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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."
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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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Top 500 Classic Country Songs of All Time (countrymusic.about.com) · Playlist · 500 songs · 436 likes.
Share. Featuring songs by: Freddy Fender. Eddy Raven. The Judds. Conway Twitty. You may also like: 1970s Country. Country pop and the birth of Outlaw. Oh, Lonesome Me. Country music for broken hearts and lonely nights. Red, White and Blue Country. Country music that shows its true colors. Rockin' the Jukebox. Up-tempo, danceable, feel-good Country.
The Best Country Music Songs of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's - Original Artists - Audio Only - These are the best-loved country jukebox songs from the soundtrack of my life.
Greatest Country Songs of All Time - Playlist - Apple Music. Apple Music Country. UPDATED LAST WEEK. Preview. Though country music evolves with each generation, the genre’s ability to tell evocative, emotional stories is second to none—a great country song can contain a whole world in just a few minutes.
