Oh missed this thread - I got some shit to say about this. My grandpa and dad both drove truck, and my grandma and her sister sang country and western locally when they were young. I inherited her record collection when she died - here are a few of my favs.
Trucker songs:
a few obligatory classics,
CW McCall - Convoy
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVh179oXFao[/youtube]
Hank Snow - I've Been Everywhere
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwPDETH2Bn8[/youtube]
Willis Brothers - Give Me 40 Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)* oops, already been posted.
I think these two by Red Sovine are really the best of the genre,
Teddy Bear
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zoTLwrm9QE[/youtube]
Phantom 309
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mye3aikHBjc[/youtube]
And a handful of straight up country track:
From the great George Jones,
Oh Lonesome Me
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlVqrfT1VwI[/youtube]
If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMaqHNzM3kg[/youtube]
with the underrated Melba Montgomery, We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0GmaR8L9jE[/youtube]
Loretta Lynn, the rightful queen of country music.
You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_wwP8UZR1o[/youtube]
And the first lady of country music, Tammy Wynette.
Bedtime Story
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNfqWgUhKw4[/youtube]
Last track, a palate cleanser - Tammy Wynette with the KLF (?!)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPjggN-KByI[/youtube]