Rig Rock Deluxe: A Musical Salute to the American Truck Drivers (1996)

About this title: The advantage Rig Rock Deluxe has over other tribute albums is that, for the most part, we either don't know the original versions of these songs, or they're new. That, combined with the genuine fun most of these artists seem to be having, makes Rig Rock Deluxe a hoot. Don Walser kicks things off inimitably with "Truck Driving Man." He's a tough act to follow, but artists including (but not limited to) Buck Owens, Red Simpson, Junior Brown, Shaver, Steve Earle, Son Volt, and the Bottle Rockets do their caffeinated best. Only a couple of songs don't make the grade: Kelly Willis' "Truckstop ... read more

Tracks:

1. Truck Driving Man [Fell]
2. Will There Be Big Rigs in Heaven [Shaw]
3. Nitro Express [Roberts/Thornton/Tu]
4. Miss Marie & The Bedford Blaze [Stuart]
5. Truck Stop Girl [George/Payne]
6. Mother Trucker [Shaver/Waddell]
7. Looking at the World Through a Windshield [Chesnut/Hoyer]
8. Diesel, Diesel, Diesel [Lauderdale/Reeves]
9. Wagon of Clay [Knight]
10. White Freight Liner Blues [Live] [VanZandt]
11. Highway Junkie [Knight/Tate/Tate]
12. Semi-Truck [Farlow/Kirchen]
13. Mama Was a Rock (Daddy Was a Rolling Stone) [Clark/MacRae/Moore]
14. I'm Coming Home [Franks/Horton]
15. Truck Drivin' Man (Give It All I Can) [Live] [Parr]
16. Six Days on the Road [Green/Montgomery]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.