Highway 377 is Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed was an American Red Dirt/Texas Country/Country rock band. The name of the band came from the combination of three band members' names, Grady Cross , Cody Canada , and Randy Ragsdale . Jeremy Plato's name was not involved in the band naming...

's third album.

Track listing

1. "Look at Me" – 4:04
2. "42 Miles" – 3:19
3. "One of These Days" – 4:03
4. "Back Around" – 5:12
5. "Bang My Head#" – 6:01
6. "Jimmy and Annie" – 3:11
7. "Highway 377" – 4:48
8. "Time to Move On" – 3:53
9. "Long Way Home" – 4:01
10. "Run to Me" – 4:36
11. "Alabama" {Original Version} – 3:38
12. "Johnny's Song/Daddy's at Home" [*] – 3:57

The album contained a future re-released hit entitled "Alabama".

"42 Miles"

The second track off of Highway 377 was written after Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed

Cross Canadian Ragweed was an American Red Dirt/Texas Country/Country rock band. The name of the band came from the combination of three band members' names, Grady Cross , Cody Canada , and Randy Ragsdale . Jeremy Plato's name was not involved in the band naming...

's van broke down in Groom, Texas

Groom, Texas

Groom is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 587 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. Roughly 42 miles short of a gig in Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...

. Local mechanic Keith Barkley, who assisted in the van's repair, supposedly harassed the band in an innocent fashion while working on the vehicle.

The title of the song is a reference to the sign they saw as they entered Groom

Groom

Groom may refer to:* Bridegroom, also shortened to "groom", a male wedding partner-Occupations:* Groom , a person responsible for the feeding and care of horses* Certain distinguished roles in the English Royal Household:...

, stating "Amarillo-42". The sign is still visible on the Eastern side of Groom.

Years later, Cody and the band returned to Keith's Auto, and paid restitution for the song by giving Mr. Barkley band merchandise.

"Highway 377"

Track number seven, which the album was named after, was written after the band's front man Cody Canada was in a major car accident. The vehicle ran off U.S. Route 377

U.S. Route 377

U.S. Route 377 is a north–south United States highway. Originally created as a short spur to connect Denton, Texas with Fort Worth, Texas, it has since been extended to Oklahoma and Mexico for a total length of 478 miles .-Texas:...

and went over a 60 foot cliff. Canada says about the accident, "It kinda f***ed us up for a while - emotionally, religiously, and physically..." The wrecked Jeep Bronco from the accident is pictured on the album cover.