Phantom 309 Red Sovine

Red Sovine - Phantom 309

Red Sovine released the song “Phantom 309” in 1967, almost a decade before CB truckin’ songs became super popular. It’s about a haunted 18-wheeler. The song is a first-person narrative by a hitchhiker who’s trying to return home from the West Coast. After three days, at a crossroad in the pouring rain, he flags down a tractor-trailer driven by a guy named “Big Joe.” Big Joe drives through the night and drops the narrator at a truck stop, flipping him a dime for a cup of coffee before heading off