Fifty-nine years ago today, on March 27, 1965, Roger Miller‘s “King of the Road” hit No. 1 on the country charts. Produced by Jerry Kennedy, the song appears on 1965’s The Return of Roger Miller, and is an ode to the freewheeling road lifestyle. The protagonist of “King of the Road” hints at doing nefarious things to get by (he knows “every lock that ain’t locked when no one’s around”) but also knows all the shortcuts to surviving on a tight budget: “I sing, ‘Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let, 50 cents / No phone, no pool, no pets / I ain’t got no cigarettes.” Miller recorded “King of th…