LaCosta Tucker made her mark in the seventies with fourteen chart hits and a touring schedule that would exhaust anyone half her age. She shared stages with country music royalty and became a familiar face on shows like Hee Haw, The Dinah Shore Show, and Nashville Now.
“Between ambition and sacrifice, she built a road wide enough for both.”
Written by Cathy Majeski, BMI Songwriter of the Year Stephony E. Smith, and Sunny Russ, “Woman Behind the Wheel” talks straight about the women who keep everything moving while everyone else is busy taking credit. Tucker sings about the woman who’s up before dawn, keeping everything from falling apart, and somehow finding time to chase her own dreams too.
What makes “Woman Behind the Wheel” work is its refusal to choose a side in the tired “can women have it all?” debate. It doesn’t ask women to choose between being devoted to family or devoted to themselves. Producer Roger Ball understood the assignment, keeping the arrangement clean and letting the narrative do the work.
Country music has always excelled at telling stories about regular life, and “Woman Behind the Wheel” fits right into that tradition. It’s straightforward and relatable, two qualities that never go out of style.
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