Kathy Mattea on “18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses”
About the Episode
“It’s a true story. … It was written by Gene and Paul Nelson and they had an uncle who did this. … He was a trucker and when he retired … he took his wife across the country to all the places that he wanted her to share with him.” — Kathy Mattea
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