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Channel 19

Exercised your fast-pitch technique lately?

Keep the Friday, 9 p.m., time in your mind if you want an opportunity to send small fleet owner and GATS parking community organizer Les Willis into the frigid waters of the dunk tank — in exchange for your donation to the St. Christopher fund. It’s part of this unique happening at GATS for attendees trucking in for the 2019 show.

August 20, 2019

Overdrive Extra

Where this driver found his way: Truckers’ World, Shepherdsville, Ky.

The special story of the day long ago when Long Haul Paul got a little trust and faith back via a chance encounter with a truck-stop chaplain and his congregants. “So I gave my heart to Jesus that night; and I gave my heart to Hank Williams; and I gave my heart to Ralph and Carter Stanley.” …

August 19, 2019

Business

Australian trucking troubadour Jayne Denham in U.S. stride with ‘Black Coffee and White Lines’ single

With trucking-inflected singer-songwriter Jayne Denham’s GATS appearances upcoming, we took some time with the artist this week to get a more perspective on what she’s got planned for this U.S. trip, which follows some extensive time spent writing and recording in Nashville in prior years,

August 16, 2019

Life

American Idol, Grammy winner Taylor Hicks to join Red Eye Radio at GATS

In addition to Hicks’ meet and greet appearance, RER will welcome Olivia Ooms, Jayne Denham, Tony Justice and Bill Weaver, along with Overdrive­-Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search finalists Jason Henley, Ken Freeman and Taylor Barker.

July 25, 2019

Life

2016 Trucker Talent Search champ preps for August festival down under

If you’ll be anywhere near the town of Brisbane-area Cleveland in Queensland, Australia, two weekends from now, you’ll find at the Kustom Kulture hot-rod/rockabilly festival a singer-songwriter from among the ranks of American truckers. Jason Lee Wilson’s got an album due in the fall, he says.

July 24, 2019

Channel 19

‘The Homeless Ain’t Just Hobos Anymore’: More from trucker-songwriter Will Beeley via NPR

Trucker-songwriter Will Beeley’s new “Highways and Heart Attacks” record featured with an interview on NPR, and: The beginnings of a new “Music to Truck By” playlist via Spotify.

July 16, 2019

Channel 19

2018 talent-search winner Mandi Jo Pinheiro’s new CD/digital EP

Owner-operator Mandi Jo Pinheiro, in a team with her husband, William, distinguishes herself yet again with a four-song CD EP and three-song digital version that’s out and available as of this past weekend.

June 17, 2019

Channel 19

‘Over the Road’ — Paul Marhoefer back with new track in Muscle Shoals

Video: Scenes from another recording session with our own Overdrive Extra contributing writer and Moeller Trucking driver Paul Marhoefer. This particular session took place back at the Music Shoals Music studio of Donnie and Jan Gullett in Tuscumbia, Ala.

June 7, 2019

Overdrive Radio

‘Tennessee Alabama Fireworks’: The new record from Nashville-based singer-songwriter Boo Ray

Latest on Overdrive Radio: Ride along with Ray on a tour through his latest, named after a familiar site on I-24 anyone who’s run west from Chattanooga will recognize. The record starts with a trio of road songs in which there’s no shortage of mirth, pathos and more.

May 31, 2019

Channel 19

‘Joey’s Ride’ with trucking at Ohio elementary school; a trucker-songwriter releases first record in 40 years

Scenes from trucker-songwriter Tony Justice and Trucker Nation’s surprise visit to an elementary-school fan in Defiance, Ohio, last week Friday. Also: Longtime highway hauler and songwriter Will Beeley’s return to recorded music — after a nearly 40-year record hiatus.

May 20, 2019

Channel 19

Introducing former trucker Sean Whiting and his new ‘High Expectations’ album

The first single for the record, too, is available to hear — “Melody” presents an apt extended metaphor for where its songwriter is today in music after a decade and a half behind the wheel. Listen here.

April 11, 2019

Life

Rough cut: Scenes from Mandi Jo Pinheiro’s Nashville recording session

Following Twin Falls, Idaho, step-deck-toting team independent Mandi Jo Pinheiro’s win at the 2018 Trucker Talent Search, Overdrive booked a March 20, 2019, recording session, part of the grand prize, at Nashville-based Jay Vernali’s Jay’s Place recording studio on Music Row. Catch scenes and sounds from it in this video.

March 21, 2019