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- David Menconi
- The Band, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” Though 1969's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was written by Canadian Robbie Robertson, the song's evocative and Southern-inflected lead vocal was delivered by drummer and Arkansas native Levon Helm — the only American-born member of The Band.
- Arrested Development, “Tennessee” Released the same year as "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang," Arrested Development's first single sat closer to the socially-conscious camp of hip-hop hippies like PM Dawn, leaving pimps, blunts and Snoop Dogg cameos to the gangstas.
- Johnny Cash and June Carter, “Jackson” Inspired by Edward Albee's fiery four-character play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Billy Edd Wheeler wrote "Jackson," about a couple whose romantic spark was losing its flame, and sought input from legendary tunesmith Jerry Leiber ("Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock").
- Faith Hill, “Mississippi Girl” Faith Hill has come "a long way from Star, Mississippi," as told in the "Mississippi Girl" lyrics written specifically for her by John Rich and Adam Shoenfeld.
- Alabama — "Dixieland Delight"
- Charlie Daniels Band — "Devil Went Down to Georgia"
- Johnny Cash and June Carter — "Jackson"
- The Band — "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
- Alabama — "If You're Gonna Play in Texas"
- Marc Cohn — "Walking in Memphis"
- John Denver — "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
- George Strait — "All My Exes Live in Texas"
- Alan Jackson — "Chattahoochee"
- George Strait — "Heartland"
This is not the last time Alabama appears on this list. The band embodied the idea of being proud of where you come from. "Dixieland Delight" is an absolute classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnepPZChA5U It's a song about a Southern boy beating the devil and literally calling him a "son of a bitch." It doesn't get more proud than that.
The oldest tune on the list, "Jackson" captures everything adorable about Johnny and June. It also epitomizes the sense of freedom and pride country singers find in country towns.
Levon Helm and The Band always landed more on the "southern rock" side of the equation, but there's no question denying this tune's place in Southern anthems. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a historical take on Civil War-era southerners who were caught up in the war and were simply trying to preserve their way of life. It doesn't take a s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmi8aKmdaWk Oh man, you don't have to be a Texan to love this song. It sure helps though. For a band called Alabama, they sure captured Texas pride well. But seriously, nobody can resist singing along to this anthem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTVbf44HMkY This autobiographical smash hits just about everybody in the feels. It describes Cohn's real-life visit to Memphis for the first time and how, as a Jewish lover of gospel music, he felt the absolute power of the musical town. It may not be as "country" as other tunes on the list, but darn it if it doesn't...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk4F-sDqF2Q This one gives you chills every time. Interestingly enough, Denver never lived in West Virginia. But he knew the power of home and the beauty of the expanse of the American South, and it absolutely shines in this American classic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMNw_-yUm_0 It's hard to be downtrodden, witty and proud of your home all at once. But Strait pulls it off in this country song that lands on most people's list of the greatest country songs ever. And it underscores just a plain old truth about the South: if you can't be in Texas, Tennessee isn't a bad runner-up.
Never mind nobody found out what a "hootchie cootchie" is. Alan Jackson's hit "Chattahoochee" is an inescapably catchy anthem about a carefree Southern upbringing.
From the golden days of when a movie soundtrack also spawned hit singles, "Heartland" captures the Southern sentiment perfectly. As Strait says, you're listening to the sound of the American heart. It's hard not to get as excited as that movie crowd when Strait's character emerges from the fog in the video.
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- Haley Laurence
- 'Song of the South' by Alabama. The boys from Fort Payne, Alabama, capture the essence of small-town life with 1989's "Song of the South." The song (a cover of a 1980 Bobby Bare song) expounds upon the plight of poor farmers during (and after) the Depression -- and includes the perfect line, "Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth."
- 'My Tennessee Mountain Home' by Dolly Parton. The queen of the South, Dolly Parton, sings about growing up in rural East Tennessee and rocking on the front porch in "My Tennessee Mountain Home."
- 'Love Shack' by the B-52s. The moment the Athens, Ga., band sung about "headin' down the Atlanta Highway," we knew we were hooked -- and we'd never get tired of this hit.
- 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver. The timeless anthem takes you down the gorgeous mountain roads that dot West Virginia's landscape. There are fewer odes to states that are sweeter than this.
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May 24, 2024 · Dave Dudley, ‘Six Days on the Road’. 1963. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. Before there was “White Line Fever,” “Convoy,” or “East Bound and Down,” there was “Six Days on the ...
