My favorite country music period runs from the late ‘60s to the late ‘70s when country rock, country-folk, and country pop all took off in a big way (in the U.S. the Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 was the best-selling album of the 20th century) and it seemed like everyone in America was going country before it all went to hell in the ‘80s- and didn’t really start sounding good again until the mid-‘90s.
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| John Prine |
Truth be told, most mainstream country turns me off and sends me running. For me to like a country song it helps if the song is weird, offbeat, or just too introspective to pass for casual entertainment (although sad songs have always been a big part of traditional country music). Here are some more of my favorite country songs including traditional country, country-folk, Texas country, outlaw country, country rock, new country, and alt country. It’s the return of the country grab bag. Enjoy!
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| Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash |
01. Bob Dylan feat. Johnny Cash – “Girl from the North Country” (1969)
02. Miranda Lambert – “Tin Man” (2016)
03. Michael Nesmith – “Silver Moon” (1970)
04. John Prine – “Paradise” (1971)
05. Jerry Jeff Walker – “Mr. Bojangles” (1968)
06. Johnny Cash – “Why Me Lord” (1994)
07. John Denver – “Garden Song” (1979)
08. Joe Henry – “Our Song” (2007)
09. Johnny Cash – “Don’t Go Near the Water” (1974)
10. Martina McBride – “Concrete Angel” (2001)
11. John Prine – “Knockin’ on Your Screen Door” (2018)
12. John Prine – “That’s the Way the World Goes Round” (1978)
13. John Prine – “Bruised Orange [Chain of Sorrow]” (1978)
14. John Prine – “Grandpa Was a Carpenter” (1973)
15. John Prine – “Summer’s End” (2018)
16. Old Crow Medicine Show – “Wagon Wheel” (2003)
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