Aaron Tippin is a force of nature, a man whose passion
for music fuels an array of other vigorous enthusiasms.
Apart from writing and recording songs and wowing
crowds with his live appearances, Tippin is also a pilot,
farmer, winemaker, outdoorsman, competitive bodybuilder
and devoted family man. He even runs his own record label.
It’s no surprise then that so many in the music industry
regard this tireless South Carolinian as the “Hillbilly Hercules.” |
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Fresh from unveiling He Believed, his exclusive
album for Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores,
Tippin has now released a second collection
of songs, one that salutes America’s truck drivers.
It’s called In Overdrive and features the trucker
classics “East Bound And Down,” “Drivin’
My Life Away,” “Prisoner Of The Highway,”
“Girl On The Billboard,” “Movin’ On,”
“The White Night,” “Roll On,” “Truck Drivin’ Man,”
“Long White Line,” “Drivin’ Fool” and “Danger Dave.”
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In Overdrive was sparked by Tippin’s concern
that country music had turned its back on its
highway heroes. “Seems like somewhere along
the line trucking music got shoved off the
country music plate,” he observes. “I don’t
understand exactly why.
The trucks are still out there. And they’re
busier than ever keeping America rolling.
I know the folks who work and live in the
trucking world still love this music—and
so do most fans of real country music.
This album launches my crusade to bring
the music back.” |
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Aaron Tippin at BamaJam
Aaron Tippin appears at BamaJam Music and Arts Festival in Enterprise, Ala., on June 5, 2009.
Photo Credit: Melissa Miller |
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