Red Simpson

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Born
6 March 1934
Born In
Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Died
8 January 2016 (aged 81)
Joseph "Red" Simpson (March 6, 1934 – January 8, 2016) was an American country singer-songwriter best known for his trucker-themed songs. Red Simpson was raised in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of a dozen children. At age 14, he wrote his first song. Simpson was working at the Wagon Wheel in Lamont when Fuzzy Owen saw him and arranged for Simpson to work at his Clover Club as a piano player. He then got a job replacing Buck Owens at the Blackboard Club on weekends. Simpson was influenced by Owens, Merle Haggard and Bill Woods, who asked Red if he would write a song… read more
Joseph "Red" Simpson (March 6, 1934 – January 8, 2016) was an American country singer-songwriter best known for his trucker-themed songs. Red Simpson was raised in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of a dozen children. At age 14, he wrote his first song. Simpson was working at t… read more
Joseph "Red" Simpson (March 6, 1934 – January 8, 2016) was an American country singer-songwriter best known for his trucker-themed songs. Red Simpson was raised in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of a dozen children. At age 14, he wrote his first song. Simpson was working at the Wagon Wheel in Lamont when Fuzzy Owen saw him and arranged for Simpso… read more

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1 Play track The Best of Red Simpson Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves
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2 Play track The Best of Red Simpson The Highway Patrol
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3 Play track The Best of Red Simpson Nitro Express
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4 Play track Man Behind the Badge/Roll Truck Roll Runaway Truck
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5 I'm A Truck / Roll Truck Roll Hello, I'm A Truck
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6 Country Juke Box Roll, Truck, Roll
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7 Play track The Best of Red Simpson Truck Drivin' Man
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8 The Best of Red Simpson Happy Go Lucky Truck Driver
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9 The Best of Red Simpson Give Me Forty Acres
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10 Play track The Best of Red Simpson Highway Man
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Albums

  1. 13,740 listeners

    1 Jan 1967 · 12 tracks

    Truck Drivin' Fool
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  2. 4,516 listeners

    1 Jan 1966 · 12 tracks

    Roll, Truck, Roll
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  3. 2,904 listeners

    1 Jan 1973 · 10 tracks

    Truckers' Christmas
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  4. 2,438 listeners

    30 Jun 2009 · 10 tracks

    Hello I'm a Truck
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