Truck Drivin' Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd song) explained

Truck Drivin' Man
Type:	demo
Artist:	Lynyrd Skynyrd
Album:	Legend
Released:	October 5, 1987
Recorded:	1973
Studio:	Studio One, Doraville, Georgia
Genre:	Boogie rock
Length:	5:16
Label:	MCA
Producer:	Al Kooper

"Truck Drivin' Man" is a "honky tonk strut" written by Edward King and Ronnie Van Zant and recorded by American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973 as a demo song.^[1] It was released posthumously on 5 October 1987 as the sixth track (or first track on side 2) on the 1987 compilation album Legend. It was released as the B-side to the single "When You Got Good Friends" in November 1987.^[2] The song was subsequently included on Skynyrd's Innyrds in 1989 and in the 1991 Lynyrd Skynyrd box set.

Chart performance

"Truck Drivin' Man" spent seven weeks on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 12.^{[3] [4]}

Weekly charts

Personnel

Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Ronnie Van Zant – vocals
• Gary Rossington – guitar
• Allen Collins – guitar
• Ed King – bass
• Bob Burns – drums
• Billy Powell – keyboards

In Popular Culture

Television

• In 2005 the song was used during a (pickup) truck driving scene in an episode of King of the Hill.^[5]

Notes and References

1. American By Birth... (Southern by the Grace of God) . Lynyrd Skynyrd (album) . Andy . McKaie . John . Swenson . Ron . O'Brien . . 1991 . 53 . liner notes booklet . . MCAD3-10390 . Universal City, California.
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd (artist); Al Kooper (producer) . November 1987 . Truck Drivin' Man . Vinyl . Universal City, CA . . MCA-53206.
3. November 7, 1987 . Album Rock Tracks . Billboard . 99 . 45 . 15 . ProQuest.
4. October 17, 1987 . Album Rock Tracks . Billboard . 99 . 42 . 15 . ProQuest.
5. Takin' Care of Business. King of the Hill. McGrath. Dan. Dan McGrath . Fox Broadcasting Company. 13 March 2005. 9. 9. 20:18. English.