Red Simpson
Red Simpson ( born March 6, 1934 as Joseph Cecil Simpson in Higley, Arizona) is an American country music singer and songwriter who was successful with Trucker songs from the mid- 1960s.
Life
Red Simpson grew up in a large family, who had moved into California Bakersfield from Arizona in the 1930s. He had his first musical performances was eleven years old at the clubs nearby. During his service with the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, he formed his first band. After returning to civilian life, he worked temporarily as an ice cream seller. In the evening he appeared in a Baker Fielder club for little money. Fuzzy Owens, who should manage Merle Haggard later hired him as a piano player. On weekends, he was the rising star Buck Owens.
In addition to his club performances Simpson wrote in these years, numerous songs, which he always wore in a small suitcase with him, earning him the nickname " Suitcase Simpson " - " Suitcase Simpson" earned. Buck Owens recorded some of his songs and recorded in 1962 with " Gonna Have Love " a Top 10 hit. The breakthrough came in 1966 when Ken Nelson, the influential producer of the Capitol label, a country singer looking for, grossed the trucker songs. Merle Haggard refused, and Simpson got his chance. His first single, Roll Truck Roll, became a hit middle and also the eponymous album was successful. His next albums contained mostly Trucker songs. Red Simpson, who had driven in his life only once for a short time an ice cream van was, went up to the musical king of the road.
1967 Buck Owens scored with the Simpson song Sam 's Place a number-one hit. Red Simpson himself had four years later with the Top Five hit I'm A Truck his greatest success. In 1972 he first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry. In 1976 he moved to Warner Bros., where he has had some minor hits until the end of the decade.