James "The King" Brown (an Elvis impersonator) performed the song for a 2001 Audi commercial on German TV.
The song has been covered by many other artists, including George Jones, Dean Martin, Val Doonican, Jack Jones, James Booker, The Fabulous Echoes, Boney M., R.E.M., Johnny Paycheck, Glen Campbell, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Boxcar Willie, Randy Travis, Rangers, James Kilbane, John Stevens, the Statler Brothers, Rufus Wainwright and Teddy Thompson, Giant Sand, Peligro, The Proclaimers, Ray Conniff Singers, The Reverend Horton Heat, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Jim White. This would become the opening line of the song. Miller recalled that the song was inspired when he was driving and saw a sign on the side of a barn that read, "Trailers for sale or rent". 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and in Norway. It was Miller's fifth single for Smash Records. The lyrics tell of the day-to-day life of a hobo who, despite being poor (a "man of means by no means"), revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously and cynically as the "king of the road". "King of the Road" is a song written by country singer Roger Miller, who first recorded it in November 1964.
An arrangement of the evergreen top hit song from 1964 ''King of the Road'', set for classical Brass Quintet.