February 26, 201511 yr 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. *rolls eyes so hard they go all the way back into my head then come all the way back around*
February 26, 201511 yr The Dance- Garth Brooks Poncho & Lefty- Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard Hank Jr. - Dinosaur Hank Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive Charlie Daniels- Long Haired Country Boy Keith Whitley- Don't Close Your Eyes Shenendoah- Southern Sunday in the South Johnny Cash- Walk The Line Waylon & Willie- Luckenback Texas George Jones- He Stopped Loving Her Today
February 26, 201511 yr Author [ATTACH=CONFIG]49273[/ATTACH] A list will go a long way in making this choice...
February 26, 201511 yr Author ^ I think it's important to note that there'd be a Townes Van Zandt song or two in the next 5-10 songs.I currently have a list of roughly 80 songs I'm trying to narrow down. Townes has 10 of those.
February 26, 201511 yr Author For the record, I'll jump up on Dylan's coffee table with Steve Earle...
February 26, 201511 yr El Paso-Marty Robbins Today I Started Living You Again-Merle Haggard Settin' The Woods On Fire-Hank Williams Bob Wills Is Still The King-Waylon Jennings Sunday Morning Coming Down-Kris Kristofferson Help Me Make It Through The Night-Sammi Smith For The Good Times-Ray Price He Stopped Loving Her Today-George Jones Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash Behind Closed Doors-Charlie Rich
February 26, 201511 yr A list will go a long way in making this choice... Sure. These are my tops as of right now. Will probably change in 20 minutes. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones Jolene - Dolly Parton Crazy - Patsy Cline Mama Tried - Merle Haggard I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive - Hank Williams El Paso - Marty Robbins Pancho and Lefty - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Townes Van Zandt) Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings Gold Watch and Chain - Originally by The Carter Family but I always loved the Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris version * By the by, does the Tennessee Waltz count as a country song? It has country elements (especially that waltz rhythm) but Patti Page wasn't really a country singer. Patsy Cline's version and several others are spectacular (Otis Redding... sweet mercy). If it counts, it goes on the list; I believe that's one of the most beautiful pop music songs ever written. Edited February 26, 201511 yr by Getslow
February 26, 201511 yr Wow, would be hard for me to narrow down to just the top 10. A lot of good songs have already been mentioned, but some others that I'd have near the top of my list would be: Rose Colored Glasses - John Conlee Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith Fishin' In The Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Good Ole Boys Like Me - Don Williams Kiss An Angel Good Morning - Charley Pride Smoky Mountain Rain - Ronnie Milsap I'm sure I'll think of others.
February 26, 201511 yr Here is the play list I set up on Spotify for my father. We would spend most Sundays the last few years of his life listening to and refining it. I still play it when I'm missing him. I present it here as a pick and choose list. There is some really old stuff in there. I'll post my top 10 after. He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves Walking After Midnight - Patsy Cline I' So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams Walking The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb Crazy - Patsy Cline Wings Of A Dove - Ferlin Husky Walking on the Fightin Side of Me - Merle Haggard Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke I Love - Tom T. Hall Waltz Across Texas - Ernest Tubb Hey, Good Lookin' - Hank Williams Okie from Muskogee - Merle Haggard I Ain't Never - Webb Pierce Almost Persuaded - David Houston Wolverton Mountain - Claude King Saginaw Michigan - Lefty Frizzell Waterloo - Stonewall Jackson Coal Miner's Daugter - Loretta Lynn Flowers On The Wall - Statler Brothers Hello Walls - Faron Young Jambalaya - Hank Williams The Ballad of Floyd Collins - John McEuen Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean Four Wall - Jim Reeves You Ain't Woman Enough - Loretta Lyne Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver Elpaso - Marty Robbins Foggy Mountain Breakdown - Flatt & Scruggs Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones I'll See You In My Dreams - Chet Atkins The Sherriff Of Boone County - Kenny Price For the Good Times - Ray Price Poncho & Lefty - Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Detroit City - Bobby Bare Cold, Cold Heart - Hank Willimas San Antonio Rose - Ernest Tubb I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin There Goes My Everything = Jack Greene 500 Miles Away From Home - Bobby Bare Welcome to My World - Jim Reeves It's Such a Prett World Today - Wynn Stewart May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose - Littel Jimmy Dickens Scarlet Ribbins - The Browns Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley King Of The Road - Roger Miller Tennessee Flat Top Box - Johnny Cash Bead of Roses - Statler Brothers Yellow Rose of Texas - Ernest Tubb Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones Momma Tried - Merle Haggard The Year That Clayton Delaney Died - Tom T. Hall The Streets of Baltimore - Bobby Bare Grandma Harp - Merle Haggard The Three Bells - The Browns You're Looking At Country - Loretta Lynn Last Date - Floyd Crammer The End Of The World - Skeeter Davis Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T. Hall Rocky Top - The Osborne Brothers Rocky Mountain High - John Denver Chug-A-Lug - Roger Miller In the Baggage Coach Ahead - Mac Wiseman Convoy - C.W. McCall (aka Mannheim Steamroller) I'll Go To My Grave Loving You - Statler Brothers Barbriallen - Simon and Garfunkel
February 26, 201511 yr My subjective list... It Was Almost Like A Song - Ronnie Milsap 'Til the Rivers All Run Dry - Don Williams Bluest Eyes In Texas - Restless Heart My Woman My Woman My Wife - Marty Robbins Amanda - Wayland Jennings Old Dogs, Children And Watermelon Wine - Tom T. Hall Poncho & Lefty - Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Convoy - C.W. McCall (aka Mannheim Steamroller) Paradise - John Prine Broken Lady - Gatlin Bros.
February 26, 201511 yr Author Sure. These are my tops as of right now. Will probably change in 20 minutes. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones Jolene - Dolly Parton Crazy - Patsy Cline Mama Tried - Merle Haggard I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive - Hank Williams El Paso - Marty Robbins Pancho and Lefty - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Townes Van Zandt) Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings Gold Watch and Chain - Originally by The Carter Family but I always loved the Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris version * By the by, does the Tennessee Waltz count as a country song? It has country elements (especially that waltz rhythm) but Patti Page wasn't really a country singer. Patsy Cline's version and several others are spectacular (Otis Redding... sweet mercy). If it counts, it goes on the list; I believe that's one of the most beautiful pop music songs ever written. #TeamGetslow
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