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A Tombstone Every Mile
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Wikipedia article
"'A Tombstone Every Mile'" is a song written by Dan Fulkerson and recorded by American country music artist Dick Curless. It was released in January 1965 as the lead single from the album of the same name. The song stayed at number five for two weeks and spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart.Joel Whitburn's Top Country Singles, 4th Edition, Record Research Inc, Menomonee Falls, WI, 1998 The song refers to the "Haynesville Woods", an area around the small town of Haynesville in Aroostook County in northern Maine noted for many automobile crashes. Truck drivers would ship potatoes to market in Boston and a dangerous hairpin turn in the route through Haynesville was the inspiration for the song.
Chart performance
Cover versions
Bill Kirchen recorded the song in 1994 and made it the title track of his album, 'Tombstone Every Mile'. He also sang on a live version of the track on
Nick Lowe's 2004 album, 'Untouched Takeaway'.
References
Category:1965 songs
Category:1965 debut singles
Category:Dick Curless songs
Category:Nick Lowe songs
Category:Songs about truck driving
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