Driving Wheel

"Driving Wheel Blues"
Single by the Honey Dripper a.k.a. Roosevelt Sykes
B-side"Barrel House Man"
Released1936 (1936)
RecordedFebruary 18, 1936
GenreBlues
Length3:06
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Roosevelt Sykes

"Driving Wheel", also called "Drivin' Wheel" or "Driving Wheel Blues", is blues song first recorded by Roosevelt Sykes (listed as "The Honey Dripper") in 1936. It was an influential early blues composition and has been recorded by numerous artists, including Junior Parker and Al Green, whose renditions were hits on the record charts.