James Taylor - Brother Trucker (Blossom Music Festival, Jul 18, 1979)
James Taylor is no stranger to the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. As of 2023, James has performed at Blossom more than any other featured performer: 26 times in the past five decades. In 1979, James was celebrating the release of his most recent studio album, “Flag”, with an extensive U.S. concert tour that included the Blossom Music Festival. The concert was taped for release by Warner Bros, produced by Peter Asher and Stanley Dorman. This was James’ first ever commercial video release. James Taylor - Vocals, Guitar Waddy Wachtel - Guitar Don Grolnick - Keyboards Danny Kortchmar - Guitar David Sanborn - Saxophone Leland Sklar - Bass Russ Kunkel – Drums Arnold McCuller - Background Vocals David Lasley - Background Vocals LYRICS Brother Trucker by James Taylor Breaker number nine, big buddy Put your ears on me now This trucker got to have a big line tonight Come on sucker, come back brother trucker I keep seeing double unless I close one eye And I've got to roll, roll, roll brother trucker, sure enough a shame about the shape I'm in Roll, roll, roll brother trucker I'm back on my wheels again Roll, roll, roll brother trucker Someone to love the truck driving man Roll, roll, roll brother trucker I'm back on my wheels again I'm a driving fool I make my own rules One part man and one part mule One part fossil fuel I got the heart of steel I pull eighteen wheels Mister nine to five In his Coup de Ville No, never know how it feels To really roll, roll, roll brother trucker, holding my own just the best as I can Roll, roll, roll brother trucker I'm back on my wheels again Roll, roll, roll brother trucker Outward bound from South Bend Roll, roll, roll brother trucker I'm back on my wheels again Moon over New Jersey, big state police Well, I'm in a hurry Could you let me go in peace? I'm an independent I don't make no teamster dough Cause the A.F.L. and the C.I.O. Still don't own the road And the only man telling me where to go Is the man who owns my load And he says roll, roll, roll brother trucker I say where and you say when Roll, roll, roll brother trucker Get back on your wheels again Turn the goddamn thing around and do it again Roll, roll, roll brother trucker, I'm back on my wheels again. Fat bucket, I'm back on my wheels again #JamesTaylor #JT #BrotherTrucker #BlossomMusicCenter #1979 🎵 NEW ALBUM 🎵 https://found.ee/JTAmericanStandard 🌟 FOLLOW JAMES ON SOCIAL 🌟 / jamestaylor / jamestaylor_com / jamestaylor_com 🌐 VISIT THE WEBSITE 🌐 https://www.jamestaylor.com/ ✉️ JOIN THE MAILING LIST ✉️ https://www.jamestaylor.com/mailinglist/ 🎸 FREE GUITAR LESSONS BY JAMES 🎸 • Free Guitar Lessons
