About: Six Days on the Road

"Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Muscle Shoals songwriter Carl Montgomery and Earl Green made originally famous by country music singer Dave Dudley. Originally released in 1963, the song became a major hit that year and is often hailed as the definitive celebration of the American truck driver. In 1997, the song was successfully covered by country music band Sawyer Brown, who took the song into the Top 15 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.