Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Rod Hart

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Years active
  
1976–77

Genres
  
Labels
  
Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter

Name
  
Rod Hart

Instruments
  
Guitar/Vocal


Rod Hart httpsiytimgcomviLcxjtBHmF5cmaxresdefaultjpg

Rodeo Man Original Rod Hart


Rod Hart Sr. was a one-hit wonder who scored a minor hit single in 1977, "C.B. Savage", which charted on both the Billboard magazine pop and country charts. The song was a gay-themed takeoff on the citizens band radio fad and featured a "smokey" (highway patrolman) pretending to be a gay truck driver over the CB radio; the patrolman's masquerade distracts the lead trucker in a convoy who is listening to him, allowing the highway patrol to bust the 5-truck convoy for speeding. Allmusic called it "one of the most bizarre country novelty hits of all time." It appeared on his album Breakeroo!

Contents

Hart also wrote music for and acted in the '70's Steve McQueen rodeo film "Junior Bonner". He wrote two songs for the movie (one was the local favorite "Arizona Morning") and appeared in the barroom brawl scene.

Junior bonner movie clips with rod hart prescott arizona stevenochoa3


References

Rod Hart Wikipedia