Biography
13 May 1921, Dora, Alabama, USA, d. 1998. Although Terry Fell’s name appears only once in the Billboard country charts, he staked his claim to fame by being not only the writer of ‘Truck Driving Man’ but also the original recorder of the song. In 1930, he swapped his pet groundhog for a guitar, although it was to be three years before anyone showed him how to play it, or the mandolin that he also acquired. At 16, he hitch-hiked his way to California, spending some time with the Civilian Conservation Corps. He eventually returned home but he and his widowed mother finally relocated to the Los Angeles area. In 1943, while working for Tru-Flex tyres, he began to play bass with Merle Lindsey’s Nightriders. Around 1945, he joined Billy Hughes, made his first recordings for Fargo and began to write songs for the American Music Company. In 1954, after further recordings for Memo, Courtney and 4-Star, he joined RCA - Victor Records, making his first...
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