Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 3

If there's anything a true honky tonk man loves more than cold beer with a pretty gal on a Saturday night, it's driving trucks -- big rigs and 18-wheelers, mind you, not the pickups favored by bro-country types -- and never let it be said that Dale Watson is anything less than a true honky tonk man. The Truckin' Sessions, Vol. 3 is Watson's third album in which he makes like Dave Dudley and Red Simpson, spinning tales of the joys and sorrows of life behind the steering wheel as the endless grey ribbon spins by. There's no question that Watson is a serious fan of truck driving country, and he sings his stories with the cocky elan of the masters, damning traffic jams and breakdowns, praising friendly gas station attendants and gear-jamming lady truckers, mourning the armadillos that didn't quite cross the road, and even finding love on the highway as a driver and his wife make a life together in their rig. Watson's Bakersfield-style sound and deep, resonant voice fit these tunes just rig