Nutmeg. Good post on the history. Country is hard to pin down exactly. For instance, would a song about a seabound fishing boat be considered "Country"? I think so. Country is about regular working folks. Under the big umbrella of Folk Music. Blues, Gospel and Celtic, throw in Western and you pretty much got it. Amarillo by Morning Circa 1973 Terry Stafford's original. This is a sample of early 70's AM radio. Gimme some 106 octane leaded for 35 cents. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZvEvplTE0VU?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Two years later Chris LeDoux covered Terry's song <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KfPcmE8BfmM?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 1983 George Strait had a big hit with it. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k9uLKLhm0Eg?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Good song, covered by many others.
Oh my brother, can't you hear me say Oh my brother, you'd better get down on your knees and pray Get down, get down, get down, get down Get down on your knees and pray <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LfC7tlQFTBY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Something from the ladies. Miranda Lambert Mama's Broken Heart <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v1Mq0Vvsxk8?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Gretchen Wilson Redneck Woman <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/82dDnv9zeLs?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Chris LeDoux Workin' Man's Dollar <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1osHiIIZgZY?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Five Dollar Fine <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1hgDQqjKErA?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> County Fair <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wXGVzxxlQKo?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Brenda Lee Sweet Nothin's <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mulyWd3XXpA?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Kenny Chesney Pirate Flag <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IqIRpnsUvP4?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Handsome Family My Ghost <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2uIYANiVKeg?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
David Bromberg New Lee Highway Blues <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XHhwLHC2xYc?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Keith Whitley & Lorrie Morgan 'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VM0ZwARyvgA?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer Love is a Tanglewood Tree <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/teJxMpCEjy4?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
There are a lot of covers of this, some better perhaps. But Red Foley wrote it and recorded it first. Old Shep <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6URIHQXmPmY?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Nanci Griffith Ford Econoline <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0OBSo3G8LCg?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Randy Travis On the Other Hand <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wB49C5cV3sg?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
When it Comes to You John Anderson <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C1sea7LWxpE?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Vern Gosdin If You're Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AHG_8y535cA?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Dire Straits When it Comes to You <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Br9N2Y0k7hU?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Waylon Jennings Waymore's Blues <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ugm0JZhX3CI?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> again <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4YOdkDwqduM?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Dolly Parton Jolene <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T_nwAkOGL78?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Gordon Lightfoot Sundown <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-02VrChRqpc?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Johhny Cash and Kris Kristofferson Sunday Morning Coming Down <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_RLiuPRMJy8?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin & Jerry Douglas The Boxer <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2gDXKkY8sY?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>