who sang six days on the road first
Paul Davis
title: Six Days on the Road text: Six Days on the Road "Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Earl Green and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by country music singer Dave Dudley. The song was initially recorded by Paul Davis (not to be confused with singer-songwriter Paul Davis) and was released in 1961 on the Bulletin label. In 1963, the song became a major hit when released by Dave Dudley, peaking at #2 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart and cracking the Top 40 (#32) on the Hot 100, leading to it being hailed as the definitive title: Six Days on the Road text: for the 1987 movie "Planes, Trains and Automobiles", and his version reached No. 29 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in early 1988. Others who have recorded "Six Days" include Charley Pride, Del Reeves, George Jones, Red Simpson, Nev Nicholls, Ferlin Husky, Boxcar Willie, Wolfman Jack, Motorpsycho, Red Sovine, Jim Croce, George Thorogood, the Flying Burrito Brothers, who are shown performing the song live in the movie "Gimme Shelter", as well as Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels, aka The Turkeys, blues guitarist Popa Chubby (for his 2008 album "Vicious Country"), New Riders of the Purple Sage and Tom title: Six Days on the Road text: Petty's band Mudcrutch. According to Dahl, one of the best versions was a blues-rocking rendition recorded in 1969 by Taj Mahal. Even a French version was made by Claude François : Six jours sûr la route. The Youngbloods performed it during a 1971 concert in San Francisco. Sawyer Brown also Recorded it and it appears on their 1997 album of the same name David Allan Coe also recorded it and it appears on his 1994 compilation "20 Greatest Hits". Adam Brand and the Outlaws covered the song on the 2016 album "Adam Brand and the Outlaws". String Cheese Incident has title: Six Days on the Road text: done it at least three times, most notably, at the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, MI featuring Jason Carter, Rob McCoury and Ronnie McCoury of The Travelin' McCoury's and the Del McCoury Band. Dudley recorded a re-written Christmas version entitled "Six Tons of Toys" on his 1982 album "Trucker's Christmas". This was covered by Paul Brandt on his 1997 album "". Six Days on the Road "Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Earl Green and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by country music singer Dave Dudley. The song was initially recorded title: Six Days on the Road text: celebration of the American truck driver. In 1997, more than 30 years after Dudley's original version charted, country music band Sawyer Brown took the song back to #13 on the Hot Country Songs chart. According to country music historian Bill Malone, "Six Days on the Road" was not the first truck driving song; Malone credits "Truck Driver's Blues" by Cliff Bruner, released in 1940, with that distinction. "Nor is it necessarily the best," said Malone, citing songs such as "Truck Drivin' Man" by Terry Fell and "White Line Fever" by Merle Haggard and the Strangers as songs that "would certainly