King Of The Road - Roger Miller 4K-HD 1965 {Stereo}

1965....#4 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 UK Singles Chart, #10 Canada
Original live performance video edited and remastered with HQ studio sound.
"King of the Road" is a song written by country singer Roger Miller, who first recorded it in November 1964. The lyrics tell of the day-to-day life of a hobo who, despite being poor (a "man of means by no means"), revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously and cynically as the "king of the road". It was Miller's fifth single for Smash Records.
The popular crossover record hit No. 1 on the US Country chart, No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Easy Listening surveys. It was also No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and in Norway. Miller recalled that the song was inspired when he was driving and saw a sign on the side of a barn that read, "Trailers for sale or rent". This would become the opening line of the song.

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[karenreardon]

Such a great song and artist. We lost Roger way too soon. So sorely missed.😢.

[ricmac]

Beautifully matched and excellent quality. Thank you for such great work.

[Nfx_YT]

22 years old and this is still one of the greatest songs of all time 40 years before I was even born crazy

[mrbojangles]

Roger Miller died this day 25/10/1992 ..loved and played this day 25/10/2024

[frankenboston]

Loved this song my whole Life. Since I was 1 swear to God. Born in 65 my dad had all these records. And 8 track player in the car😅

[vududua]

Its weird how its actually a song about him not being king of the road I only understood this as I got older, what a humble man.

[starrlehner]

My brother's life consists of riding the trains. He loves it.

[warrentaylor]

born in 1997 but listening to this after my grand mother passed she introduced me to Roger Miller the memories of sitting in the backseat of her car singing along are all coming back to me just hearing the first note i love you grandma!

[mopargirl_]

I'm 30 years old, and I remember listening to him when I was really young. Roger is one of my favorites. I'll always be an old soul 🤍🖤

[pamelapostma]

Whoa! I remember this song from when my dad was alive.. He died in 67' I was born in 60'..

[teresacarey]

A song from my childhood that I've loved all my life. Thank you.

[gregscavuzzo]

I was in Grade School when this came out and it was all over AM Radio and TV, everyone was singing it, you could actually picture him as The King of The Road, smokng cigars and sweeping up, great song

[donnagibson]

Happy heavenly birthday Dad. King of the road you'll.always be ❤😢 xx miss you

[JaneCoal]

63 here my dad had concrete co. he would ride the concrete truck home and put my siblings and i on the shoot and slide this song came on the radio good memories....60.70.80s we were blessed .bessed music ever. big john big bad

[redredmane]

This song is a PERFECT report the old magic ( even PSYCHIC ) Route 66 culture!!! Long dead now, sadly. That was the TRUE wild American Spirit!!! All obsoleted out of existence by corporate power and gentrification!!! I can’t believe Route 66 is now abandoned!!! I guess when the Covid 19 shut-down occurred, the “Old Mother Road” just couldn’t take the financial “beating.” The old motel strips were that piece of Route 66 that once existed in EVERY town. Most of those are also long gone and replaced be freeways and interstates.

[KinGDAVID-nk]

Look at all our future kings along the road the youth will never be the king of there own homes to raise a family ! Song fits just right today sang back then 🌪🫂💦💨👉💥

[MrTwitch]

I grew up playing this song on my close-n-play with my parents 45.

[leoalonge]

Love this song, brings me way back to the 60s, when I was just a kid, my father had joined the Silent service Wright out of high school in 1958 instead of hiding in college as the cold war was getting red hot, a year later I was born, my Mom and DAD were high school sweethearts, so we traveled around back in the 60s quite a bit, so the radio was always going, as my mother and us 3 Kids by 1962 would move from state to state to where ever my father was stationed, this song has a very special place in my heart, and still sounds great today, Thanks for for sharing this song, so many roads we traveled and so many great songs, but like I said this one is my favorite from that time and still sounds great, Thanks again, Leo 👍✌❤

[ChatookaMusic]

I millennial who grew up listening to this with his mom here to remind/inform everyone that this is the voice of the Hamster Dance