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Red Simpson, Roll Truck Roll

singer Dave Dudley had a hit in 1963 with the truck-driving tune “Six Days on the Road,” California country music producer Ken Nelson was on the lookout for songs about trucking. He struck gold with the prolific songwriting and baritone voice of Red Simpson. Though Simpson’s, released in 1966 on Capitol Records.

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