New York, Chicago, San Francisco and others have a song about them. This is a song about our town, I bet you have not heard .BACKIN’ TO BIRMINGHAM. Words and music by Lester Flatt and Burkett Graves
Backin’ to Birmingham is a novelty country song recorded by bluegrass legend Lester Flatt and released as the 3rd track on his 1972 album Kentucky Ridgerunner. Burkett (Josh) Graves co-wrote the song which tells a story of a novice trucker charged with delivering a load of steel from Chicago, Illinois to Birmingham. Unable to shift into a forward gear, he drives all the way in reverse.