After he briefly lived in Alabama again, Fell and his mother moved to the US West Coast.
Fell started his record career in 1945 as a member of Billy Hughes' band, Pals of The Pecos.
He began his solo career with Memo, then Courtney, 4 Star, and Gilt-Edge Records, although none of his releases became hits there.
Although the A-side, "Don't Drop It", was underplayed, the B-side, "Truck Drivin Man", became a classic, especially in the trucker country-music scene.
Later, for a short time, he managed country star Buck Owens and wrote a song in 1961 with Bobby Edwards titled "You're The Reason".
Published in 1993 with Bear Family Records, the album Truck Drivin Man was released with his collected RCA works.