1975 In Country Music ,
1976 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1976 ,
1977 In Country Music , 1970s In Music and the List Of Years In Country Music
- The "C.B." craze was sweeping country music, as no less than three No. 1 songs are about citizens-band radios. C.W. McCall 's "Convoy" — about a band of truck drivers who fight back against redneck police officers — spends four of its six weeks at No. 1 in January, and goes on to be Billboard Magazine 's No. 1 country song of 1976. Other top songs about C.B.s were:
- --- "The White Knight" by Cledus Maggard And The Citizen's Band , about a lead-footed truck driver who is led into a speed trap by a corrupt state trooper.
- --- "Teddy Bear" by Red Sovine , a sentimental recitation about a fatherless, physically handicapped boy who keeps in touch with truck drivers. He states his lone wish is to ride around with his father, but since that can't happen, other truck drivers make good on the wish by showing up at the young lad's home and giving him rides.
''(As certified by Billboard Magazine )''
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- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
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