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unusual facts about Travelin' Man


Jacky Ward

After leaving Mercury in the early 1980s, Ward briefly signed to Asylum Records, releasing a cover of Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man" that year.


2 + 2 = ?

The song was subsequently included on Seger's April 1969 album Ramblin' Gamblin' Man.

"2 + 2 = ?" (spoken as "two plus two") is a single from The Bob Seger System on their debut album Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, released in January 1968, on Capitol Records.

Behind the Make-Up

This was the first of 7 films that William Powell and Kay Francis were in (Street of Chance (1930); Paramount on Parade (1930); For the Defense (1930); Ladies' Man; Jewel Robbery (1932); One Way Passage (1932))

Billy Faier

Active in the Washington Square Park folk scene in Greenwich Village from the late 1940s, he recorded two albums for Riverside Records, The Art of the Five-String Banjo (1957) and Travelin' Man (1958).

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing

The new single from that album "Travelin' Soldier", a sensitive depiction of a soldier's life during the Vietnam War era, and the young woman who waited for him, finding he was killed in battle, had peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart.

Fingringhoe

Fingringhoe is mentioned in Lemon Jelly's "Ramblin' Man" and is in the top 20 list of "rude names" from the book Rude Britain.

Gotta Get Back to You

"Gotta Get Back to You" is a song written by Tommy James and Bob King and recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells for their 1970 album, Travelin'.

Hey, Man, Smell My Finger

The album features an array of musical guests including Prince, Dallas Austin, Humpty Hump from Digital Underground, Ice Cube, N'Dea Davenport, Dr. Dre, and Herbie Hancock, as well P-Funk alumni including Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Maceo Parker, and Fred Wesley.

Message in the Music

In 2004, Message in the Music was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with The O'Jays' 1977 album Travelin' at the Speed of Thought.

Puttin' On the Style

It was recorded live at the London Palladium and released as a double A side along with Gamblin' Man and reached #1 in the UK charts in June and July 1957, where it spent two weeks in this position.This was the last record to reach the top of the charts that was only released in 78 format,the original Pye Nixa does not exist in 7" format although was re-released on a 7".

Rake and Ramblin' Man

"Rake and Ramblin' Man" is a song written by Bob McDill and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams.

Rob Das

Besides, Das has also worked as the assistant director in the TV movies Gezocht: Man (2005) and Deining (2004), and served as both the writer and director for the short movie Veilig Rijen (1997).

Rosemary Butler

After they split in 1973 she became a popular back-up singer in the late 1970s and early '80s. Her vocals were featured on Bonnie Raitt's album, Sweet Forgiveness, on songs "Gamblin' Man", "Runaway", "Sweet Forgiveness", and "Two Lives."

Seven Is the Number

Nine of the songs were previously recorded by Carter for his 1995 solo release, Snake Handlin' Man (now out of print).

Sit Down, Man

Sit Down, Man is the second mixtape by Brooklyn based alternative hip hop act Das Racist, released as a free download on September 14, 2010, through the group's own Greedhead imprint, streetwear label Мишка and Mad Decent records.

Their previous success meant that they could obtain the services of many guest producers, including Diplo, whose Mad Decent label co-published the album, Dame Grease, Devo Springsteen, Sabzi (of Blue Scholars and Common Market) and Boi-1da, and guest artists El-P, Despot, Vijay Iyer, and Chairlift.

Snake Handlin' Man

This was his solo debut prior to his very successful partnership with fiddler, Tracy Grammer (see Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer).

Soundbombing

The compilation is hosted by DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz and Black Moon, and features tracks from Rawkus roster members like Company Flow, Sir Menelik, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek and Mos Def, as well as appearances from Kool Keith, R.A. The Rugged Man, Mr. Man, and L-Fudge.

Team OS/2

Other names associated with Team OS/2 and the user-level enthusiasm movement were "OS/2 Evangelist" David Barnes (IBM's official group-presentation master), Doug Azzarito (OS/2 Programmer now at Dell), Gene Barlow (IBM's Father of PC User Groups), and "Travelin' Man" Keith Wood (an Arizona volunteer featured in PCWeek Magazine's special report on Team OS/2).

The Allman Brothers Band Museum

Dickey Betts wrote Blue Sky in the living room and Ramblin' Man in the kitchen of the Big House.

The Bangin' Man

This was thought to be a major cause of the single only reaching #3 in the UK charts, whilst Charles Aznavour with 'She' reached the top.

The Best of Natacha Atlas

# "(It's a Man's Man's) Man's World"

The Mutants

Both fans and Jon Pertwee alike have compared the scene to the "It's" man at the start of most episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

Travelin'

# "World is Waiting for Sunrise" (Gene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) – 3:11

Travelin' Band

On April 18, 2010, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Charlie Daniels and John Fogerty performed the song as the opening to the 2010 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Travelin' Prayer

"Travelin' Prayer" later earned Dolly Parton a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, when she covered it in 1999.

Travelin' Soldier

A version of the song featuring Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Bruce Robison and Robison's wife, Kelly Willis, appears on KGSR's Broadcasts Vol.

Truck Drivin' Man

"Truck Drivin' Man" is also covered by Nordre Sving Blandede Mannskor og Orkester as "Trailersjåfør", with Norwegian lyric by Finn Sidselrud.

Ty England

Also included on this album was a re-recording of "Should've Asked Her Faster", as well as the Bruce Robison song "Travelin' Soldier", which would later become a Number One hit in 2003 for the Dixie Chicks.

Viva Cangaceiro

The movie received mixed reviews and is generally considered a minor variant of the similar movies Tomas Milian has starred in for Sergio Sollima (Face to Face and Run, Man, Run!), Sergio Corbucci (The Mercenary and Compañeros) and Giulio Petroni (Tepepa).


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