Classic Country Songs?!
Question: Name all the classic country (1930's-1980's) songs you can think of, and which ones are your favorites. Looking forward to your responses. Take care.
Answers: Name all the classic country (1930's-1980's) songs you can think of, and which ones are your favorites. Looking forward to your responses. Take care.
most songs by
glen cambell
eddie rabbit
hank williams sr
george strait
george jones
merle haggard
willie nelson
waylon jennings
johnny cash
mel tillis
mel street
porter wagner
conway twitty
charlie pride
buck owens
marty robbins
tom t hall
Anything by Patsy Kline. Especially "Crazy"
too big a list it would take hours.
Tear in my Beer- Hank Williams
Walking after midnight- Patsy Cline (and anything by her)
Coal Miners Daughter- Loretta Lynn
Stand by your man- Tammy Wynette
There are SO many I love that I can't think of!!!
there is alot of Country music out there to name them all my I don't have a favorite one
I couldnt list them all but anything about "COWBOYS" would be good.
Way too many to list. I'll try to list a few of my favorites by decade:
1920s:
"The Sinking of the Titanic" - new Hall of Fame member Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman
"The Prisoner's Song" - Vernon Dalhart
1930s:
"Maple on the Hill" - Callahan Brothers
"Just Because" - Shelton Brothers
"Wildwood Flower" - Carter Family
"Steel Guitar Rag" - Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys
"Have a Feast Here Tonight" - Bill & Charlie Monroe
"Wonderful There" - Delmore Brothers
1940s:
"Pistol Packin' Mama" - Al Dexter
"Blues, Stay Away From Me" - Delmore Brothers
"Almost" - George Morgan
"There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" - Elton Britt
"Cool Water" - Sons of the Pioneers
"Sweeter Than the Flowers" - Moon Mullican
"There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" - Tex Ritter
"Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me" - Wayne Raney
1950s:
"When I Stop Dreaming" - Louvin Brothers
"Slowly" - Webb Pierce
"You're Free to Go" - Carl Smith
"City Lights" - Ray Price
"The Auctioneer" - Leroy Van Dyke
"Black Land Farmer" - Frankie Miller
"Long Black Veil" - Lefty Frizzell
"Waltz of the Angels" - Wynn Stewart
"A Satisfied Mind" - Porter Wagoner
1960s:
"Blue Side of Lonesome" - Jim Reeves
"Don't Let Me Cross Over" - Carl Butler
"How the Other Half Lives" - Johnny & Jonie Mosby
"Here Comes My Baby" - Dottie West
"Margie's At the Lincoln Park Inn" - Bobby Bare
"Put It Off Until Tomorrow" - Bill Phillips
"Sea of Heartbreak" - Don Gibson
1970s:
"Borrowed Angel" - Mel Street
"Coat of Many Colors" - Dolly Parton
"Amanda" - Don Williams
"Bed of Rose's" - Statler Brothers
"Blanket on the Ground" - Billie Jo Spears
"Easy Lovin'" - Freddie Hart
"Morning" - Jim Ed Brown
"Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer" - Johnny Russell
1980s:
"Highway 40 Blues" - Ricky Skaggs
"Set 'Em Up Joe" - Vern Gosdin
"Amarillo By Morning" - George Strait
"Got No Reason Now for Going Home" - Gene Watson
"I'm No Stranger to the Rain" - Keith Whitley
1990s - TODAY:
"Go Rest High on That Mountain" - Vince Gill
"Murder on Music Row" - Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time
It really depends on what kind of mood I'm in..... But Spring is coming on and it reminds me of when I was little my grandma had a record player and we would sit on her porch and listen to Marty Robbins Gunfighter ballads so I would have to say that whole record is my favorite right now!
1989
~Deeper Than the Holler~ Randy Travis
~I'm No Stranger to the Rain~ Keith Whitley
~If Tomorrow Never Comes~ Garth Brooks
1988
~Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses~ Kathy Mattea
~ Baby Blue ~ George Strait
~ Don't Close Your Eyes ~ Keith Whitley
~ When You Say Nothing at All ~ Keith Whitley
1987
~ I'll Still Be Loving You ~ Restless Heart
~ Forever and Ever, Amen ~ Randy Travis
~ The Weekend ~ Steve Wariner
~ Fishin' in the Dark ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
~ Born to Boogie ~ Hank Williams Jr
1986
~ Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days) ~ The Judds
~ On the Other Hand ~ Randy Travis
~ Guitars, Cadillacs ~ Dwight Yoakam
1985
~ There's No Way ~ Alabama
~ Country Boy ~ Ricky Skaggs
~ Meet Me in Montana ~ Dan Seals with Marie Osmond
~ Some Fools Never Learn ~ Steve Wariner
1984
~ Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) ~ Alabama
~ Right or Wrong ~ George Strait
~ Mama He's Crazy ~ The Judds
~ City of New Orleans ~ Willie Nelson
~ All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight ~ hank Williams Jr
1983
~ Swingin ~ John Anderson
~ Stranger in My House ~ Ronnie Milsap
~ Pancho and Lefty ~ Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
1982
~ I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World ~ Ronnie Milsap
~ Mountain Music ~ Alabama
~ Redneck Girl ~ The Bellamy Brothers
~ You and I ~ Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
1981
~ I Love a Rainy Night ~ Eddie Rabbitt
~ Elvira ~ The Oak Ridge Boys
~ I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool ~ Barbara Mandrell (with special guest George Jones)
~ (There's) No Gettin' Over Me ~ Ronnie Milsap
~ All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) ~ Hank Williams Jr
1980
~ My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys~ Willie Nelson
~ Drivin' My Life Away ~ Eddie Rabbitt
~ Lookin' for Love ~ Johnny Lee
1979
~ If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me ~ Bellamy Brothers
~ Coca Cola Cowboy ~ Mel Tillis
~ The Devil Went Down to Georgia ~ Charlie Daniels Band
~ Suspicions ~ Eddie Rabbitt (Tim McGraws new song is this remake)
1978
~ Take This Job and Shove It ~ Johnny Paycheck
~ Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys ~ Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
~ The Gambler ~ Kenny Rogers
~ You Needed Me ~ Anne Murray
~ Talking in Your Sleep ~ Crystal Gayle
1977
~ Lukenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) ~ Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
~ It Was Almost Like a Song ~ Ronnie Milsap
~ Margaritaville ~ Jimmy Buffett
1976
~ Good Hearted Woman ~ Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
~ El Paso City ~ Marty Robbins
1975
~ Before the Next Teardrop Falls ~ Freddy Fender
~ (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song ~ BJ Thomas
~ Thank God I'm a Country Boy ~ John Denver
~ Rhinestone Cowboy ~ Glen Cambell
~ Convoy ~ C. W. McCall
1974
~ Back Home Again ~ John Denver
~ Annie's Song ~ John Denver
~ Come Monday ~ Jimmy Buffett
1973
~ Behind Closed Doors ~ Charlie Rich
~ What’s Your Mama’s Name ~ Tanya Tucker
~ Rocky Mountain High ~ John Denver
~ The Most Beautiful Girl ~ Charlie Rich
1972
~ The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA ~ Donna Fargo
~ Funny Face ~ Donna Fargo
~ Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me ~ Mac Davis
~ Delta Dawn ~ Tanya Tucker
1971
~ Help Me Make It Through the Night ~ Sammi Smith
~ Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ ~ Charley Pride
~ Mr. Bojangles ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1970
~ It's Just a Matter of Time ~ Sonny James
~ Hello Darlin' ~ Conway Twitty
~ Coal Miner's Daughter ~ Loretta Lynn
~ Everything is Beautiful ~ Ray Stevens
1969
~ Galveston ~ Glen Campbell
~ A Boy Named Sue ~ Johnny Cash
~ Okie from Muskogee ~ Merle Haggard
1968
~ Folsom Prison Blues ~ Johnny Cash
~ Mama Tried ~ Merle Haggard
~ Harper Valley PTA ~ Jeannie C. Riley
~ Stand by Your Man ~ Tammy Wynette
~ Wichita Lineman ~ Glen Cambell
1967
~ Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) ~ Loretta Lynn
~ Jackson ~ Johnny Cash and June Carter
1966
~ Flowers on the Wall ~ The Statler Brothers
~ That's What You Get For Loving Me ~ Waylon Jennings
1965
~ King of the Road ~ Roger Miller
~ Make the World Go Away ~ Eddy Arnold
1964
~ The Ballad of Ira Hayes ~ Johnny Cash
~ It Ain't Me Babe ~ Johnny Cash and June Carter
~ The Race Is On ~ George Jones
~ Welcome To My World ~ Jim Reeves
1963
~ The Ballad of Jed Clampett ~ Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
~ Act Naturally ~ Buck Owens
~ Ring of Fire ~ Johnny Cash
~ The End of the World ~ Skeeter Davis
~ Sweet Dreams (Of You) Patsy Cline
1962
~ She's Got You ~ Patsy Cline
~ Crazy ~ Patsy Cline
1961
~ North to Alaska ~ Johnny Horton
~ Hello Walls ~ Faron Young
~ I Fall to Pieces ~ Patsy Cline
~ Big Bad John ~ Jimmy Dean
1960
~ Please Help Me, I'm Falling ~ Hank Locklin
~ Wings of a Dove ~ Felin Husky
~ I'm Sorry ~ Brenda Lee
1959
~ The Battle of New Orleans ~ Johnny Horton
~ El Paso ~ Marty Robbins
1958
~ Secretly ~ Jimmie Rodgers