Truckin in Bakersfield, CA - Part 2




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Truckin in Bakersfield, CA - Part 2

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http://www.idgoback.com Truck driving is as American as Apple pie. Truckers are the backbone of America. They travel the freeways and highways throughout this great country. Without the American trucker we literally do not eat, that is why the truck drivers need to be paid well and respected. Here is a truck stop in Bakersfield, California. Marvin in the video polishes wheels and tanks on big rigs here at this truck wash next to the Valero truck stop on Buck Owens Blvd in Bakersfield, CA. Buck Owens is singing in the background a number one song that was recorded live at the London Palladium in London, England in 1969. Buck Owens and his band the Buckaroos were number one in the World at the time. Sam's Place is the song and it reached # 1 on the charts. Buck Owens had a string of # i records and albums in the 1960's, he took country music to new heights all around the world. He always played a couple truck driving songs in his live shows, and also recorded truck songs. Buck Owens made the song " truck drivin man" popular. Dwight Yoakam and Merle Haggard are carrying on the tradition of the Bakersfield sound, Buck Owens passed away in 2006, but he left a catalogue of music and a legacy in Bakersfield, Ca. He left behind the Buck Owens Crystal Palace Steakhouse, Concert hall and Museum for travelers Worldwide to visit in Bakersfield. Truck drivers visit the palace and drive down Buck Owens Blvd 365 days a year. When you visit Bakersfield you need to make a trip to the Crystal Palace and see all the history that is housed there. You will see Bronze statues of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley, Bob Wills, Hank Williams Sr, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Garth Brooks and George Jones. Country music has a rich heritage in Bakersfield, and truck driving or drivin is also a Big part of this rich heritage in this Oil and Agricultural mecca in the great state of California. There is a good chance some of the food you eat and the gasoline in your car was produced in Bakersfield or Kern County. Grapes and other fruit and vegetables grow abundantly in Kern County. Almonds and Cotton are also Huge export products of Kern County. Delano, McFarland , Shafter, Wasco, Arvin, Lamont are cities that Farming is king.

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Truck driving, truckers, Driving trucks, Bakersfield, California, CA, Valero, Truckin, Buck Owensa, the Bkersfield sound, Country music, Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, Red Simpson, Bakersfield music, Farming, Oil, Food, Fruit, Produce, Grapes,

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