Roll On Big Mama

"Roll On Big Mama"
Single by Joe Stampley
from the album Joe Stampley
B-side "Love's Running Through My Veins"
Released January 1975
Genre Country
Label Epic
Writer(s) Dan Darst
Producer(s) Norro Wilson
Joe Stampley singles chronology
"Penny"
(1975)
"Roll On Big Mama"
(1975)
"Unchained Melody"
(1975)

"Roll On Big Mama" is a song recorded by American country music artistJoe Stampley. It was released January 1975 as the first single from the album Joe Stampley. The song was Stampley's second number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart.[1] The song was written by Dan Darst.

The song is one of many country songs that salute the American truck driver.

Chart performance

Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 328.
Preceded by
"Blanket on the Ground"
by Billie Jo Spears
Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

May 3, 1975
Succeeded by
"She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)"
by Gary Stewart
Preceded by
"Still Thinkin' 'bout You"
by Billy "Crash" Craddock
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single

May 17, 1975
Succeeded by
"Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
by John Denver
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