: It has been covered by numerous artists, including Randy Travis , George Jones , The Proclaimers , and R.E.M. . The Skateboarding Competition: Thrasher Magazine
: The song won five Grammy Awards in 1966, including Best Country Song and Best Contemporary Single. Cultural Legacy : King of the Road
: The song tells the story of a happy-go-lucky vagrant who, despite being a "man of means by no means," takes pride in his nomadic lifestyle, sleeping in "eight-by-12 four-bit rooms" and hopping freight trains. : It has been covered by numerous artists,
: Roger Miller later opened the King of the Road Motor Inn in Nashville in 1970. including Randy Travis