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May 28, 2020 · See all the old country songs (and more modern melodies that are legends in the making) that made our playlist. From Hank Williams and Johnny Cash to Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks, here are some of our favorite classic country songs over the decades.
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- Brad Paisley, ‘Welcome to the Future’ (2009) Mainstream country's most prominent liberal ambitiously overloads this nearly six-minute single from 2009's American Saturday Night, explaining that he wanted "to serve up a little multigenerational truth with a strong sense of hope and possibility."
- Harry Choates, ‘Jole Blon’ (1946) One of Bruce Springsteen's lesser-known influences is the late, hard-drinkin' Texas fiddle player Harry Choates. After playing for spare change as a teenager in the Thirties, Choates started making records by his early Twenties, and his aching 1946 reworking of the so-called "Cajun National Anthem" hit Number Four on the Billboard charts.
- C.W. McCall, ‘Convoy’ (1975) This loving, jargon-filled novelty song took the insular world of trucker culture to the tops of both the country and pop charts in 1976.
- Gretchen Wilson, ‘Redneck Woman’ (2004) Originally a collective of Nashville outcasts and outsiders known for their open-minded open mic night, the MuzikMafia went mainstream with the twin successes of Big & Rich's "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" and Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman."
Top 500 Classic Country Songs of All Time (countrymusic.about.com) - playlist by Luuk Ramaker | Spotify. Preview of Spotify.
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- 'Cruise' by Florida Georgia Line. - Artist: Florida Georgia Line. - Billboard rank: #1. The duo's 2012 single set an all-time record of 56 weeks on the country charts, tying Taylor Swift's record.
- 'Walk On By' by Leroy Van Dyke. - Artist: Leroy Van Dyke. - Billboard rank: #2. Leroy Van Dyke's most successful song spent 37 weeks on the country chart in 1961, with a record-breaking 19 in the #1 spot.
- 'Wanted' by Hunter Hayes. - Artist: Hunter Hayes. - Billboard rank: #3. Hunter Hayes broke a record held since 1973 as the youngest male artist to reach #1 when "Wanted" topped the Hot Country Songs chart.
- 'Take Your Time' by Sam Hunt. - Artist: Sam Hunt. - Billboard rank: #4. This 2014 recording became Hunt's second consecutive single to reach #1 on the country charts.
- Wichita Lineman. Glen Campbell.
- Coat Of Many Colours. Dolly Parton.
- That's How I Got To Memphis. Tom T. Hall.
- Take Me Home, Country Roads. John Denver.
From old masters like Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton to sexy young scamps like Taylor Swift, the best country songs of all time are a diverse bunch. Here are 35 of the all-time best.
May 18, 2024 · 19. “Forever And Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis (1987) This is a country favorite about a forever love (no matter what) made famous by Randy Travis. Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, it ...
