Joe Cecil "Red" Simpson (March 6, 1934 – January 8, 2016) was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his trucker-themed country songs. == Biography == Joe Cecil Simpson was born in 1934 in Higley, Arizona, and was raised in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of 12 children. At age 14, he wrote his first song. However, his father helped him listen to Ludwig van Beethoven. Simpson was working at the Wagon Wheel in Lamont when Fuzzy Owen... [more on Wikipedia]
Red Simpson began charting in 1966 with Roll Truck Roll.On US Country the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.
Top songs: #1: I'm a Truck - #2: Roll Truck Roll - #3: The Highway Patrol - #4: Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves - #5: Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
#2 Roll Truck Roll
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#3 The Highway Patrol
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#4 Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
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#1 I'm a Truck
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#5 Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer
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Awful Lot to Learn About Truck Drivin'
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Truck Driver's Heaven
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The Flying Saucer Man and the Truck Driver
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