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re: 1970's Trucker Movies
Posted on 9/11/25 at 12:18 pm to dawgdayafternoon
Posted on 9/11/25 at 12:18 pm to dawgdayafternoon
Was gonna post Duel. If you haven't seen it, it's a great film, and Spielberg's first as a director.
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Posted on 9/11/25 at 12:24 pm to chinese58
Not 70s but this had a bit of a trucker theme too.
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:11 pm to crash1211
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Hell, Six Days on the Road on the road was written in 1963. flying burrito brothers I think had the best version, but The biggest song I remember from my childhood was Convoy.by C. W. McCall
there had always been trucker songs on country radio but convoy was the first one i remember crossing over to top 40.
how bout ya rubber duck they even got a bear in the air.
Posted on 9/11/25 at 1:59 pm to mauser
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My memories a little fuzzy. What came first trucker movies or trucker songs?
Some famous truck-driving singers and songs:
Terry Fell, "Truck Drivin' Man" 1954.
Willis Brothers "Give Me Forty Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)" 1964
Dell Reeves, "Girl on the Billboard" 1965; "Lookin' at the World Through a Windshield" 1968
Red Sovine,"Giddyup Go" 1965, "Phantom 309" 1967; "Teddy Bear" 1976
Dick Curless, "A Tombstone Every Mile" 1965
Posted on 9/11/25 at 2:04 pm to RocknRollAZ
Convoy was awesome. Even had it's own song.
Breaker Breaker is the first movie I can think of with Chuck as the hero.
Breaker Breaker is the first movie I can think of with Chuck as the hero.
Posted on 9/11/25 at 2:13 pm to RocknRollAZ
Large Marge is still the scariest trucker of all time.
And when they finally pulled the driver's body from the twisted, burning wreck, it looked like this...!
Yes, Sir! The worst accident I ever seen.
And when they finally pulled the driver's body from the twisted, burning wreck, it looked like this...!
Yes, Sir! The worst accident I ever seen.
This post was edited on 9/11/25 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 9/11/25 at 7:14 pm to mauser
quote:Country trucker songs go back to the early '40s. But it was "6 Days On the Road" in 1963 that really got things in high gear, so to speak
My memories a little fuzzy. What came first trucker movies or trucker songs?
"They Drive By Night" (1940) is an entertaining movie w/Bogart and George Raft.
"Thieves Highway" (1949) is a film noir w/Richard Conte
"Hell Drivers" (1957) is a UK film about "lorry" drivers, w/Sean Connery in a small role & Patrick McGoohan as the heavy,
Posted on 9/11/25 at 7:16 pm to RocknRollAZ
What a weird time. I remember being obsessed with BJ and the Bear.
Posted on 9/11/25 at 8:03 pm to chinese58
Drive by Night is a great movie. Ida Lupino was a total vixen.
While not a movie..show some love
While not a movie..show some love
Posted on 9/12/25 at 9:09 am to dickkellog
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how bout ya rubber duck they even got a bear in the air.
And eleven long haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse micro bus
Posted on 9/12/25 at 9:40 am to HueyLongJr
Breaker breaker 1, 9
My dad would let me ride in his lap and drive while he held the CB
radio for me to chat into
My dad would let me ride in his lap and drive while he held the CB
radio for me to chat into
Posted on 9/12/25 at 10:38 am to bamadontcare
the movie was just the song turned into a script.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 10:42 am to CR4090
Now there's a concept I can't get enough of, a man and his monkey.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 1:01 pm to crash1211
Dave Dudley sings my favorite Six days on the Road.
Duel was a TV movie. Excellent, it is avaliable on Bluray.
Duel was a TV movie. Excellent, it is avaliable on Bluray.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 1:40 pm to JackDempsey
new riders of the purple sage featuring Jerry Garcia on pedal steel
Posted on 9/12/25 at 8:27 pm to cgrand
Would you consider Smokey and the Bandit a "trucker Movie"?
Probably not
Probably not
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 8:28 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 8:31 pm to JackDempsey
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my favorite Six days on the Road
Al Perkins on steel
Byron Berline on fiddle
Posted on 9/12/25 at 10:02 pm to RocknRollAZ
TALK TO TEDDY BEAR! COMEBACK!
Posted on 9/12/25 at 10:03 pm to Jack Ruby
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Smokey and the Bandit.
Nah, it was the rise of the CB radio.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 10:03 pm to Kafka
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