Chanteur Country US né le 6 mars 1934 à Higley (Arizona), de son vrai nom Joseph Simpson. Red Simpson a fait ses débuts avec Buck Owens pour lequel il écrit plusieurs titres Country. Au milieu des années soixante, Red adhère au mouvement "Truck Songs" et signe un contrat avec Capitol. Sa Musique est rythmée, vivante, parfois proche du Rock 'n' Roll et représente le meilleur de la Country Music des sixties.
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 11/1957 | SP TALLY 112 (US) | . | Sweet Love / Dolly Blues |
| 01/1966 | SP CAPITOL 5577 (US) | . | Roll Truck Roll / Runaway Truck |
| 05/1966 | SP CAPITOL 5637 (US) | . | Highway Patrol / Big Mack |
| 08/1966 | SP CAPITOL 5717 (US) | . | Sidewalk Patrol / (Mary Oh Mary) I'm Turnin' In My Star |
| 11/1966 | SP CAPITOL 5783 (US) | . | Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves / I'm Gonna Write Momma For Money |
| 1966 | EP CAPITOL EAP 120 825 (US) |
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The Highway Patrol / Happy Go Lucky Truck Driver / Nitro Express / Six Days On The Road |
| 03/1967 | SP CAPITOL 5881 (US) | . | Jeannie With The Light Brown Cadillac / I've Just Lost You |
| 07/1967 | SP CAPITOL 5956 (US) | . | Mini-Skirt Minnie / Party Girl |
| 11/1967 | SP CAPITOL 2035 (US) | . | He Reminds Me A Whole Lot Of Me / Honky Tonk Women |
| 1971 | SP PORTLAND 1002 (US) | . | I'm A Truck / Where Love Used To Be |
| 11/1971 | SP CAPITOL 3236 (US) | . | I'm A Truck / Where Love Used To Be |
| 03/1972 | SP CAPITOL 3298 (US) | . | Country And Western Truck Drivin' Singer / You're The First |
| 06/1972 | SP CAPITOL 3364 (US) | . | Hold On Ma'm (You Got Yourself A Honker) / Truckin' On Down The Road |
| 12/1972 | SP CAPITOL 3495 (US) | . | Those Forgotten Trains / Milesaver Man |
| 05/1973 | SP CAPITOL 3616 (US) | . | Awful To Learn About Truck Drivin' / You Still Got A Hold On Me |
| 10/1973 | SP CAPITOL 3745 (US) | . | I'm A Pretty Good Man / Bill Woods From Bakersfield |
| 11/1973 | SP CAPITOL 3778 (US) | . | Truckin' Trees For Christmas / Blue Blue Christmas |
| 01/1974 | SP CAPITOL 3807 (US) | . | Certainly / If The World Ran Out Of Diesel |
| 05/1974 | SP CAPITOL 3872 (US) | . | Honky Tonk Lady's Lover Man / Yip-Yip |
| 1975 | SP PORTLAND 45-030 (US) | . | Truck Drivin' Man (with Lorraine WALDEN) / He's Coming Home (with Lorraine WALDEN) |
| 1975 | SP PORTLAND 45-045 (US) | . | Inflation / It Ain't Even Halloween |
| 08/1976 | SP WARNER BROS. WBS-8259 (US) | . | Truck Driver's Heaven / It Ain't Even Halloween |
| 09/1979 | SP KEY 108 (US) | . | Flying Saucer Man And Truck Driver / I Miss You A Little |
| 1984 | SP COUGAR CR-0003 (US) | . | Hello I'm A Truck / Lady Lookin' For Love |
| 1984 | SP COUGAR CR-0005 (US) | . | Time Changes Everything / Lucky Ole Colorado |
| 1984 | SP COUGAR CR-011 (US) | . | Waitin' On A Catfish / Circus Carny |
| 11/2001 | SP PALOMINO WWA-110101 (US) | . | Hey Bin Laden / ? |
Albums
| 1966 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 2468 (US) |
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ROLL, TRUCK ROLL - Truck Drivin' Man / Roll Truck Roll / Nitro Express / Give Me Forty Acres / Happy Go Lucky Truck Driver / Highway Man / Motivatin' Man / Truck Driver's Blues / Big Mack / My Baby's Waitin' / Six Days On The Road / Runaway Truck | |||||
| 1966 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 2569 (US) |
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THE MAN BEHIND THE BADGE - Johnny Law / Bad Man Highway Patrol / You're Under Arrest / Sheriff Sam / Sidewalk Patrol / Workin' For The Highway Patrol / Rules Of The Road / I'm Turnin' In My Star / Highway Patrol / Twenty Five Years Of Patrol / City Police / County Sheriff | |||||
| 1967 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 2691 (US) |
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TRUCK DRIVIN' FOOL - Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves / Sleeper Five By Two / Black Smoke A Blowin' Over 18 Wheels / Truck Daddy / Take Me Home / Jack Knife / Tombstone Every Mile / Born To Be A Trucker / I'll Be Goin' Gome To Momma / Piggyback Blues / Old Sam / Truck Drivin' Fool | |||||
| 1967 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 2829 (US) |
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RED SIMPSIN SINGS A BAKERSFIELD DOZEN - I Fell In Love With You / Party Girl / I'm Gonna Write Momma For Money / George For A Day / I'm Acting Like My Old Self Again / Jeannie With The Light Brown Cadillac / I've Just Lost You / There Ain't Nothin' Happenin' To Me / Ukulele Bailey, My Last Night In Town / I Just Cry A Little / Mini-Skirt Minnie | |||||
| 1971 | LP 12" PORTLAND SLP 1003 (US) |
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RED SIMPSON SINGS "HELLO I'M A TRUCK" - Knights Of The Road / Drugstore Truck Driver / Road Rhythm, Motel Joe / Good Old Truckin' Girl / Truckin' Man / I Just Kept On Truckin' / Gas Food And Lodging / Lady Of The Road | |||||
| 1972 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 881 (US) |
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I'M A TRUCK - I'm A Truck / Nitro Express / Old Sam / Runaway Truck / Black Smoke A Blowin' Over 18 Wheels / Roll Truck Roll / Big Mack / Where Love Used To Be / Motivatin' Man / Take Me Home | |||||
| 1972 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 11093 (US) |
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THE VERY REAL RED SIMPSON - Hold On M'am You Got Yourself A Honker / Truckin' On Down The Road / Ole Ben / You're All Over My Mind / Fur Coats And Fancy Clothes / Ballad Of Billy Jones / Certainly / Highway Patrol / You're The First / Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer | |||||
| 1973 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 11231 (US) |
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TRUCKER'S CHRISTMAS - Truckin' Trees For Christmas / Blue Blue Christmas For This Truck Drivin' Man / Christmas Wheels / Old Christmas Truck / Toys For The Tots / Santa's Comin' In A Big Ol' Truck / Dad Will Be Home For Christmas / Little Toy Trucks / Gone Home For Christmas / Out On The Road For Christmas | |||||
| 1973 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST 7C 85895 (US) |
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20 GREAT TRUCK HITS - Truck Drivin' Man / Nitro Express / Give Me Forty Acres / Motivatin' Man / Big Mack / Six Days On The Road / Sleeper Five By Two / Take Me Home / Tombstone Every Mile / Born To Be A Trucker / Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves / Truck Drivin' Fool / Hold On M'am You Got Yourself A Honker / Truckin' On Down The Road / Fur Coats And Fancy Clothes / Country And Western Truck Drivin' Singer / I'm A Truck / Milesaver Man / Awful Lot To Learn About Truck Drivin' / If The World Run Out Of Diesel | |||||
| 1974 | LP 12" HILLTOP JS 6136 (US) |
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ROLL TRUCK ROLL - Roll Truck Roll / Big Mack / My Baby's Waitin' / Runaway Truck / Happy Go Lucky Truck Driver / Truck Drivin' Man / Nitro Express / Truck Daddy / Born To Be A Trucker | |||||
| 1977 | LP 12" CORRAL CLP 106 (US) |
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I'M A TRUCK - I'm A Truck / Six Days On The Road / Truck Drivin' Man / Truckin' Man / Give Me Forty Acres / Bullshippers / Longest Run / Benny And Me / Roll Truck Roll / Lady Of The Road | |||||
| 1984 | LP 12" 51-WEST Q 16253 (US) |
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RAMBLIN' ROAD - Me And Ole CB / Looking At The World Through A Windshield / Six Days On The Road / Truck Drivin' Man / Another Cup Of Coffee / Movin' On / Give Me Forty Acres / 18 Wheels Humming Home Sweet Home / Truck Drivin' Son Of A Gun / Drivin' My Life Away | |||||
| 1999 | CD RAZOR RE 8 (US) |
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THE BEST OF RED SIMPSON - Truck Drivin' Fool / Highway Patrol / Nitro Express / Roll Truck Roll / I'm A Truck / Motivatin' Man / Happy Go Lucky Truck Driver / Truck Drivin' Man / Six Days On The Road / Give Me Forty Acres / Truck Driver's Blues / Highway Man / Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves / Born To Be A Trucker / Johnny Law / Jeannie With The Light Brown Cadillac / Mini-Skirt Minnie / Country And Western Truck Drivin' Singer / Awful Lot To Learn About Truck Drivin' / Truckin' Trees For Christmas | |||||
| 02/2012 | 5 CD BEAR FAMILY BCD 16944 (D) |
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HELLO, I'M RED SIMPSON :
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