Essentially a live greatest-hits package, 'Live' Trucker, recorded before several different Detroit-area crowds, reminds us not only that Kid has long been an entertainer first and songwriter second but that he can surprise even the most jaded listener at the most unexpected moment. He works the urban hillbilly angle to the hilt, gives shouts out to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Cobo Hall and offers hope to disenfranchised kids in crummy apartment complexes and trailer parks from sea to shining sea via "Rock 'n' Roll Pain Train" and "American Bad Ass."

When solo performers Big Kenny and John Rich formed the MuzikMafia group in Nashville in 2001, they did so for the love of performing live music without boundaries. These sessions gained a reputation which resulted in Big & Rich earning a record deal, leading to three successful albums and a string of minor hits.