Truck Drivin' Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd song)

"Truck Drivin' Man" is a "honky tonk strut" written by Edward King and Ronnie Van Zant and recorded by American southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973 as a demo song. It was released posthumously on 5 October 1987 as the sixth track (or first track on side 2) on the 1987 compilation album Legend. It was released as the B-side to the single "When You Got Good Friends" in November 1987. The song was subsequently included on Skynyrd's Innyrds in 1989 and in the 1991 Lynyrd Skynyrd box set.

Chart performance
"Truck Drivin' Man" spent seven weeks on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, peaking at number 12.

Lynyrd Skynyrd

 * Ronnie Van Zant – vocals
 * Gary Rossington – guitar
 * Allen Collins – guitar
 * Ed King – bass
 * Bob Burns – drums
 * Billy Powell – keyboards

Television

 * In 2005 the song was used during a (pickup) truck driving scene in an episode of King of the Hill.