He notched five No. Two of his albums Honky Tonk Attitude and Third Rock from the Sun were certified Platinum, and several deeper cuts or at least less commercially successful singles became staples in his live show.
His career took off from there, with a string of six-straight Top 10 hits. A couple years later, a television show of the same name would become a hit in America. His mother, Flora, was a schoolteacher and also ran a flower shop. His father, Joe, held a variety of jobs including rancher, truck driver and welder, and would later become the tour bus driver for the country artist Toby Keith.
Joe Sr also played the guitar and banjo, while Flora was a singer, and Joe Jr began singing while still an infant. He developed his skills as a musician and harmony singer with a variety of gospel and bluegrass groups including Higher Purpose and Special Edition. He lived for a time in Duncan, Oklahoma, where he worked in a foundry and played in local bars and dancehalls, but the foundry closed and his first marriage, to Janise Parker, broke up.
The upbeat song tells the tale of a man whose truck gets a lot of attention. He believes he can meet the woman of his dreams just by driving it around. It tells the tale of a man who has no fear of dying but should he die, he wants his body placed against a jukebox so that he will still be in a familiar environment after death.
Welcome to Earth, third rock from the Sun. It tells the tale of a couple in love — an amateur rocker and his cocktail waitress girlfriend — and how they see each other as stars. Released as the fourth and final single from his debut album, the song peaked at No. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Blog at WordPress. Menu Testimonials About Contact. Share this: Twitter Facebook.
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