![]() ![]() With the biggest of his dozens of hits, the Country Music Hall of Famer shared the key to marital bliss: “Kiss an angel good morning/ And love her like the devil when you get back home.” David Allan Coe - “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” Charley Pride - “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” An instant classic upon its release in 2006. Carrie Underwood - “Before He Cheats”Ĭountry music has its share of anthems for scorned women, but Underwood’s signature song is the gold standard. It was a country-pop hit that kept the singer balanced between each world. "Rhinestone Cowboy" defined Campbell's career. I'm hoping and I'm praying as my heart breaks right in two/ Walking the floor over you." Glen Campbell - “Rhinestone Cowboy” Ernest Tubb - “Walking the Floor Over You”Ī 1941 entry in which Tubbs shares a restlessness in a simple chorus: "I'm walking the floor over you/ I can't sleep a wink, that is true. 1 hit) from one of the finest to pick up an instrument. Ricky Skaggs - “Country Boy”Ī slick-picking piece of country music (and No. Nearly 60 years since being initially released - and 45 years since Harris and Parsons' duet - yes, love can still hurt. Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons - “Love Hurts” Alabama - “My Home's in Alabama"Ĭountry music's 6½-minute calling card to the South. Buck Owens - “Act Naturally”Ī love song for the starry-eyed dreamers wishing about one day being put in the movies.īob Wills and His Texas Playboys - “Stay a Little Longer”Ī taste of traditional western swing that simply asks listeners to dance all night and stay a little longer. Written by Bobbie Gentry in 1969, the almighty Reba unleashed fire with her show-closing 1990 version of this song. The Tennessee Plowboy yodels his lonesome call, a sound that would shape country to come. The last single released during Whitley's lifetime shows the singer peacefully reminding listeners that "I've fought with the devil, got down on his level/ But I never gave in, so he gave up on me." Eddy Arnold - "The Cattle Call" Keith Whitley - “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” Marty Robbins - “El Paso”Ĭomplemented by Spanish picking, "El Paso" offers a bloody romance worthy of western songwriting. Johnny Cash - “I Walk the Line”Ĭash released his ode to temptation in 1956, cementing words in musical history that hold true in 2019. ![]() Vince Gill - “Go Rest High on That Mountain”Īn awe-inspiring musical eulogy from Gill, delivered best during times when something moving needs to be heard. What did Billie Joe throw off the bridge? Regardless of the answer, Gentry captivates with every word. It spent 40 weeks on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and 60 years at the top of mind for 1950s country classics. Carter Family - “Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)”Ī torch-bearing call for country music that’s still celebrated on stages today. Recorded more than 90 years ago, "T for Texas" is considered by many to be the premier song from a blue yodelin' father to the genre. Don Williams - “Good Ole Boys Like Me”ĭuring the song's 1980 release and beyond, Williams explains why "we're all gonna be what we're gonna be." Jimmie Rodgers - “Blue Yodel (T for Texas)” Kris Kristofferson - “Sunday Morning Coming Down”Ĭash made it famous, but no song may better exemplify the power and impact of Kristofferson's pen. Loretta Lynn - “Coal Miner's Daughter"Ī song, a film and a way of life for a generation raised on Lynn's working-class honesty. This self-penned tune became Twitty’s signature song, about a guy who can’t get over the woman he wronged and lost. With the title track of their debut album, mother and daughter Naomi and Wynonna Judd made their case for being the biggest country duo of the ‘80s. One of the biggest pop-country crossovers in history, the beloved duet has lived on through remixes and constant karaoke rotation. Deanna Carter - "Strawberry Wine"Ī commercial and critical success still filling Lower Broadway taverns with a chorus that offers "My first taste of love, oh bittersweet." Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton - “Islands in the Stream” The years go slowly by, but Jones still preys upon our minds. George Jones - “He Stopped Loving Her Today” With a rough but welcoming warmth, Stapleton croons a rendition of this country classic that’s worth toasting for years to come. Eric Church - “Springsteen”Ĭhurch expertly captures a fleeting feeling chased by all musicians - like the chorus says, “Sometimes a melody sounds like a memory.” Chris Stapleton - "Tennessee Whiskey" On his 1989 chart-topper, Black tried - and failed - to drink a woman off of his mind. ![]()
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