Trucking - Pinball Machine - Lonnie Irving 1960

[chazmclayton]

Pure Americana...and by far the best truck song ever written.

[eckcody15]

Hey i was wondering the chords to this please help?

[lytleville]

Absolute best version of song I have ever heard! Every word sung with heart-felt emotion. Thanks for the post.

[55peterbilt93]

never heard this till now...after listening to it i have decided that it is hands down the best song i have ever heard

[clyderf]

That has to be Allen Shelton on the banjo, so this record is a classic for that reason as well.

[nathandgibson]

thanks for the mention rowland... i sure hope the book helps to tell lonnie's story and helps him get some of the recognition he so certainly deserves! i'm mighty glad i was able to use the photo of him in it! thanks to eddy and the entire family! - nate

[Rowland108]

@nathandgibson Nate It's us - the world of music fans - who owe you the Big thanks for all your hard work researching & writing your excellent book: The Starday Story.

[Rowland108]

The best link to Nathan Gibson's starday blog seems to be :- love-starday-starday

[CharlieRight]

Hey Jimmy this your other uncle, I was 16 when this came out, a couple years ago I was playing Lonnie's songs with his brother Linwood at a festival on the Dan river in Eden..

I remember when Lonnie died a;; of us local teenagers were so proud that a homeboy was at the top of the charts.

[Rowland108]

@CharlieRight Great to get comments from Lonnie's family. Here's note from Nate's blog (Nathan Gibson) Lonnie only recorded 6 tunes for the Starday label and they are all fantastic. Lonnie’s brother, Eddy, sent me some wonderful pictures of Lonnie - included in my The Starday Story book and he was also kind enough to send me some of his own recordings covering Lonnie’s music. I will likely play a song from those demos in a later blog.

[jimmywaynejoiner]

@CharlieRight well sorry i missed it i only get to see lynwood when go see joseph on Irving Hill.. what a nice place to relax down there!

[jimmywaynejoiner]

@CharlieRight well sorry I missed it. I only get to see Lynwood when go see Joseph on Irving Hill.. what a nice place to relax down there! Hope he plays some out there by the lake this year!

[jimmywaynejoiner]

i cant belive this is my brothers great uncle

[Rowland108]

@jimmywaynejoiner Hi Jimmy. Please see the reply I did to your uncle Charlie about the recent book The Starday Story by Nathan Gibson. Seems that Lonnie's maybe finally likely to get the recognition he so deserves.

[Hillfunk]

love this...first time I've heard it..great post !!

[mrteenswe]

also issued on "Lonnie Irving 45-827" Which is a Starday Package Deal/Custom Press 45.

[MrKeveva2008]

i have been looking for this song for a long time!!!!!!!

[richintalent]

Good God I forgot about this- I had this on an OLD record of country hits

[bgredneck90]

damn i just love this song for some reason.

[cowen711]

The story of my life and the adventures of a trailor trucking man,running from coast to coast all over this great land,hauling the goods that we all use to start out a new day,an never complaining because I did it my way!!!!

[stimeeee]

Thanks for posting this. I used to listen to this with my dad. I miss you dad R.I.P.

[cookleehi]

It takes an experienced person to understand the line: "I got four catty-corners, and I missed the sixteen." As 16 years old kid, hanging out in a small truckstop in Kentucky, I remember seeing many drunks and truck drivers blow their whole pay check on a pinball machine trying to hit the sixteen; they would send me or someone else to get another roll of nickels from the waitress. A forty dollar pay check would not last long, unless they hit the sixteen.

[arkensaw1]

@cookleehi Those machines with all the holes were made by Bally & I hated them. I wouldn't play any of those. I have seen guys blow all their money on them just like you said. Good old song.

[Goldengoat23]

AT 3:00 looks like I 10 between Quartzsite and Vicksburg.

[2387oddfather]

Thanx so much for posting. This song brings back good memories.