Alert Top Story Editor's Pick Scott Hollifield: C.W. McCall and the future of truck-driving music BY SCOTT HOLLIFIELD Apr 8, 2022 Apr 8, 2022 Updated Apr 8, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save METRO CREATIVE kAmx =:<6 2 8@@5 ECF4<\5C:G:?8 D@?8]k^AmkAm(2D “r@?G@J” 2 8@@5 ECF4<\5C:G:?8 D@?8n *@FC 2CE:DE:4 >:=6286 >2J G2CJ 3FE :? E6C>D @7 4@>>6C4:2= DF446DD[ “k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]J@FEF36]4@>^H2E49nGlgfC_r!"3u5DQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmr@?G@Jk^2m[” C6=62D65 :? `hfd 2E E96 96:89E @7 E96 rq C25:@ 4C2K6[ H2D E96 3:886DE[ 36DE ECF4<\5C:G:?8 D@?8 @7 2== E:>6[ 9:EE:?8 ?F>36C @?6 @? E96 4@F?ECJ 2?5 A@A 492CED 2?5 :?DA:C:?8 2 >@G:6 DE2CC:?8 zC:D zC:DE@776CD@?]k^AmkAm%96 >2? 369:?5 E96 D@?8 H2D r](] |4r2==[ H9@ 5:65 @? pAC:= `[ a_aa 2E E96 286 @7 hb] %96 >2? 369:?5 r](] |4r2== H2D (:==:2> s2=6 uC:6D yC][ 2? x@H2 ?2E:G6 H9@ H@C<65 :? 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