The adventures of a pair of long-haul truck drivers as they haul cargo all over the US and Canada.The adventures of a pair of long-haul truck drivers as they haul cargo all over the US and Canada.The adventures of a pair of long-haul truck drivers as they haul cargo all over the US and Canada.
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- TriviaThe lyrics to the series' theme song are: Barrelin' down the highway, Wheelin' right along. Hear the tires hummin', Hummin' out a song. The rumble of the diesel, The shiftin' of the gears. The rhythm when he's rollin', It's music to his ears. Cannon-ba--ll!, Cannon-ba--ll! Any kind of weather, Any time of day. When the rig is ready, He'll be on his way. He'll carry any cargo, He'll go anywhere. Name the destination, And brother he'll be there. Cannon-ba--ll!, Cannon-ba--ll.
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Words and music by Merle Haggard
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Theme Song
Although I am still trying to track down the male singer of the theme song I have a music sheet from ITC and the song was written by Joe and Marilyn Hooven. All credits list Merle Haggard as composer and singer. He had not started his singing career till 1962, however 20 years later he did write and sing the title song to the similar truck driving series "Movin' On"(74-76). Raoul Kraushaar appears in the end credits on some end credits, but no mention of the song. The series was very good for it's time and covered various issues. It's a shame it hasn't been issued on DVD along with "Hawkeye" etc. Anyone remember who actually sang the song to "Cannonball"?
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- harry-willcox
- Sep 14, 2016
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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