Gene Tracy
Gene Tracy
Top Songs
| 1 | Truck Stop #2, Part 1E | ||
| 2 | Truck Stop #5, Part 1E | ||
| 3 | Truck Stop #3, Part 1E | ||
| 4 | Truck Stop #2, Part 2E | ||
| 5 | Truck Stop #4, Part 1E |
Albums
Apr 2015 • 12 songs
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Biography
Nicknamed "Mr. Truckstop," Gene Tracy was a popular country comedian who sold millions of albums in a career that peaked in the era of the eight-track. Born Ivan Eugene Morris in Anadarko, Oklahoma in 1927, he got his start in entertainment as a traveling circus promoter. His first break in comedy came when he was asked to fill in for a supporting act that didn't show up for his spot. Sporting an emphatic Southern drawl, Morris recounted jokes he'd overheard at truck stops during his travels. After the show, he was approached by a radio executive who had happened to be in the ...