Truck Drivin' Man

Zoomer Roberts: vocal & lead guitar
Wynn Pinkham: pedal steel guitar
Mike Bennett: bass
Bill Wilson: drums
Beverly Roberts: harmony vocal

recorded 9 December 1978

This was recorded at Whiskey River East in Horizon City, which was originally the Showboat. The new name didn't change the motif any (it was a long, narrow building with a faux paddlewheel and a smokestack to match). The acoustics of the room were such that the sound careened, ricocheted, echoed and died. The band was called Avalanche, but we often referred to it as the Mudslide Blues Band. We were all side-men. Somebody had to front it, so I did. None of the other guys sang, so we hired Beverly. The management had an overstock of Billy Beer, and they happily sold it to us for 25 cents per can, which enabled us to tie on a good one without running up a big tab. An older couple used to come out and record us, and on this night they gave me the tape. They were in the habit of pausing the tape between songs -- hence the fade-in on the introductions and the clipped ending. No matter. It was a short-lived gig. At the end of the year we all went on to other things.