David Macon, widely known as Uncle Dave Macon but also as "The Dixie Dewdrop," will be among the historical figures presented by trucking DJ “Big Al” Weekley on his Friday show.JblattnerNYC via Wikimedia creative commons
Country singer Freddie Hart will be among the personalities featured on Friday's show. The photo appeared with an interview of him in the October 1972 issue of Overdrive.
Weekley will include these items in this week's episode:
- The first semi truck to haul cargo, built by Winton Motor Carriage.
- The late country music legend Uncle Dave Macon. He’s known as a banjo player, singer and comedian who became the first star of the Grand Ole Opry, but he also had his own mule-powered transportation company.
- And another country star, Freddie Hart. He ran a trucking company while pursuing his music career.
- Barb Duncan, a 30-year driver of some renown who’s survived breast cancer.
OverdriveOnline.com's Overdrive Radio is a collection of diverse podcasts produced mostly by Senior Editor Todd Dills. The trucking-related music episodes have in part made up Overdrive Radio’s “Music to Truck By” collection. The Bluegrass Jamboree program presents the music of working truckers who are up and coming or more established singer-songwriters and artists, as well as interviews with them by Weekley, a working CDL holder himself, and Overdrive Senior Editor Todd Dills.
The program can be streamed live from the home page of TheBluegrassJamboree.com. You can also listen to it via tunein.com and onlineradiobox.com or those sites' associated mobile apps. It can also be streamed through Bluegrass Jamboree mobile apps for Android and iOS devices, which are available for free download, and on Alexa by saying, "Alexa, play Bluegrass Jamboree."
This week's episode of “Overdrive’s Music to Truck By” will be rebroadcast Wednesday, May 5, 1 a.m.-3 a.m. Each program is also available for on-demand streaming for two weeks at Bluegrass Jamboree after the initial airing. Hear last week's show via this link.
