Wagon Wheel (song)

"Wagon Wheel" is a song by Old Crow Medicine Show.

"Wagon Wheel" is a song comprised of two different parts. The basis for the song comes from a Bob Dylan outtake from the soundtrack for the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Although never officially released, the Dylan song was released on a bootleg, and is usually named after the chorus, and it's refrain of "Rock Me Mama." Although Dylan left the song an unfinished sketch, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show wrote verses for the song around Dylan's original chorus. Secor's additional lyrics transformed "Rock Me Mama" into "Wagon Wheel." Secor has stated the song is partially autobiographical. The song has become extremely popular since it's inclusion on Old Crow Medicine Show's major label debut, "O.C.M.S." in 2004, although the song appeared in earlier form on the now out of print "Troubles and Up and Down the Road" EP in 2001. The official publishing information is Dylan/Secor.

The band performed the song at the Station Inn in Nashville in 2001, as part of a series of songs commemorating Bob Dylan's 60th birthday.

The song has since been covered by numerous artists, including: Against Me!, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers and Little Feat, among others.

Recently covered by Artist Jerome Mccomb. Releaed 05-13-08