Help Wanted: Bus Drivers for Country Singers
Unemployment continues to be high AND you love country music. What better time to train for a job as a tour bus driver? So sign yourself up for The Celebrity Bus Drivers Academy in early March near Nashville. Then when you're done with the training, there will be a placement service to help you find a job. No guarantees they'll put a rookie in charge of, say, Kenny Chesney's bus. But what a way to make a living. It's probably safe to assume you need a squeaky clean driving record, and that they frown on superfans. And you have to be a bit of a night owl since most acts drive all night and the driver sleeps during the day. But if you like the music, the camaraderie and the ins and outs of the life on the road, this could be the perfect career for you.
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Swilly says:
Hey? That would be a good job for you Alison. Just think of it as an overgrown minivan. Put one of those soccer ball stickers on the window, and away you go. Since you really don’t need to know much about music to drive a bus, you’d fit right in.
Alison W says:
Contemplating ditching my college education to do it..
Taco Loco says:
Do these blogs have a theme?
Alison W says:
Yeah, the theme is country music. That was a hard one to figure out, I know.
Michael says:
No there is no theme here, but there is a river. The Thames.
aplummer239 says:
taylor swift rocks on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kasey says:
I wish my dad would do this, he’s been driving for years:)
Daniel says:
I figured that if the theme is music and there WAS a river it would be the river Styx lol.
Daniel
MiaT says:
I’d be to busy talking to drive the darn bus! LOL What a cool job. :) Maybe my husband would like this job…hum
Todd H says:
I wish you would play country music instead of reality shows and movies. If I wanted to watch a movie I should watch AMC or a game show I should watch The Game Show Network or a reality show I would watch some other station. Isn’t this CMT (Country MUSIC Television)? Kind of like GAC!!!
Megan says:
Would never be caught dead driving a hillbilly around on a over sized bus. Sorry, that’s just not a bright future.
VA-Tim says:
ya’ll have no clue the money and perks these drivers make…i know for sure, my best friend does this for a living and all i need is my passenger endorsement and he’s got me a job with the same company…
Robert M says:
Can someone tell me where to apply for these jobs and I also am interested in driving trucks that haul the equipment to concerts.I have a very clean CDL and 26 years experiance driving as owner operater.I live in central Mississippi and actually I live a few miles from marty stewerts place here.Please anyone let me know any information you can post I would be greatly appreciated for the inputs…Thanks
bobby says:
Hi i drive a tractor trailer and would love to do this i wanna know were to get more info at any one with ideas let me know
bobby says:
hey tim could you let us know how to get ahold of them i wanna talk to some one about it i live in east tenn near kingsport n bristol let me know if you would thanks
Paul Florquist says:
I am currently a part-time tour bus driver. So if you are looking for someone with over 40 years of bus and relate vehicle driving experience hit up on my email. I would love to take care of some country western group or Christian singing group too.
Harry Stannard says:
Im now driving for a small co. in upstate NY . I love my job but would love to take it to the next stage . I have a cdl class A with a passanger air breaks and hazmat . I do a 31 day drip every summer from NY to CA and back . Ilove to drive and am good with people .Im not afraid to work , i love to cook iman all around driver .
edward wilson says:
hello all country singers and superstars i have been truckin for 25 yrs and would love the opertunity to drive a tour bus for a good ol country singer im a realy fun guy to hang around with i love to sing agood driver ,in every type of weather and road condition you could possibly think of so if you need a good ol boy to be part of your crew please consider me you can call me at 940-867-3395 my name is edward thank you
Robert A. Smith says:
hey,how yall doing.i am an ex trucker with 23 years experience,driving long distance,4 years selling trucks(peterbilt dealer),and now 4 years working offshore in the oil industry.I am looking for some part time work driving a tour bus for a singer or band.I live in south louisiana now ,but am originally from virginia.I am easy to get along with and will mind my own business.Clean driving record and never an accident(thank you lord).Also able to take care of myself and consider myself an asset and not a liability to employer.I have a nephew who lives in Nashville trying to make it in country music,but i don’t want to burden him by asking for a favor.Oh another thing,i can sing a pretty mean bass if asked to.anyway thanks and you can call me at 985-209-3094 robert
gabe moore says:
my name is gabe have been checking into this type of work for a while and learned about this site from another driver on the road i also have a cdl with a few years exp also am a certified desiel mech i read swillys comment and i have to say there is a lot to driving a lot of people take driving for granted its a privlidge lot of things to driving a truck or bus for that matter a car u have to stay alert at all times read signs watch your surrondings u have to pre trip u have to make sure all paper work stays in order and current i could go on and on about the things u need to do to b a good driver my point is u have a lot of stuff to do to b a good driver its not just turn the key and go
Tom says:
I currently drive a school bus for local school system and love driving the bus. I am getting some driving experience in now so I can apply for a job like this. I would love the traveling, meeting new people, and most of all driving one of these huge buses. I think it would be a very fun job. Driving is a lot of responsibility, but I really enjoy it. Learning a tour bus would also be a lot of fun.