The Tractors
There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) The Tractor… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) The Tractors was an American country rock band formed in Tulsa in 1988 and headed by guitarist Steve Ripley (1950-2019).
2) The Tractors was a short-lived British indie band from Liverpool active in the second half of the 1980s.
1) The Tractors was an American country rock band formed in Tulsa in 1988 and headed by guitarist Steve Ripley (1950-2019).
Subsequently a loosely associated group of musicians headed by Ripley, under the band's original lineup the band was signed to Arista Records in 1994, releasing their self-titled debut album that year. The album featured the single "Baby Likes to Rock It" and became the fastest-selling debut album from a country group to go platinum. A Christmas album called Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas soon followed. The band was nominated for two Grammy Awards and won the Country Weekly 1995 Golden Pick Award for Favorite New Group. Their true follow-up, Farmers in a Changing World, was released in 1998.
Since then, most of the band's original members moved on to separate projects, although they often collaborated with Ripley on The Tractors' subsequent recordings.
Ripley released the next album, Fast Girl, with several other musicians, in 2001 on Audium Entertainment . After Fast Girl, The Tractors left Audium and formed their own label, Boy Rocking Records. In 2009 "Trade Union" was released on E1.
2) The Tractors was a short-lived British indie/alternative band from the suburbs of Liverpool. They were active in the second half of the 1980s.
1) The Tractor… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) The Tractors was an American country rock band formed in Tulsa in 1988 and headed by guitarist Steve Ripley (1950-2019).
2) The Tractors was a short-lived British indie band from Liverpool active in the second half of the 1980s.
1) The Tractors was an American country rock band formed in Tulsa in 1988 and headed by guitarist Steve Ripley (1950-2019).
Subsequently a loosely associated group of musicians headed by Ripley, under the band's original lineup the band was signed to Arista Records in 1994, releasing their self-titled debut album that year. The album featured the single "Baby Likes to Rock It" and became the fastest-selling debut album from a country group to go platinum. A Christmas album called Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas soon followed. The band was nominated for two Grammy Awards and won the Country Weekly 1995 Golden Pick Award for Favorite New Group. Their true follow-up, Farmers in a Changing World, was released in 1998.
Since then, most of the band's original members moved on to separate projects, although they often collaborated with Ripley on The Tractors' subsequent recordings.
Ripley released the next album, Fast Girl, with several other musicians, in 2001 on Audium Entertainment . After Fast Girl, The Tractors left Audium and formed their own label, Boy Rocking Records. In 2009 "Trade Union" was released on E1.
2) The Tractors was a short-lived British indie/alternative band from the suburbs of Liverpool. They were active in the second half of the 1980s.
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The Tractors Lyrics
Babalou In the middle of the ocean storm clouds risin' A young…
Baby Likes To Rock Baby likes to rock it, like a buggy wuggy choo…
Baby Wanna Be By You Baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo…
Badly Bent I'm goin' back to the country 'Cause I can't pay my…
Blue Collar Rock Where's it gonna end When's it gonna stop Or at least slow…
Bo Diddley Santa Claus Have you heard the news about old St. Nick? For the…
Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Boogie Woogie Santa Claus He wears big black boots'custom made Red rock and roll suit'…
Can't Get Nowhere Wade in the water about half way up Baby said whoa…
Christmas Is Comin' Christmas is coming, The geese are getting fat, Please put a…
Computer Controlled Sometimes I feel like a dinosaur Standin' up here with my…
Don't Ever Take My Picture Down You can take my ring off your finger You can go…
Doreen Doreen, long and lean Strangest girl I've ever seen Calls me…
Elvis Thing/Mystery Train In nineteen fifty-six, the United States of America Dropped …
Fallin' Apart Why should I say, "Don't worry, be happy"? To tell the…
Fast Girl She got a candy red Cadillac Coupe DeVille Great big house…
Foot Stomp Stompin' Somebody said that Eddy called the local police I saw the…
Get Out on the Floor Get out on the floor and let the good times…
Higher Ground I had an uncle big as life he called me…
How Long Will It Take How long will it take till you're mine I got my…
I Was a Bad Boy This Year I was a bad boy this year I didn't do nothing…
I Wouldn't Tell You No Lie This Ford is just a loner my real car's a…
I've Had Enough I've had enough of chasin' rainbows And dreams that never do…
It Baby likes to rock it, like a buggy wuggy choo…
Jingle My Bells Jingle my bells It's Christmas in the USA Come on and jingle…
Linda Lou Louisiana got that southern style They got they girls with t…
Little Drummer Boy Come they told me Our new born king to see Our finest…
Little Man Why don't we take all the city-slick bankers And put 'em…
Mary's Baby Mary's Baby Bleeding Lamb Prince of Peace The Great I Am I A…
MYSTERY TRAIN In nineteen fifty-six, the United States of America Dropped…
Nine Eleven Somebody get the doctor on the phone I got a funny…
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down You were mine for just a while Now you're puttin' on…
Poor Boy Shuffle Workin' man tired of workin' workin' till he's dead Got to…
Pretty Paper (The pretty paper, pretty ribbons of blue) Pretty paper, pr…
Ready To Cry Ready to cry I'm ready to let it all go If…
Rockin' This Christmas Hang on your holly berries Put up the tree Love to see…
Run Run Rudolph Out of all the reindeers You know you're the mastermind Run …
Santa Claus is Back in Town Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby And the snow is fallin…
Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy [Chorus] Well, Santa looked a lot like daddy Or daddy looked…
Settin' The Woods On Fire Comb your hair and paint and powder you act proud…
Shortenin' Bread Shortenin' shortenin' shortenin' bread Shortenin' shortenin'…
Silent Night Christmas Blue It's Christmas Eve and the town is shakin' I'm all alone…
Swingin' Home For Christmas I'll be swingin' home for Christmas I'll be swingin' home t…
The Big Night Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Shined up his reindeer shoes P…
The Blue Collar Rock Where's it gonna end When's it gonna stop Or at least slow…
The Elvis Thing In nineteen fifty-six... The United States of America Dropp…
The Elvis Thing / Mystery Train In nineteen fifty-six, the United States of America Dropped …
The Last Time Well I told you once and I told you twice But…
The Little Man Why don't we take all the city-slick bankers And put 'em…
The Santa Claus Boogie Well I don't know, But I've been told There's something goin…
The Shelter There's snow on the ground And no rooms in town Nowhere for…
The Tractors Tractorland, what a fun place to be Lots to do and…
The Tulsa Shuffle All across the south... They've got the boogie bands that so…
The World's Biggest Fool Never thought I'd ever be best in the world at…
There's Gonna Be Some Changes Made There's gonna be some changes made Baby you wait and see The…
Thirty Days I'm gonna give you thirty days to get back home I've…
Tryin' To Get To New Orleans My daddy said son put your guitar down We gotta build…
Tryin' To Get Us To New Orleans My daddy said son put your guitar down We gotta build…
Tulsa Shuffle All across the south... They've got the boogie bands that so…
Up Jumped The Boogie Yeah it's that new Bliss N Eso shit straight out…
Way Too Late Now I lay me down to sleep somethin' tells me…
With A Girl Like You I try to recycle I try to watch what I…