CB radio in music:

CB radio in music

By Alan • May 23, 2008

During the hight of CB radio popularity in the 1970's, there were many hit songs about CB radios and CB'ing. Mostly country songs but a few rock tunes could be found as well.

Here is a list of some of the more popular ones:

"East Bound and Down" by Jerry Reed - Catchy, popular theme song to movie Smokey and the Bandit with Burt Reynolds.
"I'm into CB" by The Fall - Affectionate account of CB'ing in the North of England in the late '70s.
"One Piece at a Time" by Johnny Cash - As the song ends, Cash describes his incredibly weirdo Cadillac car, which he built himself, over the CB.
"Convoy" by C.W. McCall - "Pig Pen" and "Rubberduck" form a gigantic convoy of rigs who drive across the U.S., evading police and toll booths along the way.
"Teddy Bear" by Red Sovine - A physically disabled boy in a wheelchair tells his tales of woe to a trucker over his CB.
"The White Knight" - by Cledus Maggard - Is the mysterious, Bass-voiced White Knight giving out dubious information for a reason, other than helping out his fellow-truckers?
"C.B. Savage" by Rod Hart - Is the mysterious "C.B. Savage" really a gay truck driver? Or is he hiding an even bigger secret? - A gay-themed parody of both White Knight and Convoy.
"Hey Shirley (This Is Squirley)" by Shirley and Squirley - a truck driver flirtation on the CB in the style of The Chipmunks between Shirley and Squirley (presumably male and female squirrels?). See Nutty Squirrels for more background on this group.
"The Bull and the Beaver" by Merle Haggard and Leona Williams - More truck driver flirtation, this time between Merle and Leona, his then real-life wife.
"Paris, Tennessee" by Tracy Lawrence in 1991 (later covered by Kenny Chesney), contains the line "I wanna show you the Riviera. Got good tires and a good CB.".
"Novacane" by Beck - Beck sings, in a distorted CB style transmission, "What's your handle?".
"Pure Denizen of the Citizen's Band" by Frank Black (from the 1994 album Teenager of the Year) features clips of CB radio transmissions.
"The Rabid Child" by They Might Be Giants - Features lyrics that refer to CB radio use between a quarantined child and passing truckers.
"Full Trucker Effect" by Johnny Socko - Lyrics and sound bites include many examples of CB lingo.
"The Happening" by The Pixies uses CB slang in the lines "I put it on the air I put it in the hammer lane".
"Breaker Breaker" by The Outlaws , a popular Southern Rock Group, with the son on the 1976 album Lady in Waiting