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Trucker Talent Search: Page 14
Trucker Talent Search
Stephen Cohen
I have always been a Billy Joel fan. I am a song writer and I appreciate the lyrics. I feel this is one of the best songs ever written.
March 28, 2018
Trucker Talent Search
Watch: Trucker Talent Search finalists jam in live sessions at GATS
Video of the live performances of this year’s Overdrive-Red Eye Radio’s Trucker Talent Search finale, held last week at the Great American Trucking Show.
August 30, 2017
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Richard Woods claims 2017 Trucker Talent Search victory with ode to great-grandfather
Woods won $1,000 cash and a free recording session. He’ll also be featured in an upcoming issue of Overdrive. The Mississippi-based owner-operator was named the winner of the Overdrive-Red Eye Radio’s Trucker Talent Search today.
August 25, 2017
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‘Honky Tonk Nighttime Man’: Talent search finalist Michael Lochmiller
Lochmiller hauls for System Transport out of a home base in Las Vegas. In this edition of Overdrive Radio hear Red Eye Radio’s Eric Harley talk music, trucking and life with the driver.
August 24, 2017
Overdrive Radio
‘Country Road’: Trucking, music, life with Trucker Talent Search finalist Richard Woods
Owner-operator Richard Woods earned his spot in this year’s Overdrive/Red Eye Radio Trucker Talent Search with a cover of the famous John Denver tune, “Country Road.” He’s one of three finalists in the talent search, coming to a close with a final winner Friday, August 25, at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. Woods […]
August 24, 2017
Overdrive Radio
‘Take this e-log and shove it’: A talk with Trucker Talent Search finalist Terrance Mathis
Red Eye Radio’s Eric Harley talks here with Rockford, Illinois, resident and Kloeckner Metals driver Terrance Mathis. Mathis is the man responsible for the great Johnny Paycheck parody you’ll hear a little of here, which earned his spot in the Trucker Talent Search.
August 23, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Trucker Talent finalist Richard Woods has music and trucking in his veins
Woods, who says trucking “got into his system” when he was a child, started learning guitar at about 13 years old, and he’s been strumming ever since. He’ll compete live next month in a sing-off competition against the other two finalists to determine the 2017 Trucker Talent Search winner.
August 4, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Trucking’s parody specialist: Trucker Talent finalist Terrance Mathis on an ‘indescribable love’ for the job
“When I was 10 years old and tall enough to reach the gas pedal, my father put me in an old ’67 International dually with no power steering, no AC and a cracked windshield,” he says. He’ll compete live next month in a sing-off competition against the other two finalists to determine the 2017 Trucker Talent Search winner.
August 2, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
‘Free and easy rambler’: Trucker Talent Search finalist Michael Lochmiller on a lifetime of music
Lochmiller says trucking as a vocation and a lifestyle provides an “endless backstory for song ideas.” He’ll compete live next month in a sing-off competition against the other two finalists to determine the 2017 Trucker Talent Search winner.
July 31, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Overdrive announces Trucker Talent Search finalists
The singing contest finals, emceed by trucker and recording artist Tony Justice, will be held on Aug. 25 at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas.
June 19, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Watch now: Trucker Talent Search contestant videos
This year’s contest features 42 drivers who are vying for their chance to sing live at The Great American Trucking Show in August.
May 11, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Howard Salmon
I was recently on the cruise for truckers gone wild. I was able to perform the song during the veterans tribute.
May 4, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Pat Kopke-Hales
The song is about traveling and going places, but not forgetting about those who you leave behind much in the same way we do as truckers getting to see things. I’m also a photographer.
May 4, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Kenneth Grant
I chose it, because I think it sounds pretty good. ???? And I’m singing it from the driver’s seat. ???? Thanks!
May 4, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Jason Grammes
This song rings true in I think most relationships. Mine anyway. Although happily married now for 14 years with 3 boys, this song brings back memories of days gone by. Keith Whitley hit a home run with me on this one. I used a karaoke program called Wurrly to record it in the back of […]
May 4, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Gerald Wong
This is just a fun up beat happy song.
May 4, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
George Elliott
It’s sung by Montgomery Gentry. It talks about havin a bad day but then realizing how lucky we actually are. I consider myself a very lucky man I have an amazing wife and 3 beautiful little girls a roof over our head and able to have food to eat and clothes to wear and even […]
May 4, 2017
Trucker Talent Search
Dylan Holt
My girlfriend really enjoyed the song so I was practicing to sing it for her one day. I was just getting over the flu so it was a difficult song to sing.
May 4, 2017
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