Name These Road Trip Classics From One Line
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"Life Is A Highway" Is By Which Artist?
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"Born To Run" Is The Signature Song Of Which Artist?
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"Take It Easy" Was The Debut Hit For Which Band?
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Which Artist Sang "On The Road Again"?
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"500 Miles" Is Most Associated With Which Group?
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"King Of The Road" Was A 1965 Hit For Which Singer?
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"Ventura Highway" Was A Hit For Which 1970s Band?
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"Route 66" Was First Commercially Released By Which Artist?
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"Fast Car" Became A Huge Hit For Which Singer?
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"Radar Love" Is A Classic Road Song By Which Band?
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"I've Been Everywhere" Is A Hit For Which Country Legend?
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"Little Deuce Coupe" Was A Smash Hit For Which Beach Boys?
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"Ramblin' Man" Is A Southern Rock Classic By Which Band?
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"Take Me Home, Country Roads" Was A Massive Hit For Whom?
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Which Classic Rock Band Recorded "Running On Empty"?
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"Truckin'" Is An Iconic Road Song By Which Legendary Band?
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"Promised Land" Was A Chuck Berry Song Covered By Which Elvis?
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Which Singer Gave Us The Feel-Good Hit "Everybody's Talkin'"?
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"Willin'" Is A Laid-Back Road Song By Which Band?
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"Move It On Over" Was An Early Hit For Which Country Legend?
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"Riding With The King" Was A Collaboration Between Eric Clapton And Whom?
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"Homeward Bound" Is A Wistful Road Classic By Which Duo?
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Which Country Star Sang The Rollicking Hit "Six Days On The Road"?
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"Autobahn" Was A Groundbreaking Road Song By Which German Band?
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"Convoy" Was A Massive Trucker Hit For Which Artist?
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"Freeway Of Love" Was A Sizzling Hit For Which Queen Of Soul?
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"Roll Me Away" Is A Feel-Good Road Anthem By Which Rock Star?
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"Lodi" Is A Classic Stuck-On-The-Road Song By Which Band?
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"Leaving On A Jet Plane" Was A Hit For Which Folk Trio?
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"Born To Be Wild" Is The Iconic Road Anthem By Which Band?
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"Little Red Corvette" Was A Huge Hit For Which Pop Superstar?
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"Life Is A Highway" Appeared On The Soundtrack Of Which Pixar Film?
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Which Singer Gave Us The Carefree Hit "Shut Up And Drive"?
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"She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain" Is A Classic What?
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"Graceland" Is A Soulful Road Trip Song By Which Artist?
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"Sweet Home Alabama" Is A Road Trip Anthem By Which Southern Band?
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"Midnight Rider" Is A Classic Road-Running Song By Which Band?
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"Go Your Own Way" Is A Breakup Classic By Which Band?
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"Danger Zone" Is The Iconic Theme Song From Which 1980s Film?
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"I Can See Clearly Now" Is A Feel-Good Classic By Which Artist?
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Which Artist Sang The Upbeat Classic "Walking On Sunshine"?
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"King Of The Road" Features The Line "Trailer For Sale Or ___"?
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"Runnin' Down A Dream" Is A Driving Rock Classic By Which Artist?
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Which Country Star Sang The Breezy Hit "Take Me Down"?
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"Burnin' For You" Is A Sleek Road-Ready Rock Hit By Which Band?
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Which Artist Recorded The Timeless Road Classic "Travelin' Man"?
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Which Singer Gave Us The Sunny Classic "Here Comes The Sun"?
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"Fly Like An Eagle" Is A Feel-Good Classic By Which Band?
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"Hit The Road Jack" Is A Classic Hit By Which Artist?
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"Rockin' Down The Highway" Is A Driving Classic By Which Band?
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"Eastbound And Down" Is The Theme Song From Which Classic Film?
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"Pancho And Lefty" Is A Beloved Road Ballad Written By Whom?
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"Drive" Was A Huge 1984 Hit For Which New Wave Band?
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"Keep On Truckin'" Was A Signature Hit For Which Funk Legend?
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"I Can't Drive 55" Was A Rebellious Hit By Which Rock Star?
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Which Line Comes From "Take It Easy" By The Eagles?
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"Fast Car" — Fill In The Blank: "You Got A Fast Car, I Want A Ticket To ___"?
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"Born To Be Wild" Contains The First-Ever Use Of Which Famous Term?
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"On The Road Again" Opens With Which Famous Line?
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"Born To Run" Contains The Line "Tramps Like Us, Baby We Were ___"?
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Bruce Springsteen
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Tom Petty
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Tom Cochrane
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John Mellencamp
Tom Cochrane released this 1991 Canadian classic, and Rascal Flatts later covered it for the Cars movie soundtrack.
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Bob Seger
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Bruce Springsteen
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John Mellencamp
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Tom Petty
Bruce Springsteen released "Born To Run" in 1975 and it became New Jersey's unofficial state song.
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The Doobie Brothers
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The Eagles
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Fleetwood Mac
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America
The Eagles released "Take It Easy" in 1972 and the Winslow, Arizona corner mentioned in the lyrics now has a tourist statue.
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Kris Kristofferson
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Johnny Cash
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Willie Nelson
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Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson wrote "On The Road Again" in 1980 on a barf bag during a flight because he had no paper handy.
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Hootie And The Blowfish
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The Counting Crows
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The Proclaimers
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R.E.M.
Scottish twins The Proclaimers wrote this 1988 love song, and it became a massive hit again after appearing in the film Benny And Joon.
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Buck Owens
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Roger Miller
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Merle Haggard
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Glen Campbell
Roger Miller won six Grammy Awards in one night for this song in 1965, a record at the time for a country artist.
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Poco
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Seals And Crofts
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America
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Bread
America released "Ventura Highway" in 1972 and the band was actually formed in England by sons of U.S. Air Force servicemen.
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Nat King Cole
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The Rolling Stones
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Chuck Berry
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Elvis Presley
Nat King Cole recorded Route 66 in 1946 the same year songwriter Bobby Troup drove the highway and penned the lyrics.
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Tracy Chapman
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Sheryl Crow
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Bonnie Raitt
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Melissa Etheridge
Tracy Chapman performed "Fast Car" live at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday concert in 1988 and the song shot to number one overnight.
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Foghat
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Golden Earring
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Grand Funk Railroad
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Dutch band Golden Earring released "Radar Love" in 1973 and it remains one of the most played driving songs on American radio ever.
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Johnny Cash
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Merle Haggard
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Waylon Jennings
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Kris Kristofferson
Johnny Cash's 1996 version listed over 90 American towns, making it one of music's greatest geographic name-drops.
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The Everly Brothers
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The Beach Boys
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The Four Seasons
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Jan And Dean
Released in 1963, the song celebrated a hot-rod Ford and helped launch the Beach Boys' car-song craze.
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The Marshall Tucker Band
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ZZ Top
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The Allman Brothers Band
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Dickey Betts wrote and sang this 1973 hit, which became the Allman Brothers' only number-one single.
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John Denver
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Kenny Rogers
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Glen Campbell
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Jim Croce
John Denver released this beloved 1971 anthem about West Virginia, and it later became the state's official state song.
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Cat Stevens
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James Taylor
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Dan Fogelberg
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Jackson Browne
Jackson Browne recorded this entire 1977 album live on the road, capturing the exhausted energy of touring life.
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The Doors
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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The Grateful Dead
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Jefferson Airplane
Released in 1970, the song loosely chronicled the Grateful Dead's own wild touring misadventures across America.
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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Roy Orbison
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Elvis Presley
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Carl Perkins
Chuck Berry wrote this 1964 road-trip epic tracing a journey from Norfolk to Los Angeles, and Elvis covered it in 1974.
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Harry Nilsson
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Cat Stevens
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Simon And Garfunkel
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Gordon Lightfoot
Harry Nilsson's 1969 version became famous as the theme for the road movie Midnight Cowboy, winning him a Grammy.
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The Doobie Brothers
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Little Feat
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Creedence Clearwater
Lowell George wrote 'Willin'' in 1971, and it became Little Feat's beloved signature anthem about truckers on the road.
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Merle Haggard
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Webb Pierce
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Hank Williams
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Lefty Frizzell
Hank Williams recorded 'Move It On Over' in 1947, and some music historians call it a direct ancestor of rock and roll.
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Buddy Guy
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Albert King
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John Lee Hooker
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B.B. King
The 2000 album 'Riding With The King' won a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album, pairing two guitar legends beautifully.
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The Everly Brothers
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Hall And Oates
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Simon And Garfunkel
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Seals And Crofts
Paul Simon wrote 'Homeward Bound' in 1965 while sitting on a cold train platform in Widnes, England, longing for home.
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C.W. McCall
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Red Sovine
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Dave Dudley
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Del Reeves
Dave Dudley's 1963 recording of 'Six Days On The Road' launched an entire genre of trucking songs that dominated country radio.
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Neu!
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Kraftwerk
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Tangerine Dream
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Can
Kraftwerk's 1974 'Autobahn' ran over 22 minutes on the album and essentially invented electronic road music decades ahead of its time.
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C.W. McCall
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Jerry Reed
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Red Sovine
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Dave Dudley
C.W. McCall's 'Convoy' hit number one in 1975 and inspired a Hollywood movie starring Kris Kristofferson just three years later.
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Aretha Franklin
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Gladys Knight
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Tina Turner
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Diana Ross
Aretha Franklin's 'Freeway Of Love' reached number three in 1985 and featured a pink Cadillac as its fun, unforgettable music video centerpiece.
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Steve Miller
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Tom Petty
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John Mellencamp
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Bob Seger
Bob Seger wrote 'Roll Me Away' after an actual solo motorcycle trip from Detroit to Wyoming, making it one of rock's most genuine road songs.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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The Doobie Brothers
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The Grateful Dead
John Fogerty wrote 'Lodi' in 1969 about a musician hopelessly stranded in a small town — and he had never even visited Lodi, California.
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Peter, Paul And Mary
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Simon And Garfunkel
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The Kingston Trio
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Crosby, Stills And Nash
John Denver wrote this song in 1966, but Peter, Paul and Mary made it a number-one hit in 1969.
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Grand Funk Railroad
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Three Dog Night
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Steppenwolf
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
This 1968 Steppenwolf smash is credited with coining the term "heavy metal" in its famous opening lyrics.
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Michael Jackson
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Elton John
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David Bowie
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Prince
Prince wrote this 1983 hit about a woman he met at a party, using the Corvette as a playful metaphor throughout the song.
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Toy Story
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Finding Nemo
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A Bug's Life
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Cars
Rascal Flatts covered Tom Cochrane's classic for the 2006 Pixar film Cars, introducing it to a whole new generation of fans.
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Rihanna
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Fergie
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Ciara
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Beyoncé
Rihanna's 2007 hit cleverly borrows its guitar riff from New Found Glory, blending pop and rock into one irresistible road anthem.
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Gospel Hymn
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Country Lullaby
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Folk Travel Song
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Campfire Ballad
This beloved singalong dates to the 1890s railroad era, originally sung by workers laying tracks through Appalachia.
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James Taylor
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Neil Diamond
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Cat Stevens
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon drove from New York to Elvis Presley's Memphis home in 1986 after a painful divorce, inspiring this Grammy-winning song.
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38 Special
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The Allman Brothers Band
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Molly Hatchet
Written partly as a playful response to Neil Young's criticism of the South, the song hit number eight on the charts in 1974.
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ZZ Top
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The Allman Brothers Band
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The Marshall Tucker Band
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gregg Allman wrote this 1970 outlaw anthem about a fugitive on the run and it became one of their most covered songs.
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Crosby Stills And Nash
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Fleetwood Mac
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The Eagles
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America
Lindsey Buckingham wrote this 1977 hit about his split from Stevie Nicks while both were still members of the same band.
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Risky Business
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Grease
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Footloose
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Top Gun
Kenny Loggins recorded this 1986 hit after Toto and REO Speedwagon both turned down the chance to record it first.
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Marvin Gaye
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Bill Withers
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Al Green
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Johnny Nash
Johnny Nash recorded this sunny 1972 anthem while recovering from an illness, and it later became a hit again in the film Cool Runnings.
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Bananarama
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Katrina And The Waves
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The Go-Go's
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Cyndi Lauper
Katrina And The Waves recorded this 1985 feel-good anthem, which still appears in more than 100 films and TV shows today.
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Trade
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Hire
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Rent
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Lease
Roger Miller wrote the opening line after spotting a roadside sign in 1964 while driving through the American Midwest.
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Tom Petty
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Bob Seger
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John Mellencamp
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Bruce Springsteen
Tom Petty released this 1989 road anthem, and the music video featured an animated segment inspired by classic horror comics.
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Exile
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Oak Ridge Boys
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Alabama
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Restless Heart
Alabama's 1982 hit topped the country charts for two weeks and helped make them the biggest country band of the entire decade.
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Foreigner
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Kansas
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Styx
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Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult released this 1981 arena rock staple, and it remains one of the few songs in their catalog with a genuinely optimistic tone.
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Del Shannon
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Ricky Nelson
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Eddie Cochran
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Bobby Darin
Ricky Nelson's 1961 hit spent two weeks at number one and was written by Jerry Fuller, who originally offered it to Sam Cooke.
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Ringo Starr
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George Harrison
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John Lennon
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Paul McCartney
George Harrison wrote this beloved 1969 Beatles song sitting in Eric Clapton's garden after skipping a stressful Apple Records business meeting.
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Doobie Brothers
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Little River Band
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Steely Dan
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Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller recorded this dreamy 1976 anthem, and its opening clock-ticking sound effect was created entirely by accident in the studio.
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Fats Domino
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Sam Cooke
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Little Richard
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles recorded this sassy 1961 hit, and it shot straight to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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America
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive
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The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers released this feel-good rocker in 1972 on their album "Toulouse Street," named after a New Orleans street.
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Cannonball Run
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Every Which Way But Loose
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Smokey And The Bandit II
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Smokey And The Bandit
Jerry Reed sang and starred in the 1977 Burt Reynolds film — Reed played the trucker hauling Coors beer across state lines.
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Kris Kristofferson
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Guy Clark
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Waylon Jennings
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Townes Van Zandt
Townes Van Zandt wrote this outlaw classic in 1972, but it became a massive hit when Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard recorded it together in 1983.
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The Pretenders
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Blondie
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The Cars
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Talking Heads
The Cars' dreamy ballad "Drive" became even more famous when it was played during a heartbreaking Live Aid famine footage segment watched by millions.
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Curtis Mayfield
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Eddie Kendricks
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Marvin Gaye
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Al Green
Former Temptations lead singer Eddie Kendricks took this danceable 1973 groove all the way to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Ted Nugent
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Sammy Hagar
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Tom Petty
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John Mellencamp
Sammy Hagar wrote the song in 1984 after actually getting a speeding ticket on his way to a New York DMV hearing.
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"Rolling Through The Desert On A Summer Night"
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"Heading Down The Highway With The Wind In My Hair"
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"Driving Down The Road In My Corvette"
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"Standing On A Corner In Winslow, Arizona"
Winslow, Arizona built a life-size statue and corner tribute after the Eagles immortalized the city in 1972.
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Everywhere
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Freedom
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Somewhere
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Anywhere
Tracy Chapman's 1988 debut single reached number six in the US and became one of the decade's most emotional road songs.
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Hard Rock
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Arena Rock
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Classic Rock
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Heavy Metal
Steppenwolf's 1968 lyric "heavy metal thunder" is widely credited as the first use of "heavy metal" in rock music.
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"Hit The Road Jack"
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"On The Road Again"
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"King Of The Road"
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"Running Down A Dream"
Willie Nelson wrote "On The Road Again" in 1980 on a napkin during a flight, finishing it before landing.
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Born To Run
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Made To Roam
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Built To Last
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Born To Be Wild
Springsteen recorded "Born To Run" in 1975 and it took him six months to perfect that one iconic song.
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