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"Big Eight Wheeler Roll On"
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“Big Eight Wheeler Roll On” by Lee Rose — Back Phrasing in the Extreme

Not much seems to have been written about this endearingly eccentric trucker tune from 1965.  Billboard‘s September 11, 1965 edition confirms this is strictly a home-grown enterprise: “Big Eight Wheeler Roll On“ Lee Rose (1965) Love the relaxed delivery and imaginative use of time suspension — “back phrasing” a la

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