Rhett Akins - Prime Time Country - Driving My Life Away w/Interview

This Eddie Rabbit cover was released in April of 1998 for the movie soundtrack Black Dog starring Patrick Swazey and Randy Travis. The Band here is:
Rhett Akins - Star Vocal, Acoustic GTR
Sid Walker - Acoustic GTR
Steve Hinson - Lap Steel GTR
Johnny Jump - Bass GTR
Rocky Lindsley - Drums
Darryl Preston - Lead GTR
Brian Gary - Keyboards

[@billybrinsfield6485]

That Movie gave me the Courage to get back behind the Wheel after I nearly had an Accident with a Truck 6 Years Prior to this Movie coming out, I went on to Drive for another 20 Years afterwards, I retired over 3 years ago due to Heart Problems, but I Listened to a Lot of Truck Driving Music over the Years, Miss It.😎

[@ericjumpelfeaturingjohnnyj4135]

I hear ya, billybrin... I miss the days of the tour bus and hanging with the band guys. Playing bass for Rhett was one of my more pleasing occupations that lasted about 2-1/2 years for me. Every once in a while, I'll get a call from someone that wants me to go play and I'll get a peek back into that kind of life but for the most part, the glory days are done. I miss them too! I've never seen that movie. Think I'll watch it this week.

[@dawnjenkins6980]

Eddie Rabbit 🐰

[@bengalsfan97]

Its weird hearing Rhett talk about his little boy in the interview now that little boy is a huge country artist in his own right

[@Gina-fn6kr]

Love older country music❤❤

[@juice14oj]

I have always liked this song. I very much like this take on it.

[@ericjumpelfeaturingjohnnyj4135]

Me too! Always a fun one to play live!

[@mikaeljonsson8457]

First time i heard that song on the radio, i got sold. After that! I really love this song.

[@paula100762]

Love this song! I had Eddie Rabbits album and play this song over & over 😂 lol ❤

[@ericjumpelfeaturingjohnnyj4135]

My Eddie Rabbitt go-to song lately has been Suspicions. Tim McGraw re-recorded it (I think around 2007) and released it as a single. I didn't like it as good as the original, but it was a good cover too!

[@Redmallard]

Great to see this video on KZbin,keep em coming,great job Rhett on the re-cut.

[@eddiemautone209]

VERY GOOD JOB 😅

[@wesleynichols5255]

Wish they made some more movies of big rigs

[@wengrrrl1]

Can’t decide if I like Eddie Rabbit’s original. Rhett’s a lot more rockin’. Cool song.

[@prycerobertson4695]

Nice cover!

[@yahson311]

Damn good job, keep on rolling driver roll on

[@homervences5216]

Here cause im a trucker 😅

[@Mayala285]

Nice

[@ojcolegrove8972]

Like his music better than I do his son's

[@prycerobertson4695]

Me too!

[@emilychoate2834]

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[@bazouws0784]

Пора ютубу переводить тексты

[@ericjumpelfeaturingjohnnyj4135]

In this day and age? Well beyond time for that!

[@boxingstoner6612]

One hitt wonder

[@bengalsfan97]

He also had the hit that ain’t my truck

[@foodtechtoyreviews]

Had a lot of his own hits as an entertainer and even more as a writer.

[@gamblicious1]

This is not his song he stole it from Eddie Rabbit OMG!!!

[@flyingace5057]

It's called a cover. He didn't steal it. He made it very obvious that it was not HIS song originally

[@gaberyanstube1]

Ike and Tina Turner recorded Proud Mary after Creedence Clearwater Revival. Did they steal it? What a stupid comment.

[@stevenwall999]

Not even close to the original. Terrible....

[@abelchali3454]

Tal vez no como el original, pero muy buena

[@jamesharnish650]

his song? wtf

[@ericjumpelfeaturingjohnnyj4135]

It's a cover of the Eddie Rabbitt original. It's a really good cover version I think, but I do like Eddie's a lot too! Eddie would often sing three-part harmony himself on his songs. This is one of those songs he does that with. Go listen to the choruses of the original and see what I mean. It definitely gives it a unique coloring: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWete2SnpLiSZtk He also sings little one or two-word, three-part harmonies on the last two verses like "wipers", "tempo", "rhythm". Nobody creates music like this anymore!! They weren't doing that in 1998 either, but I still like what Rhett did with the cover version.