Heave Hell or Oklahoma (Doc Fell & Co. songs)

DocFellAndCo2_crop — Doc Fell & Co., photo courtesy the artist

Ever since at least the time C.W. McCall making his body of truck driving songs immortal with his 1976 hit “Convoy,” various musicians have tried their hand at the same but mostly succeeded at articulating life on the road in a band. But Doc Fell & Co. with “End of the Line” have written a song that might be a great accompaniment on a road trip but lively enough to make hundreds of miles delivering loads from town to town for weeks and months at a time living out the cab of your truck at times and spending nights in the curious world of truck stops and maybe “jack-knifing in Denver” in winter. In short, the song captures the essence and appeal of that life but also how it can fool you into thinking it can go on forever and time and culture stand still. The song has an undeniable energy without being too rambunctious and the jaunty pedal steel tastefully frames it all in the sonic mythology of one important strand of country music. Check out the song and the rest of the band’s excellent full-length Heaven, Hell or Oklahoma and follow the band at the links below.