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July 22, 2018 at
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I was talking to some musician friends of mine from Akron, Ohio & when I mentioned sprint cars, they told me about this Ohio musician who recorded a whole album of songs about sprint car racing. This is the first one I listened to so far, but just look up "Johnny & the Thunderheads" on Youtube for more. He left us for that "big dirt track in the sky" a while ago..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKy5Ddz4ADw&list=PLSM4lhfa3d2NXB8t7BSZSrN-KKagGu6h0&index=2
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July 23, 2018 at
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The last one I posted, "USAC'n" might appeal more to IOW fans. He's a "Hoseheads Appropriate" one, "Ohio Speedweek Traveling Song"
Yes, its country, not everyone's cup of tea, I'm sure. I don't think he ever got rich on this album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTeMNFBXUM&list=PLSM4lhfa3d2NXB8t7BSZSrN-KKagGu6h0&index=4
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July 23, 2018 at
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Seems like many years ago I heard a Mel McDaniel song that was about dirt tracking. I'll have to do some research and see if I can find it.
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July 23, 2018 at
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Didn't take too long to find it. Mel McDaniel had a song called "Stand On It" that was about dirt tracking, or at least the first verse was anyway. My memory is better than I thought, my wife ain't puttin' me in a home just yet!
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July 23, 2018 at
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They're kind of corny, IMHO, but I thought I'd mention it....
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July 23, 2018 at
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Google Kenny Montgomery "Its a dirt track thing".
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July 23, 2018 at
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Posted By: revjimk on July 22 2018 at 11:57:57 PM
I was talking to some musician friends of mine from Akron, Ohio & when I mentioned sprint cars, they told me about this Ohio musician who recorded a whole album of songs about sprint car racing. This is the first one I listened to so far, but just look up "Johnny & the Thunderheads" on Youtube for more. He left us for that "big dirt track in the sky" a while ago..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKy5Ddz4ADw&list=PLSM4lhfa3d2NXB8t7BSZSrN-KKagGu6h0&index=2
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My 2 favorites are:
- "Won't Leave the Porch Blues"
- "Port Surface Serenade" (co-written and sung by BStrawser)
Just kidding!
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July 23, 2018 at
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Not sprint car music, but here's a couple of my favorite racing songs:
Faster by George Harrison about Formula 1
Speedway at Nazareth by Mark Knopfler (this version featuring Emmylou Harris) about IndyCar
Ask Frank
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July 23, 2018 at
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Unrelated, sort of. Look at the album cover for Huey Lewis "Sports" and there's a picture of a Sprint Car hanging at the bar in background. I have my father's old vinyl records and for some reason my now 4 year old got a kick out of listening to Huey Lewis when he was younger. Haha.
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July 23, 2018 at
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Victory Lane sports complex in Glendale, AZ has an actual Sprint car hanging above the bar.
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July 23, 2018 at
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jackson brown has a song about my bank account......running on empty
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July 23, 2018 at
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Heres a video featuring Steve Kinser.
Bring back Santa Fe, and LaSalle .
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July 23, 2018 at
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jason sturgeon is the best i've heard...
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July 24, 2018 at
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Check out the band Dorothy on youtube- singer is sporting a sprint car shirt in some of the pics (Williams Grove?)....
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: GULF81 on July 23 2018 at 04:28:34 PM
jackson brown has a song about my bank account......running on empty
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Hilarious!
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: Nickules on July 23 2018 at 12:02:05 PM
Unrelated, sort of. Look at the album cover for Huey Lewis "Sports" and there's a picture of a Sprint Car hanging at the bar in background. I have my father's old vinyl records and for some reason my now 4 year old got a kick out of listening to Huey Lewis when he was younger. Haha.
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Interesting. I think I've got that album somewhere. Gotta go see if I can dig it out. IMO any 4 year old should dig "I Want A New Drug"!
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July 24, 2018 at
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Rapid Roy (that stock car boy) by Jim Croce
Check that one out. I know it says stock car, but he talks about dirt track racing in the song. Gotta love Croce!
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: AJ_81 on July 24 2018 at 11:57:43 AM
Rapid Roy (that stock car boy) by Jim Croce
Check that one out. I know it says stock car, but he talks about dirt track racing in the song. Gotta love Croce!
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Roy Hall was an early pioneer of stock car racing in the south. He and Lloyd Seay (drivers), Red Vogt (head wrench), and Raymond Parks (car owner) were the first "team" in the late 30's and early 40's in and around the south. Based out of Georgia. A great book to read about moonshine and the early forgotten period of stock car racing is "Driving With the Devil" by Neal Thompson. I highly recommend it. A lot of excellent stories in there. They talk about Vogt's all night garage in Georgia helping to soup up the shiners cars, Parks' WWII service at the Battle of the Bulge, Seay getting shot and killed by a cousin.....
I know it's not about sprint cars, but its racing on dirt. Give it a try.
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: Dryslick Willie on July 24 2018 at 05:30:27 AM
Interesting. I think I've got that album somewhere. Gotta go see if I can dig it out. IMO any 4 year old should dig "I Want A New Drug"!
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Haha, we typically skip that song and opt for "The Heart of Rock n Roll" and "Heart and Soul." Haha.
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July 24, 2018 at
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Posted By: Johnny Utah on July 24 2018 at 12:39:24 PM
Roy Hall was an early pioneer of stock car racing in the south. He and Lloyd Seay (drivers), Red Vogt (head wrench), and Raymond Parks (car owner) were the first "team" in the late 30's and early 40's in and around the south. Based out of Georgia. A great book to read about moonshine and the early forgotten period of stock car racing is "Driving With the Devil" by Neal Thompson. I highly recommend it. A lot of excellent stories in there. They talk about Vogt's all night garage in Georgia helping to soup up the shiners cars, Parks' WWII service at the Battle of the Bulge, Seay getting shot and killed by a cousin.....
I know it's not about sprint cars, but its racing on dirt. Give it a try.
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Sounds really interesting.... another book to read. I'm already way behind... damn Internet!
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