooded American would do -- cash in. He recorded an album of quasi-countrypolitan/urban cowboy songs that were all about trucking, truckers and life on the road. McCall soon had a chart-topping hit in "Convoy," which inspired critically acclaimed filmmaker Sam Peckinpah to unleash an unintentionally campy film with the same name in 1978 starring Kristofferson, who, as mentioned above, seemed to lose his shirt four minutes into the film (this delighted Ali MacGraw, who was experimenting with a new perm as well as a script that was much lighter than Love Story). Six albums later, Fries hung up the McCall moniker and became an environmental activist before moving to Ouray, Colorado where he eventually became Mayor. - Eric Shea]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2587&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Urban Cowboy Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:43:14 -0700 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2587 art.2587 Gene Watson art.2587 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2587&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2587&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1052&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Truckin' Songs Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:47 -0800 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1052 art.1052 Dave Dudley art.1052 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1052&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1052&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2831&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Bakersfield Sound Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:24 -0800 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2831 art.2831 Dale Watson art.2831 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2831&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2831&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Town South of Bakersfield compilation. After a short stint in Nashville, Watson ended up in Austin, where he signed to HighTone Records and released Cheatin' Heart Attack (1995), Blessed or Damned (1996), and The Truckin' Sessions (1998). In 2000, Watson's fiance was killed in an auto accident, and Dale's grief spiraled out of control. Taking pills and drinking heavily, the singer checked himself into a mental institution. Writing proved to be the best healer, and in 2001 Watson released Every Song I Write is for You. In 2005, Watson was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame, and then moved to Maryland to be closer to his daughters. 2007 saw the release of both From the Cradle to the Grave and The Little Darlin' Sessions, but it was 2009's The Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 2 where Dale Watson returned to form. - Linda Ryan]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2377&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Bluegrass Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:54 -0800 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2377 art.2377 Mac Wiseman art.2377 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2377&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2377&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69013&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Truckin' Songs Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:24:28 -0800 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.69013 art.69013 Red Simpson art.69013 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69013&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69013&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2382&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Bluegrass Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:50 -0800 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2382 art.2382 Jimmy Martin art.2382 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2382&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2382&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8989&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Jam Rock Sat, 6 Jun 2009 08:30:29 -0700 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.8989 art.8989 Toy Caldwell art.8989 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8989&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.8989&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5203&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Alt Country Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:35:43 -0700 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5203 art.5203 Convoy art.5203 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5203&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5203&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss No Depression colleagues and peers. Anyone who had ever seen the band's explosive live performances walked away from the show with a head full of catchy songs and an understanding that Convoy was an A&R wet dream waiting to happen. Unfortunately for twang-rock fans, Convoy left their country rock style on the back burner to experiment with commercial alternative radio rock before disbanding and becoming Louis XIV, a seemingly Strokes inspired outfit. - Eric Shea]]> http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2403&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Truckin' Songs Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:55:14 -0800 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2403 art.2403 Dick Curless art.2403 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2403&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2403&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17276&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss Cowpunk Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:15 -0800 Top Truckin' Songs Artists on Rhapsody Online art.17276 art.17276 The Cowslingers art.17276 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17276&variant=play&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17276&variant=data&rws=%2Fcountry%2Ftruckin-songs%2Fartist-chart.rss