![]() ![]() Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 29th 1973, Eddie Kendricks performed "Keep on Truckin'" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'.Īt the time the song was at #40 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart and seven weeks earlier on November 4th, 1973 it peaked at #1 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart.Re-read the lyric using the forbidden word and you will see what I mean. Back when Blind Boy Fuller recorded it, songs alluding to sex were not permitted, hence the word "truckin" which rhymes with another word. The clavinet-featuring song was Kendricks first major hit as a solo artist, coming two years after his departure from The Temptations. Were both parts released as singles or only part one? 'Keep On Truckin' is a 1973 hit song recorded by Eddie Kendricks for Motown Records Tamla label. But Keep on Truckin was recorded near the beginning of their career, thereby capturing the band during the early peak of their powers. Merrick from Hillsboro Oreg.I remember the song. + Yet another rock band that emerged out of the copious student population of countercultural Wisconsin, Tongue spent ten years developing into one of the most road-savvy ensembles in the state. AnonymousWhat a track, stands the test of time.Eddie Kendricks gone way too soon.Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo introduced the vibes to jazz in the 1930s where it caught on. Gloria Krolak, The Vibes Lady from The South At 2:40 - 3:10 you can hear Gary Coleman playing the vibraphone, unusual instrumentation for this genre.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC Writer/s: ANITA POREE, FRANK EDWARD WILSON, FRANK WILSON, LEONARD CASTON Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads. It's my love jones and I feel like I'm on fireĭiesel-powered straight to you, I'm truckin'įor your love through sleet and snow, I'm truckin', oohįor your love through sleet and snow, I'm truckin' Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn December 29th 1973, Eddie Kendricks performed Keep on Truckin on the ABC-TV program American Bandstand. ![]()
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