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America’s Best Loved Country Songs An Encyclopedia of More Than 3,000 Classics Through the 1980s

DOROTHY HORSTMAN with FRITZI HORSTMAN Foreword by MADI HORSTMAN

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina, and London

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Horstman, Dorothy. America’s best loved country songs : an encyclopedia of more than 3,000 classics through the 1980s / Dorothy Horstman with Fritzi Horstman ; foreword by Madi Horstman. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-7864-4994-1 softcover : 50# alkaline paper 1. Country music — Discography. 2. Country music — Encyclopedias. I. Horstman, Fritzi. II. Title. ML156.4.C7H67 2010 782.42164203 — dc22 2010010608 British Library cataloguing data are available ©2010 Dorothy Horstman. All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Front cover ©2010 Glow Images

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Contents Foreword by Madi Horstman vi Preface 1 A Note to the Reader 2

The Song Listings 3 Index 307

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Foreword by Madi Horstman “Hello country fans.” My mother, Dorothy Horstman, opened her WNYC radio show with these words every week during the years 1972 through 1977. When she was growing up in Catahoula, Louisiana, on a sugar cane farm during the 1930s and 1940s, music on the radio in the Deep South was a rare and cherished form of entertainment, and it became the foundation of her lifelong love of and dedication to country and western music. While researching her ﬁrst book, Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, my mother interviewed forgotten greats, seminal songwriters and major stars. A proliﬁc and talented songwriter herself, she was able to get the skinny, the dirt, the lowdown and the backstory using her considerable knowledge, wit, charm, fried chicken, hot coffee, and the occasional pecan cake. She was assisted throughout by my father, Jim Horstman. My sister, Fritzi Horstman, has undertaken the completion of this ﬁnal work by our mother, America’s Best-Loved Country Songs. I am proud of my mother for holding a lamp up in the darkness of a fast-vanishing America, illuminating where we come from, and what has been almost lost. I am proud of my father for seeing how important her work was and is, and for helping her at every step. I am proud of my sister for undertaking the daunting task of bringing this book to you. Madi Horstman Spring 2010

Madi Horstman is a gardener and an artist and lives in New York City.

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Preface This book is a compendium of more than 3,200 of the most important songs in the recorded history of country music over the past 150 years. Each song is documented with essential publishing and recording information, and many are annotated by the songwriters or described in historical notes by the author. An encyclopedia only in format, the book is much more than a listing of songs. The author’s comments provide a parade of colorful voices and little stories, as well as many household names, that will intrigue any fan of country music. It is an essential tool for almost anyone in the music industry; disc jockeys, musicians, recording artists, scholars and fellow songwriters will appreciate the revelatory why, what and who that created this most American of art forms, country and western music. Its development is traced from its earliest roots to the hybrids of today. The book includes all of the recorded number-one country hits from the early 1920s through December 1989; 19th century popular songs which became part of the country music repertory and have thus been preserved; gospel songs, the bedrock of country music; major ﬁddle tunes used throughout country music history; waltzes; instrumentals; and humorous songs. The repertories of all major and minor artists are included. While many scholarly studies of jazz and rock music have been published, there is less literature on country songs and songwriters. Dorothy Horstman’s ﬁrst book, Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, is considered a pioneer work in this ﬁeld. The information on these songs has been scattered and treated haphazardly for more than a century, and there is no single source, including the publishers, licensing organizations or even the writers themselves, where one can ﬁnd all of the facts contained in this book. The book’s format combines features of such works as Sigmund Spaeth’s History of Popular Music, Nat Shapiro’s Popular Music series, catalogue techniques of major licensing organizations like ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, and Dorothy Horstman’s Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy. Dorothy Horstman was involved with country music journalism for more than 20 years. Early publication in magazines such as Country Song Roundup and Country Music led to a weekly radio show on New York’s WNYC-FM, at the time the only country music radio program in the city. In 1975, she published Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, a compilation of lyrics and author’s annotations of more than 500 of the most important country songs. It is considered a classic in the country music industry. America’s Best Loved Country Songs begins where Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy left off. My mother was always passionate about ﬁnding out how a song came into being. A songwriter herself, she was fascinated by the nuances of a song: what makes a song a hit, when and why it was recorded, who recorded it, who else recorded it, why one song works and another one doesn’t. These questions kept my mother writing this book for almost 20 years. Dorothy Horstman passed away in 1999 and this book is her last word on the subject of country music. Fritzi Horstman

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A Note to the Reader The entries contain information relating to how long the song was on the charts. The sample below is an example: Country Chart: #1 (4) 6/15/63 24 wks. This format would mean that the song debuted on the country chart on June 15, 1963, remained there for 24 weeks and was number one on the Billboard chart for 4 weeks. AC Action signiﬁes Adult Contemporary Action.

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THE SONG LISTINGS 1 Abilene. Music/Lyrics: Lester Brown/Bob Gibson/John D. Loudermilk/Albert Stanton (music and lyrics); Arranged by John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Lightning Hopkins (Alladin 3096) 1948. Made Famous by: George Hamilton IV (RCA 8181) 1963. Country Chart: #1 (4) 6/15/63 24 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA 8181); #24 10/22/77 5 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10628). Pop Chart: #15 6/22/63 14 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA 8181). AC Action: #4 7/27/63 8 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA 8181). No. of Artists: 39. Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang, Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall and featuring 31 country acts. History: Two American cities are named Abilene, and it’s not clear which one was immortalized in this song, although both lay claim to it. Abilene, Kansas, was an important railhead and cattle center during the late 1860s, situated as it was at the end of the Chisholm Trail. Wild Bill Hickok was its marshal during the 1870s. Its population continues to decline, although it is a major tourist attraction as the boyhood home of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Abilene, Texas, on the other hand, is the thriving shipping and ﬁnancial center of the west central part of the state. It was founded in 1881 with the arrival of the railroad and named after Abilene, Kansas. 2 Above and Beyond (The Call of Love). Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wynn Stewart ( Jackpot 48019) 1959. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4337) 1960; Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68948) 1989. Country Chart: #3 3/7/60 30 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 4337); #1 (1) 7/1/89 20 wks., Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68948). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960, 1990. Abraham and Isaac see I Am a Highly Educated Man. 3 Ace in the Hole. Music/Lyrics: Dennis Adkins. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Sweet Tater Tunes, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 53693) 1989. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 53693) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/12/89 21 wks., George Strait (MCA 53693). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 4 Act Naturally. Music/Lyrics: Voni Morrison/Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4937) 1963. Made Famous by: Country, Buck Owens (Capitol 4937) 1963; Pop, The Beatles (Capitol 5498) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (4) 4/13/63 28 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 4937); #27 7/15/89 11 wks., Buck Owens and Ringo Starr (Capitol 44409). Pop Chart: #47 9/25/65 7 wks., The Beatles (Capitol 5498). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 42. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Parodies: “They’re Gonna Put Me in the Army,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 8874) 1966, written by Vonie Morrison and Johnny Russell

with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: The Gold Guitar (Airlon) 1966, directed by J. Hunter Todd, starring Del Reeves, Roy Drusky, Hugh X. Lewis, Margie Bowes, Skeeter Davis, Arnold Dorfman, George Ellis, Don Barber, John Fox, Mary Nell Santacroce, Bill Anderson, Eddie Hill, Bill Carlisle and Charlie Louvin; Medium Cool (H&J) 1969, directed by Haskell Wexler, starring Robert Foster, Verna Bloom and Peter Boners, based on the novel The Concrete Wilderness by Jack Couffer. Author Notes: “I was out in Fresno, California, working for a record company and they called me to come down to Hollywood. I had a date with a girl that night and I had to call her and break the date. I said I had to go to Hollywood, and she asked what for, and I said, ‘They’re gonna put me in the movies, they’re gonna make a big star out of me.’”— Johnny Russell. 5 Addicted. Music/Lyrics: Cheryl Wheeler. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Blue Gate Music/Cheryl Wheeler Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Cheryl Wheeler (Northstar W0001) 1985. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44130) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/18/88 22 wks., Dan Seals (Capitol 44130). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 6 Address Unknown. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Denver Darling/ Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Western Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Columbia 36840) 1945. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Columbia 36840) 1945. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Answers: “Your Address Unknown,” recorded by Roy Acuff (Columbia 20792) 1951, written by Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin. Notes: Not to be confused with “Address Unknown,” written by Dedette L. Hill, Carmen Lombardo and Johnny Marks. Author Notes: “Everybody gets a letter sometime marked ‘Address Unknown’ or ‘Return to Sender.’ Mine was an accident. I don’t recall where I got the idea from. There was a pop song by the same title around the same time but I hadn’t heard it. It was by the Ink Spots, and a very dear friend of mine, Johnny Marks, wrote it. I kid him about his and he kids me about mine. Of course we came up together. He was struggling to get a break early in the forties and we had our ﬁrst big songs at the same time.”— Vaughn Horton. 7 Adios Amigo. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Livingston/Ralph Freed. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8019) 1962. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8019) 1962. Country Chart: #2 (9) 5/26/62 21 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8019). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1963. 8 Afraid. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rex Allen (Mercury 6192) 1949. Made Famous by: Rex Allen (Mercury 6192) 1949. Country Chart: #14 9/03/49 1 Wk., Rex Allen

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After • 9–19 (Mercury 6192). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Notes: Acuff-Rose incorrectly cites Eddie Dean as the ﬁrst to record this song. His recording was on 8/22/49 and released 10/3/49 (Decca 46184). 9 After All the Good Is Gone. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Twitty Bird Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40534) 1976. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40534) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/3/76 13 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40534). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 10 After All This Time. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Coolwell Music/Granite Music Corporation. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68585) 1989. Made Famous by: Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68585) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/25/89 21 wks., Rodney Crowell (Columbia 68585). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Song 1989 (Rodney Crowell, Columbia 68585); ASCAP Country Award 1989. 11 After the Fire Is Gone. Music/Lyrics: L.E. White. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) 1970. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/6/71 14 wks., Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776); #17 8/17/74 11 wks., Willie Nelson and Tracy Nelson (Atlantic 4028). Pop Chart: #56 2/27/71 6 wks., Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972; Grammy, Best Country Performance, Duo or Group 1971 (Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, Decca 32776). After the Roundup see When the Work’s All Done This Fall. Ah, Ha see I Can’t Get Enough of That Ah-Ah. 12 Ahab the Arab. Music/Lyrics: Ray Stevens. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Stevens (Mercury 71966) 1962. Made Famous by: Ray Stevens (Mercury 71966) 1962. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 6/30/62 11 wks., Ray Stevens (Mercury 71966). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1962. 13 Ain’t Had No Lovin’. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Connie Smith (RCA 8842) 1966. Made Famous by: Connie Smith (RCA 8842) 1966. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/11/66 17 wks., Connie Smith (RCA 8842). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. 14 Ain’t Misbehavin’. Music/Lyrics: Harry Brooks/Andy Razaf/ Thomas “Fats” Waller. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Mills Music, Inc./Razaf Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Charleston Chasers (Columbia 1891) 1929. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros./Curb 28794) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/22/86 18 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros./Curb 28794). Pop Chart: #2 8/31/29 7 wks., Leo Reisman and His Orchestra (Victor 22047); #7 9/28/29 4 wks., Louis Armstrong (Okeh 8714); #9 9/28/29 3 wks., Gene Austin (Victor 22068); #16 10/19/29 1 wk., Ruth Etting (Columbia 1958); #8 10/26/29 3 wks., Bill “Bojangles” Robinson with Irving Mills and His Hotsy Totsy Gang (Brunswick 4535); #6 10/23/37 3 wks., Teddy Wilson (Brunswick 7964). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 98 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. Notes: Used in the Broadway show Hot Chocolates, which opened on 6/29/29 and ran 219 performances. The show’s music was written by Harry Brooks and Fats Waller with lyrics by Andy

4 Razaf. The cast included “Jazz Lips” Richardson, Jimmy Baskette, Eddie Green and Edith Wilson. 15 Ain’t No California. Music/Lyrics: Sterling Whipple. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40496) 1978. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40946) 1978. Country Chart: #4 9/9/78 13 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 40946). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. Author Notes: “I noticed that there were a lot of songs that I loved about fantasy and geographical situations. One of them was ‘Blue Bayou,’ another one is ‘Going to California Where the Water Tastes Like Wine,’ that old Jimmie Rodgers song, ‘Big Rock Candy Mountain’— a place where all the bums can go and drink all the wine and eat all the candy, and even ‘My Blue Heaven,’ the song that talks about marriage in such an idealized fashion, nobody ever experiences it, that I know.... I didn’t anyway, and it sort of occurred to me that what they were talking about was something that didn’t exist on this planet, maybe some kind of a heaven, maybe these songs were in a way almost a yearning to be merged with the inﬁnite. Maybe these were almost death wish songs. A couple of them, like ‘Blue Bayou,’ Roy Orbison’s record, is real ethereal and pretty and magical and it just doesn’t have anything to do with reality. Although we all love these songs, they’re basically bullshit. The thing to do is to stay home and make a life.”— Sterling Whipple. 16 Ain’t Nobody Going to Miss Me When I’m Gone. Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mac Wiseman and Lester Flatt (RCA Victor APL 1-0309) 1973. Made Famous by: Mac Wiseman and Lester Flatt (RCA Victor APL 1-0309) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 17 Ain’t She Somethin’ Else. Alternate Title: “Ain’t You Something Else.” Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Raven (ABC 12037) 1974. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29137) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/10/84 21 wks., Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29137); #46 11/23/74 13 wks., Eddy Raven (ABC 12037). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975, 1986. Ain’t That Skipping and Flying see Molly and Tenbrooks. Ain’t You Something Else see Ain’t She Somethin’ Else. 18 Alabam. Music/Lyrics: Lloyd Copas. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cowboy Copas (Starday 501) 1960. Made Famous by: Cowboy Copas (Starday 501) 1960. Country Chart: #1 (12) 7/4/60 34 wks., Cowboy Copas (Starday 501). Pop Chart: #47 10/24/60 8 wks., Pat Boone (ABC/Dot 16152); #61 2/24/68 5 wks., Guy Mitchell (Starday 828); #63 9/26/60 12 wks., Cowboy Copas (Starday 501). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 19 Alabama. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Louvin/Ira Louvin. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Decca 46187) 1949. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Decca 46187) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “This is our life story. Crimson red clover is the most famous thing you’ll see in Alabama — hundreds of acres of it at the right time of year. They use it as a cover crop to make the land better. Sericea is a cover crop, too, a form of hay. It’s a crop you would cut like soybeans or lespedeza three times a year, and it’s used to feed the cows and horses. We had a sorghum mill practically

5 all our lives. We didn’t just make our own, we made it for other people and took a toll. The song talks about the ‘possums and dogs barking, the highways and the loved ones waiting.’ It’s sort of a life story of ours. They made it the Alabama state song under Governor John Paterson in 1966, right after Ira died.”— Charlie Louvin. Alabama Breakdown see Alabama Jubilee. 20 Alabama Jubilee. Alternate Titles: “Beacon Jones”; “Georgia Jubilee”; “Alabama Breakdown”; “The Gang’s All Here”; “Whiskers.” Music/Lyrics: George L. Cobb (music)/Jack Yellen (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1915, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Columbia A-1721; Edison Diamond Disc 50262; Victor 17825) all 1915. Earliest Country Recording Found: McMichen’s Home Town Band (Okeh 45022) 1925. Made Famous by: In the 1920s, Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Columbia A1721) rel. 1915; Red Foley with The Nashville Dixielanders (Decca 27810) 1951. Country Chart: #3 11/24/51 16 wks., Red Foley with The Nashville Dixielanders (Decca 27810). Pop Chart: #2 (2) 9/11/15 6 wks., Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Columbia A-1721); #28 12/15/51 1 wk., Red Foley with The Nashville Dixielanders (Decca 27810); #14 6/18/55 6 wks., Ferko String Band (Media 1010) Instrumental. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 95 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1982 (Roy Clark). 21 Alibis. Music/Lyrics: Randy Boudreaux. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Thanxamillion Music/Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tracey Lawrence (Atlantic 87372) 1993. Made Famous by: Tracey Lawrence (Atlantic 87372) 1993. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/20/93 20 wks., Tracey Lawrence (Atlantic 87372). Pop Chart: #72 4/17/93 12 wks., Tracey Lawrence (Atlantic 87372). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1994. 22 All for the Love of a Girl. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Horton. Copyright Date: 1952 (Unpublished); 1959 (published), renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) 1959. Made Famous by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) 1959. Country Chart: #9 5/17/69 15 wks., Claude King (Columbia 44833). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Author Notes: “‘All for the Love of a Girl Like You’ was the B side of ‘Battle of New Orleans.’”— Johnny Horton. 23 All for the Love of Sunshine. Music/Lyrics: Mike Curb/Lalo Schifrin. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: EMI-Hastings Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14152) 1970. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14152) 1970. Country Chart: #1 8/1/70 15 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14152). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Notes: This was Hank Williams, Jr.’s ﬁrst #1 record. 24 The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine. Alternate Titles: “Hungry Hash House”; “Hobo’s Paradise”; “My Old Boarding House”; “The Dirty Hangout Where I Stayed”; “The Old Go Hungry Hash House”; “The Old Grow Hungry Hash House Where We Board.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1900. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocation 15076) 1925; Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 45062) 1926 (as “The Old Go Hungry Hash House”). Made Famous by: Various artists of the 1920s and 1930s. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. 25 All I Can Do. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10730) 1976. Made Famous by: Dolly Par-

20–29 • All ton (RCA PB-10730) 1976. Country Chart: #3 7/31/76 15 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10730). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Notes: The publisher was ascertained by Velvet Apple. 26 All I Ever Need Is You. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Holiday/Eddie Reeves. Copyright Date: 1970, 1971. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ray Charles (ABC/Tangerine 726) 1971. Made Famous by: Country, Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (United Artists 1276) 1979; Pop, Sonny and Cher (Kapp 2151) 1971. Country Chart: #18 10/2/71 16 wks., Ray Sanders (United Artists 50827); #1 (1) 2/17/79 15 wks., Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (United Artists 1276). Pop Chart: #7 10/16/71 15 wks., Sonny and Cher (Kapp 2151). AC Action: #1 (5) 11/27/71 Sonny and Cher (Kapp 2151). No. of Artists: 14. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1972, 1979. Notes: This was the theme for The Sonny and Cher Show on CBS-TV. It was a summer replacement from 8/1/71 to 9/5/71, then a regular show from 12/27/71 to 5/29/74. 27 All I Have to Do Is Dream. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications (USA)/Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. (Outside USA). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1348) 1958. Made Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1348) 1958. Country Chart: #1 (3) 4/28/58 20 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1348); #6 2/21/70 13 wks., Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell (Capitol 2745); #85 7/4/81 2 wks., Nancy Montgomery (Ovation 1172); #79 7/12/75 7 wks., The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 655). Pop Chart: #1 (5) 4/28/58 16 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1348); #14 3/9/63 7 wks., Richard Chamberlain (MGM 13121); #27 3/14/70 6 wks., Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell (Capitol 2745); #66 8/30/75 6 wks., The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (United Artists 655). AC Action: #4 2/21/70 9 wks., Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2745); #6 3/2/63 8 wks., Richard Chamberlain (MGM 13121). No. of Artists: 35. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1958 (The Everly Brothers, Cadence 1348); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1958, 1970, 1971; BMI Pop Award 1958. Movies: Starman (Columbia) 1983, directed by John Carpenter, starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. 28 All I Have to Offer You Is Me. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/A.L. “Doodle” Owens. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 0167) 1969. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 0167) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/14/69 17 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0167). Pop Chart: #91 8/23/69 5 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0167). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: Music City News Song of the Year 1969; BMI Country Award 1970; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Dallas Frazier, A.L. “Doodle” Owens). Notes: The publishers were ascertained by BMI. 29 All I’ve Got Is Gone. Alternate Titles: “All I’ve Got’s Done Gone”; “All We Got’s Gone.” Music/Lyrics: Uncle Dave Macon. Copyright Date: 1925. Publisher: Jaymore Music (never afﬁliated). Licensed by: Public Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Earliest Country Recordings Found: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14904) 1924; Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 45009) 1925. Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14904) 1925; Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 45009) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Notes: Also recorded as “All I’ve Got Is Done Gone” by Doc Roberts and Edgar Boaz (Gennett 3162) 1925 and “All We Got’s Gone” by Asa Martin and Roy Hobbs (Champion 16539) 1932. History: This song relates to the great Tennessee Flood of 1902.

All • 30–41 All I’ve Got’s Done Gone see All I’ve Got Is Gone. 30 All My Ex’s Live in Texas. Music/Lyrics: Sanger D. Shafer/Lyndia Shafer. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 53087) 1987. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 53087) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/02/87 16 wks., George Strait (MCA 53087). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. Author Notes: “All my exes do live in Texas. One of them migrates back and forth from California. Their names are changed to protect the girls or to protect me from them. I am now married to a girl from Pennsylvania. I used the phrase ‘exes in Texas’ in another song, ‘She’s Got That Oklahoma Look.’ I was following the rodeos in Texas, being chased by the fathers of my exes.”— Whitey Shafer. 31 All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight. Music/ Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 29184) 1984. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 29184) 1984. Country Chart: #10 10/6/84 19 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 29184). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. Notes: This was the theme for NFL Monday Night Football on ABC television network during the 1990 season. A derivative version was used for the 1991 season, copyrighted as “Monday Night Football #1,” and a second derivative created for the 1992 season, copyrighted as “Monday Night Football #2.” 32 All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down). Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra 47191) 1981. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra 47191) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/5/81 19 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra 47191). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. All My Sins Are Taken Away see Hand Me Down My Walking Cane. 33 All of Me. Music/Lyrics: Gerald Marks/Seymour Simons. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Bourne Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Paul Whiteman’s Orchestra (Victor 22879) 1931. Made Famous by: Country, Willie Nelson (Columbia 10834) 1978; Pop, Louis Armstrong (Columbia 2606) 1932, Paul Whiteman (Victor 22879) 1932. Country Chart: #3 10/21/78 14 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10834). Pop Chart: #1 1/9/32 10 wks., Paul Whiteman Orchestra (Victor 22879); #19 2/6/32 1 wk., Ben Selvin (Columbia 2585); #1 2/20/32 18 wks., Louis Armstrong (Columbia 2606); #14 7/3/43 1 wk., Count Basie (Columbia 36675); #21 5/1/48 3 wks., Frank Sinatra (Columbia 38163); #12 7/26/52 8 wks., Johnny Ray (Columbia 39788). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Over 300. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. Movies: All of Me (Universal) 1984, directed by Carl Reiner, starring Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin. 34 All Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) 1958. Country Chart: #4 10/13/58 19 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251) 1958. Pop Chart: #38 10/6/58 11 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41251). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 35 All Roads Lead to You. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (RCA 12307) 1981. Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (RCA 12307) 1981. Country

6 Chart: #1 (1) 9/26/81 18 wks., Steve Wariner (RCA 12307). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 36 All Shook Up. Music/Lyrics: Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6870) 1957. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6870) 1957. Country Chart: #1 4/13/57 16 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6870). Pop Chart: #1 (9) 4/6/57 30 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6870). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957; BMI Pop Award 1957; BMI R&B Award 1957; RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Elvis Presley, RCA 6870). 37 All the Fun. Music/Lyrics: Taylor Dunn/Paul Overstreet. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Paul Overstreet (RCA 9015) 1989. Made Famous by: Paul Overstreet (RCA 9015) 1989. Country Chart: #5 8/26/89 26 wks., Paul Overstreet (RCA 9717). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 38 All the Gold in California. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Larry Gatlin Music (adm. by EMIBlackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11066) 1979. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11066) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 8/25/79 15 wks., Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 11066). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ACM Single Record of the Year 1979; BMI Country Award 1980; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Larry Gatlin). History: The author wrote this song while he was caught in a trafﬁc jam in Hollywood and began speculating on all of the youngsters who ﬂood Los Angeles, expecting to “make it.” 39 All the Good Times Are Past and Gone. Music/Lyrics: Unknown/Charlie Monroe. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1944, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain/Berwick Music Corp. (BMI). Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Fred and Gertrude Gossett (Columbia 15596) 1930. Made Famous by: The Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 7191) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. 40 All the Time. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis/Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 30804) 1959. Made Famous by: Jack Greene (Decca 32123) 1967. Country Chart: #18 3/09/59 2 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 30804); #1 (5) 4/22/67 17 wks., Jack Greene (Decca 32123). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Mel Tillis, Wayne P. Walker); BMI Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “At the time Mel Tillis and I wrote the song, we were in our ofﬁce at Cedarwood Publishing, just trying to see if we could come up with something. The way we got the melody is I was singing another song and Mel sang the harmony. It just happened that the harmony notes made a beautiful melody for a new song. That’s what started the melody and the rest just came. At the time, we were just writing all we could and trying to make as much money as we could. There’s no romantic story behind this song.”— Wayne P. Walker. “Wayne Walker and I were living in the Belmont Apartments on the end of 16th Avenue, and I was humming a song that was out by Billy Walker — a song called ‘Anything Your Heart Desires.’ I got to messing with that harmony line, and I got to writing ‘All the Time.’ Wayne Walker joined in, and we wrote this song.”— Mel Tillis. 41 All These Things. Music/Lyrics: Allen Toussaint (pseudonym of Naomi Neville). Copyright Date: 1962, 1990, renewed. Publisher:

7 Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Arthur Neville (Instant 3246) 1962. Made Famous by: Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17624) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/24/76 16 wks., Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17624). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. History: This song was recorded by Joe Stampley three times: ﬁrst with a group called The Uniques (Paula) in 1973, second as a solo act and ﬁnally as a solo act on Dot records. The third time he picked up the tempo and took the song to number one on the country charts. Author Notes: “The song sung itself to me. I remember feeling very clear about it while I was writing it.”— Allen Toussaint. All We Got’s Gone see All I’ve Got Is Gone. 42 Allá En El Rancho Grande. Music/Lyrics: Silvano Ramos (music and lyrics)/Bartley Costello (English lyrics)/Jorge Del Moral (Spanish lyrics)/Emilio Donato Uranga (music)/Fabian Andre. Copyright Date: 1934, 1935, renewed. Publisher: Edward B. Marks Music Co./Hudson Bay Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Cantates de la Orquestra Tipica Mexicana (Victor 74066) 1926. Earliest Country Recording Found: Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies (Decca 5071) 1935. Made Famous by: Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies (Decca 5071) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 9/10/38 5 wks., Dick Robertson (Decca 1979); #6 6/3/39 10 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 2494) as “El Rancho Grande.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60 found. Movies: My Pal Trigger (Republic) 1946, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. Copyright History: 1918, words by Guzman Aguilera, music by Lorenzo Barcelata, not published, no copyright found in Mexico; 1926, words and music by Sylvano Ramos, published but not copyrighted in Mexico; 1927, words Sylvano Ramos, musical arrangement by Lopez Alabes, copyright Salvador Cabrera, Mexico City; 1927, Spanish lyrics by Jorge Del Moral and musical arrangement by Emilio Donato Uranga, published by A. Wagner and Levien, Mexico City, no copyright found; 1934, Spanish lyrics by J. Del Moral, new English lyrics by Bartley Costello, music by Emilio D. Uranga, copyright Edward B. Marks Music Corp., New York; 1939, Spanish lyrics and music by Sylvano Ramos, English lyrics by Bartley Costello, copyright Edward B. Marks Music Corp., New York; 1939, a different version titled “I Have A Rancho Grande” with Spanish lyrics is credited to J. Del Moral and Paul Berragan, with recreated English lyrics credited to Al Jacobs. The music was ascribed to Emilio D. Uranga and Al Jacobs. Published by and copyrighted by Stasny Music Corp., it was introduced on the NBC Radio Network by Los Rancheros, a popular Mexican group, but never achieved the popularity of the original. 43 Alligator Man. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy C. Newman/Floyd Chance. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Newkeys Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy C. Newman (Decca 31324) 1961. Made Famous by: Jimmy C. Newman (Decca 31324) 1961. Country Chart: #22 12/30/61 2 wks., Jimmy C. Newman (Decca 31324). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Notes: This has been Jimmy C. Newman’s theme song on the Grand Old Opry since 1960. 44 Almost. Music/Lyrics: Vic McAlpin/Jack Toombs. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Morgan (Columbia 20906) 1952. Made Famous by: George Morgan (Columbia 20906) 1952. Country Chart: #2 (6) 4/19/52 23 wks., George Morgan (Columbia 20906). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. Author Notes: “I was trying to write something

42–47 • Along with a short title. I was working nights as a cab driver and wrote the song in my cab while waiting for a ride.”— Jack Toombs. 45 Almost Persuaded. Music/Lyrics: Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10025) 1966. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10025) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (9) 6/25/66 25 wks., David Houston (Epic 10025); #6 10/1/66 13 wks., Ben Colder (MGM 13590); #95 10/2/76 2 wks., Sherri King (UA 855); #85 11/19/77 5 wks., Maury Finney (Soundwaves 4557); #58 4/18/87 8 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 07036); female version recorded as “(He Was) Almost Persuaded,” #45 10/1/66 8 wks., Donna Harris (ABC 10839). Pop Chart: #24 7/16/66 8 wks., David Houston (Epic 10025). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Over 150. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966, 1967, 1968; BMI Pop Award 1967; BMI Million Airs Award; Grammys, Best Country and Western Recording 1966 (David Houston), Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male 1966 (David Houston), Best Country and Western Song 1966 (Glenn Sutton, Billy Sherrill); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1967 (Glenn Sutton). Parodies: “Almost Degraded,” recorded by The Cornball Express (Capitol 4047) 1975. Answers: “Almost Persuaded No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13590) 1966. Author Notes: “I had just gone to work for CBS. Billy Sherrill had hired me as an associate producer. We were trying to write a song for Charlie Walker, who was to record a session. After four or ﬁve days, we had the story, but no real hook or tie into it. Late one night, we were at Billy’s house ﬁnishing up the song. There was a Broadman Hymnal on his piano, the old Baptist hymnal. We were just thumbing through it, and Billy said, “Here’s a good title. Why don’t we call it ‘Almost Persuaded?’ And we did — the same title as the old gospel song. In those days, record companies pressed an ‘A’ side and a ‘B’ side. ‘Almost Persuaded’ was on the B side of a song called ‘We Got Love.’ One morning, a disc jockey friend of ours at WPLO Atlanta, named Mark Curtis, really got the song started. The station had been playing ‘We Got Love,’ since it was on the ‘A’ side. It was drive time, and he said ‘I’m going to play the other side of this new David Houston record.’ In the next half-hour, he got 150 calls from people wanting to hear the song again. We got the same reaction in other areas, so we decided to go back and redo the record, switching the A side for the B side. From then on, it was a hit.”— Glenn Sutton. 46 Alone with You. Music/Lyrics: Roy Drusky/Lester Vanadore. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Drusky (Decca, not issued) 1958; Later re-recorded by Roy Drusky (Decca DL-4160) 1961; First Released by Faron Young (Capitol 3982) 1958. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 3982) 1958. Country Chart: #1 (13) 6/23/58 29 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 3982); #44 3/7/64 6 wks., Rose Maddox (Capitol 15110). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. Movies: The Gold Guitar (Airlon) 1966, directed by J. Hunter Todd, starring Del Reeves, Roy Drusky, Hugh X. Lewis, Margie Bowes, Skeeter Davis, Arnold Dorfman, George Ellis, Don Barber, John Fox, Mary Nell Santacroce, Bill Anderson, Eddie Hill, Bill Carlisle, and Charlie Louvin. 47 Along the Navajo Trail. Music/Lyrics: Dick Charles/Eddie Delange/Larry Markes. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Scarsdale Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dinah Shore (RCA Victor 1666) 1945. Made Famous by: Country, Roy Rogers (RCA Victor 1730) 1945; Pop, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 23437) 1945. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #2 9/15/45 11 wks., Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 23437); #7 9/15/45 2 wks., Dinah Shore (RCA Victor 1666); #7 10/13/45 2 wks., Gene

Along • 48–57 Krupa (Columbia 36846). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34. Movies: Along the Navajo Trail (Republic) 1945, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George Hayes, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. History: While this is a romantic and nostalgic ballad, the actual Navajo Trail was a sad and tragic incident in the history of Native Americans. In 1863, Kit Carson undertook a scorched-earth policy against the different warrior bands of Indians. Starting at the Continental Divide, he and his men marched to the Colorado River, destroying everything in their path. These violent actions broke the spirit of the Navajos and, dejected and starving, many began to surrender to army bases. They were removed en masse to New Mexico from their native Arizona on a 300-mile forced march which became known as the “Long Walk.” More than 8,000 Navajos completed the trek from Fort Deﬁance to Fort Sumner near the Pecos River and were settled on a reservation at Bosque Redondo, New Mexico. 48 Along the Santa Fe Trail. Music/Lyrics: Edwina Collidge/Al Dubin (lyrics)/Will Grosz (music). Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc./Redwood Music, Ltd. Licensed by: ASCAP/PRS. Earliest Recording Found: Frank Novack and His Rootin’ Tootin’ Boys (Vocalion 03962) 1937. Made Famous by: Bing Crosby (Decca 3565) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #9 12/21/1940 4 wks., Sammy Kaye (RCA Victor 27220); #7 1/11/1941 5 wks., Glen Miller (Bluebird 10970); #6 1/18/1941 5 wks., Dick Jurgens (Okeh 5858); #4 2/15/1941 3 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 3565). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24 found. Movies: Santa Fe Trail (Warner Bros.) 1940, directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Raymond Massey. History: Cattle drives over great distances were common from the 1820s to the 1880s. The Santa Fe Trail, which stretched from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the railhead in Kansas City, a distance of some seven hundred miles, was opened in 1821. 49 Already It’s Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10338) 1968. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10338) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/15/68 16 wks., David Houston (Epic 10338). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 50 Always Have, Always Will. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Mears. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Dixie Stars Music/Texican Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 06144) 1986. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 06144) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/28/86 22 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 06144). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 51 Always Late (With Your Kisses). Music/Lyrics: Blackie Crawford/Lefty Frizzell. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. /Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20837) 1951. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20837) 1951. Country Chart: #1 (12) 8/4/51 28 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20837); #99 3/6/76 1 Wk., Jo-El Sonnier (Mercury 73754); #84 11/14/81 3 wks., Leona Williams (Elektra 47217); #9 3/5/88 22 wks., Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27994). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951, 1989. Always on a Mountain When I Fall see I’m Always on a Mountain When I Fall. 52 Always Wanting You. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Shade Tree Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4027) 1975. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4027) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/15/75 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4027). Pop Chart: None.

8 AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Merle Haggard); BMI Country Award 1976. Author Notes: “My infatuation with Dolly Parton was the inspiration for this song.”— Merle Haggard. 53 Am I Blue (Yes I’m Blue). Music/Lyrics: David Chamberlain. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 53165) 1987. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 53165) 1987. Country Chart: #1 8/27/87 18 wks., George Strait (MCA 53165). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988. 54 Am I Losing You. Music/Lyrics: Jim Reeves. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 6749) 1956. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 6749) 1956. Country Chart: #8 11/27/60 14 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 7800); #1 3/21/81 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12194); #3 1/23/57 18 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 6749). Pop Chart: #31 10/24/60 11 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 7800). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957, 1960. Notes: There have been seven recordings of this song since 1963. All earlier records have been lost. 55 Am I That Easy to Forget. Music/Lyrics: Carl Belew/W.S. Stevenson. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Belew (Decca 30842) 1959. Made Famous by: Carl Belew (Decca 30842) 1959. Country Chart: #9 4/6/59 20 wks., Carl Belew (Decca 30842); #11 3/7/60 12 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7671); #12 6/2/73 10 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 0963); #65 10/11/80 9 wks., Orion (Sun 1156). Pop Chart: #25 1/18/60 17 wks., Debbie Reynolds (Dot 15985); #18 12/16/67 10 wks., Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40023). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 150. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1959, 1960, 1973; BMI Pop Award 1968. Author Notes: “I’ve always been kind of a dreamer and I don’t really know how to explain the song without giving myself away, probably. I kind of imagined how I’d feel if my wife left me. (We’ve been married for thirty years.) I’ve seen it happen to other people. They’d be doin’ great, then, all of a sudden, wham! They’d act like they don’t know each other — like it was awful easy to forget. One day they’d be madly in love and the next day, they don’t know each other. That’s the way things should never work out, but they do. The song was nothing personal. I had to use some imagination and thought about how it would be if it happened to me.”— Carl Belew. 56 Amanda. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Williams (JMI 24) 1973. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 11596) 1979. Country Chart: #33 7/28/73 6 wks., Don Williams ( JMI 24); #1 (3) 5/19/79 11 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 11596). Pop Chart: #54 6/9/79 7 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 11596). AC Action: #40 6/9/79 6 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 11596). No. of Artists: 29. Awards: NSAI Songwriter of the Year Award 1976, 1979 (Bob McDill); BMI Country Award 1980. Notes: Not to be confused with “Amanda” by Boston (MCA 52756) 1986. Author Notes: “I think, subconsciously, ‘Amanda’ was written as an apology to my wife, Nan. It was quite a while ago. We were pretty young, newly married and struggling. I wanted nice things for her and couldn’t give her anything. It’s what the song says. Women who marry people in music or anything that’s supposed to be creative really do take their chances. Their chances would be a little bit better if they married a dentist or a doctor.”— Bob McDill. 57 Amarillo by Morning. Music/Lyrics: Paul Fraser/Terry Stafford. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Cotillion Music, Inc., and Terry

9 Stafford Music (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Terry Stafford (Atlantic 4006) 1973. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52162) 1983. Country Chart: #31 12/1/73 14 wks., Terry Stafford (Atlantic 4006); #4 2/12/83 17 wks., George Strait (MCA 52162). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 58 Amazing Grace. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. John Newton. Copyright Date: 1779, 1877. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: The Wisdom Sisters (Columbia 15093) 1926. Made Famous by: Judy Collins (Elektra 45709) 1971. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #15 12/12/70 15 wks., Judy Collins (Elektra 45709); #11 5/20/72 9 wks., Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (RCA 0709). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 639 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1989 (Randy Scruggs). Album track from Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 2 (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Randy Scruggs). History: The Rev. John Newton was an 18th century preacher and hymn writer who was born in London in 1725 and went to sea at age 11. He ﬂirted with Christianity throughout his teenage years, but was never converted. He became a slave trader and a pirate and ﬁnally was frightened into conversion by a ﬁerce storm at sea, though he continued in the slave trade. Eventually, he quit slaving and his life on the sea. He joined a seminary and became a preacher in the quiet little town of Olney, England. “Amazing Grace” was ﬁrst published in 1779 in The Olney Hymns. The origin of the current tune is unknown, though some hymnologists believe it is a variant of an American plantation song, “Loving Lamb,” popular in the early 19th century. 59 Amazing Love. Music/Lyrics: John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 0073) 1973. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 0073) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/13/73 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0073). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “‘Amazing Love’ was actually a hook in another song I was trying to write. We were trying to come up with something for an upcoming Charley Pride recording session. Tommy Collins, who was Charley’s publisher at that point, said ‘I don’t like the song you’re writing, but I think “Amazing Love,” that type of hook you have there, could be a new song.’ I started writing it, and that song is where I learned to write. I rewrote the song every day for thirty days. Every day I would work on it and go up to the publishers, play it for them and they wouldn’t like it and I would storm out and attack it again. I rewrote it and rewrote it and by the time I had ﬁnished and everybody liked it, I learned a great deal about what Nashville thought and how they looked at songs. It was also a major turning point where I thought I learned to say exactly what you thought in as simple and as short a way as possible.”— John Schweers. 60 Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight. Music/Lyrics: Dave McEnery. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed 1967 (with permission of Dave McEnery). Publisher: Stasny Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Red River Dave McEnery (Continental 3021) 1944. Made Famous by: Red River Dave McEnery (Continental 3021) 1944. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. History: Shortly after writing this song, McEnery was in Buffalo, New York, on the Fourth of July. With his small cowboy band, he tried it out on a crowd and was showered with money. It took two years to get a publisher interested in the song. Author Notes: “In the early days of radio in the 1930s, each station featured live talent rather than records, and many artists would travel from time to time from one station to another. Income of the various entertainers was from selling song books, pictures, and sometimes

58–65 • Among even sponsors. While traveling from one station to another, sometimes as much as a hundred and even a thousand miles, the talent would play and sing anywhere to pick up traveling money. This included schools, night clubs, parks and churches. After the show, money was thrown on the ﬂoor or maybe a hat was passed, and the traveling troupe moved on. This was called ‘busking.’ ‘Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight’ was a busking song and a sure moneygetter. It was written around a campﬁre in New York State in 1937, shortly after we received word of Miss Earhart’s disappearance.”— Dave McEnery. 61 America. Music/Lyrics: Sammy Johns. Copyright Date: 1974, 1985. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc./Legibus Music Co./Captain Crystal Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sammy Johns (GRC 1007) 1973. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 13908) 1984. Country Chart: #6 9/29/84 21 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 13908). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. Publisher’s Note: “Something Sammy wanted to say.”— Bill Lowery. 62 American Made. Music/Lyrics: Bob DiPiero/Pat McManus. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: (ASCAP) Music City Music, Inc. (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc.) (BMI) Combine Music Corp., (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52179) 1983. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52179) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/26/83 16 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52179). Pop Chart: #72 3/19/83 5 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52179). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984. Notes: Used for Miller Beer radio and television commercials in 1984. 63 An American Trilog y. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Newbury (Arrangement)/Elvis Presley (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) 1971. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 74-0672) 1972. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #26 11/6/71 11 wks., Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “I was playing at the Bitter End in New York City one night. I started to play ‘Dixie’ (playing ‘Dixie’ was banned on the air in Alabama at the time), and instead of playing ‘Dixie,’ I ended up with two other songs instead. I sang all three that night. In the audience was my wife, Mama Cass, Odetta and Joan Baez.”— Mickey Newbury. 64 Amigo’s Guitar. Music/Lyrics: Roy Botkin/John D. Loudermilk/Kitty Wells. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 30987) 1959. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 30987) 1959. Country Chart: #5 11/9/1959 25 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 30987). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 65 Among My Souvenirs. Music/Lyrics: Edgar Leslie/Horatio Nicholls. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Edgar Leslie (adm. by Herald Square Music) Print adm. by Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/PRS. First Recorded by: Ben Selvin (Columbia 1188) 1927. Made Famous by: Country, Marty Robbins (Columbia 10396) 1976; Pop, Connie Francis (MGM 12841) 1959. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/4/76 13 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 10396). Pop Chart: #1 (4) 2/4/28 13 wks., Paul Whiteman (Victor 35877); #3 1/28/28 10 wks., Ben Selvin (Columbia 1188); #10 3/3/28 4 wks., The Revelers (Victor 21100); #12 3/17/28 2 wks., Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra (Victor 21084); #7 11/23/59 15 wks., Connie Francis (MGM 12841). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1977. Movies: Paris (Warner Bros.) 1929, directed by

Amos • 66–78 Clarence Badger, starring Irene Bordoni, Jack Buchanan, and Jason Robards. 66 Amos Moses. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Reed Hubbard. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Vector Music Corp./Sixteen Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Reed (RCA 9904) 1970. Made Famous by: Jerry Reed (RCA 9904) 1970. Country Chart: #16 10/24/70 18 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 9904). Pop Chart: #8 10/31/70 24 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 9904). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1971 ( Jerry Reed); BMI Country Award 1971, 1972. Angel Band see O Come. 67 Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Full Nelson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418) 1981. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/20/81 14 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 68 Angel in Disguise. Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley/Randy Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Blue Moon Music/EMIApril Music, Inc./EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Labor of Love Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13758) 1984. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13758) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/5/84 21 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13758). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1985. 69 Angel of the Morning. Music/Lyrics: Chip Taylor. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Danny Michaels (LHI 1202) 1968. Made Famous by: Country, Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) 1981; Pop, Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts (Bell 705) 1968, Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) 1981. Country Chart: #34 2/7/70 7 wks., Connie Eaton (Chart 5048); #22 12/10/77 14 wks., Melba Montgomery (United Artists 1115); #22 3/7/81 11 wks., Juice Newton (Capitol 4976). Pop Chart: #7 5/4/68 16 wks., Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts (Bell 705); #4 2/21/81 22 wks., Juice Newton (Capitol 4976). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 39. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1981 ( Juice Newton, Capitol 4976); BMI Country Award 1982; BMI Pop Award 1968, 1981. 70 Annie’s Song. Music/Lyrics: John Denver. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Denver (RCA 0295) 1974. Made Famous by: John Denver (RCA 0295) 1974. Country Chart: #9 6/8/74 14 wks., John Denver (RCA 0295). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 6/1/74 17 wks., John Denver (RCA 0295). AC Action: #1 (3) 2/2/74 16 wks., John Denver (RCA 0295). No. of Artists: 145 (recorded 92 times in America, 53 times overseas). Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1974; ASCAP Pop Award 1974; RIAA Million Seller 1974 (John Denver). History: Written by John Denver for his wife, Ann Martell. They were married from 1967 to 1983. This was Tammy Wynette’s ﬁrst chart record. It was Bobby Austin’s highest chart record. 71 Another. Music/Lyrics: Roy Drusky/Vic McAlpin. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Drusky (Decca 31024) 1960. Made Famous by: Roy Drusky (Decca 31024) 1960. Country Chart: #2 (3) 1/17/60 24 wks., Roy Drusky (Decca 31024). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 72 Another Bridge to Burn. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-

10 censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 42845) 1963. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 42845) 1963. Country Chart: #28 12/14/63 2 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 42845). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. 73 Another Lonely Song. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Norris Wilson/Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Emalgee Music Corp./EMI-Altam Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 11079) 1973. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 11079) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/29/74 12 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 11079). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Another Man Done Gone see Marie Laveau. 74 Another Place Another Time. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2146) 1968. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2146) 1968. Country Chart: #4 3/9/68 17 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2146). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Author Notes: “Smash was going to drop Jerry Lee Lewis from the label, and Eddie Kilroy, a Smash drums man, took it on himself to ﬁnd him a hit and salvage the singer-label relationship. Eddie called me at midnight at home Friday night to come down and teach it to Jerry Lee Lewis. I went down and we practiced it all night. Then on Saturday morning when most studios are closed, we went into the studio at Columbia and cut it. When released, it launched Jerry Lee Lewis’ country career, and in such a way that it’s still going strong! On stage, Jerry Lee Lewis never fails to introduce this as the song that brought him back.”— Jerry Chesnut. 75 Anticipation Blues. Music/Lyrics: Ernie Ford/Clifﬁe Stone. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corporation/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40258) 1949. Made Famous by: Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40258) 1949. Country Chart: #3 12/10/49 11 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40258). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Author Notes: “Betty Ford, Ernie Ford’s wife, was pregnant with her ﬁrst son Buck, and Ernie and I were living in Monterey Park. We went out in his garage and wrote ‘Anticipation Blues.’ Ernie’s greatest vocal is on that song.”— Clifﬁe Stone. 76 Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird). Music/Lyrics: Burt Bacharach/Bob Hilliard. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Bourne Music Company/New Hidden Valley (adm. by Feadbach Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Chuck Jackson (Wand 122) 1962. Made Famous by: Pop, Chuck Jackson (Wand 122) 1962; Country, Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13216) 1982. Country Chart: #26 12/23/79 12 wks., Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54039); #1 (1) 5/1/82 17 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13216). Pop Chart: #23 4/28/62 12 wks., Chuck Jackson (Wand 122); #14 5/1/82 16 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13216). AC Action: #1 (5) 6/19/82 Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13216). No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979, 1983, 1984. 77 Any Old Time. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22488) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22488) 1929; Webb Pierce (Decca 29974) 1956. Country Chart: #7 7/11/56 11 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29974). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. 78 Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Roy Drusky/Vic McAlpin/Marie Wilson. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock

11 Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Drusky (Decca 31109) 1960. Made Famous by: Roy Drusky (Decca 31109) 1960. Country Chart: #3 7/17/60 20 wks., Roy Drusky (Decca 31109). Pop Chart: #31 8/8/60 16 wks., Teresa Brewer (Coral 62219). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. History: Roy Drusky adopted this song as his theme in 1961. Author Notes: “After the success of ‘Another,’ I was looking for another one word title that started with an ‘A.’ I went through all the ‘A’ words and came up with ‘Anymore.’”— Roy Drusky. 79 Anyone Who Isn’t Me Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Julie Didier/Casey Kelly. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: WB Gold Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (United Artists 1234) 1978. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (United Artists 1234) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (1) 9/2/78 14 wks., Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (United Artists 1234). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 80 Anytime. Music/Lyrics: Herbert Happy Lawson. Copyright Date: 1921, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Emmett Miller (Okeh 40095) 1928. Made Famous by: Country, Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2729) 1948; Pop, Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor 4359) 1951. Country Chart: #1 (9) 3/20/48 39 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2700); #14 6/19/48 2 wks., Foy Willing (Capitol A. 40108); #73 1/25/69 2 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 25744); #54 6/08/85 9 wks., Osmond Brothers (Warner 28982). Pop Chart: #17 5/15/48 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2700); #2 12/08/51 20 wks., Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor 4359). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 65 found. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller (Eddy Arnold); RIAA Million Seller (Eddie Fisher). 81 Apartment Number 9. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Austin/Johnny Paycheck. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Dream City Music/ Owen Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Austin (Tally 500) 1966. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10095) 1966. Country Chart: #21 10/8/66 11 wks., Bobby Austin (Tally 500); #44 12/10/66 9 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10095). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 46. Notes: This was Tammy Wynette’s ﬁrst chart record and Bobby Austin’s highest chart record. 82 Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver). Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Shade Tree Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 02894) 1982. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 02894) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/15/82 18 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 02894). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ACM Song of the Year 1982 (Merle Haggard); BMI Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “This song is about a man’s longing for another time when things weren’t so complicated. I re-live the past a lot, and it’s well documented in this song.”— Merle Haggard. 83 Are You Ever Gonna Love Me. Music/Lyrics: Holly Dunn/Tom Shapiro/Chris Waters. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: CarreersBMG Music Publishing, Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Terrace Entertainment Corp. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 22957) 1989. Made Famous by: Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 22957) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/27/89 23 wks., Holly Dunn (Warner Bros. 22957). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990; ASCAP Country Award 1989. 84 Are You from Dixie? (Cause I’m from Dixie Too). Music/Lyrics: George L. Cobb (music)/Jack Yellen (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1915, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earli-

79–89 • Are est Recording Found: Irving Kaufman and Billy Murray (Victor 17942) 1916. Earliest Country Recording Found: Ernest Thompson (Columbia 130-D) 1924. Made Famous by: The Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 8294) 1940; Grandpa Jones (King 847) circa 1940; Billy Murray and Irving Kaufman (Victor 17942) 1916. Country Chart: #11 9/20/69 10 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 0211). Pop Chart: #6 4/8/1916 2 wks., Billy Murray and Irving Kaufman (Victor 17942). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1970. Notes: In 1935, this song became the theme song of the Blue Sky Boys, a North Carolina vocal-instrumental duo. Later it became a staple in the Grandpa Jones repertoire. 85 Are You Happy, Baby. Music/Lyrics: Bob Stone. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Rock Garden Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Contardo (Beckett 801) 1979. Made Famous by: Dottie West (Liberty 1392) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/13/80 16 wks., Dottie West (Liberty 1392). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. Author Notes: “I was working with a female artist and I picked the story out of her life.”— Bob Stone. 86 Are You Mine? Music/Lyrics: Jim Amadeo/Don Grashey/Myrna Petrunka. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Dandelion Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Myrna Lorrie and Buddy DeVal (Abbott 172) 1955. Made Famous by: Tom Tall and Ginny Wright (Fabor 117) 1955. Country Chart: #6 1/1/55 14 wks., Myrna Lorrie and Buddy DeVal (Abbott 172); #2 1/1/55 26 wks., Tom Tall and Ginny Wright (Fabor 117); #14 3/26/55 2 wks., Red Sovine and Goldie Hill (Decca 29411). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. 87 Are You on the Road to Lovin’ Me. Music/Lyrics: Debbie Hupp/Bob Morrison. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Southern Days Music/Music City Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Debby Boone (Warner Bros. 49176) 1979. Made Famous by: Debby Boone (Warner Bros. 49176) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/26/80 15 wks., Debby Boone (Warner Bros. 49176). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #31 5/10/80 8 wks., Debby Boone (Warner Bros. 49176). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 88 Are You Sincere? Music/Lyrics: Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing/Wayne Walker Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Andy Williams (Cadence 1340) 1958. Made Famous by: Country, Elvis Presley (RCA) 1979; Pop, Andy Williams (Cadence 1340) 1958. Country Chart: #10 4/21/79 7 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 11533). Pop Chart: #3 2/17/58 17 wks., Andy Williams (Cadence 1340). AC Action: #25 6/5/65 4 wks., Trini Lopez (Reprise 0376). No. of Artists: 48. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award. Notes: Recorded by author Wayne Walker much later, also Webb Pierce (Decca DL4358) in 1963. 89 Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10379) 1975. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10379) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/6/75 16 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10379). Pop Chart: #60 9/20/75 9 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 10379). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Waylon Jennings); BMI Country Award 1976. Author Notes: “‘Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way’ is a song about what it was like when you ﬁrst come to Nashville and the way to do things was the way Hank did. If you did something wrong and it didn’t work out, you’d say, ‘Are you sure Hank done it this Way?’ I wrote three lines to the

Are • 90–100 verse one night. I ﬁnished it the next morning on the back of an envelope on my way to the recording studio. As soon as I got it down, I recorded it later that day.”— Waylon Jennings. 90 Are You Teasing Me? Music/Lyrics: Ira Louvin/Charlie Louvin. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20922) 1952. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20922) 1952. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/16/52 19 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 20922). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. 91 Are You Walking and A-Talking for the Lord. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Columbia 21131) 1953. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Columbia 21131) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Notes: The only release from the Hank Williams album Wait for the Light to Shine (MGM 3850), 1960. 92 Are You Willing Willie. Music/Lyrics: Marion Worth (pseudonym of Mary Ann Wilson). Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marion Worth (Cherokee 503) 1959. Made Famous by: Marion Worth (Cherokee 503) 1959. Country Chart: #12 10/18/59 20 wks., Marion Worth (Cherokee 503). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 93 The Arkansas Traveler. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Len Spencer (Columbia 11098) 1900 as “Arkansaw Traveler”; Earliest Country Recording Found: Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 18956) 1922. Made Famous by: Len Spencer (various labels) circa 1900; Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 18956) 1922. Country Chart: #3 Record of 1923, Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 18956). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 11/3/1900 7 wks., Len Spencer (Columbia 11098); #1 (11) 3/1/1902 14 wks., Len Spencer (Victor 1101) (this version was the largest-selling record prior to 1905); #14 9/27/1924 1 wk., Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40108); #9 10/29/1910 1 wk., Len Spencer and Ada Jones (Columbia 3108). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 165 found. Answers: Sequel: “Return of the Arkansas Traveler,” recorded by Ada Jones and Len Spencer (Indestructable 3108) 1910. History: “The Arkansas Traveler” was originally a minstrel song and skit dating from the 1840s. According to one source, the tune itself was popular by 1845 and in print by 1847. It was ﬁrst recorded at the turn of the century as a pop song and was picked up by country musicians, especially ﬁddlers, in the early 1920s. Music historian Jim Walsh claims it to be one of the four most popular comic and novelty pieces to be recorded before World War I — along with “Preacher and the Bear,” “Turkey in the Straw” and “Casey Jones.” Arkansas Travelers see Gray Eagle. Arkansas Wagner see Wagner. 94 As Long as I Live. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29390) 1955. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29390) 1955. Country Chart: #7 2/26/55 16 wks., Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29390). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Notes: Not to be confused with the Alex Zanetis song with the same title. 95 As Long as I’m Rockin’ with You. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Channel/Kieran Kane. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Old Friends Music (BMI)/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (ASCAP). Licensed by:

12 BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kieran Kane (Elektra/Asylum/ Nonesuch Ei-60004) 1981. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 52351) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/10/84 19 wks., John Conlee (MCA 52351). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985; BMI Country Award 1985. 96 As Long as There’s a Sunday. Music/Lyrics: Justin Tubb. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Justin Tubb (Groove 0024) 1963. Made Famous by: Justin Tubb on The Grand Ole Opry. Country Chart: #43 2/21/76 9 wks., Sammi Smith (Elektra 45300). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Author Notes: “The song was addressed to my daughter Leah Lisa (now Leah Lisa Barrow), who was three years old at the time the song was written. My wife and I were getting a divorce and Sunday was usually my day to go by and pick Leah up to take her to eat or whatever. I wrote it so that when she got a little bigger she would have something to listen to that would kind of explain what happened to me and her mommie.”— Justin Tubb. 97 As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (MCA 40251) 1974. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (MCA 40251) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/15/74 15 wks., Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (MCA 40251). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 98 Ashes of Love. Music/Lyrics: Jack Anglin/Jim Anglin/Johnnie Wright. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 4389) 1951. Made Famous by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 4389) 1951. Country Chart: #37 3/23/68 7 wks., Don Gibson (RCA 9460); #15 6/17/72 13 wks., Dickey Lee (RCA 0710); #48 3/27/76 9 wks., Jody Miller (Epic 50203); #100 7/15/78 1 Wk., Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12369); #26 3/21/87 18 wks., Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53048). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. 99 Asleepin’ at the Foot of the Bed. Music/Lyrics: Luther Patrick/ Eugene “Happy” Wilson. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Clarence Ganus (Vocalion 5386) 1929. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20644) 1950. Country Chart: #6 1/6/50 3 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20644). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Author Notes: “I lived that, I slept at the foot of the bed. For three years my family lived on a farm in Haleyville, Alabama, during the Hoover administration [1928–1932]. Those were lean days. In a farm community, people are all friends and often would drift on in and come to spend the night. You would ﬁnd three or four kids sleeping in a bed and someone’s got to be at the foot.”— Happy Wilson. 100 At Mail Call Today. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Western Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Okeh 6737) 1945. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 6737) 1945. Also recorded on Columbia (37041, 1946). Country Chart: #1 (8) 4/28/45 22 wks., Gene Autry (Okeh 6737); #3 11/10/45 2 wks., Red Foley with Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Decca 18698). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: The Gene Autry version was released by Columbia (37041) in June 1946. Author Notes: “I was stationed at Lone Field, in Dallas, in the Air Transport Command. One day I read a letter in Yank magazine. They ran pages of them from GIs all over

13 the world and one line caught my eye. This soldier had written in and said, ‘My gal jilted me, my castles crumbled, at mail call today.’ I dropped the magazine, found the nearest phone and called Fred Rose in Nashville. ‘Fred,’ I said, ‘How soon can you ﬂy out to Dallas? I got a great idea for a song.’ He ﬂew in the next day and we drove straight to my apartment at the Stoneleigh Hotel. In one afternoon, we ﬁnished the words and music to ‘At Mail Call Today.’ It was perfect for the times, a kind of Dear Abby letter set to music about a soldier who had been overseas so long that his girl wouldn’t wait.”— Gene Autry. 101 At the Rainbow’s End. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Sons of the Pioneers (Vocalion 4328) 1937; Chuck Wagon Gang (ARC 8-1-62) 1938. Made Famous by: The Sons of the Pioneers (Vocalion 4328) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. 102 Atlanta Blue. Music/Lyrics: Don Reid. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Statler Brothers Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 818700) 1984. Made Famous by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 818700) 1984. Country Chart: #3 4/21/84 21 wks., Statler Brothers (Mercury 818700). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: The publisher was ascertained by BMI. Author Notes: “This song was written after watching a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Dodgers.”— Don Reid. 103 Atta Boy Girl. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 1-33312) 1965. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 1-33312) 1965. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “I was strongly inﬂuenced by Don Gibson, and I’d hear his voice in my head a lot when I was writing, and so I kinda heard his singing it while I was writing this song. I have a tricky ear.”— Roger Miller. 104 Auctioneer. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Black/Leroy Van Dyke. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Leroy Van Dyke (ABC/Dot 15503) 1956. Made Famous by: Leroy Van Dyke (ABC/ Dot 15503) 1956. Country Chart: #51 10/26/68 9 wks., Brenda Byers (MTA 160); #9 1/5/57 2 wks., Leroy Van Dyke (ABC/Dot 15503). Pop Chart: #19 11/24/56 15 wks., Leroy Van Dyke (ABC/ Dot 15503). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. History: Made popular by Leroy Van Dyke, the graduate of an auctioneer’s school. The song was inspired by his cousin, Ray Sims, one of the nation’s top auctioneers. It reproduces, exactly, the patter of a cattle auction. Author Notes: “I was in Korea in the Army, and being a graduate of an auctioneering school myself, felt very strongly about the auctioneering business. I felt that an auctioneering song should be authentic and sound just exactly like the sound you would hear when you walked into a cattle sale barn someplace in the West, Midwest or South — wherever they sell cattle. I was inspired by my boyhood idol, a cousin of mine, a Mr. Ray Sims from Sedalia, Missouri, who is regarded by many authorities in the business as a top auctioneer. The entire lyric is factual except the ﬁrst line; I couldn’t ﬁnd anything to rhyme with Missouri, so I substituted Arkansas.”— Leroy Van Dyke. 105 Away Out on the Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Kelly Harrell. Copyright Date: 1927, 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21142) 1927. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21142) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19.

101–111 • Baby 106 Baby. Alternate Titles: “Boys Keep Away from the Girls”; “Love is a Funny Little Thing”; “Look Before You Leap.” Music/Lyrics: Ray Griff. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Blue Echo Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Wilma Burgess (Decca 31862) 1965. Made Famous by: Wilma Burgess (Decca 31862) 1965. Country Chart: #7 12/11/65 18 wks., Wilma Burgess (Decca 31862); #63 4/19/75 9 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford and Andra Willis (Capitol 4044). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975. Notes: Not to be confused with “The Baby” written and recorded by Kieran Kane (Elektra 47111). Author Notes: “Wilma Burgess had one more single allowed before she would be dropped from the Decca label. This song saved her career.”— Ray Griff. 107 Baby, Baby (I Know You’re a Lady). Music/Lyrics: Alex Harvey/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10539) 1969. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10539) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (4) 11/8/69 17 wks., David Houston (Epic 10539). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 108 Baby Blue. Music/Lyrics: Aaron Barker. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Bill Butler Music/Muy Bueno Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 53340) 1988. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 53340) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/21/88 19 wks., George Strait (MCA 53340). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 109 Baby Bye Bye. Music/Lyrics: Gary Morris/James Brantley. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Gary Morris Music/Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29131) 1984. Made Famous by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29131) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/24/84 20 wks., Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29131). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 110 Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./ Songpainter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) 1972. Made Famous by: Mac Davis (Columbia 45618) 1972. Country Chart: #26 8/26/72 11 wks., Mac Davis (Columbia 45618). Pop Chart: #1 (3) 8/5/72 18 wks., Mac Davis (Columbia 45618). AC Action: #1 (3) 6/17/72 21 wks., Mac Davis (Columbia 45618). No. of Artists: 29. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1972 (Mac Davis, Columbia 45618); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Pop Award 1973. History: According to singer-songwriter Mac Davis, this song started as a joke, which grew out of a frustrating recording session with his producer, Rick Hall. He had brought in some new songs, but there wasn’t much excitement in them. “Rick kept saying, ‘Man, you’ve got to write me a hook song,’” Davis recalls. “In the music business, a hook song is one that has a repeating phrase that reaches out and grabs you the ﬁrst time you hear it. So the next day, I went in and said, ‘Rick, I got you a hook song, and started singing. And he said, ‘Hook! That’s a smash hit!’”— Mac Davis. 111 Baby I Lied. Music/Lyrics: Deborah Allen/Rory Bourke/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Posey Publishing Co./Unichappell Music, Inc./VanHoy Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Deborah Allen (RCA 13600) 1983. Made Famous by: Deborah Allen (RCA 13600) 1983. Country Chart: #4 9/24/83 15 wks., Deborah Allen (RCA 13600). Pop Chart: #26 10/15/83 21 wks., Deborah Allen (RCA 13600). AC Action: #10 10/1/83 24 wks., Deborah Allen (RCA 13600). No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984, 1985; NSAI Songwriter Achievement

Baby • 112–121 Award 1983 (Deborah Allen, Rory Bourke, Rafe VanHoy). Notes: Used in a Diet Dr. Pepper commercial in 1984. Baby, I’ll Be Coming Back for More see I’ll Be Coming Back for More. Baby I’m in Love with You see The Honey Song. 112 Baby I’m Yours. Music/Lyrics: Van Allen McCoy. Copyright Date: 1964, 1965, 1992, 1993, renewed. Publisher: BMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Van McCoy Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2283) 1965. Made Famous by: Jody Miller (Epic 10785) 1971. Country Chart: #5 10/30/71 9 wks., Jody Miller (Epic 10785); #33 5/27/78 5 wks., Debby Boone (Warner Bros. 8554); #22 8/20/83 6 wks., Tanya Tucker (Arista 9046). Pop Chart: #11 6/19/55 14 wks., Barbara Lewis (Atlantic 2283). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972, 1979; BMI Million Airs Award. 113 Baby, It’s the Little Things. Alternate Title: “Little Things.” Music/Lyrics: Billy Barber. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Reynsong Publishing Corp./Howe Sound Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52556) 1985. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52556) 1985. Country Chart: #1 3/30/85 20 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52556). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. Baby Take Your Coat Off see Come on In. 114 Baby We’re Really in Love. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11100) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11100) 1951. Country Chart: #4 12/22/51 15 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11100). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. 115 Baby What About You. Alternate Title: “Everybody Thinks I’m Crazy.” Music/Lyrics: Josh Leo/Wendy Waldman. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./ Moon and Stars Music/Mopage Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582) 1983. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/16/83 19 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582). Pop Chart: #83 9/10/83 5 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582). AC Action: #9 7/30/83 18 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29582). No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 116 Baby’s Gone. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty/Bill Parks. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40027) 1973. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40027) 1973. Country Chart: #2 3/31/73 14 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40027). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 117 Baby’s Got a New Baby. Music/Lyrics: Fred Knobloch/Dan Tyler. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./ Sharp Circle Music/BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet (MTM 72081) 1986. Made Famous by: Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet (MTM 72081) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/6/86 22 wks., Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet (MTM 72081). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988. 118 Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Polygram Int’l Publishing Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5418) 1984. Made Famous by: Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5418) 1984. Coun-

14 try Chart: #1 (1) 11/10/84 28 wks., Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5418). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Bob McDill); NSAI Song of the Year 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1986; BMI Country Award 1985. Author Notes: “I think the song was inspired by ‘The Girl Can’t Help It,’ or perhaps Marilyn Monroe. That era of the ’50s. I wanted to capture that innocent sensuality which was popular then. The girl in the song doesn’t realize what a commotion she’s causing.”— Bob McDill. 119 Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Tony Martin/Troy Martin. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Co-Heart Music, Inc./Muy Bueno Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 53486) 1989. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 53486) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/21/89 18 wks., George Strait (MCA 53486). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 120 Back Home Again. Music/Lyrics: John Denver. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Denver (RCA 10065) 1974. Made Famous by: John Denver (RCA 10065) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/28/74 7 wks., John Denver (RCA 10065). Pop Chart: #5 10/5/74 10 wks., John Denver (RCA 10065). AC Action: #1 (2) 9/21/74 13 wks., John Denver (RCA 10065). No. of Artists: 62. Awards: ASCAP Pop Award 1974; ASCAP Country Award 1975; RIAA Million Seller 1975 (John Denver, RCA 10065); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 ( John Denver); CMA Song of the Year 1975. 121 Back in the Saddle Again. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Ray Whitley. Copyright Date: 1939, 1940, renewed 1966, 1967, 1972. Publisher: Western Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ray Whitley with Six-Bar Cowboys (Decca 5628) 1938. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 05080) 1939 (as “Back to the Saddle Again”). Country Chart: #5 record of 1939, Gene Autry (Vocalion/Okeh 05080); #14 1/31/76 13 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10276). Pop Chart: #24 2/15/40 1 Wk., Art Kassel (Bluebird 10772). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 42. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. Movies: Back in the Saddle (Republic) 1941, directed by Lew Landers, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee, and Edward Norris; Border G-Man (RKO) 1938, directed by George O’Brien, starring George O’Brien, Laraine Day, and Ray Whitley; Rovin’ Tumbleweeds (Republic) 1939, directed by George Sherman, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Mary Carlisle. Originally titled Washington Cowboy; Wagon Team (Republic) 1952, directed by George Archainbaud, starring Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, and Gail Davis; Mackintosh and T.J. (Penland) 1976, directed by Marvin Chomsky, starring Roy Rogers, Clay O’Brien, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson, and Joan Hackett; SemiTough (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1977, directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Preston, Bert Convy, and Lotte Lenya; Sleepless in Seattle (Tristar) 1993, directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Author Notes: “I received a phone call from my producer at RKO Studios about 5:00 A.M. with news that we could use another song if I could write one before 7:00 A.M., the time of our call to pre-record the music for our current picture. When I hung up, my wife Kay said, ‘What was that all about?’ I replied, ‘I’m back in the saddle again, they need another song.’ Then she said, ‘You already have the title, “Back in the Saddle Again.”’ I thanked her and started the song. Within the hour I had completed one verse and the tune. As I left I said, ‘I’ll put in a whoopie-ti-yi-yay or something when I get to the studio.’ And that is how the song was born. The song reached its popularity through the good ofﬁces of my co-writer, Gene Autry, who recorded it on Columbia records. It became his

15 theme song. Without him it would have been just another song.”— Ray Whitley. 122 Back on My Mind Again. Music/Lyrics: Conrad Pierce/Charles Quillen. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11421) 1978. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11421) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (3) 12/16/78 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11421). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 123 Back Street Affair. Music/Lyrics: Billy Wallace. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Wallace (Decca 28243) 1952. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28369) 1952. Country Chart: #1 (4) 10/4/52 23 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 28369); #88 1/26/80 2 wks., Joe Douglas (Foxy Cajun 1001). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952, 1953. Answers: “(I’m) Paying for That Back Street Affair,” recorded by Kitty Wells (Decca 28578) 1953, written by Billy Wallace and Jimmy Rule. Author Notes: “There had been songs about slipping around and stepping out, but none with young girls involved. As I looked around, I saw that lots of married men were going out with young girls. Then I, of all people, fell into this snare. This girl had soft, dark eyes, a winning smile, and made a married man feel at ease. I hope she’s happy. I was happy in the light of her understanding smile. That’s life. That’s a back street affair. I know it. I’ve lived it.”— Billy Wallace. 124 Back Up and Push. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: The Georgia Organ Grinders (Columbia 15394) 1929. Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and The Skillet Lickers (Bluebird 5562) 1934. Country Chart: #3 record of 1934, Gid Tanner and The Skillet Lickers (Bluebird 5562). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. 125 Back Up, Buddy (If You Don’t Want a Whippin’). Music/ Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21226) 1954. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21226) 1954. Country Chart: #4 4/21/54 16 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21226). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. 126 Backside of Thirty. Music/Lyrics: John Conlee. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Warners House of Music/Pommard Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe Stampley (Epic KE 34356) 1976. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA/ABC 12455) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/3/79 15 wks., John Conlee (MCA/ABC 12455). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 127 Bald-Headed End of the Broom. Music/Lyrics: Harry Bennett. Copyright Date: Circa 1877. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: George Reneau (Vocalion 14930) 1924. Made Famous by: George Reneau (Vocalion 14930) 1925– 1926; Grandpa Jones (King 717) 1948; Carter Sisters featuring June Carter (RCA 21-0355) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45. Bald Top Mountain see Sourwood Mountain. The Ballad from Killers Three see Mama Tried. 128 Ballad of a Teenage Queen. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 283) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 283) 1958. Country Chart: #1 1/18/58 23 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 283); #45 2/25/89 9

122–132 • Ballad wks., Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, The Everly Brothers (Mercury 872420). Pop Chart: #14 2/10/58 13 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 283). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. Parodies: “Ballad of a Mean Ole Queen” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4117) 1967, written by Jack Clement and Sheb Wooley. 129 The Ballad of Davy Crockett. Music/Lyrics: Tom Blackburn/ George Burns. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co./Wonderland Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Hayes (Cadence 1256) 1955. Made Famous by: Country, Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 3058) 1955; Pop, Bill Hayes (Cadence 1256) 1955. Country Chart: #4 3/16/55 16 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 3058); #10 5/28/55 2 wks., Mac Wiseman (Dot 1240). Pop Chart: #1 (5) 2/26/55 20 wks., Bill Hayes (Cadence 1256); #5 3/12/55 17 wks., Fess Parker (Columbia 40449); #5 3/19/55 17 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 3058); #14 4/9/55 6 wks., Walter Schumann (RCA Victor 6041). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1955 (Bill Hayes, Cadence 1256); BMI Pop Award 1955. Parodies: “The Ballad of Davy CrewCut” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6178) 1955, written by Tom Blackburn and George Burns with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Notes: This was the theme for “The Adventures of Davy Crocket,” featured for ﬁve episodes of the anthology series The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC-TV from 12/5/54 to 12/14/55. The show starred Fess Parker in the title role. History: Davy Crockett (1786–1836) was a celebrated American frontiersman who is best known as a survivor of the Alamo, though he was subsequently executed. A member of Congress from Tennessee, he was known both for his humor and his marksmanship. In 1954, in a Walt Disney television show that was later released as a motion picture, Fess Parker introduced “The Ballad of Davy Crockett.” The song was an immediate hit, and 23 different recordings sold a total of ten million copies. 130 The Ballad of Forty Dollars. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72863) 1968. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72863) 1968. Country Chart: #4 11/16/68 18 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72863). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “At a young age, 13 or 14, I had worked in a graveyard as a summertime job. I helped dig the graves and carry the chairs and mow the grass and keep everything straight. So I saw a number of funerals, and having the kind of mind I had, I would sit and contemplate them. It dawned on me then, and later was even more signiﬁcant, how much hypocrisy there was involved. Yesterday, the guy was a son of a bitch, and today, he was a great old guy who really meant well.”— Tom T. Hall. 131 The Ballad of Frank Clement (The Living Legend of Tennessee). Music/Lyrics: Fred Burch/Lloyd Copas/Marijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Trio Music/Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cowboy Copas (Dixie 594) 1962. Made Famous by: Cowboy Copas (Dixie 594) 1962. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: Frank Clement was governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959 and from 1963 to 1967. This song was written to be used as a theme song for his rallies during his third campaign. Governor Clement was well loved by the Nashville music community for his efforts on behalf of country music songwriters and performers in the ’50s. 132 The Ballad of Ira Hayes. Music/Lyrics: Peter La Farge. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: E.B. Marks Music Corp. (Hudson Bay). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Peter La Farge

Ballad • 133–142 (Columbia 1795) 1962. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 43058) 1964. Country Chart: #3 7/11/64 20 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 43058). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. History: Ira Hayes was an American Pima Indian, hero of World War II and one of the marines who raised the ﬂag at Iwo Jima. The author of this song is part Pima Indian. 133 The Ballad of Jed Clampett. Music/Lyrics: Paul Henning. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Carolintone Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 42606) 1962. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 42606) 1962. Country Chart: #1 12/8/62 20 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 42606). Pop Chart: #44 12/8/62 11 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 42606). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Notes: This was the theme song for The Beverly Hillbillies TV show on the CBS Network from 1962 to 1971. Paul Henning was also the producer and head writer of that show. 134 The Ballad of Johnny Horton. Music/Lyrics: Rudy Thacker. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Vokes Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rudy Thacker (Del Ray 236) 1961. Made Famous by: Rudy Thacker (Del Ray 236) 1961. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: This is a tribute song to country singer Johnny Horton (4/30/1929 to 11/5/1960) killed in an automobile accident. 135 The Ballad of the Green Berets. Music/Lyrics: Robin L. Moore, Jr./S.Sgt. Barry Sadler. Copyright Date: 1963, 1965, renewed. Publisher: Music, Music, Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Hunters (Music, Music, Music; number not available). A limited promotional pressing (5000 copies) for Avon Press. Made Famous by: S.Sgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor 8739) 1966. Country Chart: #2 2/19/66 14 wks., S.Sgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor 8739). Pop Chart: #1 (5) 2/19/66 13 wks., S.Sgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor 8739). AC Action: #1 3/5/66 5 wks., S.Sgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor 8739). No. of Artists: 90. Awards: RIAA 3 Million Seller 1966 (S.Sgt. Barry Sadler, RCA Victor 8739); ASCAP Country Award 1966; ASCAP Pop Award 1966. Movies: The Green Berets (Warner Bros.) 1968, directed by John Wayne, starring John Wayne and David Jansen. Notes: This was the theme for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team during 1985 season and the Turner Broadcasting System in 1985 and 1986. Author Notes: “Barry Sadler and I were both members of the Special Forces — the Green Berets — stationed at Fort Bragg. He was always singing and playing his guitar. Barry got the idea for the song in 1963, and we wrote it together. It was published in 1965 and released January 1, 1966, long before the Vietnam War had run its course. Of course, the Green Berets were the ﬁrst American ﬁghting forces in Vietnam. Within six months of its release, seven million records had been sold, and forty-eight single recordings of the song were made.”— Robin Moore, Jr. 136 Bandera Waltz. Music/Lyrics: O.B. “Easy” Adams. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Duchess Music Corporation. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Texas Tophands with Easy Adams (Everstate 101) 1949. Made Famous by: Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers (RCA Victor 0174) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 137 Bandy the Rodeo Clown. Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell/Sanger D. “Whitey” Shafer. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy (GRC 2070) 1975. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy (GRC 2070) 1975. Country Chart: #7 6/28/75 16 wks., Moe Bandy (GRC 2070). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Coun-

16 try Award 1976. Author Notes: “I said, ‘Let’s write something about a rodeo.’ Lefty said, ‘Let’s write something about a rodeo clown.’ We wrote this song especially for Moe Bandy. ‘Bandy’ was taken from Moe’s last name. He was the only one ever to record it, the only one it ever ﬁt, I guess.”— Whitey Shafer. 138 The Baptism of Jesse Taylor. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/ Sanger D. Shafer. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0165) 1973. Made Famous by: Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0165) 1973. Country Chart: #14 1/10/73 13 wks., Johnny Russell (RCA Victor 0165). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: Grammy, Best Gospel Performance 1974 (The Oak Ridge Boys, Columbia 45957). Author Notes: “This song came off the top of Dallas Frazier’s head. He was studying to be a preacher. We were both inspired by religious music, gospel music. My mother had me and my sister singing gospel songs in front of a crowd at the age of six. My mom played piano. She used to sing at every one else’s funeral before she died. Dallas and I started writing and wrote about this guy and what baptism did for him — straightened him out. I’m 53 years old and go back to the creek baptisms in the old days. Cedar Creek is in that song. Cedar Creek is in Whitney, Texas, about 30 miles north of Waco. It was crystal clear. We would swim there when I was a kid where they used to do the baptizing.”— Sanger D. (Whitey) Shafer. Baptizing Sister Lucy Lee see When They Baptized Sister Lucy Lee. 139 Barbara Allen. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1666 (one of earliest printings), 1780 (in America). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Royal Dadmum (Victor 45310) 1924; Earliest Country Recording Found: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15126) 1927. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 81 found. History: This is a Scottish folk song about 500 years old. 140 The Bargain Store. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Owepar Publishing, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10164-A) 1974. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10164A) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/25/75 13 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10164-A). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 141 Barnacle Bill the Sailor. Music/Lyrics: Frank Luther/Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bud and Joe Billings (pseudonyms of Frank Luther and Carson Robison) (Victor 40043) 1928. Made Famous by: Frank Luther (Brunswick 4371) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #13 10/12/29 2 wks., Frank Luther (Brunswick 4371). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20 found. Answers: “Barnacle Bill the Sailor #2,” recorded by Bud and Joe Billings (Victor 40102) 1929; “Barnacle Bill the Sailor #3,” Bud and Joe Billings (Victor 40153) 1929. Notes: Frank Luther recorded this song six times using his name or the pseudonyms Peter Wiggins or Weary Willie. There were 11 different versions of this song in 1929 alone. 142 Barnyard Banjo Picking. Alternate Title: “Hot Corn, Cold Corn.” Music/Lyrics: David “Stringbean” Akeman. Copyright Date: 1944. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Silas Rogers (Gennett, unissued) 1930 (as “Hot Corn, Cold Corn”). Earliest Release Found: Asa Martin and Roy Hobbs (Champion 16520) 1933 (as “Hot Corn, Cold Corn”); David “Stringbean” Akeman (Cullman SLP-169) 1962 (as “Barnyard Banjo Picking”). Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia

17 CL-2045) 1963; Also made popular by Stringbean in live shows. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. History: This tune probably dates back to the 1850s. David Akeman’s rendition is the one most frequently used among modern banjo pickers. 143 Barroom Buddies. Music/Lyrics: Milton Brown/Cliff Crofford/Steve Dorff/Snuff Garrett. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Private Dancer Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood (Elektra 46634) 1980. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood (Elektra 46634) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/17/80 16 wks., Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood (Elektra 46634). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 144 The Battle of Kookamonga. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Driftwood/ J.J. Reynolds. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Warden Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7585) 1959. Made Famous by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7585) 1959. Country Chart: #26 10/18/59 3 wks., Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7585). Pop Chart: #14 9/14/ 59 7 wks., Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7585). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Comedy Performance, Musical 1959 (Homer and Jethro, RCA Victor 7585). Notes: This song is a parody of “Battle of New Orleans.” 145 The Battle of New Orleans. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Driftwood. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Warden Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Driftwood (RCA Victor LPM-1635) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339) 1959. Country Chart: #1 4/26/59 21 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339); #24 6/7/59 3 wks., Jimmie Driftwood (RCAVictor 7534). Pop Chart: #1 (6) 4/27/59 21 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41339); #87 5/25/59 2 wks., Vaughn Monroe (RCAVictor 7495). AC Action: #21 8/17/68 7 wks., Harpers Bizarre (Warner 7223). No. of Artists: 27. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1966 ( Johnny Horton, Columbia 41339); Grammys, Song of the Year 1959 ( Jimmie Driftwood), Best Country and Western Performance 1959 ( Johnny Horton); BMI Country Award 1959, 1969; BMI Pop Award 1959; BMI R&B Award 1959; BMI Million Airs Award. Parodies: “The Battle of Kookamonga,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7585) 1959, written by Jimmy Driftwood and J.J. Reynolds. Answers: “Answer to the Battle of New Orleans (The Road to Chalmette),” recorded by Jimmie Driftwood (RCAVictor 7571) 1959, written by Jimmie Driftwood. Notes: Used in commercials for Sears Roebuck in 1963, Dodge automobiles in 1968 and Jax beer in 1969. History: Written to an old square-dance tune, “The Eighth of January,” this song tells the story of how Andrew Jackson defeated the army of British commander Pakenham in the last battle of the War of 1812. The battle actually took place on January 8, 1815, after the war was over, since neither side had received word of the Treaty of Ghent, signed December 24, 1814. Author Notes: “I originally wrote this song to help my students in Snowball, Arkansas, learn something about the war of 1812.”—Jimmie Driftwood. 146 Battleship of Maine. Alternate Titles: “In That War”; “Fightin’ in the War with Spain.” Music/Lyrics: Willie Wildwave. Copyright Date: 1898. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Red Patterson’s Piedmont Log-Rollers (Victor 20936) 1927. Made Famous by: Red Patterson’s Piedmont Log-Rollers (Victor 20936) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Parodies: “That Crazy War,” recorded by Lulu Belle and Scotty (Okeh 06103) 1940 (refers to World War I), written by Willie Wildwave with lyrics by Scott

143–151 • Be Wiseman. Notes: Also recorded as “In That War” by W.A. Lindsey and Alvin Conder (Okeh NI) 1928; “Bloody War” by Jimmy Yates’ Boll Weevils (Victor 40065) 1928; “Fightin’ in the War with Spain” by Wilmer Watts and His Lonely Eagles (Paramount 3254) 1929. History: On February 15, 1898, the battleship Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor, resulting in the loss of 260 lives. This was the trigger that led to the Spanish-American War, which began and ended abruptly that same year. The same tune was used for the song “White House Blues,” which describes the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. 147 Bayou Boys. Music/Lyrics: Frank J. Meyers/Eddy Raven/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Morganactive Songs, Inc./ Ravensong Music/You and I Music/Two Sons Music/WarnerChappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Raven (Universal 66016) 1989. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (Universal 66016) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/19/89 26 wks., Eddy Raven (Universal 66016). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 148 Bayou Pon Pon. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./ Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 46381) 1951. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 46381) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: There is no listing of Hank Williams ever recording this song. 149 B-B-B-Burnin’ Up with Love. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt/ Even Stevens/Billy Joe Walker, Jr. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29279) 1984. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29279) 1984. Country Chart: #3 5/19/84 18 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29279); Adult Country, #36 5/26/84 6 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29279). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #36 5/19/84 6 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29279). No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; BMI Pop Award 1984. 150 Be-Bop-A-Lula. Music/Lyrics: Tex Davis/Gene Vincent. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Vincent (Capitol 3450) 1956. Made Famous by: Gene Vincent (Capitol 3450) 1956. Country Chart: #5 7/7/56 17 wks., Gene Vincent (Capitol 3450); #98 8/16/86 1 wk., Hank Chaney (CMI 04). Pop Chart: #7 6/23/56 20 wks., Gene Vincent (Capitol 3450). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 42. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; BMI Pop Award 1956. Movies: Desert Hearts (Samuel Goldwyn) 1985, directed by Donna Deitch, starring Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau; Where the Boys Are (MGM) 1960, directed by Henry Levin, starring Dolores Hart, Yvette Mimeau, Paula Prentiss, and Connie Francis; The Year of Living Dangerously (MGM) 1983, directed by Peter Weir, starring Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver; The Girl Can’t Help It (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1956, directed by Frank Tashlin, starring Jayne Mansﬁeld, featuring performance clips from The Platters, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, Fats Domino, and Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps; Tuff Turf (New World) 1985, directed by Fritz Kiersch, starring Kim Richards and Donald P. Borchers; Fright Night (Columbia) 1985, directed by Tom Holland, starring William Ragsdale and Roddy McDowall; Sweet Dreams (Tri-Star) 1985, directed by Karel Reisz, starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, and John Goodman. 151 Be Careful of the Stones That You Throw. Music/Lyrics: Bonnie Dodd. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Luke the Drifter (pseudonym of Hank Williams) (MGM 11309) 1952. Made Famous

Be • 152–162 by: Luke the Drifter (MGM 11309) 1952. Country Chart: #37 7/5/69 8 wks., Luke the Drifter, Jr. (MGM 14062). Pop Chart: #31 7/6/63 7 wks., Dion (Columbia 42810). AC Action: #13 7/13/63 6 wks., Dion (Columbia 42810). No. of Artists: Ten. 152 Be Glad. Music/Lyrics: Justin Tubb/Kent Westberry. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mike Lane (Dial 4013) 1965. Made Famous by: Del Reeves (United Artists 50531) 1969. Country Chart: #5 5/24/69 13 wks., Del Reeves (United Artists 50531). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “This is one of the songs that Kent and I wrote while we were out partying. Somebody made the statement, ‘That sure is a great gal you’ve got.’ I don’t know if that person had a thing for his girlfriend or what, but he was telling him that he better be good to her because she was worth the extra effort or something like that. I said, ‘Kent, you know that’s a good idea for a song.’ And we took it and ran with it from there.”— Justin Tubb. 153 Be Honest with Me. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Western Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Okeh 5980) 1941. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 5980) 1941. Country Chart: #5 record of 1941, Gene Autry (Okeh 5980); #92 12/6/75 5 wks., Kathy Barnes (MGM 14836). Pop Chart: #23 5/3/41 1 wk., Gene Autry (Okeh 5980); #19 8/16/41 1 wk., Bing Crosby (Decca 3856); #24 10/18/41 1 wk., Freddy Martin (Bluebird 11256) vocals by Clyde Rogers and Eddie Stone. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. Answers: “I’ll Be Honest with You,” recorded by Roy Rogers (Decca 6016A) 1941; “I’ll Be Honest with You,” recorded by Roy Acuff (Conquerer 9889) 1942. Movies: Ridin’ on a Rainbow (Republic) 1941, directed by Lew Landers, starring Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette; Strictly in the Groove (Universal) 1942, directed by Vernon Keays, starring Mary Healy, Richard Davies, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, the Jimmy Wakely Trio ( Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrel), and The Dinning Sisters; Sierra Sue (Republic) 1941, directed by William Morgan, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, and Eddie Dean. Beacon Jones see Alabama Jubilee. Bear Me Away on Your Snow White Wings see O Come. 154 Beaumont Rag. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Smiths Garage Fiddle Band (Vocalion 5268) 1928. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 4999) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Author Notes: According to Bob Wills, this song was one of Eck Robertson’s favorites to play at ﬁddle contests in West Texas. Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes see Beautiful Brown Eyes. 155 Beautiful Brown Eyes. Alternate Title: “Beautiful, Beautiful Brown Eyes.” Music/Lyrics: Jerry Capehart/Alton Delmore/Arthur Smith. Copyright Date: 1936, 1943, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Vidor Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Arthur Smith Trio (Bluebird 7221) 1937. Made Famous by: Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 1393) 1951. Country Chart: #5 3/9/51 12 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 1393). Pop Chart: #12 3/17/51 14 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 1393); #11 3/3/51 14 wks., Rosemary Clooney (Columbia 39212). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 47 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. Answers: “Goodbye to Beautiful Brown Eyes,” from the Grandpa Jones songbook, Harmonies of the Hill Country (1938). Notes: First line: “Willie, my darling, I love you.” 156 Beautiful Texas. Music/Lyrics: Wilbert Lee O’Daniel. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Li-

18 censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Bluebird 5394) 1933. Made Famous by: The Lightcrust Doughboys (Vocalion 2621) 1934; Jimmie Davis (Bluebird 5394) 1934. Country Chart: #4 record of 1934, The Lightcrust Doughboys (Vocalion 2621); #4 Record of 1934, Jimmie Davis (Bluebird 5394). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. History: The author, Wilbert Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel, was the governor of Texas from 1938 to 1941. He was also U.S. Senator from Texas, 1941 –1948. 157 Beautiful You. Music/Lyrics: Dave Hanner. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Sabal Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51022) 1980. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51022) 1980. Country Chart: #3 11/15/80 17 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51022). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981, 1982. 158 Bedtime Story. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Peer Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10818) 1971. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10818) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/1/72 14 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10818). Pop Chart: #86 1/29/72 4 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10818). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. Author Notes: “Billy had the idea. He was doing this thing about the king and the castle and we started workin’ on that. We were sittin’ in his ofﬁce one afternoon workin’ on the ﬁrst part of it. He said, ‘We can’t write a bedtime story ’cuz we can’t remember any bedtime stories.’ So I went down to the Baptist bookstore and bought every bedtime storybook they had — about twenty of ’em. I came back with an armload of bedtime stories. We went through them all and pulled out the different stories to see what happened. Every one of them was ‘Once upon a time and a king and a castle’ and all that stuff.... I remember so we put that [singing] ‘Once upon a time ... in this castle lived a king and queen....”— Glenn Sutton. 159 Before I Met You. Music/Lyrics: J. William Denny/Joe “Cannonball” Lewis/Charles Seitz. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21552) 1956. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21552) 1956. Country Chart: #6 10/13/56 12 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21552). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. Author Notes: “I wrote this song shortly after I started going with my wife, Lucille. She was the inspiration for it.”— Charles L. Seitz. 160 Before I’m Over You. Music/Lyrics: Betty Sue Perry. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Sure-ﬁre Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31541) 1962. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31541) 1963. Country Chart: #4 11/16/63 25 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31541). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 161 Before My Time. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Ben Peters Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (CBS KC31606) 1972. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 41072) 1979. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/11/79 15 wks., John Conlee (MCA 41072). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Author Notes: “A lot of song writing for me, over the years, I don’t drive down the street and have a wreck because I saw a sign that gave me a title, you know. A lot of times it’s a matter of pacing up and down the ﬂoor, like digging a ditch, you’ve got to put your shoulders into it, and make an idea come and make it work — nothing romantic about it at all. About the creation of it. It’s a job, it’s a craft.”— Ben Peters. 162 Before the Next Teardrop Falls. Music/Lyrics: Vivian Keith/ Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Shelby Singleton Music,

19 Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Duane Dee (Capitol 5986) 1967. Made Famous by: Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17540) 1975. Country Chart: #44 11/11/67 12 wks., Duane Dee (Capitol 5986); #33 12/13/70 8 wks., Linda Martell (Plantation 35); #1 (2) 1/11/75 17 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17540). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 2/1/75 2 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17540). AC Action: #19 3/15/75 10 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17540). No. of Artists: 55. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1975 (Freddy Fender, ABC/Dot 17540); BMI Million Airs Award; CMA Single of the Year 1975 (Freddy Fender, ABC/Dot 17540); NSAI Songwriter of the Year 1975 (Ben Peters); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Vivian Keith, Ben Peters); BMI Country Award 1975, 1976; BMA Pop Award 1975. Author Notes: “Vivian Keith was my secretary at the time, and one day she came in and said, ‘Ben, why don’t you write a song about before the next tear falls?’ And I said, ‘Well, I’ll kick it around, see what I can do,’ and I wound up changing it to ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls.’ The song was recorded about thirty-two times before Freddy Fender cut it.”— Ben Peters. 163 Before You Go. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/Don Rich. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5410) 1965. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5410) 1965. Country Chart: #1 5/15/65 20 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5410). Pop Chart: #83 5/15/65 2 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5410). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 164 Beggar to a King. Alternate Title: “From a Beggar to a King.” Music/Lyrics: J.P. Richardson. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Starrite Publishing Co./Fort Knox Music, Inc./Trio Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jape Richardson (Mercury 71219) 1957. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 7869) 1961. Country Chart: #5 5/21/61 20 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 7869). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 165 Begging to You. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (outside USA adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 42890) 1963. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 42890) 1963. Country Chart: #1 11/30/63 23 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42890). Pop Chart: #74 11/30/63 3 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42890). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 166 Behind Closed Doors. Music/Lyrics: Kenny O’Dell. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Rich (Epic 10950) 1973. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (Epic 10950) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/10/73 20 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 10950). Pop Chart: #15 4/28/73 19 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 10950). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 80. Awards: Grammys, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1973 (Charlie Rich, Epic 10950), Best Country Song 1973 (Kenny O’Dell); BMI Million Airs Award (2); RIAA Million Seller 1973 (Charlie Rich, Epic 10950); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Kenny O’Dell); CMA Single of the Year 1973 (Charlie Rich, Epic 10950); CMA Song of the Year 1973 (Kenny O’Dell); ACM Single of the Year 1973 (Charlie Rich, Epic 10950); ACM Single of the Year 1973 (Kenny O’Dell); BMI Country Award 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978. Parodies: “Behind Cloe’s Door,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14639) 1973, written by Kenny O’Dell and Sheb Wooley. Movies: Every Which Way but Loose (Warner Bros.) 1978, directed by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, Beverly D’Angelo, and Clyde the Orangutan. Author Notes: “I had a song called ‘I Take It on Home,’ a number six song for Charlie in Billboard in 1972. I was trying to write a fol-

163–171 • Beneath low-up, and this was the next song I wrote. My wife thought it was a little suggestive, but I ﬁnished it anyway. Charlie’s producer, Billy Sherrill, liked it, and Charlie cut it. I played rhythm guitar on the session — one of two rhythms. Afterwards, my friend and publisher Bob Montgomery asked me how the song turned out. I was tired and said, ‘I’m not sure. I guess it’s OK.’ As it turned out, it was really OK.”— Kenny O’Dell. 167 Behind the Tear. Music/Lyrics: Ned Miller/Sue Miller. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corporation. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 5454) 1965. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 5454) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (3) 8/14/65 22 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5454). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 168 Belles of Southern Bell. Music/Lyrics: Don Wayne. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Del Reeves (United Artists 890) 1965. Made Famous by: Del Reeves (United Artists 890) 1965. Country Chart: #4 8/14/65 17 wks., Del Reeves (United Artists 890). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Movies: Las Vegas Hillbillys (Warner Bros.) 1966, directed by Arthur C. Pierce, starring Ferlin Husky, Mamie Vandoren, and Don Bowman. Author Notes: “When I started dating my wife, Emily, she was still in high school, and as soon as she got out of high school, she went to work for the Southern Bell telephone company here in Nashville. She worked a split shift. Some days she would work like from 10 o’clock until 2 P.M. Then she’d be off from 2 to 4 or 6 o’clock and then go back and work another four hour shift. We would have dates and I’d make it a point to get there thirty minutes early just to sit around and watch these women going in and out of those buildings. There were really some beautiful girls that worked down there, and that all came to mind as I was writing ‘The Belles of Southern Bell.’ Later the company’s name was changed to South Central Bell and it kind of messed up the phrasing of the song.”— Don Wayne. 169 Ben Dewberry’s Final Run. Music/Lyrics: Andrew Jenkins. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21245) 1927. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21245) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. 170 Beneath Still Waters. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Vaughn (Monument 1103) 1968. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49164) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/1/80 14 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49164); #38 3/28/70 9 wks., Diana Trask (Dot 17342). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Dallas Frazier). Author Notes: “‘Beneath Still Waters’ would not have been written if I had not lived on the bank of the Cumberland River, and spent time around Old Hickory Lake in the Nashville area.”— Dallas Frazier. 171 Beneath That Lonely Mound of Clay. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys (Okeh 5695) 1940. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys (Okeh 5695) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. History: This song was bought by Roy Acuff from Jim Anglin. Jim Anglin was inspired to write this song about one of his neighbors, who had gone to work in a cotton mill one day, and came home and found his wife had died. The idea of his neighbor standing there at his wife’s grave site remained in Anglin’s mind for a long time.

Best • 172–181 Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me see You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me. 172 The Best Year of My Life. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29186) 1984. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29186) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/6/84 14 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29186). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 173 The Best Years of Your Life. Music/Lyrics: Keith Lloyd. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Sovine (Decca 30018) 1956. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 41290) 1959. Country Chart: #15 1/19/59 11 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 41290). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 174 Bet Your Heart on Me. Music/Lyrics: Jim McBride. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./Widmont Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Lee (Full Moon 47215) 1981. Made Famous by: Johnny Lee (Full Moon 47215) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/3/81 10 wks., Johnny Lee (Full Moon 47215). Pop Chart: #54 10/10/81 9 wks., Johnny Lee (Full Moon 47215). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 175 A Better Man. Music/Lyrics: Clint Black/Hayden Nicholas. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Howlin’ Hits Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Clint Black (RCA 8781) 1989. Made Famous by: Clint Black (RCA 8781) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/25/ 89 15 wks., Clint Black (RCA 8781). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. Beulah Land see O Come. 176 Beyond the Last Mile. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifﬁn. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Rex Grifﬁn (Decca 5764) 1939. Made Famous by: Rex Grifﬁn (Decca 5764) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 177 Beyond the Sunset. Music/Lyrics: Virgil P. Brock (lyrics)/ Blanche Kerr Brock (music). Copyright Date: 1936, 1964, renewed. Publisher: The Rodeheaver Company. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Chickie Williams (Wheeling 1001) 1949. Made Famous by: Chickie Williams (Wheeling 1001) 1950. Country Chart: #7 2/4/50 4 wks., The Three Suns with Elton Britt and Rosalie Allen (RCA Victor 3599). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Notes: Also recorded by Luke the Drifter, aka Hank Williams (MGM 10630) 1950 and Ernest Tubb (Decca 28630) 1953. Tubb also performed the song at Williams’ funeral. Most of the recordings of this song are sung the way it was written in 1936. The most popular version, by Chickie Williams, is part song and part recitation of the poem “Should You Go First” by “Rosey” Rowswell. History: Songwriter Virgil Brock recalled that he and his wife were being entertained by Homer Rodeheaver at his guest house at Rainbow Point on Winona Lake in Indiana. The guest house afforded a magniﬁcent view of the sunset, and it was on such an occasion that Brock stood, entranced, and asked himself the questions: “What lies beyond the wondrous sunset? What will it be like when our work is done and the experience of heaven begun?” Still captivated by the beauty of the sunset, he and Mrs. Brock wrote this song. Chickie Williams was the ﬁrst to interpolate the poem, “Should You Go First” into “Beyond the Sunset”; all four versions listed use the poem. It was written by sports announcer “Rosey” Rowswell and published in a book of poems in 1945 entitled Rosey Reﬂections in Verse and Song.

20 178 The Bible Tells Me So. Music/Lyrics: Dale Evans (stage name of Frances Octavia Rogers). Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Paramount-Roy Rogers Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (New Disc 5182) 1955. Made Famous by: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (New Disc 5182) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #22 8/20/55 3 wks., Nick Noble (Wing 90003); #7 9/10/55 13 wks., Don Cornell (Coral 61467). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 42. 179 Big Bad John. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Dean. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175) 1961. Made Famous by: Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175) 1961. Country Chart: #1 10/22/61 22 wks., Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175). Pop Chart: #1 (5) 10/2/61 16 wks., Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175). AC Action: #1 (10) 10/2/61 16 wks., Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42175). No. of Artists: 15. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1961 (Jimmy Dean, Columbia 42175); Grammy, Best Country and Western Performance, Single 1961 (Jimmy Dean, Columbia 42175); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1962; BMI Pop Award 1961. Parodies: “Big Sweet John,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14111) 1970, written by Jimmy Dean and Sheb Wooley; “Big Bad Jane,” recorded by The Four Saints (Astral 1001) 1962, written by Jimmy Dean and Gene Nash; “My Big John,” recorded by Dottie West (Starday 574) 1961, written by Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Newman, Charlie Louvin, and Ira Louvin. Movies: Big Bad John (Red River) 1989, directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Doug English, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Buck Taylor, and Red Steagall. Author Notes: “While appearing in summer stock in Destry Rides Again, I became acquainted with an actor by the name of John. He was sixfeet-ﬁve and built like a football player. He was the only guy in the group I had to look up to; I started calling him ‘Big John.’ Then, while ﬂying to a recording session in Nashville, and needing a fourth side to record, I started writing this song that had been going ’round in my mind. I always thought that ‘Big John’ had a powerful ring to it, so, in an hour and a half, I had put ‘Big John’ in a mine and killed him. And, there you have ‘Big Bad John.’”— Jimmy Dean. Big Ball in Brooklyn see Big Ball in Cow Town. 180 Big Ball in Cow Town. Alternate Titles: “Big Ball in Memphis”; “Big Ball in Brooklyn”; “Big Ball Uptown”; “We’ll All Dance Around”; “Roll on the Ground.” Music/Lyrics: Hoyle Nix. Copyright Date: Circa 1940, 1968. Publisher: Dream City Music c/o Amcorp Group. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Gid Tanner and Riley Puckett (Columbia, unissued) 1924 (as “Big Ball in Town”). Earliest Release Found: Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Brunswick 186) 1927 (as “Roll on the Ground”). Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Kapp K-780) 1966. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Notes: Used in a Weiderman beer commercial, 1986. Bob Wills included this song in all his live performances and it became almost like a theme song. Big Ball in Memphis see Big Ball in Cow Town. Big Ball Uptown see Big Ball in Cow Town. 181 Big City. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Dean Holloway. Copyright Date: 1982 (unpublished), 1985 (Published). Publisher: Shade Tree Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 02686) 1982. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 02686) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/16/82 19 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 02686). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. Movies: Big Bad John (Red River) 1989, directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Doug English, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Buck

21 Taylor, and Red Steagall. Author Notes: “My bus driver and good friend, Dean Roe Holloway, was always complaining about having to drive in big city trafﬁc. We were doing the Big City album and went to the bus for a break. Dean was talking about ﬁlth in big cities and I was forced to agree. We wrote the song and cut it that night.”— Merle Haggard. 182 Big Four Poster Bed. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brenda Lee (MCA 40262) 1974. Made Famous by: Brenda Lee (MCA 40262) 1974. Country Chart: #4 7/13/74 14 wks., Brenda Lee (MCA 40262). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Shel Silverstein). 183 Big in Vegas. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/Terry Stafford. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Exbrook Publishing Co./Mike Curb Music Corporation/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Terry Stafford (Warner Bros. 7 Arts 7286) 1966 (as “Big in Dallas”). Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2646) 1969. Country Chart: #5 11/15/69 13 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2646). Pop Chart: #100 12/13/69 1 wk., Buck Owens (Capitol 2646). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “I was around Dallas doing a tour, and I heard this guy come on the radio and do a song called ‘Big in Dallas’ and, at that time, I was playing Las Vegas a lot and I thought, ‘Boy, I sure like that song. I wonder if I could change it around a little bit and call it ‘Big in Vegas’ cause, you know, you make it big in Dallas — that of course is nice, too, but — people think if you’ve made it big in Vegas, you’ve really made it.’ So I changed it to ‘Big in Vegas.’ I might have changed around a word or two to suit my own style, and it turned out to be one of my biggest and most requested songs, but I think Terry Stafford was the only writer on ‘Big in Dallas.’ It was his idea, and something that I enlarged upon. It worked out well for him because I’m sure it paid the rent one month.”— Buck Owens. 184 Big Iron. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (outside USA adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41589) 1960. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41589) 1960. Country Chart: #5 3/20/60 14 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41589). Pop Chart: #26 3/14/60 10 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41589). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 185 Big Mabel Murphy. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dallas Frazier (RCA 9950) 1971. Made Famous by: Dallas Frazier (RCA 9950) 1971. Country Chart: #43 2/27/71 8 wks., Dallas Frazier (RCA 9950); #50 9/6/75 9 wks., Sue Thompson (Hickory 354). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 186 Big Mamou. Music/Lyrics: Link Davis. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Link Davis (Okeh 18001) 1953. Made Famous by: Country, Link Davis (Okeh 18001) 1953, Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke (20th Century 2152) 1975; Pop, Peter Hanley (Okeh 6956) 1953. Country Chart: #39 11/23/74 15 wks., Fiddlin’ Frenchie Bourke and The Outlaws (20th Century 2152). Pop Chart: #19 4/11/53 6 wks., Pete Hanley (Okeh 6956); #21 5/2/53 2 wks., Dolores Gray (Decca 28676). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1953. History: There are many French versions of this song prior to the Link Davis version. The very ﬁrst recording was by Mayeus Le Fleur recorded as “Grand Basile” in 1928. Leo Soileau also recorded

182–192 • Bill it in 1935 and his version became very popular in Louisiana and Texas. 187 Big Midnight Special. Music/Lyrics: Wilma Lee Cooper. Copyright Date: 1959 (Arrangement). Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1098) 1959. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1098) 1959. Country Chart: #4 5/24/59 23 wks., Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1098). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. History: Wilma Lee’s version is different from the earlier song “Midnight Special,” in lyrics of the verse; also, the melody of the verse lines is only half as long. The chorus, however, is the same. Big Midnight Special see Midnight Special. 188 Big River. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 283) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 1121) 1970 (re-release). Country Chart: #4 2/10/58 14 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 283); #41 12/05/70 8 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 1121). Pop Chart: #14 2/3/58 7 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 283). AC Action: None. 189 Big Rock Candy Mountain. Alternate Title: “Hobo’s Paradise.” Music/Lyrics: Bob Cole/James Weldon Johnson/J. Rosamond Johnson (Circa 1885)/Marshall P. Locke/Charles Tyner (1906). Copyright Date: Circa 1885; 1906. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Harry “Mac” McClintock (Victor 21704) 1928. Made Famous by: Harry “Mac” McClintock (Victor 21704) 1928. Country Chart: #56 2/27/71 7 wks., Bill Phillips (Decca 32782). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 79. Answers: “Big Rock Candy Mountain No. 2,” recorded by Stuart Hamblen (Victor 40319) 1929. Movies: Nighttime in Nevada (Republic) 1948, directed by William Witney, starring Roy Rogers, Adele Mara, Andy Devine, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (Buena Vista) 2000, directed by Joel Coen, starring George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson. Notes: Also recorded as “Hobo’s Paradise” by Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 6523) 1936. 190 Big Wheels in the Moonlight. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill/Dan Seals. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Pink Pig Music/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Ranger Bob Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44267) 1989. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44267) 1989. Country Chart: #1 11/12/89 21 wks., Dan Seals (Capitol 44267). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990; ASCAP Country Award 1990. Bile Dem Cabbage Down see Bile Them Cabbage Down. 191 Bile Them Cabbage Down. Alternate Titles: “Boil Dem Cabbage Down”; “Bile Dem Cabbage Down.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14849) 1924. Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15249-D) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 46 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded by Riley Puckett (Columbia 254-D) 1924 and Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40306) 1925. 192 Bill Cheatham. Alternate Title: “Simpson County.” Music/ Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Eck Robertson (Victor, unissued) 1922 as “Brilliancy and Cheatham”; Allen Brothers (Columbia 15270-D) 1928 (as “Cheat ’Em”). Made Famous by: Arthur Smith and His Dixieliners (Bluebird B-8783) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:

Billy • 193–203 33. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Simpson County” by The Carver Brothers (Paramount 3233) 1929. 193 Billy Bayou. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7380) 1958. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7380) 1958. Country Chart: #1 (5) 11/10/58 25 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7380). Pop Chart: #95 12/8/58 1 wk., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7380). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Author Notes: “It’s the ﬁrst time I ever had to check historical dates to try and write a song, this being 1878, the Little Bighorn. Billy Bayou was a ﬁctional character. I just made him up.”— Roger Miller. 194 Billy Broke My Heart at Walgreens. Alternate Title: “She Broke My Heart at Walgreens.” Music/Lyrics: Hank Mills (pseudonym of Samuel Garrett). Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3462) 1965. Made Famous by: Ruby Wright (Kapp 1508) 1966. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 195 Billy in the Low Ground. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40020) 1923. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Notes: Fiddle tune. 196 Billy the Kid. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Andrew Jenkins. Copyright Date: 1927, 1962, renewed. Publisher: Brockman Music (now public domain). Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 100) 1927; Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15135) 1927. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15135) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 81 found. History: Billy the Kid earned his nickname when he ﬁrst shot a man in Silver City, New Mexico, at the age of 12. Born William Bonney in New York City in 1859, by the time of his death in 1880, he had added 20 more notches to his gun. Traveling west as a young boy, he found work as a hired gun in New Mexico’s range wars, then took to rustling cattle. He was ﬁnally killed by an old friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. Despite repeated attempts to make him a glamorous gunslinger, the real Billy the Kid was a characterless, physically ugly little man who it is said never won a fair gunﬁght. This song faithfully retells the story of his short, brutish life. 197 Bimbo. Music/Lyrics: Rod Morris (pseudonym of Tex Atchison). Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (Abbott 148) 1953. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (Abbott 148) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (3) 12/05/53 21 wks., Jim Reeves (Abbott 148); #9 1/23/54 2 wks., Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 5537). Pop Chart: #26 1/2/54 1 wk., Jim Reeves (Abbott 148). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. 198 The Bird. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/Johnny Bush/Hal Coleman/Barry Ertis/Willie Nelson/Curly Putman. Copyright Date: 1978, 1980. Publisher: Pullman Music/Tree Publishing Co., Inc./ Warner House of Music/Willie Nelson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Reed (RCA 13355) 1982. Made Famous by: Jerry Reed (RCA 13355) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (3) 10/16/82 16 wks., Jerry Reed with Friends (RCA 13355); #26 12/19/88 14 wks., George Jones (Epic 07655). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. Notes: This song incorporates the song “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by Bobby Braddock. 199 Bird Dog. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1958. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./House of

22 Bryant Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350) 1958. Made Famous by: Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350) 1958. Country Chart: #1 8/9/58 13 wks., Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350). Pop Chart: #1 8/11/58 18 wks., Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1958; BMI Country Award 1958; RIAA Million Seller 1958 (Everly Brothers, Cadence 1350). Author Notes: “When I was a kid, there was an old expression applied to a mischievous person, a scoundrel —‘He’s a bird.’ ‘He’s a dog.’ Bird and dog came together which became the title of the song.”— Boudleaux Bryant. The Birds Are Returning see Sweet Fern. 200 Birmingham Bounce. Music/Lyrics: Sidney “Hardrock” Gunter. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Home Town Songs/Jim Bulliet Music Corp./Prince Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hardrock Gunter (Bama 104) 1950. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 46234) 1950. Country Chart: #1 (4) 5/5/50 15 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46234). Pop Chart: #14 5/13/50 4 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46234). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Notes: Also recorded in the spring and summer of 1950 by Leon McAuliffe (Columbia 20688), Tex Williams (Capitol 1006), Red Foley (Decca 46234), Jack Shook (Coral 64044), Chauck Merrill (MGM 10695), Lionel Hampton (Decca 27041), Art Lund (MGM 10713), Amos Milburn (Aladdin 3058), Tommy Dorsey (Victor 20-3840), and Ted Heath (London 726). 201 Birmingham Jail. Alternate Title: “Down in the Valley.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown (Original Version); Tom Darby/Jimmy Tarlton (Modern Version). Copyright Date: Circa 1835. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Evelyn Brickley (Okeh 8256) 1925 (as “Down in the Valley”); Earliest Country Recording Found: Darby and Tarlton (Columbia 15212) 1928 (as “Birmingham Jail”). Made Famous by: Darby and Tarlton (Columbia 15212) 1928. Country Chart: #4 Record of 1928, Darby and Tarlton (Columbia 15212). Pop Chart: #20 1/29/44 1 wk., The Andrews Sisters (Decca 18572) as “Down in the Valley.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 216 (43 as “Birmingham Jail,” 173 as “Down in the Valley”). Parodies: “Down in the Alley” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2674) 1964, written by Cy Coben. Answers: “Birmingham Jail, #2,” recorded by Darby and Tarlton (Columbia 15375) 1929; “Birmingham Jail #2,” recorded by Bud Billings (pseudonym of Frank Luther) and Carson Robison (Victor 40031) 1929; “New Birmingham Jail,” recorded by Jimmy Tarlton (Columbia 15629) 1931. Author Notes: “I sung ‘Birmingham Jail’ in World War I and there’s some old buddies that’s living that knows I did.”— Tom Darby. 202 B.J. the D.J. Music/Lyrics: Hugh X. Lewis. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42889) 1963. Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42889) 1963. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/7/63 22 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42889). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Author Notes: “Lonnie Mullins and I worked for Radio Station WTCW in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Lonnie was a sign-on announcer and I was writing commercials. One morning after working late the night before as a musician, I didn’t get up to go to work. Lonnie went on without me and wrecked his car on the way to the station. He didn’t get killed but that’s how I got the idea for the song. I got the initials ‘B.J.’ from Bob Jennings, a disc jockey at WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee.”— Hugh X. Lewis. Black and Tan Rag see Black and White Rag. 203 Black and White Rag. Alternate Titles: “My Honey”; “Black and Tan Rag.” Music/Lyrics: George Botsford. Copyright Date: 1924

23 (originally published 1908). Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: American Symphony Orchestra (Edison 10047) 1909. Earliest Country Recording Found: The Humphries Brothers (Okeh 45464) 1930. Made Famous by: Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies (Decca 5129) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36 found. Notes: Also recorded as “My Honey” by Will J. Nicholson’s Players (Gennett 7241) 1930 and “Black and Tan Rag” by Bill Boyd’s Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 6328) 1936. This song, originally published in 1908 and not copyrighted until 1924, was one of the best-selling “rags” in piano roll form. Black Girl see In the Pines. 204 Black Jack David. Alternate Title: “The Gypsy Laddie.” Music/ Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Mr. and Mrs. I.G. Greer (Paramount 3195) 1929 (as “The Gypsy Laddie”); Cliff Carlisle and His Buckle Busters (Decca 5732) 1939 (as “Black Jack David”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Okeh 6313) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. Awards: None. 205 Black Land Farmer. Music/Lyrics: Frankie Miller, Jr. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Frankie Miller, Jr. (Starday 424) 1959. Made Famous by: Frankie Miller, Jr. (Starday 424) 1959. Country Chart: #5 4/12/59 19 wks., Frankie Miller, Jr. (Starday 424); #67 6/19/71 5 wks., Sleepy La Beef (Plantation 74). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Author Notes: “I didn’t grow up on a farm, nor have I ever been a farmer, but I was born and raised in the southern coastal town of Victoria, Texas, where there are many blackland farms. This area supposedly had the best and the deepest black land in the world, good for growing cotton, maize and rice.”— Frankie Miller, Jr. 206 Black Mountain Rag. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Magness. Copyright Date: 1949 (as instrumental). Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia C6470) 1949. Made Famous by: Chet Atkins (RCA/Victor 547-0142) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. Notes: Fiddle tune. 207 Black Sheep. Music/Lyrics: Robert Alman/Daniel D. Darst. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./Algee Music Corp./John Anderson Music Company, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29497) 1983. Made Famous by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29497) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/24/83 21 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29497). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 207a Black Sheep. Music/Lyrics: William F. Gould. Copyright Date: 1897. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Earliest country recording found: The Fruit Jar Guzzlers (Paramount 3099) 1928 (as “The Black Sheep of the Family”); Andy Patterson & Warren Capinger with The Dixie Harmonizers (Gennett 7003) 1929 (as “Black Sheep”). Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia CS-8186) 1959; Stonewall Jackson (Columbia CS9708) 1968 (remake). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 47. Performer’s Note: “I’ve known and sung this song since I was ﬁve or six years old. When I ﬁrst learned it, I sang it in church. When I was twelve or fourteen years old, the preacher in the First Baptist Church near my home town used to ask me to sing it during church services.”—Stonewall Jackson (country singer). 208 Blackberry Blossom. Music/Lyrics: Arthur Smith. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed 1968. Publisher: Edwin Morris and Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Arthur Smith Trio (Bluebird 5896) 1935. Made Famous

204 –214 • Blind by: Arthur Smith Trio (Bluebird 5896) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32 found. Author Notes: “In 1931, we were living down at Bruceton and Daddy began working on this song.... Later on that year, he began to play it over the air—still didn’t have a name for it. So the station decided to have a contest to name it and offered a ﬁve dollar prize.... The winning title ... came from a woman in Arkansas. She named it because it was the time of the year — March — when the blackberry blossoms come out.”— Lavonne Smith Brown, daughter of Arthur Smith. 209 Blackberry Blossom. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: John J. Kimmell (Columbia 1977) circa 1916. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. 210 Blackboard of My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Lyle Gaston/Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 3347) 1956. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 3347) 1956. Country Chart: #4 3/24/56 22 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 3347). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “This was about 1951 and I had just started writing songs. I got the idea from a waitress ... where I ate breakfast every morning. She came over to the table one day and said, ‘Hey, I’ve got a great idea for a song for you. How about “my tears have washed ‘I love you’ from the blackboard of my heart?” And I said, ‘How about it?’ She said, ‘Well, doesn’t it give you a picture?’ And I said, ‘Come to think of it, I guess it does.’ I got the ﬁrst verse and the chorus written right away. Then it took me almost two years to get a second verse for it.”— Lyle Gaston. 211 Blanket on the Ground. Music/Lyrics: Roger Bowling. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: ATV Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 584) 1975. Made Famous by: Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 584) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/1/75 17 wks., Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 584). Pop Chart: #78 5/12/75 5 wks., Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 584). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Movies: Convoy (United Artists) 1978, directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali McGraw, and Ernest Borgnine. 212 Bless Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart/Jack Lebsock. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Buckhorn Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3353) 1972. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3353) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/24/72 14 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3353). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 213 Blessed Are the Believers. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Rory Bourke/Sandy Pinkard. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/ BMI. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4987) 1981. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4987) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/4/81 14 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4987). Pop Chart: #34 3/28/81 13 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4987). AC Action: #10 4/11/ 81 14 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4987). No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. The Blind Boy and His Dog see I’d Like to Give My Dog to Uncle Sam. 214 The Blind Man in the Bleachers. Alternate Title: “The Last Game of the Season.” Music/Lyrics: Sterling Whipple. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Starr (MCA 40474) 1975. Made Famous by: Kenny Starr (MCA 40474) 1975. Country Chart: #2 (2) 11/8/75 15 wks., Kenny Starr (MCA 40474). Pop Chart: #18 11/22/75 6

Blistered • 215–221 wks., David Geddes (Big Tree 16052) as “The Last Game of the Season”; #58 12/6/75 5 wks., Kenny Starr (MCA 40474). AC Action: #42 12/20/75 5 wks., David Geddes (Big Tree 16052) as “The Last Game of the Season.” No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Sterling Whipple); BMI Country Award 1976. Author Notes: “My father was very concerned about my move to Nashville because he wanted me to be an attorney. I was in law school when I decided that I was not going to be an attorney, I was going to be in music. Just about when everything was ready to happen for me in the music business, he passed away, and he never got to see any of the success. That bothered me more than anything else. It was using that emotion that ‘The Blind Man in the Bleachers’ happened. It’s the same story. The kid isn’t really happening, he’s not a hero. He’s on the football team, but he doesn’t start, he doesn’t get to play very much. His dad obviously never gets to see him play; of course, he wouldn’t have anyway, being blind. He dies and the night he passes away, the kid goes out and really tears it up. At the end of the game, he’s a hero and the coach asked him to tell why he was playing so good. He says, ‘Well, dad was blind. He passed away tonight and it was the ﬁrst time he’d ever seen me play.’ It’s a kind of life-after-death statement, faith and all that. And that just captured the way I felt about my dad. Had he not died before I had any success writing normal songs, I wouldn’t have ever written a song about a football player. The football song — the story is a true story which happened to someone in the ’20s or ’30s in an eastern prep school. I think there was a Readers Digest article about it. I heard the story word of mouth in church at the University of Oregon, back in the ’60s.”— Sterling Whipple. 215 Blistered. Music/Lyrics: Billy Edd Wheeler. Copyright Date: 1963, 1971, renewed. Publisher: Bexhill Music Corp./Quartet Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp 550) 1963. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45020) 1969. Country Chart: #4 11/22/69 13 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45020). Pop Chart: #50 11/22/69 6 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45020). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 10. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1970. 216 The Blizzard. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Red River Songs, Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7855) 1961. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7855) 1961. Country Chart: #4 3/27/61 12 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7855). Pop Chart: #62 3/20/61 4 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7855). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Author Notes: “Johnny Bond, my publisher, sent that to Chet Atkins, who played it for Jim Reeves, and that was the recording of the song. It’s like a one-record song and a performance every winter is guaranteed.... To my knowledge, it was the ﬁrst video in Nashville. ‘The Blizzard’ is about my favorite song. I was sitting around years ago, wanting to write something different. I wrote down this title, ‘The Blizzard,’ and then I went kind of into a fog or trance or something, and when I came back to my senses, there it was in my handwriting, and it had six (what I thought) beautiful verses. It kind of carried me along and was spiritualistic the way the song kind of wrote itself. Almost always I’ve known that was going to happen at the end. But this time I didn’t. I’ve always had a love for the elements. I realize they’re the boss, and we’re not. I’ve always had a love for the West. I traveled out there quite a bit, read lots of stories. I remember some about the terriﬁc blizzards out in west Texas, people following fence lines, trying to get back home. I’ve never been a cowboy, but I have a feel for those people. Old cowboys love their women. They want to get home to their women just like we do on our freeways.”— Harlan Howard. 217 Blood on the Saddle. Music/Lyrics: Everett Cheetham. Copy-

24 right Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 20067) 1945. Made Famous by: Everett Cheetham (in live performance and on the radio); Tex Ritter (Capitol 20067) 1945. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Movies: Hittin’ the Trail (Grand National) 1937, directed by Edward L. Alperson, starring Tex Ritter, Heber Snow, Jerry Bergh, and Tommy Bupp, featuring Tex Ritter’s Tornadoes, Ray Whitley and His Range Ramblers, and The Phelps Brothers. Notes: Used in the play Green Grow the Lilacs from 1930, directed by Lynn Riggs and starring Franchot Tone and Helen Westley. Author Everett Cheetham, and eventually Tex Ritter, sang the song on the edge of the stage during the interlude. History: In November 1926, Everett Cheetham attended a rodeo in Florence, Arizona, where he saw what he thought was a tragic death. A young bronco rider named Orville Fisher was riding a brown gelding. The horse turned a somersault, apparently killing the rider. This memory remained with Cheetham and eventually resulted in this song. As it turned out, Fisher survived the fall, though his head was “crushed like an eggshell,” and he recovered after two or three years. He rode in a few local rodeos after that. In the late 1970s, when last heard from, he was herding cattle in Muddy Creek, Oregon. Meanwhile, Cheetham had started singing his ballad at dude ranches and resorts, and in 1929 he sang it in a short ﬁlm called Cow Camp Ballads, which was released by Paramount. A year later, he was in New York, riding broncos at Madison Square Garden, where he was introduced to Cheryl Crawford, who was casting for a play called Green Grow the Lilacs. He got a part singing “Blood on the Saddle” on the edge of the stage during an interlude. The play ran for 23 weeks and eventually Cheetham’s part was taken by Tex Ritter. Cheetham died without ever learning that Orville Fisher had survived. 218 Blood Red and Going Down. Music/Lyrics: Curly Putman. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45892) 1973. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45892) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/21/73 16 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45892). Pop Chart: #74 8/25/73 9 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45892). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 219 Blow Yo Whistle, Freight Train. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Rabon Delmore. Copyright Date: 1935, 1950, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. (adm. by Warnerbuilt Songs, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5925) 1935. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5925) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. 220 Blue Bayou. Music/Lyrics: Joe Melson/Roy Orbison. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Orbison (Monument 824) 1963. Made Famous by: Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431) 1977. Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/17/77 19 wks., Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431). Pop Chart: #29 9/14/63 10 wks., Roy Orbison (Monument 824); #3 9/10/77 23 wks., Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45431). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 88. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1978 (Linda Ronstadt, Asylum 45431); BMI Million Airs Award (2); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 ( Joe Melson, Roy Orbison); BMI Country Award 1978, 1979, 1980; BMI Pop Award 1977, 1978. 221 Blue Birds Singing for Me. Music/Lyrics: Mac Wiseman. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Wise-O-Man Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: “Bluegrass” Mac Wiseman (Dot DLP 25731) 1960, background vocals by Bobby Osborne. Made Famous by: Mac Wiseman and Lester Flatt (RCA LSP-4547) 1971.

25 Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 222 Blue, Blue Day. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA 7010) 1958. Made Famous by: Don Gibson (RCA 7010) 1958. Country Chart: #1 5/31/58 24 wks., Don Gibson (RCA 7010); #14 8/6/61 6 wks., Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31276); #69 6/24/89 6 wks., The Kendalls (Epic 68933). Pop Chart: #20 6/30/58 13 wks., Don Gibson (RCA 7010). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. 223 Blue Boy. Alternate Title: “Blue Doll.” Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./ House of Bryant Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Anita Carter (Cadence 1333) 1957. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 7266) 1958. Country Chart: #4 7/5/58 22 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 7266) 1958. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. Notes: Jim Reeves named his band after this song. 224 Blue Canadian Rockies. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Golden West Melodies. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38906) 1950. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38906) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Movies: Blue Canadian Rockies (Columbia) 1952, directed by George Archainbaud, starring Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, and Gail Davies. Notes: Included in the Canadian Family Song Book in 1978 by Readers Digest as one of the most popular songs in Canada. Gene Autry’s version hit number one in Canada. 225 Blue Christmas. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hayes/Jay Johnson. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Doye O’Dell (Exclusive 65x) 1948. Made Famous by: Country, Ernest Tubb (Decca 46186) 1949–1952; Pop, Elvis Presley (RCA Victor HO7W-0808) 1957 (special promo release). Country Chart: #1 12/3/49 6 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46186); #9 12/30/50 1 wk., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46186); #5 1/5/52 1 wk., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46186). Pop Chart: #9 12/24/49 3 wks., Hugo Winterhalter (Columbia 38635); #13 12/24/ 49 3 wks., Russ Morgan (Decca 24766); #21 12/24/49 2 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46186); #20 12/16/50 2 wks., Hugo Winterhalter (Columbia 38635). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 129. Notes: Riley Shepard released his version about three weeks after O’Dell. Elvis Presley’s version was a special promotional release with “Blue Christmas” on both sides, and it was a picture disc from the album Elvis’ Christmas released in 1957. A re-release was issued for commercial sale. Blue Doll see Blue Boy. Blue Eyed Ellen see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. Blue Eyed Eller see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. Blue-Eyed Girl see Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss. 226 Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia, no release number) 1945; Roy Acuff (Columbia 37822 or 20357) 1947. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 10176) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/19/75 18 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10176). Pop Chart: #21 8/30/75 18 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10176). AC Action: #12 10/18/75 10 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10176). No. of Artists: 143. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male, 1975 (Willie Nelson, Columbia 10176); Music City News Song of the Year 1975 (Fred Rose); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Fred Rose); ASCAP Country Award 1975, 1976. Parodies:

222–232 • Blue “Blue Hairs Driving in My Lane,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 25057) 1984, written by Fred Rose with special lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. Notes: Elton Britt’s version was recorded in 1946, but released in 1947. 227 Blue Kentucky Girl. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Mullins. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31769) 1965. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49056) 1979. Country Chart: #7 5/22/65 18 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31769); #6 9/22/79 8 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49056). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965, 1980; Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1979 (Emmylou Harris, Warner Bros. 49056). Answers: male version, “Blue Kentucky Boy,” recorded by Warner Mack (Decca DL4692) 1965. 228 Blue Moon of Kentucky. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1947, 1954, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20370 or 37888) 1946. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20370 or 37888) 1947. Country Chart: #46 1/19/80 9 wks., Earl Scruggs (Columbia 11176). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 97. Movies: Sweet Dreams (Tri-Star) 1985, directed by Karel Reisz, starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, and John Goodman; Planes, Trains and Automobiles (Paramount) 1987, directed by John Hughes, starring Steve Martin and John Candy. Notes: Bill Monroe re-recorded this song for Decca (29289) in 1954. Author Notes: “Back in those days, it seems every trip we made was from Kentucky to Florida driving back and forth. I always thought about Kentucky, and I wanted to write a song about the moon we could always see over it. The best way to do this was to bring a girl into the song. I wanted words to this, because most of my songs were instrumentals. ‘Kentucky Waltz’ had come earlier and I knew I could write both words and music, so I wrote it in the car on the way home from one of those Florida trips.”— Bill Monroe. 229 Blue Moon with Heartache. Music/Lyrics: Rosanne Cash. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Atlantic Music Corp./Hotwire Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02659) 1981. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02659) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/19/82 18 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02659). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #37 1/30/82 8 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02659). No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 230 Blue Railroad Train. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Rabon Delmore. Copyright Date: 1933, 1950, renewed. Publisher: Warner Elektra Asylum Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5531) 1933. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5531) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 231 Blue Ridge Mountain Blues. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: George Reneau with Gene Austin (Vocalion 14815) 1924. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19811) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. 232 Blue Shadows on the Trail. Music/Lyrics: Eliot Daniel/Johnny Lange. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2780) 1948. Made Famous by: Roy Rogers (RCA Victor 2780) 1948. Country Chart: #6 6/4/48 16 wks., Roy Rogers and Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2780). Pop Chart: #23 5/22/48 2 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 24438); #26 5/15/48 1 wk., Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor 2785). AC Action: None. No. of

Blue • 233–240 Artists: 12 found. Movies: Melody Time (RKO) 1948, directed by Ben Sharpsteen, starring Roy Rogers, The Andrews Sisters, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; an animated ﬁlm. 233 Blue Side of Lonesome. Alternate Title: “I’m Calling to Tell You.” Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Acclaim Music, Inc./Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Payne (‘D’ 1150) 1960. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8902) 1966. Country Chart: #1 8/13/66 19 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8902). Pop Chart: #59 8/27/66 8 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8902). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. 234 Blue Skies. Music/Lyrics: Irving Berlin. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Irving Berlin Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vincent Lopez (Brunswick 3425) 1926. Made Famous by: C. Willie Nelson (Columbia 10784) 1978; P. Ben Selvin (Columbia 860) 1927. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/15/78 9 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10784). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 4/9/27 9 wks., Ben Selvin (Columbia 860); #2 4/16/27 10 wks., George Olsen (Victor 20455); #9 4/23/27 5 wks., Vincent Lopez (Brunswick 3425); #9 4/30/27 5 wks., Johnny Marvin and Ed Smalle (Victor 20457); #13 5/14/27 2 wks., Harry Richman (Vocalion 15511); #15 4/30/27 2 wks., Vaughn Deleath (Okeh 40754); #22 8/16/41 1 wk., Johnny Long (Decca 3823); #8 9/14/46 4 wks., Count Basie (Columbia 37070); #9 8/17/46 4 wks., Benny Goodman (Columbia 37053). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: accurate count unknown. Movies: The Jazz Singer (Warner Bros.) 1927, directed by Alan Crosland, starring Al Jolson, Mae McAvoy, Warner Oland, William Demarest, Roscoe Carnes, and Myrna Loy; Blue Skies (Paramount) 1946, directed by Stuart Heisler, starring Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, and Joan Caulﬁeld with music by Count Basie; White Christmas (Paramount) 1954, directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney. Notes: Used in the Broadway play Betsy, starring Belle Baker. It opened 12/28/1926 and had 39 performances. 235 Blue Skirt Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Vaclav Blaha/Mitchell Parish. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Mills Music, Inc. (USA only). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Frankie Yankovic (Columbia 12394) 1949. Made Famous by: Frankie Yankovic (Columbia 12394) 1949. Country Chart: #7 4/22/49 7 wks., Frankie Yankovic (Columbia 12394). Pop Chart: #12 3/5/49 14 wks., Frankie Yankovic (Columbia 12394); #30 10/22/49 1 wk., Guy Lombard (Decca 24714). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1949 (Frankie Yankovic, Columbia 12394). 236 Blue Steel Blues. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan. Copyright Date: 1940, 1944, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan (Okeh 5668) 1940. Made Famous by: Ted Daffan (Okeh 5668) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Notes: Instrumental. 237 Blue Suede Shoes. Music/Lyrics: Carl Perkins. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Carl Perkins Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Perkins (Sun 234) 1956. Made Famous by: Carl Perkins (Sun 234) 1956. Country Chart: #2 2/8/56 24 wks., Carl Perkins (Sun 234). Pop Chart: #2 3/10/56 21 wks., Carl Perkins (Sun 234); #20 4/28/56 12 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor EPA 747); #38 3/17/73 10 wks., Johnny Rivers (United Artists 198). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; BMI Pop Award 1956; BMI R&B Award 1956; NARAS Hall of Fame 1986. Parodies: “Two Tone Shoes,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6542) 1956, written by Carl Perkins with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: G.I. Blues (Paramount) 1960, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Elvis Presley and Juliet Prowse. Author Notes: “I was playing the El Rancho Club in Jack-

26 son, Tennessee, in 1955. There were several couples dancing on the dance ﬂoor. The couple nearest the bandstand was having a conversation. The boy said to the girl, ‘Watch out, don’t step on my suedes.’ I was ﬂabbergasted at the thought that a man would be so vain and concerned about his appearance that he would say this to a pretty girl. I couldn’t get it out of my mind. I came home about 2 o’clock in the morning and started to write it. I didn’t have a piece of paper to write it on so I emptied a brown paper sack of potatoes and wrote in on that. It was ﬁnished in about 30 minutes. My wife heard me playing it and I told her this is our song.”— Carl Perkins. 238 Blue Tail Fly. Alternate Titles: “Jimmy Cracked Corn”; “Blue Tailed Fly.” Music/Lyrics: Dan Emmett. Copyright Date: Circa 1846. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Wells Brothers String Band (Victor, unissued) 1938; Bradley Kincaid (Majestic 6010) 1945. Made Famous by: Burl Ives and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 24463) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #24 7/31/48 1 wk., Burl Ives and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 24463). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60. Parodies: “Jimmy Drinks Corn,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2954) 1964, written by Don Bowman and Noel Marion Confer. Author Notes: “I found that in a collection of old songs dated in I think 1840. This is simply a minstrel song.”— Bradley Kincaid (from Radio’s Kentucky Mountain Boy: Bradley Kincaid, by Loyal Jones). Blue Tailed Fly see Blue Tail Fly. 239 Blue Train (Of the Heartbreak Line). Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John D. Loudermilk (RCA 8308) 1964. Made Famous by: George Hamilton IV (RCA 0854) 1972. Country Chart: #44 3/7/64 7 wks., John D. Loudermilk (RCA 8308); #22 12/23/72 13 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA 0854). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “On my second album for RCA, I didn’t have enough songs, so I needed an extra song, so I went into the bathroom and wrote ‘Blue Train.’ It was blue lights and blue railroads, in other words, get on the blue train and ride my blues away. So I came out, taught it to the guys and put it on, and the record came out and I started receiving royalties from ‘Blue Train’ from South Africa, and I didn’t know what all that was about. So one day they called me on the radiophone from South Africa and said, ‘Would you come over and perform this song? It’s been a hit over here for over a year.’ I didn’t understand why. I went, I arrived, a large throng of people were there at the airport and they followed me into the town and took me straight to this railroad station and here sat this long locomotive, man, with the cars and everything, and it was painted blue, and another beside it, painted red, and another one beside it painted green and another one beside it painted yellow. See, they’re Dutch down there. It hit me then; they thought I had written my song about their blue trains. They have a lot of illiterate population and they can’t read signs on the side of trains, so they just say, well, catch a yellow train, you go to the yellow train, you go to the red train, you go to the blue train. So they thought I had written about their blue trains.”— John D. Loudermilk. 240 Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21142) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21142) 1928; Grandpa Jones (Monument 801) 1962. Country Chart: #1 record of 1928, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21142); #5 12/15/62 16 wks., Grandpa Jones (Monument 801); #36 4/24/76 9 wks., Tompall and His Outlaw Band (Polydor 14314). Pop Chart: #2 3/31/28 11 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21142). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 61. Awards:

27 BMI Country Award 1963; NARAS Hall of Fame 1985. Author Notes: “In Asheville, before that ﬁrst broadcast [over WWNC in North Carolina], I told myself: ‘He’ll either make it good in a big way, or he’ll do what he calls a complete ﬂop’ ... I was even doubtful about his ‘T for Texas,’ although it might be termed lively. Still, what in the world would people think if he sang over the radio, ‘I’m goin’ to shoot poor Thelma, just to see her jump and fall?’ ... About the third week in June, there in Asheville, in 1927, my Jimmie came home one day without his usual teasingly gay greeting... ‘You see, mother — I’ve been-let-out-up at WWNC. They gave my spot to another entertainer.’ ‘But, darling — you made good, didn’t you?’ Jimmie said, a little bitterly: ‘Oh, I reckon I made good, okay.’ From his hip pocket, he drew a bundle of letters, fan letters, and threw them on the bed ... raves about his sobbing yodeling, about the sweetness of his crooning lullabies, and waves of raves about — of all things —‘T for Texas.’”— Carrie Rodgers (from My Husband Jimmy Rodgers). 241 Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21531) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21531) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 11/17/28 4 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21531). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 242 Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40014) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40014) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. 243 Blue Yodel No. 5. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22072) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22072) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. 244 Blue Yodel No. 6 . Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22271) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22271) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. 245 Blue Yodel No. 7. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22488) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22488) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #19 10/11/30 1 wk., Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22488). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 246 Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers/George Vaughn (pseudonym of Vaughn Horton)/ George Vaughn (lyrics added in 1949). Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23503) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23503) 1931. Country Chart: #1 record of 1931, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23503); #16 7/17/60 8 wks., The Fendermen (Soma 1137); #3 7/4/70 16 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 9863). Pop Chart: #5 6/13/60 13 wks., The Fendermen (Soma 1137). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 105. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. History: A mule skinner was simply a driver who owned mules and hired himself and his animals to the railroads for work, hauling ties or doing whatever hard work had to be done. Author Notes: “His was a familiar ﬁgure in and around ‘the yards.’ He was known to be the son of a section-foreman on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad: Aaron W. Rodgers’ boy — the grinning, hard-working blacks who took Aaron Rodgers’ orders made his small son laugh — often.

241–253 • Blues Though small, he was white. So, even when they bade him ‘bring that water ’round,’ they were deferential. During the noon dinnerrests, they taught him to plunk melody from banjo and guitar. They taught him darkey songs, moaning chants and crooning lullabies.”— Carrie Rodgers (from My Husband Jimmy Rodgers). “I wrote a special version for Bill Monroe in 1949 called ‘New Mule Skinner Blues’ for Decca. We decided to merge all versions and split the copyright. Mrs. Jimmie Rodgers ok’d this. After Bill Monroe’s record ‘New Mule Skinner Blues’ came out, artists started using lyrics from various versions, so for simpliﬁcation, Peer and Carrie Rodgers ( Jimmie’s widow) and I got together and decided to call it ‘Mule Skinner Blues’ and split the royalties right down the middle, except she would retain 100 percent of Jimmie’s original record. We have a special (complex) deal on performances on ‘Blue Yodel No. 8.’ I named it ‘Mule Skinner Blues’ from the beginning but Jimmie didn’t want to change it because he had the blue yodel series established in his mind and didn’t want to change it. He later admitted I was right and should have called it ‘Mule Skinner Blues’ period! This conversation took place at my home in Pennsylvania. Jimmie died in 1933.”— Vaughn Horton. 247 Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin’ on the Corner). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23580) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23580) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 248 Blue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog, Rootin’ in My Back Yard). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23696) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23696) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 249 Blue Yodel No. 11. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23796) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23796) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 250 Blue Yodel No. 12 (Barefoot Blues). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 24456) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 24456) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 251 Blue Yodel No. 13. Alternate Title: “[The] Women Make a Fool Out of Me.” Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5281) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5281) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Author Notes: This was Jimmie Rodgers’ last Blue Yodel. History: “Lyrics to the ‘Women Make a Fool Out of Me’ on the back of the lyric sheet for ‘Roll Along Kentucky Moon’ suggest that the original title was ‘Why Don’t the Women Let Me Be.’”— Nolan Porterﬁeld. 252 Blues Don’t Mean a Thing. Alternate Title: “Gals Don’t Mean a Thing.” Music/Lyrics: Arbie Gibson/Curt Massey. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louise Massey and the Westerners (Okeh 6687) 1942. Made Famous by: Louise Massey and the Westerners (Okeh 6687) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 253 Blues Stay Away from Me. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/ Rabon Delmore/Henry Glover/Wayne Raney. Copyright Date: 1949,

Bluest • 254 –262 renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Lionel Delmore Music (adm. by Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc.)/Trio Music/Vidor Publications, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (King 803) 1949. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (King 803) 1949. Country Chart: #1 9/17/49 23 wks., The Delmore Brothers (King 803); #7 12/3/49 4 wks., Owen Bradley Quintet (Coral 60107); #7 12/10/49 2 wks., Eddie Crosby (Decca 46180); #54 4/1/89 7 wks., Chris Austin (Warner Bros. 27531). Pop Chart: #11 12/17/49 7 wks., Owen Bradley Quintet (Coral 60107); #36 5/19/62 1 wk., Ace Cannon (Hi 2051). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Over 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949, 1950. Author Notes: “About four o’clock one morning in Cincinnati’s Gibson Hotel, Alton and Rabon Delmore and I were getting ready for a recording session the next day. Alton knew a guitar riff he had learned from Henry Glover, a black songwriter on the King Records staff at the time. We decided to put words to it and a song was born. We recorded it the next day.”— Wayne Raney. 254 Bluest Eyes in Texas. Music/Lyrics: Tim Dubois/Dave Robbins/Van Stephenson. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp./Tim Dubois Music/Uncle Beave Music (ASCAP)/ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Free Money Music (BMI). Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Restless Heart (RCA 8386) 1988. Made Famous by: Restless Heart (RCA 8386) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/21/88 21 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 8386). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Country Award 1989. Author Notes: “This song was written in a day. The speciﬁc idea was Van Stephenson’s. He and I and Dave Robbins got together adding up all our ideas and wrote a hit song.”— Tim Dubois. 255 Bob Wills Is Still the King. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10379) 1975. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10379) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/6/75 15 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 10379). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Movies: Macintosh and T.J. (Penland Productions) 1976, directed by Marvin Chomsky, starring Roy Rogers, Clay O’Brien, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson, and Joan Hackett. 256 Bobbie Sue. Music/Lyrics: Wood Newton/Adele Tyler/Dan Tyler. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Warner House of Music/ Warner Bros. Gold Music Corporation/Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. (adm. by Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. and Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51231) 1981. Made Famous by: Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51231) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/23/82 15 wks., Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51231). Pop Chart: #12 1/16/82 14 wks., Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51231). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983. Boil Dem Cabbage Down see Bile Them Cabbage Down. 257 Bonaparte’s Retreat. Music/Lyrics: Pee Wee King/Redd Stewart. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: A.A. Gray (Okeh 40110) 1924 (as instrumental); Earliest Country Recording Found: Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15485) 1929 (as instrumental). Made Famous by: Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 0114) 1950; Glen Campbell (Capitol 3926) 1974; Pop, Kay Starr (Capitol 936) 1950. Country Chart: #10 1/21/50 1 wk., Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 0114); #46 7/11/70 4 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 45177); #3 8/3/74 18 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 3926). Pop Chart: #4 5/27/50 27 wks., Kay Starr (Capitol 936); #9 6/10/50 15 wks., Gene Krupa (VCL Bobby Scots) (RCA Victor 3766). AC Action: #42 8/24/74 5 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 3926). No. of

28 Artists: 55. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1975. History: The title recalls the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by British General Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium in 1815. According to J.S. Price, a ﬁddler from Shawnee, Oklahoma, there was a regiment of Scots, among which a musician, who remembered the occasion, improvised on the bagpipe a tune he called “Bonaparte’s Retreat.” He says the tune was played by British colonists on U.S. shores and passed down from one generation to another. According to Pee Wee King, bandleader, the tune had been played by ﬁddlers (Redd Stewart, Shorty Boyd, Red Heron, Hal Smith) in his band who had no knowledge of its origin. The entire lyric and the music to the bridge, however, are the creation of Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King. 258 Bonnie and Clyde. Music/Lyrics: Charles Strouse. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 4-43412) 1965. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 4-43412) 1965. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Movies: Bonnie and Clyde (Warner Bros./Seven Arts) 1967, directed by Arthur Penn, starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons. Bonnie Blue Eyes see There’s More Pretty Girls Than One. 259 Boogie Grass Band. Music/Lyrics: Ronnie Reno. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Bucksnort Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40929) 1978. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40929) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (1) 7/15/78 10 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40929). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. Parodies: “Boogie Grass Saturday Night,” recorded by Buck Trent (MCA/Dot MCA-39088) 1986. Author Notes: “I grew up in music, playing with my father, Don Reno. I also played guitar with Merle Haggard’s band — and sang harmony on some of the songs. I combined both types of music and came up with this song. Everything in the lyrics is true.”— Ronnie Reno. 260 Boot Scootin’ Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Ronnie Dunn. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Alfred Avenue Music/Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Asleep at the Wheel (Arista 8550) 1990 (as “Boot Scoot Boogie”). Made Famous by: Brooks and Dunn (Arista 12440) 1992. Country Chart: #1 (4) 6/20/92 16 wks., Brooks and Dunn (Arista 12440). Pop Chart: #50 7/25/92 15 wks., Brooks and Dunn (Arista 12440). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Parodies: “Butt Scootin’ Doggie” recorded by Barry Martin (Intersound 9356) 1999; “Root Shootin’ Bootie” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden. 261 Bop (With You Baby). Music/Lyrics: Paul Davis/Jennifer Kimball. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Michael H. Goldsen, Inc./Paul and Jonathan Songs/Sweet Angel Music/Web IV Music Company. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (EMI-America 8289) 1985. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (EMI-America 8289) 1985. Country Chart: #1 10/26/85 27 wks., Dan Seals (EMI-America 8289). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Paul Davis, Jennifer Kimball); CMA Single of the Year 1986 (Dan Seals, EMIAmerica 8289); ASCAP Country Award 1986, 1987; BMI Country Award 1986, 1987. Parodies: “Mop with You Baby,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros., not issued) 1986, written by Paul Davis and Jennifer Kimball with special lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. 262 Born to Be with You. Music/Lyrics: Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1956, 1984, renewed. Publisher: Don Robertson Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Chordettes (Cadence 1291) 1956. Made Famous by: Country, Sonny James (Capitol

29 2271) 1968; Pop, The Chordettes (Cadence 1291) 1966. Country Chart: #1 10/12/68 20 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2271); #21 3/11/78 12 wks., Sandy Posey (Warner Bros. 8540). Pop Chart: #5 6/2/56 20 wks., The Chordettes (Cadence 1291); #81 11/23/68 4 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2271). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Over 20. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1969, 1978. Author Notes: “The melody evolved from a rhythm pattern which evolved from a piano exercise which I had invented to help strengthen my left hand. I then thought of the title line and began work on the lyric which I worked on over the next few weeks. Keeping the lyric sufﬁciently simple and singable was challenging. When the demo was complete I took it to Sidney Goldstein at E.H. Morris and Co. in Hollywood. Sidney liked it, they offered a contract, and subsequently, they showed it to Archie Bleyer for the Chordettes.”— Don Robertson. 263 Born to Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 28369) 1987. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 28369) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/13/87 20 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 28369). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 264 Born to Lose. Music/Lyrics: Frankie Brown (pseudonym of Ted Daffan). Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan’s Texans (Okeh 6706) 1943. Made Famous by: Country and pop, Ted Daffan’s Texans (Okeh 6706) 1943; Pop, Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10330) 1962. Country Chart: #3 1/15/44 21 wks., Ted Daffan’s Texans (Okeh 6706), vocals by Leon Seago. Pop Chart: #19 8/23/43 3 wks., Ted Daffan’s Texans (Okeh 6707); #41 5/12/62 9 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10330). AC Action: #13 6/23/62 3 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10330). No. of Artists: 153. Awards: BMI Country Award 1944; RIAA Million Seller 1944 (Ted Daffan’s Texans, Okeh 6706). Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang, Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country acts. Author Notes: “The source of inspiration for ‘Born to Lose’ will have to remain my secret. It is true that I sometimes played penny ante poker, but I almost always won.”— Ted Daffan. 265 Born to Love You. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Oree Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (Kapp 886) 1967. Made Famous by: Jimmy C. Newman (Decca 32366) 1968. Country Chart: #20 8/31/68 11 wks., Jimmy C. Newman (Decca 32366). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 266 Born to Run. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (adm. in USA by Irving Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/PRS. First Recorded by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29993) 1982. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29993) 1982. Country Chart: #3 5/29/ 82 12 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29993). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. Notes: Used by CBS-TV during footage of the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. History: Originally written as “The Death of Me” for the Johnny Cash album The Legend of Jessie James (A&M SP-3718) in 1980. Paul Kennerly rewrote the lyrics using the same melody. 267 Borrowed Angel. Music/Lyrics: Mel Street. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Levisa Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Street (Royal American 64) 1972. Made Famous by: Mel Street (Royal American 64) 1972. Country Chart: #7 5/27/72 17 wks., Mel Street (Royal American 64). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973.

263–272 • Boy Notes: This was Mel Street’s most successful song and the one with which he is identiﬁed. 268 The Boston Burglar. Alternate Titles: “Lousiville Burglar”; “Twenty Years in Prison”; “The Boston Waltz.” Music/Lyrics: Michael G. Fitzpatrick (aka M.J. Fitzgerald). Copyright Date: Circa 1888. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40419) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 2942) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Lousiville Burglar” by Hickory Nuts (Okeh 45169) 1927, “Twenty Years in Prison” by Green Bailey (Conqueror 7255) 1928 and “The Boston Waltz” (SPT 9673) 1930. The Boston Waltz see The Boston Burglar. 269 Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers). Music/Lyrics: Paul Howard Gordon/Jay Gruska. Copyright Date: 1982 (unpublished), 1986 (published). Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./French Surf Music/Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson (USA Carrere 06122) 1986 (as “Friends and Lovers”). Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt and Juice Newton (RCA 14377) 1986 (as “Both to Each Other [Friends and Lovers]”). Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/12/86 20 wks., Eddie Rabbitt and Juice Newton (RCA 14377). Pop Chart: #2 (2) 7/5/86 21 wks., Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson (USA Carrere 06122). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987, 1988. 270 The Bottle Let Me Down. Alternate Title: “Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5704) 1966. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5704) 1966. Country Chart: #3 8/27/66 20 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 5704). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. 271 Bouquet of Roses. Music/Lyrics: Bob Hilliard/Steve Nelson. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Better Half Music Co./ Intersong-USA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2806) 1948. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2806) 1948. Country Chart: #1 (19) 5/15/48 54 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2806); #11 7/5/75 9 wks., Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6041). Pop Chart: #13 6/19/48 27 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2806); #22 3/19/49 1 wk., Dick Haymes (Decca 24506). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949; BMI Pop Award 1948; RIAA Million Seller 1948 (Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor 2806). Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Author Notes: “I had what I believed to be a very beautiful melody running around in my head. One day I met Bob Hilliard at a recording studio and I sang it to him. He agreed that it was a ‘sweet’ tune, and as the word ‘sweet’ implied something romantic and ﬂowery, we pursued that direction and ﬁnally came up with the title ‘Bouquet of Roses’ and then started to collaborate on the lyrics. The song was ﬁnished the following day.”— Steve Nelson. 272 A Boy Named Sue. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 44944) 1969. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 44944) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (5) 8/9/69 12 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 44944); #2 (3) 8/2/69 11 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 44944). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 7/26/69 12 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 44944). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1969 ( Johnny Cash); CMA Single of the Year 1969; Grammys, Best Country Vocal Performance,

Boys • 273–282 Male 1969 ( Johnny Cash), Best Country Song 1969 (Shel Silverstein); BMI Country Award 1970; BMI Pop Award 1969; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Shel Silverstein). Answers: “A Girl Named Sam,” recorded by Lois Wilson (Starday 45-877) 1969, written by W. Ellis, C. Truett and G. Willis; “The Father of a Boy Named Sue,” written and recorded by Shel Silverstein (ParaChute PRLP 9007) 1978. Boys Keep Away from the Girls see Baby. 273 Brain Cloudy Blues. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./ Red River Songs (adm. by Warnerbuilt Songs, Inc. and Chappell and Co. Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan (Columbia 37313) 1946. Made Famous by: Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan (Columbia 37313) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 274 Brakeman’s Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 29291) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 29291) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #7 8/4/28 7 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 29291). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Author Notes: “His railroad card shows fourteen years of service. During those years he played various roles on many roads; callboy, ﬂagman, baggage master, brakeman ... but —‘I crave to cover distance’—so, as freight brakeman, young Jimmie Rodgers thought he was doing ﬁne. He was going places, seeing things, doing things. Carefree, happy always, when answering a call he reached ﬁrst for banjo, mandolin or ukulele.”— Carrie Rodgers (from My Husband Jimmy Rodgers). 275 Brand on My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hank Snow. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Hank’s Music, Inc. (adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (Victor 70224) 1945. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (Victor 47-02224) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 276 Branded Man. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5931) 1967. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5931) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/8/67 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 5931). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “After doing time in San Quentin (two years and nine months) and being paroled in 1960, I was trying to live down the past. Finally, I wrote a song about my feelings and brought it out in the open to the public. It is still one of my most requested songs.”— Merle Haggard. The Brave Engineer see The Wreck on the C&O. The Braying Mule see Thompson’s Old Gray Mule. 277 Break It to Me Gently. Music/Lyrics: Diane Lampert/Joe Seneca. Copyright Date: 1961, 1962, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Brenda Lee (Decca 31348) rel. 1961. Made Famous by: Pop, Brenda Lee (Decca 31348) 1962; Country, Juice Newton (Capitol 5148) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/28/82 18 wks., Juice Newton (Capitol 5148). Pop Chart: #4 1/20/62 13 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 31348); #11 9/11/82 10 wks., Juice Newton (Capitol 5148). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1982 ( Juice Newton, Capitol 5148); ASCAP Country Award 1983, 1984; ASCAP Pop Award 1962, 1982. Author Notes: “I wrote this song especially for Brenda Lee because she has a sexy, gutsy voice.”— Diane Lampert.

30 278 Break My Mind. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1966, 1967. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Hamilton IV (RCA 9239) 1967. Made Famous by: George Hamilton IV (RCA 9239) 1967. Country Chart: #6 7/1/67 14 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA 9239); #13 10/7/78 8 wks., Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45532); #13 10/7/78 11 wks., Vern Gosdin (Elektra 45532). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1967 ( John D. Loudermilk); BMI Country Award 1968, 1979. Author Notes: “This song came along just as drugs were coming into country music. Drugs were current in Nashville around 1969. People were trying grass. Diet pills go back to the ’50s. Tranquilizers came in the early ’60s. The doctors had us all on them ... any kind of stress, they [said], if you’re in the music business, you’re under stress, ‘you need this,’ ‘you’re a little overweight’ or ‘you need to jazz up for a session, here’s some diet pills.’ Then if you need to sleep at night after a session, you need a sleeping pill. And we were all doing those things. The grass came in and we were all trying grass, and ‘Break My Mind’ was a reference to drugs.”— John D. Loudermilk. 279 A Bridge That Just Won’t Burn. Music/Lyrics: Roger Murrah/Jim McBride. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Magic Castle Music/EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 51011) 1980. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 51011) 1980. Country Chart: #3 11/1/80 17 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 51011). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Roger Murrah, Jim McBride). 280 The Bridge Washed Out. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Louis/Mart Melshee/Sandra Smith. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed. Publisher: Grand Isle Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Warner Mack (Decca 31774) 1965. Made Famous by: Warner Mack (Decca 31774) 1965. Country Chart: #1 5/29/65 23 wks., Warner Mack (Decca 31774). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1965. Answers: “The Answer to the Bridge Washed Out,” recorded by Jenny Wright (Chart 1250), written by J. Louis, T. Danio and M. Melshee. 281 Bright Lights and Country Music. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/Jimmy Gateley. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music/Champion Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31825) 1965. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31825) 1965. Country Chart: #11 9/4/65 13 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31825). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Notes: This is Bill Anderson’s theme song. Author Notes: “I was performing for a week in a nightclub in Toronto, Canada, and on Saturday we were scheduled to play two shows. About Tuesday of that week, I got a letter from a lady by the name of Monna Tanner who lived about 200 miles from town, saying she was coming to see our show on Saturday. ‘I’ll be there for the night show instead of the afternoon show,’ she said, ‘Because I like soft lights with my country music.’ And the phrase ‘soft lights and country music’ really struck me, but I realized the best way to say it was ‘bright lights and country music.’ After our show that Saturday night, I told Jimmy Gateley about the letter, and we wrote the song outside the dressing room at this club. We stood in the hall while about 40 or 50 people waited for our autographs, and we wrote it right there in front of an audience.”— Bill Anderson. 282 Bright Lights, Big City. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Reed. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Conrad Music (a div. of ARC Music Corporation). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Reed (Vee Jay 398) 1961. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 3114) 1971.

31 Country Chart: #1 6/19/71 13 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 3114). Pop Chart: #58 9/18/61 9 wks., Jimmy Reed (Vee Jay 398); #91 7/17/71 3 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 3114). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 283 Bright Sherman Valley. Music/Lyrics: Robie Kingsley. Copyright Date: Circa 1926, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Luther B. Clark and His Blueridge Highballers (Columbia 15069) 1926. Made Famous by: Kelly Harrell (Victor 20527) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 284 Brighten the Corner Where You Are. Music/Lyrics: Charles H. Gabriel/Ina D. Ogdon. Copyright Date: 1913, renewed. Publisher: The Rodeheaver Co. (now Public Domain). Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Homer Rodeheaver (Victor 17763) rel. early 1915; Homer Rodeheaver (Columbia A-1990) rel. late 1915. Made Famous by: Homer Rodeheaver (Victor 17763, Columbia A-1990) 1915–1916. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Notes: Used by President Theodore Roosevelt as an opener for each of his political rallies (around 1916). History: Ina Ogden was born in 1877. This was the theme song of the great gospel song leader Homer Rodeheaver. The song was introduced around 1913 at a Billy Sunday Crusade in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Author Notes: “My father had been ill for some time. The song grew out of the thought that I should try to make things as cheerful as possible for him.”— Ina Ogden. 285 Bring It on Home to Me. Music/Lyrics: Sam Cooke. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: ABKCO Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 8036) 1962. Made Famous by: Country, Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6075) 1976; Pop, Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 8036) 1962. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/26/76 14 wks., Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6075). Pop Chart: #13 6/23/62 11 wks., Sam Cooke (RCA 8036); #17 10/19/68 13 wks., Eddie Floyd (Stax 0012). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; ACM Record of the Year, Single 1976. 286 Broken Down in Tiny Pieces. Music/Lyrics: John Adrian. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Pick a Hit Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17659) 1976. Made Famous by: Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17659) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/23/76 16 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17659). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Author Notes: “I was driving home from work one night and I was thinking of the many aspects of love. When you break love down into its individual parts, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”— John Adrian. 287 Broken Down Merry-Go-Round. Music/Lyrics: Arthur Herbert/Fred Stryker. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Fairway Music Corp. (orig. publisher)/EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 800) 1949. Made Famous by: Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 800) 1950. Country Chart: #2 (1) 2/11/50 9 wks., Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely. Pop Chart: #12 2/11/50 7 wks., Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 800). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Broken Engagements see On the Banks of the Ohio. 288 Broken Hearted Me. Music/Lyrics: Randy Goodrum. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Sailmaker Music (adm. by Chappell and Co. Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4773) 1979. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4773) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/29/79 13 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4773). Pop Chart: #12 9/22/79 10 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4773). AC Action: #1 (5)

283–294 • Bubbles 9/22/79 18 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4773). No. of Artists: 4 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 289 Broken Lady. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: First Generation Music Co. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 8680) 1975. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 8680) 1975. Country Chart: #5 12/27/75 19 wks., Larry Gatlin (Monument 8680). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976; Grammy, Best Country Song 1976 (Larry Gatlin, Monument 8630); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Larry Gatlin). 290 Brother Jukebox. Music/Lyrics: Paul Craft. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Black Sheep Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Everly (ABC 44003) 1977. Made Famous by: Mark Chesnutt (MCA 53965) 1991. Country Chart: #1 (2) 11/24/90 17 wks., Mark Chesnutt (MCA 53965). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. 291 Brown Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Starcher. Copyright Date: 1940 (creation date 1925). Publisher: Mystarama Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Billy Cox (Banner 33094) (Oriole 8349) 1933. Made Famous by: Buddy Starcher (On Radio) 1928; Billy Cox (On Record) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 66. 292 Brown’s Ferry Blues. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Rabon Delmore. Copyright Date: 1934, 1942, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5403) 1933. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5403) 1934. Country Chart: #2 Record, 1934 The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5403). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Answers and sequels: “Brown’s Ferry Blues Part 2,” ﬁrst recorded and made famous by The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird 87-666-1) 1935; “Brown’s Ferry Blues Part 3,” ﬁrst recorded and made famous by Delmore Brothers (Bluebird 032672-1) 1939; “New Brown’s Ferry Blues,” recorded by The Log Cabin Boys (Decca 5103-A) 1935; “Brown’s Ferry Boogie,” recorded by Zeke Clements (Bullet 153). Notes: Alton Delmore wrote “Brown’s Ferry Blues” especially for presentation at different ﬁddler’s contests throughout Limestone County, Alabama. 293 Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Oakley Haldeman/Jimmy Lee/Al Trace. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Al Trace (Regent 134) 1948; Ted Martin (Deluxe 1182) 1948. Made Famous by: Country, Foy Willing (Capitol 15290) rel. 1948; Pop, Evelyn Knight (Decca 24514) rel. 1948. Country Chart: #15 12/28/48 1 Wk., Foy Willing (Capitol 15290). Pop Chart: #16 11/6/48 2 wks., Barry Green (Rainbow 10090); #9 11/17/48 15 wks., Evelyn Knight (Decca 24514). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Movies: Suzanna Pass (Republic) 1949, directed by William Witney, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Estelita Rodriguez; The Blazing Sun (Columbia) 1950, directed by John English, starring Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Lynne Roberts, and Anne Gwynne. Notes: Al Trace or Ted Martin had the ﬁrst release (they’re that close). At least six different versions were released in the ﬁrst month. Al Trace re-cut this song as Al Trace and His Flamethrowers (Damon 11215), released in January 1949. 294 Bubbles in My Beer. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan/Cindy Walker/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys with Tommy Duncan (MGM 10116) 1947. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (MGM 10116)

Buckaroo • 295–302 1948. Country Chart: #4 1/23/48 17 wks., Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys (MGM 10116); #68 1/2/71 5 wks., Ray Pennington (Monument 1231). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Notes: Listed by Columbia House as one of the most inﬂuential country music all-time smashes as recorded by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Author Notes: “The great Tommy Duncan called me one day and said, ‘Cindy, I’ve got a great song title for you.’ I hadn’t written a square song all day and was hungry for a good title. Tommy took a deep breath and said, ‘Watching the bubbles in my beer.’ I couldn’t have been more surprised if he had hit me in the face with a wet squirrel. I said, ‘You’re kidding,’ but I could tell by the silence on the other end of the line that he wasn’t kidding. So I said, ‘Tell me what you had in mind.’ he said, ‘Well, you see a lonely man sitting in a bar room not talking to anyone, just thinking of someone or something that happened in the past — just remembering and watching the bubbles in his beer.’ You can bet I didn’t wait for the water to get hot before I started to put that one on paper.”— Cindy Walker. 295 Buckaroo. Music/Lyrics: Bob Morris. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (Capitol 5517) 1965. Made Famous by: Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (Capitol 5517) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/30/65 16 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5517). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Notes: Instrumental. 296 Buddy Won’t You Roll Down the Line. Music/Lyrics: Uncle Dave Macon. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Wilmer Watts and Wilson (Paramount 3019) 1927 (as “Chain Gang Special”); Uncle Dave Macon (Brunswick 292) 1928 (as “Buddy Won’t You Roll on Down the Line”). Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Brunswick 292) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. History: This song is about the struggles of union labor in the 1880s. It refers to the Coal Creek Rebellion against convict labor in 1891 –1892. Uncle Dave Macon’s rewriting of the traditional song depicts convict labor in the coal mines of Grundy County, Tennessee. 297 Bugle Call Rag. Music/Lyrics: Eubie Blake/Carey Morgan. Copyright Date: 1916, renewed. Publisher: E.B. Marks Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Victor Military Band (Victor 35533) 1916. Made Famous by: The Mills Brothers (Brunswick 6357) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #15 8/25/23 1 wk., Fran Westphal (Columbia 3872); #10 3/19/27 3 wks., Sophie Tucker with Ted Lewis and His Orchestra (Columbia 826); #14 10/15/27 2 wks., Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (Brunswick 3490); #2 8/20/32 5 wks., The Mills Brothers (Brunswick 6357); #5 9/15/34 6 wks., The Benny Goodman Orchestra (Columbia 2958); #13 12/12/36 3 wks., The Benny Goodman Orchestra (RCA Victor 25469) (New Version). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 298 Bully of the Town. Alternate Titles: “I’m Looking for the Bully of the Town”; “The Bully”; “I’m Looking for De Bully”; “May Irwin’s Bully Song”; “Looking for a Bully.” Copyright Date: 1895, 1896 (“Dat New Bully”). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Silas Leachman (Chicago Talking Machine Co. Cylinder 2) pre–1895; Earliest Country Recording Found: McFarland and Gardner (Vocalion 5026) 1924 as “Bully of the Town.” Made Famous by: Len Spencer (Columbia 2107) 1895 (as “Dat New Bully”); May Irwin (Victor 31642) 1907 (as “The Bully”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (5) 4/25/1895 5 wks., Len Spencer (Columbia 2107); #7 12/28/1907 1 wk., May Irwin (Victor 31642). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 39. Answers and se-

32 quels: “Dere’s a Bully Gone to Rest” by Dryden and Mitchell (1896); “De Bully’s Weddin’ Night” by Will C. Carlton and J.M. Cavanagh (1896). Notes: Recorded as recently as 1977 by Jerry Reed (RCA Victor APL 12346). May Irwin was known as the real Mother of Ragtime in America. History: This song was popularized when black ragtime singing was still known as “coon shouting.” Sisters May and Flo Irwin brought some of these songs to white music halls and in 1896 May introduced “I’m Looking for De Bully.” Charles Trevathan, a New York sports writer, “wrote out” the song that year and published it as “May Irwin’s Bully Song.” According to W.C. Handy, “Bully” was based on an old St. Louis roustabout song. Other sources trace its origin to Mama Lou, a St. Louis brothel singer in the late nineteenth century. Addendum sung in 1895 by May Irwin, who introduced it in a play called Widow Jones. Credit has been given to this song as being the ﬁrst ragtime song. It probably originated in St. Louis in Babe Connors’s review. The Bully see Bully of the Town. 299 Bummin’ Around. Music/Lyrics: Pete Graves. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Pete Graves (Four Star X-46) 1952. Made Famous by: T. Texas Tyler (Decca 28579) 1953. Country Chart: #5 3/7/53 7 wks., Jimmy Dean (Four Star 1613); #5 4/18/53 15 wks., T. Texas Tyler (Decca 28579). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. Answers: “I’m Tired of Bummin’ Around,” recorded by Hank Locklin (Four Star 1641) 1953.Written by Pete Graves and W.S. Stevenson. Author Notes: “I used to rodeo in and around White Salmon, Washington, and had written a few rodeo songs prior to this. I lifted part of the lyrics from one of my rodeo songs, added a new tune, and came up with this song in 1946. By this time I had a dance band, and the new tune was more danceable. I’m a logger now, and I guess ‘bummin’ around’ kinda ﬁts my life.”— Pete Graves. Burglar Man see The Old Maid’s Last Hope. A Burglar Song see The Old Maid’s Last Hope. 300 Burma Shave. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed 1989. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (RCA 47-7958) 1961. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (RCA 47-7958 or 37-7958) 1961. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “It’s a rare subject. During the late ﬁfties and early sixties Burma Shave signs were very big in the South, everybody knew them, these little four-line poems they’d put out there. It used to be really entertaining to read these things on the road. You’d see one coming up and you’d read it all just to read the joke. A couple of the verses in this song actually are the same as the signs. The interstate highway beautiﬁcation laws did away with the Burma Shave advertising. I think the Burma Shave people wrote me a letter of thank you.”— Roger Miller. 301 Burnin’ Old Memories. Music/Lyrics: Larry Boone/Gene Nelson/Paul Nelson. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Believus or Not Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 874672) 1989. Made Famous by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 874672) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/19/89 21 wks., Kathy Mattea (Mercury 874672). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990; ASCAP Country Award 1990. 302 Burning Bridges. Music/Lyrics: Walter Scott. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Sage and Sand Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Jack Scott (Top Rank 2041) 1960. Made Famous by: Country, Glen Campbell (Capitol 5773) 1966; Pop, Jack Scott (Top Rank 2041) 1960. Country Chart: #18 12/10/66 13

33 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 5773); #79 7/4/81 4 wks., Bill Nash (Liberty 1410). Pop Chart: #3 4/18/60 17 wks., Jack Scott (pseudonym of Jack Scafone, Jr.) (Top Rank 2041). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 61. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1960. 303 Burning Memories. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis/Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 42971) 1964. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 42971) 1964. Country Chart: #2 (4) 3/14/64 27 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 42971); #9 4/23/77 8 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 40710). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964, 1978. Burning the Midnight Oil see The Midnight Oil. 304 Burns Like a Rocket. Music/Lyrics: Gary Burr. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Garwin Music, Inc./Blue Moon Music/Famous Music Corporation. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Billy Joe Royal (Southern Tracks Records ST-1037) 1985. Made Famous by: Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic/America 99599) 1985. Country Chart: #10 10/26/85 22 wks., Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic/America 99599). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. Author Notes: This record was just entering the top ten with a bullet and was going to be shipped into the pop market when the space shuttle Challenger exploded upon takeoff in Florida. Seven astronauts lost their lives, and of course this song was pulled from every radio station’s play list.—(Paraphrase of Billy Joe Royal, WSM interview). 305 Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow Tree. Alternate Titles: “Bury Me ’Neath the Willow”; “Go Bury Me”; “Neath the Weeping Willow”; “The Weeping Willow Tree”; “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown (Original Version)/A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1928, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Earliest Country Recordings Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40187) 1923 (as “The Weeping Willow Tree”); The Lookout Mountain Singers (Paramount 3143) 1928 (as “Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow Tree”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 21074) 1928 (as “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow”). Country Chart: #5 Record of 1928, The Carter Family (Victor 21074). Pop Chart: #10 4/28/28 4 wks., The Carter Family (Victor 21074). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: None. Answers: “Reply to the Weeping Willow,” recorded by Lester McFarland and Robert Gardner (Brunswick, not issued) 1929; “Answer to the Weeping Willow,” recorded by The Carter Family (Decca 5254, Montgomery Ward 8004) 1936. Sequel: “We Buried Her ’Neath the Willow,” recorded by Sally Foster (Decca 5229) 1936. Also recorded by the Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 8017) 1939. History: The origin of this song probably dates back to the seventeenth century from the poem “The Willow Tree” in Percy’s Reliques of Ancient Poetry. This is the Carter Family’s ﬁrst recording. Bury Me ’Neath the Willow see Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow Tree. Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie see The Dying Cowboy. Bury Me Not see The Dying Cowboy. 306 Bury Me Out on the Prairie. Alternate Title: “I’ve Got No Use for the Women.” Music/Lyrics: Prescott Brown/Dean Fitzer/Travis Hale. Copyright Date: 1927. Publisher: Villa Moret Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Country Recording Found: Travis B. Hale and E.J. Derry Jr. (Victor 20796) 1927. Made Famous by: Carson Robison. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow see Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow Tree.

303–310 • By 307 Busted. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1962, 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 42665) 1963. Made Famous by: Country, Johnny Cash (Columbia 42665) 1963, John Conlee (MCA 52008) 1982; Pop, Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10481) 1963. Country Chart: #13 4/6/63 3 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42665); #6 2/20/82 18 wks., John Conlee (MCA 52008). Pop Chart: #4 9/14/63 12 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10481). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 38. Awards: Grammy, Best Rhythm and Blues Recording 1963 (Ray Charles, ABC/paramount 10481); BMI Country Award 1983; BMI Pop Award 1963; BMI R&B Award 1963. Answers: “Busted #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4482) 1967, written by Harlan Howard and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “When I ﬁrst wrote ‘Busted,’ it was about coal miners, but it wound up being about a cotton farmer. I took the coal mining song to Johnny Cash. He liked it, except he said, ‘Would you mind if we switched the story around to cotton farmers, because I’ve picked cotton, but I’ve never been a coal miner and I’d feel more comfortable doing it about cotton farmers.’ Burl Ives was the only person to record the original coal mining version. In my heart when I sing it, I sing the original version, because I have great sympathy for coal miners. I was born in Kentucky and all my ancestors that I’m aware of are from Kentucky. I have a feeling for coal miners more than I do for cotton farmers.”— Harlan Howard. 308 But You Know I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Mike Settle. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Devon Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise 0799) 1969. Made Famous by: Country, Bill Anderson (Decca 32514) 1969; Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 12200) 1981; Pop, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise 0799) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (3) 7/26/69 13 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32514); #1 (1) 4/18/81 13 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 12200). Pop Chart: #19 1/18/69 11 wks., Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (Reprise 0799). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Mike Settle); BMI Million Airs Award (2); BMI Country Award 1970, 1982; BMI Pop Award 1969. 309 The Butcher Boy. Alternate Titles: “I Died for Love”; “The Fatal Courtship.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40223) 1924. Made Famous by: Buell Kazee (Brunswick 213) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Notes: Also recorded as “The Fatal Courtship” by Ephriam Woodie and His Henpecked Husbands (Columbia 15564) 1930. 310 By the Time I Get to Phoenix. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Webb. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Charles Koppleman Music/Martin Bandier Music/Jonathan Three Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rivers (Imperial 54059) 1965. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2015) 1967. Country Chart: #2 (2) 10/28/ 67 15 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2015); #40 10/30/71 2 wks., Glen Campbell and Anne Murray (Capitol 3200). Pop Chart: #26 10/28/67 11 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2015); #37 8/30/69 8 wks., Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9003). AC Action: #38 6/8/68 3 wks., Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor 9542); #12 11/11/67 9 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2015); #32 1/13/68 5 wks., Floyd Cramer (RCA 9396); #13 10/23/71 5 wks., Glen Campbell and Anne Murray (Capitol 3200). No. of Artists: 25. Awards: Grammys, Best Vocal Performance, Male 1967 (Glen Campbell, Capitol 2015), Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male 1967 (Glen Campbell, Capitol 2015); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 ( Jim Webb); BMI Million Airs Award (4): BMI Country Award 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979; BMI Pop Award 1968, 1969. Answers: female version, “By the Time You Get

Bye-Bye • 311–321 to Phoenix,” recorded by Wanda Jackson (Capitol 2085) 1967; “By the Time I Get to Phoenix #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13914) 1968, written by Jim Webb and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “When I started the ﬁrst verse and I wrote ‘By the time I get to Phoenix, she’ll be rising,’ I was already committed to telling a story with a beginning, middle and end.”— Jimmy Webb. 311 Bye-Bye Love. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1315) 1957. Made Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1315) 1957. Country Chart: #1 5/15/57 26 wks., Everly Brothers (Cadence 1315); #8 5/29/57 15 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 30321). Pop Chart: #2 5/27/57 27 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1315). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 41. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957; BMI Pop Award 1957; BMI R&B Award 1957; BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller (Everly Brothers, Cadence 1315). Movies: All That Jazz (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1979, directed by Bob Fosse, starring Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, and Ben Vereen. This song was used in the dream sequence that lasted over 10 minutes. Notes: Record World Who’s Who 1972 listed this song as a million seller. Cabin in the Hills see Cabin on the Hill. 312 Cabin on the Hill. Alternate Title: “Cabin in the Hills.” Music/Lyrics: Bolivar Lee Shook. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Sage and Sand Music (adm. by Horipro Music). Licensed by: SESAC. Earliest Recording Found: Mullins Family with Cline (Rich-R-Tone 444) 1949. Made Famous by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia 41389) 1959. Country Chart: #9 6/7/59 30 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 41389). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. History: “In 1914, at the age of 18, Bolivar Lee Shook was stealing a ride on a freight train near his home in Prentiss County, Mississippi, and was thrown from the train. He injured his leg and remained a cripple for life. His disability kept him from manual labor, and he turned to music for a livelihood. He taught piano and singing and tuned pianos until his death in 1964. He spent his childhood in a frame cabin on a hill located about six miles south of Booneville, Mississippi, overlooking a wide valley to the east and a wide valley to the west. In the west stands a low range of mountains. Knowing the setting of his childhood home, it is not difﬁcult to determine the inspiration for this song. His songs were not ﬁctional, but are a reﬂection of his life and experiences.”— Donald Franks, attorney, Booneville, Mississippi. 313 The Cacklin’ Hen. Alternate Title: “The Cacklin’ Rooster.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1905. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4890) 1923 (as “Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster Is Going to Crow”). Made Famous by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4890) 1924; Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15303D) 1928 (as “Hen Cackle”); Chubby Wise and The Rainbow Ranch Boys (Starday SLP-154) 1961 (as “Cacklin’ Hen”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. The Cacklin’ Rooster see The Cacklin’ Hen. 314 Cajun Baby. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams/Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14047) 1969. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14047) 1969. Country Chart: #3 5/3/69 14 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14047). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Movies: Living Proof (NBC-TV) 1983, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Richard Thomas and Lenore May. 315 Cajun Moon. Music/Lyrics: Jim Rushing. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by:

34 ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05748) 1986. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05748) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/11/86 20 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05748). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1987. 316 The Cajun Stripper. Music/Lyrics: Doug Kershaw/Rusty Kershaw. Copyright Date: 1963 (Instrumental), 1968 (words added). Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rusty and Doug (RCA Victor 8266) 1968. Made Famous by: Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 9434) 1968. Country Chart: #23 2/10/68 11 wks., Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 9434). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 317 Call Me Mister In-Between. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Burl Ives (Decca 31405) 1962. Made Famous by: Burl Ives (Decca 31405) 1962. Country Chart: #3 8/11/62 11 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 31405). Pop Chart: #19 8/11/62 9 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 31405). AC Action: #6 7/28/62 8 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 31405). No. of Artists: Six. 318 Call of the Canyon. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hill. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: The King Sisters (Bluebird 10834) 1940; Kay Kyser (Columbia 35672) 1940. Made Famous by: Country, Gene Autry (Conqueror 9544) 1940; Pop, Glen Miller (Bluebird 10845) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #14 8/31/40 3 wks., Tommy Dorsey (RCA Victor 26678); #10 9/28/40 10 wks., Glen Miller (Bluebird 10845). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Movies: Call of the Canyon (Harry Grey Company) 1942, directed by Joseph Stanley, starring Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. 319 Can I Sleep in Your Arms. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeannie Seely (MCA 40074) 1973. Made Famous by: Jeannie Seely (MCA 40074) 1973. Country Chart: #6 7/7/73 18 wks., Jeannie Seely (MCA 40074). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. History: This is a rewrite of an older song, “Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister?” written to the tune of “Red River Valley.” 320 Can I Sleep in Your Barn Tonight Mister. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1896. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15038) 1925. Made Famous by: Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15038) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Parodies: “Can I Sleep in Your Arms Tonight,” recorded by Jeannie Seeley (MCA 385) 1974, lyrics by Hank Cochran, also written to the tune of “Red River Valley.” Answers: “Can’t Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister,” recorded by Marvin Williams (Okeh 45467) 1930. Williams was also known as “Sunshine Yodeler.” Can the Circle Be Unbroken see Will the Circle Be Unbroken. 321 Canadian Paciﬁc. Music/Lyrics: Ray Griff. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Blue Echo Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Hamilton IV (RCA 0171) 1969. Made Famous by: George Hamilton IV (RCA 0171) 1969. Country Chart: #25 6/21/69 13 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA 0171). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970; ASCAP Country Award 1971. Notes: Theme song for George Hamilton’s television show on CTV in Canada from 1971 to 1973. Used for a Canadian Railroad television and radio commercial in 1985. Used for a television and radio commercial for Canadian Paciﬁc Airlines.

35 322 Candy Kisses. Music/Lyrics: George Morgan. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: George Morgan (Columbia 20547) 1949. Made Famous by: George Morgan (Columbia 20547) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (3) 2/26/49 23 wks., George Morgan (Columbia 20547); #5 2/19/49 13 wks., Cowboy Copas (King 77); #9 3/12/49 3 wks., Eddie Kirk (Capitol 15391); #4 3/19/49 12 wks., Elton Britt (RCA Victor 0006); #4 3/26/49 15 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46151); #12 5/21/49 1 wk., Bud Hobbs (MGM 10366). Pop Chart: #20 4/23/49 2 wks., Eddy Howard (Mercury 5272). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949; BMI Pop Award 1949. Movies: Down Dakota Way (Republic) 1949, directed by William Whitney, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady, Foy Willing, and Riders of the Purple Sage. Author Notes: “This song was written over a busted-up romance I had many years ago and was addressed to the girl I was going with. I was driving to work one day to a radio program that I was doing in Wooster, Ohio. I was thinking about her and the thought crossed my mind that I didn’t mean as much to her as the candy kisses that my mother used to bring home on Saturday when she went grocery shopping— not the Hershey candy kisses—those candy kisses wrapped in paper with peanut butter in them. I wrote it in my head in ten minutes and sang it when I got to the station that morning. It is my theme song and also my most requested song.”— George Morgan. 323 Can’t Even Get the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Rick Carnes/Tom Damphier. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: King Coal Music, Inc./Warner Refuge Music/Minasa Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (Mercury 76180) 1982. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (Mercury 76180) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/2/82 22 wks., Reba McEntire (Mercury 76180). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 324 Can’t Keep a Good Man Down. Music/Lyrics: Bob Corbin. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Sabal Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 14165) 1985. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 14165) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/24/85 22 wks., Alabama (RCA 14165) 1985. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 325 Can’t Keep My Hands Off of You. Alternate Title: “I Can’t Keep My Hands Off of You.” Music/Lyrics: Bobby Borchers/Wayne Kemp/Mack Vickery. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cal Smith (MCA 344) 1973. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA-APLI-0734) 1974. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Author Notes: “I was dating Diane Sherrill at the time, and Bobby was working the Westerners, and this was like 3 o’clock in the morning.... He came in with a guitar, and I said, ‘Bobby, man does not live by song alone.’ I was fooling around with Diane trying to wake her up, I guess, and she said, ‘Quit,’ and I said, ‘I can’t keep my hands off you,’ and Bobby said, ‘That’s it, we’ll write that.’ He hit a couple of lines, and I got up and said, ‘That is it.’ And Diane ﬁxed us some eggs, and we ﬁnished writing the song.”— Mack Vickery. 326 Can’t Stop My Heart from Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Kieran Kane/Jamie O’Hara. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Kieran Kane Music/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The O’Kanes (CBS Records B6C/B6T 40459) 1986. Made Famous by: The O’Kanes (Columbia 06606) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/7/87 22 wks., The O’Kanes (Columbia 06606). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 327 Can’t You See. Music/Lyrics: Toy Caldwell. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: M.T. Industries, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First

322–331 • Carolyn Recorded by: The Marshall Tucker Band (Capricorn 0021) 1973. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10721) 1976. Country Chart: #4 7/31/76 14 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 10721). Pop Chart: #97 10/9/76 1 wk., Waylon Jennings (RCA 10721). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Notes: Author Tony Caldwell played lead guitar with the Marshall Tucker Band. Author Notes: “My wife, Abbie, and I had been married for about a year and had just bought a house. The furniture hadn’t been delivered yet and I was sitting there on the ﬂoor. I happened to have my guitar with me and I just started singing, ‘Can’t you see what that woman’s been doin’ to me.’ It just started coming out.”— Toy Caldwell. 328 Careless Darlin’. Music/Lyrics: Bob Shelton/Ernest Tubb/Lou Wayne. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6110) 1944. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6110) 1945. Country Chart: #3 7/26/45 8 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 6110). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 329 Careless Love. Alternate Titles: “Loveless Love”; “Kelly’s Love”; “I Fell in Love with a Married Man”; “I’ve Lost My Love”; “Reckless Love”; “Take Me Back to Tennessee”; “Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be”; “Careless Love Blues.” Music/Lyrics: W.C. Handy/ Martha Koenig/William Spencer. Copyright Date: 1921. Publisher: Handy Brothers Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Noble Sissle (10605 Regal 946) 1921. Earliest Country Recording Found: Lester McFarland and Robert Gardner (Vocalion 5125) 1926. Made Famous by: Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies (Bluebird B-5715) 1934 (as “Loveless Love”). Country Chart: #30 12/19/60 1 wk., Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71704). Pop Chart: #5 10/31/25 Bessie Smith (Columbia 14083) as “Careless Love Blues”; #60 7/28/62 4 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10345). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 146 found. Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang, Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country acts. History: W.C. Handy remembered hearing this traditional melody in Bessemer, Alabama, around 1892. It was ﬁrst copyrighted in 1921 as “Loveless Love,” but became better known as “Careless Love” when it was recorded in 1925 by the Original Tuxedo Jazz Orchestra (Okeh 8198) with different lyrics. It remains to this day a great favorite of jazz, blues, Dixieland and country performers. Though W.C. Handy’s wife, Katherine, recorded it in 1922 (Paramount 12011), he himself did not record it until 1938 for the Library of Congress (1620-B-3). Careless Love Blues see Careless Love. 330 Caribbean. Music/Lyrics: Mitchell Torok. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mitchell Torok (Abbott 140) 1953. Made Famous by: Mitchell Torok (Abbott 140) 1953. Country Chart: #4 8/15/53 24 wks., Mitchell Torok (Abbott 140); #67 5/19/73 4 wks., Buddy Allen (Capitol 3598); #18 7/22/78 12 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10764). Pop Chart: #27 8/31/59 14 wks., Mitchell Torok (Guyden 2018). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. 331 Carolyn. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Sony-Tree Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222) 1971. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (3) 12/4/71 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222). Pop Chart: #58 12/4/71 7 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222). AC Action: #35 1/1/72 3 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3222). No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. Notes: The publisher was

Carroll • 332–339 ascertained by BMI. Author Notes: “Prior to writing ‘Carolyn,’ I had a sneaking feeling that something was wrong at home. I didn’t know what it was, I wasn’t even sure, but I thought, ‘I’m a songwriter, I’ll just let my imagination kick in.’ I was trying to speak to my wife — not through the front door, not through the back door, but through the side door, sideways — saying that there’s a certain fellow down here who didn’t come home from work. He went away and found some other woman in a town ‘bright in the nighttime like the day.’ So, this is not just a writer’s song. I’m actually trying to speak to her and tell her that if she didn’t warm up.... I’m exposed to other women on the road, and she stopped asking me if I was true to her (which I was), as if she didn’t care anymore. So, with these three of four things together, it didn’t smell right, and I wrote the song ‘Carolyn.’ I thought of it as a real life situation, which it turned out to be. Sure enough, she was involved with another man.”— Tommy Collins. 332 Carroll County Accident. Music/Lyrics: Bob Ferguson. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Warden Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 9651) 1968. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 9651) 1968. Country Chart: #2 (4) 11/9/68 20 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 9651). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: CMA Song of the Year 1969; BMI Country Award, 1969; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Bob Ferguson). Parodies: “Carroll Country Accident #2” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14065) 1969, written by Bob Ferguson and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “I was driving through Tennessee on my way to Mississippi when I passed an interstate sign that said ‘Carroll County,’ and I said to myself, ‘If I don’t slow down, I’ll be the Carroll County accident,’ and then I thought, ‘If that isn’t a song title, I’ve never heard one.’ As I drove through Mississippi I passed into another Carroll County and thought, ‘There’s an omen.’ By the time I completed the trip, the song was practically written. I’ve since learned that there are no fewer than thirteen counties by that name in the United States.”— Bob Ferguson. 333 Carroll County Blues. Music/Lyrics: W.T. Narmour/S.W. Smith (widely accepted as authors; there is no solid proof or copyright). Copyright Date: Early 1920s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: W.T. Narmour and S.W. Smith (Okeh 45317) 1929. Made Famous by: W.T. Narmour and S.W. Smith (Okeh 45317) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Answers: Sequels: “Carroll County Blues #2,” recorded by W.T. Narmour and S.W. Smith (Okeh 45377) 1929; “Carroll County Blues #3,” recorded by W.T. Narmour and S.W. Smith (Okeh 45459) 1930. Notes: Their recording was one of the best selling records of 1929, and one of the most inﬂuential and imitated recordings of the 1920s and 1930s. History: This tune is named after Narmour and Smith’s home county in Mississippi. 334 Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Don Hall Trio (Bluebird 5422) 1934. Made Famous by: James Melton (RCA Victor 25185) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Movies: Stars Over Broadway (Warner Bros.) 1935, directed by William Keighley, starring Pat O’Brien, Jane Froman, and James Melton. Author Notes: “This song was written because Carson disputed the old song ‘Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie.’ He could not conceive that a cowboy would want to be buried anywhere but on the prairie. James Melton was directly responsible for starting it off to be a big number. He sang it literally hundreds of times in his programs and concert tours.”— Catherine A. Robison, Carson Robison’s wife.

36 335 Carry Me Back to the Mountains. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1930. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bud Billings (pseudonym of Frank Luther) and Carson Robison (Victor 40322). Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Hickory 1627) 1972. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: Roy Acuff used this as a walk-off theme at the Grand Ole Opry in the ’60s and early ’70s. As he left the stage, Bashful Brother Oswald would play the song on his Dobro. Author Notes: “I think this was just a product of Carson’s imagination and had nothing to do with his background. His background was that of a boy raised in Chetopa, Kansas, son of the one-time champion ﬁddler and dance-caller of the Sunﬂower State. He was a railroader and a moving spirit in the colorful Oklahoma and Texas oil ﬁelds by turn. His major interest, however, continued to be that of his boyhood, singing and whistling the old time songs to his own guitar accompaniment, and his boyish attempts at songwriting. Carson later was known as the ‘Granddaddy of Hillbilly Music’ as it was inelegantly called in those days. He was the forerunner of them all.”—Catherine A. Robison, Carson Robison’s wife. 336 The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas. Alternate Title: “The Carter Family Visits Jimmie Rodgers.” Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family (Bluebird 6762) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family (Bluebird 6762) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. The Carter Family Visits Jimmie Rodgers see The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas. 337 Casey Jones. Music/Lyrics: T. Lawrence Seibert/Eddie Newton. Copyright Date: 1909, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Billy Murray and The American Quartet (Victor 16483) 1910. Earliest Country Recording Found: “Fiddlin” John Carson (Okeh 40038) 1923. Made Famous by: Billy Murray and the American Quartet (Victor 16483) 1910. Country Chart: #15 8/25/56 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 6601). Pop Chart: #1 (11) 6/18/1910 17 wks., Billy Murray and The American Quartet (Victor 16483); #3 7/2/1910 wks., Billy Murray (Edison Ambersol 450) (Edison 10499); #5 12/3/1910 2 wks., Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Columbia 907). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Billy Murray and The American Quartet, Victor 16483). Notes: There is a Casey Jones Museum in Jackson, Tennessee, and also a Casey Jones Monument in Cayce, Kentucky. Probably the most famous of all railroad songs and written by two railroad men, this song describes the events of April 30, 1900. A little after four A.M. the Illinois Central Cannonball Limited #638 out of Memphis plowed into a freight train near Vaughn, Mississippi. The engineer, John Luther “Casey” Jones, was killed in the wreck. When Jones’s body was removed from the overturned cab, the workmen found one hand on the whistle cord and the other on the airbrake lever. 338 Cash on the Barrelhead. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Louvin/Ira Louvin. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3532) 1957. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3532) 1957. Country Chart: #10 10/20/56 3 wks., Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3532); #72 3/25/78 7 wks., Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40875). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Catch Me If You Can see (Turn Out the Light and) Love Me Tonight. 339 Catﬁsh John. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill/Allen Reynolds. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed

37 by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob McDill ( JMI 4001) 1972. Made Famous by: Johnny Russell (RCA 0810) 1972. Country Chart: #12 11/11/72 15 wks., Johnny Russell (RCA 0810). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “This song is based on a story my dad used to tell about when he was ten years old. My dad is the little boy in the song. There was a Catﬁsh John who was about seventy at the time. He was a real rough character and used real bad language. He used to try and con my dad a lot, scared him, convinced him he could talk a catﬁsh onto the hook, he could talk to the ﬁsh under the water and make them bite the hook. My dad believed it all.”— Bob McDill. 340 Cathy’s Clown. Music/Lyrics: Don Everly. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5151) 1960. Made Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5151) 1960. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/13/89 19 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 53638). Pop Chart: #1 4/18/60 17 wks., The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5151). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (The Everly Brothers, Warner Bros. 5151); BMI Country Award 1990; BMI Robert J. Burton Award 1990 (Most Performed BMI Song); BMI Pop Award 1960. 341 Cattle Call. Music/Lyrics: Tex Owens. Copyright Date: 1934, 1943, renewed 1961, 1971. Publisher: Forster Music Publisher, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tex Owens (Decca 5015) 1934. Made Famous by: Tex Owens (Decca 5015) 1934; Eddy Arnold (RCA-Victor 6139) 1955. Country Chart: #5 Record of 1935, Tex Owens (Decca 5015); #11 1/5/55 2 wks., Slim Whitman (Imperial 8281); #1 (2) 6/25/55 26 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA-Victor 6139). Pop Chart: #42 7/16/55 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA-Victor 6139); #92 6/17/55 1 wk., Dinah Shore (RCA-Victor 6897). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Awards: ASCAP Country Classic Award 1991. Notes: This was the theme song of The Eddie Arnold Show. History: This song was restructured by Fred Rose, publisher and songwriter. He added a release in the middle of the song, words and music, but he never wanted credit for it. Author Notes: “My late husband was a real cowboy, he really rode the range, and at one time he worked for the King Ranch. This is the way I remember him telling how he wrote the song ‘Cattle Call’: ‘I was sitting in the ofﬁce building on the eleventh ﬂoor of the Pickwick Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, waiting to do a broadcast on KMBC. Snow began falling. Small ﬂakes at ﬁrst, then big ones, so big they blotted out my view of the buildings through the window. Now, I grew up on a ranch, and I used to do a lot of cattle feeding, and in winter I could never help feeling sorry for the dumb animals out in the wet and cold. Sitting there in the hotel, watching the snow, my sympathy went out to cattle everywhere, and I just wished I could call them all around me and break some corn over a wagon wheel and feed them. That’s when the words ‘Cattle Call’ came to my mind. I picked up my guitar, and in thirty minutes I had wrote the music and four verses to the song.”— Maude (Mrs. Tex) J. Owens, Tex Owens’ wife. 342 ’Cause I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Danny Dill/Webb Pierce. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29805) 1956. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29805) 1956. Country Chart: #3 3/10/56 13 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29805). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 343 Cedartown Georgia. Music/Lyrics: Charles Cobble/Sammi Smith/Mack Vickery. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 1003) 1971. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 1003)

340–347 • Chance 1971. Country Chart: #12 8/7/71 15 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 1003). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “Charlie Cobble and I were in a little motel in Huntsville, Alabama — the Diplomat Inn — and we had been playing the Carousel Club there. And Jimmy Peters was playing the club at the time, and Charlie Cobble was playing drums for his band. We were having a kind of party up in the motel, and we would write songs sometimes, and Charlie Cobble said to me, ‘Why don’t you write a song about Cedartown, Georgia,’ and I said, ‘I’ve only been through there a couple of times, and all I remember is they have an Arrow shirt factory there.’ He had this rhythm thing, like ‘Dr. Feelgood’ almost, and I just started making up the story about Cedartown Georgia — like the girl and the guy ... it’s kind of like an up-to-date ‘Frankie and Johnny’.... Later, a friend and I were headed towards Florida, and we went right through Cedartown, Georgia — it never happened again — we pulled up at this gas station, to get some gas, and the guy had one of those little bitty radios sitting in the window. And when we pulled up, ‘Cedartown Georgia’ was playing. So we went on through town, and I said, ‘I’m going to get the city limits sign,’ and I got out and started to look at it. I didn’t have a pair of pliers or anything, and the screws were rusty, and it looked like too much work to me. And I had seen a couple of police cars at this drive-in restaurant. I went back and I told them when I was walking up to them, they were talking about the song — Cedartown, Georgia, is not a very big place. I introduced myself and I told them, ‘Fellas, I was going to try to get your city limits sign out there, and I’d sure like to have one because I’m going to give it to Waylon.’ And they called the city commission or something and went down there and got me a brand new sign. I carried it around in my trunk for I don’t know how long — Waylon didn’t want to carry it around, I didn’t want to have it around. Finally, I put it in the Kountry Korner — Kathy used to own the Kountry Korner — and it hung there until she sold the place. She’s got it with her in California now.”— Mack Vickery. 344 Chained to a Memory. Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Guthrie (Capitol 309) 1946. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1948) 1946. Country Chart: #3 10/12/46 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1948). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. 345 Chains. Music/Lyrics: Hal Bynum/Bud Reneau. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Andite Invasion II/Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Silverline Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Patty Loveless (MCA 53764) 1990. Made Famous by: Patty Loveless (MCA 53764) 1990. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/6/90 26 wks., Patty Loveless (MCA 53764). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991; ASCAP Country Award 1991. 346 The Chair. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Blackwood Music, Inc./Larry Butler Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52667) 1985. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52667) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/21/85 22 wks., George Strait (MCA 52667). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Hank Cochran, Dean Dillon). 347 Chance of Lovin’ You. Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley/ Randy Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Blue Moon Music (ASCAP)/ Labor of Love Music (BMI). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13877) 1984. Made Famous

Change • 348–358 by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13877) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/8/84 22 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13877). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1985. 348 Change of Heart. Music/Lyrics: Naomi Judd. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Kentucky Sweetheart Music (adm. by Caseyem Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 8715) 1988. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 8715) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/22/88 20 wks., The Judds (RCA 8715). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 349 Changing Partners. Music/Lyrics: Larry Coleman/Joe Dorian. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Music Corporation of America. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Patti Page (Mercury 70260) 1953. Made Famous by: Country, Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 5537) 1954, Bill Monroe (Decca 29021) 1954; Pop, Patti Page (Mercury 70260) 1953. Country Chart: #4 1/2/54 10 wks., Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 5537). Pop Chart: #3 11/28/53 19 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 70260). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1954 (Patti Page, Mercury 70260); BMI Pop Award 1953. 350 Chant of the Wanderer. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2076) 1946. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2076) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Movies: Red River Valley (Republic) 1941, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Sally Payne, Gale Storm, and Sons of the Pioneers. 351 Chantilly Lace. Music/Lyrics: J.P. Richardson. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Big Bopper (“D” 1008) 1958. Made Famous by: Country, Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) 1972; Pop, The Big Bopper (Mercury 71343) 1958. Country Chart: #1 (3) 3/11/72 15 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273). Pop Chart: #6 8/4/58 25 wks., The Big Bopper (Mercury 71343); #43 3/4/72 10 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273). AC Action: #23 3/25/72 6 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273). No. of Artists: 55. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973; BMI Pop Award 1958. Author Notes: “J.P. Richardson, who did a radio show as ‘The Big Bopper’ in Beaumont, Texas, called Pappy Daily, his producer, and said, ‘I have a great song called ‘The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor,’ which were two songs that were hot at the time. He wanted to record them Sunday. Daily told him all right, but he had to have another song for the other side. J.P. said o.k. ... he wrote a song called ‘That’s What I Like’ while driving over that day. When Daily played the songs, most people liked the ‘Chantilly Lace’ (That’s What I Like) song best and the name was changed.”— Don Daily. 352 Charles Guiteau. Music/Lyrics: Charles Guiteau. Copyright Date: Circa 1887. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Kelly Harrell and The Virginia String Band (Victor 20797) 1927. Made Famous by: Kelly Harrell and the Virginia String Band (Victor 20797) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. History: Charles Guiteau shot and killed President James Garﬁeld on July 2, 1881. He was sent to prison, where he allegedly wrote this song and sang it to the visitors in his death cell. 353 Charlie’s Shoes. Music/Lyrics: Roy Baham. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Walker (Columbia 42287) 1962. Made Famous by: Billy Walker (Columbia 42287) 1962. Country Chart: #1 3/3/62

38 23 wks., Billy Walker (Columbia 42287). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Answers: “Answer to Charlie’s Shoes,” recorded by Jonie Mosby (Columbia 42449) 1962, written by Roy Baham and Lee Ross. 354 Chattanoggie Shoe Shine Boy. Music/Lyrics: Jack Stapp/Harry Stone. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 46205) 1950. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 46205) 1950. Country Chart: #1 1/13/50 20 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46205). Pop Chart: #1 (8) 1/21/50 16 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46205); #4 2/4/50 13 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 24863); #10 2/25/50 7 wks., Frank Sinatra (Columbia 38708); #17 2/25/50 3 wks., Bradford and Romano (RCA Victor 3208); #18 2/25/50 2 wks., Bill Darnel (Coral 60147); #8 3/11/50 6 wks., Phil Harris (RCA Victor 3692); #34 2/22/60 7 wks., Freddy Cannon (Swan 4050). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1950 (Red Foley, Decca 46205); BMI Country Award 1950; BMI Pop Award 1950. History: “Fred Rose wrote the song and gave it to Jack Stapp and Harry Stone. Neither one of those people were writers. Jack and Harry were heading up WSM Radio at the time. There was some litigation on it, but they still ended up with the song. It was just one of those things.”— Buddy Killen, president of Tree Music. 355 Cheated Too. Music/Lyrics: Wilma Lee Cooper. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1051) 1956. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1051) 1956. Country Chart: #14 9/29/56 14 wks., Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1051). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 356 Cherokee Maiden. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys with Tommy Duncan (Okeh 6568, Conqueror 9822) 1941. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys (Columbia 20149) 1947 (rerelease of 1941 recording); Merle Haggard (Capitol 4326) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/11/76 13 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4326). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Cindy Walker); BMI Country Award 1976, 1977. Author Notes: “Written for Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. In the late ’40s, the Maddox Brothers and Rose had a record out on Four Star titled ‘Navaho Maiden.’ Hearing it on the radio, I wondered why they had changed my title, and called the record company head and asked who they had listed as the writer on the record. The man said, ‘It hasn’t got a writer listed ... it’s an old P.D. tune.’ I said, ‘Well, I’ve got news for you ... you’re talking to the old P.D. that wrote it.’ Needless to say, Four Star had to quit making the record and destroy all labels with the title ‘Navajo Maiden’ and pay for all records sold to date. Of course, the publisher of ‘Cherokee Maiden’ attended to all the legal hassles and I enjoyed a laugh or two. But, that’s show biz and it happens sometimes in music.”— Cindy Walker. 357 Chet Atkins Make Me a Star. Music/Lyrics: Don Bowman. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Parody Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Bowman (RCA Victor 8384) 1964. Made Famous by: Don Bowman (RCA Victor 8384) 1964. Country Chart: #14 7/25/64 15 wks., Don Bowman (RCA Victor 8384). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 358 Chet’s Tune. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Some of Chet’s Friends (RCA 9229) 1967. Made Famous by: Some of Chet’s Friends (RCA 9229) 1967. Country Chart: #38

39 6/24/67 9 wks., Some of Chet’s Friends (RCA 9229). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1967. Author Notes: “Every country artist on the RCA label sang one line of this song which was recorded in secrecy and presented as a tribute to this great and beloved man of country music, Chet Atkins. As for me, it was the only way I could get Waylon Jennings to do one of my songs!”— Cy Coben. 359 Chewing Chewing Gum. Alternate Title: “She Was Always Chewing Gum.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1887 (First Printing). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14847) 1924 (as “She Was Always Chewing Gum”). Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14847) 1924. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. History: Probably adapted from a song titled “Fond of Chewing Gum,” popular in the 1890s. Note: This song was a staple in Uncle Dave Macon’s repertoire on The Grand Ole Opry. 360 Chicken Reel. Music/Lyrics: Joseph M. Daly (original music)/ Joseph Mittenthal (lyrics added in 1911)/Sam Marley (lyrics added in 1920). Copyright Date: 1911, 1920, 1948. Publisher: CBS-Feist Catalog/CBS Songs. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: American Standard Orchestra (Edison 10490) 1911. Made Famous by: Arthur Colins (Columbia 1044, Victor 16897) 1911. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #4 9/23/11 3 wks., Arthur Collins (Columbia 1044); #6 11/25/11 2 wks., Arthur Collins (Victor 16897). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. History: A ﬁddle tune still popular today with bluegrass ﬁddlers. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was a soft-shoe dancing favorite with vaudeville audiences. 361 Chime Bells. Music/Lyrics: Elton Britt/Bob Miller. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Elton Britt (Banner 33116) 1934. Made Famous by: Elton Britt (RCA Victor 20-3090) 1948. Country Chart: #6 10/30/48 6 wks., Elton Britt (RCA Victor 20-3090). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Notes: Elton Britt’s theme song. 362 China Doll. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Winnenton Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor 7655) 1960. Made Famous by: Country, George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 8001) 1962; Pop, The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor 7655) 1960. Country Chart: #22 6/16/62 2 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 8001). Pop Chart: #38 2/2/60 13 wks., The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor 7655). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Notes: Not to be confused with the same title recorded by Slim Whitman. Author Notes: “Written for Ernest Tubb, who never recorded the song because he objected to the lyrics, ‘tiny pale hands,’ which he wanted me to change to ‘little brown hands.’ I wouldn’t change the words and he wouldn’t change his mind ... so I offered it to a publisher in the pop ﬁeld and he got a recording on it by the Ames Brothers, who I thought did a beautiful job. I still believe if Ernest Tubb had recorded it, it would have been a million seller. Anyway, it is my favorite song written by me and my hard-headness never changed Ernest’s friendship for me or mine for him. I love you, Ernest.”— Cindy Walker. 363 Chinese Breakdown. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Dixie String Band (Paramount 33164) ca. 1925 (as “Atlanta Special”). First Recorded by: Scottdale String Band (Okeh 45103) 1927 (as “Chinese Breakdown”). Made Famous by: Scottdale String Band (Okeh 45103) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30 found.

359–367 • Church 364 The Chokin’ Kind. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1967, 1969, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 9259) 1967. Made Famous by: Country, Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 9259) 1967; Pop, Joe Simon (Sound Stage 2628) 1969. Country Chart: #8 8/19/67 17 wks., Waylon Jennings and The Waylors (RCA Victor 9259); #59 7/31/71 9 wks., Diana Trask (Dot 17384). Pop Chart: #13 3/29/69 11 wks., Joe Simon (Sound Stage 2628). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Awards: Grammy, Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male 1969 ( Joe Simon, Sound Stage 2628); RIAA Million Seller 1969 ( Joe Simon, Sound Stage 2628); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1967 (Harlan Howard). Parodies: “The Jokin’ Kind,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 4042) 1968, written by Harlan Howard with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes: “I don’t like parodies, so I haven’t had many. I would seldom allow them. I’ve had a few, usually on serious songs like ‘The Chokin’ Kind’—‘The Jokin’ Kind,’ they did it without my permission — Homer and Jethro, and I hated it. I’m not a funny man. I don’t like taking a hurt song and the last thing people remember is ‘The Jokin’ Kind.’.. bullshit! I don’t care if it makes ten dollars extra; I don’t care if it makes big money. I want my song done the way I wrote it!”—Harlan Howard. 365 Chubby, Please Take Your Love to Town. Music/Lyrics: Dick Miles/Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Geezinslaw Brothers (Capitol 2002) 1967. Made Famous by: The Geezinslaw Brothers (Capitol 2002) 1967. Country Chart: #48 10/21/67 8 wks., The Geezinslaw Brothers (Capitol 2002). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Note: This is a parody of “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town.” 366 Chug-a-Lug. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 1926) 1964. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 1926) 1964. Country Chart: #3 9/19/64 17 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1926). Pop Chart: #9 9/5/64 13 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1926). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1964; BMI Country Award 1965. Author Notes: “It just came to me one night, and I remember being up writing it. It’s an old saying that I had heard when I was a kid, I think the real thing was probably ‘chuck-a-luck,’ but I always heard it ‘chug-a-lug.’”— Roger Miller. 367 The Church in the Wildwood. Music/Lyrics: Dr. William S. Pitts. Copyright Date: 1857. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Jenkins Family (Okeh 40214) 1924. Made Famous by: The Weatherwax Brothers Male Quartet (in live performance 1910–1917); The Chuck Wagon Gang. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 62. History: This song was written before there actually was a “little brown church in the vale.” A chance stopover on a stagecoach trip from Wisconsin to Iowa introduced William Pitts to the picturesque site in Bradford, Iowa, and he was inspired to write a song in which he imagined it held a “little brown church.” Six years later, he was called back to the town to teach music at a local academy, and discovered to his surprise that in the interim, the First Congregational Church had been built on the very spot. It was even painted brown, some say for want of money to buy better paint. Though the original town of Bradford withered away when the railroads passed it by, the church still stands near Nashua, Iowa, and has become a major tourist attraction. The song was introduced to audiences across the nation by the Weatherwax Brothers, a quartet active on the Chautauqua Circuit from 1910 to 1917. Author Notes: “One day in June, 1857, I ﬁrst set foot in old Bradford, Iowa, coming from McGregor. The spot where the ‘Little Brown Church’ now stands was

Church • 368–374 a setting of rare beauty. There was no church there, but the spot was there waiting for it. When back in my home in Wisconsin, I wrote the song and put the manuscript away. In the winter of 1863–1864, I taught a singing class in old Bradford (about the same time as the new church was ﬁnished). My manuscript of the song I had brought with me from Wisconsin. It had never been sung before by anyone but myself. I sang it there.”— Dr. William S. Pitts. 368 The Church on Cumberland Road. Music/Lyrics: Bob DiPiero/Dennis Robbins/John Scott Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: American Made Music/Little Big Town Music/Old Wolf Music/Wee B Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dennis Robbins (MCA 53143) 1987. Made Famous by: Shenandoah (Columbia 68550) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/28/89 21 wks., Shenandoah (Columbia 68550). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990; ASCAP Country Award 1990. 369 Cigarettes, Whisky and Wild, Wild Women. Music/Lyrics: Tim Spencer. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Sons of the Pioneers (Victor 20-2199) 1947. Made Famous by: Red Ingle and The Natural Seven (Capitol 15045) 1948. Country Chart: #5 7/4/47 1 wk., The Sons of the Pioneers (Victor 20-2199). Pop Chart: #15 3/27/48 4 wks., Red Ingle and the Natural Seven (Capitol 15045). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Author Notes: “My dad wrote this song in 1947. He was with a combined rodeo-circus called the Roy Rogers Circus at the time. My mom and dad were together in a hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, and in the course of their discussions, she had been talking to him about his life at that time. My mom, being a very devout Christian woman and a church-goer, did not feel that he was leading the type of life she wanted him to. So he wrote the song originally as a moralizing story, not as a funny song. When Red Nichols and His Five Pennies ﬁrst recorded it, they did a funny version. They jazzed it up quite a bit, got kind of corny on it, and made it almost a humorous song. It was usually recorded with only two verses, and the second verse, the real moralizing one, was left out and never became popular.”— Hal Spencer (Tim Spencer’s son). 370 Cimarron (Roll On). Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bond. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Jimmy Wakely Trio (Decca 5877) 1940. Made Famous by: The Jimmy Wakely Trio (Decca 5877) 1940; Johnny Bond (Columbia 20502) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 81. Movies: Twilight on the Trail (Paramount) 1941, directed by Howard Bretherton, starring William Boyd, Brad King, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio ( Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrel); Heart of the Rio Grande (Republic) 1942, directed by William Morgan, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio. Notes: This was the theme for 101 Ranch Boys on the NBC and ABC television and MBS radio networks from 1934 to 1956. This was a 15-minute country music program originally featuring Curley Bradley, Jack Ross, and Shorty Carson. Andy Reynolds was featured in 1955–1956. Author Notes: “In 1938, the Jimmy Wakely Trio, of which I was a member, was broadcasting ‘live’ on Radio Station WKY, Oklahoma City. As was our custom, we always opened our shows with a fast, rollicking, upbeat type of western song, since it was mostly western material that we featured. As time passed, we soon tired of much of the limited selections at our disposal, and the opinion was expressed that we sorely needed a new ‘opener.’ I had recently viewed the re-release of the movie Cimarron, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, in which I noted the absence of a featured number using the popular title. We were well familiar with the Cimarron River, which runs through the northern parts of Oklahoma, having crossed it

40 many times in our travels. There was a county by that same name as well as several towns throughout the area. With all this in mind, I sat myself down, guitar in hand, with the express purpose of turning out a song which we could use on our shows. In the days of live radio, ‘Cimarron’ was used by many acts as their opening and closing theme.”— Johnny Bond. 371 Cincinnati Dancing Pig. Music/Lyrics: Al Lewis/Guy Wood. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vic Damone (Mercury 5477) 1950. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 46261) 1950. Country Chart: #2 9/1/50 12 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46261). Pop Chart: #7 9/2/50 9 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46261); #11 9/16/50 3 wks., Vic Damone (Mercury 5477). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 372 Cincinnati Lou. Music/Lyrics: Shug Fisher/Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./ Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Travis (Capitol 258) 1946. Made Famous by: Merle Travis (Capitol 258) 1946. Country Chart: #2 (4) 5/30/46 12 wks., Merle Travis (Capitol 258). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1946. 373 Cincinnati Ohio. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Connie Smith (RCA 9214) 1967. Made Famous by: Connie Smith (RCA 9214) 1967. Country Chart: #4 6/24/67 15 wks., Connie Smith (RCA 9214). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “I wrote the whole lyrics to this song walking up and down the sidewalk in front of the Cincinnati airport, laying over between planes. As I was walking up and down the sidewalk, I was humming ‘Cincinnati, O-hi-o’ and thinking about a wonderful friend in Cincinnati named Connie Hall, who worked with Jimmie Skinner a lot around Cincinnati. I used to stay with her and her husband when I’d travel up that way. I was writing about her in the song. I also remembered how you used to come into Cincinnati before they built the interstates. When you’d come into Cincinnati from Louisville which would be north out of Nashville on the old Kentucky Highway 42, you’d round a curve up a hill and the whole city would be, like I said in the song, ‘Shinin’ like a jewel in the valley below.’ It was the most picturesque view. When they built the interstate, they ruined that gorgeous view.”— Bill Anderson. Cindy see Get Along Home, Cindy. 374 City Lights. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: TNT Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (TNT 9015) 1958. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 41191) 1958. Country Chart: #1 (13) 7/14/58 34 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41191); #53 4/10/71 6 wks., Johnny Bush (Stop 392); #1 12/7/74 12 wks., Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6015); #67 11/4/89 4 wks., Mel Tillis (Radio 001). Pop Chart: #23 2/18/89 11 wks., Livingston Taylor and James Taylor (Critique 99255). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958, 1975. Author Notes: “‘City Lights’ was the ﬁrst song I ever wrote that was a commercial success. I was living in a little three-story hotel in the town of Commerce, Georgia, at the time. I was only 19 years old, and I was going to school at the University of Georgia, working part-time as a disc jockey in Commerce. I went out on top of the hotel one night, and I was looking down at the lights of the town. It was a very clear night, and as I looked up at the stars, I started with the second verse, ‘The world was dark and God made stars to brighten up the night; did the God who put those stars above make those city lights?’ I wrote it as a question. Ray Price

41 changed it later, but I was asking could that same God who made the stars that were so beautiful and clean make the lights of the town which sometimes tended to be kind of dirty?”— Bill Anderson. 375 City of New Orleans. Music/Lyrics: Steve Goodman. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Turnpike Tom Music c/o Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Steve Goodman (Buddah 270) 1971. Made Famous by: Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103) 1972; Willie Nelson (Columbia 04568) 1984. Country Chart: #44 9/29/73 12 wks., Sammi Smith (Mega 0118); #1 (1) 8/18/84 12 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 04568). Pop Chart: #18 7/29/72 16 wks., Arlo Guthrie (Reprise 1103). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Song 1984 (Steve Goodman); ASCAP Country Award 1974, 1984; ASCAP Pop Award 1985; ASCAP Most Performed Country Standards Award (3rd Award) 1986; ASCAP Award of Merit 1974; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Steve Goodman). Author Notes: “I got married in February of 1970, and that spring, my wife, Nancy, and I went downstate to Mattoon, Illinois, to see her grandmother who was ninety-something years old so she could say, ‘Oh, that’s who you married.’ We were riding the City of New Orleans on the Illinois Central line. When I had been a student at the University of Illinois, I had ridden it once all the way to New Orleans. Nancy fell asleep, and I was just looking out the window, writing down everything I saw — junkyards, little towns that didn’t even have a sign to say what they were. Just out of Chicago, there was a bunch of old men standing around tin cans, warming themselves and waving, and it was a cold morning in April. It was better journalism than it was songwriting at the time. When I got back to Chicago, I showed it to a friend of mine, and he told me they were going to take the train off the line in six months if the passenger trafﬁc didn’t improve—that had been in the newspapers. He said, ‘You’ve got the future of the train and what you saw out the window, now you should describe what happened on the train.’ So I sat down and wrote the second verse about the card game and paper bag. That part about ‘Memphis, Tennessee’ is strictly from memory, but I ﬁgured I couldn’t write a song about a train that went 900 miles through the center of the country and stop the song in Mattoon because I was getting off.”— Steve Goodman. 376 Class of ’57. Music/Lyrics: Don Reid/Harold Reid. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Statler Brothers (Mercury 73315) 1972. Made Famous by: Statler Brothers (Mercury 73315) 1972. Country Chart: #6 8/19/72 15 wks., Statler Brothers (Mercury 73315). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Duo or Group 1972 (Statler Brothers, Mercury 73315); BMI Country Award 1973. 377 Claudette. Music/Lyrics: Roy Orbison. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1348) 1958. Made Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1348) 1958. Country Chart: #1 4/19/58 20 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1348). Pop Chart: #30 5/12/58 10 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1348). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. History: Roy Orbison originally recorded this song on either January 4 or January 10, 1958. His version was actually a demo and was not released until much later on an album. He pitched the song to the Everly Brothers backstage at a show he was doing with them. 378 Close All the Honky Tonks. Alternate Title: “Close Up the Honky Tonks.” Music/Lyrics: Red Simpson. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Walker (Epic 9727) 1964. Made Famous by: Charlie

375–383 • Coat Walker (Epic 9727) 1964. Country Chart: #17 11/28/64 16 wks., Charlie Walker (Epic 9727). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Movies: Tender Mercies (Universal) 1983, directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, and Ellen Barkin. Notes: Although Simpson is the ofﬁcial author, the money from Tree Publishing goes to Buck Owens. 379 Close Enough to Perfect. Music/Lyrics: Carl Chambers. Copyright Date: 1981, 1982. Publisher: Maypop and Chip Peay Music (adm. by Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 13294) 1982. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13294) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/28/82 17 wks., Alabama (RCA 13294). Pop Chart: #65 9/4/82 12 wks., Alabama (RCA 13294). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Carl Chambers); BMI Country Award 1983. Notes: The publisher was ascertained by BMI. Close Up the Honky Tonks see Close All the Honky Tonks. 380 The Closer You Get. Music/Lyrics: Mark Gray/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./CareersBMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Warner/Curb BSK 3437) 1980. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13524) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/14/83 17 wks., Alabama (RCA 13524). Pop Chart: #38 5/7/83 11 wks., Alabama (RCA 13524). AC Action: #9 5/14/83 16 wks., Alabama (RCA 13524). No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; Grammy, Best Country Performance, Duo or Group with Vocal 1983 (Alabama, RCA 13524). Author Notes: “J.P. Pennington brought the idea to me. He just walked in and said, ‘Man, let’s write a song called ‘The Closer You Get.’ I said, ‘Okay,’ and we sat down and wrote it around the title. That’s the way J.P. and I wrote everything when we wrote together. We just had a title and went for it.”— Mark Gray. 381 The Clown. Music/Lyrics: Brenda Barnett/Wayne Carson/ Charles Chalmers/Sandra Rhodes. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Warner-Tamberlane Publishing Corp./Mammoth Spring Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Conway Twitty (Elektra 47302) 1982. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Elektra 47302) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/30/82 17 wks., Conway Twitty (Elektra 47302). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 382 Coal Miner’s Daughter. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32749) 1969. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32749) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/31/70 15 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32749). Pop Chart: #83 12/5/70 4 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32749). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 55. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970, 1971 (Loretta Lynn); BMI Country Award 1971. Movies: Coal Miner’s Daughter (Universal) 1980, directed by Michael Apted, starring Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, and Levon Helm, based on the autobiography of Loretta Lynn. Notes: Inspired the title of the book Loretta Lynn: Coal Miner’s Daughter, an autobiography by Loretta Lynn with George Vecsey (Warner Books, 1976). Author Notes: “This is the true story of my early life in Butcher Holler, Kentucky. My daddy did work in the coal mines and my mama did wash on the scrub board. The old house is still standing, and I go back to see it every now and then.”— Loretta Lynn. 383 Coat of Many Colors. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA LSP-4603) 1971. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 0538) 1971. Country Chart: #4 10/30/71 16 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 0538). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.

Coca • 384 –391 of Artists: 17. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 (Dolly Parton). Author Notes: “This is a true story, and means more to me than any other song I’ve ever recorded. There were twelve children in our family, and we were real poor. We had food to eat, because we raised it, but as far as money to buy clothes, all we had was what mama made. I was about eight years old, and it was my ﬁrst year in a big public school. Before that, I went to school over ‘in the holler’ where we lived in the foothills of Webb Mountain. The original reason mama made the coat was because I didn’t have one and to have something to have my picture taken in. Somebody had sent her a box of scraps to make quilts out of, and she took them and made me a little coat out of it. This was the ﬁrst time I was ever going to have my picture taken. That’s why it hurt me so bad when the kids laughed, because I was so proud of it. I especially like the bright colors, and I thought I was the prettiest thing in school.”— Dolly Parton. 384 Coca Cola Cowboy. Music/Lyrics: Sam Atchley/Irving Dain/ Steve Dorff/James Pinkard. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Break Every Rule Music/Private Dancer Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MCA 41041) 1979. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MCA 41041) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/16/79 15 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 41041). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979; BMI Country Award 1980. 385 Cold, Cold Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10904) 1951. Made Famous by: Country, Hank Williams (MGM 10904) 1951; Pop, Tony Bennett (Columbia 39449) 1951; R&B: Dinah Washington (Mercury 5728) 1951. Country Chart: #2 3/9/51 46 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10904); #22 8/13/61 5 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 364); #84 4/7/79 3 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1141) Reissue. Pop Chart: #27 4/14/51 1 wk., Hank Williams (MGM 10904); #1 (6) 7/28/51 27 wks., Tony Bennett (Columbia 39449); #19 10/13/51 1 wk., Eileen Wilson (Decca 27761); #16 11/3/51 3 wks., The Fontane Sisters (RCA Victor 4274); #28 11/10/51 2 wks., Tony Fontane (Mercury 5693). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1951 (Hank Williams); RIAA Million Seller 1951 (Tony Bennett); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1951; BMI Pop Award 1951; BMI R&B Award 1951. Parodies: “Cold, Cold Heart No. 2,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 4377) 1951 and by Ben Colder (MGM 4807) 1967, written by Hank Williams with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “My Cold, Cold Heart Is Melted Now,” recorded by Kitty Wells (Decca 28797) 1953, written by Johnny Masters and Hank Williams. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid; The Blues Brothers (Universal) 1980, directed by John Landis, starring John Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Kathleen Freeman, and James Brown; Porky’s (Astral Bellevue Pathe) 1982, directed by Bob Clarke, starring Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, and Wyatt Knight; Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang, Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country acts. Author Notes: “I was in the hospital for some minor ailment. We had had an argument. He and the children had come to visit me and brought me the ﬁrst fur coat I ever owned. During the entire visit I spoke to the children, but I didn’t speak to Hank. On his way home he told our housekeeper, Audrey Ragland, ‘She’s got the coldest heart I’ve ever seen.’ That same night he wrote this song. Among the one hundred songs Hank Williams wrote, this was his favorite.”— Audrey Williams, wife of Hank Williams.

42 386 Cold Hard Facts of Life. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 47-9067) 1967. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 47-9067) 1967. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/28/67 19 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 47-9067). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1967 (Bill Anderson). Parodies: “More Cold Hard Facts,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA Victor LSP 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. College Hornpipe see Sailor’s Hornpipe. 387 Columbus Stockade Blues. Alternate Titles: “Georgia Stockade Blues”; “Leave Me Darlin’”; “I Don’t Mind.” Music/Lyrics: Tom Darby/Jimmie Davis/Eve Sargent. Copyright Date: circa World War I; 1943, renewed. Publisher: Unknown; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Darby and Tarlton (Columbia 15212) 1927. Made Famous by: Darby and Tarlton (Columbia 15212) 1928. Country Chart: #4 Record of 1928, Darby and Tarlton (Columbia 15212); #70 7/4/70 2 wks., Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass (RCA Victor 9847) instrumental. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 116 (92 recordings listed under DavisSargent copyright.). Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang, Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country acts. Author Notes: “I wrote the ‘Columbus Stockade Blues’ before I ever seen Mr. Tarleton — before he ever came to Columbus. I sung ‘Columbus Stockade Blues’ in World War I.”— Tom Darby. 388 Come a Little Bit Closer. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Boyce/Wes Farrell/Bobby Hart. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jay and the Americans (United Artists 759) 1964. Made Famous by: Country, Johnny Duncan with Janie Fricke (Columbia 10634) 1977; Pop, Jay and the Americans (United Artists 759) 1964. Country Chart: #4 10/29/77 16 wks., Johnny Duncan with Fanie Fricke (Columbia 10634). Pop Chart: #3 9/12/64 15 wks., Jay and The Americans (United Artists 759). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Citation of Achievement Award 1968; BMI Country Award 1978. Movies: Living Proof (NBC-TV) 1983, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Richard Thomas and Lenore May. Author Notes: “This was a fun song to write. I wrote it in an ofﬁce building at 1650 Broadway, New York, better known as ‘Music Row.’ It was my ﬁrst million-seller written in collaboration with Bobby Hart. Wes Farrell supplied the ﬁrst two lines, the title, lots of ideas and a lot of encouragement.”— Tommy Boyce. 389 Come from the Heart. Music/Lyrics: Susanna Clark/Richard Leigh. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./GSC Music/Lion Hearted Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (Capitol 48034-1) 1987. Made Famous by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 872766) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/15/89 20 wks., Kathy Mattea (Mercury 872766). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. Notes: Used in Reebok shoes advertising campaign from 1990 to 1991. 390 Come in Stranger. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 295) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 295) 1958. Country Chart: #1 5/17/58 24 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 295). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. 391 Come Live with Me. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Clark (Dot 17449)

43 1973. Made Famous by: Roy Clark (Dot 17449) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/17/73 16 wks., Roy Clark (Dot 17449). Pop Chart: #82 11/17/73 6 wks., Ray Charles (Crossover 973); #89 5/26/73 3 wks., Roy Clark (Dot 17449). AC Action: #20 10/27/73 12 wks., Ray Charles (Crossover 973). No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant); BMI Country Award 1974. 392 Come on Home and Sing the Blues to Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Ray Corbin. Copyright Date: 1968, 1972. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. (Under License of ATV Music Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Corbin (Monument 45-1082) 1968. Made Famous by: Bob Luman (Epic 10439) 1969. Country Chart: #24 2/29/69 12 wks., Bob Luman (Epic 10439). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 393 Come on In. Alternate Title: “Baby Take Your Coat Off.” Music/Lyrics: Michael Clark. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corporation/Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sheila Rhea (Warner Bros. 8586) 1978 (as “Baby Take Your Coat Off ”). Made Famous by: Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12434) 1978. Country Chart: #3 12/9/78 15 wks., Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12434). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 394 Come Walk with Me. Music/Lyrics: Burkett Graves. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) 1958. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) 1958. Country Chart: #4 12/21/58 26 wks., Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 395 Come with Me. Music/Lyrics: Chuck Howard. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Jeffrey’s Rainbow Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 11723) 1979. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 11723) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/22/79 13 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 11723). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 396 Common Man. Music/Lyrics: Sammy Johns. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Lowery Music/Captain Crystal/Legibus Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sammy Johns (Elektra Asylum 47189) 1981. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 52178) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/5/83 19 wks., John Conlee (MCA 52178); #50 9/19/81 7 wks., Sammy Johns (Elektra 47189). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 397 Company’s Comin’. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Mullins. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Budde Music (adm. by WarnerTamerlane Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 5848) 1954. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 5848) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Author Notes: “I was born and raised in a log house deep in the Ozark Hills of southwest Missouri. When we saw someone coming up the road, which was not often, we knew they had to be coming to our house. I remember as a small boy how excited we children were when we spotted company coming up this road. The idea came to me while I was driving a truck up a long hill years later. It reminded me of home. Many thrills of satisfaction have come to me when I would listen to some big name like Danny Kaye open his show with my song, but I think the greatest thrill of all came in a small Kansas town, where I was a stranger walking down a board sidewalk and almost got run over by a small boy on a tricycle singing to the top of his lungs: ‘Company’s comin,’ run over

392–401 • Corn and get the chicken; change your apron, run and get the chicken.’ Not exactly how I wrote the lyrics, but I knew it had to be my song.”— Johnny Mullins. 398 Conscience, I’m Guilty. Music/Lyrics: Jack Rhodes. Copyright Date: 1955 (unpublished), 1956 (published), renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 6578) 1956. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 6578) 1956. Country Chart: #8 7/25/56 22 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 6578); #14 8/20/61 6 wks., Rose Maddox (Capitol 4598). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. 399 The Convict and the Rose. Music/Lyrics: Betty Chapin/Robert King/Ballard MacDonald. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19770) 1925. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19770) 1926. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19770) 1926. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #9 1/2/26 2 wks., Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19770). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Author Notes: “This song was written ‘tongue-in-cheek’; my husband never expected it to be the hit it was. He was a sentimental man and wrote many sentimental songs like ‘The Trail of the Lonesome Pine’ and ‘Rose of Washington Square,’ but he was a little ashamed of this song because it was so ‘syrupy.’ He came home one day and said, ‘I put your name on a song,’ then he told me the title of it, and I remember dying laughing because I thought it was just a corny song, but that was before I read the lyrics for the ﬁrst time.”— Elizabeth Chapin MacDonald, wife of Ballard MacDonald. 400 Convoy. Music/Lyrics: Louis F. Davis/William Fries. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: American Gramaphone. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: C.W. McCall (MGM 14839) 1975. Made Famous by: C.W. McCall (MGM 14839) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (6) 11/29/75 15 wks., C.W. McCall (MGM 14839). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 12/13/75 16 wks., C.W. McCall (MGM 14839). AC Action: #19 12/20/75 8 wks., C.W. McCall (MGM 14839). No. of Artists: 43. Awards: SESAC Best Country Song Award 1976; SESAC Single of the Year 1976; SESAC International Award 1979. Movies: Convoy (United Artists) 1978, directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali McGraw, and Ernest Borgnine. 401 Cool Water. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Bob Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes (Okeh 5808) 1940; Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5939) 1941. Made Famous by: Country, Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 46027) 1941 (re-issue recording); Pop, Vaughn Monroe with Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2923) 1948. Country Chart: #4 3/8/47 1 wk., Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 46027); #7 9/4/48 11 wks., Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 46027). Pop Chart: #25 8/2/41 1 wk., Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5939); #9 7/24/48 14 wks., Vaughn Monroe with the Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2923). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 102. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; NARAS Hall of Fame 1986; BMI Pop Award 1948. Movies: Hands Across the Border (Republic) 1944, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Ruth Terry, The Wiere Brothers, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. Author Notes: “The actual story of ‘Cool Water’ was inspired by the Arizona desert after I came there from the backwoods of Canada. The impact of transition between the northern climate and the desert made me fall in love with the desert. I had made up my mind that I wanted to depict the picture of a mirage in a song, and ‘Cool Water’ was the outcome. The lyrics of ‘Cool Water’ are my feelings of the desert in words.”— Bob Nolan. A Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Pt. 7 see Hand Me Down My Walking Cane.

Corner • 402–411 402 The Corner of My Life. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (MCA 40070) 1973. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (MCA 40070) 1973. Country Chart: #2 (3) 7/7/73 15 wks., Bill Anderson (MCA 40070). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 403 Corrine Corrina. Alternate Titles: “Alberta Blues”; “I Mean Corrine”; “Where You Been So Long Corrine?”; “Alberta and Roberta”; “Sweet Alberta.” Music/Lyrics: Bo Chatman/J.W. Williams/Mitchell Parish (lyrics added). Copyright Date: 1929, 1932, renewed. Publisher: Mills Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: The Jackson Blue Boys (Columbia 14397) 1928 (as “Sweet Alberta”); Bo Chatman (Brunswick 7080) 1928 (as “Corrine Corrina”). Earliest Country Recording Found: Clayton McMichen and Hugh Cross (Columbia 15480) 1930. Made Famous by: Cab Calloway (Banner 32340); Big Joe Turner (Atlantic 1088) 1956. Country Chart: #73 1/31/70 2 wks., Earl Richards (United Artists 50619). Pop Chart: #18 3/28/31 1 wk., Red Nichols (Brunswick 6058); #9 11/21/60 15 wks., Ray Peterson (Dunes 2002); #41 5/12/56 12 wks., Big Joe Turner (Atlantic 1088). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1958 (Big Joe Turner). Answers: “Married to Corrina” recorded by Johnny Arizona. History: Although the Mills Music copyright has held up over the years as the legitimate copyright, there is a recording by “Blind” Lemon Jefferson (Paramount 12367) from 1926 which lists him as the author and is titled “Corrine Corrina Blues.” On some versions of this song the melody of this song is very similar to the melody of “Cee Cee Rider.” The Corvette Song see The One I Loved Back Then. 404 Cosmic Square Dance. Music/Lyrics: Chet Atkins/Mark Knopﬂer/Paul Yandell. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Athens Music/Charis Court Ltd. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Chet Atkins and Mark Knopﬂer (Columbia LPFC 39591) 1985. Made Famous by: Chet Atkins and Mark Knopﬂer (Columbia LPFC 39591) 1985. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1985 (Chet Atkins and Mark Knopﬂer, Columbia LPFC 39591). 405 Cotton Eyed Joe. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan and Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Red River Songs, Inc./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. (adm. by Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Chappell and Co.; outside USA adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Burl Ives (Columbia 36736) 1944. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 20094) 1944 and (Columbia 37212) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 83 found. Movies: Places in the Heart (Tri-Star) 1984, directed by Robert Benton, starring Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, and Danny Glover. Cotton Fields see Cotton Song. Cotton Mill Colic see Cotton Mill Frolic. 406 Cotton Mill Frolic. Alternate Title: “Cotton Mill Colic.” Music/ Lyrics: David McCarn. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David McCarn (Victor 40274) 1930. Made Famous by: David McCarn (Victor 40274) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Answers and Sequels: “Poor Man, Rich Man” (“Cotton Mill Colic No. 2”), written and recorded by David McCarn (Victor 23506) 1930; “Serves ’Em Fine” (“Cotton Mill Colic No. 3”), recorded by Dave McCarn and Howard Long (Victor 23577) 1931, written by David McCarn. History: David McCarn left his home in Gastonia, North Carolina, to work in the textile mills,

44 and soon began composing songs for the amusement of his fellow workers. They proved so popular that Victor recorded six sides during the thirties and McCarn became a professional country singer. His note of social protest in this song is unusual for a country song. 407 Cotton Song. Alternate Title: “Cotton Fields.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown (original version)/Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter. Copyright Date: 1850s; 1962 (created in 1940s). Publisher: Public Domain; Folkways Music Publishers, Inc. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Leadbelly (Folkways 2014 LP) 1947 as “Cotton Song”; Steve Lawrence (Columbia Dl-4225) album Folk Songs, 1962, as “Cotton Fields.” Made Famous by: Pop, Steve Lawrence (Columbia Dl-4225); Country, The Wilburn Brothers (Decca). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #13 11/27/61 18 wks., The Highwaymen (United Artists 370). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 117 commercial recordings. Parodies: “Cotton Fields,” recorded and written by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3462) 1965. 408 Could I Have This Dance. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/ Bob House. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4920) 1980. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4920) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/6/80 16 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4920). Pop Chart: #33 10/18/80 14 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4920) 1980. AC Action: #3 9/13/80 19 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4920). No. of Artists: 39. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1980 (Anne Murray, Capitol 4920); BMI Country Award 1982; ASCAP Country Award 1982; BMI Million Airs Award; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Wayland Holyﬁeld, Bob House). Movies: Urban Cowboy (Paramount) 1980, directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, and Scott Glenn. Notes: This song is frequently played at weddings as the ﬁrst dance for the bride and groom. Country Blues see Lee Highway Blues. 409 Country Boy. Music/Lyrics: Tony Colton/Albert Lee/Raymond A. Smith. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Jamarnie Music Ltd. c/o Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. (USA). Licensed by: ASCAP/PRS. First Recorded by: Albert Lee (ADM 2150) 1979. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04831) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/23/85 13 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04831). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 409a Country Boy. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux and Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20585) 1949. Made Famous by: Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20585) 1949. Country Chart: #7 6/25/49 10 wks. “Little” Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20585). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Answers: Female Version: “Country Girl,” recorded by Homer & Jethro with June Carter (RCA Victor 21–0078 & 48–0075) 1949. Notes: Jimmy Dickens’ ﬁrst big hit. First big hit for Boudleaux and Felice Bryant as well. 410 Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.). Music/Lyrics: Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Duchess Music Corporation (adm. by MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155) 1975. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155) 1975. Country Chart: #3 11/1/75 11 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155). Pop Chart: #11 11/22/75 14 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155). AC Action: #1 (1) 11/8/75 12 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4155). No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1976. 411 A Country Boy Can Survive. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elecktra/Curb

45 47257) 1981. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elecktra/Curb 47257) 1981. Country Chart: #2 (3) 2/6/82 15 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Elecktra/Curb 47257). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 412 Country Bumpkin. Music/Lyrics: Don Wayne. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cal Smith (MCA 40191) 1974. Made Famous by: Cal Smith (MCA 40191) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/9/74 15 wks., Cal Smith (MCA 40191). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: CMA Single of the Year 1974 (Cal Smith); CMA Song of the Year 1974; ACM Single of the Year 1974 (Cal Smith); ACM Song of the Year 1974; NSAI Songwriter of the Year Award 1974 (Don Wayne); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974; Music City News Song of the Year 1975; BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “At the time I got the idea for country bumpkin, I had been writing for Tree Publishing for a number of years. There was a fella working there at Tree, pitching songs. His name was Tom Hart. He was a big heavy-set guy, chomped on a cigar a lot. They were having a staff meeting at Tree and Buddy Killen, who was co-owner of the company at the time, said, ‘How’s old Don writing? What’s he coming up with?’ And Tom says, ‘Well, hell, you know goddam Don, he always writes good, but who the hell gives a damn about that frost on the pumpkin?’ This got back to me and it stung me for awhile and I thought, well really, he might be right ... who does give a damn about the frost on the pumpkin? He was referring to my songs in general because they weren’t love songs, or drinking songs, they weren’t the romantic songs that he could get cut real easy. It was just a general statement. So I heard about this through the grapevine and it hung in my mind and I guess it was a couple or three years after that, to show you how big an impact that remark had on me, I was writing a funny song about this green kid coming to Nashville with his songs and going in with this publishing company and meeting this fat cat, chomping on a cigar and the guy telling him he don’t want to hear about the damn frost on the pumpkin, go on back home with your songs, country bumpkin. And all at once it seemed like it was magic, in less than ﬁve or six minutes the entire story was just laid out in my mind. It just seemed like no time and I had all three choruses written.”—Don Wayne. Country Church see The Old Country Church. 413 Country Gentleman. Music/Lyrics: Chet Atkins/Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 5300) 1953. Made Famous by: Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 5300) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Notes: Instrumental. History: “Country Gentleman” was ﬁrst recorded by Chet Atkins in 1953, and the name stuck to him, because of his manners and his retiring, modest ways. 414 Country Girl. Music/Lyrics: Roy Drusky. Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Johnny Beinstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Capitol 4233) 1959. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 4233) 1959. Country Chart: #1 7/26/59 32 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 4233). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 415 Country Girls. Music/Lyrics: Troy Seals/Eddie Setser. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./ Warner Bros. Music Corp./Two Songs Music. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Schneider (MCA 52510) 1984. Made Famous by: John Schneider (MCA 52510) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/5/85 23 wks., John Schneider (MCA 52510). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986.

412–421 • Coward 416 Country Is. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73617) 1974. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73617) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/14/74 16 wks., T. Hall (Mercury 73617). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 417 Country Music Is Here to Stay. Music/Lyrics: Ferlin Husky. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Husky Music, Inc./Larrick Music Company. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Simon Crum (Capitol 4073) 1958. Made Famous by: Simon Crum (Capitol 4073) 1958. Country Chart: #2 (3) 11/3/58 24 wks., Simon Crum (Capitol 4073). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 418 Country State of Mind. Music/Lyrics: Roger Alan Wade/Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc./Sixteen Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 28691) 1986. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 28691) 1986. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/14/86 14 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 28691). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 419 Country Sunshine. Music/Lyrics: Bill Davis/Dottie West. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Shada Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dottie West (RCA 0072) 1973. Made Famous by: Dottie West (RCA 0072) 1973. Country Chart: #2 (1) 9/15/73 15 wks., Dottie West (RCA 0072). Pop Chart: #49 9/29/73 11 wks., Dottie West (RCA 0072). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. History: This song was ﬁrst written as a Coca-Cola commercial and Dottie West became the Coca-Cola “Sunshine” Girl. The commercial won a Clio award as the best commercial of the year 1973. The single record which spun-off the commercial was also called “Country Sunshine” and won two Grammy nominations for writing and for performance. It remains her biggest solo record to date. Country’s Gonna Do It see The South’s Gonna Do It. 420 Courtin’ in the Rain. Music/Lyrics: T. Texas Tyler. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1660) 1954. Made Famous by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1660) 1954. Country Chart: #3 7/17/54 19 wks., T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1660). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. The Cow Trail to Mexico see Trail to Mexico. 421 Coward of the County. Music/Lyrics: Roger Bowling/Billy Edd Wheeler. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: All Nations Music/Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1327) 1979. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1327) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (3) 11/17/79 15 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1327). Pop Chart: #3 12/1/79 19 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1327). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981, 1982; BMI Country Award 1980; RIAA Million Seller 1980 (Kenny Rogers, United Artists 1327); Music City News Song of the Year 1980; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Roger Bowling, Billy Edd Wheeler). Parodies: “Chicken of the County,” written and recorded by Rod Hart (IBC 0009); “Flower of the County,” written and recorded by Ben Colder (Sunbird 109). Movies: Coward of the County (CBS-TV) 1981, directed by Dick Lowery, starring Kenny Rogers, Largo Woodruff, and Fredric Lehne.

Cowboy • 422–430 422 Cowboy Camp Meetin’. Music/Lyrics: Tim Spencer. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 1904) 1946. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 1904) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Movies: Rainbow Over Texas (Republic) 1946, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. Notes: “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” was used as a “B” side for this record. 423 Cowboy in the Continental Suit. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (outside USA adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 43049) 1964. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 43049) 1964. Country Chart: #3 6/20/64 21 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 43049). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. History: The title of this song is a description of Marty Robbins given by a newspaper writer in San Angelo, Texas. 424 Cowboy Jack. Alternate Titles: “Where Your Sweetheart Waits for You”; “Your Mother Still Prays for You.” Music/Lyrics: F.M. Elliot. Copyright Date: 1895 (lyrics). Publisher: Public Domain (ﬁrst seen in print in 1928 in “Song of the Open Range,” Brichard Publishing). Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Marc Williams (Brunswick 430) 1928; Jack Mathis (Columbia 15344) 1929, as “Your Mother Still Prays for You.” Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 83129-2) 1934, (Montgomery Ward 4545) circa 1935; Peg Moreland (Victor 23593) 1932; “The Arkansas Woodchopper” Luther Ossenbrink on radio (WLS Barn Dance in Chicago in the 1930s). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Where Your Sweetheart Waits for You” by Billie Maxwell (Victor V40241) 1929. History: “Cowboy Jack” is probably derived from “Your Mother Still Prays for You.” Cowboy Night Herding Song see The Night Herding Song. The Cowboy Tune see The End Is Not in Sight. 425 Cowboys and Clowns. Music/Lyrics: Steve Dorff/Snuff Garrett/Gary Harju/Larry Herbstritt. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Break Every Rule Music/Private Dancer Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12006) 1980. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12006) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/21/80 16 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12006). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981; BMI Country Award 1981. Movies: Bronco Billy (Warner Bros./Second Street) 1980, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, and Geoffrey Lewis. Used as the closing theme. 426 The Cowboy’s Dream. Alternate Titles: “Cowboy Meditations”; “Drift to That Sweet By-and-By”; “Grand Round-Up”; “One Night as I Lay on the Prairie”; “Roll on Little Dogies”; “The Cowboy’s Heaven”; “The Cowboy’s Hymn”; “The Cowboy’s Lullaby”; “The Cowboy’s Sweet By-and-By”; “The Cowboy’s Vision”; and “The Great Round-Up.” Music/Lyrics: Will Croft Barnes. Copyright Date: 1893. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Charles Nabell (Okeh 405252) 1924 (as “The Great Round-Up”); Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20122-B) 1926 (as “Cowboy’s Dream”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52 (as “The Cowboy’s Dream”). Movies: Oklahoma Raiders (Universal) 1944, directed by Lewis Collins, starring Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, and Johnny Bond and His

46 Red River Valley Boys (Wesley Tuttle, Jimmy Dean, and Paul Sells). History: This song is sung to the tune of “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.” Conﬂicting oral histories of its origins date it back to shortly after the Civil War, but it apparently was ﬁrst published in Frank Leslie’s Weekly in 1893. According to clergyman Frank Sewall, he found four verses of it in crude handwriting among the dead letters in the general post ofﬁce in Washington, D.C. Various versions were heard in Texas in the early 1870s and it is clearly of cowboy origin. Cowboy poet D.J. O’Malley claimed that he wrote the song in the 1880s but this has been disputed by Texas historian J. Frank Dobie. One of the few religious cowboy songs, it was used to preach sermons in the 1880s. Cowboy’s Lament see Streets of Laredo. Cowboy’s Night Song see The Night Herding Song. 427 Cowhand’s Last Ride. Music/Lyrics: 1933, renewed. Copyright Date: Peer Intl. Corp. Publisher: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 24456) 1933. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 24456) 1933. Made Famous by: None. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: Four. 428 Crackers. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41263) 1980. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41263) 1980. Country Chart: #3 6/21/80 16 wks., Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41263). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 429 Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Patsy Cline (Decca 31317) 1961. Made Famous by: Patsy Cline (Decca 31317) 1961. Country Chart: #2 (2) 11/13/61 21 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31317); #6 1/8/77 10 wks., Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 45361); #73 8/19/67 1 wk., Ray Price (Columbia 44195). Pop Chart: #9 10/23/61 11 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31317). AC Action: #2 (2) 10/23/61 10 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31317). No. of Artists: 72. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962, 1977; BMI Pop Award 1961; NARAS Hall of Fame 1992. Movies: Coal Miner’s Daughter (Universal) 1980, directed by Michael Apted, starring Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, and Levon Helm. Based on the autobiography of Loretta Lynn; Sweet Dreams (Tri-Star) 1985, directed by Karel Reisz, starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, and John Goodman; Honeysuckle Rose (Warner Bros.) 1980, directed by Jerry Schatzberg, starring Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving, Slim Pickens, Mickey Rooney, Jr., and Emmylou Harris; Desert Hearts (Samuel Goldwyn) 1985, directed by Donna Deitch, starring Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau. 430 Crazy Arms. Music/Lyrics: Ralph Mooney/Charles Seals. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Champion Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charles Seals (Sealco 101) late 1954 or early 1955. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 21510) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (20) 5/26/56 45 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 21510); #18 6/8/63 3 wks., Marion Worth (Columbia 42703) 1963; #16 8/18/79 13 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA 11673). Pop Chart: #36 1/4/60 13 wks., Bob Beckham (Decca 31029). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; Triple Crown Award 1956; RIAA Million Seller (Ray Price, Columbia 21510). Movies: Mackintosh and T.J. (Penland) 1976, directed by Marvin Chomsky, starring Roy Rogers, Clay O’Brien, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson, and Joan Hackett. Used as an instrumental by The Waylors featuring Ralph Mooney. Author Notes: “When I was about twenty-two years old, I was a heavy drinker. My wife and I and our baby girl lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1949. Each night at the club where I played steel

47 guitar, I would get so drunk that I almost had to crawl home. I never drank in the daytime. One day my wife and I were uptown shopping and I ran into a musician friend who invited me to have a drink and I did. That was all my wife could take of my drinking, so she left me and went home to her mama in Los Angeles. After she left on the bus, I sat down with my guitar and wrote, ‘Blue ain’t the word for the way that I feel, and a storm is brewing in this heart of mine.’ I wrote the whole song in a few minutes. I went back to Los Angeles to get my wife back a few days later.”—Ralph Mooney. 431 Crazy for Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Sonny LeMaire/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Paciﬁc Island Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 04722) 1984. Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 04722) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/8/84 23 wks., Exile (Epic 04722). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 432 Crazy Heart. Music/Lyrics: Maurice Murray/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11054) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11054) 1951. Country Chart: #7 10/26/51 18 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11054) 1951. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. 433 Cripple Creek. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Late 1890s or Early 1900s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Stove Pipe #1 (Columbia 201D) 1924. Made Famous by: Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts (Gennett 6336) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 107 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. History: This song probably dates back to the late 1890s, after the founding of Cripple Creek, Colorado, in 1891. Cripple Creek began as a mining center when a promising gold vein was discovered southwest of Pike’s Peak. By the year 1900, the gold output of the area reached a peak of $50 million. Although the song is best known as a ﬁddle tune, the lyrics are often sung. 434 Cross the Brazos at Waco. Music/Lyrics: Kay Arnold. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Painted Desert Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Walker (Columbia 43120) 1964. Made Famous by: Billy Walker (Columbia 43120) 1964. Country Chart: #2 (2) 10/10/64 26 wks., Billy Walker (Columbia 43120). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. History: The Brazos River runs from North Central Texas down through Waco to the Gulf of Mexico. During the great cattle drives of the last century, the Brazos had to be forded by the herds of cattle being driven north from the area around San Antonio along the Eastern Trail to Fort Worth. The small town of Waco provided a convenient crossing. Author Notes: “I’ve always been a history buff and I was living in Waco at the time.”— Kay Arnold. 435 Cruel Love. Music/Lyrics: Arthur Smiley. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Lou Smith (KRCO 105) 1960. Made Famous by: Lou Smith (KRCO 105) 1960. Country Chart: #9 8/21/60 17 wks., Lou Smith (KRCO 105). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 436 Cry. Music/Lyrics: Churchill Kohlman. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ruth Casey (Cadillac) 1951. Made Famous by: Country, Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45529) 1972, Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) 1986; Pop, Johnny Ray (Okeh 6840) 1951. Country Chart: #3 2/5/72 14 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45529); #99 11/29/75 2 wks., Diana Trask (ABC/Dot 17587); #77 10/16/82 4 wks., Tanya Tucker (Arista 0677); #1 (1) 8/4/86 14 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689). Pop Chart: #1

431–443 • Cryin’ (11) 11/24/51 27 wks., Johnny Ray (Okeh 6840); #10 12/8/51 11 wks., Eileen Barton (Coral 60595); #24 12/8/51 3 wks., Georgia Gibbs (Mercury 5749); #21 12/15/51 4 wks., The Four Knights (Capitol 1875); #18 11/20/66 9 wks., Ronnie Dove (Diamond 214). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1952 ( Johnny Ray, Okeh 6840); ASCAP Country Award 1972, 1987; ASCAP’s Most Performed Country Song 1972, 1987. 437 Cry Baby Heart. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Morgan (Columbia 20627) 1949. Made Famous by: George Morgan (Columbia 20627) 1949. Country Chart: #5 10/21/49 10 wks., George Morgan (Columbia 20627). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Notes: There is no listing of Leon Payne having recorded this song. Also recorded by C. Marrow and Cimarron Cowhands (Varsity 8030) 1949; T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1383) 1949; Bill Lawrence (RCA Victor 3615) 1949; Red Kirk (Mercury 6223) 1949. 438 Cry, Cry, Cry. Music/Lyrics: Don Devaney/John Scott Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Candy Cane Music/Combine Music Corporation (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.)/Music City Music (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28105) 1988. Made Famous by: Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28105) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/13/88 19 wks., Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28105). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; ASCAP Country Award 1989. 439 Cry, Cry, Darling. Music/Lyrics: J.D. Miller/Jimmy C. Newman. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Newman (ABC/Dot 1195) 1954. Made Famous by: Jimmy C. Newman (ABC/Dot 1195) 1954. Country Chart: #4 5/22/54 11 wks., Jimmy C. Newman (ABC/Dot 1195); #34 2/4/78 10 wks., Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 8520); #67 1/14/78 6 wks., Glenn Barber (Groovy 103). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. Notes: This was ﬁrst chart record for Jimmy C. Newman. 440 Cry Myself to Sleep. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (adm. in USA by Irving Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/PRS. First Recorded by: Steve Earle (Epic EP-04666) 1984. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA Curb 5000) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/18/86 20 wks., The Judds (RCA Curb 5000). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 441 The Cry of the Wild Goose. Music/Lyrics: Hamilton “Terry” Gilkyson. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40280) 1950. Made Famous by: Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40280) 1950. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/10/50 10 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40280). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 2/11/50 11 wks., Frankie Laine (Mercury 5363); #15 2/18/50 6 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40280). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950; BMI Pop Award 1950; RIAA Million Seller 1950 (Frankie Laine). 442 Cryin’ Again. Music/Lyrics: Don Cook/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1977, 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC AY-1065) 1978 (album cut). Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12397) 1978 (single). Country Chart: #3 9/2/78 13 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12397). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 443 Cryin’ Time. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Beachhaven Music Corp./Jarest

Crying • 444 –451 Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5336) 1965. Made Famous by: Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10739) 1966. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #6 12/11/65 15 wks., Ray Charles (ABC Paramount 10739). AC Action: #1 (3) 11/27/65 19 wks., Ray Charles (ABC Paramount 10739). No. of Artists: 77. Awards: Grammys, Best Rhythm and Blues Recording 1966 (Ray Charles, ABC), Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal 1966 (Ray Charles, ABC); BMI Pop Award 1966. Parodies: “Lying Time,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3673) 1966, written by Buck Owens with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro; “Flying Time,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4614) 1969, written by Buck Owens and Sheb Wooley. Notes: “Le Temps De Pleurs” is the French title. 444 Crying in the Chapel. Music/Lyrics: Artie Glenn. Copyright Date: 1953. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Darrell Glenn (Valley 105) 1953. Made Famous by: Country, Darrell Glenn (Valley 105), Rex Allen (Decca 28758) 1953; Pop, Elvis Presley (RCA 447-0643) 1965. Country Chart: #4 7/25/53 13 wks., Darrell Glenn (Valley 105); #4 8/8/53 13 wks., Rex Allen (Decca 28758). Pop Chart: #3 4/24/65 14 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 447-0643). AC Action: #88 2/6/65 2 wks., Adam Wade (Epic 9752). No. of Artists: 37 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953; BMI Pop Award 1953, 1965; BMI R&B Award 1953. Notes: Darrell Glenn, son of author Artie Glenn, recorded this song when he was 16 years old. 445 Crying My Heart Out Over You. Music/Lyrics: Carl Butler/ Louise Certain/Gladys Stacey/Marijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 41518) 1960. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 41518) 1960; Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02692) 1982. Country Chart: #21 2/01/60 6 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 41518); #1 (1) 1/23/82 23 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02692). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Carl Butler, Louise Certain, Gladys Stacey, Marijohn Wilkinall); BMI Country Award 1983. Notes: Supposedly written by Troy Martin. 446 Crystal Chandelier. Music/Lyrics: Ted Harris. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Harbot Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Carl Belew (RCA 8633) 1965. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 447-0921) 1968. Country Chart: #12 8/7/65 18 wks., Carl Belew (RCA 8633). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 40. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1966, 1969. Notes: Combined sales on this song, counting all the separate recordings, are 4 million to date. Although Charley Pride was never able to release this as a single, it was one of his most requested songs at shows. It won an award from the BBC as the most popular country song of all time in the United Kingdom. Author Notes: “This song was inspired by a rich girl-poor boy situation in my own life, where two people had come into unbelievable wealth and whose marriage subsequently had ended in separation. Long after, I was called upon to entertain at a social gathering where one of the partners was present, alone as far as the marriage was concerned, but surrounded by people. They were up to their P’s and Q’s on all of the social graces, but essentially artiﬁcial. In the center of the room was a crystal chandelier. I thought, ‘Boy, that’s it! It’s the greatest symbol of the tinsel world in existence. It’s so beautiful, and at the same time so cold and lifeless. It offers you nothing outside of the beauty you behold.’”— Ted Harris. 447 Cuddle Buggin’ Baby. Music/Lyrics: Ralph “Red” Rowe. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0342) 1950. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0342) 1950. Country Chart:

48 #2 (2) 7/1/50 17 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0342). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 448 Cumberland Gap. Alternate Title: “Cumberland Gap on a Buckin’ Mule.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Uncle Am Stuart (Vocalion 14839) 1924. Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and Riley Puckett (Columbia 245D) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 48 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Recorded as “Cumberland Gap on a Buckin’ Mule” by Gid Tanner and The Skillet Lickers (Bluebird 5434) 1934. History: The Cumberland Gap is a pass through the Appalachian Mountains between Kentucky and Tennessee, used for centuries by Indians and buffalo herds. In 1775, Daniel Boone, then an agent for the Transylvania Company, cut a path through the wilderness so that forts and settlements could be built along the Cumberland River. Although the song has lyrics that mention Daniel Boone, it is used today only as a ﬁddle tune. Printed references to this song prior to the ﬁrst commercial recording in 1924 have not surfaced, but in 1915, students at Berea College in Kentucky were asked to list the ﬁddle tunes they knew, and among them was “Cumberland Gap.” Cumberland Gap on a Buckin’ Mule see Cumberland Gap. 449 Curly Headed Baby. Alternate Title: “She’s My Curly Headed Baby.” Music/Lyrics: Bill and Joe Callahan. Copyright Date: 1935. Publisher: W.R. Callaway (original publisher, currently not afﬁliated). Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Callahan Brothers (Okeh 4359) 1934 (as “She’s My Curly Headed Baby”). Made Famous by: Callahan Brothers (Okeh 4359) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Answers: “Curly Headed Baby #2,” recorded by Edith and Sherman Collins (Decca 5542A) 1938, written by Bill and Joe Callahan; “Curly Headed Baby #3,” written and recorded by Bill and Joe Callahan (Conquerer 8948) 1937. History: Apparently the Callahan copyright is a rewrite of an older song, possibly a minstrel song. The earliest copyrights found were both dated 1933. First was an unpublished copyright by Josephine Gurska, 1933, titled “Curly Headed Baby.” The second had words and music by George H. Clutsam, 1933, and was titled “Ma Curly Headed Baby,” published by Chappell and Co. Curtains of Night see I’ll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers. 450 Cut Across Shorty. Music/Lyrics: Wayne P. Walker/Marijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 41642) 1960. Made Famous by: Nat Stuckey (RCA 0163) 1969. Country Chart: #28 6/20/60 2 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 41642); #15 6/7/69 13 wks., Nat Stuckey (RCA 0163). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “‘Cut Across Shorty’ is an old dirty joke. It started off with two guys trying to get this old gal to marry them. She couldn’t make up her mind who it would be, so she said, ‘We’ll just have a race.’ One of them was tall and good looking and the other was short and looked like he didn’t have much of anything until the day they were rehearsing for the race, and Shorty’s drawers fell off. Miss Lucy was standing behind her bush and she said, ‘Oh my God!’ The next day when the race came she was standing there yelling, ‘Cut across Shorty, cut across.’”— Marijohn Wilkin. Cynda see Get Along Home, Cindy. 451 Dad Gave My Dog Away. Music/Lyrics: Mary Jean Schurtz/T. Texas Tyler/John Taylor. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1248) 1948. Made Famous by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1248) 1948. Country Chart: #10

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49 6/25/48 5 wks., T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1248). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Parodies: “Dad Gave My Hog Away,” written and recorded by Hardrock Gunter (Bama 202) 1951. Notes: Recitation. 452 Daddy and Home. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21757) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21757) 1929. Country Chart: #2 record of 1928, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21757). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Author Notes: “I accompanied my brother-in-law, Jimmie Rodgers, on a good many recording dates, as he played by ear, and I could help him there. We were on our way to such a date in New York, talking of his daddy and his early life, when I wrote the words to ‘Daddy and Home.’ I completed the music when we returned to his home in Washington, and we then went to Camden, New Jersey, to record this and eight more of my compositions. That session was in about 1928, I think.”— Elsie McWilliams. 453 Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man). Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3198) 1971. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3198) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/16/71 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3198). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. Author Notes: “‘Daddy Frank’ was based on a story about the Maddox Brothers and Rose (country entertainers), who traveled together. The story was told to me by Fred Maddox, but as far as I know, no one in the Maddox family had a hearing problem or sight impairment.”— Merle Haggard. 454 Daddy Sang Bass. Music/Lyrics: Carl Perkins. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 44689) 1968. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 44689) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (6) 12/7/68 20 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 44689). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 69. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Carl Perkins); BMI Country Award 1969, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1969. Parodies: “Daddy Played First Base,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 9866) 1970, written by Carl Perkins with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes: “I wrote this song in a dressing room in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1968. I was messing around with my guitar before a show, thinking about my family and growing up in Jackson, Tennessee. Mommy and Daddy didn’t sing much, but my brothers, J.B. and Clayton, and I started singing when we were very young, especially when we were working the cotton ﬁelds. Johnny Cash passed by in the hall while I was singing the song and stopped in and asked if I wrote it. He recorded it soon after, and it became a hit.”— Carl Perkins. 455 Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton/Dorothy Jo Hope. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner/ Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9875) 1970 (single cut); (RCA LSP-4388) 1970 (album cut). Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner/Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9875) 1970. Country Chart: #7 8/1/70 15 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9875). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Dolly Parton); BMI Country Award 1971. 456 Daddy What If. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Nina and Fredrick (Quality SV1831) 1969. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 0197) 1974. Country Chart: #2 (2)

12/2/73 16 wks., Bobby Bare, Sr., and Bobby Bare, Jr. (RCA 0197). Pop Chart: #41 1/5/74 8 wks., Bobby Bare, Sr., and Bobby Bare, Jr. (RCA 0197). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Notes: Bobby Bare, Jr., was 5 years old when this was recorded. 457 Daddy’s Hands. Music/Lyrics: Holly Dunn. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Whites (MCA 5562) 1985. Made Famous by: Holly Dunn (MTM 72075) 1986. Country Chart: #7 8/23/86 25 wks., Holly Dunn (MTM 72075). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Holly S. Dunn); BMI Country Award 1988. Daisy Mae see Daisy May. 458 Daisy May. Alternate Title: “Daisy Mae.” Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman with the Village Boys (Decca 5845) 1940. Made Famous by: Floyd Tillman with the Village Boys (Decca 5845) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. The Dallas Lovers’ Song see Makin’ Up for Lost Time. 459 The Dance. Music/Lyrics: Tony Arata. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Morganactive Songs, Inc./Pookie Bear Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44629) 1990. Made Famous by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44629) 1990. Country Chart: #1 (3) 5/5/90 26 wks., Garth Brooks (Capitol 44629). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ACM Song of the Year 1990; ASCAP Country Award 1991. 460 Dancin’ Cowboys. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49241) 1980. Made Famous by: Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49241) 1980. Country Chart: #1 5/24/80 17 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49241). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 461 Dancin’ Your Memory Away. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Burton/ Tom Grant. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Sixteen Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic FE 37980) 1982 Album. Made Famous by: Charly McClain (Epic 02975) 1982. Country Chart: #3 6/26/82 20 wks., Charly McClain (Epic 02975). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. History: “This song was cut about one week from the time it was written. Eddie Burton’s wife sang the demo and they paid her with a cheeseburger and a coke.”— Publisher. 462 Dang Me. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 1881) 1964. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 1881) 1964. Country Chart: #1 (6) 6/6/64 25 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1881). Pop Chart: #7 6/13/64 11 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1881). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34. Awards: Grammys, Best Country and Western Recording, Single 1964 (Roger Miller), Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male 1964 (Roger Miller, Smash), Best Country and Western Song, Writers Award 1964 (Roger Miller); BMI Country Award 1964; BMI Pop Award 1964. Parodies: “Dern Ya,” recorded by Ruby Wright (RIC 126) 1964, written by Roger Miller and Justin Tubb. Movies: The Freedom Riders (Columbia) 1978, directed by Barry Shear, starring Don Meredith, James Wainwright, and Albert Salmi. Notes: Used in a television commercial for Armour foods in 1985. Author Notes: “‘Dang’ is something my daddy used to say

Dang • 463–474 ’cause mama wouldn’t let him cuss in the house. He used to say ‘dang’ and ‘heck’ a lot in the house and do his cussin’ out in the ﬁelds. He raised cotton and wheat, a few cattle, a just getting by with the seat of your pants farmer in western Oklahoma. One night in a motel in Phoenix, Arizona, years later, I came across that phrase in my mind. I wrote it in about a ﬁve-minute frenzy. It came to me all in one, I don’t think there were any scratched out lines or anything. It seemed to ﬂow like a river.”— Roger Miller. Dang My Pop-Eyed Soul see The Intoxicated Rat. 463 Danny’s Song. Music/Lyrics: Kenny Loggins. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Gnossos Music c/o Tribe Mgmt. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Loggins and Messina (Columbia A45617) 1972. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 3481) 1972. Country Chart: #10 12/23/73 17 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 3481). Pop Chart: #7 1/6/73 18 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 3481). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973, 1984. 464 Darby’s Castle. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 67123) 1969. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 67123) 1969. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 465 Dark as a Dungeon. Music/Lyrics: Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Travis (Capitol 48001) 1946. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 42964) 1964. Country Chart: #49 3/7/64 1 wk., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42964). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Author Notes: “The saddest songs are written when a person is happy. I was driving home after a date with a beautiful girl in Redondo Beach, California. I had a recording session to do the next morning and needed some material. I parked my car under a street light and wrote the verses to ‘Dark as a Dungeon.’ I got the idea from growing up around the coal miners in Kentucky. My father and brothers were coal miners.”— Merle Travis. Dark Holler Blues see East Virginia Blues. 466 Dark Moon. Music/Lyrics: Ned Miller. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Jamie Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bonnie Guitar (Fabor 4018) 1956. Made Famous by: Country, Bonnie Guitar (Dot 15550) 1957; Pop, Gale Storm (Dot 15558) 1957. Country Chart: #14 6/10/57 1 wk., Bonnie Guitar (Dot 15550). Pop Chart: #4 4/29/57 23 wks., Gale Storm (Dot 15558); #6 4/27/57 22 wks., Bonnie Guitar (Dot 15550). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Gale Storm, Dot 15558). 467 Darlene. Music/Lyrics: Mike Geiger/Woody Mullis/Ricky Ray Rector. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./It’s on Hold Music/Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44205) 1988. Made Famous by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44205) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/30/88 21 wks., T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44205). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Country Award 1989. 468 Darlin’. Music/Lyrics: Oscar Blandamer. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: September Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/PRS. First Recorded by: Frankie Miller (Chrysalis CHS-2255) 1978; Poacher (Republic 028) 1978. Made Famous by: David Rogers (Republic 038) 1979. Country Chart: #86 11/4/78 3 wks., Poacher (Republic 028); #18 3/3/79 8 wks., David Rogers (Republic 038); #19 4/18/81 14 wks., Tom Jones (Mercury 76100). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979,

50 1981. Movies: Urban Cowboy (Paramount) 1980, directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, and Scott Glenn. Sung by Bonnie Raitt. Darlin’ Little Joe see Little Joe. 469 Darling Nelly Gray. Alternate Title: “I’ll Never See My Darling.” Music/Lyrics: Benjamin Rusell Hanby. Copyright Date: 1856. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Stanley Trio with Roba Stanley (Okeh 40271) 1924 (as “Nellie Gray”). Made Famous by: The Stanley Trio with Roba Stanley (Okeh 40271) 1925 (as “Nellie Gray”); Charlie Oaks (Vocalion 15343) 1926 (as “Darlin’ Nellie Gray”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 58. Notes: The melody of this tune was later used as the basis for “Faded Love.” History: This is one of the most popular songs of the pre–Civil War era. The author’s father, William Hanby, had worked in the Underground Railroad helping runaway slaves to escape to Canada. It is about a runaway slave, whom the author apparently knew, named Joseph Selby. Selby dreamed of buying freedom for his ﬁance, Nelly Gray, who had been sold the day before their planned wedding. Darling Think What You’ve Done see East Virginia Blues. 470 Darling You Know I Wouldn’t Lie. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp/Red Lane. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32424) 1968. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32424) 1968. Country Chart: #2 (2) 12/28/68 17 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32424). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Wayne Kemp, Red Lane). Darneo see Sally Ann. 471 The Day I Jumped from Uncle Harvey’s Plane. Music/Lyrics: Hollis De Laughter (pseudonym of Red Lane). Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Lane (Phonogram, Inc. 73354) 1973. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Columbia 32449) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “Uncle Harvey is an uncle of mine who never wore shoes until he was about thirty years old and dealt in junk and ways of living that were just different; he didn’t like work. It wasn’t his plane I jumped out of—the jump that I made was an actual jump airplane from an actual jump school, but if Uncle Harvey had owned an airplane that’s what it would have looked like.”— Red Lane. 472 A Day in the Life of a Fool. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Noack. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Raydee Music Co. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 3194) 1972. Made Famous by: George Jones (Victor 0625) 1972. Country Chart: #30 3/4/72 2 wks., George Jones (Victor 0625). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 (Eddie Noack). Notes: This song was recorded four different times by George Jones. 473 The Day the World Stood Still. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Preston (Imperial 5924) 1963. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9403) 1969. Country Chart: #4 1/6/68 17 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9403). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 474 Daydreams About Night Things. Music/Lyrics: John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10335) 1975. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10335) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/19/75 16 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10335). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards:

51 ASCAP Country Award 1975; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 ( John Schweers). Television Movie: Scorned and Swindled (Cypress Print Productions) 1984, directed by Paul Wendkos, starring Tuesday Weld, Keith Carradine, and Peter Coyote. Author Notes: “This song came out of a saying that my grandfather had when I was a boy — we would be working in the country and I would be gooﬁng off and he’d say ‘Boy, you must be having daydreams about night things.’”— John Schweers. 475 The Days of Sand and Shovels. Music/Lyrics: Doyle Marsh/ George Reneau. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Vinton (Epic 10485) 1969. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0157) 1969. Country Chart: #20 5/24/69 12 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 0157); #26 7/8/78 10 wks., Nat Stuckey (MCA 40923). Pop Chart: #34 6/14/69 8 wks., Bobby Vinton (Epic 10485). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1969; BMI Country Award 1970. 476 Daytime Friends. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Ben Peters Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1027) 1977. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1027) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/6/77 14 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1027). Pop Chart: #28 8/6/77 12 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1027). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1978; BMI Pop Award 1977; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Ben Peters). Author Notes: “That idea was one I got from the weather man on TV talking about those daytime highs and nighttime lows, and all of a sudden I just heard in my mind ‘friends and lovers’ ‘Daytime Friends and Nighttime Lovers.’ So I have to thank whoever the weather man is for that.”— Ben Peters. De Little Old Log Cabin in De Lane see The Little Old Cabin in the Lane. The Deal see Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down. 477 Dear Evelina, Sweet Evelina. Alternate Title: “Sweet Evelina, Dear Evelina.” Music/Lyrics: T. Brigham Bishop/Charles C. Moody/ C.P. Reeves. Copyright Date: 1860, 1867, 1928. Publisher: Public Domain/Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: McDowell Sisters (Edison 51344) circa 1919. Earliest Country Recording Found: Phil Reeves and Ernest Moody (Victor 21188) 1927 (as “Sweet Evelina”). Made Famous by: Arkie, the Arkansas Woodchopper (pseudonym of Luther Ossenbrink) (Supertone) 1929; West Virginia Rail Splitter (Champion 16503) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. 478 Dear Joan. Music/Lyrics: Billy Barton/Jack Cardwell. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Cardwell (King 1269) 1953. Made Famous by: Jack Cardwell (King 1269) 1953. Country Chart: #7 9/26/53 2 wks., Jack Cardwell (King 1269). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 479 Dear John. Music/Lyrics: Aubrey Gass. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Tex Ritter Music Publications, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Aubrey Gass (Capitol 1427) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10904) 1951. Country Chart: #8 3/3/51 4 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10904). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Notes: Not to be confused with “A Dear John Letter,” aka “Dear John,” written by Barton/Owen/Talley. 480 A Dear John Letter. Alternate Title: “Dear John.” Music/Lyrics: Billy Barton/Fuzzy Owen/Lewis Talley. Copyright Date: 1953, re-

475–484 • Death newed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2502) 1953. Made Famous by: Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2502) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (6) 7/25/53 23 wks., Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2502); #11 3/13/65 12 wks., Bobby Bare and Skeeter Davis (RCA 8496). Pop Chart: #4 9/5/53 10 wks., Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2502); #17 8/22/53 4 wks., Pat O’Day and The Four Horsemen (MGM 11566); #44 10/24/60 8 wks., Pat Boone (ABC/Dot 16152). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953; BMI Pop Award 1953. Answers: “Who Wrote That Old Letter to Old John,” recorded by Eddie Hill (RCA 5642) 1954; “John’s Reply,” recorded by Pete Lane and Bernice Stabile (Imperial 8206) 1950s; “Dear Joan,” recorded by Jack Cardwell (King 1269) 1953; “Forgive Me, John,” recorded by Shepard and Husky (Capitol 2586) 1953. Notes: Not to be confused with “Dear John,” written by Aubrey Gass and recorded by Hank Williams. Author Notes: “As far as I know, Billy Barton wrote this song. I ﬁrst heard him sing it when we were working at the Clover Club in Bakersﬁeld, California. I ﬁgured the song was a hit, and I traded a 1947 Kaiser for it. I turned around and gave him back a third of the song, and then sold Fuzzy Owen the other third. I’ve heard about ‘Dear John’ letters all my life, and the fact that people use the term a lot probably made it a hit.”— Lewis Talley. Dear John see A Dear John Letter. 481 Dear Oakie. Music/Lyrics: Doye O’Dell/Rudy Sooter. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Gordon Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Doye O’Dell (Exclusive 33X) 1948. Made Famous by: Doye O’Dell (Exclusive 33X) 1948. Country Chart: #13 9/3/48 1 wk., Doye O’Dell (Exclusive 33X); #12 9/10/48 2 wks., Jack Rivers (Capitol 15169). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Author Notes: “I wrote this song during World War II. I was working in Kaiser Shipyard Number 1 in Richmond, California. All the supervisors seemed to be Texans with stars in their hats to indicate their rank. Some of them seemed to be more aggressive than the Arkies and Oakies who worked under them.”— Rudy Sooter. 482 Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea. Music/Lyrics: Ellsworth Cozzens/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21574) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21574) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 483 Dear Uncle Sam. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31893) 1965. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31893) 1966. Country Chart: #4 2/5/66 14 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31893). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Author Notes: “‘Dear Uncle Sam’ I wrote when Vietnam was in real bad shape. I kind of put myself in the place of some woman or girl who lost her husband or boyfriend. Many have that I’ve known.”— Loretta Lynn. The Death of a Bowery Girl see She’s More to Be Pitied Than Censured. Death of Floella see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. 484 The Death of Floyd Collins. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Andrew Jenkins/Irene Spain. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40363) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19779) 1925. Country Chart: #1 Record of 1925, Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19779). Pop Chart: #3 12/26/25 7

Death • 485–490 wks., Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19779) 1925; (Edison Amberol 5049) (Columbia 15064) (Okeh 4056B). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Movies: Ace in the Hole (Paramount) 1951, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Kirk Douglas, Bob Arthur, Richard Benedict, and Frank Cady, titled The Big Carnival in the United States. History: This song tells the story of Floyd Collins, a native of Barren County, Kentucky. Collins was an amateur cave explorer who had discovered and was part owner of Crystal Cave, a minor tourist attraction near the famous Mammoth Cave. On January 24, 1925, he was exploring another natural formation called Sand Cave in hopes of ﬁnding another natural wonder when a six-ton boulder was dislodged, trapping his foot. He was discovered a day later, and a 22day effort to rescue him began, drawing national attention through newspaper and radio accounts. Early attempts to free him were frustrated by constant cave-ins and shifts in the sandy soil. At one time, more than 200 people, many of them Kentucky coal miners, were working to get him out. Finally on February 16, 1925, a tunnel was begun about 50 feet from the cave’s entrance and ten days later reached the limestone tomb, only to ﬁnd that Collins had been dead for at least 24 hours. Collins was born in 1887 and died February 15, 1925, at age 38. Author Notes: “In April, 1925, Mr. Polk C. Brockman, secretary and assistant treasurer of the James K. Polk Co., Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, was seated on the piazza of a Florida hotel and ﬁrst conceived the idea of the song of the tragedy of the sand cave in Kentucky. He immediately wired me, ‘Get song on Floyd Collins in sand cave.’ Immediately upon receiving the wire, I went to the piano ... after a few minutes, I took my guitar and went out on the front porch steps, and in three hours the song was completed, with the music arranged by Mrs. Irene Spain, my stepdaughter, and on its way to Florida. In less than 48 hours, ‘The Death of Floyd Collins’ was on its way to Washington for copyright. Mrs. Spain, who assisted me in making the song, is a pianist and member of the Jenkins family, which consists of the Rev. Andrew Jenkins, better known as the blind newsboy-evangelist, my second stepdaughter, Mary Less Eskew, vocalist, pianist and guitarist, and my stepson, T.P. Eskew, violinist and clarinetist. My wife, Frances, is a great help in my every undertaking, being my eyes and helping me to study the word, that I might give the wonderful message to a dying world.”— the Rev. Andrew Jenkins, 1925. 485 The Death of Hank Williams. Music/Lyrics: Jack Cardwell. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Cardwell (King 1172) 1953. Made Famous by: Jack Cardwell (King 1172) 1953. Country Chart: #3 2/7/53 9 wks., Jack Cardwell (King 1172). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “I was raised in the same country Hank came from and knew him, not intimately, but I had been on stage with him a time or two. I idolized Hank because he had done that thing I wanted to do — he had captured the feeling of the Depression, of the lonesomeness of a man who had known poverty. He had the ability to use the same words I use and express things so that people in New York could know what he was saying and feel what he was saying. The song that inspired ‘The Death of Hank Williams’ was a song my brother used to sing called ‘When Jimmie Rodgers Said Good-bye.’”— Jack Cardwell. 486 The Death of Huey Long. Music/Lyrics: Lawrence Wilson (pseudonym of Bob Miller). Copyright Date: 1935. Publisher: Leeds Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Warner (ARC 5-11-61) 1935. Made Famous by: Hank Warner (ARC 5-11-61) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: Huey Pierce Long was the governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and a U.S. senator from 1932 to 1935. On September 8, 1935, while attending a special state legislative session, Long was assassinated by a dentist, Dr. Carl Austin Weiss,

52 in the corridors of the state capitol. He died September 10. This song was copyrighted, recorded and released within days of his death. 487 The Death of Jimmie Rodgers. Music/Lyrics: Bob Miller. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 8168) 1933. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 8168) 1933. Country Chart: #3 record of 1933, Gene Autry (Conqueror 8168). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. History: This is a tribute song to Jimmie Rodgers, the father of country music. The most popular country artist of the 1920s and early 1930s, he and Fred Rose were the ﬁrst two inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961. Jimmie Rodgers died of tuberculosis at the Taft Hotel in New York City. The Death of Little Joe see Little Joe. 488 The Death of Little Kathy Fiscus. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Osborne. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Osborne (King 788) 1949. Made Famous by: Jimmie Osborne (King 788) 1949. Country Chart: #7 6/17/49 6 wks., Jimmie Osborne (King 788). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: “San Marino, Calif., April 8 — A 3-year-old girl fell down a 120-foot ... pipe ... and rescuers ... worked feverishly.... Little Kathy Fiscus ... could not be seen.... Faint cries were heard until about 6:30 P.M.... ‘She’s either fallen asleep or else she’s already died,’ Police Sergeant T.F. Stewart said.”—The New York Times, 4/9/49. 489 The Death of Mother Jones. Music/Lyrics: William R. Callaway. Copyright Date: 1931. Publisher: William R. Callaway (NY). Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 7702) 1931. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 7702) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. History: Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) (1830–1930) was a popular labor leader, active from 1871 to 1919. Born in County Cork, Ireland, she immigrated to North America when she was ﬁve. After working as a seamstress and teacher, she married Memphis iron-molder Frank Jones in 1861, but lost him and four children in the yellow fever epidemic of 1876. She became associated with the Knights of Labor and became an active unionist after the Chicago Fire of 1871. She was a participant in such epic labor battles as the B&O Strike in 1877, Chicago’s Haymarket Riot in 1886 and the nationwide steel strike of 1919. Only old age eventually kept her away from picket line and prison cell, though she remained a champion of the weak and poor. When she died at 100 years of age, she was buried in the Union Miners’ Cemetery in Illinois. 490 Deck of Cards. Alternate Titles: “The Perpetual Almanac”; “The Gentleman Soldier’s Prayer Book”; “The Soldier’s Bible”; “The Religious Card Player”; “Hillbilly’s Deck of Cards”; “Cowboy’s Deck of Cards”; “Vietnam Deck of Cards”; “Red Deck of Cards.” Music/Lyrics: T. Texas Tyler. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music, Inc./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Trio Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1228) 1948. Made Famous by: Country, T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1228) 1948; Pop, Wink Martindale (Dot 15968) 1959. Country Chart: #2 4/10/48 13 wks., T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1228); #10 6/12/48 7 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol Americana 40114); #11 10/19/59 10 wks., Wink Martindale (Dot 15968). Pop Chart: #21 4/24/48 2 wks., T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1228); #20 5/8/48 2 wks., Phil Harris (RCA Victor 2821); #7 9/28/59 17 wks., Wink Martindale (Dot 15968). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1960 (Wink Martindale, Dot 15968); BMI Pop Award 1959. Answers: “The Soldier’s Prayer Book,” recorded by

53 T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1658) 1954, written by Virgil Stewart. This version has a melody and is not a recitation. It begins with a ﬁrst verse prologue and then tells the same basic story as the narrative versions. Notes: Also recorded as “Hillbilly’s Deck of Cards” by Simon Crum (Capitol 3270) 1955; “Cowboy’s Deck of Cards,” by Cowboy Copas (Starday 750) 1966; “Vietnam Deck of Cards,” by Red Sovine (Starday SLP414) 1967 (new arrangement by William York); and “Red Deck of Cards,” by Red River Dave (Decca 29002) 1954. History: This recitation, derived from a British folk tale, dates back to at least 100 years before it became popular in the U.S. Initially, it was probably used as a church sermon. It was popular after World War II and during the Korean War and Vietnam War, and was recorded by Bill Anderson during the Gulf War in 1991. 491 Deep Elem Blues. Alternate Titles: “Deep Elm Blues”; “Deep Ellum Blues.” Music/Lyrics: Bob Attlesey/Joe Attlesey/Leon Chappalear. Copyright Date: 1934, 1936. Publisher: Southern Music Co./Fort Knox Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Busse’s Buzzards (Victor 1927) 1925 (as “Deep Elm” [You Tell ’Em I’m Blue]). Made Famous by: The Lone Star Cowboys (Victor 23846) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Sequels: “Deep Elem Blues #2,” recorded by the Shelton Brothers (Decca 5198) 1935, written by Bob Attlesey and Joe Attlesey; “Deep Elem Blues #3,” recorded by the Shelton Bros. (Decca 5422) 1937, written by Bob Attlesey and Joe Attlesey. Deep Ellum Blues see Deep Elem Blues. Deep Elm Blues see Deep Elem Blues. 492 Deep in the Heart of Texas. Music/Lyrics: June Hershey/Don Swander. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Melody Lane Publications, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Alvino Ray (Bluebird 11391) 1941 or 1942; Bing Crosby (Decca 4162) 1942. Made Famous by: Alvino Ray (Bluebird 11391) 1942 (on record); Horace Heidt (Columbia 36525) in the 1940s on record and radio shows. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 2/14/42 10 wks., Alvino Ray (Bluebird 11391); #3 2/28/42 9 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 4162); #11 3/7/42 3 wks., The Merry Macs (Decca 4136); #7 3/14/42 6 wks., Horace Heidt (Columbia 36525); #23 3/21/42 1 wk., Ted Weems (Decca 4138). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 150. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1942. Movies: Deep in the Heart of Texas (Universal) 1942, directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Rod Cameron, Eddie Polo, Earle Hodgins, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio ( Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrel); Heart of the Rio Grande (Republic) 1942, directed by William Morgan, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio; No Time for Love (Supreme) 1943, directed by Mitchell Leissen, starring Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, and Ilka Chase; Rainbow Rhythm (Universal, Short Subject) 1942, starring the Jimmy Wakely Trio with Al Donahue’s Band. 493 Deep Water. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia 38137 or 20412) 1947. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 44233) 1967. Country Chart: #10 8/26/67 18 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 44233). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1967. 494 Deeper Than the Holler. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.)/Don Schlitz Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27689) 1988. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27689) 1988. Country Chart: #1 11/19/

491–500 • Detroit 88 18 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27689). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; ASCAP Country Award 1990. 495 Delta Dawn. Music/Lyrics: Larry Collins/Alex Harvey. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Big Ax Music/EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45588) 1972. Made Famous by: Country, Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45588) 1972; Pop, Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645) 1972. Country Chart: #6 5/13/72 17 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45588). Pop Chart: #72 7/1/72 7 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45588); #1 6/23/73 20 wks., Helen Reddy (Capitol 3645). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1973 (Helen Reddy, Capitol 3645); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1972 (Larry Collins, Alex Harvey); ASCAP Pop Award 1972. Parodies: “Delta Dawg,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 25057) 1984, written by Larry Collins and Alex Harvey with special lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. Author Notes: “It’s really about my mother. She was one of those people who was always dissatisﬁed, always carrying a suitcase around, unhappy wherever she was. I’m no chauvinist, but I ain’t a liberationist, either. But the game of love is deﬁnitely out of balance for women. They are really taken advantage of.”— Alex Harvey. 496 Desert Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40096) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40096) 1929. Country Chart: #5 record of 1929, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40096). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. 497 Desperado Love. Music/Lyrics: Michael Garvin/Sammy Johns. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sammy Johns (Southern Tracks ST-1036) 1985. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28692) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/7/86 21 wks., Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 28692). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 498 Desperados Waiting for the Train. Music/Lyrics: Guy Charles Clark. Copyright Date: 1973, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 40167) 1973. Made Famous by: The Highwaymen (Columbia 05594) 1985. Country Chart: #15 10/5/85 9 wks., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson (Columbia 05594). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. 499 Detour. Music/Lyrics: Paul Westmoreland. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Walker (Coast 2016) 1945. Made Famous by: Wesley Tuttle (Capitol 233) 1945; Patti Page (Mercury 5682) 1951. Country Chart: #3 3/9/56 4 wks., Wesley Tuttle (Capitol 233); #2 (1) 3/16/46 11 wks., Spade Cooley (Columbia 36935); #6 3/16/46 1 wk., Foy Willing (Decca 9000); #5 5/11/46 1 wk., Elton Britt (RCA Victor 1817). Pop Chart: #5 8/4/51 16 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 5682). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1946; BMI Pop Award 1951. 500 Detroit City. Alternate Title: “I Wanna Go Home.” Music/ Lyrics: Danny Dill/Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Grammer (Decca 31449) 1962 (as “I Wanna Go Home”). Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 8183) 1963. Country Chart: #6 7/6/63 18 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 8183); #27 4/1/67 4 wks., Tom Jones (Parrot 40012); #18 1/19/63 5 wks., Billy Grammer (Decca 31449). Pop Chart: #16 6/29 63 9 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 8183). AC Action: #4 6/29/63 10 wks., Bobby

Devil • 501–508 Bare (RCA Victor 8183); #36 10/31/70 2 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0955). No. of Artists: 98. Awards: Grammy, Best Country and Western Recording, Single 1963 (Bobby Bare, RCA 8183); BMI Country Award 1963, 1968. Parodies: “Detroit City #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM K-13167) 1963, written by Danny Dill, Mel Tillis and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “About three years before we wrote this, I played a little old club in Detroit — me and Annie Lou — and I saw these people that are in this song. They did go north. When I was a kid they’d say, ‘Where’s John now?’ ‘Well, he’s gone off up to De-troit.’ I sat there and talked to these people. They were from Alabama, west Tennessee, Kentucky, and they’d go to Detroit and work in the car factories. Now, they had more cash money in their pockets than they’d ever seen in their lives, but they were homesick. And to keep from being so lonely, they’d go sit in a bar and drink. And when they did get home, they’d get home with no money. They wasted, literally, ten or ﬁfteen years of their lives, and they wanted to go home all the time. They’d think they were rich, but they’d spend it. Then, eventually, they’d dovetail and catch that southbound freight and ride back home where they came from.”— Danny Dill. “When I started this song, it started out as ‘Tupelo County.’ It had started out, ‘Last night I went to sleep in Tupelo County....’ I had all that, and I went up to Owen Bradley’s ofﬁce, who was at that time the A&R man for Decca, and he said, ‘Mel, there’s been a lot of songs about Tupelo — you wrote one for Webb Pierce called “Tupelo County Jail,” and there’s been others.’ Owen said, ‘Why don’t you write one about Detroit and the automobile industry.’”— Mel Tillis. 501 Devil in the Bottle. Alternate Title: “There’s a Devil in the Bottle.” Music/Lyrics: Bobby David. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Sunbury Music, Inc./World Song Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6002) 1974. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6002) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/30/74 19 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6002). Pop Chart: #54 1/25/75 8 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6002). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Bobby David). 502 The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Music/Lyrics: Tom Crain/ Charlie Daniels/Taz DiGregorio/Fred Edwards/Charlie Hayward/ Jim Marshall. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Cabin Fever Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700) 1979. Made Famous by: The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/30/79 14 wks., The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700). Pop Chart: #3 6/23/79 18 wks., The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700). AC Action: #30 7/28/79 8 wks., Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 50700). No. of Artists: 12. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Duo or Group 1979 (The Charlie Daniels Band, Epic 50700); RIAA Million Seller 1979 (The Charlie Daniels Band); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Tom Crain, Charlie Daniels, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charlie Hayward, Jim Marshall); CMA Single of the Year 1979 (The Charlie Daniels Band, Epic 50700); BMI Country Award 1980; BMI Pop Award 1979. Notes: There is a derivative version. The publisher was adamant that it not be listed as a parody or answer but “derivative.” It is titled “The Devil Came Up to Michigan” with new lyrics Edmond White set to the original music, recorded by KMC Cru (Curb 77073) 1991. They don’t use ﬁrst names; it’s a rap group. Author Notes: “During the spring of 1979, we were recording our ‘Million Mile Reﬂections’ album, and after completing the majority of the tracks, realized that we needed a ﬁddle tune for this album. I have always admired a poem called ‘Mountain Whippoorwill’ by Stephen Vincent Benet that I read while I was in high school, and I got the idea for ‘Devil Went Down to Georgia’

54 from that poem, which was written about 1925. I just worked on the idea at home one night, and the band and I worked up the song at Nashville’s S.I.R. Rehearsal studio. When we did the track, we all liked it immediately, but really had no idea it would become one of our biggest hits. Matter of fact, some people were surprised at this type of song, and were hesitant to pick this as the ﬁrst single to play off the album.”— Charlie Daniels. 503 Devil Woman. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Mariposa Music Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (outside USA adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 42486) 1962. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 42486) 1962. Country Chart: #1 (8) 8/4/62 21 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42486). Pop Chart: #16 7/28/62 11 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42486). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Parodies: “(Never Say) Devil Woman,” recorded by Judy Thomas (United Artist US 518) 1962, written by Marty Robbins (female version); “Devil Woman No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4117) 1963, written by Marty Robbins and Sheb Wooley. 504 Devoted to You. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications/ Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350) 1958. Made Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350) 1958. Country Chart: #1 8/9/58 13 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350); #33 9/9/78 10 wks., Carly Simon and James Taylor (Elektra 45506). Pop Chart: #10 8/18/58 14 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1350); #36 8/19/78 9 wks., Carly Simon and James Taylor (Elektra 45506). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; BMI Pop Award 1958; BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller (Everly Brothers). 505 Did You Ever Go Sailing. Music/Lyrics: Albert E. Brumley. Copyright Date: 1938, 1966, renewed. Publisher: Stamps Baxter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Okeh 05833) 1940. Made Famous by: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Okeh 05833) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 506 Did You Think to Pray. Music/Lyrics: M.A. Kidder/W.O. Perkins/Jack D. Johnson/Charley Pride. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1884 (ﬁrst printing); 1971. Publisher: Public Domain; Songs of Polygram, Intl., Inc. Licensed by: All; BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 9974) 1971. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9974) 1971. Country Chart: #70 4/21/71 10 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9974). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: Grammy, Best Sacred Performance 1971 (Charley Pride, RCA 9974). 507 Diesel on My Tail. Music/Lyrics: Jim Fagan. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Francis and Marvin Music/Hank’s Music (adm. by Unichappell Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim and Jesse (Epic 10138) 1967. Made Famous by: Jim and Jesse (Epic 10138) 1967. Country Chart: #18 4/1/67 16 wks., Jim and Jesse (Epic 10138). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 508 Diggin’ Up Bones. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Albert Gore/Nat Stuckey. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Sawgrass Music Publishers/Scarlet Moon Music/Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Writers Group Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (RCA Records AHLI-5483 LP) 1985. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28649) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/16/86 21 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28649). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Paul

55 Overstreet, Albert Gore); BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “It was Thanksgiving and I’d been at a friend’s house having Thanksgiving dinner. I called up Al Gore, a friend and writing partner who lived real close to my friend’s house. I said, ‘Al, you feel like writing?’ He said, ‘Yeah. What are we gonna write about?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, diggin’ up bones.’ I think maybe I said that because of the turkey bones and all that had been there on the table. He said, ‘Well, what does that mean, what is it about?’ I said, ‘I don’t know, that’s what we’ll write. We’ll have to explain it.’ So Al and I got together and wrote ‘Diggin’ Up Bones’ that day. Unfortunately, the verse melody was similar to a melody that Nat Stuckey had written years before — a song called ‘Sun Comin’ Up.’ That’s how Nat’s name wound up on the song.”— Paul Overstreet. 509 Digg y Ligg y Lo. Music/Lyrics: J.D. Miller. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy C. Newman (ABC/Dot 1215) 1954 (English); The Clement Brothers (Fais Do Do) 1953 (French). Made Famous by: Rusty and Doug Kershaw (Hickory 1151) 1961. Country Chart: #14 8/27/61 10 wks., Rusty Kershaw and Doug Kershaw (Hickory 1151); #70 10/11/69 3 wks., Doug Kershaw (Warner Bros. 7329). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. History: The original version of this song was written in French by Cajun accordion player Terry Clement in 1953. The song was rewritten in English by J.D. Miller in 1954. 510 Dill Pickle. Music/Lyrics: Charles Johnson (music)/Alfred Bryan (lyrics added in 1910). Copyright Date: 1907. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Pryor’s Band (Victor 16482) 1910 or William Reitz (Victor 16678) 1910. Earliest Country Recording Found: McLaughlin’s Old Time Melody Makers 1928. Made Famous by: Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters (Brunswick 243) 1928; Arthur Pryor’s Band (Victor 16482) 1910. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 7/30/1910 1 wk., Arthur Pryor’s Band (Victor 16482). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Movies: The Tulsa Kid (Republic) 1940, directed by George Sherman, starring Don “Red” Barry, Noah Berry, Sr., and Jimmy Wakely and His Roughriders. 511 Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (and Loud, Loud Music). Music/ Lyrics: Max Fidler/Joe Maphis/Rose Lee Maphis. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Comet Music, Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21054) 1952. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21054) 1952. Country Chart: #20 5/4/85 17 wks., Vern Gosdin (Compleat 142). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20 found. Author Notes: “I was a country entertainer, and I had been at all the barn dance shows — the National Barn Dance in Chicago, the Old Dominion Barn Dance in Richmond, Virginia, and the Boone Country Jamboree in Cincinnati—in the days before television. We used acoustical instruments and played for a seated audience in theaters and auditoriums and places like that. Then I moved to California and got into western swing. So the ﬁrst date that I played was at Bakersﬁeld, a place called The Blackboard, and it was the loudest band I had ever heard in my life. I had never worked with drums or electrical instruments. The smoke was thick, and I wasn’t used to that. And there were women and men out there dancing, and that was new to me. On the way home — I had about 100 miles to drive between Bakersﬁeld and the San Fernando Valley — I came up with this idea, ‘Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Loud Music.’ The original title of the song was ‘Honky Tonk Heart,’ but Max Fidler thought the ﬁrst line would make a better title. Consequently, I got used to drums, and now I wouldn’t be without them. The band that was playing there at that time was Bill Woods, and Buck Owens was singing in the band; he was one of the musicians that backed me up.”— Joe Maphis.

509–514 • D-I-V-O-R-C-E Dinah see Get Along Home, Cindy. The Dirty Hangout Where I Stayed see The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine. 512 Dirty Old Egg Suckin’ Dog. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor LPS 3462) 1966 (as “Egg Eatin’ Dog”). Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia CS 9292) 1966. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Author Notes: “I was in Beaumont, Texas, one night and thought I’d write a dog song. Most people who write dog songs glorify dogs, so I thought I’d write one that doesn’t. This particular dog was out of my childhood, and in real life he was called ‘Hound’ by everybody in the neighborhood. He was into everybody’s chicken house, everybody’s everything, other dog’s food — and you couldn’t catch him. He was the scourge of the community. Everyone was always after old Hound, but then he disappeared and we kind of missed him. When he was gone, there wasn’t any old Hound to hate. He was just a total mess, that dog, so I immortalized him in song.”— Jack Clement. 513 Distant Drums. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Orbison (Monument 815) 1963. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8789) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (4) 4/2/66 21 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8789). Pop Chart: #45 4/9/66 7 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8789). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966, 1967. Author Notes: “I live in Texas, but every year my mother and I go to Nashville for the music convention and this particular year while there I wrote a song titled ‘Distant Drums,’ which I sang for Jim and Mary Reeves. Jim loved the song, but it was turned down by Chet Atkins of RCA Victor, who was Jim’s record producer at the time. Of course, I was heart broken, but before I went home, Jim and Mary invited mama and me over to their home and after dinner, Jim said, ‘Cindy, I have a surprise for you,’ and over the stereo came Jim singing ‘Distant Drums’ backed by his Blue Boys. Harlan Howard, his wife, Jan, who were there also, mama and I sat there spellbound. It was a wonderful recording and when it was through playing, Jim said, ‘Although I didn’t get to record this for you, I made you a demo and I don’t believe you’ll have any trouble getting a record on it now.’ I was ﬂabbergasted that the great Jim Reeves would make me a demo on a song and told him I couldn’t dream of accepting such a gift but that I would never forget his and Mary’s offer, and a few days later left for Texas and that was that. Almost ﬁve years and the death of Jim Reeves was to pass after that visit, but one day while again in Nashville, the phone rang and Chet Atkins asked if mama and I would come over to the RCA recording studio at 2 o’clock, as one of my songs was being recorded that afternoon. As we walked into the control room, I saw Mary and Chet and I heard Jim Reeves singing, ‘I hear the sound of distant drums,’ while in the studio an orchestra of 20 or 25 musicians played behind the demo recording that Jim had made and played for mama and me that night so long ago. Tears came to my eyes and Chet, Mary and mama and I just sat there listening and brushing back the tears that couldn’t seem to stop ﬂowing. So Jim recorded ‘Distant Drums’ after all and it was number one on the music charts in America [and] the Record of the Year in Great Britain, where it remained on the charts for 18 weeks. [It was] the ﬁrst record by an American country artist to attain that status, according to The National Observer.”— Cindy Walker. 514 D-I-V-O-R-C-E. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/Curly Putman. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315)

Divorce • 515–524 1968. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315) 1968. Country Chart: #1 5/18/68 17 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315). Pop Chart: #63 6/22/68 6 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 42. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman). Parodies: “D-I-V-O-R-C-E #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4629) 1967, written by Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman and Sheb Wooley, also recorded by Billy Connolly (Polydor) 1975; “D-I-V-O-R-C-E (B-A-C-O-N and E-G-G-S),” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 4148) 1969, written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro; “D-I-V-O-R-C-E: Finally An Australian Parody,” written and recorded by Braddock and Putman 1987. Movies: Five Easy Pieces (Columbia) 1970, directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Jack Nicolson, Karen Black, and Sally Struthers; Stand by Your Man (CBS-TV) 1981, directed by Jerry Jameson, starring Annette O’Toole, Tim MacIntire, and Cooper Huckabee. Author Notes: “I had written a song called, ‘I L-O-V-E Y-O-U Must I Spell it Out for You?’ I took that song to Tree Publishing and they weren’t too excited about it, and I thought, ‘Hey, that would be a neat idea, spelling out the words so the kids couldn’t understand what you’re saying, and you can spell out D-I-V-O-R-C-E and all these things regarding the dissolving of a marriage.’ That’s where I got the idea for it. ‘D-I-V-O-R-C-E #2’ was a bigger record even than the original Tammy Wynette record. Billy Connolly, a Scottish comedian, found this obscure Ben Colder record (which was a parody on Tammy’s record) and recorded it, embellishing it with local humor and asides which struck a chord with the British people. It sold over a million records, and if I’m not mistaken, it is one of the biggest records in British recording history. The comedy is of such Scottish origin that it would be hard for an American to get a lot out of what he was saying.”— Bobby Braddock. 515 Divorce Me C.O.D. Music/Lyrics: Clifﬁe Stone/Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music/ Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Travis (Capitol 290) 1946. Made Famous by: Merle Travis (Capitol 290) 1946. Country Chart: #1 (14) 9/21/46 23 wks., Merle Travis (Capitol 290); #4 2/22/47 1 wk., Johnny Bond (Columbia 37217). Pop Chart: #5 12/28/46 1 wk., The Four King Sisters/Buddy Cole Orchestra (Victor 20-2018); #25 11/2/46 1 wk., Merle Travis (Capitol 290). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1946. Author Notes: “I got the idea for this song from the Lucky Strike slogan ‘L.S.M.F.T. Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco.’”— Clifﬁe Stone. 516 Dixie on My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47137) 1981. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47137) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/30/81 14 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/ Curb 47137). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 517 Dixie Road. Music/Lyrics: Don Goodman/Mary Ann Kennedy/Pam Rose. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./Circle South Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: King Edward IV (Soundwaves 4626) 1981. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52564) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/20/85 20 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52564). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Don Goodman, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose). 518 Dixieland Delight. Music/Lyrics: Ronnie Rogers. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Sister John Music, Inc./Maypop Music. Li-

56 censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 13446) 1983. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13446) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/12/83 16 wks., Alabama (RCA 13446) 1983. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1984. 519 The DJ Cried. Music/Lyrics: Joyce Ann Allsup. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1325) 1965. Made Famous by: Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1325) 1965. Country Chart: #8 8/7/65 20 wks., Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1325). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Do Not Forsake Me see High Noon. 520 Do Ya.’ Music/Lyrics: K.T. Oslin. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Wooden Wonder Music/Polygram Intl. Music Tunes, Inc. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: K.T. Oslin (RCA 5924-1-R) 1987. Made Famous by: K.T. Oslin (RCA 5924-1-R) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/12/87 25 wks., K.T. Oslin (RCA 5239). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1988. 521 Do You Know You Are My Sunshine. Music/Lyrics: Don Reid/Harold Reid. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of all Nations. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Statler Brothers (Mercury 55022) 1978. Made Famous by: Statler Brothers (Mercury 55022) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/1/78 11 wks., Statler Brothers (Mercury 55022). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. Author Notes: “We were entertaining at a country music park in Indiana called Buck Lake Ranch, and for the evening show, the second day, we moved to an open stage where people were sitting festival-style on the ground. We were taking requests, and a young lady came up to me and said very seriously, ‘Do you know you are my sunshine?’ As a song title, the phrase hit me right between the eyes! How many ways can you take that? The idea stayed with me for weeks, but I didn’t ﬁnish more than the bridge until one night before a Nashville recording session, when Don and I ﬁnished the song in 15 minutes. We never saw the girl again, and I have no idea what her name is, but I thank you very much, whoever you are.”— Harold Reid. 522 Do You Love as Good as You Look. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Rory Bourke/Jerry Gillespie. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Tri-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/SESAC. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros. 49639) 1981. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros. 49639) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/17/81 13 wks., Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros. 49639). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982; SESAC Country Award 1982. 523 (Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes. Music/Lyrics: Bob DiPiero/ Dennis Robbins/John Scott Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: American Made Music/Corey Rock Music, Ltd./Little Big Town Music/Old Wolf Music/Wee B Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27867) 1988. Made Famous by: Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27867) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/18/88 20 wks., Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 27867). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Country Award 1989. 524 Do You Wanna Go to Heaven? Music/Lyrics: Bucky Jones/ Curly Putman. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49515) 1980. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49515) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/2/80 15 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49515). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three.

57 Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981; BMI Country Award 1981. 525 Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind. Music/Lyrics: Sanger D. Shafer/Darlene Shafer. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy (CBS 34443) 1977. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52458) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/29/84 23 wks., George Strait (MCA 52458). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Sanger D. Shafer, Darlene Shafer). Author Notes: “I love Fort Worth. It’s got soul. My junior high school was on the north side. I worked for Swift’s Packing Company there. I was raised right up on the stockyards. Cowboys had some serious ﬁghts in old Fort Worth. Fort Worth always comes on in the shadow of Dallas— you know, the high class and the regular people. The regular people are down in Fort Worth. It started out as a song about two cities, Fort Worth and Dallas, and I wanted to make it like, ‘Do you ever think about Fort Worth when you’re over in Dallas?’”—Sanger (Whitey) Shafer. 526 Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger. Music/Lyrics: Doris Clement/Jerry Crutchﬁeld/Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Don Robertson Music Corp./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 9281) 1967. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9281) 1967. Country Chart: #4 9/2/67 19 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9281). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1967. Notes: Doris Clement’s name is on the copyright; however, Jack Clement was the actual co-author. Her name was used because Jack was a BMI writer and they wanted to put the song in ASCAP. Author Notes: “The idea, title and a lyric originated with John Crutchﬁeld of Virginia and California. He gave the lyric to me in the early sixties. Later, I was working with Jack Clement in Nashville. Jack was producing Charley Pride for RCA and needed another piece of material for the session. I recalled John’s lyric and recited as much as I could remember to Jack. He thought it might be a good bet for Charley and we began work on a melody and a revised lyric. Time was short. The session was all booked and we only had a day or so to ﬁnish the song. Jack showed Charley what we had so far and Charley liked it. Jack taught him the melody and the lyrics we had up to that point at his ofﬁce while I stayed at Jack’s house and worked furiously trying to ﬁnish the second verse lyric. It all came together in time for the session. Jack was the producer. I played piano with the excellent studio band and vocal group, and Jim Malloy was the engineer. This was one of the rare cases in my experience where there was no demonstration record involved.”— Don Robertson. 527 Dog-Gone It, Baby, I’m in Love. Music/Lyrics: John Amway/ Arrett Keefer. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rusty Wellington (Arcade 116) 1953. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21197) 1954. Country Chart: #8 2/6/54 2 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21197). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Dogwood Mountain see Sourwood Mountain. 528 Doin’ My Time. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Skinner. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Skinner (Red Barn 1150) 1947. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 1220) 1958; Don Gibson (Hickory 372) 1976. Country Chart: #39 5/29/76 10 wks., Don Gibson (Hickory 372). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Author Notes: “It was the early thirties and times were hard. I was drifting from place to place and my pockets were usually empty. I could strum

525–533 • Don’t a few chords on a guitar and sing some Jimmie Rodgers songs. I was also trying to write, but I knew I had a long way to go. A ModelA Ford carried me into Grand Rapids, Michigan, on a cold December day. My gas tank was empty and 35 cents was all my pockets showed. A cousin gave me a welcome and a warm meal. I couldn’t ﬁnd a job, but I did have a little number 35 Gibson guitar I could strum, and the blues came easy to a boy who was broke and who would have liked them anyway, even if he had been a millionaire. One day, my cousin handed me a True Detective magazine. In it was a story called ‘I’m a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang.’ Robert Burns was the author. He was a native of New Jersey who had escaped and was writing while in hiding. His story created a world of publicity regarding the chain gang system and how it worked, and a top movie was made starring Paul Muni with the same title. From this story also came the idea for ‘Doin’ My Time.’”— Jimmie Skinner. Done and Gone see Done Gone. 529 Done Gone. Alternate Title: “Done and Gone.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: A.C. Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19372) 1922. Made Famous by: A.C. Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19372) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Done and Gone” by Bob Wills (Conqueror 9821) 1941. Done Laid Around see Gotta Travel On. 530 Don’t Be Angry. Music/Lyrics: Wade Jackson. Copyright Date: 1954, 1957, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 40883) 1957. Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43076) 1964. Country Chart: #4 8/22/64 25 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43076); #33 2/24/73 9 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 11349); #3 10/23/76 19 wks., Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot DOA 17660). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965, 1977. 531 Don’t Be Cruel (to a Heart That’s True). Music/Lyrics: Otis Blackwell/Elvis Presley. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./R&H Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 6604) 1956. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 6604) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (7) 7/25/56 29 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 6604); #10 2/14/87 13 wks., The Judds (RCA 5094). Pop Chart: #1 (11) 8/4/56 24 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 6604); #4 7/30/88 17 wks., Cheap Trick (Epic 07965). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1956 (Elvis Presley); BMI Country Award 1956, 1988; BMI Pop Award 1956, 1989; BMI R&B Award 1956. Parodies: “Don’t Be Mad,” recorded by Simon Crum (pseudonym of Ferlin Husky) (Capitol 4966) 1963, music written by Otis Blackwell and Elvis Presley. 532 Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You. Music/Lyrics: Benny Davis/Ted Murray/Murray Mencher. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Full Keel Music/Benny Davis Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Connie Francis (MGM 13059) 1962. Made Famous by: Country, Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8508) 1977; Pop, Connie Francis (MGM 13059) 1962. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/17/77 18 wks., Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8508). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 2/24/62 13 wks., Connie Francis (MGM 13059). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 92. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978. 533 Don’t Call Him a Cowboy. Music/Lyrics: Debbie Hupp/ Johnny MacRae/Bob Morrison. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Music City Music (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc. and Southern Nights Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway

Don’t • 534 –543 Twitty (Warner Bros. 29057) 1985. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29057) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/16/85 20 wks., Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29057). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 534 Don’t Cheat in Our Hometown. Music/Lyrics: Roy Marcum/ Ray Pennington. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music (Hudson Bay). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stanley Brothers (King 5869) 1964. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Sugar Hill 04245) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/3/83 20 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Sugar Hill 04245). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 6 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 535 Don’t Close Your Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Keith Whitley (RCA 6901) 1988. Made Famous by: Keith Whitley (RCA 6901) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/30/88 23 wks., Keith Whitley (RCA 6901). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 536 Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin’ (with Lovin’ on Your Mind). Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn/Peggy Sue Wells. Copyright Date: 1966, renewed. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32045) 1966. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32045) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/66 19 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32045). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1967 (Loretta Lynn). Answers: “I Come Home aDrinkin’ (to a Worn Out Wife Like You),” recorded by Jay Lee Webb (Decca 32087) 1967, written by Loretta Lynn, Peggy Sue Wells and Teddy Wilburn . Author Notes: “My little sister had started a song called ‘I Came Home Last Night as Drunk as I Could Be,’ so I thought, ‘Well, I’m gonna try to help her get in the business,’ so I changed it around to ‘Don’t Come Home a-Drinkin’ with Lovin’ on Your Mind,’ cause that’s about the way it happens, don’t it.”— Loretta Lynn. 537 Don’t Do It Darlin’. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30419) 1957. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30419) 1957. Country Chart: #6 9/25/57 12 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 30419). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 538 Don’t Fall in Love with a Dreamer. Music/Lyrics: Kim Carnes/Dave Ellingson. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Almo Music Corp./Appian Music/Quixotic Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers/Kim Carnes (United Artists 1345) 1980. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers/Kim Carnes (United Artists 1345) 1980. Country Chart: #3 4/5/80 14 wks., Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes (United Artists 1345). Pop Chart: #4 3/29/80 19 wks., Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes (United Artists 1345). AC Action: #2 (4) 3/29/80 19 wks., Kim Carnes (United Artists 1345). No. of Artists: 11. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981, 1982; ASCAP Pop Award 1980. 539 Don’t Fence Me In. Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Harms, Inc., c/o Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Made Famous by: Kate Smith on her radio broadcasts; Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 23364) 1944. Country Chart: #4 2/17/45 3 wks., Gene Autry (Okeh 6728). Pop Chart: #1 (8) 11/25/44 21 wks., Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 23364); #4 1/20/45 7 wks., Sammy Kaye (Victor 1610); #8 1/20/45 2 wks., Kate Smith (Columbia 36759); #10 2/3/45 2 wks., Horace Heidt (Columbia 36761). AC Action: None. No. of

58 Artists: 103 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1944 (Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, Decca 23364). Movies: Hollywood Canteen (Warner Bros.) 1944, directed by Delmar Daves, starring Joan Leslie, Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; Don’t Fence Me In (Republic) 1945, directed by John English, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and George “Gabby” Hayes; Night and Day (Warner Bros.) 1946, directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Cary Grant, Alexis Smith, Monty Woolley, and Mary Martin. 540 Don’t Fight the Feelings of Love. Music/Lyrics: John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 0942) 1973. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 0942) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/12/73 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0942). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 541 Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’. Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 20854) 1951. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 20854) 1951; Ricky Scaggs (Epic 02034) 1981. Country Chart: #16 5/2/81 16 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02034). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 542 Don’t Give Up on Me. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Ben Peters Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Wallace (MCA 40111) 1973. Made Famous by: Jerry Wallace (MCA 40111) 1973. Country Chart: #90 10/23/76 4 wks., Stoney Edwards (Capitol 4337); #73 4/24/82 5 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 13094). Pop Chart: #3 8/25/73 16 wks., Jerry Wallace (MCA 40111). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “That’s one of the songs that partially came from real life; I was telling Jackie, ‘Don’t give up on me, I’m not going to be a bad guy all my life.’ Not a bad guy, but things will get better. I think that every man somewhere down the line feels like he is not spending enough time, showing enough attention to his lady. And this was my way of all of us being able to say, ‘Darling, don’t give up on me.’”— Ben Peters. 543 Don’t Go Near the Indians. Music/Lyrics: Lorene Mann. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Buttercup Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rex Allen (Mercury 71997) 1962. Made Famous by: Rex Allen (Mercury 71997) 1962. Country Chart: #4 9/29/62 13 wks., Rex Allen (Mercury 71997). Pop Chart: #17 9/15/62 8 wks., Rex Allen (Mercury 71997). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Parodies: “Don’t Go Near the Eskimos,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13104) 1962, written by Lorene Mann and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “This song grew out of a situation that developed back home in Pleasant Ridge, Tennessee. Years ago, a young girl fell in love with a guy who got her pregnant, but refused to marry her. As a result, she married another guy who loved her and was willing to be a father to the child, a little boy. Nothing was ever said in town, but everyone felt they knew who the real father was. About 30 years later, I was living in Nashville, and my mother wrote me a letter from Pleasant Ridge saying that the girl’s son, now a grown man, had started dating the daughter from another marriage of the man people suspected was the real father. A lot of people thought he did this only to force the man’s hand and get him to admit he was, indeed, the boy’s real father. He went so far as to ask her to marry him, when his biological father ﬁnally said to him, ‘You can’t marry her, she’s your halfsister.’ This seemed like a good story to me, but I didn’t know how to get around the brother-sister problem and the question of incest. Then it came to me that little kids have a favorite game, cowboys and Indians, and the Indian connection made it easier for me to write the song.”— Lorene Mann.

59 544 Don’t Go to Strangers. Music/Lyrics: J.D. Martin/Russell Smith. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664) 1987. Made Famous by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/31/87 21 wks., T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5664). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988. 545 Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. Music/Lyrics: Richard Leigh. Copyright Date: 1976, 1977. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016). Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016). Country Chart: #1 (4) 7/9/77 18 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 8/13/77 26 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016). AC Action: #1 8/20/77 24 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1016). No. of Artists: 21. Awards: RIAA-G Million Seller 1977 (Crystal Gayle, United Artists 1016); Grammys, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1977 (Crystal Gayle, United Artists); Best Country Song 1977 (Richard Leigh); CMA Song of the Year 1978; ASCAP Country Award 1977, 1987, 1989; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Richard C. Leigh); One of ASCAP Country 5 Most Performed Songs of the Decade (1980–1990). Movies: Convoy (United Artists) 1978, directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali McGraw, and Ernest Borgnine. 546 Don’t It Make You Wanta Go Home. Music/Lyrics: Joe South (pseudonym of Joe Souter). Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe South and The Believers (Capitol 2592) 1969. Made Famous by: Joe South and The Believers (Capitol 2592) 1969. Country Chart: #27 10/4/69 9 wks., Joe South (Capitol 2592); #51 5/16/87 10 wks., Butch Baker (Mercury 888543). Pop Chart: #41 8/23/69 12 wks., Joe South (Capitol 2592). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Parodies: “Don’t It Make You Wanna Go Home,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 4648) 1972, written by Joe South with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 547 Don’t Just Stand There (When You Feel Like You’re in Love). Music/Lyrics: Cherokee Jack Henley/Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1947, 1952, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20893) 1952. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20893) 1952. Country Chart: #1 3/7/52 18 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 20893). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. 548 Don’t Keep Me Hanging On. Music/Lyrics: Sonny James/Carole Smith. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Curb Music/Marson Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 2834) 1970. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 2834) 1970. Country Chart: #1 7/4/70 15 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2834). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 549 Don’t Let Me Cross Over. Music/Lyrics: Penny Jay. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Troy Martin Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Butler and Pearl (Columbia 42593) 1962. Made Famous by: Carl Butler and Pearl (Columbia 42593) 1962. Country Chart: #1 12/8/62 24 wks., Carl Butler and Pearl (Columbia 42593); #9 5/24/69 11 wks., Jerry Lee and Linda Gail Lewis (Smash 2220); #10 6/23/79 14 wks., Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen (RCA Victor 11564). Pop Chart: #88 2/9/63 2 wks., Carl Butler and Pearl (Columbia 42593). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Awards: Billboard Record of the Year 1963 (Carl Butler and Pearl). Answers: “Just Over the Line,” recorded by Penny Jay (Decca 31489) 1950s. Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang,

544 –553 • Don’t Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country acts; Five Card Stud (Paramount) 1968, directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Dean Martin and Robert Mitchum. Author Notes: “I was on tour on the road between Knoxville and Cincinnati, just riding along watching the ‘No Passing’ signs that tell you not to cross over the yellow line, and that’s where I got the idea. I made it ‘Love’s Cheating Line,’ but I got the idea from those road signs. It’s sold well over a million copies. I wrote an answer, ‘Just Over the Line,’ and that was a hit, too.”— Penny Jay. 550 Don’t Let That Man Get You Down. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed 1973. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Texas Ruby (Columbia 36901) 1945. Made Famous by: Texas Ruby (Columbia 36901) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 551 Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Slim Willet. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Slim Willet (Four Star 1614) 1952. Made Famous by: Country, Slim Willet (Four Star 1614) 1952; Skeets MacDonald (Capitol 2216) 1952; Pop, Perry Como (RCA Victor 5064) 1952. Country Chart: #2 10/17/52 15 wks., Slim Willet (Four Star 1614); #2 10/24/52 16 wks., Skeets MacDonald (Capitol 2216); #4 10/31/52 7 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 21025); #8 1/3/53 2 wks., Red Foley (Decca 28460). Pop Chart: #25 11/29/52 1 wk., Red Foley (Decca 28460); #1 (5) 12/6/52 21 wks., Perry Como (RCA Victor 5064); #11 12/6/52 3 wks., Gisele MacKenzie (Capitol 2256); #24 3/14/53 1 wk., Eileen Barton (Coral 60882). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 80. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1952 (Perry Como, RCA Victor 5064); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1952, 1953; BMI Pop Award 1952. Parodies: “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyeballs,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5214) 1953, written by Slim Willet with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro; “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes #2,” recorded by Cactus Pryor and His Prickly Pears (Quality 1103, Gilt Edge 1631) 1953, written by Cactus Pryor, Barbara Trammel and Slim Willet. Answers: “I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes,” recorded by Goldie Hill (Decca 28473) 1953, written by Goldie Hill, Virginia Suber and Slim Willet. History: The author, Slim Willet, was born Winston Lee Moore in Dublin, Texas, and was a familiar ﬁgure on many of the radio barn dances on Texas radio stations. He based the irregular meter and form of this song on those of a Mexican ranchero, a type of cowboy song that is heard on both sides of the Texas-Mexican border. 552 Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down. Alternate Titles: “Old Black Dog”; “The Deal”; “Last Old Dollar Is Gone”; “My North Carolina Home.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Vocalion 5054) late 1924, early 1925 (as “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Blues”). Made Famous by: Charlie Poole (Columbia 15038) 1925 (as “Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Blues”). Country Chart: #5 record of 1925, Charlie Poole (Columbia 15038). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45. 553 Don’t Let Your Sweet Love Die (Like Flowers in the Fall). Music/Lyrics: Zeke Manners/Clarke Van Ness. Copyright Date: 1940. Publisher: Dixie Music (original; no current publisher). Licensed by: Public Domain (deleted from BMI list in 1982). First Recorded by: Roy Hall’s Blueridge Entertainers (Bluebird 8656) 1940. Made Famous by: Roy Hall’s Blueridge Entertainers (Bluebird 8656) 1940. Country Chart: #14 5/29/61 10 wks., Don Reno and Red Smiley (King 5469). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. History: This song has been very popular with bluegrass musicians, especially in live performances.

Don’t • 554 –566 554 Don’t Make It Easy for Me. Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley/Randy Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./Blue Moon Music/EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Labor of Love Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13702) 1983. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13702) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/14/84 18 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13702). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985; BMI Country Award 1985. 555 Don’t Make Me Go to Bed and I’ll Be Good. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Cross. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6704) 1942. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6704) 1942; Bradley Kincaid on radio in the 1940s. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Notes: Not to be confused with “Don’t Make Me Go to Bed” by Cox and Hobbs (Okeh 4454) 1938. History: “Although the Cox and Hobbs recording is slightly similar to the Hugh Cross song, it is not the same song. Fred Rose said that until he heard Roy Acuff sing this song at the Opry with tears streaming from his eyes, he never knew what country music was.”— Malone Cross, who appeared often on WLS Barn Dance with Red Foley and The Cumberland Ridge Runners. Author Notes: “A song that Hugh Cross, who has now gone to his reward, claimed that he wrote. Roy Acuff did that, too. I don’t know if he [Roy] contributed anything to the verses or not, but he certainly sings it pathetically if you know what I mean.”— Bradley Kincaid as told to Loyal Jones. 556 Don’t Pull Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Dennis Lambert/Brian Potter. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Universal Duchess Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sam and Dave 1971. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 4245) 1976. Country Chart: #4 4/24/76 9 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4245). Pop Chart: #4 5/22/71 14 wks., Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (Dunhill 4276); #27 3/27/76 10 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4245). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; RIAA Million Seller 1971 (Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds, Dunhill 4276). 557 Don’t Rob Another Man’s Castle. Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0002) 1948. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0002) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (12) 2/19/49 31 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0002); #6 4/16/49 5 wks., Ernest Tubb and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 24592). Pop Chart: #23 3/19/49 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0042). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949. 558 Don’t She Look Good. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 33002) 1972. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 33002) 1972. Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/9/72 16 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 33002). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “Bill Anderson came by my ofﬁce and asked me if I had a hit for him. I said yes and played it. He recorded it, it hit, that simple. The good old days!”— Jerry Chesnut. 559 Don’t Squeeze My Sharmon. Music/Lyrics: Carl Belew/Van Givens. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Vern Stovall (Longhorn Records LHLPM-005) 1967. Made Famous by: Charlie Walker (Epic 10174) 1967. Country Chart: #8 7/1/67 12 wks., Charlie Walker (Epic 10174). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Notes: This song was inspired by a TV commercial advertising toilet paper.

60 560 Don’t Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold). Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell/Loys Southerland. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20911) 1952. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20911) 1952. Country Chart: #2 4/4/52 11 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20911). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. 561 Don’t Sweetheart Me. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Friend/Charlie Tobias. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Advance Music Corp., c/o Warner Bros. Music/Ched Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Geraldo (Gerald Bright) (Paramount 1040) 1943. Made Famous by: Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Decca 4434) 1944. Pop Chart: #2 (1) 2/12/44 20 wks., Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (Decca 4434). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Movies: Hi Beautiful (Universal) 1944, directed by Leslie Goodwins, starring Noah Beery, Jr., and Martha O’Driscoll. 562 Don’t Take It Away. Music/Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Danor Music, Inc./Irving Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jody Miller (Epic 50117) 1975. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 41002) 1979. Country Chart: #67 7/12/75 9 wks., Jody Miller (Epic 50117); #1 (1) 3/17/79 9 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 41002). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Author Notes: “This song was the ﬁrst one that changed the image of Conway Twitty. It was a whole new direction for him. He had been doing all the traditional songs up to that point. ‘Don’t Take It Away’ was one of the ﬁrst things to be released from that new album. He didn’t use his band, just studio pickers, and it was a whole new attitude.”— Troy Seals. 563 Don’t Take It Out on Me. Alternate Title: “Just Because You Were Hurt by Someone.” Music/Lyrics: Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 3275) 1955. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 3275) 1955. Country Chart: #5 12/10/55 7 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 3275). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 564 Don’t Take Your Guns to Town. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) 1959. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) 1959. Country Chart: #1 1/25/59 20 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313). Pop Chart: #32 1/19/59 12 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Parodies: “Don’t Take Your Cash to Town, John,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4117) 1963, written by Johnny Cash and Sheb Wooley. 565 Don’t the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time. Music/ Lyrics: Baker Knight. Copyright Date: 1975, 1976. Publisher: Sixteen Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6063) 1976. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6063) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/62176 16 wks., Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6063) 1976. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ACM Song of the Year 1976; BMI Country Award 1977. 566 Don’t This Road Look Rough and Rocky. Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21334) 1954. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21334) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine.

61 567 Don’t Touch Me. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeannie Seeley (Monument 933) 1966. Made Famous by: Jeannie Seeley (Monument 933) 1966. Country Chart: #2 (3) 4/16/66 21 wks., Jeannie Seeley (Monument 933); #12 5/7/66 17 wks., Wilma Burgess (Decca 31941); #96 9/15/79 1 wk., Brenda Joyce (Western Paciﬁc 107); #69 11/17/79 4 wks., Jerry Naylor and Kelli Warren ( Jeremiah 1002). Pop Chart: #38 3/8/69 10 wks., Bettye Swann (Capitol 2382). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 46. Awards: Grammy, Best Country and Western Performance, Female 1966 ( Jeannie Seeley, Monument 933). Movies: Alamo Bay (Delphi IV) 1985, directed by Louis Malle, starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan. Notes: This was Jeannie Seeley’s ﬁrst chart record. 568 Don’t Underestimate My Love. Music/Lyrics: Steve Diamond/ Steve Dorff/Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Diamond House Music (adm. by MCA, Inc.)/Dorff Songs/MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA Music, Inc.)/On Backstreet Music/Warner-Tamerlane. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52741) 1986. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52741) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/28/85 20 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52741). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 569 Don’t We All Have the Right (to Be Wrong Now and Then). Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: James O’Gwynn with The Merry Melody Makers (Mercury 72053) 1962. Made Famous by: Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07798) 1988. Country Chart: #15 8/29/70 12 wks., Roger Miller (Mercury 73102); #1 (1) 5/7/88 20 wks., Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07798). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 570 Don’t Worry. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (outside USA adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc. ). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922) 1961. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922) 1961. Country Chart: #1 2/12/61 19 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922). Pop Chart: #3 1/30/61 15 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41922). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Parodies: “Don’t Worry ’Bout Me No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4117) 1963, written by Marty Robbins and Sheb Wooley. 571 Don’t Worry ’Bout Me Baby. Music/Lyrics: Deborah Allen/ Bruce Channel/Kieran Kane. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Duchess Music Corp./Old Friends Music/Posey Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 02859) 1982. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 02859) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/8/82 18 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 02859). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 572 Don’t You Ever Get Tired (of Hurting Me). Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor Records 2046) 1965. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 43427) 1965. Country Chart: #11 11/27/65 14 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 43427); #11 12/6/80 14 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11405); #1 (1) 12/24/88 20 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8746). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. Movies: Five Easy Pieces (Columbia) 1970, directed by Bob Rafelson, starring Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, and Sally Struthers. Author Notes: “Of all the songs I’ve written, this is

567–578 • Down my favorite. When I write songs, I’m always in a certain state of mind, it varies with each song. Sometimes I can’t remember or don’t know where the idea came from, but all my songs have emotional triggers. They all do. When I wrote ‘Don’t You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me’ I couldn’t sing it for two or three years after, it was so emotional.”— Hank Cochran. Don’t You Fear Little Darlin’ see I’ll Be Back in a Year, Little Darlin’. 573 Don’t You Know How Much I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Michael Sewart/Dan Williams. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Kelso Herston Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564) 1983. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/23/83 19 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564). Pop Chart: #58 8/13/83 7 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564). AC Action: #12 8/13/83 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13564). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; BMI Pop Award 1984. 574 The Door. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 50038) 1974. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 50038) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/26/74 13 wks., George Jones (Epic 50038). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 575 The Door Is Always Open. Music/Lyrics: Dickey Lee/Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tennessee Pulleybone ( JMI25) 1973. Made Famous by: Dave and Sugar (RCA 10625) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/17/76 19 wks., Dave and Sugar (RCA 10625) 1976. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Dickey Lee, Bob McDill); BMI Pop Award 1976; BMI Country Award 1977. Notes: Sung by Waylon Jennings in the television special The Door Is Always Open (Plantation, 1985). This was a depiction of the life of Sue Brewer, former Music City News columnist, known for helping struggling musicians and songwriters. 576 Down by the Riverside. Alternate Title: “I Ain’t Gonna Study War No More.” Music/Lyrics: Paul Barnes. Copyright Date: 1900. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Joseph Natus (Edison 7736) 1901. Made Famous by: The Four Lads (Columbia 40005) 1953; Bing Crosby and Gary Crosby (Decca 28955) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #17 7/4/53 5 wks., The Four Lads (Columbia 40005); #28 1/30/54 1 wk., Bing Crosby and Gary Crosby (Decca 28955). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 176. Down in Florida on a Hog see Going Down the Road. 577 Down in the Boondocks. Music/Lyrics: Joe South (pseudonym of Joe Souter). Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Joe Royal (Columbia 43305) 1965. Made Famous by: Billy Joe Royal (Columbia 43305) 1965. Country Chart: #25 11/22/69 10 wks., Freddy Weller (Columbia 45026); #37 11/15/69 10 wks., Penny De Haven (Imperial 66421). Pop Chart: #9 7/3/65 13 wks., Billy Joe Royal (Columbia 43305). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1965. Down in the Lone Green Valley see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. Down in the Valley see Birmingham Jail. 578 Down in the Willow Garden. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Monroe. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter (Victor 21625) 1927 (as “Rose Conley”); Wade Mainer and Zeke Morris (Bluebird 7298) 1938 (as

Down • 579–588 “Down in the Willow Garden”). Made Famous by: Charlie Monroe (Victor 2416) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Down on the Banks of the Ohio see On the Banks of the Ohio. 579 Down on the Farm. Music/Lyrics: John Greenebaum/Troy Seals/Eddie Setser. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp./Make Believus Music/Two Sons Music/WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 14045) 1985. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 14045) 1985. Country Chart: #25 4/13/85 13 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 14045). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “This song was from my own feelings, because I came off a farm. We tried to write it as honestly as we could. Maybe I can understand the demise of the farm, but I don’t have to like it. With the world’s population, I can see why factory farming is necessary, but it’s extremely sad for the small farmer who’s got a couple of hundred acres and is trying to make his livelihood out there. Farming was a way of life, an honest way of life. We were tenant farmers, and so my poor dad also worked in the coal mines to make ends meet. I think it’s a sad thing to lose the small farms and see the farmers working other jobs.”—Troy Seals. 580 Down the Old Road to Home. Music/Lyrics: Carey D. Harvey/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23711) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23711) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 581 Down to My Last Broken Heart. Music/Lyrics: Chick Rains. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Chick Rains Music/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 11384) 1980. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 11384) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/1/80 18 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 11384). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 582 Down Yonder. Music/Lyrics: L. Wolfe Gilbert. Copyright Date: 1921, renewed. Publisher: Lasalle Music Publishers, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Ernest Hare (Vocalion 14176) 1921. Earliest Country Recording Found: Clayton McMichen’s Melody Men (Columbia 15130) 1927. Made Famous by: Pop, Ernest Hare and Billy Jones (Okeh 4347) 1927; Country, Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Bluebird 5562) 1934; Del Wood (Tennessee 775) 1951. Country Chart: #3 Record of 1934, Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Bluebird 5562); #9 10/21/51 1 wk., Del Wood (Tennessee 775) Inst. Pop Chart: #5 8/6/21 3 wks., Ernest Hare and Billy Jones (Okeh 4347); #9 10/8/21 1 wk., Peerless Quartet (Victor 18775); #10 8/4/34 6 wks., Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Bluebird 5562); #4 9/1/51 25 wks., Del Wood (Tennessee 775) Inst.; #17 9/29/51 15 wks., Champ Butler (Columbia 39189); #22 9/29/51 2 wks., Lawrence “Piano Roll” Cook (Abbey 15053); #15 10/13/51 7 wks., Freddie Martin (RCA Victor 4267); #14 10/20/51 17 wks., Joe “Fingers” Carr (Capitol 1777); #16 10/20/51 4 wks., Ethel Smith (King 986); #26 11/17/51 1 wk., Frank Petty Trio (MGM 11057). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 110. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1951 (Del Wood, Tennessee 775). Notes: This was Del Wood’s signature song. 583 Drag ’Em Off the Interstate , Sock It to ’Em J.P. Blues. Music/Lyrics: Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Country Sound Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dick Curless (Capitol 2949) 1970. Made Famous by: Dick Curless (Capitol 2949) 1970. Country Chart: #29 11/21/70 9 wks., Dick Curless (Capitol 2949). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1971. Author Notes: “The

62 Illinois State Police tried to ban it from WXCL Peoria, Illinois. There were special dedications from police to other police. Lots of fun.”— Vaughn Horton. 584 Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream). Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Orbison (Monument 456) 1962. Made Famous by: Roy Orbison (Monument 456) 1962. Country Chart: #7 3/13/71 14 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062); #9 6/11/83 20 wks., Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03926). Pop Chart: #4 2/17/62 12 wks., Roy Orbison (Monument 456); #31 3/27/71 7 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062). AC Action: #2 (2) 3/13/71 10 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 3062). No. of Artists: 37. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971, 1972, 1984; BMI Pop Award 1962, 1971; BMI Million Airs Award. Author Notes: “Written for Fred Foster to present to his artists on Monument Records. I wrote 3 or 4 songs and among them were ‘Dream Baby’ and ‘Love Star.’ If it had not been for my mother, I would not have sent ‘Dream Baby,’ as I thought it was too simple after I listened to it on the tape that I made on the guitar with mama on piano. She said, ‘It’s the best song in the bunch.’ Well, believing that mama knows best (sometimes) I sent it to Fred and Roy liked it and recorded it. I’m sure glad he did.”—Cindy Walker. 585 Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafayette O’Neal/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7600) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7600) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. History: The original 78 rpms issued were from take one, including a guitar solo that Rodgers ﬂubbed. The album reissues are from take two, recorded on May 18, 1933. 586 Dreams of the Everyday Housewife. Music/Lyrics: Chris Gantry. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chris Gantry (Monument 885) 1968. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2224) 1968. Country Chart: #3 7/6/68 15 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2224). Pop Chart: #60 6/29/68 7 wks., Wayne Newton (MGM 13955); #32 7/6/68 8 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2224). AC Action: #6 7/6/68 11 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2224). No. of Artists: 39. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Chris Gantry); BMI Country Award 1969, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1968. Author Notes: “The song came out right before women’s lib really came in heavy in the country. It had an effect for a while, but when the women’s movement started to crank in, a lot of women became adamant about the subject matter. As a result, the song had a certain archaic quality not too long after it was done. But it only happened after the song had hit home in a lot of areas and had a certain impact. Now it’s coming back around again. There’s a certain group of women who have been burned out in the marketplace and are looking forward to or wanting to stay home and be homemakers and deal with children and things like that. They found out that it was a more important job than they gave it credit for when the women’s lib thing came on.”— Chris Gantry. 587 Drifter. Music/Lyrics: Archie Jordan/Don Pfrimmer. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Sylvia (RCA Victor 12164) 1980. Made Famous by: Sylvia (RCA Victor 12164) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/17/81 14 wks., Sylvia (RCA Victor 12164). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982; BMI Country Award 1981. 588 Drifting Texas Sand. Music/Lyrics: Buster Coward. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc.

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63 Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Tune Wranglers (Bluebird 6513) 1936. Made Famous by: The Tune Wranglers (Bluebird 6513) 1936. Country Chart: #5 record of 1936, The Tune Wranglers (Bluebird 6513). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Notes: Buster Coward was a member of The Tune Wranglers. 589 Drifting Too Far from the Shore. Music/Lyrics: Chas E. Moody. Copyright Date: 1923, renewed 1961. Publisher: Stamps Baxter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carolina Gospel Singers (Gennett 7188) 1930. Made Famous by: The Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 6363) 1936; Roy Acuff (Vocalion 5297) 1939. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. 590 Driftwood on the River. Music/Lyrics: John Klenner/Bob Miller. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Universal-MCA Music Publishing (a div. of Universal Studios, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elton Britt. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46377) 1951. Country Chart: #7 12/15/51 2 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46377). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. 591 Drinkin’ and Dreamin’. Music/Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Blue Lake Music/Two Sons Music/Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 14094) 1985. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 14094) 1985. Country Chart: #2 (2) 7/13/85 14 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 14094). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. Author Notes: “This was written totally because it’s a perfect example of a guy who doesn’t go anywhere. I’ve been here in Nashville twenty years and I haven’t had a vacation.”— Troy Seals. 592 Drinkin’ My Baby Off My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Screen GemsEMI Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45301) 1975. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45301) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/7/76 16 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45301). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 593 Drinking Champagne. Music/Lyrics: Bill Mack. Copyright Date: 1967, 1970. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cal Smith (Kapp 938) 1968. Made Famous by: Cal Smith (Kapp 938) 1968. Country Chart: #35 10/5/68 7 wks., Cal Smith (Kapp 938); #4 8/11/90 20 wks., George Strait (MCA 79070). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. 594 Drivin’ My Life Away. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656) 1980. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/21/80 15 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656). Pop Chart: #5 7/26/80 15 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46656). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1980 (Eddie Rabbitt); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Dave Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1981; BMI Pop Award 1980. Parodies: “Drivin’ My Wife Away,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 25057) 1984, written by Dave Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt and Even Stevens with special lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. Movies: Roadie (United Artists) 1980, directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter, and Art Carney. 595 Drivin’ Nails in My Cofﬁn. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Irby. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Irby (Gulf 103) 1945; Floyd Till-

man (Columbia 36998) 1946. Made Famous by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 36998) 1946. Country Chart: #2 7/25/46 8 wks., Floyd Tillman (Columbia 36998); #5 12/13/46 5 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46019). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. 596 Drop Kick Me Jesus (Through the Goalposts of Life). Music/ Lyrics: Paul Craft. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Blacksheep Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (RCA 10790) 1976. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 10790) 1976. Country Chart: #17 10/9/76 11 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 10790). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Paul Craft); BMI Country Award 1976, 1977. Movies: The Deer Hunter (Universal) 1978, directed by Michael Cimino, starring Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, and John Savage. Author Notes: “I was living in Memphis at the time, playing in a group called The Settlers. We were playing at the Quality Court lounge and there was a group of people from out of town, drinkin’ and hollering things. One guy said, ‘Drop kick me Jesus through the goalpost of life.’ I laughed, and at the end of the set, I went down there and asked him, ‘Where did you hear that song?’ He said, ‘It’s not a song; it’s just something I heard — a joke.’ I went to the record store to do some research and this girl who worked there and knew a lot about music said she had never heard of it, so I just assumed it was a joke or a title. My models for the song were two songs that I always enjoyed singing. One was ‘We Need a Whole Lot More of Jesus and a Lot Less Rock ’N Roll.’ Nothing against Jesus or religion, but when you sing it, you’re supposed to laugh. The other is Don Reno’s ‘I’m Using My Bible for a Road Map.’ It’s supposed to be kind of funny, but there is nothing sacrilegious about it, and my song is the same thing.”— Paul Craft. 597 A Drunkard’s Child. Music/Lyrics: Andrew Jenkins/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22319) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22319) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Author Notes: “This song was written in November 1929 after spending the afternoon on Thanksgiving Day with Jimmie Rodgers, the famous yodeler. He and Daddy Jenkins were so jolly, and we all had such a lovely time. They sang together and talked much. Daddy promised Jimmie he would write a song just for him to record. This is the song. This was the ﬁrst yodeling music I ever tried to make, but the sheet music was real pretty. We sent it to him and he immediately recorded it, and, as were all his records, [it was] liked at once.”— Irene Spain Futrelle, daughter of the Rev. Andrew Jenkins. Duelin’ Banjos see Feudin’ Banjos. 598 Dumb Blonde. Music/Lyrics: Curly Putman. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (Monument 982) 1966. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (Monument 982) 1967. Country Chart: #24 1/21/67 14 wks., Dolly Parton (Moument 982). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: This was Dolly Parton’s ﬁrst record release. 599 Durang’s Hornpipe. Music/Lyrics: Hoffmaster. Copyright Date: 1785. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Don Richardson (Columbia A2018) 1916. Earliest Country Recording Found: Clayton McMichen (Columbia 15190d) 1927 (as part of “A Fiddlin’ Medley”); Kessinger Brothers (Brunswick 364) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. History: Written for the actor-dancer John Durang (born 1768, Lancaster, Pennsylvania,

Dust • 600–609 died 1821, Philadelphia). Mr. Hoffmaster (described as a “German dwarf ”) was a musician who gave violin lessons to Durang in New York. According to Durang’s autobiography, Hoffmaster wrote the hornpipe for him. Through the years, the tune has had many variations and alterations, but the basic theme always harkens back to the original, and it is always known as “Durang’s Hornpipe.” 600 Dust on the Bible. Music/Lyrics: Walter Bailes/Johnnie Bailes. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Bailes Brothers (Columbia 37154) 1946; Wade Mainer (King 574) 1946. Made Famous by: The Bailes Brothers (Columbia 37154) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Author Notes: “I was born and raised in West Virginia in an area now considered a part of Charleston. My dad, being a minister, and my Christian mother led us children to believe in Christ and to go to church. It was in church while in my late teens that I found the origin for ‘Dust on the Bible.’ A young minister by the name of Willard Carney came there and started a church in a store basement. Since our parents had always taught us respect for all Christbelieving churches, I started attending Brother Carney’s church pretty regular. In one of these services, I heard him relate this experience of going into a home to visit, which story is told in the song. I just put his story in song and bless him for it. I believe him to be a very sincere minister of Christ!”— Walter Bailes. 601 Dusty Skies. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Mesa Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys (Okeh 6598) 1941. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys with Tommy Duncan (Columbia 37420) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Movies: The Lone Prairie (Columbia) 1942, directed by William Berke, starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Author Notes: “My idea for ‘Dusty Skies’ came from an old newspaper clipping that I found among some old letters and pictures belonging to my grandmother Walker. It was a story telling of the terrible hardships the dust storms had brought to the people, the cattle and the land, a story that ﬁlled my eyes with tears and my heart with such an ache that the only way I could get it out was to write it out. Not too long afterward, Bob Wills recorded it, Tommy Duncan sang it, and it became my ﬁrst country and western hit. Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys also sang it in a Columbia motion picture.”—Cindy Walker. 602 The Dying Cowboy. Alternate Titles: “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie”; “The Ocean Burial”; “Bury Me Not.” Music/Lyrics: George N. Allen. Copyright Date: 1850. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Bentley Ball (Columbia A3085) 1919 (as “Dying Cowboy”). Made Famous by: Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20122-A) 1926 (as “The Dying Cowboy”). Country Chart: #1 record of 1926, Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20122-A). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Answers: “The Dying Cowgirl,” recorded by Gene Autry (Conqueror 8193) 1933, written by Frankie Marvin and Gene Autry. Movies: Where the Buffalo Roam (Monogram) 1938, directed by Al Herman, starring Tex Ritter, Dorothy Short, Horace Murphy, Jack Ingram, and Bob Terry with Louise Massey and The Westerners. Notes: Also recorded as “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie” by Obed Pickard with Kitty Wells; in 1927 as “Bury Me Not” by Vernon Dalhart; as “Bury Me Not” in 1928 by Bill Childers; as “The Dying Cowboy” in 1929 by The Arkansas Woodchopper. The Dying Cowboy see Streets of Laredo. 603 Each Minute Seems a Million Years. Music/Lyrics: Elton Watson. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Ab-

64 bott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 33-0535) 1945. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 330535) 1945. Country Chart: #5 6/30/45 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 33-0535). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 604 Each Night at Nine. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Decca 6104) 1944. Made Famous by: Floyd Tillman (Decca 6104) 1944. Country Chart: #4 12/21/44 16 wks., Floyd Tillman (Decca 6104). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Author Notes: “This was a song born in the barracks. It was a natural at the time, as easy to write as a letter. I was still in the Air Force at Ellington Field, restricted to camp. Rumors of overseas shipments ... any day now I would be gone. I was wrong at least about the overseas shipment. I went to New York and Dave Kapp recorded it. It got a lot of play on network radio, but was hard to buy because of the shellac shortage.”—Floyd Tillman. 605 Each Season Changes You. Music/Lyrics: Albert Goree/Ruth Talley. Copyright Date: 1954, 1955. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory LPM H-100) 1960. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory LPM H-100) 1960. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. 606 Earl’s Breakdown. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 20886) 1951. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 20886) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. 607 East Bound and Down. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Reed/Dick Feller. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Duchess Music Corp./Vector Music/Sixteen Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Reed (RCA 11056) 1977. Made Famous by: Jerry Reed (RCA 11056) 1977. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/13/77 16 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 11056). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978; RIAA Million Seller 1978 ( Jerry Reed). Parodies: “Bowl Bound and Down,” written by Jerry Reed and Dick Feller (Vector Music) 1980. Movies: Smokey and the Bandit (Universal) 1977, directed by Hal Needham, starring Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason. Author Notes: “Jerry Reed and I wrote it together, and it was for a movie—it was the ﬁrst CB/truck driving movie. That was Smokey and the Bandit and Jerry had a part in that. ‘East bound and down’ is a CB thing. It means your foot’s on the gas and you’re going that way. The story of it is that at that time you couldn’t buy Coors beer in Atlanta — you had to go to Louisiana to get it, or Texarkana. And the deal was, the guy made a bet with him that he couldn’t get there and get it and come back in a certain amount of time.”— Dick Feller. 608 The East Bound Train Going for a Pardon. Alternate Title: “The North Bound Train.” Music/Lyrics: James Thornton. Copyright Date: 1896. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Dock Walsh (Columbia 15047) 1925. Made Famous by: Bob and Mac (pseudonyms of Robert Gardner and Lester McFarland) (Brunswick 169, Vocalion 5174) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Notes: Also recorded as “The North Bound Train” by Nelstones Hawaiians (Victor 40065) 1928. History: The melody of this song is similar to “Bury Me Beneath the Willow.” 609 East Tennessee Blues. Alternate Titles: “Huckleberry Blues”; “East Tennessee Polka”; “Poca River Blues”; “Honeysuckle Rag”; “Honeysuckle Blues.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded

65 by: Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Vocalion 5016) 1926. Made Famous by: Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Vocalion 5016) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Huckleberry Blues” by Dykes Magic City Trio (Brunswick 129) 1927; “East Tennessee Polka” by the Sweet Brothers (Supertone 9406) 1928; “Poca River Blues” by Reese James and Dick Justice (Brunswick 358) 1929; “Honeysuckle Rag” by Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers (Oriole 8134) 1931; “Honeysuckle Blues” by Slim Johnson and His Cowboys (Bluebird 8658) 1940. East Tennessee Polka see East Tennessee Blues. 610 East Virginia Blues. Alternate Titles: “Oh, Molly Dear”; “Dark Holler Blues”; “Darling Think What You’ve Done”; “New Greenback Dollar”; “What Have You Done”; “My Sweetheart Has Gone and Left.” Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Buell Kazee (Brunswick 154) 1927 (as “East Virginia”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Bluebird 5650) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 46 found (ﬁve at Peer). Answers: Sequel: “East Virginia Blues #2” (aka “Learned to Love a Maiden”), recorded by the Carter Family (Conqueror 8535 and all ARC Labels) 1935, written by A.P. Carter. Notes: Also recorded as “Oh, Molly Dear” by B.F. Shelton (Victor 40107) 1929; “Dark Holler Blues” by Clarence Ashley (Columbia 15489) 1930; “Darling Think What You’ve Done” by Karl and Harty (ARC 7-1-53) 1936; “New Greenback Dollar” by Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans (ARC 8-3-59) 1936; “What Have You Done” by the Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 7173) 1937; “My Sweetheart Has Gone and Left” by J.H. Howells’ Carolina Hillbillies (Bluebird 7509) 1938. 611 Easy as Pie. Music/Lyrics: Gene Dobbins/Rory Bourke. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17584) 1975. Made Famous by: Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17584) 1975. Country Chart: #2 (3) 10/18/75 17 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17584). Pop Chart: #54 12/13/75 8 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC/Dot 17584). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. 612 Easy Lovin’. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart. Copyright Date: 1970, 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) 1971. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (3) 7/10/71 24 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115). Pop Chart: #17 8/21/71 17 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115). AC Action: #28 10/9/71 7 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3115). No. of Artists: 47. Awards: CMA Song of the Year 1971, 1972 (Freddie Hart); ACM Song of the Year 1971 (Freddie Hart); ACM Single of the Year 1971 (Freddie Hart, Capitol 3115); RIAA Million Seller 1971 (Freddie Hart, Capitol 3115); BMI Million Airs Award; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971, 1972 (Freddie Hart); BMI Country Award 1972, 1973; BMI Pop Award 1971. Parodies: “Easy Lovin’ No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14327) 1972, written by Freddie Hart and Sheb Wooley. 613 Easy on the Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co./Intersong-USA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 4569) 1952. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 4569) 1952. Country Chart: #1 4/5/52 14 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 4569). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “Eddy came over to my house for dinner. Told me how he liked to crack (yodel) his voice on a certain note. We sat down and wrote ‘Easy on the Eyes’ between the noodle casserole and dessert.”— Cy Coben.

610–620 • Eighteen 614 The Easy Part’s Over. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bobby Denver (Record Service CH 447) 1968. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9514) 1968. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/25/68 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9514); #41 7/5/80 10 wks., Steve Wariner (RCA 12029). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Easy Rider, Don’t Deny My Name see Salty Dog. 615 Eat , Drink and Be Merry (for Tomorrow You’ll Cry). Music/Lyrics: Celia Ferguson/Sandra Ferguson. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 6289) 1955. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 6289) 1955. Country Chart: #3 12/3/55 22 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 6289). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. 616 Eddy’s Song. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben/Charles Green. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 5108) 1952. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 5108) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (3) 1/24/53 13 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 5108). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “Charlie and I got together and strung a bunch of Eddy’s former hits together like pearls on a necklace and they all ﬁt together and told a story that made sense.”— Cy Coben. Educated Feller see Zebra Dun. Educated Man see I Am a Highly Educated Man. 617 Eeny Meeny Dixie Deeny. Alternate Title: “The Hide and Seek Song.” Music/Lyrics: Hoyt “Slim” Bryant. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Slim Bryant (Majestic 11003) 1947. Made Famous by: Slim Bryant (Majestic 11003) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Notes: The most popular recording of Slim Bryant, member of Skillet Lickers and Georgia Wildcats. Also recorded by Zeke Manners (Victor 20-2139) 1947. 618 8 × 10. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/Walter Haynes. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31521) 1963. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31521) 1963. Country Chart: #2 8/24/63 23 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31521). Pop Chart: #53 8/24/63 6 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31521). AC Action: #18 8/24/63 4 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31521). No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 619 Eight More Miles to Louisville. Music/Lyrics: Louis Marshall Jones. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/ Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Grandpa Jones (King 532) 1946. Made Famous by: Grandpa Jones (King 532) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Author Notes: “I wrote this song back around 1941. At that time Alton and Rabon Delmore had recorded a song entitled ‘Fifteen Miles from Birmingham.’ There is no similarity between the two songs, of course, but that’s where I got the idea.”— Grandpa Jones. 620 Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses. Music/Lyrics: Paul Nelson/Gene Nelson. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Believus or Not Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870148) 1988. Made Famous by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 870148) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/12/88 14 wks., Kathy Mattea (Mercury

Eighth • 621–629 870148). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. Author Notes: “‘Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses’ is based on a true story about our aunt and uncle, Hop and Louise Langley, who live in Washington, North Carolina. Hop was an independent truck driver, and when we would visit from our home in Harkers Island about 80 miles away, Hop would usually be gone. But Louise would always talk about the day when the two of them would go out on the road together. Eventually, we left North Carolina to pursue a songwriting career. Many years later we heard that indeed, Hop had retired, and, sure enough, he and Louise had purchased an RV and hit the road. About four years ago, we decided the idea of a truck driver retiring and driving home for the last time to his wife would make a good song. The title came quickly. Charlie became the man’s name in the song, since it was a more common name than Hop, and also because Charlie was our grandfather and had received a gold watch at retirement. The song was ﬁnally completed in 1986.”— Gene Nelson. 621 The Eighth of January. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: circa 1815. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Arkansas Barefoot Boys (Okeh 45217) 1928. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20 found. History: Formerly known as “Jackson’s Victory” in commemoration of Andrew Jackson and his frontiersmen at the battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815. This was the last battle of the War of 1812. Later, during the Civil War, it was played as a march on the ﬁfe and drums at recruiting stations in the North. The title was probably changed for political reasons. In 1957 Jimmie Driftwood wrote “The Battle of New Orleans,” using the same tune. 622 80s Ladies. Music/Lyrics: K.T. Oslin. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Wooden Wonder Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: K.T. Oslin (RCA 5154) 1987. Made Famous by: K.T. Oslin (RCA 5154) 1987. Country Chart: #7 4/25/87 22 wks., K.T. Oslin (RCA 5154). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “My best girlfriend all the way through school sent me a picture of her daughter at age ten and it was a clone of my girlfriend at that age. It looked just like her. I started thinking about what great friends we were and what a great song it would make or a scenario for a movie or a play. I could picture the friends having lunch and talking about old times. For the sake of making it easier to write I made it about three women so I could have pretty, smart and borderline too.”— K.T. Oslin (CMA Awards Pamphlet 1988). 623 El Paso. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc. (USA)/Warner-Chappell Music Inc. (outside USA). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511) 1959. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511) 1959. Country Chart: #1 (7) 11/9/59 26 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 11/30/59 22 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41511). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: Grammy, Best Country and Western Performance, Male 1960 (Marty Robbins); BMI Country Award 1960; BMI Pop Award 1960; RIAA Million Seller 1960 (Marty Robbins); BMI Million Airs Award. Parodies: “El Paso Number Dos,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7704) 1959, written by Marty Robbins with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Sequel: “El Paso City,” written and recorded by Marty Robbins (Columbia 10305) 1976; “Faleena (from El Paso)” written and recorded by Marty Robbins (Columbia 92569) 1966 (unreleased until 2005). Author Notes: “I always wanted to write a song about El Paso, because traditionally that is where the West begins. Western stories that I had read and stories my grandfather told me inspired me to write

66 it. I went through El Paso three times before I ever wrote the song. I wrote it on Christmas vacation on my way to Phoenix. Had I been born a little sooner, the cowboy life is the kind of life I’d like to have lived.”— Marty Robbins. 624 El Paso City. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 10305) 1976. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 10305) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/17/76 16 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 10305). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Notes: This was the sequel to “El Paso.” History: Here, as the narrator of this song ﬂies over El Paso and the badlands of New Mexico in a jet at 30,000 feet, he recalls hearing a song called “El Paso” and the legend that inspired it. As he relives the story in his mind, he ﬁnds he remembers exact details, and he experiences once more the “wild emotions,” which causes him to wonder whether he isn’t that same tragic cowboy. 625 Eleven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat. Alternate Titles: “Leven Cent Cotton”; “Four Cent Tobacco and 40 Cent Meat”; “Five Cent Cotton.” Music/Lyrics: Emma Dermer/Bob Miller. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Triangle Music Publishing Co./MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA. Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Ferguson (pseudonym of Bob Miller) (Columbia 15297-D) 1928. Made Famous by: Bob Ferguson (Columbia 15297-D) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Notes: Also recorded as “Leven Cent Cotton” by Bob Miller (GG 4276) 1929; “Four Cent Tobacco and 40 Cent Meat” by Bob Miller (Okeh 45475) 1930; “Five Cent Cotton” by Bob Miller, 1932. History: Though “Eleven Cent Cotton” was written before the Depression, it became especially relevant during the thirties. Vernon Dalhart and a few others recorded it, but many of its travels were from person to person. Miller was born in Memphis and was no stranger to the rural South. Bob Miller was famous for his social commentaries and topical songs. 626 Eleven More Months and Ten More Days. Music/Lyrics: W. Arthur Fields/M. Fred Hall. Copyright Date: 1930. Publisher: Piedmont Music Co., Inc. (original, now Public Domain). Licensed by: Public Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 40194) 1929. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 40194) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 627 Eleven Roses. Music/Lyrics: Darrell McCall/Lamar Morris. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14371) 1972. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14371) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/29/72 16 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 14371). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 628 Elizabeth. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Fortune. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Songs of All Nations. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Statler Brothers (Mercury 814881) 1983. Made Famous by: Statler Brothers (Mercury 814881) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/10/83 23 wks., Statler Brothers (Mercury 814881). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Jimmy Fortune); Music City News Song of the Year 1985; BMI Country Award 1985. Author Notes: “Having always liked the name, I was inspired to write this song after watching Giant, a movie starring Elizabeth Taylor.”— Jimmy Fortune. 629 Ellen Smith. Alternate Titles: “Poor Ellen Smith”; “The Fate of Ellen Smith.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-

67 known. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40237) 1924; Molly O’Day with the Cumberland Mountain Folks (Columbia 20629) 1949 (as “Poor Ellen Smith”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found (two at Acuff-Rose). Notes: Also recorded as “The Fate of Ellen Smith” by Green Bailey (SPT 9372) 1928. History: Ellen Smith, a “bold” 19 year old resident of North Carolina, was shot to death through the heart, probably in late 1893, by Peter Degraff, her lover and the father of her child who died in infancy. According to an account in the Yadkin Valley News (today known as the Mount Airy News), Peter replied to Ellen’s note breaking off the relationship with a note of his own telling her to meet him in the woods near Winston town (now a part of WinstonSalem)— the same woods where her body was found. Degraff was apprehended, tried and hanged in February 1894—an event that was attended by a crowd of 4,000. According to the newspaper account dated February 18, 1894, Degraff, standing with the rope around his neck, heard the death warrant with no sign of nervousness, then asked to make a statement. “The thing you call ‘corn liquor,’ cards, dice and other games of chance are the things that have brought me to this place to stand on this scaffold,” he said. “I have kept back for months what I am going to tell you. God told me to keep it back. Yes, I shot the woman. I was drunk at the time. I put the pistol to her breast and ﬁred it. The only words she said after I shot her was ‘God have mercy on me.’ I stand here today to receive my just reward.” “Ellen Smith” is sung to the old tune of “How Firm a Foundation.” 630 Elvira. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dallas Frazier (Capitol 5560) 1965. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/4/81 14 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084). Pop Chart: #5 6/6/81 14 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51084). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Performance, Duo or Group 1981 (The Oak Ridge Boys, MCA 51084); RIAA Platinum Award 1982 (The Oak Ridge Boys, MCA 51084); RIAA Million Seller 1981 (The Oak Ridge Boys, MCA 51084); CMA Single of the Year 1981 (The Oak Ridge Boys, MCA 51084); ACM Single of the Year 1981; Music City News Song of the Year 1982 (Dallas Frazier); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Robert J. Burton Award 1982; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Dallas Frazier); BMI Country Award 1982; BMI Pop Award 1981. Author Notes: “I got the title for ‘Elvira’ from a street sign in east Nashville.”— Dallas Frazier. 631 The Emptiest Arms in the World. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3552) 1973. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3552) 1973. Country Chart: #3 3/10/73 12 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3552). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 632 Empty Arms. Music/Lyrics: Ivory Joe Hunter. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic 1128) 1957. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 13015) 1971; P. Theresa Brewer (Coral 61805) 1957. Country Chart: #1 2/27/71 16 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 13015). Pop Chart: #13 4/27/57 17 wks., Theresa Brewer (Coral 61805). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI R&B Award 1957; BMI Country Award 1972. 633 Empty Saddles. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hill. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5247) 1936. Made Famous by: Country, The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca

630–638 • England 5247) 1936; Pop, Bing Crosby (Decca 870) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #8 9/19/36 3 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 870). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Movies: Rhythm on the Range (Paramount) 1936, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, Bob “Bazooka” Burns, Martha Raye, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Louie Prima. Notes: Based on a poem by J. Keirn Brennan. 634 The End Is Not in Sight. Alternate Title: “The Cowboy Tune.” Music/Lyrics: Howard Russell Smith. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Fourth Floor Music, Inc./Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12202) 1976. Made Famous by: The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12202) 1976. Country Chart: #12 8/28/76 10 wks., The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12202). Pop Chart: #42 9/18/76 10 wks., The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12202). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Duo or Group 1976 (The Amazing Rhythm Aces); ASCAP Country Award 1977. 635 The End of the World. Music/Lyrics: Sylvia Dee/Arthur Kent. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Music Sales Corp./Edward Profﬁtt Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 8098) 1962. Made Famous by: Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 8098) 1962. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/26/63 17 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 8098). Pop Chart: #2 2/16/63 13 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 8098). AC Action: #1 3/16/63 4 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 8098). No. of Artists: 36. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1963. Author Notes: “I wrote this song when I was 14 years old following the death of my father.”— Sylvia Dee. 636 Endlessly. Music/Lyrics: Brook Benton/Clyde Otis. Copyright Date: 1957, 1959, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brook Benton (Mercury 71443) 1959. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 2914) 1970; Brook Benton (Mercury 71443) 1959. Country Chart: #1 (3) 10/17/70 16 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2914); #38 9/10/77 10 wks., Eddie Middleton (Epic 50431). Pop Chart: #12 4/20/59 13 wks., Brook Benton (Mercury 71443). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1959; BMI Country Award 1971; BMI Million Airs Award. Engine 143 see The Wreck on the C&O. 637 Engine, Engine Number Nine. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 1983) 1965. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 1983) 1965. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/22/65 18 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1983). Pop Chart: #7 5/22/65 9 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1983); #14 9/26/70 13 wks., Wilson Pickett (Atlantic 2765) as “Engine Number 9.” AC Action: #2 (3) 5/8/65 9 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1983). No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965; BMI Pop Award 1965. Author Notes: “I used to look for titles in story titles, book titles, book of the month club titles, which are full pages of book titles. I’d read every one of these titles looking for songs. One day I was on a plane scanning through the Saturday Evening Post and I remember seeing the words ‘Engine Engine Number Nine’ across the top of one of the pages, I just looked at the title and thought, ‘Hey, that catches my ear,’ and I said, ‘Whoops, I like that,’ and so I wrote it and made up a whole story for it. I didn’t even bother to read the story in the Post.”— Roger Miller. 638 England Swings. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 2010) 1965. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 2010) 1965. Country Chart: #3 11/27/65 16 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2010). Pop Chart: #8 11/6/65 11 wks.,

Ephram • 639–650 Roger Miller (Smash 2010). AC Action: #1 (1) 10/30/65 14 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2010). No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Pop Award, 1965; BMI Country Award 1966. Author Notes: “I was taking my ﬁrst trip to England, promoting ‘King of the Road,’ and from the plane, to the cab, all the way into town, I was humming those lyrics, ‘England swings like a pendulum do.’ Later in the week, I was doing a television show out in Manchester, and on my way to the studio, which was down a gravel road, there were two bobbies pushing their bicycles, and I thought, ‘Bobbies on bicycles, two by two.’ By the time I got back to the States, I had ﬁnished the song.”— Roger Miller. Ephram Got the Coon see Uncle Eph’s Got the Coon. 639 The Everlasting Hills of Oklahoma. Music/Lyrics: Tim Spencer. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Sons of the Pioneers (RCA/Victor 2077) 1946. Made Famous by: The Sons of the Pioneers (RCA/Victor 2077) 1946 (released in 1946 as the “B” side of the re-release of “Tumbling Tumbleweeds”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Movies: Home in Oklahoma (Republic) 1946, directed by William Whitney, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. Notes: Author Tim Spencer considered this song his best composition. 640 Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High). Music/Lyrics: Charlie Rich/Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Double R Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charlie Rich (Epic 50103) 1975. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (Epic 50103) 1975. Country Chart: #3 5/24/75 17 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 50103). Pop Chart: #19 5/31/75 12 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 50103). AC Action: #1 7/5/75 1 wk., Charlie Rich (Epic 50103). No. of Artists: 11. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975; BMI Country Award 1976. 641 Every Which Way but Loose. Music/Lyrics: Milton Brown/ Steve Dorff/Snuff Garrett. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Private Dance Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45554) 1978. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45554) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (3) 12/23/78 15 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45554). Pop Chart: #30 1/20/79 11 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45554). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award (Milton Brown, Stephen Dorff, Snuff Garrett); BMI Country Award 1979. Movies: Every Which Way but Loose (Warner Bros.) 1978, directed by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, Beverly D’Angelo, and Clyde the Orangutan. 642 Everybody Does It in Hawaii. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22143) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22143) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Everybody Thinks I’m Crazy see Baby What About You. 643 Everybody’s Had the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard and The Strangers (Capitol 3641) 1973. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard and The Strangers (Capitol 3641) 1973. Country Chart: #1 6/30/73 16 wks., Merle Haggard and The Strangers (Capitol 3641). Pop Chart: #62 9/1/73 8 wks., Merle Haggard and The Strangers (Capitol 3641). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974.

68 644 Everybody’s Reaching Out for Someone. Music/Lyrics: Dickey Lee/Allen Reynolds. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Shirley Jones (Bell 119) 1971. Made Famous by: Pat Daisy (RCA 0637) 1971. Country Chart: #20 2/19/72 13 wks., Pat Daisy (RCA 0637). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 645 Everyday. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/J.D. Martin (pseudonym of Martin Derstine). Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52419) 1984. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52419) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/14/84 21 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52419). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1985. 646 Everything Is Beautiful. Music/Lyrics: Ray Stevens. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Ahab Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) 1970. Made Famous by: Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011) 1970. Country Chart: #39 5/2/70 6 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 4/18/70 15 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2011). AC Action: #19 12/25/82 12 wks., Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson (Monument 03408). No. of Artists: 110. Awards: Grammy, Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male (Ray Stevens, Barnaby 2011); RIAA Million Seller (Ray Stevens); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974. Notes: Used in a Minwax commercial in 1986 and a Cornsilk cosmetics commercial in 1989. 647 Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold). Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill/Dan Seals. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Pink Pig Music/Ranger Bob Music/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (EMI-America 8311) 1986. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (EMI-America 8311) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/5/86 23 wks., Dan Seals (EMI-America 8311). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Bob McDill, Dan Seals); ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “Dan and I had a fragment of melody, it sounded like tumbleweeds and dusty highways. We decided to write a rodeo song. Even after the title came to us the lyrics came very slowly. It took us several months off and on to complete it.”— Bob McDill. 648 Everytime Two Fools Collide. Music/Lyrics: Jan Dyer/Jeff Tweel. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Window Music Publishing Co./EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Billie Jo Spears (United Artists LA508-G/UA EA 508H) 1975. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (United Artists 1137) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/18/78 17 wks., Kenny Rogers and Dottie West (United Artists 1137); #99 6/4/77 1 wk., Lucy Clark (Polydor 14393). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 ( Jan Dyer, Jeffrey Tweel); ASCAP Country Award 1978; BMI Country Award 1979. 649 Evil on Your Mind. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jan Howard (Decca 31933) 1966. Made Famous by: Jan Howard (Decca 31933) 1966. Country Chart: #5 4/23/66 20 wks., Jan Howard (Decca 31933). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966, 1967. Answers: “Evil Off My Mind” recorded by Burl Ives (Decca 31997) 1966, written by Harlan Howard. 650 Ev’ry Heart Should Have One. Music/Lyrics: Byron Gallimore/Bill Shore. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Royalhaven

69 Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 13648) 1983. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 13648) 1983. Country Chart: #2 10/15/83 20 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 13648). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 651 Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache). Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music Co./Briarcliff Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4412) 1960. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4412) 1960. Country Chart: #2 9/25/60 24 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 4412). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. The Export Gal see Knoxville Girl. 652 Face to Face. Music/Lyrics: Randy Owens. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Maypop Music (a div. of Wildcountry, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama with K.T. Oslin (RCA 5328) 1988. Made Famous by: Alabama with K.T. Oslin (RCA 5328) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/5/87 22 wks., Alabama with K.T. Oslin (RCA 5328). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 653 Faded Love. Music/Lyrics: Bob Wills/John Wills. Copyright Date: 1950, 1951, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (MGM 10786) 1950. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (MGM 10786) 1950. Country Chart: #22 12/22/62 11 wks., Leon McAuliff (Cimarron 4057); #7 9/14/63 13 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31522); #22 6/12/71 9 wks., Tompall and The Glaser Brothers (MGM 14249); #3 8/9/80 15 wks., Willie Nelson and Ray Price (Columbia 11329). Pop Chart: #96 8/31/63 3 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31522); #97 2/23/63 2 wks., Jackie De Shannon (Liberty 55526). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 74 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984; BMI Country Award 1964, 1981. Movies: Places in the Heart (Tri-Star) 1984, directed by Robert Benton, starring Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, and Danny Glover; The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. History: Part of the tune for this mournful ballad was derived by Bob Wills from an 1856 popular song, “Darling Nelly Gray.” Written by Benjamin Russell Hanby, whose father was a main force in the Underground Railroad, it tells the story of Nelly Gray, a Negro slave who was forcibly separated from her lover and returned to servitude in Kentucky. Bob Wills’ lost love lyrics echo in spirit the sadness of the original text. Fair Eyed Ellen see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. Fair Florella see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. 654 Faking Love. Music/Lyrics: Matraca Berg/Bobby Braddock. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 23726) 1982. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard and Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 23726) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/20/82 20 wks., Karen Brooks and T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 29854). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 655 A Fallen Star. Music/Lyrics: James Joiner. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./CBS Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Denton (Tune 101) 1956. Made Famous by: Jimmy “C” Newman (ABC/Dot 1289) 1956. Country Chart: #4 5/29/57 18 wks., Jimmy “C” Newman (ABC/ Dot 1289); #8 7/6/57 13 wks., Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3742). Pop

651–662 • Farmer Chart: #23 6/10/57 16 wks., Jimmy “C” Newman (Dot 15574); #20 7/15/57 1 wk., Nick Noble (Mercury 71124). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. Parodies: “A Fallen Star” written and recorded by Lonzo and Oscar (Decca 30374) 1957. Notes: Verses of this song are quoted in the novel Night People by Babs Deal. Author Notes: “I composed this song in approximately twenty minutes. I was born and raised in a rural community in Northwest Alabama. My father had a bus transport business, and I used to help him transport groups. On this particular night I had already taken a group of high school basketball players to a game and I was alone in the bus. At about 11 o’clock that night I saw a beautiful star, which kept crossing the sky and kept falling, falling falling.”— Jim Joiner. 656 Fallin’ Again. Music/Lyrics: Greg Fowler/Teddy Gentry/Randy Owens. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Maypop Music (a div. of Wildcountry, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 6902) 1988. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 6902) 1988. Country Chart: #1 4/23/88 17 wks., Alabama (RCA 6902). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 657 Family Bible. Music/Lyrics: Walt Breeland/Claude Gray/Paul Buskirk. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Claude Gray (Decca 1118) 1959. Made Famous by: Claude Gray (Decca 1118) 1960. Country Chart: #10 3/20/60 13 wks., Claude Gray (Decca 1118); #16 6/4/61 2 wks., George Jones (Mercury 71721); #92 10/4/80 2 wks., Willie Nelson (Songbird 41313). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 37. History: Originally written by Willie Nelson and sold. 658 Family Tradition. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46046) 1979. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46046) 1979. Country Chart: #4 6/9/79 15 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46046). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Randall Hank Williams, Jr.); BMI Country Award 1979. 659 The Family Who Prays (Never Shall Part). Music/Lyrics: Ira Louvin/Charlie Louvin. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Louvin (Capitol 2296) 1952. Made Famous by: Charlie Louvin (Capitol 2296) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. 660 Famous Last Words of a Fool. Music/Lyrics: Dean Dillon/Rex Huston. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Forrest Hills Music, Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dean Dillon (RCA Victor 13628) 1983. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 53248) 1988. Country Chart: #67 11/12/83 6 wks., Dean Dillon (RCA Victor 13628); #1 (1) 2/6/88 19 wks., George Strait (MCA 53248). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 661 Farewell Party. Music/Lyrics: Lawton Williams. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Western Hills Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lawton Williams (Allstar 7212) 1959. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Capitol 4680) 1978. Country Chart: #5 2/17/79 16 wks., Gene Watson (Capitol 4680). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 662 The Farmer and the Lord. Music/Lyrics: Jim Wilson. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed 1983. Publisher: Sony-ATV Songs. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Wilson and T. Tommy Cutrer (Mercury 70571) 1955. Made Famous by: Country, Jimmy Dean (Columbia-CL1025) 1957; Pop, Walter Brenan (Liberty LST-3323/7233)

Farther • 663–676 1962. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 663 Farther Along. Music/Lyrics: J.R. Baxter, Jr./W.B. Stevens. Copyright Date: 1900, 1937, renewed. Publisher: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co. (adm. by Brentwood Benson Music Publishing, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Burnette Sisters pre–1935. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 05766) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60 found. 664 Fast Movin’ Train. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1990. Publisher: Emerald River Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Restless Heart (RCA 9115) 1989. Made Famous by: Restless Heart (RCA 9115) 1989. Country Chart: #4 12/16/89 26 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 9115). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 665 Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet). Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73755) 1976. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73755) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/10/76 16 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73755). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. The Fatal Courtship see The Butcher Boy. 666 The Fatal Flower Garden. Music/Lyrics: Herbert Nelson/ Joann Touchstone. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Nelstone’s Hawaiians (Victor 40193) 1929. Made Famous by: Nelstone’s Hawaiians (Victor 40193) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Nelstone’s Hawaiians were Herbert Nelson (steel guitar) and Jo Ann Touchstone (harmonica and guitar). 667 The Fatal Wedding. Music/Lyrics: Gussie L. Davis/W.H. Windom. Copyright Date: 1893. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: George J. Gaskin (New Jersey Records) 1893; Earliest Country Recording Found: Charlie Oaks (Vocalion 15144) 1925; Earliest Country Release: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15051) 1926. Made Famous by: George J. Gaskin (New Jersey Records) 1893; Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15051) 1926. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (8) 11/18/93 8 wks., George J. Gaskin (New Jersey). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. The Fate of Ellen Smith see Ellen Smith. 668 Father’s Table Grace. Music/Lyrics: Otho Jones/Homer Sewell. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Otho Jones (Top Rank 2068) 1960. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia CL 2255/CS 9055) 1964. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Notes: Recitation. 669 Feelin’ the Feelin’. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52747) 1986. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52747) 1986. Country Chart: #2 (1) 2/8/86 20 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52747). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. Feelings see Feelin’s. 670 Feelin’s. Alternate Title: “Feelings.” Music/Lyrics: Don Goodman/Will Jennings/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty (MCA 40420) 1975. Made Famous by:

70 Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty (MCA 40420) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/21/75 16 wks., Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (MCA 40420). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 671 Feels So Right. Music/Lyrics: Randy Owens. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Maypop Music (a div. of Wildcountry, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 12236) 1981. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 12236) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/23/81 13 wks., Alabama (RCA 12236). Pop Chart: #20 6/6/81 22 wks., Alabama (RCA 12236). AC Action: #9 6/20/81 20 wks., Alabama (RCA 12236). No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981; BMI Country Award 1982; BMI Million Airs Award. 672 Feudin’ Banjos. Alternate Title: “Duelin’ Banjos.” Music/ Lyrics: Arthur Smith. Copyright Date: 1955, 1974, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Arthur Smith (MGM 12006) 1955. Made Famous by: Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659) 1973 (as “Duelin’ Banjos”). Country Chart: #5 2/3/73 12 wks., Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659). Pop Chart: #2 (4) 1/13/73 14 wks., Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell (Warner Bros. 7659). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 96. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1974 (Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, Warner Bros. 7659); RIAA Million Seller 1973 (Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell, Warner Bros. 7659); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1974; BMI Pop Award 1973. Movies: Deliverance (Warner Bros.) 1972, directed by John Boorman, starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, and Ned Beatty. 673 Fifteen Miles from Birmingham. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Rabon Delmore. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publishing, Inc. (adm. by Warnerbuilt Songs, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Delmore Brothers (Bluebird 8031) 1938. Made Famous by: Delmore Brothers (Bluebird 8031) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 674 Fifteen Years Ago. Music/Lyrics: Raymond A. Smith. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Hello Darlin’ Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32742) 1970. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32742) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/10/70 18 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32742). Pop Chart: #81 10/24/70 4 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32742). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Raymond A. Smith); SESAC Country Award 1970. Parodies: “Fifteen Beers Ago,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14209) 1970, written by Raymond A. Smith and Sheb Wooley. 675 Fifteen Years Ago Today. Music/Lyrics: Lou Herscher/Barry Richards (pseudonym of Saul Klein)/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5281) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5281) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: This was the last song Jimmie Rodgers recorded. He died two days later on May 26, 1933. Fightin’ in the War with Spain see Battleship of Maine. 676 The Fightin’ Side of Me. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2719) 1970. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2719) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (3) 2/7/70 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2719). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “At the time I felt that the communists were breaking down the morale of our country. It made me so mad

71 I decided to write a song about the protesters. I’d rather be in prison in the United States than have to live in any other country and I hate to hear anybody put it down.”— Merle Haggard. 677 Filipino Baby. Music/Lyrics: Billy Cox/Clarke Van Ness. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Billy Cox and Cliff Hobbs (Vocalion 4341) 1937. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46019) 1946. Country Chart: #5 8/24/46 1 wk., T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1009); #4 8/31/46 1 wk., Cowboy Copas (King 505); #2 (4) 11/16/46 12 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46019); #5 12/28/46 1 wk., Texas Jim Robertson (RCA Victor 1975). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Notes: The original author was Charles K. Harris, 1899 (as “Ma Filipino Baby”). Author Notes: “I rewrote this song; that’s how my name is on it. Billy Cox, who recorded it, sent me the lyrics. It was originally about a ‘colored’ sailor with a face as black as jet and was written by Charles K. Harris at the time of the Spanish-American War. I rewrote it and that’s what made it a hit.”— Clarke Van Ness. 678 Finally. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis/Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (Columbia 41277) 1959. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells and Webb Pierce (Decca 31663) 1964. Country Chart: #28 1/5/59 4 wks., Mel Tillis (Columbia 41277); #9 9/26/64 15 wks., Webb Pierce and Kitty Wells (Decca 31663). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Notes: Not to be confused with the Gary Chapman song of the same title. 679 Fire and Smoke. Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./Blue Moon Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561) 1981. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/4/81 19 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (Sunbird 7561). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 680 A Fire I Can’t Put Out. Music/Lyrics: Darrell Staedtler. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc. (Adm. by EMIApril Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52225) 1983. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52225) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/11/83 23 wks., George Strait (MCA 52225). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. 681 Fire on the Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Fiddlin’ John Carson and His Virginia Reelers (Okeh 45068) 1926 (as “Fire in the Mountain”); Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen (Columbia 15185) 1927 (as “Fire on the Mountain”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: #93 3/28/81 3 wks., Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke (Delta 11332). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 55. 682 Fireball. Music/Lyrics: Burkett Graves/Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Scruggs Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia 4-43080) 1964. Made Famous by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia 4-43080) 1964. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1983 (The New South — Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe, Todd Phillips). From the album Bluegrass: World’s Greatest Show (Sugar Hill SH2201). 683 Fireball Mail. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenkins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1943. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6685) 1942. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6685) 1942. Country Chart: #4

677–688 • Fist record of 1942, Roy Acuff (Okeh 6685). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70. Movies: Over the Santa Fe Trail (Columbia) 1947, directed by Ray Nazzaro, starring Ken Curtis, Jennifer Holt, and Guy Kibby; O’ My Darling Clementine (Republic) 1943, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Acuff, Isabel Randolph, and Harry Cheshire. History: This is one of the ﬁrst songs written by Fred Rose under the name of Floyd Jenkins and one of Roy Acuff ’s best selling songs of World War II. Author Notes: “It’s a very good number, and it’s done very well for me. A lot of the boys are still doing it today. I recorded it in 1943 in the key of ‘A,’ but when I do it now, I have to do it down a couple of notes. I ﬁrst thought it was written by a lady who was connected with Mr. Art Satherley, but I found out later, after I recorded it, that Fred [Rose] wrote it under the name Floyd Jenkins. I didn’t know at ﬁrst who Floyd Jenkins was; it’s easy to fool a country boy.”— Roy Acuff. 684 The Fireman. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp/Mack Vickery. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52586) 1985. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52586) 1985. Country Chart: #5 6/1/85 18 wks., George Strait (MCA 52586). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. Movies: The River (Universal) 1984, directed by Mark Rydell, starring Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, and Becky Jo Lynch. Author Notes: “It’s a love song, and a lot of guys like to think of themselves as ﬁremen, whether they are or not. So we just took it and changed the ﬁre engine to a Thunderbird — a ﬁre-engine red Thunderbird — and used the similarities, like ‘He works 24 on and 24 off,’ ‘When it gets too hot, give me a call,’ ‘Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.’ That song laid around for over ten years, I think, and Dan Wilson at Tree was responsible for getting that cut.”— Mack Vickery. 685 The First Time. Music/Lyrics: Jack Lebsock (pseudonym of Jack Grayson). Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Hartline Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart and The Heartbeats (Capitol 4099) 1975. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart and The Heartbeats (Capitol 4099) 1975. Country Chart: #2 6/28/75 16 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 4099); #2 (2) 7/19/75 12 wks., Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Fisherman’s Lilt see Fisher’s Hornpipe. 686 Fisher’s Hornpipe. Alternate Titles: “Lord Howard’s Hornpipe”; “Fisherman’s Lilt”; “Wigs on the Green.” Music/Lyrics: John Christian Fischer. Copyright Date: Circa 1780. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Leopold Moeslien (Edison 9334) 1906. Earliest Country Recording: Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Vocalion 5017) 1926. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 47 found. History: This is an old English tune dating back to the late 1700s. Some scholars believe that the tune may have been composed anonymously by Beethoven on commission from John Fischer. 687 Fishin’ in the Dark. Music/Lyrics: James Photoglou/Wendy Waldman. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Moon and Stars Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Berger Bits Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Ed Bruce (RCA AHL 1-5808) 1986. Made Famous by: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner 28311) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/11/87 23 wks., the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner 28311). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 688 Fist City. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32264) 1968. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32264) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/24/68 17 wks.,

Five • 689–699 Loretta Lynn (Decca 32264). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Parodies: “Fist City No. 2,” recorded by Sandi Scott (Bandbox 380) 1968, written by Loretta Lynn. Five Cent Cotton see Eleven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat. 689 Five Feet High and Rising. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash/Charlie Williams. Copyright Date: 1959, 1987, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) 1959. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) 1959. Country Chart: #4 8/24/59 9 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427). Pop Chart: #76 8/24/59 3 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 690 500 Miles Away from Home. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Bare/Hedy West/Charlie Williams. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (RCA 8238) 1963. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 8238) 1963. Country Chart: #5 10/26/63 16 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 8238). Pop Chart: #10 10/5/63 11 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 8238). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964; BMI Pop Award 1964. 500 Miles see In the Pines. 691 Five Little Fingers. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31577) 1964. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31577) 1964. Country Chart: #5 1/25/64 18 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31577). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Author Notes: “That song was written about a guy coming home, facing the fact that his wife, his little girl’s mother, had died. He didn’t know how he was going to go on. He got the inspiration from the little ﬁngers that touched his hand while he was telling her. I wrote that in 1964 and then in 1984 when my wife Becky, was nearly killed in an automobile wreck, that song came dangerously close to coming true. I had to go home and tell my little six-year-old boy what had happened to his mother and that we didn’t know if she was going to live or die. Sometime after the accident, I was doing a show, and a lady requested ‘Five Little Fingers.’ I got into three lines of that song, and, all of a sudden, I realized what I had written. It became so real to me that it nearly destroyed me. I put the song aside and didn’t sing it for about four years. In fact, it’s just been within the last year [1989] or so that I’ve been able to sing that song again.”— Bill Anderson. 692 Five Minutes. Music/Lyrics: Beth Neilsen Chapman. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Lorrie Morgan (RCA 9118) 1990. Made Famous by: Lorrie Morgan (RCA 9118) 1990. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/3/90 26 wks., Lorrie Morgan (RCA 9118). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991. Movies: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (Samuel Goldwyn) 1991, directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Scott Glen, Kate Capshaw, Ben Johnson, Tess Harper, Balthazar Getty, Gary Busey, and Mickey Rooney. 693 Flesh and Blood. Alternate Title: “You Are What I Need.” Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Songs of Cash Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) 1970. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269) 1970. Country Chart: #1 12/19/70 13 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269). Pop Chart: #54 12/12/70 7 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45269). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971.

72 694 Flint Hill Special. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21054) 1952. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21054) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27. History: Flint Hill, North Carolina is the hometown of Earl Scruggs. Flop Eared Mule see Long Eared Mule. 695 Flowers on the Wall. Music/Lyrics: Lewis DeWitt. Copyright Date: 1965, 1966. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Statler Brothers (Columbia 43315) 1965. Made Famous by: Statler Brothers (Columbia 43315) 1965. Country Chart: #2 (4) 9/25/65 27 wks., Statler Brothers (Columbia 43315). Pop Chart: #4 11/13/65 13 wks., Statler Brothers (Columbia 43315). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: Grammys, Best Contemporary R&R Performance, Group 1965 (Statler Brothers, Columbia 43315), Best New Country and Western Artist, 1965 (Statler Brothers, Columbia 43315); BMI Country Award 1966, 1967; BMI Pop Award 1966. Author Notes: “It was the ﬁrst song I wrote as a professional. This song came as a result of talking to Johnny Cash and Bill Anderson, who had given me some song writing tips. I took the ideas and suggestions they gave me and tried to put them into practical use. I had the idea of writing a song about a fella so bored with life and so outdone that he tried to go out and play cards with a deck of ﬁfty-one.”— Lew DeWitt. 696 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss. Alternate Title: “Blueeyed Girl.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Samantha Bumgarner (Columbia 146) 1924 (as “Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss”); The Hillbillies (Vocalion 5017) 1926 (as “Blueeyed Girl”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Notes: Related songs: “Western Country,” “Suzanna Girl,” “Georgia Wagner,” “Mammy’s Nanny Goat” and “Shady Grove.” 697 Fly Trouble. Music/Lyrics: Bunny Biggs/Fred Rose/Honey Wilds. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10073) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10073) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Notes: Also recorded by John McEwen (Warner Bros. 28983) 1985. 698 Flying South. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Bathurst Music (Canada). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Locklin (RCA 8156) 1963. Made Famous by: Hank Locklin (RCA 8156) 1963. Country Chart: #23 4/20/63 4 wks., Hank Locklin (RCA 8156); #56 6/27/70 6 wks., Hank Locklin and Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass (RCA 9849). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “Written for Flatt and Scruggs, my bluegrass heroes, whom, unfortunately, never recorded the song. However, Hank Locklin, a wonderful performer, was looking for some bluegrass material and I had just recorded the song for Monument Records when I made my album, Words and Music by Cindy Walker, and I played it for Hank. He liked ‘Flyin’ South’ and recorded it almost immediately. He later recorded it with Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass. A wonderful record.”— Cindy Walker. 699 Fogg y Mountain Breakdown. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6247) 1950. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 44380) 1968. Country Chart: #58 4/6/68 6 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 44380). Pop Chart: #55 3/2/68 12 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 44380). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 97. Awards: Grammy, Best

73 Country Duo or Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental 1968 (Flatt and Scruggs, Columbia 44380); BMI Country Award 1969. Movies: Bonnie and Clyde (Warner Bros./Seven Arts) 1967, directed by Arthur Penn, starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons. 700 Fogg y Mountain Chimes. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21179) 1953. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21179) late 1953, early 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 701 The Foggy Mountain Top. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 40058) 1929. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40058) 1929. Country Chart: #4 Record of 1929, The Carter Family (Victor 40058). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. 702 Fogg y River. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1946, 1974, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Margaret Whiting (Capitol 1984) 1952. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 44396) 1968. Country Chart: #18 1/13/68 11 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 44396). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1968. Following the Cowtrail see Trail to Mexico. 703 Folsom Prison Blues. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Slapich Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Beverly Mahr (Decca DL79011) 1953 (as “Crescent City Blues”); Johnny Cash (Sun 232) 1956 (as “Folsom Prison Blues”). Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 44513) 1968. Country Chart: #4 2/11/56 19 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 232); #1 (4) 6/1/68 18 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 44513). Pop Chart: #32 5/25/68 12 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 44513). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1968 ( Johnny Cash); BMI Country Award 1956, 1969, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1968. Parodies: “Folsom Prison Blues #2,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA Victor 9617) 1968, written by Johnny Cash and Don Bowman; “Folsom Prison Blues #11/2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13997) 1968, written by Johnny Cash and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “In 1953 I saw a movie entitled Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison. I wrote the song the following year. It has been requested over the years along with ‘I Walk the Line’ and a few of the others I’ve recorded. I think prison songs are popular because most of us are living in one little kind of prison or another, and whether we know it or not the words of a song about someone who is actually in a prison speak for a lot of us who might appear not to be, but really are.”— Johnny Cash. 704 Fool for Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Don Singleton. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Black Sheep Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783) 1983. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/2/83 18 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 03783). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 705 Fool Hearted Memory. Music/Lyrics: Byron Hill/Alan R. Mevis. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./ Make Believus Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52066) 1982. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52066) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/19/82 18 wks., George Strait (MCA 52066). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983.

700–713 • For 706 Fool #1. Music/Lyrics: Katherine R. Fulton. Copyright Date: 1961, 1989, renewed. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brenda Lee (Decca 31309) 1961. Made Famous by: Brenda Lee (Decca 31309) 1961. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #3 10/9/61 12 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 31309). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 707 Foolin’ ’Round. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard/Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) 1961. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) 1961. Country Chart: #2 (8) 2/5/61 26 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 4496). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Author Notes: “Buck and I wrote this in a deliberate attempt to make money.”— Harlan Howard. 708 Fools. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Duncan. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45556) 1972. Made Famous by: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 11672) 1979. Country Chart: #19 3/18/72 12 wks., Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45556); #3 8/4/79 13 wks., Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 11672). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 709 Footprints in the Snow. Music/Lyrics: Boyd Lane (pseudonym of John Lair) (Arrangement). Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Harvey and The West Virginia Ramblers (Supertone 2688) 1931 (as “Little Footprints”); Red Foley (Conqueror 8304) 1934 (as “I Traced Her Little Footprints in the Snow”). Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 37151) 1946. Country Chart: #5 12/7/46 5 wks., Bill Monroe (Columbia 37151). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. History: There are two early copyrights under the title “Footprints in the Snow,” ﬁrst, Harry Wright (1880), and second, words by Russell Jackson and music by C.W. Bennett (1891). The Boyd Lane arrangement is the one used by modern bluegrass groups. Words to this arrangement were claimed by Hugh Cross, but never substantiated. Music is similar to the tune of “When the Work’s All Done This Fall.” 710 Footsteps of a Fool. Music/Lyrics: Danny Harrison. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Judy Lynn (United Artists 472) 1962. Made Famous by: Judy Lynn (United Artists 472) 1962. Country Chart: #7 8/18/62 16 wks., Judy Lynn (United Artists 472). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 711 For All the Wrong Reasons. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (Elektra 47431) 1982. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (Elektra 47431) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/27/82 18 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Elektra 47431). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983. 712 For Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Steve Karliski. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Painted Desert Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson and Jan Howard (Decca 32197) 1967. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson and Jan Howard (Decca 32197) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (4) 10/28/67 20 wks., Bill Anderson and Jan Howard (Decca 32197); #72 2/24/68 2 wks., Don Bowman and Skeeter Davis (RCA 9415). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 713 For the Good Times. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Nash (Smash 2178)

For • 714 –720 1968. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 45178) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/27/70 25 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45178). Pop Chart: #11 8/29/70 24 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45178). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1970 (Ray Price); ACM Album of the Year 1970; ACM Single Record of the Year 1970; ACM Song of the Year 1970; BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979; BMI Pop Award 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974; NSAI Songwriter of the Year 1970 (Kris Kristofferson); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Kris Kristofferson). Parodies: “For the Good Times,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 4648) 1972, written by Kris Kristofferson and Neil Stretcher. Author Notes: “I wrote it in the late spring or early summer of 1968, when I was dividing my time between making nothing as a Nashville songwriter and earning $900 a month ﬂying helicopters for offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. I’d always wait ’til the last possible minute to leave to go down there from Nashville, because I’d really have to ﬁght the drive all the way down there in this Opel I had. There was a lot of expressway between here and Birmingham, but from there on across Mississippi just seemed endless. On one of those drives from Nashville to the gulf I began a song about making love to a woman for the last time. After awhile the melody really got to me. I couldn’t wait to get to a guitar. I was riding along thinking about that part where it says, ‘Hear the whisper of the raindrops blowin’ soft against the window...’ and I wondered what the chords were. Hell, I wondered if I could play it. I wrote only the ﬁrst part of the lyrics then. A while went by before I ﬁnished it I can’t remember how long, but I do remember who I wrote it about.”— Kris Kristofferson. 714 For the Sake of Days Gone by. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers/ Jack White. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23651) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23651) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. For Work I’m Too Lazy see Jack of Diamonds. 715 Forever and Ever, Amen. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.)/Don Schlitz Music/Scarlet Moon Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384) 1987. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (3) 4/25/87 22 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28384). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Song of the Year 1987; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1987 (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz); ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1988; BMI Country Award 1988; ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Million Airs Award; TNN Viewers’ Choice Award, Favorite Song 1988; Grammy, Best Country Song 1987 (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz). History: Paul Overstreet recalled how Don Schlitz’s little boy had been learning to say his prayers, and had become attached to the phrase “Forever and ever, amen,” at the end of the Lord’s Prayer. He would use it at the end of every sentence, for example, “Mommy, I love you forever and ever, amen.” Schlitz thought that would make a great song idea, and that’s how it started. 716 Forgive Me John. Music/Lyrics: John Grimes/Ferlin Husky/Jean Shepard. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2586) 1953. Made Famous by: Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2586) 1953. Country Chart: #4 10/10/53 7 wks., Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2586). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of

74 Artists: One found. Notes: This is an answer to “A Dear John Letter.” 717 Forgiving You Was Easy. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Full Nelson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 04847) 1984. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 04847) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/13/85 22 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 04847). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Willie Nelson); BMI Country Award 1986. 718 Forked Deer. Alternate Title: “Forky Deer.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1839. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: A.C. “Eck” Robertson (Victor, unissued) 1922; Uncle “Am” Stuart (Vocalion 14846) 1924 (as “Forki Deer”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Forky Deer” by Charlie Bowman and His Brothers (Col. 15387-D) 1929. History: Probably of American origin, this tune was ﬁrst published in 1839 in a book titled Virginia Reels by George Knauff. It remains a popular contest piece with old time ﬁddlers. Forky Deer see Forked Deer. 719 40 Hour Week (for a Living ). Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/ Lisa Silver/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Don Schlitz Music/MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 14085) 1985. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 14085) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/25/85 13 wks., Alabama (RCA 14085). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. Author Notes: “This was back in the early eighties. I was having a cup of coffee and watching the morning news on TV.... I saw they had laid off ﬁve hundred, maybe more, auto workers in Detroit. As I watched these auto workers coming out of the gate, laid off from work, I was thinking with compassion, I guess ‘My God, these people have families!’ It was so sad and I just kept thinking about it. I was going to be working with Lisa Silver that particular day. I usually have Lisa write with me just so I can hear the sound of a ﬁddle. The sound of a ﬁddle is very inspirational. So Lisa started playing the ﬁddle and going, ‘Hello Detroit auto workers, let me thank you for your time. You work a forty-hour week for a living, just to send it on down the line.’ So we started thinking, ‘Well hell, let’s just say hi to everybody that pulls a shift.’ So I got Don Schlitz in on the song, and Don and Lisa and I wrote this song and we said hi to everybody from coal miners to wheat ﬁeld farmers thanking them for their time and for what they do for this country. After we had ﬁnished the song, it took ﬁve minutes to take it down the street and give it to Alabama. Harold Shedd said, ‘We’ll do it! Got to have this!’ Within the next year after the song was a hit, I spoke to Randy Owens, the lead singer for Alabama. He told me they had played Cobo Hall in Detroit and when they played this song, ‘Hello Detroit’ the audience stood up for ﬁfteen or twenty minutes. He said they were just tore all to pieces. I was thinking that some of the people who I saw on television that morning could have conceivably been at this concert and heard what I was initially trying to do, which was say ‘hi’ and ‘thank you.’ So it was a full circle thing.”— Dave Loggins. Four Cent Tobacco and 40 Cent Meat see Eleven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat. 4,000 Years Ago see I Am a Highly Educated Man. 720 Four Walls. Music/Lyrics: George Campbell/Marvin Moore. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed 1985. Publisher: Green Door Music (USA)/EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. (Foreign). Licensed by: BMI. First

75 Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 6874) 1957. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 6874) 1957. Country Chart: #2 4/2/57 25 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 6874). Pop Chart: #1 (8) 4/29/57 26 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 6874); #8 5/20/57 1 wk., Jim Lowe (Dot 15569). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 77. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957; BMI Pop Award 1957. History: Marvin Moore recalls that it was George Campbell’s wife, who never complained despite her husband’s hectic schedule, writing songs by day and playing in a band at night, that inspired this song. Jim Reeves discovered the song when, in Chet Atkins’ ofﬁce, he knocked over a pile of lead sheets and demo recordings into the wastebasket. In the recovery effort, Reeves noticed the title, asked about it, listened to and subsequently recorded it. 721 Fourteen Carat Mind. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/Larry Lee. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Watson (MCA 51183) 1981. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (MCA 51183) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/3/81 19 wks., Gene Watson (MCA 51183). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 722 Fox on the Run. Music/Lyrics: Tony Hazzard. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Dick James Music, Ltd./Sydney Bron Music. Licensed by: BMI/PRS. First Recorded by: Bluegrass Alliance (Bridges BG-2701) 1973. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73850) 1976; P. Sweet (Capitol 4157) 1975. Country Chart: #9 10/16/76 14 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73850). Pop Chart: #5 11/22/75 16 wks., P. Sweet (Capitol 4157). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1976 (P. Sweet, Capitol 4157); BMI Country Award 1977. Frail Wildwood Flower see Wildwood Flower. Frankie and Albert see Frankie and Johnny. 723 Frankie and Johnny. Alternate Titles: “Frankie”; “Frankie Dean”; “Frankie and Albert”; “Frankie’s Gamblin’ Man”; “Frankie Was a Good Woman.” Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Al Bernard (Brunswick 2107) 1922; Earliest Country Recording Found: Roba Stanley (Okeh 40436) 1925 (as “Little Frankie”); Ernest Thompson (Columbia 168) 1924 (as “Frankie Baker”). Earliest Jimmie Rodgers Version: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22143) 1929. Made Famous by: Country, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22143) in the 20s and 30s; Pop, Ted Lewis (Columbia 1017) 1927; Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 8215) 1963. Country Chart: #2 record of 1930, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22143). Pop Chart: #9 9/3/27 5 wks., Ted Lewis (Columbia 1017); #18 9/10/27 1 wk., Frank Crumitt (Victor 20715); #21 3/14/42 1 wk., Guy Lombardo (Decca 4177); #20 8/21/61 8 wks., Brook Benton (Mercury 71859); #14 7/27/63 11 wks., Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 8215); #25 3/19/66 8 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 8780). AC Action: #2 (1) 8/10/63 9 wks., Sam Cooke (RCA 8215); #15 8/1/64 5 wks., Greenwood County Singers (Kapp 591). No. of Artists: 244. Sequel: “Frankie’s Man Johnny,” recorded by Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) 1959. Movies: Frankie and Johnny (Republic) 1936, directed by Chester Erkin, starring Chester Morris, Helen Morgan, and Florence Reed; Frankie and Johnny (United Artists) 1966, directed by Frederic Decordova, starring Elvis Presley, Donna Douglas, and Harry Morgan. History: In 1936, Thomas Hart Benton further immortalized the famous lovers by painting a mural in the state capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. There is an early race recording by Edith Wilson (Columbia 3506) recorded and released in 1921 as “Frankie.” This may be the same song. Also, Mamie Smith (Okeh 4856) recorded in 1921 and released in 1923 the song “Frankie’s Blues.” Frankie Dean see Frankie and Johnny. Frankie see Frankie and Johnny.

721–728 • Friday Frankie Was a Good Woman see Frankie and Johnny. Frankie’s Gamblin’ Man see Frankie and Johnny. 724 Frankie’s Man Johnny. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash (lyrics and revised music). Copyright Date: 1958, 1959, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Cash Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) 1959. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371) 1959. Country Chart: #9 5/3/59 11 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371); #13 4/19/59 9 wks., Johnny Sea (NRC 019). Pop Chart: #57 4/27/59 7 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41371). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 5 found. History: This version of the classic “Frankie and Johnny” casts the narrator as a very tall guitar player with a roving eye. In the original song, Johnny is murdered, but in this version he is merely reprimanded by his sister. 725 Franklin Roosevelt’s Back Again. Music/Lyrics: Billy Cox/ Clarke Van Ness. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Alpha Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Cox and Cliff Hobbs (Okeh 4896) 1936. Made Famous by: Billy Cox and Cliff Hobbs (Okeh 4896) 1937; Billy Cox and Cliff Hobbs (Okeh 5890) 1940 (re-release). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 3 found. History: This song was master recorded by Bill Cox one week after the November 1936 election. 726 Fraulein. Music/Lyrics: Lawton Williams. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Helms (Decca 30194) 1957. Made Famous by: Bobby Helms (Decca 30194) 1957. Country Chart: #1 (4) 3/30/57 52 wks., Bobby Helms (Decca 30194); #92 5/12/79 3 wks., Curtis Potter (Hillside 03); #57 6/19/82 7 wks., Joe Sun with Shotgun (Elektra 47467). Pop Chart: #36 7/15/57 27 wks., Bobby Helms (Decca 30194); #54 10/28/57 8 wks., Steve Lawrence (Coral 61876). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 47. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. Answers: “(I’ll Always Be Your) Fraulein,” recorded by Kitty Wells (Decca 30415) 1957, written by Lawton Williams, Roy Botkin and Willis Jarvis. Author Notes: “During World War II, I met a little blond-headed German girl who I got serious with. In fact, we were engaged for ﬁve years. That, plus the fact that my mother was German and that I’ve been around Germans all my life inspired me to write this song. I grew up with the idea that instead of saying ‘miss’ you could say ‘fraulein.’ Actually, my fraulein wasn’t from Germany—she was from a German settlement in south Texas named Raccoon Bend, just outside Hempstead, Texas, which is known as ‘Shotgun Junction.’ I cut my teeth in radio on station KTRH, Houston, and she was in the trafﬁc department. She was a Texas fraulein.”— Lawton Williams. 727 Freight Train Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Jim Scott/Bob Nobar (pseudonyms of Alton and Rabon Delmore). Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. (adm. by Warner Elektra Asylum Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (King 570) 1946. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (King 570) 1947. Country Chart: #2 (1) 12/6/46 4 wks., The Delmore Brothers (King 570); #5 6/13/47, Red Foley (Decca 46035). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. History: During their 21-year recording history (1931–1952) the Delmore Brothers recorded many “boogies,” including “Barnyard Boogie,” “Mobile Boogie,” “Pan American Boogie,” “Hillbilly Boogie,” “Down Home Boogie,” “Beale Street Boogie,” “Peach Tree Street Boogie,” “Boogie Woogie Baby,” “Red Hot Boogie,” “Steamboat Bill Boogie,” and “Stop That Boogie.” “Freight Train Boogie” was the most successful. French Mary, French Fair see Soldier’s Joy. 728 Friday Night Blues. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton/Rafe Van Hoy. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP.

Friends • 729–737 First Recorded by: Sonny Throckmorton (Phonogram 57018) 1980. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 41233) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/3/80 16 wks., John Conlee (MCA 41233). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Sonny Throckmorton, Rafe Van Hoy); BMI Country Award 1981. 729 Friends. Music/Lyrics: Danny Morrison/Johnny Slate. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Wormwood Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12199) 1980. Made Famous by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12199) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/28/81 16 wks., Razzy Bailey (RCA 12199). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. From a Beggar to a King see Beggar to a King. 730 From a Jack to a King. Music/Lyrics: Ned Miller. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Jamie Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ned Miller (Fabor 114) 1962. Made Famous by: Ned Miller (Fabor 114) 1962; Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 08529) 1989. Country Chart: #2 12/15/62 19 wks., Ned Miller (Fabor 114); #1 (1) 1/7/89 16 wks., Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 08529). Pop Chart: #6 1/26/63 13 wks., Ned Miller (Fabor 114). AC Action: #3 2/9/63 7 wks., Ned Miller (Fabor 114). No. of Artists: 19. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963; BMI Pop Award 1963; BMI Country Award 1990. From Buffalo to Washington see White House Blues. 731 From Graceland to the Promised Land. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40804) 1977. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40804) 1977. Country Chart: #4 10/8/77 15 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 40804). Pop Chart: #58 10/22/77 9 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 40804). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Merle Haggard). Author Notes: “We had planned to do a tribute to Elvis prior to his death. My son had asked me to do that, and the idea sounded pretty good. Then when Presley’s death came along it was quite a shock to me. Six weeks, maybe two months went by, something like that. All these things came out on Elvis from different people. Then I thought again about the idea of doing a Presley album. And at ﬁrst it really turned me off. Then again I thought, well, that’s kind of a personal reason. I think he deserves a song, and I think he deserves an album, by someone in the business rather than people trying to get into the business. So ﬁrst I decided to do all Presley songs and not do any of mine. Then I thought there should be one song, a title song written not so much about Elvis’ death, but about Elvis’ life— the life that had become an American institution, more than just an entertainer. He was like Casey Jones or Babe Ruth. So I thought in that case there should be a song about him. I decided the whole thing in about an hour. We were going out to Carl Smith’s house to have dinner. And I got out there and I told Carl, ‘We’re gonna have to cancel this, I’m gonna cut a session tonight.’ We cancelled dinner about two o’clock. By ten o’clock that night we’d written ‘From Graceland to the Promised Land’ in the studio. And, that’s about the extent of it.”— Merle Haggard. 732 From Mother’s Arms to Korea. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Louvin/Ira Louvin. Copyright Date: 1953. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol T-1721) 1962. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol T-1721) 1962. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 733 From the Bottle to the Bottom. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm.

76 by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Walker (Monument 1123) 1969. Made Famous by: Billy Walker (Monument 1123) 1969. Country Chart: #20 2/8/69 13 wks., Billy Walker (Monument 1123). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Duo or Group 1973 (Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, A&M 1475). 734 Frosty the Snowman. Music/Lyrics: Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38907) 1950. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38907) 1950. Country Chart: #4 12/9/50 4 wks., Gene Autry and The Cass County Boys with Carl Cotner’s Orchestra (Columbia 38907). Pop Chart: #7 12/9/50 6 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38907); #9 1/6/51 1 wk., Nat “King” Cole and The Pussy Cats (Capitol 1203); #28 1/6/51 1 wk., Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (Decca 27257); #23 12/23/52 3 wks., Gene Autry Columbia (38907). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 96 found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1950; RIAA Certiﬁed Million Seller (Gene Autry). Notes: Also recorded in 1950 by Harry Babbit (Decca 60271), Roy Rogers (Victor, RCA 21-0374), Red Foley and The Little Foleys (Decca) and Jimmy Durante (MGM). 735 A Full Time Job. Music/Lyrics: Gerry Teifer. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (Victor 20-4787) 1952. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (Victor 20-4787) 1952. Country Chart: #1 (4) 7/19/52 18 wks., Eddy Arnold (Victor 20-4787). Pop Chart: #20 12/13/52 2 wks., Doris Day and Johnnie Ray (Columbia 39898). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. 736 The Funeral. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10630) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10630) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Parodies: “Hippie Boy,” recorded by the Flying Burrito Brothers (A&M SP3122) 1969, written by Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman. Notes: Recitation. History: The ultimate source of “The Funeral” is 19thcentury American popular poet Will Carleton, author of a famous collection called Farm Ballads (published around 1909). The original poem was comprised of the preacher’s funeral sermon delivered in heavy black dialect, containing 12 stanzas. Hank Williams was probably familiar with this poem before he recorded it, and in his rendition he uses only eight stanzas while toning down the dialect considerably (though a vestige of it remains). 737 Funny Face. Music/Lyrics: Donna Fargo. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Prima-Donna Music Co./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) 1972. Made Famous by: Donna Fargo (Dot 17429) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (3) 9/2/72 16 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17429). Pop Chart: #5 9/30/72 20 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17429). AC Action: #5 10/21/72 15 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17429). No. of Artists: 37. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1973 (Donna Fargo, Dot 17429); BMI Country Award 1973; BMI Pop Award 1972; BMI Million Airs Award. Author Notes: “The story behind this song goes like this: my husband used to call me ‘funny face,’ and I called him ‘fuzzy face’ (because he has a beard). Anyway, my love for my husband inspired the song and I remember thinking the song was too simple, but when I tried to complicate it, it lost its beauty so I had sense enough to record the ﬁrst lyrics I wrote for the song, resigning myself to thinking it just wouldn’t have a chance because it was too simple. Thank God I was wrong.”— Donna Fargo.

77 738 Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Newbury. Copyright Date: 1966, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 8975) 1966. Made Famous by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 8975) 1966. Country Chart: #8 11/5/66 17 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 8975). Pop Chart: #49 5/20/67 6 wks., Tom Jones (Parrot 40014). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967, 1968; BMI Pop Award 1967. 739 Funny How Time Slips Away. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) 1961. Made Famous by: Billy Walker (Columbia 42050) 1961; Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17569) 1975; Willie Nelson (in live performance and various recordings). Country Chart: #23 10/22/61 2 wks., Billy Walker (Columbia 42050); #12 8/23/75 15 wks., Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17569); #41 5/17/80 8 wks., Willie Nelson and Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass (RCA Victor 11999). Pop Chart: #22 11/13/61 14 wks., Jimmy Elledge (RCA Victor 7946); #13 8/15/64 12 wks., Joe Hinton (Back Beat 541). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 100. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1976. Parodies: “Funny How Wine Sips Away,” recorded by Ben Colder (Ampex E/ES 4482) 1967, written by Willie Nelson and Sheb Wooley. Notes: This song was written the same week as “Hello Walls.” Author Notes: “I lived in a trailer house just a ten-minute drive from Pamper Music’s ofﬁce, and I wrote this song one afternoon while driving to the ofﬁce. Somewhere during the trip the line that I had heard someone say probably a thousand times in my life, ‘It’s funny how time slips away,’ came to me. I thought, ‘It’s funny there’s never been a song by that title,’ and it started coming to me. It has been my most successful song, ﬁnancially, to date. It has been recorded maybe eighty or ninety times so far — on the average, someone records it once a month.”— Willie Nelson. 740 Funny Way of Laughin’. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Burl Ives (Decca 31371) 1962. Made Famous by: Burl Ives (Decca 31371) 1962. Country Chart: #9 4/28/62 13 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 31371). Pop Chart: #10 4/21/62 11 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 31371). AC Action: #3 4/7/1962 11 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 31371). No. of Artists: 11. Awards: Grammy, Best Country and Western Recording, Single 1962 (Burl Ives, Decca 31371). Author Notes: “I had that chorus and I carried it around for ages. In fact, I asked a couple of people why don’t we get together and ﬁnish this, but nobody did. Burl Ives had called — that was after ‘Little Bitty Tear’ and he was ﬁxin’ to record again. He asked me if I had anything and I didn’t. Later, I was in bed and I wrote the verses in my sleep. I got up and out of a dead sleep, I wrote it down and put it on tape. When Burl came into town, I took it down to him and he cut it.”— Hank Cochran. The Gal I Left Behind Me see The Girl I Left Behind Me. 741 The Gal Who Invented Kissing. Music/Lyrics: Charles Grean/ Earl Griswold/Charles Orr. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 5034) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 5034) 1952. Country Chart: #4 12/13/52 10 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 5034). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Galloping Guitar, Instrumental see Galloping on the Guitar. 742 Galloping on the Guitar. Alternate Title: “Galloping Guitar, Instrumental.” Music/Lyrics: Chet Atkins. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 4922) 1952. Made Famous by: Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 4922) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.

738–747 • Game Gals Don’t Mean a Thing see Blues Don’t Mean a Thing. 743 Galveston. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Webb. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Jobette Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2428) 1969. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2428) 1969. Country Chart: #1 3/15/69 14 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2428). Pop Chart: #4 3/15/69 10 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2428). AC Action: #1 3/29/69 6 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2428). No. of Artists: One found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1969 (Glen Campbell, Capitol 2428); ASCAP Country Award 1969. Author Notes: “I imagined what it would be like to be a soldier far from home — my own departure seemed imminent. Galveston, because he’s not an East or West coast character — he’s a kid from a small town. He’s not afraid to admit he’s afraid.”— Jimmy Webb. 744 The Gambler. Music/Lyrics: Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Sony Cross Keys Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Schlitz (Crazy Mama AG2005, Capitol 4576) 1978. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1250) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (3) 10/28/78 11 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1250); #65 5/6/78 7 wks., Don Schlitz (Capitol 4576); #95 5/6/78 2 wks., Hugh Moffatt (Mercury 55024). Pop Chart: #16 11/4/78 22 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1250). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award (9 Awards) 1978, 1979; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Don Schlitz); Grammys, Best Country Song 1978 (Don Schlitz), Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1979 (Kenny Rogers); CMA Song of the Year 1979; Music City News Song of the Year 1979. Parodies: “Paper Pilot” recorded by Jim and The Animal Band; “The Mangler” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden. Movies: Kenny Rogers as the Gambler (CBS-TV) 1980, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Kenny Rogers and Bruce Boxleitner; The Gambler 2: The Adventure Continues (CBS-TV) 1983, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Kenny Rogers and Linda Evans; The Gambler III (CBS-TV) 1987, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Kenny Rogers and Linda Gray; The Gambler: Luck of the Draw (NBC-TV) 1991, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Kenny Rogers and Reba McEntire. Author Notes: “My father died a couple of years before I wrote this song. After his death, I hit a sort of slump, and being basically a rock-and-roll writer, I was writing on somewhat less than deep subjects. All I can ﬁgure is that was my way of dealing with my relationship with my father. He was the best man I ever knew. He wasn’t a gambler. I’m not a gambler. He was my dad. That’s what the song is to me, and whatever it is to anyone else is ﬁne.”— Don Schlitz. The Gamblin’ Man see The Roving Gambler. 745 Gambling Bar Room Blues. Music/Lyrics: Shelly Lee Alley/ Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23766) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23766) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 746 Gambling Polka Dot Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23636) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23636) 1932. Country Chart: #8 8/13/49 3 wks., Tommy Duncan (Capitol 40178); #94 4/2/77 3 wks., Original Texas Playboys (Capitol 4401). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 747 Game of Triangles. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1966, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare, Norma Jean and Liz Anderson (RCA Victor 8963) 1966. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare, Norma Jean and

Games • 748–757 Liz Anderson (RCA Victor 8963) 1966. Country Chart: #5 10/15/66 17 wks., Bobby Bare, Norma Jean and Liz Anderson (RCA Victor 8963). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1967. Author Notes: “Bob Ferguson, producer at RCA, asked me to write a song for 3 people — husband, wife and the other woman — seemed to be a natural idea, especially for Nashville and show biz in general!”— Cy Coben. 748 Games People Play. Music/Lyrics: Joe South. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe South (2248) 1969. Made Famous by: Freddy Weller (Columbia 44800) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/3/69 13 wks., Freddy Weller (Columbia 44800). Pop Chart: #12 1/11/69 12 wks., Joe South (Capitol 2248); #16 12/6/80 23 wks., The Alan Parsons Project (Arista 0573). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 130. Awards: Grammys, Best Contemporary Songwriters Award 1969 ( Joe South), Best R&B Performance, Instrumental 1969 ( Joe South), Song of the Year, Writers Award 1969 ( Joe South); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 ( Joe South); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1970. 749 The Games That Daddies Play. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40601) 1976. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40601) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/21/76 13 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40601). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. The Gang’s All Here see Alabama Jubilee. 750 A Gangster’s Warning. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/George Rainey. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed 1959. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Gene Autry (Banner 32132, and all ARC labels) 1931. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Banner 32132, Columbia 15967) 1931 and (Victor 23725) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 751 Gathering Flowers for the Master’s Bouquet. Music/Lyrics: Marvin Baumgarden. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Stamps-Baxter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Maddox Brothers and Rose Four (Star 1239) 1947. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Victor 21-0032-A) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Gathering Flowers from the Hill see Gathering Flowers from the Hillside. 752 Gathering Flowers from the Hillside. Alternate Title: “Gathering Flowers from the Hill.” Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Conqueror 8636) 1936. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Conqueror 8636) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Notes: Also recorded as “Gathering Flowers from the Hill” by Wade Mainer and Zeke Morris (Bluebird 6489) 1937. Gathering Shells from the Seashore see Happiest Days of All. 753 A Gay Ranchero. Alternate Title: “Las Altenitas.” Music/Lyrics: Juan Espinosa/Francis Luban/Abe Tuvim. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: E.B. Marks and Co. c/o Hudson Bay/Johnny Beinstock Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Louise Massey and The Westerners with Curt Massey (Vocalion 5147) 1939. Made Famous by: Roy Rogers (Decca 5987) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. Movies: King of the Cowboys (Republic) 1943, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Peggy Moran, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; A Gay Ranchero (Repub-

78 lic) 1948, directed by William Whitney, starring Roy Rogers and Andy Devine. History: Until 1836, Texas was actually a part of Mexico and the Tex-Mex inﬂuence is still strong throughout the Southwest. Abe Tuvim, one of the authors, was public relations counsel to the Mexican government’s Department of Fine Arts at the time this song was written. 754 Geisha Girl. Music/Lyrics: Lawton Williams. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 6984) 1957. Made Famous by: Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 6984) 1957. Country Chart: #4 8/19/57 39 wks., Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 6984). Pop Chart: #66 12/30/57 11 wks., Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 6984). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. Author Notes: “After ‘Fraulein’ became a hit in 1957, I decided to write a few more foreign love songs. ‘Geisha Girl’ was my follow-up to ‘Fraulein.’ Hank Locklin immediately liked the song, but his manager, Gabe Tucker, thought a geisha girl was a prostitute. They argued, and when Hank ﬁnally was able to convince Gabe that geisha girls were entertainers, he won.”—Lawton Williams. 755 Gentle Hands. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Andy Wilson (MGM 11076) 1951. Made Famous by: Leon Payne (Capitol 1872) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 756 Gentle on My Mind. Music/Lyrics: John Hartford. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John Hartford (RCA Victor 9175) 1967. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 5939) 1967. Country Chart: #60 5/27/67 7 wks., John Hartford (RCA Victor 9175); #30 7/29/67 15 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 5939). Pop Chart: #39 7/8/67 16 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 5939). AC Action: #8 10/12/68 7 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 5939); #9 2/22/69 8 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0812). No. of Artists: 535. Awards: Grammys, Best Folk Recording 1967 ( John Hartford, RCA Victor 9175), Best Country and Western Song, Writer’s Award 1967 ( John Hartford), Best Country and Western Recording, Single 1967 (Glen Campbell), Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male 1967 (Glen Campbell); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (John Hartford); BMI Million Airs Award (4); BMI Country Award 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975; BMI Pop Award 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975. Notes: This song was the theme of the television show The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (CBS-TV). It was a summer replacement from June 23, 1968, until September 8, 1968, then a regular show from January 22, 1969, until June 13, 1972. Author Notes: “Jim Glaser and I and both our wives at the time all went to the movies to see Doctor Zhivago one night, and when I came home I was really turned on. I sat down and wrote it and that’s how it came out. It has a lot of other scenes in it in addition to that movie, but the movie had a long traveling sensation that I liked. Some of the images in it I had thought might work sometime, and I’m sure the song built up in my subconscious over a long period, but when I ﬁnally sat down, I just wrote it. I have never really understood commercial music like I’ve wanted to, and I have no idea, except for the message in that song, why it was a hit.”— John Hartford. The Gentleman Soldier’s Prayer Book see Deck of Cards. 757 George (and the North Woods). Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72952) 1969. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72952) 1969. Country Chart: #10 8/30/69 13 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 72952). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.

79 Georgia Gal see Ida Red. Georgia Jubilee see Alabama Jubilee. 758 Georgia Keeps Pulling on My Ring. Music/Lyrics: Timothy Marshall/David Wilkins. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Emerald Isle Music, Inc./Battleground Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little David Wilkins (MCA 40200) 1974. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40805) 1977. Country Chart: #3 10/29/77 15 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40805); #50 3/30/74 9 wks., “Little” David Wilkins (MCA 40200). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 759 Georgia on My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Hoagy Carmichael/Stuart Gorrell. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hoagy Carmichael (RCA Victor 23013) 1930. Made Famous by: Hoagy Carmichael (RCA Victor 23013) 1930; Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10135) 1960; Willie Nelson (Columbia 10704) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/25/78 16 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10704). Pop Chart: #10 8/22/31 4 wks., Frankie Trumbauer (Brunswick 6159); #19 1/30/32 1 wk., Mildred Bailey (Victor 22891); #17 6/28/41 1 wk., Gene Krupa (Okeh 6118); #1 (1) 9/26/60 13 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10135); #62 2/5/66 5 wks., The Righteous Brothers (Moonglow 244); #91 7/6/68 3 wks., Wes Montgomery (A&M 940); #84 5/27/78 6 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10704); #36 8/25/90 10 wks., Michael Bolton (Columbia 73490). AC Action: #6 8/25/90 13 wks., Michael Bolton (Columbia 73490); #24 4/8/78 10 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10704); #34 7/6/68 4 wks., Wes Montgomery (A&M 940). No. of Artists: 459. Awards: Grammys, Best Vocal Performance, Male 1960 (Ray Charles, ABC/Paramount 10135), Best R&R Recording 1960 (Ray Charles, ABC/Paramount 10135), Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1978 (Willie Nelson, Columbia 10704); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1979; BMI Pop Award 1941, 1960, 1978, 1992; NARAS Hall of Fame 1993. Notes: This record never sold one million copies for any one artist. Georgia Stockade Blues see Columbus Stockade Blues. Georgia Wagoner see Wagner. 760 Georgiana Moon. Music/Lyrics: Clayton McMichen. Copyright Date: Circa 1937. Publisher: Not Afﬁliated. Licensed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: Clayton McMichen and Georgia Wildcats (Decca 5491) 1937. Made Famous by: Clayton McMichen and Georgia Wildcats (Decca 5491) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Author Notes: “I think it’s one of the most beautiful tunes I ever wrote in my life. We thought we were gonna get rich on it. Played it, made a beautiful Decca Record of it, had Kenny Newton singing it with a nice tenor voice — it was just written for a tenor. But we didn’t sell enough to pay for the ﬁrst pressing. I got about 75 cents, 80 cents for writing it!”— Clayton McMichen. 761 Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1961, 1962. Publisher: Champion Music c/o MCA Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31358) 1962. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31358) 1962. Country Chart: #14 4/21/62 10 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31358); #46 6/21/80 7 wks., Bill Anderson and David Allan Coe (Columbia 11277). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Author Notes: “I got the idea to write that from a lady up in Virginia, a friend of mine, named Margaret Patterson, who was also a big fan of mine. And Margaret was taking me to catch a bus one night. I’d worked a show in Roanoke and the closest airport where I could get on a plane to where it was I had to go was

758–765 • Ghost in Bristol. And so I caught a Greyhound bus and in the middle of the night rode from Roanoke to Bristol and Margaret Patterson took me to the bus station. And I was asking her a little bit about her family and her kids and she was telling me all about her family. And she got to tell me about this guy and said, ‘He’d really be a good guy; he’s my cousin or something,’ she said, ‘but he’s afraid to go out and get a little dirt on his hands.’”— Bill Anderson. Get Along Cindy see Get Along Home, Cindy. 762 Get Along Home, Cindy. Alternate Titles: “Cynda”; “Old Time Cinda”; “Run Along Home with Lindy”; “Dinah”; “Cindy”; “Mountaineer Song (Cindy)”; “I Get My Whisky from Rockingham”; “Run Along Home”; “Sandy”; “Get Along Home, Miss Cindy”; “Oh, Wasn’t I Getting Away”; “John in the Army”; “Git Along”; “Get Along Cindy.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Domain. Earliest Country Recording Found: Samantha Bumgardner and Eva Davis (Columbia 167-D) 1924 (as “Cindy in the Meadows”); Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Brunswick 228) 1928 (as “Get Along Home Cindy”). Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Vocalion 03451) 1937. Country Chart: #4 Record of 1937, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Vocalion 03451). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 84. Get Along Home, Miss Cindy see Get Along Home, Cindy. 763 Get Along Little Dogies. Alternate Title: “Whoopie Ti-YiYo, Get Along Little Dogies.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1893; 1903 (ﬁrst appearance in print). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Harry “Mac” McClintock (Victor 40016) 1928 (as “Get Along Little Dogie”); John White (Banner 32179) 1931 (as “Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo [Get Along Little Dogies]”). Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Champion 45191) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 42. Parodies: “Whoopie Ti-Yi-You,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA 2674) 1964, written by Homer and Jethro. Movies: Marshal of Gunsmoke (Universal) 1944, directed by Vernon Keays, starring Tex Ritter, Russell Hayden, Fuzzy Knight, and Johnny Bond and His Red River Boys. History: This tune is derived from an old English lullaby called “I Father a Child That’s None of My Own” that dates back to 1672. It’s about a mariner who returns home after seven years to ﬁnd his wife with child. Although labeled a cuckold, he decides to raise the child anyway. Five verses and the chorus “found” by Owen Wister in central Texas were found in his diary for February–March of 1893. A dogie is a calf that is separated from its mother before it is ready to be weaned. 764 Get Your Lie the Way You Want It. Music/Lyrics: Buddy R. Mize. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bonnie Guitar (Dot 16872) 1966. Made Famous by: Bonnie Guitar (Dot 16872) 1966. Country Chart: #14 7/23/66 9 wks., Bonnie Guitar (Dot 16872). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967, 1968; BMI Pop Award 1967. Answers: “I’ll Get My Lie the Way I Want It,” recorded by Jerry Naylor (Tower 264) 1966, written by Buddy R. Mize, Joe Allison and Jerry Naylor. 765 Ghost in This House. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Prestwood. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Shenandoah (Columbia 73520) 1990. Made Famous by: Shenandoah (Columbia 73520) 1990. Country Chart: #5 10/6/90 20 wks., Shenandoah (Columbia 73520). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. Author Notes: “I think this may be the best song I have ever written. My wife was quite ill at the time, and I really wrote the song imagining how I would have felt had I lost her (heaven forbid). The title idea came from a scene in the

Ghost • 766–772 ﬁlm version of Grapes of Wrath in which the character Muley tells Tom Joad that both their families, and many others, have been forced off their farms. Everybody is gone, only Muley refuses to leave, hiding out in various empty houses. He says during the scene, ‘I’m just a ghost.’ It’s a very powerful scene and I made a note in my idea book several years before I actually wrote the song.”— Hugh Prestwood. 766 (Ghost) Riders in the Sky. Music/Lyrics: Stan Jones. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. (a division of MPL Communications, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Burl Ives (Columbia 38445) 1949. Made Famous by: Burl Ives (Columbia 38445) 1949; P. Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor 3411) 1949. Country Chart: #2 (1) 5/14/49 5 wks., Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor 3411); #8 5/21/49 5 wks., Burl Ives (Columbia 38445); #2 (1) 6/2/79 10 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 10961). Pop Chart: #1 (12) 4/23/49 22 wks., Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor 3411); #21 4/30/49 6 wks., Burl Ives (Columbia 38445); #2 5/28/49 9 wks., Peggy Lee (Capitol 608); #14 5/14/49 10 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 24618); #30 1/9/61 9 wks., The Ramrods (Amy 813); #31 12/27/80 15 wks., The Outlaws (Arista 0582). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Vaughn Monroe); ASCAP Country Award 1973. Movies: Riders in the Sky (Columbia) 1949, directed by John English, starring Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, Pat Buttram, and Mary Beth Hughes, sung by Gene Autry. History: Parts of this tune are taken from “When Johnny Comes Marching Home.” 767 Giddyup Go. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Hill/Red Sovine. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music Co./Starday. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Sovine (Starday 737) 1965. Made Famous by: Red Sovine (Starday 737) 1965. Country Chart: #1 11/20/65 22 wks., Red Sovine (Starday 737). Pop Chart: #82 1/8/66 3 wks., Red Sovine (Starday 737). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966; BMI Country Award 1967. Parodies: “Giddyup Do-Nut #49,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA 8811) 1966. Answers: “Giddyup Go Answer,” recorded by Minnie Pearl (Starday 754) 1966, written by Tommy Hill and Red Sovine. Author Notes: “I’ve lived on the road for almost twenty years and truck drivers were my helping hand out there anytime any trouble came up. I was always very close to the truck drivers and I always wanted to write something about them. I was in the process of writing a song to ﬁnish up a Willis Brother album. I was writing a truck driving song called ‘Wake Up Love and Warmed Over Coffee.’ This was about two o’clock in the morning. I was having a drink or two, and the song turned into ‘Giddyup Go.’ I just wrote the story of a truck driver, how his wife would feel about it, and of course how the little boy would feel about it.”— Tommy Hill. 768 Giddyup Go Answer. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Hill/Red Sovine. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Fort Knox Music, Inc./Trio Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Minnie Pearl (Starday 754) 1966. Made Famous by: Minnie Pearl (Starday 754) 1966. Country Chart: #10 3/5/66 12 wks., Minnie Pearl (Starday 754) 1966. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “At the time I didn’t know any other woman who could even do a recitation, or had the power that Minnie had as far as speaking and doing that type thing. I had been real close to Minnie and her husband Henry. I asked if she would do it and she did.”— Tommy Hill. 769 The Girl I Left Behind Me. Alternate Titles: “Johnny Goodin”; “The Gal I Left Behind Me”; “Pretty Little Girl.” Music/Lyrics: Samuel Lover. Copyright Date: circa 18th century. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Columbia

80 Stellar Quartet (Columbia 1440) 1914; First Country Recording Found: Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Harkreader (Vocalion 15034) 1925. Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15170D) 1927; Carlos B. McAfee (pseudonym of Carson Robison); Clayton McMichen. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #9 1/31/1914 1 wk., Columbia Stellar Quartet (Columbia 1440). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 108 found. Movies: Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (Grand National) 1937, directed by Ray Taylor, starring Tex Ritter, Marjorie Reynolds, Horace Murphy, Heber Snow, and members of Troop 13, Los Angeles District, Boy Scouts of America. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Johnny Goodin” by Bull Mountain Moonshiners (Victor 21141) 1927; “The Gal I Left Behind Me” by Jules Allen (Victor V40022) 1928; “Pretty Little Girl” by Hacks’ String Band (Champion 16326) 1930. History: The traditional tune was popular in Elizabethan England as a ﬁfe song and had been popular as a stage song in America since about 1650. It is probably of Irish origin and has been popular in sending warships out to sea and to salute men marching off to war. Although it was ﬁrst printed in Dublin between 1791 and 1810, its origin dates back much earlier. A Girl I Used to Know see Just Someone I Used to Know. 770 The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Carlisle/Mel Foree. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cliff Carlisle (ARC 5/12/61) 1934. Made Famous by: Cliff Carlisle (ARC 5/12/61) 1935; Bill Monroe (Columbia 20648) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 771 Girl on the Billboard. Music/Lyrics: Walter Haynes/Hank Mills (pseudonym of Samuel Garrett). Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Beinstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Del Reeves (United Artists 824) 1964. Made Famous by: Del Reeves (United Artists 824) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/13/65 20 wks., Del Reeves (United Artists 824). Pop Chart: #96 6/29/65 1 wk., Del Reeves (United Artists 824). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Author Notes: “Hank Mills got the idea for the song from a billboard advertising Coppertone suntan lotion. At the time these billboards could be seen all over the country.”— Del Reeves. 772 Girls Night Out. Music/Lyrics: Jeffrey H. Bullock/Brent Maher. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Welbeck Music Corp./Blue Quill Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 13991) 1984. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 13991) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/2/85 22 wks., The Judds (RCA 13991). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985; ASCAP Most Performed Country Song 1985; BMI Pop Award 1991. Author Notes: “I had taken my daughter and four other girls to Florida on spring break, and if you don’t think that was a wide awakening.... I mean, they were screaming at boys. We’re driving down the interstate, and a carload of guys from Penn State would drive by, and they’d lean out the door and yell and scream at them. And here their father was driving the car — I’d never been so embarrassed in my life, and I ﬁgured, God these girls are a bunch of animals. I’d say, ‘Control these critters.’ It was ﬁve days of an incredible experience, of me trying to keep track of them in Florida. I think that day kind of opened my eyes to the fact that my little girl is a rocker, and I imagine that everybody else is too. So when we started writing that tune, I think that’s what made it all kind of valid. I would see three or four girls come by the house, and the three or four of them would go out and rock somewhere — they weren’t interested in guys, they weren’t trying to meet guys — they were four chicks going out and raising some Cain, going out dancing or whatever they wanted to do. Which was a new

81 awakening for me — I didn’t know girls did that — I just ﬁgured guys did that.”— Brent Maher. Git Along see Get Along Home, Cindy. 773 Gitarzan. Music/Lyrics: Bill Everett/Ray Stevens. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Ahab Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Stevens (Monument 1131) 1969. Made Famous by: Ray Stevens (Monument 1131) 1969. Country Chart: #18 4/26/69 10 wks., Ray Stevens (Monument 1131). Pop Chart: #8 4/26/69 13 wks., Ray Stevens (Monument 1131). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: RIAA Certiﬁed Gold Record; BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “I wrote that song out of a rhyming dictionary. It was a play on words. I had just gotten the rhyming dictionary so I wrote this song to see how many lines I could rhyme. If you listen to the song you will notice that there is no meter to it. I just go as far as I can go with the rhyming lines and then I change chords and do a bunch more. It worked pretty good.”—Ray Stevens (from an interview with Shawn Williams in the Music City News, June 1986). 774 Give a Little Love. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Rondor Music (London), Ltd. (adm. in USA by Irving Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 8300) 1988. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 8300) 1988. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/11/88 17 wks., The Judds (RCA 8300). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; Grammy, Best Country Performance, Duo or Group with Vocal 1988 (The Judds, RCA 8300). 775 Give Me Forty Acres (to Turn This Rig Around). Music/ Lyrics: Earl Greene/John W. Greene. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music Co./Starday Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Willis Brothers (Starday 681) 1964. Made Famous by: The Willis Brothers (Starday 681) 1964. Country Chart: #9 9/5/64 20 wks., The Willis Brothers (Starday 681). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 776 Give Me More, More, More (of Your Kisses). Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell/Ray Price. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20885) 1951. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20885) 1951. Country Chart: #1 12/22/51 21 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20885). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/TriStar) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Author Notes: “I was working in Texas with Lefty Frizzel at the time. We worked clubs together and, on this particular day, Lefty was recording. Back then, when you recorded, you had to do four songs in three hours, no matter how bad they were. Lefty had done three songs and still had thirty minutes left. He asked me if I had a song and I said I didn’t. ‘Write me one real quick,’ he said and I said, ‘You’re crazy.’ I wrote ‘Give Me More, More of Your Kisses’ in ﬁfteen minutes. I gave Lefty half the song for recording it.”— Ray Price. 777 Give Me One More Chance. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Paciﬁc Island Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 04567) 1984. Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 04567) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/11/84 26 wks., Exile (Epic 04567). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 778 Give Me That Old Time Religion. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by:

773–784 • God All. First Recorded by: The Old South Quartet (Standard 10333) 1910; Columbia Male Quartet (Columbia 1-827) 1910. Made Famous by: Ernest Thompson (Columbia 15007-D) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27 found. 779 Give Me Wings. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Don Schlitz Music/UniversalMCA Music Publishing (a div. of Universal Studios, Inc.)/Eaglewood Music/Irving Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Michael Johnson (RCA 14412) 1986. Made Famous by: Michael Johnson (RCA 14412) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/11/86 16 wks., Michael Johnson (RCA 14412). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Rhonda Fleming, Don Schlitz); ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 780 Gloom, Despair and Agony on Me. Music/Lyrics: James “Bud” Wingard. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Gayeate Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. Made Famous by: Guest artists and various cast members of the television show Hee Haw, which ﬁrst aired the song in 1972. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 781 The Glory Land Way. Alternate Title: “I’m in the Glory Land Way.” Music/Lyrics: J.S. Torbett. Copyright Date: 1943, 1951. Publisher: R.E. Winsett. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: McDonald Quartet (Gennet 7007) 1928. Made Famous by: Masters Family. No. of Artists: 12 found. Notes: Also recorded as “I’m in the Glory Land Way” by Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Mountaineers, 1938. Go Bury Me see Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow Tree. 782 God Bless America Again. Alternate Title: “May God Bless America Again.” Music/Lyrics: Bobby Bare/Boyce Hawkins. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: ATV Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (RCA 0264) 1969. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 0264) 1969. Country Chart: #16 11/15/69 12 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 0264). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 783 God Bless Robert E. Lee. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Borchers/Mack Vickery. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Borchers (ABC Dot A17578) 1975. Made Famous by: Bobby Borchers (ABC Dot A-17578) 1975. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “I was down in Alabama doing a show — I’m from Tow Creek, Alabama — and I was driving by myself and I saw this cotton ﬁeld, and it was in bloom, and I was thinking how a hundred years ago that ﬁeld would have been Sherman Blue with Sherman’s troops. I was thinking about that, and when I got back into town I was telling Bobby Borchers about it, and we started writing on it. It turned out to be Sherman’s troops, and it turned into being ‘God Bless Robert E. Lee.’ Lee was probably one of the best generals of all time, and he was ﬁghting for what he thought was right in his country. When you’re defending your home, you’re on strong territory. There’s a certain pride I guess no matter where you’re from, the North or South, there’s a pride in your home. I was in a little club in Alabama not too long ago, playing ‘Dixie,’ and I looked down and there were ﬁve or six people standing in front of the bandstand with their hands on their hearts — and this is a hundred-and-something years later.”— Mack Vickery. 784 God Bless the USA. Music/Lyrics: Lee Greenwood. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Sycamore Valley Music/Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52386) 1983. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA

God • 785–794 52386) 1983. Country Chart: #7 5/26/84 17 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52386). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; Music City News Single of the Year, 1985; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Lee Greenwood). God Put a Rainbow in the Cloud see God Put a Rainbow in the Clouds. 785 God Put a Rainbow in the Clouds. Alternate Title: “God Put a Rainbow in the Cloud.” Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Andrew Jenkins/ Irene Spain. Copyright Date: 1931, 1959, renewed. Publisher: Fresh Rain Music/Mosie Lister Music/Stamps Quartet Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-8488) 1940. Made Famous by: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Mercury 70155) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Notes: Also recorded as “God Put a Rainbow in the Cloud,” recorded by the Chuck Wagon Gang (Columbia 212125) 1953. Author Notes: “This song was made by Daddy Jenkins, as we called him, after a short period of silence. It seemed like he was blue or depressed, but at times when he was thinking he seemed too quiet, and we soon learned that he was in deep thought. Going to a piano, he came up with ‘God Put a Rainbow in the Cloud.’ He loved the ‘Blue’ note. I wrote it down for him and arranged the musical score. It was made one real hot summer afternoon — in August, I believe. The year: 1931. The song made a good hit with singers. Mahalia Jackson’s recordings made a good seller, but it had been recorded as ‘Not Belonging to Anyone.’ SESAC got in touch with me, and as I had the original pencil copy, the song was veriﬁed. When I hear it on the radio, it makes me so happy, for this is why Daddy made so many grand songs. He never received any remuneration for any of his work—at least not enough to be counted. He always said he could make more, and he wanted the people to sing them and love them. That was pay enough for him.”— Irene Spain Futrelle. 786 God Walks These Hills with Me. Music/Lyrics: Marvin Hughes/Vic McAlpin. Copyright Date: 1950, 1958, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca DL 8767) 1958. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca DL 8767) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “I was walking past a Methodist church in Nashville one day and saw a poster that read ‘God Walks These Hills.’ That was the inspiration for this song.”— Vic McAlpin. 787 The Gods Were Angry with Me. Music/Lyrics: Foreman Bill/Roma. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Kirk and The String Band (Capitol 15176) 1948. Made Famous by: Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting (Capitol 800) 1950. Country Chart: #9 10/2/48 6 wks., Eddie Kirk and The String Band (Capitol 15176); #3 3/3/50 7 wks., Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting (Capitol 800). Pop Chart: #17 2/25/50 7 wks., Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting (Capitol 800). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 788 Goin’ Gone. Music/Lyrics: Pat Alger/Bill Dale/Fred Koller. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Foreshadow Songs, Inc./Little Laurel Music/Lucrative Music/ Bait and Beer Music/Forerunner Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Nanci Grifﬁth (Philo-Rounder PH-1109) 1985. Made Famous by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888874) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/17/87 24 wks., Kathy Mattea (Mercury 888874). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 789 Goin’ Steady. Music/Lyrics: Faron Young. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young Capitol 2299) 1953. Made

82 Famous by: Faron Young Capitol 2299) 1953. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/10/53 18 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 2299); #5 10/10/70 12 wks., Faron Young (Mercury 73112). Pop Chart: #16 5/27/57 13 wks., Tommy Sands (Capitol 3723); #21 9/12/53 2 wks., Betty Hutton (Capitol 2522). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. Goin’ Where the Climate Suites My Clothes see Going Down the Road. Going Down Lee Highway see Lee Highway Blues. 790 Going Down the Road. Alternate Titles: “Down in Florida on a Hog”; “Way Down in Jail on My Knees”; “Goin’ Where the Climate Suites My Clothes”; “Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown (Original version)/Henry Whitter. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1924. Publisher: Public Domain; F. Wallace Rega (original publisher). Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40015) 1923 (as “Lonesome Road Blues”); Henry Whitter (Okeh 40169) 1924 (as “Goin’ Down the Road Feelin’ Bad”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: #21 5/16/60 4 wks., Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71606); #36 11/5/66 5 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA 8932). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 82 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Down in Florida on a Hog” by Darby and Tarlton, “Way Down in Jail on My Knees” by Sid Hardreader and Grady Moore, and “Goin’ Where the Climate Suites My Clothes” by Fiddlin’ John Carson. Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad see Going Down the Road. 791 Going , Going , Gone. Music/Lyrics: Jan Crutchﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Jan Crutchﬁeld Music/Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52322) 1983. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52322) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/17/83 19 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52322). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. Going to Ride That Midnight Train see Hand Me Down My Walking Cane. 792 Going Where the Lonely Go. Alternate Title: “Lonely Go.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Dean Holloway. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 03315) 1982. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 03315) 1982. Country Chart: #1 10/23/82 13 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 03315). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 793 The Gold Rush Is Over. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 4522) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 4522) 1952. Country Chart: #2 (3) 4/5/52 18 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 4522). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. Author Notes: “I was in a Hollywood motion picture studio waiting to see a producer concerning a song I was to write for a picture. A movie personality came in and asked to see some director. The receptionist told him he wasn’t in. After the man had gone and just a few minutes later, the director walked out of his door. The girl said, ‘Mr. So and So was here but I told him you weren’t in like you told me to do.’ And he said, ‘Yeah, I’m always out when he’s in.’ Remembering what a ‘star’ the man used to be, the thought just came to me.... Yeah, the gold rush is over and the bum’s rush is on! I thought it would make a pretty good song title. Thanks to Hank Snow’s recording of the ﬁnished song, it did.”— Cindy Walker. 794 Gold Watch and Chain. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI.

83 First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 23821) 1933. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 23821) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 795 Golden Guitar. Music/Lyrics: Billy Gray/Claude Leach. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Saran Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Claude Leach (Longhorn 562). Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31890) 1966. Country Chart: #11 1/22/66 13 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31890). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Notes: Recitation. “After ‘Still,’ ‘Golden Guitar’ is my second most requested song.”— Bill Anderson. 796 Golden Ring. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/Rafe Van Hoy. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 50235) 1976. Made Famous by: George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 50235) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/5/76 15 wks., George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 50235). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Bobby Braddock, Rafe Van Hoy); BMI Country Award 1977. Author Notes: “I got the idea for this song watching a TV show on the biography of a gun — when the gun was ﬁrst manufactured, the ﬁrst person who owned it, the next person who owned the gun, it robbed a liquor store, it ended up the policeman had it, it got sold, maybe to a friend. At the end of the show it showed this gun in a bedroom and this little toddler had climbed up on a chair and was grabbing for the gun. I thought it would be interesting to trace the life of a wedding ring. So the next morning I called Rafe Vanhoy, told him I had started a song and asked him if he wanted to write. He said, ‘Yea,’ and we called up his mom who at that time was working for a jewelry store, asking her facts about jewelry. We wrote it that day. Actually we didn’t go through several phases. We just took the ring from one couple to the next.”— Bobby Braddock. 797 Golden Rocket. Music/Lyrics: Hank Snow. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 0400) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 0400) 1950. Country Chart: #1 11/24/50 23 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 0400); #38 1/10/68 9 wks., Jim and Jesse (Epic 10563). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. Movies: Who’ll Stop the Rain (United Artists) 1978, directed by Karel Reisz, starring Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld. Author Notes: “I remember writing most of the lyrics to ‘Golden Rocket’ during the night while driving from Chattanooga to some place in North Carolina where we were to appear the next afternoon. I was a lover of the old steam engines and followed them when I was a child by going to the little old country station and watching them come and go. I also gained much experience through reading, and I admired the many songs that were written and recorded about trains by the late Jimmie Rodgers.”— Hank Snow. 798 Golden Tears. Music/Lyrics: John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dave and Sugar (RCA 11427) 1978. Made Famous by: Dave and Sugar (RCA 11427) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (3) 1/20/79 14 wks., Dave and Sugar (RCA 11427) 1980. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 799 Golden Vanity. Alternate Titles: “Sinking in the Lonesome Sea”; “The Golden Willow Tree.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown/A.P Carter. Copyright Date: Unknown/1935. Publisher: Public Domain/ Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Country Recording Found: Welby Toomey (Gennett 3195) 1925 (as “The Golden Willow Tree”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Vocalion 03160)

795–806 • Good 1938 (as “Sinking in the Lonesome Sea”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 found. Notes: The Carter Family’s “Sinking in the Lonesome Sea” (Vocalion 03160) was recorded in 1935. The Golden Willow Tree see Golden Vanity. 800 Gone Too Far. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/ Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46613) 1980. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46613) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/15/80 14 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46613). Pop Chart: #82 5/3/80 4 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46613). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981; BMI Pop Award 1980. 801 Gonna Find Me a Bluebird. Music/Lyrics: Marvin Rainwater. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marvin Rainwater (MGM 12412) 1957. Made Famous by: Marvin Rainwater (MGM 12412) 1957. Country Chart: #3 4/6/57 28 wks., Marvin Rainwater (MGM 12412); #12 5/27/57 3 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 6905). Pop Chart: #18 5/20/57 22 wks., Marvin Rainwater (MGM 12412). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. Notes: This was Marvin Rainwater’s ﬁrst chart record as an artist. Gonna Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy see I’ll Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy. 802 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Rabon Delmore. Copyright Date: 1933, 1940, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. (adm. by Wanerbuilt Songs, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5299) 1933. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (Bluebird B-5299) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Sequel: “Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar Part 2,” recorded by the Delmore Brothers (Bluebird 032671-1) 1939, written by Alton Delmore. Gonna Raise a Ruckus Tonight see Raise a Ruckus Tonight. 803 Gonna Take a Lot of River. Music/Lyrics: Mark Henley/John Kurhajetz. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Reynsong Music Corp./Wrensong Publishing Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53381) 1988. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53381) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/30/88 18 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53381). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Country Award 1989. 804 Goober Peas. Music/Lyrics: Burl Ives (Arrangement)/ A. Pender (lyrics and music circa 1860s). Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Burl Ives (Decca DL 5467) 1952 (album cut). Made Famous by: Burl Ives (Decca DL 5467) 1955 (single). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. 805 Good Deal, Lucille. Music/Lyrics: Al Terry (pseudonym of Al Theriot)/J.D. Miller/Charles Theriot. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Terry (Hickory 1003) 1954. Made Famous by: Al Terry (Hickory 1003) 1954; Carl Smith (Columbia 44816) 1969. Country Chart: #18 4/26/69 13 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 44816); #8 4/24/1954 5 wks., Al Terry (Hickory 1003). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. Author Notes: “It was Al Terry’s idea. Al is now deceased.”— J.D. Miller. 806 A Good Hearted Woman. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings/ Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Willie Nelson Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded

Good • 807–818 by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0615) 1972. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0615) 1972. Country Chart: #3 1/18/72 15 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 0615); #1 (3) 12/27/75 13 wks., Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 10529). Pop Chart: #25 2/7/76 12 wks., Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 10529). AC Action: #16 3/13/76 8 wks., Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 10529). No. of Artists: 52. Awards: CMA Single of the Year 1976 (Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, RCA); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson); BMI Country Award 1972, 1976, 1977. Author Notes: “Me and Waylon wrote it while playing poker with two guys. We wrote the whole song during that game and didn’t miss a hand. We danced every set and lost our ass but we wrote ourselves a pretty good song. This song was written in 1969. I was at the Fort Worther Motel in Fort Worth, Texas, playing poker with a man named Billy Gray. My wife, Connie was there, and Waylon came in. He had the idea for the song and the ﬁrst line. Waylon joined the poker game and told me about it. Connie took the words down as we played.”— Willie Nelson. 807 Good Lovin’ (Makes It Right). Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10759) 1971. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10759) 1971. Country Chart: #1 7/17/71 15 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10759). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 808 Good Night, Soldier. Music/Lyrics: Harry Johnson. Copyright Date: 1943. Publisher: Joe Cascales Publications. Licensed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: Patsy Montana (Decca 6101) 1944. Made Famous by: Judy Canova (Decca 23400) 1944. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 809 Good Ol’ Boys. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Rich Way Music, Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 12067) 1980. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 12067) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/23/80 17 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 12067). Pop Chart: #21 9/13/80 23 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 12067). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1980 (Waylon Jennings, RCA 12067); BMI Country Award 1981. Notes: This is the theme song for the television series The Dukes of Hazzard (CBS-TV) from 1979 to 1985, starring Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, James Best, Sorrell Booke, Sonny Shroyer and Ben Jones. Good Old Mountain Dew see Mountain Dew. 810 Good Ole Boys Like Me. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 41205) 1980. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 41205) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (3) 3/29/80 15 wks., Don Williams (MCA 41205). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Bob McDill); BMI Country Award 1981. Author Notes: “I set out to write the deﬁnitive song about the South, and of the three I’ve written this is the deﬁnitive one in my catalog. It’s also my favorite song. I’m a student of southern literature and it’s a combination of a whole bunch of things, threads that run through southern literature—the father/son struggle, the love/hate struggle with yourself, the good ole boy theme. It’s really a song about the South.”— Bob McDill. 811 Good Things. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Carmol Taylor/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10939) 1972. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10939) 1972. Coun-

84 try Chart: #2 (2) 12/30/72 16 wks., David Houston (Epic 10939). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 812 Good Time Charlie’s. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Del Reeves (United Artists 50487) 1968. Made Famous by: Del Reeves (United Artists 50487) 1968. Country Chart: #3 12/28/68 17 wks., Del Reeves (United Artists 50487). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “On the strength of this hit recording, Del Reeves named his band ‘The Good Time Charlies.’”— Jerry Chesnut. 813 Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Danny O’Keefe. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Road Cannon Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006) 1972. Made Famous by: Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006) 1972. Country Chart: #63 10/28/72 6 wks., Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006); #41 9/22/79 9 wks., Red Steagall (Elektra 46527); #63 7/28/84 12 wks., Leon Russell (Paradise 628). Pop Chart: #9 9/23/72 10 wks., Danny O’Keefe (Signpost 70006). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1972 (Danny O’Keefe). 814 Good Times. Music/Lyrics: Sam Cooke. Copyright Date: 1964, 1992, renewed. Publisher: ABKCO Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sam Cooke (RCA 8368) 1964. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44577) 1990; Sam Cooke (RCA 83681) 1964. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/9/90 26 wks., Dan Seals (Capitol 44577). Pop Chart: #11 6/6/64 10 wks., Sam Cooke (RCA 8368). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. 815 Good Woman Blues. Music/Lyrics: Ken McDufﬁe. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Sawgrass Music Publishers. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40627) 1976. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40627) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/2/76 16 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 40627). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 816 A Good Year for the Roses. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 1425) 1970. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1425) 1970. Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/21/70 15 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1425). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Author Notes: “Went to George Jones and Tammy Wynette’s room at Ramada Inn Nashville, played this song for George and ‘The Wonders You Perform’ for Tammy. They each recorded them the same week and released them later on the same week.”— Jerry Chesnut. Goodbye, Baby, Goodbye see There’s More Pretty Girls Than One. 817 Goodbye John. Alternate Title: “Six White Horses.” Music/ Lyrics: Larry Murray. Copyright Date: 1969, renewed. Publisher: Prodigal Son Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tommy Cash (Epic 10540) 1969. Made Famous by: Tommy Cash (Epic 10540) 1969. Country Chart: #4 11/22/69 16 wks., Tommy Cash (Epic 10540). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “It was probably reﬂections on people who died before their time and how things would have been had they lived.”— Larry Murray. Goodbye, Little Bonnie see There’s More Pretty Girls Than One. 818 Goodbye, Little Darling, Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/ Johnny Marvin. Copyright Date: 1940, 1941, renewed. Publisher:

85 Western Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 9389) 1940. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 9389) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #20 7/20/40 2 wks., Gene Autry (Vocalion/Okeh 05463); #22 9/7/40 1 wk., Dick Robertson (Decca 3304). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Movies: South of the Border (Republic) 1939, directed by George Sheronan, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Story. 819 Goodbye Old Paint (I’m Leavin’ Cheyenne). Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Harry “Mac” McClintock (Victor 21761) 1928. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Vocalion/Okeh 4911) 1939. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. Answers: “Ridin’ Old Paint” and “Leadin’ Old Ball,” recorded by Bill Boyd’s Cowboy Wranglers (Bluebird 5667) 1934. Movies: Sing, Cowboy Sing (Grand National) 1937, directed by Robert N. Bradbury, starring Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, and Al St. John; Trailing Double Trouble (Monogram) 1940, directed by S. Roy Luby, starring Ray Corregan, Joan King, and Jimmy Wakely and His Roughriders. Notes: Also recorded by Patsy Montana and The Prairie Ramblers (Vocalion 3010) in 1935, and Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers. It is related to “I Ride an Old Paint,” but has no bridge and is repeated verse after verse. History: The “Leaving Cheyenne” part of title is from another song, “Goodbye Old Paint,” Ritter recorded in late 1933 for ARC. This song was sung in Green Grow the Lilacs, a play by Lynn Riggs (1930) starring Franchot Tone and Helen Westley. This song was ﬁrst heard and published by folklorist John Lomax in 1910. Goodbye Sweethearts, Hello Vietnam see Hello Vietnam. 820 Goodnight Irene. Music/Lyrics: Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter/John Lomax. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Ludlow Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter (Library of Congress 120-A-1) 1933; First Commercial Recording: Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter (Asch 343-2) 1943. Made Famous by: Country, Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 46255) 1950; Pop, The Weavers with Gordon Jenkins (Decca 27077) 1950. Country Chart: #1 8/4/1950 15 wks., Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 46255); #5 8/26/50 7 wks., Moon Mullican (King 886). Pop Chart: #1 (13) 7/8/50 50 wks., The Weavers with Gordon Jenkins (Decca 27077); #5 8/5/50 12 wks., Frank Sinatra (Columbia 38892); #10 8/12/50 Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 46255); #9 8/12/50 7 wks., Jo Stafford (Capitol 1142); #17 8/26/50 8 wks., Dennis Day (RCA Victor 3870); #26 9/2/50 1 wk., Alexander Brothers (Mercury 5465); #75 4/20/59 1 wk., Billy Williams (Coral 62101); #79 6/30/62 5 wks., Jerry Reed (Columbia 42417). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 154 found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1950; RIAA Million Seller (The Weavers with Gordon Jenkins); BMI Million Airs Award. Parodies: “Goodnight Irene,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2954) 1964, written by Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “Wake Up Irene,” recorded by Hank Thompson (Capitol 2646) 1953; “Please Say Goodnight to the Guy, Irene,” recorded by Ziggy Talent (RCA 47-3925) 1950. Notes: The Weavers recorded this song on at least ﬁve different labels. Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter recorded it 37 different times on 37 different masters. There is an 1892 copyright on a song titled “Irene Goodnight,” attributed only to Davis. 821 Goodnight Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Leo Wood/Irving Bibo/Con Conrad. Copyright Date: 1875, 1877. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Edison Military Band (Edison 9169) pre–1907. Made Famous by: Leake County Revelers (Columbia 15189) 1927. Country Chart: #2 record of 1927, Leake County Revelers (Columbia 15189). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24 found.

819–829 • Gotta 822 Gosh I Miss You All the Time. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Long. Copyright Date: 1935. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 8096) 1933. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 8096) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 823 Gospel Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Lee Roy Abernathy. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wally Fowler and The Oakridge Quartet (Mercury 6077) 1947 (as “Gospel Boogie”). Made Famous by: Pat Boone (Dot 15690) 1958 (as “A Wonderful Time Up There”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #4 2/17/58 19 wks., Pat Boone (Dot 15690). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60 found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1958 (as “A Wonderful Time Up There”). 824 Gospel Ship. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (ARC 6-07-56, Conqueror 8636) 1936. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (ARC 6-07-56, Conqueror 8636) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 825 Got My Heart Set on You. Music/Lyrics: Dobie Gray. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Simonton Music/N2D Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Denver (RCA AFL1-5458) 1985. Made Famous by: John Conlee (Columbia 06104) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/14/86 22 wks., John Conlee (Columbia 06104); #72 1/11/86 10 wks., Mason Dixon (Texas 5510). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “This song began as ‘Got My Mind Set on You.’ It was written on a small Casio.”— Dobie Gray. 826 Got No Reason Now for Goin’ Home. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Watson (Curb/MCA 52457) 1984. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Curb/MCA 52457) 1984. Country Chart: #7 10/13/84 27 wks., Gene Watson (Curb/ MCA 52457). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 ( Johnny Russell). Author Notes: “I got off the interstate at 2 Mile Pike between the interstate and Gallatin Road and wrote the chorus to this song. I just wondered ‘Why am I going home?’ I wasn’t married and home was a lonely place to be.”— Johnny Russell. 827 Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me). Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3453) 1972. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3453) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (3) 10/14/72 17 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3453). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 828 Got the Farmhand Blues. Music/Lyrics: Garley Foster/Dock Walsh. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 23611) 1930. Made Famous by: Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 23611) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: Garley Foster and Dock Walsh were the Carolina Tar Heels. 829 Gotta Travel On. Alternate Title: “Done Laid Around.” Music/Lyrics: Paul Clayton/Larry Ehrlich/Ronnie Gilbert/Fred Helierman/David Lazar/Peter Seeger/Lee Hays. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Sanga Music, Inc./Freddy Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Grammer (Monument 400) 1959. Made Famous by: Billy Grammer (Monument 400) 1959.

Grand • 830–839 Country Chart: #5 1/5/59 13 wks., Billy Grammer (Monument 400); #15 3/2/59 6 wks., Bill Monroe (Decca 30809); #91 12/27/77 5 wks., Shylo (Columbia 10647). Pop Chart: #4 12/8/58 15 wks., Billy Grammer (Monument 400). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959; BMI Million Airs Award. 830 The Grand Tour. Music/Lyrics: George Richey/Carmol Taylor/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 11122) 1974. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 11122) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/8/74 17 wks., George Jones (Epic 11122). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 831 Grandfather’s Clock. Music/Lyrics: Henry Clay Work. Copyright Date: 1876. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Edison Male Quartet (Edison 8967) 1905; Earliest Country Recording Found: Frank Crumit (Victor, unissued) 1925. Made Famous by: Hadyn Quartet (Victor 4473) 1905. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 10/28/1905 1 wk., Hadyn Quartet (Victor 4473); #15 5/28/1938 3 wks., Gene Krupa (Brunswick 8124). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32 found. 832 Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. Music/Lyrics: Randy Brooks. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Kris Publishing/Elmo Publishing. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Elmo and Patsy (Oink) 1979. Made Famous by: Elmo and Patsy (Soundwaves 4658) 1984. Country Chart: #92 1/7/84 2 wks., Elmo and Patsy (Soundwaves 4658); #112 12/26/92 Elmo and Patsy (Epic 05479). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Movies: The Right Stuff (Warner Bros.) 1983, directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey, and Charles Frank. 833 Grandma Harp. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3294) 1972. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3294) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/25/72 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3294). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “This song is about my grandmother, Arizona Belle Valines, who lived to be ninety-three. They simply called her ‘Zone.’ I called her ‘Grandma.’”— Merle Haggard. 834 Grandpa (Tell Me ’Bout the Good Old Days). Music/Lyrics: Jamie O’Hara. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA AHL 1-7042) 1985. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA PB 14290) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/15/86 20 wks., The Judds (RCA Pb-14290). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 ( Jamie O’Hara); American Music Awards Single of the Year 1986; Grammys, Country Song of the Year 1986 ( Jamie O’Hara), Best Country Performance, Duo or Group with Vocal 1987 (The Judds); ASCAP Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “The song probably ﬁlls a hole for me because I never had grandparents. Sometimes a song will come from something you’ve not experienced or from what you long to experience.”— Jamie O’Hara. Grave in the Pines see In the Pines. The Grave of Little Mary Phagan see Little Mary Phagan. 835 Gray Eagle. Alternate Titles: “Old Money Musk Quadrille”; “Arkansas Travelers”; “Ozark Kitchen Sweat.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1839–1840s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: Uncle “Am” Stuart (Vocalion 5035) 1924. Made Famous by: No one artist. Coun-

86 try Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Old Money Musk Quadrille” by Col. John A. Pattee (Columbia 231-D) 1924; “Arkansas Travelers” by Uncle Dave Macon and Sid Hardreaker (Vocalion 15192) 1927; “Ozark Kitchen Sweat” by the Sons of the Ozarks (Bluebird B-8553) 1939. History: This popular ﬁddle tune was named after Grey Eagle, a famous Kentucky racing horse, who was beaten in a three-heat race with Wagner, a famous Tennessee racing horse, in Louisville, Kentucky, 1839. Both horses were commemorated by ﬁddle tunes. 836 Grazin’ in Greener Pastures. Music/Lyrics: Ray Pennington. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Almarie Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 45178) 1970. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 45178) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/27/70 25 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45178). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Author Notes: “We go back to Kentucky every year for what they call ‘Decoration Day’— always when I go somewhere, I start thinking of songs. I was kidding my sister — she lives up in a little holler between these mountains — and I said, ‘There’s a song on your front porch, and I’m going to go out there, if you’ll ﬁx me a cup of coffee, and I’m going to write it.’ She said, ‘If it makes a bunch of money, I get part of it,’ and I said, ‘Okay,’ and it was a joke. It made a lot of money, but I neglected to ever give her any.”— Ray Pennington. 837 Great Balls of Fire. Music/Lyrics: Otis Blackwell/Jack Hammer. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Unichappel Music, Inc./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 281) 1957. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 281) 1957. Country Chart: #1 11/23/57 19 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 281); #7 9/01/79 10 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11705). Pop Chart: #2 (4) 11/25/57 21 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 281); #85 2/8/69 3 wks., Tiny Tim (Reprise 0802). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958; BMI Pop Award 1958; BMI R&B Award 1958. Great Big Taters in Sandyland see Sally Ann. 838 The Great Matador. Alternate Title: “The Matador.” Music/ Lyrics: June Carter/Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 42880) 1963. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 42880) 1963. Country Chart: #2 11/9/63 16 wks., Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 42880). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 839 Great Speckled Bird. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Guy Smith. Copyright Date: 1937. Publisher: M.M. Cole Publishers. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04252) 1936 (as “Great Speckle Bird”). Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/ Okeh 04252) 1938. Country Chart: #2 Record of 1938, Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04252). Pop Chart: #13 9/24/38 Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04252). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 41 found. Sequel: “Great Speckle Bird No. 2,” recorded by Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04374) 1937. Movies: Grand Ole Opry (Republic) 1940, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver, Uncle Dave Macon, Roy Acuff, and The Smokey Mountain Boys. History: The song refers to a Bible verse in the book of Jeremiah, “Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird.” Artist Notes: “I ﬁrst heard the song on the radio in the thirties sung by a group who called themselves the Black Shirts. I took a liking to the song, picked it up and started singing it. I didn’t know then who owned the song, but I later found out that the Rev. Guy Smith in the Carolinas had written it [1937]. The song gave me my opportunity here in Nashville. My ﬁddle didn’t get it. It took hold of

87 the audience and I got a standing ovation on it, the only one that had ever been gotten at the Grand Ole Opry at that time. This was an audition at the Opry, and I opened the show with it. I came to Nashville as a ﬁddler and Arthur Smith was off away sick, and they called me on. I had been trying to get on for ﬁve years. You didn’t get on the Opry back then for singing a song or having a hit number. They didn’t ask you if you ever recorded. They didn’t care. You had to be a showman. The only way you could get on was to have something to show and prove it. That night, along with my ﬁddling, I did the ‘Great Speckled Bird,’ and when I did it, the audience stood and cheered and cheered. I tried to leave but they brought me back two, three times. I went on home to Knoxville, not knowing whether I was even going to be accepted on the Opry or not. They sent me my mail, bushel baskets full of it, and it startled the WSM management. Two weeks later, they called me and asked me if I would take a regular job. The song brought Roy Acuff to the Opry. I didn’t bring it, it brought me.”— Roy Acuff. 840 Green Green Grass of Home. Music/Lyrics: Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Darrell (United Artists 869) 1965. Made Famous by: Country, Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 8622) 1965; Pop, Tom Jones (Parrot 40009) 1967. Country Chart: #4 7/31/65 19 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 8622). Pop Chart: #11 1/21/66 7 wks., Tom Jones (Parrot 40009). AC Action: #30 2/10/68 3 wks., Skitch Henderson (Columbia 44333). No. of Artists: 204. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1967 (Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr.); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1967, 1971, 1972. Answers: “Green Green Grass of Home #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4482) 1967, written by Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr., and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “Whenever I start to write a song, I always try to paint a picture. I was trying to set up a picture of this house where this man had once lived and where he was surrounded by people who cared for him, even though he had done wrong. Also, I had seen a lot of movies with padres in them, and I had written a song called ‘Padre.’ Normally in my background the word would have been preacher or pastor, but I felt that padre created a better picture. This song has been recorded approximately two-hundred times, and has been my biggest hit so far. It has sold some eight to ten million records. I’ll have to say this, I needed it bad. I wrote it in 1965 after I moved to Nashville. I was trying pretty hard at that time to write anything commercial. I suppose it took about two hours to ﬁnish the song when I sat down to write it. Those two hours have become two of the most proﬁtable hours I ever spent.”— Curly Putman. 841 Green Grow the Lilacs. Music/Lyrics: Unknown; Tex Ritter (arrangement). Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Tex Ritter Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 206) 1945. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 206) 1945. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21 found. Movies: Westward Ho the Wagons (Walt Disney) 1956, directed by William Beaudine, starring Fess Parker, Kathleen Crowley, Jeff York, David Stollery, and Sebastian Cabot. Tex Ritter’s version is used. Notes: This is an old Irish folk song with few of the original lyrics changed. Although some music scholars disagree, there is a theory that the Mexican word “gringo,” meaning someone from the United States, may have originated from Mexicans hearing this song sung by Irish-American troops in the Mexican-American War in 1846. Many folklorists believe this song is derived from the song “Green Grow the Rushes.” This theory is debunked in James F. Leisy’s book The Folk Song Abecedary, published by Bonanza Books (a division of Crown Books, New York). Used in the Broadway play Green Grow the Lilacs, written by

840–847 • Guitar Lynn Riggs and Samuel French (1931), starring Tex Ritter. This song has 36 different arrangements. 842 Green Light. Alternate Title: “New Green Light.” Music/Lyrics: Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed 1975. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 15187) 1948. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 15187) 1948. Country Chart: #7 10/16/48 10 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 15187) as “Green Light”; #3 10/16/54 20 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 2920) as “New Green Light.” Pop Chart: #39 2/24/68 7 wks., American Breed (Acta 821). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. The Green River Train see New River Train. Green Valley Trot see Green Valley Waltz. 843 Green Valley Waltz. Alternate Titles: “Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet”; “Green Valley Trot”; “Hyter’s Favorite Waltz.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: John D. Foster and Jessie James (Gennett, unissued) 1927 (as “Green Valley”); McCartt Brothers and Patterson (Columbia 15454) 1928 (as “Green Valley Waltz”); Renfro Valley Boys (Paramount 3321) 1932 (as “Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Green Valley Trot” by Lightcrust Boys (Conquerer 9410) 1939; “Hyter’s Favorite Waltz” by Hyter Colvin (Victor 23815) 1929. 844 Greenback Dollar. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Davis and Nelson (Paramount 3188) 1929 (as “I Don’t Want Your Greenback Dollar”). First Recorded by: Weems String Band (Columbia 15300) 1928 (instrumental). Made Famous by: The Carter Family. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #21 1/26/ 63 11 wks., Kingston Trio (Capitol 4898). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. Answers: Sequels: “Greenback Dollar,” recorded by Mariner’s Mountaineers (Bluebird 6090) 1935 (different tune); “Greenback Dollar Part 2,” recorded by Dixon Brothers (Bluebird 6462) 1936; “Greenback Dollar Part 3,” recorded by the Mainers (Bluebird 7426) 1938; “New Greenback Dollar,” recorded by Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 3255) 1936. 845 Groundhog. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Land Norris (Okeh 40096) 1924; Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 144D) 1924. Made Famous by: No one artist. No. of Artists: Ten found. 846 Guess Things Happen That Way. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 295) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 295) 1958. Country Chart: #1 5/17/58 24 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 295). Pop Chart: #11 6/2/58 16 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 295). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. Parodies: “Guess Things Happen That Way,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7342) 1958, written by Jack Clement with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 847 Guitar Boogie. Alternate Title: “Guitar Bounce.” Music/Lyrics: Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed 1974. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Rambler Trio featuring Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith (Superdisc 1004) 1945. Made Famous by: Arthur Smith and His Cracker Jacks (MGM 10293) 1948. Country Chart: #8

Guitar • 848–855 12/25/48 7 wks., Arthur Smith and His Cracker Jacks (MGM 10293). Pop Chart: #25 7/10/48 1 wk., Arthur Smith and His Cracker Jacks (MGM 10293). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Guitar Bounce see Guitar Boogie. 848 Guitar Man. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Reed (pseudonym of Jerry Reed Hubbard). Copyright Date: 1966, renewed. Publisher: Vector Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 9152) 1967. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 12158) 1981 (re-mix and re-release of the 1968 recording). Country Chart: #53 5/20/67 9 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 9152); #1 (1) 1/17/81 13 wks., Elivs Presley (RCA Victor 12158). Pop Chart: #43 1/27/68 6 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-9425); #28 1/24/81 14 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 12158), remix and re-release of 1968 recording. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968, 1981. Author Notes: “I had come up with this fabulous guitar lick — one that knocked my brains out. (Wait’ll Chet hears this!) I had the bass string going, I had the top string doing horn licks, and they were doing it all at the same time. We had what sounded like a piano player on the guitar. So I made a song to go with it. I started writing about the guitar player. People think it’s based on Elvis’ life, but it’s not. I was going over my life and what it all meant. Created a little of it, added a little fact into it — how you starve to death ﬁrst, how you work in all them skull orchards out there. You pay your dues and you keep scrapin’ and crawling. Elvis heard it off my album and fell in love with it. He and Felton Jarvis rolled in here to Studio B and they were recording ‘Guitar Man.’ Elvis said, ‘That don’t sound right’— he wanted it to sound like my record, Felt told me. Felt told them, ‘If you want it to sound like Reed’s record, you have to get Reed in here, ’cause these guys don’t play like Reed. Set them damn strings up weird and he does all that stuff.’ Elvis said, ‘Get him,’ I went down and he had a bunch of guitar players that played with him. Electric ones with picks. I played with my ﬁngers. So I sat down and tuned that thing up. I tuned my B-string up a whole tone, and my E-string down a whole tone. Now I can borrow an idea and do all that boogying and I had enough ﬁngers. The minute I hit the intro Elvis’ face lit up and we only cut two takes on that song.”— Jerry Reed. 849 Guitar Polka. Music/Lyrics: Al Dexter/James B. Paris (lyrics added in 1946). Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Dexter (Columbia 36898) 1945. Made Famous by: Al Dexter (Columbia 36898) 1946. Country Chart: #1 (16) 2/2/46 29 wks., Al Dexter (Columbia 36898); #3 8/17/46 4 wks., Rosalie Allen (RCA Victor 1924). Pop Chart: #16 3/2/46 1 wk., Al Dexter (Columbia 36898). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1946. 850 Guitars, Cadillacs. Music/Lyrics: Dwight Yoakam. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Coal Dust West Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) 1986. Made Famous by: Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688) 1986. Country Chart: #4 7/12/86 21 wks., Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 28688). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Dwight Yoakam); BMI Country Award 1987. 851 Gwen (Congratulations). Music/Lyrics: Jerry Gillespie/Ricci Mareno. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Shenandoah Music (a division of the Terrace Group). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17375) 1971. Made Famous by: Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17375) 1971. Country Chart: #5 4/24/71 16 wks., Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17375). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1971. The Gypsy Laddie see Black Jack David.

88 852 The Gypsy’s Warning. Music/Lyrics: Henry A. Coard/D.S. Holmes. Copyright Date: 1862. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Henry McClaskey (Columbia A1913) 1915; Earliest country recording found: Elsie Baker (Victor 45329) 1922. Made Famous by: Charlie Poole and Bradley Kincaid (Blue Bonnet BL 105) 1963. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18 found. Answers: “Answer to the Gypsy’s Warning,” recorded by Harmonica Bill (Champion 16399) 1932, written by Bill Russell. 853 Hadacol Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Bill Nettles. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed 1973. Publisher: Wing Music (not currently afﬁliated). Licensed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: Bill Nettles (Mercury 6190) 1949. Made Famous by: Bill Nettles (Mercury 6190) 1949; Sharkey Bonano and His Dixieland Band (touring with Hadacol Caravan, 1950–1951). Country Chart: #9 6/25/49 6 wks., Bill Nettles and His Dixie Blue Boys (Mercury 6190). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. History: Hadacol was a liquid dietary supplement patented and manufactured by Dudley J. Leblanc (1894–1971), Louisiana state senator and entrepreneur. Hadacol was a combination of vitamins, minerals and 12 percent ethyl alcohol. In the 1950s, Leblanc organized a troupe of entertainers (Hadacol Caravan) who toured throughout the United States, advertising and promoting Hadacol. Entertainers included country and pop music stars, movie actors, jugglers, comedians, acrobats, dancers, and more. Country stars included Hank Williams, Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl and others. Pop artists included Milton Berle, Rudy Vallee, Dorothy Lamour and Mickey Rooney. 854 Half as Much. Music/Lyrics: Curley Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Curley Williams (Columbia 20879) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11202) 1952; Rosemary Clooney (Columbia 39710) 1952. Country Chart: #2 4/25/52 16 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11202); #23 7/10/76 13 wks., Sheila Tilton (Con Brio 110). Pop Chart: #1 5/3/52 27 wks., Rosemary Clooney (Columbia 39710); #20 8/16/52 6 wks., Guy Lombardo (Decca 28271). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 75. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1952 (Rosemary Clooney, Columbia 39710); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1952; BMI Pop Award 1952. Author Notes: “My husband Curley just got up from the supper table one night and went down to the radio station where he was working in Anniston, Alabama. He stayed down there about thirty minutes, and when he came back, he said, ‘Baby, I wrote us a good song tonight.’ He played and sang it for me, and of course I thought it was good, but next day he played it for the boys in his band, The Georgia Peach Pickers, and they all laughed at him. Then he recorded it and sent it to Acuff-Rose, and instead of writing back like they usually did, Fred Rose called him and said, ‘I just want you to know you’ve got a damned hit!’ Curley had the ﬁrst record on it at Columbia, but just as it started to go big up in Gasden, Anniston and up in there, the Columbia pressing plant went on strike for seven weeks, and when they came off, Christmas songs were in and that killed his version of it. Then Rosemary Clooney came out with it and made it popular in the pop ﬁeld, and then Hank Williams picked it up.”— Louise Williams, wife of Curley Williams. 855 Half the Way. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Wood/Ralph Murphy. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Chriswood Music/Murfeezongs. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087) 1979. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087) 1979. Country Chart: #2 (3) 9/1/79 15 wks., Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087). Pop Chart: #15 9/29/79 16 wks., Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981; BMI Country Award 1980.

89 856 Hand Me Down My Walking Cane. Alternate Titles: “Going to Ride That Midnight Train”; “All My Sins Are Taken Away”; “A Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Pt. 7”; “Powder and Paint”; “A Hard Luck Guy.” Music/Lyrics: James A. Bland. Copyright Date: Circa 1880s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: McFarland and Gardner (Vocalion 5028) 1924. Earliest Country Recording Found: Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15091) 1926. Made Famous by: Kelly Harrell (Victor 20103) 1926. Country Chart: #3 record of 1926, Kelly Harrell (Victor 20103). Pop Chart: #18 3/8/30 1 wk., Paul Tremaine (Columbia 2130). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 87 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Going to Ride That Midnight Train” by Georgia Yellow Hammers (Victor 20549) 1926, “All My Sins Are Taken Away” by Kelly Harrell (Victor 40095) 1929, “A Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Pt. 7” by Clayton McMichen, Gid Tanner, Riley Puckett and Fate Norris (Columbia 15201) 1929, “Powder and Paint” by Ira and Eugene (Columbia 15581) 1929, “A Hard Luck Guy” by The Arkansas Woodchopper (Gennett 7184) 1930. 857 The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Music/Lyrics: Ted Harris. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Contention Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Ben Reece (Polydor 14430) 1977. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell with Steve Wariner (MCA 53108) 1987. Country Chart: #6 5/30/87 28 wks., Glen Campbell with Steve Wariner (MCA 53108). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1988; SESAC Songwriter of the Year 1988; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1988 (Ted Harris). Author Notes: “I wrote it back in 1976, right after my mother died. I was just thinking about her. She was a real self-sacriﬁcing woman. A true country, Christian woman, and I was just thinking about the life she lived.”— Ted Harris. 858 Handsome Molly. Alternate Title: “Hannah, My Love.” Music/ Lyrics: G.B. Grayson. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter (Victor 21189) 1927. Made Famous by: G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter (Victor 21189) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Notes: Also recorded as “Hannah, My Love” by the Canova Family (Ch 16146) 1931. 859 Hang in There Girl. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3827) 1974. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3827) 1974. Country Chart: #2 (1) 2/23/ 74 12 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3827). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 860 Hang on to Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Paciﬁc Island Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 05580) 1985. Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 05580) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/17/85 24 wks., Exile (Epic 05580). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 861 Hang Out the Front Door Key. Music/Lyrics: Benjamin Hapgood Burt. Copyright Date: 1908. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Riverside String Band (Columbia, unissued) 1930. Earliest Country Recording Found: The Lonestar Cowboys (Victor 23843) 1933. Made Famous by: The Shelton Brothers (Decca 5099) 1935; Lew Childre (ARC 6-06-51) 1936 (and live broadcasts of The Grand Ole Opry). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. 862 Hang Your Head in Shame. Music/Lyrics: Ed Nelson, Jr./ Steve Nelson/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp./Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP.

856–866 • Happiest First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6736) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6736) 1945. Country Chart: #3 3/15/45 18 wks., Bob Wills (Okeh 6736); #4 6/14/45 2 wks., Red Foley (Decca 6108). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21 found. 863 Hank, It Will Never Be the Same Without You. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb/Justin Tubb. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 28630) 1953. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 28630) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “Hank was my idol. My father was my father. I knew my father was a big name in country music, and I knew he was a star, but I was too close to him to be impressed by his country music talents. But, to me, Hank was really like a star, when he burst on the scene with ‘Lovesick Blues’ and then boom, boom, boom had one hit right after the other. I wanted to meet him. I met him and got to know him personally. He was like an uncle or big brother to me. He called me ‘Little Tubb.’ When Hank died it was like when we lost JFK. I think everybody remembered where they were when Hank died, because he was that much of an inﬂuence and that much of a name in country music and he was at the peak of his career.”— Justin Tubb. 864 Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life. Music/Lyrics: Paul Craft. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 10265) 1975. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 10265) 1975. Country Chart: #2 (2) 12/20/75 11 wks., Moe Bandy (Columbia 10265). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Author Notes: In 1975, I was living in Memphis in this really big apartment with this girl and her daughter and we never got along too well. So, ﬁnally, I decided that we couldn’t live together. I had been thinking about moving to Nashville, which was a big step, so I thought maybe now is the time to take that step. I had gone to Nashville one time and ran into a guy who had all these Hank Williams re-issue albums. I wanted them and he just said, ‘Just take ’em.’ These albums had just about everything Hank ever recorded. I’d never really studied Hank Williams, so, as I was packing, I got a spiral notebook and I’d write down the lyrics to all these records. I’d write six or eight and my ﬁngers would get tired and I’d pack awhile. There was one of his songs that wore out two sets of trunks packing and unpacking. I thought, ‘Half these songs are about me and this girl.’ My thought was Hank Williams had been reading my mail. I wrote, ‘Your Cheating Heart’ was one you wrote about my ex-wife. Since Hank Williams used the word ‘gal’ a lot, I thought I’d write it just like Hank, and wrote, ‘You wrote your cheating heart about a gal like my ex-wife.’ I thought I’d make it a little longer and wrote, ‘You wrote your cheating heart about a gal just like my ﬁrst ex-wife.’ I realized that made the whole song, because you knew this guy had at least two wives. I tried to get in as many titles of Hank Williams’ songs as I could, which was easy ’cause I’d just written out the lines to about every song he ever wrote. So, I really had to do a lot of research to write that song, but it was fun.”— Paul Craft. Hannah, My Love see Handsome Molly. 865 Happiest Days of All. Alternate Title: “Gathering Shells from the Seashore.” Music/Lyrics: Will L. Thompson. Copyright Date: 1875. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Otto Gray’s Oklahoma Cowboy Band (Gennett 7222) 1930 (as “Gathering Up the Shells from the Seashore”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 23701) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 866 The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA. Music/Lyrics: Donna Fargo. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Algee Music Corp./Prima-

Happiness • 867–875 Donna Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) 1972. Made Famous by: Donna Fargo (Dot 17409) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (3) 3/25/72 23 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17409). Pop Chart: #11 5/27/72 16 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17409). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1972 (Donna Fargo); CMA Single of the Year 1972 (Donna Fargo); ACM Single Record of the Year 1972 (Donna Fargo); ACM Song of the Year 1972 (Donna Fargo); BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA 1972 Million Seller (Donna Fargo); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1972 (Donna Fargo); BMI Roger J. Burton Award (Most Performed Song) 1972. Parodies: “Unhappiest Squirrel in the Whole USA,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14420) 1972, written by Donna Fargo and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “I wrote the song when I was teaching high school English in southern California. I remember feeling at the time I was writing the song that things in my life were pretty ‘balanced.’ My ﬁrst inspiration for the song was ‘Happiest Girl in the World,’ but the rhyme scheme became too cluttered and unnatural, so I changed it to ‘USA.’ I also remember thinking because of ‘USA’ in the title that it would never have a chance to be a hit anywhere other than the U.S., but I was wrong, thankfully, on that thought. I received gold records for it in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. I was fairly new at writing when I wrote this song, and I hadn’t settled into the ‘formulas’ that we get hung up on sometimes, and so I didn’t restrict myself to any pattern at the time. I wondered, because it wasn’t a typical verse-chorus type song, if it would have a chance, since the pattern is a chorus-verse, verse two different from verse one, then a bridge, then a chorus. Wrong again, thankfully. It was truly an inspired song and I hoped many people could identify with it.”— Donna Fargo. 867 The Happiness of Having You. Music/Lyrics: Ted Harris. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Contention Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Jay Lee Webb (Decca 32887) 1971. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10455) 1975. Country Chart: #69 11/27/71 5 wks., Jay Lee Webb (Decca 32887); #3 12/6/75 14 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10455). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: SESAC Country Single of the Year 1976; SESAC Country Award 1976. Author Notes: “That’s a song I wrote about my wife. I had written a number of songs in my career thinkin’ about Jackie and that was one. In fact, that was the main one. I gave her the single record and the cover album with the title printed on the front of it for our anniversary that year. She didn’t even know it had been recorded. So it was quite a surprise ... a lot of fun. On the night of our anniversary, we went to the Polaris Restaurant in the Hyatt Hotel in downtown Nashville. We came back down to the car and I reached over in the back seat and I said, ‘Happy Anniversary,’ and I gave her this album with Charley Pride on the front of it and it said, ‘The Happiness of Having You.’ It was the title song of the album, and the single all at the same time. She didn’t even know it was cut much less coming out as an album and a single. So it was a good night.”— Ted Harris. 868 Happy Birthday. Music/Lyrics: Ron Kitson. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31707) 1964. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31707) 1964. Country Chart: #3 12/5/64 23 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31707). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 869 Happy Birthday Darlin’. Alternate Title: “Happy Birthday, Honey.” Music/Lyrics: Chuck Howard. Copyright Date: 1977 (under original title). Publisher: Butter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chuck Howard (Cream CR1005) 1977 (as “Happy Birthday Honey”). Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 41135)

90 1979 (as “Happy Birthday Darlin’”). Country Chart: #1 (3) 11/3/79 11 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 41135). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 870 Happy Birthday, Dear Heartache. Music/Lyrics: Mack David/ Archie Jordan. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Collins Court Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52340) 1984. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52340) 1984. Country Chart: #3 2/18/84 7 wks., Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52340). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. Happy Birthday, Honey see Happy Birthday Darlin’. 871 Happy Cowboy. Alternate Title: “Happy Rovin’ Cowboy.” Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5218) 1935. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5218) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Movies: The Old Homestead (Liberty) 1935, directed by William Neigh, starring Mary Carlisle, Lawrence Gray, Dorothy Lee, Willard Robertson, and The Sons of the Pioneers; Cattle Raiders (Columbia) 1938, directed by Sam Nelson, starring Charles Starrett, Donald Grayson, Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis, and The Sons of the Pioneers. Notes: This was sometimes used by Hank Williams, Sr., on the radio as his theme song. 872 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby. Music/Lyrics: Margo Sylvia Beach/Gilbert Lopez. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: ARC Music Corp./Donna Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Tune Weavers (Checker 872) 1957. Made Famous by: Pop, The Tune Weavers (Checker 872) 1957; Country, Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14286) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/8/86 20 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14286) 1986. Pop Chart: #5 9/16/57 19 wks., The Tune Weavers (Checker 872). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. Happy Rovin’ Cowboy see Happy Cowboy. 873 Happy State of Mind. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Hudson Bay Music, Inc./Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32360) 1968. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32360) 1968. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/17/68 15 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32360). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 874 Happy Tracks. Music/Lyrics: Ray Pennington. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Price (Boone 1051) 1966. Made Famous by: Kenny Price (Boone 1051) 1966. Country Chart: #7 12/24/66 17 wks., Kenny Price (Boone 1051). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Author Notes: “My wife’s mother had open heart surgery in Cleveland, Ohio, and we were ﬂying there. I was trying to think of something I could write for Kenny Price to follow ‘Walking on New Grass.’ As we ﬂew over where Kenny lived in Florence, Kentucky — in Boone County — I told my wife, ‘Kenny lives down there.’ And I started thinking about the type of personality he had. He was a very jubilant, happy person. He tended to make you laugh — you had to laugh around Kenny Price. And I thought, ‘He may never be a superstar that’ll last forever, but he will leave a lot of happy tracks.’ When he died in 1987, the preacher’s sermon related to that song, the way Kenny lived his life and left those happy thoughts. This song has been recorded by at least 30 or 40 gospel groups. It’s considered a philosophical gospel song.”— Ray Pennington. 875 Happy Trails. Music/Lyrics: Dale Evans (pseudonym of Frances Octavia Rogers). Copyright Date: 1951, 1952, renewed. Pub-

91 lisher: Paramount-Roy Rogers Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (RCA Victor 4709) 1952. Made Famous by: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (RCA Victor 4709) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60. Notes: This is the theme song of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Author Notes: “Roy had a cute little theme song he used to use on personal appearances called, ‘Don’t Forget Smiles Are Made Out of Sunshine and a Frown Out of a Rainy Day.’ He looked so wonderful on that horse Trigger, that I ﬁgured he needed a song where you could see the horses galloping and see the plains. We were doing a Western radio show. We were broadcasting on a Saturday night and I thought, ‘I’m gonna try my hand at a song for him.’ I always liked Ferde Grofe’s ‘Grand Canyon Suite’ and especially a certain musical passage in ‘The Donkey Serenade,’ where you can hear the clip-clop of the donkey’s hooves. Roy always signed his pictures ‘Many happy trails, Roy and Trigger.’ I thought, ‘I’m gonna write him a happy trails song,’ and in two hours I had it. I went down and taught the song to the orchestra leader. We closed the show with the song and it stuck; people liked it. Nobody was more surprised than I was. It was kind of a whimsical thing. That was 1950. I guess everybody under the sun has sung it.”— Dale Evans. 876 Hard Headed Woman. Music/Lyrics: Claude DeMetrius. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Gladys Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-7280) 1958. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-7280) 1958. Country Chart: #2 6/21/58 16 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-7280). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 6/30/58 16 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-7280). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Elvis Presley). A Hard Luck Guy see Hand Me Down My Walking Cane. 877 Harper Valley PTA. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Margie Singleton (Ashley A5000) 1968 (as “When Mama Socked It to the Harper Valley PTA”). Made Famous by: Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 3) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (3) 8/24/68 14 wks., Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 3). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 8/24/68 13 wks., Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 3). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969; BMI Pop Award 1968; CMA Single of the Year 1968 ( Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation 3); Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1968 ( Jeannie C. Riley); RIAA Million Seller 1969 ( Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation 3); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Tom T. Hall). Parodies: “Harper Valley PTA (Later That Same Day),” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13997) 1968, written by Tom T. Hall and Sheb Wooley. Movies: Harper Valley PTA (April Fools) 1978, directed by Richard Bennett, starring Barbara Eden, Ronnie Cox, and Nanette Fabray. History: Originally written for Margie Singleton (Ashley A-5000). Margie recorded and released it, but her voice was taken off the track and was replaced with Alice Joy’s version. Jimmy Kay pitched the song to Shelby Singleton. Shelby put a “hold” on the song but had no one deﬁnite in mind for it. Then he met with Jeannie C. Riley and told her he was going to cut a hit record with her. Author Notes: “I wanted to write a song about my hometown or something I remembered. When I couldn’t get a song out of my father’s grocery store in Carter City, Kentucky, in my mind I moved down the road about four miles, and I ran across this lady whose child had been spanked in school, and who took on the entire PTA. The song pretty much is true with the exception of the miniskirt, because they didn’t wear them in those days. But she was a pretty ﬂashy dresser, a young widow woman, very attractive, and she liked to have music around the house. People would sit around on the porch and

876–880 • Have drink beer, and of course this was a tremendous sin those days. When I wrote the song, it dawned on me how much we are unaware of what we are, and I discovered there are millions of Harper Valleys all over the world. The song proved it by selling as it did.”— Tom T. Hall. 878 Have a Little Faith. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10291) 1968. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10291) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/9/68 14 wks., David Houston (Epic 10291). Pop Chart: #98 3/9/68 2 wks., David Houston (Epic 10291). AC Action: #18 3/30/68 5 wks., David Houston (Epic 10291). No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. 879 Have I Stayed Away Too Long. Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Frank Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Song Spinners (Decca 4430) 1943. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 147) 1943. Country Chart: #47 6/6/64 3 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 8358). Pop Chart: #14 1/5/44 2 wks., Perry Como (Victor 1548); #28 4/29/44 Tex Grande and His Range Riders (Deluxe 5004); #94 5/16/64 1 wk., Bobby Bare (RCA 8358). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. History: Frank Loesser was best known as a writer of popular songs and Broadway shows. Among his many, many hits were “On a Slow Boat to China,” “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “Once in Love with Amy.” His shows included Guys and Dolls, Most Happy Fella and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. During his long career, he received a Pulitzer Prize, Drama Critics’ Award and no less than 62 Grammys. When he started Frank Music, his ofﬁce was located next to that of Nat Tannen, a major publisher of country music, whose ofﬁce was always alive with country performers and songwriters. Loesser got to know them and their music and eventually wrote “Have I Stayed Away Too Long” in the country idiom. Written at the height of World War II, it became a great favorite of country performers. 880 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Scott Wiseman. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Duchess Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Columbia 37079) 1945; Curly Joe (Continental 5055) 1945. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Columbia 37079) 1946; Tex Ritter (Capitol 296) 1946. Country Chart: #3 10/19/46 12 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 37079); #5 11/30/46 1 wk., Red Foley with Roy Ross and His Ramblers (Decca 46014); #3 12/7/46 2 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 296); #4 12/14/46 1 wk., Foy Willing (Majestic 6000); #74 1/18/69 2 wks., Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 32427). Pop Chart: #24 1/21/50 4 wks., Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 24824); #29 10/28/57 9 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5463). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1946. Parodies: “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 1880) 1959, written by Scott Wiseman with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: Sing Neighbor Sing (Republic) 1944, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Brad Taylor, Ruth Terry, Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys, Harry “Pappy” Cheshire, The Milo Twins, and Caroline Cotton; Over the Santa Fe Trail (Columbia) 1947, directed by Ray Nazzaro, starring Ken Curtis, Jennifer Holt, and Guy Kibby. Author Notes: “I was a patient in Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago for several weeks in 1944. My wife, Lulu Belle, was visiting me one afternoon and whispered to me before she left, ‘Have I told you lately that I love you?’ As I lay there thinking tender thoughts about her, it occurred to me that this could be a good title for a song. I got paper and pencil and wrote the ﬁrst verse and chorus down that afternoon. When Lu came the next day, I sang it to her. She said, ‘That’s pretty good.’ A friend of mine took a copy to Gene

Have • 881–888 Autry in Hollywood. He made the ﬁrst recording. Lu and I still get a thrill when we hear it done by so many ﬁne artists, and it paid for our retirement home in the hills of North Carolina. It has sold approximately ten million records here and abroad.”— Scott Wiseman. 881 Have Mercy. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (adm. in USA by Irving Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 14193) 1985. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 14193) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/28/85 22 wks., The Judds (RCA 14193). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 882 Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue). Music/Lyrics: George Brown (pseudonym of Billy Hill)/Peter Derose. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ted Lewis (Columbia 2753) 1933; Chick Bullock (Meltone 12584) 1933; George Hall (Bluebird 5021) 1933; Paul Whiteman 1933. Made Famous by: Ted Lewis (Columbia 2753) 1933; Ernest Tubb (Decca 46144) 1948; Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline (RCA Victor 12346) 1981. Country Chart: #2 (1) 12/17/48 17 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46144); #5 11/7/81 11 wks., Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline (RCA Victor 12346). Pop Chart: #8 3/25/33 8 wks., Ted Lewis (Columbia 2753); #84 11/28/60 5 wks., Teresa Brewer (Coral 62236); #94 2/8/64 4 wks., The Caravelles (Smash 1869). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 39 found. Movies: Oklahoma Annie (Republic) 1952, directed by R.G. Springsteen, starring Judy Canova, John Russell, and Grant Withers. History: “The Jim Reeves–Patsy Cline version is a unique duet put together by Owen Bradley using each artist’s individual recordings, recorded before their deaths.”— Leon Brettler. Author Notes: “Just before writing ‘The Last Roundup,’ my father had disliked greatly the term ‘hill-billy’ music, so he wrote under the name of George Brown. After ‘Roundup’ became a hit, he became more accepting of the term and went back to his real name, Billy Hill.”— Lee Hill Taylor, son of Billy Hill. 883 He Got You. Music/Lyrics: Ralph Murphy/Bobby Woods. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Chriswood Music/Murfeezongs/ Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13286) 1982. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13286) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/7/82 18 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13286). Pop Chart: #59 8/21/82 7 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13286). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 884 He Keeps Me Singing. Music/Lyrics: Luther B. Bridgers. Copyright Date: 1910; 1907 (ﬁrst printing). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: John McGhee and Frank Welling (Gennett 6334) 1927. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. 885 He Loves Me All the Way. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Carmol Taylor/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: EMIAlgee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10612) 1970. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10612) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (3) 5/23/70 16 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10612). Pop Chart: #97 6/13/70 2 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10612). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 886 He Stopped Loving Her Today. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/Curly Putman. Copyright Date: 1978, 1980. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Russell (Phonogram, Inc.) 1979 (not released). Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 50867) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/12/80 18

92 wks., George Jones (Epic 50867). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1980 (George Jones); CMA Single of the Year 1980; CMA Song of the Year 1980, 1981; ACM Single Record of the Year 1980; ACM Song of the Year 1980; Music City News Song of the Year 1981; BMI Country Award 1981; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman); NSAI Song of the Year, 1980. History: Popularized by George Jones in 1980. This song was originally recorded by Johnny Russell on two different labels, but neither version was released. Billy Sherill, the producer, requested two revisions by the authors before he was totally satisﬁed with the song. Jones received it one year before he recorded it. Author Notes: “Bobby Braddock came to me with the title and basic idea. We wrote the song a short time later, but we didn’t have much luck getting it cut. The song lay around for about three years. Finally we did a re-write and George Jones heard the new version, recorded it and it was a hit song of the year for two years in a row.”— Curly Putman. “Curly and I wrote this song in the fall of 1977. Most songs have some motivation that a writer can pinpoint, but I honestly don’t remember why we wrote this song. Curly says I brought the idea to him, so I suppose it was my idea. I don’t think either one of us realized we had written a country standard at the time. I demoed the song and we played it for Dave Kirby, who was going to produce a session on Merle Haggard. In time Johnny Russell recorded the song, for two different labels, but neither version was released. George Jones had the song for a year before he did it. His producer, Billy Sherill, asked Curly and I to add a verse, a recitation, having the woman coming to the funeral. We did two or three re-writes before Billy was satisﬁed. I got a letter from a lady in California stating that everything in the song paralleled the life of her and her ex-husband, from the 1962 letters to his saying he would love her till he died to her going back to Illinois for the funeral when he passed away. A lot of people ask if the song is about Hank and Audrey Williams, some think it is about George and Tammy, for some reason. The song is strictly ﬁction.”— Bobby Braddock. 887 He Touched Me. Music/Lyrics: William J. Galther. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Gaither Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bill Gaither Trio (LPHE) 1895. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA-74-0651) 1972. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50. Awards: Grammy, Best Inspirational Performance 1972 (Elvis Presley, RCA 74-0651). 888 He Walked on Water. Music/Lyrics: Allen Shamblin. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Almo Irving Music/Hayes Street Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. RLP 25988) 1989. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 29878) 1989. Country Chart: #2 (2) 3/12/90 21 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 19878). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991. Author Notes: “This is about my great grandfather, Samuel Louis Fugate [1877–1968]; we called him ‘Poppy.’ I was four years old and he was 90, and my mother wanted me to meet him before he got too old. She picked him up and brought him over to the house and we sat at the kitchen table most of the day, sunlight coming in, just talking, and he held me spellbound. Apparently, in the late 1880s or early 1900s he had moved from Spring City, Tennessee, to Texas and worked as a cowboy. I just loved cowboys and Indians—my hero was Roy Rogers— so he sat and told me cowboy stories. I was fascinated. I only met him that one time. But the passion, the love I put in the song was the way I felt about my grandmother. I had a grandmother who I thought just walked on water, and that’s where that intense love came from. I wrote the song at probably one of the lowest points of my writing career. I had moved to Nashville and signed with a

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publisher, but I wasn’t happy with the songs I was writing. One Monday morning, I turned on the TV and there was a preacher on. He said, ‘There’s somebody out there who’s ﬁxin’ to give up on a dream.’ Now, I was at the point where I was thinking about giving up. He pointed at the screen and said, ‘Don’t give up. God gave you a talent. Do what you’re doing. The race is always toughest just before you cross the ﬁnish line.’ So I turned the TV off and got in my car and started driving to work, and lines started coming to me. ‘He wore a starched white shirt buttoned at the neck. He’d sit in the shade watchin’ chickens peck. His teeth were gone, but what the heck?’ That’s all I had, then I started laughing. I thought, ‘neck, peckin’, heck. Who would record that?’ I didn’t have the line, ‘Thought he walked on water,’ But I came into my ofﬁce and I started. I said, ‘Ok, God, that’s from you. I’m gonna write it.’ I started playing and it just fell out. The hair on the back of my neck stood up, and I got goose-bumps. That was the ﬁrst song I’d written myself in a long time.”— Allen Shamblin.

893 A Heart Full of Love (for a Handful of Kisses). Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Steve Nelson/Ray Soehnel. Copyright Date: 1947, 1948, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3174) 1948. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3174) 1948. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/20/48 21 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3174); #62 12/24/66 7 wks., Johnny Dallas (Little Darlin’ 0013). Pop Chart: #23 12/11/48 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3174). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949.

889 He Will Set Your Fields on Fire. Music/Lyrics: H.M. Ballew/ Mrs. L.L. Brackett. Copyright Date: Circa 1900. Publisher: StampsBaxter Music Co./Public Domain. Licensed by: SESAC. Earliest Recording Found: Smith Sacred Singers (Columbia 15144-D) 1927. Made Famous by: The Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 7145) 1937; James and Martha Carson (Capitol 2180) 1952; Bill Monroe (Decca 29196) 1954. No. of Artists: 14 found.

895 Heart Over Mind. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 41947) 1961. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 41947) 1961. Country Chart: #5 3/20/61 21 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41947); #3 5/9/70 14 wks., 4/25/70 17 wks., Mel Tillis (Kapp 2086). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961, 1971.

890 A Headache Tomorrow (or a Heartache Tonight). Music/ Lyrics: Chick Rains. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Blue Lake Music/Chick Rains Music (a division of Terrace Ent. Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 50973) 1981. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 50973) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/14/81 15 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 50973). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981, 1982.

896 Heartaches by the Number. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 41374) 1959. Made Famous by: Country, Ray Price (Columbia 41374) 1959; Pop, Guy Mitchell (Columbia 41476) 1959. Country Chart: #2 5/4/59 40 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41374) 1959; #26 1/22/72 14 wks., Jack Reno (Target 0141). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 10/5/59 20 wks., Guy Mitchell (Columbia 41476) 1959; #35 8/28/65 8 wks., Johnny Tillotson (MGM 13376). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1959 (Guy Mitchell, Columbia 41476); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1959; BMI Pop Award 1959. Author Notes: “I was in the army as a paratrooper for three years. Everything was done by the numbers. We even ran by the numbers and had to count cadence. Back when I wrote this song, I was writing eight or ten songs at a time. I had several terms and expressions that are used almost exclusively in the service. I was really just fooling around with words and seeing if I could take this army expression and put it into a love song. That’s the game songwriters play. Sometimes it works and sometimes it don’t. In this case it did.... Ray Price had the ﬁrst record on this, on Columbia. Then Guy Mitchell, as was the habit back then, did it for Columbia in the pop ﬁeld. Mitch Miller produced it. They kind of watched the country ﬁeld — if Marty Robbins or someone had a song they liked, they’d go and do a pop cover on it, and the company would have both hits. The second one came out while the ﬁrst was still out. So I had a pop hit and a country hit one right after the other. You could just push buttons on your radio and ﬁnd it almost any time. It was the biggest airplay hit I’ve ever had.”— Harlan Howard.

891 Heading Down the Wrong Highway. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan (Okeh 6744) 1945. Made Famous by: Ted Daffan (Okeh 6744) 1945. Country Chart: #2 (3) 8/16/45 20 wks., Ted Daffan (Okeh 6744). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1945. Notes: Also recorded by Ernest Tubb (Decca 46078) 1947. Author Notes: “This song was inspired by a personal experience. Heavy drinking is an occupational hazard with musicians and band leaders. I woke up one Monday morning with a horrible hangover. I lived in a small penthouse on top of a hotel on the beach in Los Angeles. There was nothing left to drink in the place, so I went downstairs and around the corner to a bar. I ordered my drink (a double, of course) and looked around. It was early in the morning, and there were only two other customers. Both looked very seedy and seemed to have the shakes. I said to myself, ‘boy we’re on the wrong road.’ Instantly ‘headin’ down the wrong highway’ hit me and the lyrics started ﬂowing. I left the drink and dashed back to the little penthouse and got the lyrics down on paper. It took about ten minutes including the melody. I stopped drinking 25 years ago (1947).”— Ted Daffan. 892 Healing Hands of Time. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (RCA 478594) 1965. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (RCA 478594) 1965. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Author Notes: “It’s one of my favorites of my own songs. There’s a couple of thoughts or words I borrowed from Kahlil Gibran’s Prophet, which I thought was a good place to borrow words.”— Willie Nelson.

894 Heart Healer. Music/Lyrics: Tom Gmeiner/John Greenebaum. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Sawgrass Music Publishers, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40667) 1976. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40667) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/15/77 14 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 40667). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977.

897 Heartbeat in the Darkness. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/Russell Smith. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (Capitol 5588) 1986. Made Famous by: Don Williams (Capitol 5588) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/31/86 22 wks., Don Williams (Capitol 5588). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 898 Heartbreak Hotel. Music/Lyrics: Mae Boren Axton/Tommy Durden/Elvis Presley. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher:

Heartbreak • 899–909 Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420) 1956. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (17) 2/22/56 27 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420); #1 (1) 7/17/79 13 wks., Willie Nelson and Leon Russell (Columbia 11023). Pop Chart: #1 (8) 3/3/56 27 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 110 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Elvis Presley); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1956, 1980; BMI Pop Award 1956; BMI R&B Award 1956; NARAS Hall of Fame 1995. Parodies: “Hart Brake Motel,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6542) 1956, written by Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden and Elvis Presley with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: The Godfather II (Paramount) 1974, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, and Robert Deniro; Heartbreak Hotel (Touchstone) 1988, directed by Chris Columbus, starring David Keith and Tuesday Weld. Author Notes: “I could never put my ﬁnger on the right song for Elvis Presley until Tommy Durden, a steel guitar player who had at one time been a member of Tex Ritter’s band, gave me the idea for this song. He told me a story he had read in one of those little newspapers like Grit, and said it had thrown him for a loop. It was the story of a well-dressed, middle-aged man who had committed suicide. He had torn out all identiﬁcation, and clutched in his hand was a piece of paper with a line he had written, ‘I walk a lonely street.’ and I said, ‘Tommy, everybody in the world has someone who cares, regardless of how good or bad, rich or poor, high or low, their status in life. So when that somebody reads this or hears about it, they’re going to be heartbroken. So let’s put a Heartbreak Hotel at the end of his lonely street.’ Tommy said, ‘Let’s do.’ And I wrote the words and Tommy wrote the tune. I played the tape for Elvis, and he said, ‘Hot dog, Mae! Play it again!’ and he listened to it several times. At the time, RCA was buying up his contract from Sun Records, and I told him, ‘If you make this your ﬁrst original release on RCA, I’ll give you a third of it. You’ll have enough money to bring your mother and daddy to Florida.’ And he kind of grinned — I don’t think he realized what I was saying. He needed it at that time — it catapulted him to fame — and it didn’t hurt me a bit.”— Mae Axton. 899 Heartbreak USA. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1960, 1961, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) 1961. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31246) 1961. Country Chart: #1 6/4/61 23 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 31246). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 900 Heartbreaker. Music/Lyrics: Carole Bayer Sager/David Wolfert. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Begonia Melodies, Inc./EMISosaha Music, Inc./Jonathan Three Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11296) 1978. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11296) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (3) 8/19/78 13 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11296). Pop Chart: #37 8/26/78 10 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11296). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Carole Bayer Sager, David Wolfer). 901 Heartbroke. Music/Lyrics: Guy Clark. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./World Song Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rodney Crowell (Warner Bros. BSK 3407) 1980. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03212) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/18/82 17 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03212). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. 902 Hearts Aren’t Made to Break (They’re Made to Love). Music/Lyrics: Steve Dean/Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1984. Pub-

94 lisher: Tom Collins Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807) 1986. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/19/86 22 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 903 Hearts of Stone. Music/Lyrics: Rudolph Jackson/Edward Wiley Ray. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Regent Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Otis Williams and The Charms (Deluxe 6062) 1954. Made Famous by: Country, Red Foley (Decca 29375) 1954; Pop, Fontane Sisters (Dot 15625) 1954. Country Chart: #6 12/29/54 15 wks., Red Foley (Decca 29375). Pop Chart: #15 11/27/54 15 wks., Otis Williams and The Charms (Deluxe 6062); #1 (3) 12/11/54 20 wks., The Fontane Sisters (Dot 15265); #20 2/20/61 8 wks., Bill Black Combo (HI 2028); #37 3/31/73 12 wks., Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 700). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28 found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1955, 1961. 904 Hearts on Fire. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens/Dan Tyler. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45461) 1978. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45461) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/18/78 16 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45461). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979, 1981. 905 Heaven Is My Woman’s Love. Music/Lyrics: Sharon K. Dobbins. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Famous Music Corp./Ironside Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17428) 1972. Made Famous by: Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17428) 1972. Country Chart: #3 9/23/72 18 wks., Tommy Overstreet (Dot 17428). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973. 906 Heaven Says Hello. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1968, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor LST 3942) 1968. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 2155) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/1/68 17 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2155). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Author Notes: “When Anna Marie and Julian Aberbach’s [of the famous Jean and Julian Aberbach Hill and Range Music Publishers] ﬁrst daughter, Belinda, was born, Julian said, ‘It’s a miracle every time I look into the blue of her eyes.’ His words gave me the idea for the song ‘Heaven Says Hello.’”— Cindy Walker. 907 Heaven Seemed So Near. Music/Lyrics: Ruby Rakes/Albert Elliot. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Trio Music Co., Inc./Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5306) 1959. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5306) 1959. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 908 Heaven’s Just a Sin Away. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Gillespie. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Blue Lake Music (a division of Terrace Ent. Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1103) 1977. Made Famous by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1103) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (4) 8/6/77 20 wks., The Kendalls (Ovation 1103). Pop Chart: #69 11/5/77 7 wks., The Kendalls (Ovation 1103). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43. Awards: CMA Single of the Year 1978 (The Kendalls); Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Duo or Group 1977 (The Kendalls); Music City News Song of the Year 1978; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 ( Jerry Gillespie); SESAC Song of the Year 1977; SESAC Country Award 1978. 909 Hee Haw Theme. Music/Lyrics: Sheb Wooley. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Channell Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First

95 Recorded by: Never recorded. Made Famous by: The Hee Haw Band and The Nashville Edition on the television show Hee Haw. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: Sheb Wooley was in the studio recording some material and there was time left on the session. He and Hurshel Wiginton, a background singer on the Hee Haw show and on the session, thought it would be a good idea to have a theme for the show. Sheb came up with the idea right there and recorded the demo. He played it for the producers, and they loved it. When Gaylord Entertainment became the owners of the show in 1981, the opening theme was changed. The fans still remember the little lyric tag of the original theme —“Hee hee hee hee haw, haw, hee haw!” 910 Hee Haw Theme ’81. Music/Lyrics: Pat Maguire/Charlie McCoy. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Gayeat Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Never recorded. Made Famous by: The Hee Haw Staff Band as the theme of televison show Hee Haw. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 911 Hell and High Water. Music/Lyrics: T. Graham Brown/Alex Harvey. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: EMI-April Music/Ides of March Music/Preshus Child Music Co. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5621) 1986. Made Famous by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5621) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/6/86 23 wks., T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5621). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Songs 1987; BMI Country Award 1987; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (T. Graham Brown, Alex Harvey). 912 He’ll Have to Go. Music/Lyrics: Audrey Allison/Joe Allison. Copyright Date: 1959, 1960, renewed 1987, 1988. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Brown (Columbia 41380) 1959. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7643) 1959. Country Chart: #1 (14) 12/6/59 34 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7643); #6 5/2/60 12 wks., Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 12/28/59 23 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7643). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 71. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1958 ( Jim Reeves, RCA Victor 7643); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1960; BMI Pop Award 1960. Parodies: “He’ll Have to Go,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7744) 1960, written by Audrey Allison and Joe Allison with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “He’ll Have to Stay,” recorded by Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368) 1960, written by Audrey Allison and Joe Allison. History: Audrey Allison has a very soft voice, and Joe had trouble hearing her on the phone. When he would call home, he would often have to say, “If you don’t talk louder, put your mouth closer to the phone.” One day, he came home and Audrey had the ﬁrst line of this song written. Joe ﬁnished it and described it as “a positive approach to a lost love song.” 913 He’ll Have to Stay. Music/Lyrics: Audrey Allison/Joe Allison/ Charles Grean. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368) 1960. Made Famous by: Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368) 1960. Country Chart: #6 5/1/60 12 wks., Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368). Pop Chart: #4 5/2/60 10 wks., Jeanne Black (Capitol 4368). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960; RIAA Million Seller ( Jeanne Black). Notes: This is the answer to “He’ll Have to Go.” According to author Joe Allison, Jeanne Black was the ﬁrst to record the song; Corina Minette (ABC Paramount 10097, 1960) was not the ﬁrst. 914 He’ll Understand (and Say “Well Done”). Music/Lyrics: Lucie E. Campbell (music and lyrics)/Ken Bible (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1939. Publisher: Unknown. Licensed by: Public Domain. First

910–920 • Hello Recorded by: Four Great Wonders (Bluebird B8650) 1940. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 14553) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23 found. 915 Hello, Central Give Me Heaven. Alternate Title: “You’ll Find Her with the Angels.” Music/Lyrics: Charles K. Harris. Copyright Date: 1901. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Byron Harlan (Edison 7852) 1901. Earliest Country Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 15068) 1925. Made Famous by: Country, The Carter Family (Bluebird 5529) 1934; Pop, Byron Harlan (Edison 7852) 1901. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (5) 8/3/1901 9 wks., Byron Harlan (Edison 7852). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Answers: “Hello Central Give Me No Man’s Land,” recorded by Edna Brown (Victor 18479) 1918, written by Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz and Joe Young, from the Broadway musical Sinbad. Notes: Also recorded as “You’ll Find Her with the Angels” by David Miller (Gennett 6349) 1928. 916 Hello Darlin’. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publishing Co.,/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32661) 1970. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32661) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (4) 4/25/70 20 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32661). Pop Chart: #60 7/4/70 8 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32661). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43. Awards: Music City News Song of the Year 1970; BMI Country Award 1971; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Conway Twitty). Parodies: “Hello Darlin’ #2,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 9922) 1970, written by Conway Twitty with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 917 Hello Fool. Music/Lyrics: Jim Coleman/Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352) 1961. Made Famous by: Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352) 1961. Country Chart: #4 8/28/61 15 wks., Ralph Emery (Liberty 55352). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Notes: This is the answer to “Hello Walls,” written by Willie Nelson (1961). 918 Hello, I’m a Jukebox. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1968, 1975. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Kent (Mercury 72985) 1969. Made Famous by: George Kent (Mercury 72985) 1969. Country Chart: #26 12/13/69 15 wks., George Kent (Mercury 72985). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 919 Hello Love. Music/Lyrics: Betty Jean Robinson/Aileen Mnich. Copyright Date: 1970 (unpublished), 1974 (published). Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 0215) 1974. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 0215) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/9/74 15 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 0215). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Betty Jean Robinson, Aileen Mnich). 920 Hello, Mary Lou. Music/Lyrics: Cayet Manglaracina/Gene Pitney. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Champion Music Corp./ Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5741) 1961. Made Famous by: Pop, Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5741) 1961; Country, Statler Brothers (Mercury 880685) 1985. Country Chart: #14 5/30/70 16 wks., Bobby Lewis (United Artists 50668); #3 4/20/85 20 wks., Statler Brothers (Mercury 880685). Pop Chart: #9 5/1/61 15 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5741). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1961 (Ricky Nelson, Imperial 5741); BMI Country Award 1970; BMI Country Award 1986; BMI Million Airs Award.

Hello • 921–931 921 Hello Out There. Music/Lyrics: Wayne P. Walker/Kent Westberry. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Belew (RCA 8050) 1962. Made Famous by: Carl Belew (RCA 8050) 1962. Country Chart: #8 9/29/62 12 wks., Carl Belew (RCA 8050); #28 6/1/74 14 wks., Lawanda Lindsey (Capitol 3875). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Author Notes: “I was high on drugs and hadn’t slept for two days. I had this idea that I was inside a jukebox and wrote it from that perspective.”— Kent Westberry. 922 Hello Vietnam. Alternate Title: “Goodbye Sweethearts, Hello Vietnam.” Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnnie Wright (Decca 31821) 1965. Made Famous by: Johnnie Wright (Decca 31821) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (3) 8/28/65 21 wks., Johnnie Wright (Decca 31821). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Movies: Full Metal Jacket (Warner Bros.) 1987, directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Matthew Modine and Adam Baldwin. The Johnnie Wright recording was used on the soundtrack and throughout the movie. 923 Hello Walls. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Capitol 4533) 1961. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 4533) 1961. Country Chart: #1 (9) 3/20/61 23 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 4533). Pop Chart: #12 4/10/61 15 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 4533). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961; BMI Pop Award 1961. Parodies: “Hello Walls #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13122) 1963, written by Willie Nelson and Sheb Wooley. Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang, Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country acts; Melvin and Howard (Universal) 1980, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Jason Robards, Paul Le Mat, Elizabeth Cheshire, Mary Steenburgen, and Chip Taylor. Author Notes: “Hank Cochran and I were both staff writers at Pamper Music at the time. I got this idea for ‘Hello Walls’ and I asked Hank if he would like to write it with me. He agreed, but as we were about to start he got a phone call in the front ofﬁce. When he came back ten minutes later, I had already ﬁnished the song. I sang it for him, and he was sick that he wasn’t there to get in on writing it. That telephone call cost him half the song.”— Willie Nelson. 924 Help Me Make It Through the Night. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Nash (Smash 45478) 1969. Made Famous by: Sammi Smith (Mega 0015) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (3) 12/19/71 20 wks., Sammi Smith (Mega 0015); #4 11/10/79 14 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11126). Pop Chart: #8 1/16/71 16 wks., Sammi Smith (Mega 0015); #69 5/15/71 4 wks., Joe Simon (Spring 113); #91 11/13/71 4 wks., O.C. Smith (Columbia 45435); #33 3/25/72 8 wks., Gladys Knight and The Pips (Soul 35094). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 157. Awards: Grammys, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1971 (Sammi Smith); Best Country Song 1971 (Kris Kristofferson); RIAA Million Seller 1971 (Sammi Smith); CMA Single of the Year 1971 (Sammi Smith); Music City News Song of the Year 1971 (Kris Kristofferson); BMI Million Airs Award (3); BMI Country Award 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980. Parodies: “Help Me Fake It Through the Night,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14247) 1972, written by Kris Kristofferson and Sheb Wooley; “Help Me Make It Through the Yard,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 25057) 1984, written by Kris Kristofferson with lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden; “We Didn’t Make It Through the Night,” recorded by Homer

96 and Jethro (RCA Victor 4648) 1972, written by Kris Kristofferson, lyrics by Neil Stretcher. Movies: Fat City (Columbia) 1972, directed by John Houston, starring Stacy Keach, Susan Tyrell, and Jeff Bridges. Help Stamp Out Loneliness see Stamp Out Loneliness. 925 Her Name Is... Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 50271) 1976. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 50271) 1976. Country Chart: #3 9/4/76 16 wks., George Jones (Epic 50271). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Author Notes: “I wrote it about the girl I was seeing at the time. She was married. With the exception of the line, ‘He’ll kill a man who messes with his wife’ (which is an over dramatization because her husband and I were very good friends), for the most part it was a very true story. I wasn’t thinking of it in terms of a novelty song. I thought of it as being very serious. It was weird when the record was out. Everywhere she and I went that song was playing. We eventually got married. We’re not married anymore, but we’re very good friends. We were together about ﬁve or six years.”— Bobby Braddock. 926 Here Comes Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Joy Byers/Robert F. Tubert. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 9368) 1967. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 9368) 1967. Country Chart: #2 12/2/67 15 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9368). Pop Chart: #91 12/2/67 4 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9368). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 927 Here Comes Honey Again. Music/Lyrics: Sonny James/Carole Smith. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Curb Music/Marson Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 3174) 1971. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 3174) 1971. Country Chart: #1 10/2/71 15 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 3174). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 928 Here Comes My Baby (Back Again). Music/Lyrics: Dottie and Bill West. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dottie West (RCA 8374) 1964. Made Famous by: Dottie West (RCA 8374) 1964. Country Chart: #10 8/22/64 15 wks., Dottie West (RCA 8374). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 51. Awards: BMI Country Award, 1964; Grammy, Best Country and Western Performance, Female 1964 (Dottie West, RCA 8374). 929 Here I Am Again. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32974) 1972. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32974) 1972. Country Chart: #3 7/8/72 15 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32974); #69 4/6/85 7 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 04838). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 930 Here in the Real World. Music/Lyrics: Mark Irwin/Alan Jackson. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Mattie Ruth Music/Seventh Son Music/Ten Ten Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tony Perez (Warner Bros., no release) 1989. Made Famous by: Alan Jackson (Arista 9922) 1990. Country Chart: #3 1/13/90 26 wks., Alan Jackson (Arista 9922). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: Music City News Song of the Year, 1990. Here Rattler Here see Old Rattler. 931 Here You Come Again. Music/Lyrics: Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Summerhill Song, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by:

97 Randy Bishop (A&M 1947) 1977; Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) 1977. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11123) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (5) 10/15/77 19 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11123). Pop Chart: #3 10/15/77 19 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11123). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1978 (Dolly Parton, RCA); RIAA Million Seller 1978 (Dolly Parton, RCA); BMI Million Airs Award (2); BMI Country Award 1978, 1979; BMI Pop Award 1978, 1979. 932 Here’s Some Love. Music/Lyrics: Richard Malnegra/Jack Roberts (aka William J. Roberts). Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40598) 1976. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40598) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/7/76 15 wks., Tanya Tucker (MCA 40598). Pop Chart: #82 10/2/76 5 wks., Tanya Tucker (MCA 40598). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 933 He’s a Heartache (Looking for a Place to Happen). Music/ Lyrics: Larry Henley/Jeff Silbar. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Warner House of Music/Warner Bros. Gold Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 03899) 1983. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 03899) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/21/83 20 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 03899). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Larry Henley, Jeffrey Silbar). Author Notes: “A woman told me one time that I was an accident looking for a place to happen, but I changed it to a heartache. Just about everybody says that the song is about me.”— Larry Henley. 934 He’s Back and I’m Blue. Music/Lyrics: Robert D. Anderson/ Michael Woody. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Termite Music (adm. by Buck Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53274) 1987. Made Famous by: The Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53274) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/26/88 19 wks., The Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53274). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 935 He’s Everywhere. Alternate Title: “She’s Everywhere.” Music/ Lyrics: Gene Dobbins/Jean Whitehead. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Two Rivers Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sammi Smith (Mega 615-0001) 1970. Made Famous by: Sammi Smith (Mega 615-0001) 1970. Country Chart: #25 9/5/70 13 wks., Sammi Smith (Mega 615-0001); #39 12/14/74 14 wks., Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1221). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1971, 1975. 936 He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1927. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: J. Bryant (Library of Congress A 404 CA 174) circa 1926 (as “God’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”); Meggison Female Quartet (Victor 20581) 1927. Made Famous by: Laurie London (Capitol 3891) 1958; Marian Anderson (live in goodwill tours around the world). Country Chart: #88 5/9/87 2 wks., Cristy Lane (LS 1987). Pop Chart: #1 (4) 3/24/58 19 wks., Laurie London (Capitol 3891). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 195 found. History: Although it wasn’t published until 1927, this song may be over 150 years old, dating back to the end of the Civil War, and possibly of African-American origin. He’s Got You see She’s Got You. 937 Hesitation Blues. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40050) 1924 (as “Tom Watson Special”); Reaves’ White County Ramblers (Vocalion 5217) 1928.

932–943 • Hey Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28 found. 938 Hey Bartender. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Dixon. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1979 (cleared with BMI). Publisher: Cottontail West Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Dixon (Cat 45-114) 1955. Made Famous by: Johnny Lee (Full Moon 29605) 1983. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/11/83 22 wks., Johnny Lee (Full Moon 29605). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1983; BMI Country Award 1984. Notes: Used in a Budweiser television commercial from 1985 to 1987. 939 Hey, Good Lookin’. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM11000) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM11000) 1951. Country Chart: #1 (8) 7/13/51 25 wks., Hank Williams (MGM11000). Pop Chart: #29 9/15/51 1 wk., Hank Williams (MGM 11000); #9 10/20/51 8 wks., Frankie Laine and Jo Stafford (Columbia 39570). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 110 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951; RIAA Million Seller (Hank Williams, MGM 11000). Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/ Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. 940 Hey Joe. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21129) 1953. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21129) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (8) 7/25/53 26 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21129). Pop Chart: #6 8/22/53 16 wks., Frankie Laine (Columbia 40036). AC Action: #8 9/12/53 2 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 28797). No. of Artists: 38. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1953; BMI Pop Award 1953. Parodies: “Hey Schmo,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5555) 1953. The same song, except the word “Schmo” is used instead of “Joe.” 941 Hey, Mister Bluebird. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Cary and Mr. Wilson, c/o Drake Music Group. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb and The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30610) 1958. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb and The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30610) 1958. Country Chart: #9 5/26/58 10 wks., Ernest Tubb and The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30610). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award, 1958. Author Notes: “Written especially for the Ernest Tubb, Wilburn Brothers session for Decca Records. I was also asked to write a ballad, which I did and titled ‘How Do We Know.’ Everyone thought that the ballad would be the hit side except Ernest. He said, ‘“Hey, Mister Bluebird” is the bird to watch.’ As usual, he was right. It was ‘Hey, Mister Bluebird’ that won the BMI award for their recording, which I loved.”— Cindy Walker. 942 Hey Porter. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 1) 1955. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 1) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18 found. Notes: This was Johnny Cash’s ﬁrst release on the ‘B’ side for “Cry, Cry, Cry.” Hey Tank Doodle All Day see Sourwood Mountain. 943 (Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song. Music/Lyrics: Larry Butler/Chips Moman. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054) 1975. Made Famous by: B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054)

Hi • 944 –954 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/22/75 16 wks., B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 2/1/75 18 wks., B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 44. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Song 1975 (Larry Butler, Chips Moman); RIAA Million Seller 1975 (B.J. Thomas, ABC 12054); BMI Country Award 1975, 1976; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Larry Butler, Chips Moman). Parodies: “Another Somebody’s Done Somebody’s Song Wrong,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 25057) 1984, written by Larry Butler and Chips Moman with lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. Hi O, Hi O see The Night Herding Song. The Hide and Seek Song see Eeny Meeny Dixie Deeny. 944 High Cotton. Music/Lyrics: Scott Anders/Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Shobi Music, Inc. (adm. by Debarris Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Thrasher Brothers (MCA 5352) 1982. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 8948) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/12/89 26 wks., Alabama (RCA 8948). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. History: “High Cotton” stems from the notion that well-tended cotton equals wealth, especially new money. This slang phrase is similar to “eating high off the hog.” 945 High Noon. Alternate Title: “Do Not Forsake Me.” Music/ Lyrics: Ned Washington/Dimitri Tiomkin. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Catherine Hinen/Volta Music Corp./Patti Washington Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 2120) 1952; Frankie Laine (Columbia 39770) 1952. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 2120) 1952; Frankie Laine (Columbia 39770) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 7/12/52 19 wks., Frankie Laine (Columbia 39770); #12 9/20/52 8 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 2120). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 41. Awards: Oscar, Best Motion Picture Theme Song 1952 (from High Noon). Movies: High Noon (United Artists) 1952, directed by Fred Zinneman, starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges, Thomas Mitchell, Kate Jurado, Otto Kruger, and Lon Chaney, Jr. 946 High Powered Mama. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22523) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22523) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 947 Highway 40 Blues. Music/Lyrics: Larry Cordle. Copyright Date: 1979, 1982. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03812) 1983. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03812) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/30/83 19 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03812). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. 948 The Highwayman. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Webb. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: White Oak Songs. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmy Webb (Atlantic 3426) 1977 (as “The Highwaymen”). Made Famous by: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson (Columbia 04881) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/18/85 20 wks., Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson (Columbia 04881). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Song 1985 ( Jimmy Webb); ACM Single of the Year 1986 ( Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson; Columbia 04881); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Jimmy Webb); ASCAP Country Award 1986. Author Notes: “What suggested the song is a very vivid dream I had in London. It was the only one I ever had like that and in essence, it’s the ﬁrst verse of the song. It has, for me, a lot of symbolism — it is an American thing to me. The ﬁrst verse is a rogue, the outlaw nation. The second

98 verse is the seafaring nation. And then the dam builder is a generation of construction, science and technology. The last verse is a spacefarer, (he’s gonna ﬂy a starship). And so, it’s an American allegory. It’s every man for all time.”— Jimmy Webb. 949 Highways Are Happy Ways. Music/Lyrics: Harry Harris/Tommie Malie/Larry Shay. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Harry Harris Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dan Voorhees (Columbia 1124) 1927. Made Famous by: Ted Weems (Victor 20910) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #6 11/26/27 6 wks., Ted Weems (Victor 20910). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Movies: Silver Spurs (Republic) 1943, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Phyllis Brooks, Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers. 950 Hillbilly Fever. Music/Lyrics: Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Cromwell Music, c/o The Richmond Org. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Roberts (Coral 64032) 1950. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20677) 1950. Country Chart: #3 4/14/50 8 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20677). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1951. Answers: “Hillbilly Fever #2,” recorded by Ernest Tubb (Decca 46255) 1952; also recorded by Red Foley (Decca 76536) 1952. 951 Hillbilly Rock. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./Littlemarch Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Stuart (MCA 79001) 1990. Made Famous by: Marty Stuart (MCA 79001) 1990. Country Chart: #8 4/28/90 21 wks., Marty Stuart (MCA 79001). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. 952 A Hillbilly Wedding in June. Alternate Title: “There’ll be a Hillbilly Wedding in June.” Music/Lyrics: Frank Altmore/Frankie Moore/Freddie Owen/Fred Yeazell. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Gene Autry (Conqueror 8192) 1933. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 8192) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Hillbilly’s Deck of Cards, Cowboy’s Deck of Cards see Deck of Cards. 953 Hills of Roane County. Alternate Titles: “Willis Mabry”; “Willis Mayberry.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Andy Patterson and Warren Caplinger (Gennett 15129) 1929 (as “Willis Mabry”). Made Famous by: The Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 8693) 1941 (as “Hills of Roane County”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Notes: Also recorded as “Willis Mayberry” by Grandpa Jones in 1965. History: Willis Mabry killed his brother-in-law Tom Gailbraith around 1885 in Roane County, Tennessee. He was not apprehended until 1909, when he returned home for a visit. Although he was given a life sentence, he was pardoned in 1922 after serving only 13 years. Roane County is in the eastern part of Tennessee, about 25 miles from Knoxville. 954 His Eye Is on the Sparrow. Music/Lyrics: Civilla Durfee Martin. Copyright Date: 1905. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Mahalia Jackson, circa 1935. Made Famous by: Mahalia Jackson; Ethel Waters (from the Billy Graham Crusades). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 81. Author Notes: “Early in the spring of 1905 my husband and I were sojourning in Elmira, New York. We contracted a deep friendship for a couple by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Doolittle — true saints of God. Mrs. Doolittle had been bedridden for nigh 20 years. Her husband was an incurable cripple who had

99 to propel himself to and from his business in a wheelchair. Despite their afﬂictions they lived happy Christian lives, bringing inspiration and comfort to all who knew them. One day while we were visiting with the Doolittles, my husband commented on their bright hopefulness and asked them for the secret of it. Mrs. Doolittle’s reply was simple, ‘His eye is on the sparrow and I know he watches me.’ The beauty of this simple expression of boundless faith gripped the hearts and ﬁred the imagination of Dr. Martin and me. The hymn “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” was the outcome of that experience, singing itself to us that very afternoon in its complete form.”— Civilla Durfee Martin. 955 History Repeats Itself. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Starcher. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buddy Starcher (Boone 1038) 1966. Made Famous by: Buddy Starcher (Boone 1038) 1966. Country Chart: #2 (1) 4/9/66 15 wks., Buddy Starcher (Boone 1038). Pop Chart: #39 4/9/66 7 wks., Buddy Starcher (Boone 1038). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Parodies: “Great Men Repeat Themselves,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3673) 1966, written by Buddy Starcher, John Hartford and Joseph Holcomb; “Great Men Repeat Themselves,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13668) 1967, written by Buddy Starcher and Sheb Wooley. Sequel: “History Repeats Itself Part II,” recorded by Buddy Starcher (Decca DL-4796) 1966, written by Buddy Starcher. Author Notes: “When I was on TV in Charleston, West Virginia, a fan sent me a letter and mentioned the fact that it was one-hundred years between Lincoln’s and John Kennedy’s assassinations. I took it from there.”— Buddy Starcher. Hitchhiker Blues see Lee Highway Blues. 956 Hobo Bill’s Last Ride. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafayette O’Neal. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22421) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22421) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: This song may be based on or derived from “Hobo Bill,” recorded by Martha Copeland (Columbia 14248) 1927. Author Notes: “When I was a youngster in Clarendon, Texas, we lived 200 yards from a railroad. This was during the Depression. Men couldn’t ﬁnd jobs, and they’d hop a train and go somewhere. I had seen experiences like Hobo Bill’s, men that died on the freight trains, unable to ﬁnd jobs anywhere. Some of these men were respectable, too. I really never rode a freight train except for two or three times in my life and those were special occasions. Another Jimmie Rodgers song, ‘Waiting for a Train,’ was kind of responsible for ‘Hobo Bill’s Last Ride.’ I sat down and wrote the lyrics to the meter of that song.”— Waldo Lafayette O’Neal. 957 Hobo’s Meditation. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23711) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23711) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Author Notes: “I think this song probably was from an experience of Daddy’s. Between jobs on the railroad, before he started singing, he didn’t have much money. He probably slept in some boxcars himself to get out of the rain and cold. He knew everything about railroads and railroad people — and that included a good many hobos, especially during the Depression. Daddy was a religious man, and he went to church when he could; of course, he couldn’t go regularly, being on the road and all. Very few people know this, but he sang in churches and prisons all over the South.”— Anita Rodgers Court, daughter of Jimmie Rodgers. Hobo’s Paradise see Big Rock Candy Mountain. Hobo’s Paradise see The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine.

955–964 • Home The Hoe Down Fiddle Song see Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer). Hogs in the Potato Patch see Sally Ann. 958 Hold Me. Music/Lyrics: K.T. Oslin. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Wooden Wonder Music (managed by Polygram Intl. Tunes, Inc.). Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: K.T. Oslin (RCA 8725) 1988. Made Famous by: K.T. Oslin (RCA 8725) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/15/88 20 wks., K.T. Oslin (RCA 8725). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammys, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1988 (K.T. Oslin, RCA 8725), Best Country Song, Songwriter (K.T. Oslin, RCA 8725); SESAC Performance Award 1989. 959 Holding Her and Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Walt Aldridge/ Tom Brasﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13596) 1983. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13596) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/10/83 25 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13596). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Nashville Songwriter’s Association Song of the Year 1983; MCN Top 10 Songs of the Year, 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Walt Aldridge, Tommy Brasﬁeld). 960 Holding On to Nothing. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 9490) 1968. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 9490) 1968. Country Chart: #7 4/13/68 16 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 9490). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Author Notes: “On the strength of this recording, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton were named ‘Duo of the Year’ in 1968, and in Dolly’s book it states that on the strength of the record sales of this record, RCA considered and signed Dolly as a single artist.”— Jerry Chesnut. 961 Holiday for Love. Music/Lyrics: A.R. Peddy/Wayne P. Walker/ Webb Pierce. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing/Wayne Walker Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30419) 1957. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30419) 1957. Country Chart: #3 9/30/57 17 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 30419). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. 962 Home. Music/Lyrics: Fred Lehner/Andy Spooner. Copyright Date: 1987, 1990. Publisher: Texas Wedge Music (a div. of Afﬁliated Publishers, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Joe Difﬁe (Epic 73447) 1990. Made Famous by: Joe Difﬁe (Epic 73447) 1990. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/25/90 20 wks., Joe Difﬁe (Epic 73447). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991. 963 Home Again in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Josh Leo/Wendy Waldman. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Warner-Elektra-Asylum Music, Inc./Mopage Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./ Moon and Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897) 1985. Made Famous by: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897) 1985. Country Chart: #3 10/12/85 21 wks., Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 28897). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 964 Home Call. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23681) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23681) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four.

Home • 965–972 965 Home in San Antone. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Bob Wills (Okeh 6710) 1943. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6710) 1943. Country Chart: #4 record of 1943, Bob Wills (Okeh 6710). Pop Chart: #21 9/25/43 1 wk., Bob Wills (Okeh 6710). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Movies: Swing the Western Way (Columbia) 1947, directed by Derwin Abrahams, starring the Hoosier Hotshots, Jack Leonard, Mary Dugan, and Thurston Hall; Home in San Antone (Columbia) 1949, directed by Ray Nazarro, starring Roy Acuff and Jacqueline Thomas. 966 A Home on the Range. Music/Lyrics: Dr. Brewster M. Higley (lyrics)/Daniel E. Kelly (music). Copyright Date: 1873 (unpublished), 1904 (published). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 137) 1927. Made Famous by: Bing Crosby (Brunswick 6663) 1933; Tex Ritter (in western movies, 1937–1938). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #18 11/4/33 1 wk., Bing Crosby (Brunswick 6663). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 330. Parodies: “Oh, Give Me a Home,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2674) 1964, written by Cy Coben with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: Riders of the Rockies (Grand National) 1937, directed by Robert N. Bradbury, starring Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, and Charles King; Where the Buffalo Roam (Monogram) 1938, directed by Albert Herman, starring Tex Ritter, Dorothy Short, Horace Murphy, Bob Terry, and Louise Massey and The Westerners. Notes: Used in the Broadway play Green Grow the Lilacs (1930), by Lynn Riggs, starring Franchot Tone and Helen Westley. History: Although the origins of this song have gone through intense research by scholars and publishers and countless lawsuits, authorship is generally attributed to Dr. Brewster Higley, a Kansas homesteader who published the words in a Smith County newspaper in 1873, and Daniel Kelley, a guitar player from nearby Gaylord, Kansas, who added the music. Words and music were ﬁrst printed together in 1904 under the title “Arizona Home,” with composer credit given to a William Goodwin, but Goodwin’s claim was dismissed in 1934. The song’s popularity dates to 1910, when folklorist Alan Lomax published it in his anthology Cowboy Songs. Lomax described it as “the cowboy’s national anthem,” despite the fact that the “range” described in “Home on the Range” was that of the hated homesteader, not the cattleman. In 1947 it was adopted by the Kansas legislature as the ofﬁcial state song. 967 The Home You’re Tearin’ Down. Music/Lyrics: Betty Sue Perry. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31836) 1965. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31836) 1965. Country Chart: #10 9/18/65 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31836). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 968 Homecoming. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72951) 1969. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72951) 1969. Country Chart: #5 8/23/69 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72951). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “The song was absolutely true in its sense, and I was being very honest and open. My father lived in Carter City, Kentucky, at the time, and I would go by there after I’d neglected him so much. I’ve always apologized for being a songwriter and an entertainer, because I think they need to. I’ll be honest with him and say, ‘This is what I do.’ That’s the way I explain what I do, by saying ‘That’s what I do.’ It’s a confessional and an apology for being what I am, which I have no real control over, I suppose.”— Tom T. Hall.

100 969 Homestead on the Farm. Alternate Title: “I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home.” Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Will Oakland (Edison 10439) 1910 (as “I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home”). Earliest Country Recording Found: The Carter Family (Victor 40207) 1929 (as “Homestead on the Farm”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40207) 1930; Mac Wiseman (Dot 1115) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 (eight as “I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home’”; 11 as “Homestead on the Farm”). History: Both the words and music of this song are virtually the same as the chorus to “I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home,” written by Herbert S. Lambert and F.W. Vandersloot in 1909. A.P. Carter added a second verse using new lyrics with the tune of the ﬁrst half of the original chorus. After the Carter family release in 1930, both titles have been used interchangeably. 970 Hominy Grits. Music/Lyrics: Lester “Smiley” Burnette. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Smiley Burnette (ARA 4005) 1945. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 23836) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Movies: Pack Train (Republic) 1953, directed by George Archainbaud, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Gail Davis, and Frankie Marvin. 971 Honey. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Russell. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Shane (Decca 32275) 1968 (one of the original Kingston Trio). Made Famous by: Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50283) 1968. Country Chart: #64 3/23/68 The Compton Brothers (Dot 17070); #1 (3) 3/30/68 15 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50283). Pop Chart: #1 (5) 3/30/68 13 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50283). AC Action: #1 (2) 3/30/68 15 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50283). No. of Artists: 43. Awards: CMA Song of the Year 1968; NSAI Songwriter of the Year 1968 (Bobby Russell); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Bobby Russell); RIAA Million Seller 1968 (Bobby Goldsboro, United Artists 50283); ASCAP Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “It was a pretty dreary day, and my wife, Cindy, raised Old English sheepdogs and showed them. She was getting ready to take a new, young dog, less than a year old, to the trainer, and I was going to go with her. I said, ‘You know, I feel like writing, I think I’m going to stay home.’ It was dreary out anyway, and I didn’t want to go and watch them stomp around the yard with the dog. I watched her drive down the driveway, and there was this tree to the left of the house that was leaning over the garage area — a huge tree (the trees in the garage area were like 100 or 120 years old.) I was looking at it and thinking, ‘Lord, look at that tree — how big it’s grown!’ and I’d say that’s how it started, right at the top — each line came as it went. Anyway, Cindy came back with the dog and I had ﬁnished the song. I said to her, ‘Sit down, you gotta hear this,’ and I started singing the song. She was sitting in this old leather chair that swivels, and I noticed that her back was turned to me. And I said, ‘Good Lord, was it that bad?’ She turned around, and she was crying, and she said, ‘That’s about me, isn’t it?’ I said, ‘Well yeah. It’s about somebody’s wife.’ ‘Honey’ did die in the song, but it’s not a true story.”— Bobby Russell. 972 Honey (Open That Door). Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca DL 4218) 1960. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Sugar Hill 04394) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/24/84 18 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Sugar Hill 04394). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country

101 Award 1985. Author Notes: “This was a song that I wrote in 1962, and I wrote this as an answer to ‘He’s in the Jailhouse Now.’ Webb Pierce recorded it, and it did pretty good — and I had every opportunity in the world to record the song and didn’t do it. Then in 1984, Ricky Skaggs picked it up, and he sold a million records on it, in nine weeks, and I thank you for that, Ricky.”— Mel Tillis. 973 Honey Come Back. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Webb. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Chuck Jackson (Motown 1152) 1969. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718) 1970. Country Chart: #2 1/24/70 13 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718). Pop Chart: #19 1/17/70 9 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2718). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 974 Honey, I’m Home. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stan Hitchcock (Epic 10525) 1969. Made Famous by: Stan Hitchcock (Epic 10525) 1969. Country Chart: #17 10/11/69 11 wks., Stan Hitchcock (Epic 10525). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: This was Stan Hitchcock’s highest rated record. Honey, I’m in Love with You see The Honey Song. 975 The Honey Song. Alternate Titles: “Honey, I’m in Love with You”; “Baby I’m in Love with You.” Music/Lyrics: Arbie Gibson/ Curt Massey/Art Kassel (revised lyrics). Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. (a div. of MPL Communications, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Louise Massey and The Westerners (Okeh 6687) 1943. Made Famous by: Louise Massey and The Westerners (Okeh 6687) 1943. Country Chart: #3 record of 1943, Louise Massey and The Westerners (Okeh 6687). Pop Chart: #19 10/9/43 1 wk., Louise Massey and The Westerners (Okeh 6687). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: Also recorded as “Baby I’m in Love with You” by Ricky Skaggs (Epic 34-04668) 1984. 976 Honeymoon Feelin’. Music/Lyrics: Ronald Hellard/Gary S. Paxton. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Acoustic Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Clark (Dot 17498) 1974. Made Famous by: Roy Clark (Dot 17498) 1974. Country Chart: #4 3/16/74 16 wks., Roy Clark (Dot 17498). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Ron Hellard/Gary S. Paxton). Honeysuckle Blues see East Tennessee Blues. Honeysuckle Rag see East Tennessee Blues. Honeysuckle see Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. 977 Honky Tonk Blues. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11160) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11160) 1952. Country Chart: #7 (1) 2/22/52 8 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11160); #1 (1) 2/16/80 13 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 11912). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 85. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang, Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country acts. 978 Honky Tonk Girl. Music/Lyrics: Chuck Harding/Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2823) 1954. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2823) 1954. Country Chart: #9 7/3/54 12 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 2823); #91 1/15/77 4 wks., Hank Thompson (ABC/Dot 17673). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954.

973–982 • Honky Honky Tonk Girl see I’m a Honky Tonk Girl. 979 Honky Tonk Heroes. Music/Lyrics: Billy Joe Shaver. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. (under license from ATV). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA APLI-0240) 1973. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA APLI-0240) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “I was born and raised in Corsicana, Texas, by my grandmother on an old age pension. But, when I was six years old, I got to go to Waco, where my mother and this old gal name of Blanche owned a honky tonk called ‘Green Gables.’ I spent a whole summer there. They had corn starch on the ﬂoor, and in one corner there was a Pinto. The place seemed so big to me — of course, I was just a little kid — and it was always full of army soldier boys and Air Force people from out of James County. Sometimes they would give me money and throw me up in the air, and it really was a fun place for me. I went back to Corsicana, but my mother kept on working there and married a bohemian fellow, Joe Mach. When I was twelve, my grandmother passed away, and I got to go back to live with them. Of course, Mama got religion and quit the honky tonk, but I’d still go out there and hang around. I was a pretty cocky little boy, anyway, and I’d hang my boot heel on the bar rail and look across them tables and see who I wanted to dance with next. When I got out of the navy, I went back to run and raise hell like I always had, but it had been turned into an old folks home, then later on, it burned down. That’s where this song came from.”— Billy Joe Shaver. 980 Honky Tonk Man. Music/Lyrics: Tillman Franks/Howard Hausey/Johnny Horton. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 21504) 1956. Made Famous by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 21504) 1956. Country Chart: #9 5/5/56 12 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 21504); #11 4/14/62 12 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 42302); #22 7/11/70 14 wks., Bob Luman (Epic 10631); #3 3/1/86 24 wks., Dwight Yoakam (Warner Bros. Reprise 28793). Pop Chart: #96 3/31/62 2 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 42302). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; BMI Country Award 1987. Movies: Honky Tonk Man (Warner Bros.) 1982, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Kyle Eastwood and John McEntire. Notes: This was Johnny Horton’s ﬁrst chart record and Dwight Yoakam’s ﬁrst also. Author Notes: “They say a writer has to live what he writes, but I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily so. Of course, I know what goes on in honky tonks, but that doesn’t mean I’m a honky tonker. I owned a club for four years in Huntsville, Alabama, a couple of years before I wrote this song. It was the ﬁrst song I ever tried to write. I always could write lyrics, but I didn’t know anything about writing a tune. So I bought myself an old Stella guitar and learned to play three chords that are in ‘Honky Tonk Man.’ It was the song Johnny Horton used to get on Columbia Records; he didn’t even have a record contract when he got it.”— Howard Hausey. 981 Honky Tonk Moon. Music/Lyrics: Dennis O’Rourke. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Hannah Rhodes Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27833) 1988. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27833) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/30/88 17 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27833). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 982 Honky Tonk Song. Music/Lyrics: A.R. Peddy/Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30255) 1957. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30255) 1957. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/20/57 22 wks., Webb Pierce

Honky • 983–996 (Decca 30255). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. 983 Honky Tonkin’. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (Sterling 210) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (Sterling 210) 1947; Hank Williams, Jr. (Electra 47462) 1982. Country Chart: #14 6/25/48 1 wk., Hank Williams, Sr. (MGM 10171); #1 (1) 6/5/82 15 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Electra 47462). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983, BMI Pop Award 1982. Movies: Porky’s (Astral Bellevue Pathe) 1982, directed by Bob Clarke, starring Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, and Wyatt Knight; Living Proof (NBC-TV) 1983, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Richard Thomas and Lenore May. 984 Honor Bound. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Tommy Rocco/ Austin Roberts. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.)/ Chriswald Music, Inc./Hopi Sound Music/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13960) 1985. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13960) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/5/85 22 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13960). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 985 Hooked on Music. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songpainter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mac Davis (Casablanca 2327) 1980. Made Famous by: Mac Davis (Casablanca 2327) 1981. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/21/81 15 wks., Mac Davis (Casablanca 2327). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 986 Hoopee Scoopee. Music/Lyrics: William Dass (lyrics)/Bobby Gregory (music). Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: NonAfﬁliated. Licensed by: ASCAP (originally). First Recorded by: Bobby Gregory (Okeh 45473) 1930. Made Famous by: Bobby Gregory (Okeh 45473) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 2 found. Answers: “I’m Hoopee Scoopee Over You” recorded by Bobby Gregory (Gregorian EP 45-110). 987 Hope You’re Feelin’ Me (Like I’m Feelin’ You). Music/Lyrics: Bobby David/Jim Rushing. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 10344) 1975. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 10344) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/9/75 14 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 10344). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975; BMI Country Award 1976. 988 Hoping That You’re Hoping. Music/Lyrics: Betty E. Harrison. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3413) 1956. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3413) 1956. Country Chart: #7 5/26/56 10 wks., Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3413). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; BMI Country Award 1987. The Horse Wrangler see The Tenderfoot. Hot Corn, Cold Corn see Barnyard Banjo Picking. 989 Hot Rod Lincoln. Music/Lyrics: Charles Ryan/W.S. Stevenson. Copyright Date: 1960, 1983, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Ryan (Souvenir 101) 1955. Made Famous by: Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders (Four Star 1733) 1960; Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146) 1972. Country Chart: #14 9/5/60 6 wks., Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders (Four Star 1733); #51 5/6/72 9 wks., Commander Cody and His Lost Planet

102 Airmen (Paramount 0146); #65 10/29/88 11 wks., Asleep at the Wheel (Epic 08087). Pop Chart: #33 5/9/60 19 wks., Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders (Four Star 1733); #26 8/8/60 10 wks., Johnny Bond (Republic 2005); #9 3/25/72 14 wks., Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount 0146);. AC Action: #28 4/29/72 5 wks., Commander Cody (Paramount 0146). No. of Artists: 14 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973; BMI Pop Award 1972. 990 Hot Rod Race. Music/Lyrics: George Wilson. Copyright Date: 1950, 1978, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Arkie Shibley and His Mountain Dew Boys (MD 101, Gilt Edge 5021) 1950. Made Famous by: Tiny Hill (Mercury 5547) 1950. Country Chart: #7 2/3/51 2 wks., Tiny Hill (Mercury 5547); #7 1/26/51 4 wks., Jimmy Dolan (Capitol 1322); #7 2/17/51 3 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46286); #5 1/20/51 7 wks., Arkie Shibley and His Mountain Dew Boys (Gilt Edge 5021). Pop Chart: #29 1/27/51 2 wks., Tiny Hill (Mercury 5547). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 991 Hot Rod Race #2. Music/Lyrics: Jack Hays/Leon Kelly/Arkie Shibley. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Arkie Shibley (Four Star GE 5030) 1951. Made Famous by: Arkie Shibley (Four Star GE 5030) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 992 Hot Rod Race #3 (Arkie Meets the Judge). Music/Lyrics: Janice Hays/Leon Kelly/Arkie Shibley. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed 1983. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Arkie Shibley (Four Star GE 5030) 1951. Made Famous by: Arkie Shibley (Four Star GE 5030) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 993 Hot Rod Race #4. Music/Lyrics: Arkie Shibley/W.S. Stevenson/George Wilson. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Acuff-RoseOpryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Arkie Shibley (Four Star GE 5047) 1951. Made Famous by: Arkie Shibley (Four Star GE 5047) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 994 Hound Dog. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Gladys Music. Licensed by: ASCAP (orig. BMI). First Recorded by: Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton (Peacock 1612) 1953. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 476604) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (10) 8/4/56 28 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604); #1 3/21/53 14 wks., “Big Mama” Thornton (Peacock 1612). Pop Chart: #1 (11) 8/4/56 28 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6604). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; BMI Pop Award 1956; NARAS Hall of Fame 1988. Parodies: “Houn’ Dog,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6706) 1956, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 995 A House of Gold. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Milton Estes (Decca 67031) 1949. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11707) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. 996 The House of the Rising Sun. Alternate Title: “Rounder’s Luck.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Tom Ashley and Gwyn Foster (Vocalion 02576) 1933 (as “Rising Sun Blues”). Made Famous by: Homer Callahan (ARC 6-02-59) 1935 (as “Rounder’s Luck”); Roy Acuff and His Smokey Mountain Boys

103 (Okeh 4909) 1939 (as “Rising Sun”). Country Chart: #29 11/24/73 13 wks., Jody Miller (Epic 11056); #14 8/29/81 13 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 12282). Pop Chart: #1 (3) 8/15/64 11 wks., The Animals (MGM 13264); #7 2/7/70 13 wks., Frijid Pink (Parrot 341); #78 4/1/78 3 wks., Santa Emseralda (Casablanca 902); #77 9/19/781 4 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 12282). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: RIAA Certiﬁed Gold 1970 (Frijid Pink, Parrot 341). 997 A House Without Love (Is Not a Home). Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10696) 1949. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10696) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 998 Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You). Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Larry Gatlin Music (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 04105) 1983. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 04105) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/24/83 22 wks., Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 04105). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. Movies: Big Bad John (Red River) 1989, directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Doug English, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Buck Taylor, and Red Steagall. 999 How Beautiful Heaven Must Be. Alternate Title: “We Read of a Place Called Heaven.” Music/Lyrics: Mrs. A.S. Bridgewater (lyrics)/A.P. Bland (music). Copyright Date: 1938, renewed 1966; 1920 (ﬁrst printing). Publisher: Stamps Baxter Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Country Recording Found: Riley Quartet (Paramount 3076) 1927. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff; Asher (Sizemore) and Little Jimmie Sizemore (Bluebird 5568) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28 found. Notes: Also recorded as “We Read of a Place Called Heaven” by the Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 6676) 1936. This song was a favorite of Grand Ole Opry star Uncle Dave Macon. The title is inscribed on his tombstone. 1000 How Blue. Music/Lyrics: John Moffat. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Songmedia/Bugshoot Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52468) 1984. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52468) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/13/84 23 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 52468). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 1001 How Can I Unlove You. Music/Lyrics: Joe South. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed 1971. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe South (Capitol 2169) 1968. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (3) 8/27/71 16 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429). Pop Chart: #63 8/21/71 7 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429). AC Action: #30 8/28/71 6 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429). No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. Parodies: “How Can I Unlove You,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4807) 1967, written by Joe South and Sheb Wooley. 1002 How Can You Refuse Him Now? Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11707) 1954. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11707) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. 1003 How Could I Love Her So Much. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Moffatt. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Boquillas Canyon Music/Atlantic Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny

997–1008 • How Rodriguez (Epic 03972) 1983. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03972) 1983. Country Chart: #6 7/9/83 21 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Epic 03972). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. Movies: Texasville (Nelson/Columbia) 1990, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts, Timothy Bottoms, and Cloris Leachman. 1004 How Do I Turn You On. Music/Lyrics: Robert Byrne/Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: BMG Songs, Inc./ColgemsEMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5033) 1986. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5033) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/22/86 21 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5033). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988. 1005 How Far Is Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/Tillman Franks. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 29823) 1956. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 29823) 1956. Country Chart: #11 5/12/56 5 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 29823). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “This is my second most requested song.”— Kitty Wells. 1006 How Far to Little Rock? Music/Lyrics: Ruby Rakes/Ralph Stanley. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Louis Music/Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5306) 1959. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5306) 1959. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “There was an old tune called ‘The Arkansas Traveler’ that had a little talking in it. Someone, I think it could have been Grayson and Whitter, had it on a record we heard. We got the idea from that and made new verses, changed the melody and talking, too. Old comics used to ask a question and answer it themselves. The Stanley Brothers used the name Ruby Rakes. She was our sister.”— Ralph Stanley. 1007 How Great Thou Art. Music/Lyrics: Stuart K. Hine (English lyrics)/the Rev. Carl Boberg (music). Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Manna Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Beverly Shea (RCA Album 21-47-6068) 1955. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0130) 1969; George Beverly Shea (on the Billy Graham Crusades). Country Chart: #39 1/3/76 9 wks., Statler Brothers (Mercury 73732). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200 found. Awards: Grammys, Best Sacred Performance 1967 (Elvis Presley), Most Inspirational Performance, NonClassical 1974 (Elvis Presley); National Music Publishers Gospel Song of the Year 1980, 1982. History: Originally a Swedish poem by the Rev. Carl Boberg that had been set to a native folk melody, this song was ﬁrst published as “O Stor Gud” (“O Great God”) in 1886. In 1907 it was translated into German by Manfred Von Glehn and published under the title “Wie Gross Bist Du” (“How Great Thou Art”). An English missionary, the Rev. Stuart K. Hine, found a Russian version in the Ukraine and began using it at evangelistic meetings. He wrote his own arrangement of the old Swedish melody and added original English words. Upon his return home to England, he began singing the hymn at gospel meetings, and he added a fourth verse in 1948. In 1954, Dr. J. Edwin Orr introduced it in this country, and it became very popular during the Billy Graham Crusades. It is considered to be the most recorded gospel song and is frequently named in polls as the most popular one. 1008 How High’s the Watergate , Martha. Music/Lyrics: Fred Burch/Bob Robison. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Fred Burch Music/Shelby-Singleton Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Allan Coe (Plantation PL-99) 1973. Made Famous by: David Allan Coe (Plantation PL-99) 1973. Country Chart: None.

How • 1009–1019 Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: In a phone conversation with publisher John Singleton (11/20/91), John said that this was not really a parody of “Five Feet High and Rising.” The melody is vaguely similar, but there has never been any legal problem from the publishers of “Five Feet High and Rising.” Author Notes: “Nixon was still in. Bob and I were just kickin’ the idea around — of course this was before Nixon left ofﬁce. In fact, this was before the whole Watergate story broke. David was the only one with guts enough to record this song. Of course at ﬁrst he wasn’t too enthused. Now remember, at this time, David was real scraggly lookin’— a real outlaw and he had yet to make it. When Shelby told him he should record this song, David said it would ruin his career. Shelby shot back, ‘What career?’ I guess David thought, ‘What the hell.’”— Fred Burch. 1009 How I Love Them Old Songs. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Newbury. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 45225) 1970. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 45225) 1970. Country Chart: #20 10/3/70 12 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 45225); #57 6/10/72 8 wks., Jim Ed Brown (RCA 0712); #91 10/15/77 6 wks., Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass (RCA 11073). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 1010 How Long Has It Been. Music/Lyrics: David Snyder/Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Southtown Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Lewis (United Artists 50067) 1966. Made Famous by: Bobby Lewis (United Artists 50067) 1966. Country Chart: #6 10/15/66 18 wks., Bobby Lewis (United Artists 50067). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 1011 How Long Will My Baby Be Gone. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2080) 1968. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2080) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/27/68 15 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2080). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. How Many Biscuits Can You Eat? see This Morning, This Evening , So Soon. 1012 How Mountain Girls Can Love. Alternate Title: “Please Pass the Biscuits Pappy.” Music/Lyrics: Ruby Rakes. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Lois Printing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5269) 1959. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5269) 1959. Country Chart: #9 12/9/57 8 wks., Gene Sullivan (Columbia 40971). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 1013 (How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window. Music/ Lyrics: Bob Merrill. Copyright Date: 1953. Publisher: Golden Bell Songs c/o All Nations Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5280) 1953. Made Famous by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5280) 1953. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/23/53 9 wks., Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5280). Pop Chart: #17 5/30/53 4 wks., Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5280). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Parodies: “The Doggie in the Window,” made famous by Patti Page (Mercury 70070) 1952, written by Bob Merrill. 1014 How Much More Can She Stand. Music/Lyrics: Harry Compton. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Brothers Two Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32801) 1971. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32801) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/20/71 17 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32801). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1971.

104 1015 How to Catch a Man. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Minnie Pearl (RCA Victor 5699) 1954. Made Famous by: Minnie Pearl (RCA Victor 5699) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Author Notes: “Steve Sholes, head of RCA at the time, asked me to write something for Minnie Pearl, who was one of his artists. The character part she played was that of the typical spinster from Grinder’s Switch. Minnie was really the forerunner of women’s liberation. She made no bones about how to get a man, talked about it quite a bit, and I just helped her along.”— Cy Coben. 1016 Howlin’ at the Moon. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10961) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10961) 1951. Country Chart: #4 5/18/51 8 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10961). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Huckleberry Blues see East Tennessee Blues. Humpty Dumpty Heart see I’ve Got a Humpty Dumpty Heart. 1017 Hungry Eyes. Alternate Title: “Mama’s Hungry Eyes.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1969, 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2383) 1969. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2383) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/22/69 17 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2383). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Notes: The Swedish title is “Sommaren Med Dej.” Author Notes: “‘Hungry Eyes’ was written in 1968 at a time when family life was important to me, and I remembered, back even then, when my dad wanted to move back to Oklahoma and my mother wanted to stay in California during the late ’30s and early ’40s.”— Merle Haggard. Hungry Hash House see The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine. 1018 Hunters of Kentucky. Music/Lyrics: Samuel Woodworth. Copyright Date: 1824. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Unknown. Made Famous by: Bob Atcher (Columbia 20484) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. History: This is a song written about the Battle of New Orleans. The Kentuckian who stood on cotton bale ramparts and knocked off so many British ofﬁcers with long Kentucky riﬂes was Ephraim Brank of Muhlenburg County. Kentucky troops were supplied with powder from the Great Saltpeter Cave, then in operation since 1802. Woodworth wrote this song in 1815 for the stage shortly after the Battle of New Orleans. It was set to the tune of “The Unfortunate Miss Bailey.” “Warren Smith did the ﬁrst record on Liberty and that was his ﬁrst hit. Ray Price covered it as “I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today,” which actually was basically the same idea with a bit of a different approach. I personally liked the ﬁrst one best.”— Harlan Howard. 1019 Hurt. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Crane/Al Jacobs. Copyright Date: 1953, 1954, renewed 1981, 1982. Publisher: EMI-Miller Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Roy Hamilton (Epic 9086) 1954. Made Famous by: Country, Elvis Presley (RCA PB-10601) 1976; Pop, Timi Yuro (Liberty 55343) 1961. Country Chart: #14 3/8/75 14 wks., Connie Cato (Capitol 4035); #6 4/10/76 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA PB-10601); #1 (1) 11/9/85 24 wks., Juice Newton (RCA 14199). Pop Chart: #7 12/1/54 8 wks., Roy Hamilton (Epic 9086); #4 7/31/61 12 wks., Timi Yuro (Liberty 55343); #51 1/1/66 6 wks., Little Anthony and The Imperials (DCP 1154); #97 5/31/75 2 wks., The Manhattans (Columbia 10140); #28 3/27/76 11 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 10601). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975, 1976, 1987.

105 1020 Hurt Her Once for Me. Music/Lyrics: Vince Finneran/Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilburn Brothers (Decca 32038) 1966. Made Famous by: Wilburn Brothers (Decca 32038) 1966. Country Chart: #3 11/12/66 20 wks., Wilburn Brothers (Decca 32038). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1021 The Hurtin’s All Over. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1966, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jan Howard (Decca DL-4832) 1966. Made Famous by: Connie Smith (RCA Victor 8964) 1966. Country Chart: #3 10/15/66 19 wks., Connie Smith (RCA Victor 8964). Pop Chart: #3 10/15/66 19 wks., Connie Smith (RCA Victor 8964). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. 1022 Husbands and Wives. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 2024) 1966. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 2024) 1966. Country Chart: #5 2/26/66 14 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2024); #16 10/10/81 16 wks., David Frizzell and Shelly West (Warner Bros. 49825). Pop Chart: #26 2/19/66 7 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2024). AC Action: #2 (1) 2/12/66 12 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2024). No. of Artists: 27. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Author Notes: “I wrote this on a freeway one night in Los Angeles, as sort of a jazz piece. I had heard a Dave Brubeck record which had been a hit a few years before. It’s an intricate rhythm thing and I was playing with that rhythm pattern one night in my head. I do some interesting trips sometimes to arrive at a song, I just follow my mind and let it arrive at things, and then I ﬁgure out later what they mean.”—Roger Miller. Hyter’s Favorite Waltz see Green Valley Waltz. 1023 I Ain’t Goin’ Honky Tonkin’ Any More. Music/Lyrics: Anita Rodgers Court/Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1942, 1969, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6001) 1941. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6001) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. I Ain’t Gonna Study War No More see Down by the Riverside. 1024 I Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Happy Sack Music Ltd. (a division of VISA Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gary Stewart (RCA PB10957) 1977. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 11898) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/5/80 15 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 11898). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 1025 I Ain’t Never. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce/Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) 1959. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) 1959. Country Chart: #2 (9) 7/2/59 25 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 30923) #1 (2) 8/12/72 15 wks., Mel Tillis (MGM 14418); #70 1/17/87 5 wks., The Lowes (API 1002). Pop Chart: #24 8/10/59 14 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 30923). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959, 1973. Author Notes: “Webb Pierce, and myself, and Red Sovine, and Warner Mack, and a fella from Memphis, Warren Smith, were all going out on a tour for Lucky Moeller. Our ﬁrst stop was in Savannah, Georgia, and before we left Nashville we gathered at The Jungle, a club that Webb Pierce had bought so that he could party with his friends when he wanted to. I was in there, and I had a few drinks, and we were all entertaining each other. I said something to one of the waitresses in there, and she said, ‘Why, Mel Tillis, I ain’t never seen nobody like you.’ And I was thinking about that, and Webb Pierce said, ‘I’ve got to go get a haircut, fel-

1020–1030 • I Betcha las,’ and he went next door to the barber shop. And I said, ‘I need a haircut too. I’ll be over there when I ﬁnish my drink.’ I ﬁnished my drink, and got to thinking about the song, and I wrote the ﬁrst verse in The Jungle. Then I went next door and I sat down next to Webb, and I started humming it, and he said, ‘Hey, lad, what’s that you’re humming?’ And I said, ‘A new song I’m writing — it’s called “I Ain’t Never.’’’ And he said, ‘Do me a little bit of it.’ I did a little for him, and he said, ‘I’ll give you $150 for half of it.’ I thought that was a good deal because I hadn’t even ﬁnished the song. By the time we got to Savannah, he said, ‘That’s the ﬁrst one on my session when we get back.’ And it was, and Webb Pierce, if you can believe it, went pop — and he killed them. That’s how it all happened, and I don’t regret him giving me $150 at the time—I needed it and I put it to good use. Thank you, Webb.”— Mel Tillis. 1026 I Always Get Lucky with You. Music/Lyrics: Gary Church/ Freddy Powers/Tex Whitson. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: SonyTree Publishing Co, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 02894) 1982. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 03883) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/7/83 18 wks., George Jones (Epic 03883). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 1027 I Am a Highly Educated Man. Alternate Titles: “I Was Born About 4,000 Years Ago”; “I’m the Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World”; “I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago”; “Abraham and Isaac”; “Educated Man”; “4,000 Years Ago.” Music/Lyrics: Harry C. Clyde/H.C. Verner. Copyright Date: 1894. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40181) 1924 (as “When Abraham and Issac Rushed the Can”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 46 found. Notes: Also recorded as “I’m the Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World” by Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15043) 1925, “I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago” by Kelly Harrell (Okeh 40486) 1925, “I Was Born About 4,000 Years Ago” by McFarland and Gardner (Vocalion 5028) 1926, “Abraham and Isaac” by Welby Toomey (Unissued), “Educated Man” by Dock Walsh (Columbia 15057-D) 1925, “4,000 Years Ago” by Bradley Kincaid (Gennett 6761) 1929. 1028 I Am a Pilgrim. Music/Lyrics: Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1941, 1969, renewed. Publisher: Duchess Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Travis (Capitol 15124) 1947. Made Famous by: Merle Travis (Capitol 15124) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Author Notes: “I ﬁrst heard a version of this song from Lyman Rager, who had learned it while he was in the Elkton, Kentucky, jail. I rewrote it, rearranged it, and added to it.”— Merle Travis. 1029 I Believe in You. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Cannon/Gene Dunlap. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Sawgrass Music Publishers, Inc./ Sabal Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40900) 1978. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40900) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/13/78 14 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 40900). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978, BMI Country Award 1979. 1030 I Betcha My Heart I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Bob Miller (music)/Esther Van Sciver (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1942. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Zeke Manners (Bluebird 9041-A) 1944. Made Famous by: Bob Wills with Laura Lee McBride (MGM 10934) 1951; Carl Smith (Columbia 20741) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Author Notes: “I used this song from 1950 to 1978 off and on for 10 to 15 years on radio and personal appearances as a theme song.”— Carl Smith.

I Can • 1031–1043 1031 I Can Get Off on You. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings/Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Full Nelson Music, Inc./Waylon Jennings Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 11198) 1977. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 11198) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (4) 1/21/78 16 wks., Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 11198). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 1032 I Can Help. Music/Lyrics: Billy Swan. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Swan (Monument 8621) 1974. Made Famous by: Billy Swan (Monument 8621) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/25/74 12 wks., Billy Swan (Monument 8621) 1974. Pop Chart: #1 (2) 9/28/74 18 wks., Billy Swan (Monument 8621). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Billy Swan); BMI Country Award 1974, 1975, 1976. 1033 I Can Tell by the Way You Dance (You’re Gonna Love Me Tonight). Music/Lyrics: Sandy Pinkard/Robb Strandlund. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing, Co., Inc./Trealaw Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Lee (Warner Bros. 3490) 1980. Made Famous by: Vern Gosdin (Compleat 122) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/31/84 25 wks., Vern Gosdin (Compleat 122). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985, ASCAP Country Award 1985. Movies: Coast to Coast (Paramount) 1980, directed by Joseph Sargent, starring Dyan Cannon, Robert Blake, and Quinn Redeker. 1034 I Can’t Be Myself. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2891) 1970. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2891) 1970. Country Chart: #3 10/10/70 17 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2891). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 1035 I Can’t Believe She Gives It All to Me. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publishing Co., Inc. /Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40649) 1976. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40649) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/20/76 14 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40649). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1036 I Can’t Believe That You’ve Stopped Loving Me. Music/ Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/A.L. “Doodle” Owens. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Rightsong Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 9902) 1970. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9902) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/26/70 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9902). Pop Chart: #71 10/24/ 70 6 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9902). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. I Can’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore see This World Is Not My Home. 1037 I Can’t Get Close Enough. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Paciﬁc Island Publishing (adm. by Careers-BMG Music Publishers, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 07597) 1987. Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 07597) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/10/87 22 wks., Exile (Epic 07597). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 1038 I Can’t Get Enough of That Ah-Ah. Alternate Title: “Ah, Ha.” Music/Lyrics: Jack Gwyn/Harold Wesley Giersdorf/Johnny Hicks. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Poly-

106 gram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Hicks (Columbia 20690) 1950. Made Famous by: Johnny Hicks (Columbia 20690) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1039 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You). Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10961) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10961) 1951. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/9/51 13 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10961) #2 (1) 12/21/74 17 wks., Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 3990). Pop Chart: #74 3/10/58 4 wks., Margaret Whiting (Dot 15680); #64 6/20/60 7 wks., Adam Wade (Coed 530) #24 11/27/62 9 wks., Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1432) #94 5/13/67 1 wk., B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12194); #97 12/28/68 3 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 2355). AC Action: #10 11/30/68 10 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 2355). No. of Artists: 159. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1975 (Linda Ronstadt, Capitol 3991); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1951, 1975, 1976. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid; The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (AVCO/Embassy) 1981, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, starring Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, and Mark Hamill. 1040 I Can’t Help Myself (Here Comes the Feelin’). Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45390) 1977. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45390) 1977. Country Chart: #2 (1) 4/2/77 16 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45390); #82 10/31/81 4 wks., Sami Jo Cole (Elektra 47211). Pop Chart: #77 6/25/77 9 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45390). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978; BMI Pop Award 1977. 1041 (I Can’t Help You) I’m Falling Too. Music/Lyrics: Hal Blair/Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1960, 1988, renewed. Publisher: Intersong-USA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7767) 1960. Made Famous by: Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7767) 1960. Country Chart: #2 9/4/60 16 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7767). Pop Chart: #39 8/22/60 7 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7767). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: This is the answer to “Please Help Me, I’m Falling.” I Can’t Keep My Hands Off of You see Can’t Keep My Hands Off of You. 1042 I Can’t Love You Enough. Music/Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (MCA 40728) 1977. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (MCA 40728) 1977. Country Chart: #2 (3) 6/4/77 14 wks., Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (MCA 40728). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 1043 I Can’t Stop Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Rightsong Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7133) 1958. Made Famous by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7133) 1958. Country Chart: #3 3/3/58 19 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 30551); #7 3/17/58 14 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7133) #1 7/29/72 15 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32988) #27 5/14/77 11 wks., Sammi Smith (Elektra 45398); #28 6/3/78 8 wks., Mary Miller (Inergi 307). Pop Chart: #81 2/24/58 6 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7133) #1 (5) 5/5/62 18 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10330) #77 6/1/63 9 wks., Count Basie (Reprise 20170).

107 AC Action: #1 (5) 6/9/62 13 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10330). No. of Artists: 217. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1962 (Ray Charles, ABC/paramount 10330); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1958, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978; BMI Pop Award 1962; BMI R&B Award 1962. Author Notes: “This song was written in Knoxville in a house trailer on the Clinton Highway. I sat down to write a lost love ballad. After writing several lines to the song, I looked back and saw the line ‘I can’t stop loving you.’ I said, ‘That would be a good title,’ so I went ahead and rewrote it. I also wrote, ‘Oh, Lonesome Me’ that same afternoon.”— Don Gibson. 1044 I Can’t Tell My Heart That. Music/Lyrics: Jack Anglin/Jim Anglin/Johnnie Wright. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Rightsong Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 0415) 1951. Made Famous by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 0415) 1951. Country Chart: #26 12/25/60 3 wks., Kitty Wells and Roy Drusky (Decca 31164). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1045 I Can’t Win for Losin’ You. Music/Lyrics: Robert Byrne/Rick Bowles. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5064) 1986. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5064) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/29/86 23 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5046). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988, BMI Country Award 1988. 1046 I Care. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73641) 1974. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73641) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/4/75 10 wks., Tom T. Hall with Sneaky Snake (Mercury 73641). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1047 I Care No More. Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jesse Ashlock (Columbia 20449) 1948. Made Famous by: Jesse Ashlock (Columbia 20449) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. 1048 I Cheated Me Right Out of You. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Barker. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Screen-Gems EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 11090) 1979. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 11090) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/6/79 14 wks., Moe Bandy (Columbia 11090). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1049 I Could Get Used to You. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Paciﬁc Island Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic FE 40000) 1985 (album cut). Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 05723) 1985 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/7/85 22 wks., Exile (Epic 05723). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 1050 I Could Never Be Ashamed of You. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11366) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11366) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. 1051 I Couldn’t Leave You If I Tried. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Coolwell Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rodney Crowell (Columbia 07918) 1988. Made Famous by: Rodney Crowell (Columbia 07918) 1988. Coun-

1044 –1057 • I Don’t try Chart: #1 (1) 6/11/88 21 wks., Rodney Crowell (Columbia 07918). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 1052 I Cross My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Steve Dorff/Eric Kaz. Copyright Date: 1989, 1992. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Dorff Songs (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 10651) 1992 (album cut). Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 54478) 1992 (single). Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/3/92 20 wks., George Strait (MCA 54478). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1993. I Died for Love see The Butcher Boy. 1053 I Don’t Believe I’ll Fall in Love Today. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Warren Smith (Liberty 55248) 1960. Made Famous by: Warren Smith (Liberty 55248) 1960; Ray Price (Columbia 41767) 1960 (as “I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today”); Barbara Mandrell (Capitol 44220) 1988 (as “I Wish That I Could Fall in Love Today”). Country Chart: #5 9/5/60 17 wks., Warren Smith (Liberty 55248); #5 10/3/60 17 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41767); #93 5/20/78 4 wks., Gilbert Ortega (Ortega 1051); #5 8/20/88 22 wks., Barbara Mandrell (Capitol 44220). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961 (as “I Don’t Believe I’ll Fall in Love Today”); BMI Country Award 1961 (as “I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today”). 1054 I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby. Music/Lyrics: Autry Inman. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3300) 1955. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3300) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/18/56 24 wks., Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3300). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. Notes: This is the highest rated Louvin Brothers record. 1055 I Don’t Call Him Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Reed Nielsen. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Longitude Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Doug Supernaw (BNA 62638) 1993. Made Famous by: Doug Supernaw (BNA 62638) 1993. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/2/93 20 wks., Doug Supernaw (BNA 62638). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1994. 1056 I Don’t Care. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce/Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29480) 1955. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29480) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (12) 6/18/55 32 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29480); #1 (1) 5/29/82 18 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02931). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: Billboard Triple Crown Award 1955 (Most Played Country Song, Jukeboxes; Most Played Country Song, Radio; Best Selling Country Song); BMI Country Award 1955, 1983; BMI Pop Award 1982. Author Notes: “Webb Pierce asked me to write a song with the title, ‘I Don’t Care If I’m Not the First.’ The result was ‘I Don’t Care,’ a number-one song by two wonderful artists, Webb Pierce and Ricky Skaggs.”— Cindy Walker. 1057 I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes). Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (Sterling 208) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (Sterling 208) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five.

I Don’t • 1058–1067 1058 I Don’t Care ( Just as Long as You Love Me). Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co. Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5240) 1964. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5240) 1964. Country Chart: #1 8/29/64 27 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5240). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 1059 I Don’t Hurt Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Jack Rollins/Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1953, 1981, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 5698) 1954. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 5698) 1954. Country Chart: #1 (20) 5/29/54 41 wks., Hank Snow (RCA Victor 5698); #37 5/28/77 10 wks., Narvel Felts (ABC/ Dot 17700); #92 4/9/77 4 wks., Linda Cassady (Cin Kay 116); #70 6/9/90 9 wks., Prairie Oyster (RCA 2510). Pop Chart: Dinah Washington (Mercury 70439) 1954; #22 7/10/54 3 wks., Hank Snow (RCA Victor 5698). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1954; ASCAP Country Award 1977; RIAA Million Seller (Hank Snow, RCA 5698). Parodies: “I Don’t Flirt Anymore,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3673) 1966, written by Don Robertson and Jack Rollins with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “I’m Glad You Don’t Hurt Anymore,” written by Jack Rollins and Don Robertson. Author Notes: “Jack told me that he had had a devastating break up with a loved one and had suffered deeply for a long time. Then one day he was sitting on his front steps when he suddenly realized he was over it and didn’t hurt anymore. He was an extremely skilled craftsman with words, so when he went to his typewriter with this inspiration, the result was the usual well-written Jack Rollins lyric. The revision of the middle part was a matter of direction only.”— Don Robertson. 1060 I Don’t Know a Thing About Love. Alternate Title: “The Moon Song.” Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 1-25078) 1984 (album cut). Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29227) 1984 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/28/84 19 wks., Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29227). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Harlan Howard); BMI Country Award 1985. Author Notes: “I was ﬁshing up in Center Hill Lake by myself. It was late at night. Fishing’s kind of an automatic thing — you throw the lure out there and you reel it in slowly and you can daydream or night dream. Anyhow, I was thinking about the moon — I was thinking about the astronauts — the dust when their feet settle, you know, not even a bug up there—we know that for sure. I was connecting that with all the Tin Pan Alley songs giving the moon all this credit, and even country songs —‘Can I Depend on Your Light, Mr. Moon?’ The moon had great power. The moon could make her love you. I don’t know exactly how, unless she could see you better. So I jotted down ‘I don’t know a thing about love.’ I talked to the man on the moon. A line or two of the verse, then I skipped part of the way down and I wrote, ‘I don’t know a thing about love, I just kind of hang here alone.’ Then a day or two later, I got home and kinda got a chuckle out of it. I said, ‘I’m going to refute every moon love song ever written because it’s not really true.’”— Harlan Howard. 1061 I Don’t Know Where to Start. Music/Lyrics: Thom Schuyler. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435) 1982. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (3) 4/10/82 16 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435). Pop Chart: #35 4/10/82 13 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; BMI Pop Award 1982.

108 1062 I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me. Music/Lyrics: Rosanne Cash/Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Chelcait Music/Atlantic Music Corp/Coolwell Music/Granite Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 04809) 1985. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 04809) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/1/85 24 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 04809). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #16 6/22/85 12 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 04809). No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1985 (Rosanne Cash); BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. History: In 1985, Rosanne Cash was nominated for a Grammy and didn’t win. This inspired her to write “I Don’t Know Why You Don’t Want Me,” which did win a Grammy the following year. 1063 I Don’t Love You Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5173) 1964. Made Famous by: Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5173) 1964. Country Chart: #4 6/20/64 27 wks., Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5173). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Parodies: “I Don’t Love You Anymore, I Guess,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA LSP 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. Notes: This was Charlie Louvin’s ﬁrst and highest rated chart appearance. Author Notes: “That song was written from the old joke. I was touring with Ray Price and Ray would go to introduce his band on the stage and he would introduce one of his members and say, ‘He doesn’t drink anymore’ and he’d say, ‘course, he doesn’t drink any less!’ And it just hit me one day that that’s an idea for a song.”— Bill Anderson. I Don’t Mind see Columbus Stockade Blues. 1064 I Don’t Mind the Thorns (If You’re the Rose). Music/Lyrics: Jan Buckingham/Linda Young. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Music/Duck Songs/Pullman Music Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52656) 1985. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52656) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/31/85 25 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52656). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 1065 I Don’t Need You. Music/Lyrics: Rick Christian. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of Universal, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rick Christian (Mercury 73984) 1978. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/20/81 10 wks., Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415). Pop Chart: #3 6/13/81 18 wks., Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1415). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Kenny Rogers, Liberty 1415); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1982, 1983. 1066 I Don’t Remember Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: John Conlee (MCA 5310) 1982 (album cut). Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 52116) 1982 (single). Country Chart: #10 10/2/82 22 wks., John Conlee (MCA 52116). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: Two. No. of Artists: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Bobby Braddock, Harlan Howard); BMI Country Award 1983. 1067 I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Benny Benjamin/George David Weiss. Copyright Date: 1948 (unpublished), 1949 (published). Publisher: Claude A. Music/Abilene Music (adm. by Chappell and Co. Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Perry Como (RCA Victor 78-3347 or 45-2892) 1949. Made Famous by: Country, Charlie Rich (RCA 0260) 1974; Pop, Gordon Jenkins (Decca 24576) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/14/74 13 wks., Charlie Rich (RCA 0260). Pop Chart: #5 4/2/49 21 wks.,

109 Gordon Jenkins (Decca 24576); #11 4/9/49 15 wks., Perry Como (RCA Victor 78-3347) or (RCA Victor 45-2892). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1974. 1068 I Don’t Think She’s in Love Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Kent Robbins. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Royalhaven Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 13096) 1982. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 13096) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (2) 4/24/82 18 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 13096). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 1069 I Don’t Wanna Cry. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: First Generation Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 221) 1977. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 221) 1977. Country Chart: #3 5/28/77 16 wks., Larry Gatlin (Monument 221). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978, NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Larry Gatlin). 1070 I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Joey Carbone. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Sixty-Ninth Street Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John O’Banion (Elektra) 1982 (not released in USA, re-recorded by John O’Banion on Appolon in 1995). Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29356) 1983. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/25/84 93 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29356). Pop Chart: #15 6/23/84 17 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29356). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three in USA; several Japanese artists. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; Tokyo Music Festival Grand Prize 1982. Author Notes: “My wife and I were separating at the time and this song came about. We have since gotten back together.”— Joey Carbone. 1071 I Don’t Wanna Play House. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/ Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-AL Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10211) 1967. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10211) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (3) 8/26/67 20 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10211). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #40 11/30/68 2 wks., Connie Francis (MGM 14004). No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968; Grammy, Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female 1967 (Tammy Wynette). Notes: Also recorded by Kitty Wells (Decca DL-4961) 1967. 1072 I Don’t Want to Be a Memory. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/ J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Paciﬁc Island Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 04421) 1984. Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 04421) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/7/84 24 wks., Exile (Epic 04421). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. I Don’t Want to Get Over You see The Wurlitzer Prize. 1073 I Don’t Want to Have to Marry You. Music/Lyrics: Fred Imus/Phillip Sweet. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 10711) 1976. Made Famous by: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 10711) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/4/76 16 wks., Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 10711). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Music City News Song of the Year 1977; BMI Country Award 1977. 1074 I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party. Music/Lyrics: John Lennon/ Paul McCartney. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Northern Songs (adm. by Music Corp. of America, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/PRS. First Recorded by: The Beatles (Capitol 5371) 1965. Made Famous by: Country, Rosanne Cash (Columbia 68599) 1989; Pop, The Beat-

1068–1078 • I Fall les (Capitol 5371) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/25/89 21 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 68599). Pop Chart: #39 2/20/65 6 wks., The Beatles (Capitol 5371). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 1075 I Dreamed I Searched Heaven for You. Music/Lyrics: Mary E. Weiss/James D. Vaughan. Copyright Date: 1932. Publisher: James D. Vaughan. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Taylor and Davis (Vocalion 3056) 1934, 1935; Knipper Brothers and Parker (Champion 16794) 1934, 1935. Made Famous by: Taylor and Davis (Vocalion 3056) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. I Dreamed of a Cowboy Heaven see I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven. 1076 I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven. Alternate Title: “I Dreamed of a Cowboy Heaven.” Music/Lyrics: Eddie Dean/Hal Southern. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Sage and Sand Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Eddie Dean (Sand and Sage 180) 1955. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567) 1961. Country Chart: #10 1/22/55 3 wks., Eddie Dean (Sage and Sand 180); #5 6/19/61 21 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567). Pop Chart: #20 7/3/61 12 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 4567). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Parodies: “Truck Driver’s Heaven,” recorded by Red Simpson (Portland 046, Warner Bros. 8259) 1976, written by Eddie Dean, Hal Southern and Red Simpson; “Sidekick Heaven,” recorded by Riders in the Sky (MCA 42338) 1990, written by Eddie Dean, Hal Southern and Fred Labour. Movies: Nashville Rebel (AIP) 1966, directed by Jay Sheridan, starring Waylon Jennings, Tex Ritter, Sonny James, Faron Young, Loretta Lynn, Porter Wagoner, The Wilburn Brothers, Henny Youngman, Archie Campbell, Mary Frann, and Cousin Jody. Notes: Also recorded as “I Dreamed of a Cowboy Heaven” by Roy Rogers (20th Century 2209) 1975. Author Notes: “It was actually about a dream. When I woke up the next morning, I practically had the complete song written, because it was as if somebody laid it out for me, and all I had to do was copy it down. The song is exactly like the dream. There was a very popular DJ on the west coast by the name of Squeakin’ Deacon Moore, and he always talked about Bell Gardens, California, being hillbilly heaven because there were so many country music lovers in that town, and I think that hearing him talk about it so much made me subconsciously dream about a song with that idea in mind. So I had the dream, and wrote the song. Eddie Dean recorded it and it has had a profound effect on my life that I never dreamed possible when I had the dream.”— Hal Southern. 1077 I Dreamed of an Old Love Affair. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/Bonnie Dodd/Charles Mitchell. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 6070) 1941. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 6070) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. 1078 I Fall to Pieces. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) 1961. Made Famous by: Patsy Cline (Decca 31205) 1961. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/3/61 39 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31205); #37 11/29/ 69 7 wks., Diana Trask (Dot 17316); #89 7/30/77 5 wks., Mary Miller (Inergi 300); #61 12/20/80 7 wks., Patsy Cline (MCA 51038) reissue of 1961 version, remixed, orchestra added; #54 6/5/82 8 wks., Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves (MCA 52052) (Cline’s and Reeves’ voices were electronically mixed together); #72 6/4/94 2 wks., Aaron Neville and Trisha Yearwood (MCA 54898). Pop Chart: #12 5/22/61 20 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31205). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 85 found. Awards: BMI Country Award

I Feel • 1079–1087 1961; BMI Pop Award 1961; BMI Million Airs Award; Grammy, Best Country Vocal Collaboration 1995 (Aaron Neville and Trisha Yearwood, MCA 54898). Parodies: “I Fall to Pieces,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2492) 1962, written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “I’ll Pick Up the Pieces” recorded by Gerrie Lynn (Columbia 44099). Movies: Coal Miners Daughter (Universal) 1980, directed by Michael Apted, starring Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, and Levon Helm; So Fine (Warner Bros.) 1981, directed by Andrew Bergman, starring Ryan O’Neal, Jack Warden, Mariangela Melato, and Richard Kiel; Sweet Dreams (Tri-Star) 1985, directed by Karel Reisz, starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, and John Goodman. Notes: Featured in a Miller beer commercial in 1981. Author Notes: “Hank Cochran came over to a house I was renting and using the garage as a studio. He had written one line of the song and that was it. I was writing everything and anything back then so we wrote it and then he left. Actually, we wrote half of it. I had this habit of timing things. I knew that we didn’t want over a three-minute song, but we also wanted a two-and-a-half minute one with an intro. The song was awfully short so I sat down and wrote the second half— which kind of made up for the fact that it was Hank’s idea. I made it twice as long as it was, that’s why there are two bridges and two verses. Then I gave it to Hank and he liked it and that’s the way we put it down. I had Jan [Howard] do the demo and I gave it to Owen Bradley. He gave it to many singers, Roy Drusky and a whole bunch of people who turned it down. When he got to Patsy Cline, she didn’t ﬂip out over it, but he made her do it because she owed Decca so much money. Then when it came out [it was] a country hit instantly and for like a year it stayed in the top ten. Patsy went out to Ohio and did some record hops with a promotion man named Pat Nelson. She trucked up to his territory in Ohio and did three of four record hops for these teeny-boppers. When she came back it just broke loose all over the Midwest and we had our pop hit.”— Harlan Howard. 1079 I Feel Like Loving You Again. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny Throckmorton (Mercury #SRM 1-3736) 1978. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49615) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/6/80 13 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49615). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 1080 I Fell in Love Again Last Night. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Thom Schuyler. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28988) 1985. Made Famous by: The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28988) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/29/85 22 wks., Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28988). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Paul Overstreet, Thom Schuyler). I Fell in Love with a Married Man see Careless Love. 1081 I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know. Music/Lyrics: Cecil Null. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 2508) 1953. Made Famous by: The Davis Sisters (RCA Victor 5345) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (8) 8/15/53 26 wks., The Davis Sisters (RCA Victor 5345); #60 11/04/72 6 wks., Jeanne Pruett (Decca 33013). Pop Chart: #18 10/10/53 2 wks., The Davis Sisters (RCA Victor 5345); #80 11/18/60 3 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 4307); #10 12/26/53 1 wk., Betty Cody (RCA Victor 5462). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 47. Author Notes: “I wrote ‘I Forgot More Than You’ll

110 Ever Know’ in 1947, but it wasn’t recorded until 1953. It was turned down by nearly everybody in the business. The song stems from an old saying. So many times I’ve heard people say ‘I forgot more than you’ll ever know about this job or this thing or whatever.’ I thought it would be a good idea for a song because everybody was already familiar with the title. This song was not written from true life. If every songwriter wrote true things about himself, most wives would have left long ago.”— Cecil Null. 1082 I Forgot to Remember to Forget. Music/Lyrics: Charles A.L. Feathers/Stan Kesler. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elivs Presley (Sun 223) 1955. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (Sun 223) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (5) 9/7/55 40 wks., Elvis Presley (Sun 223). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. 1083 I Found My Girl in the USA. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Skinner. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Trio Music/Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71192) 1957. Made Famous by: Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71192) 1957. Country Chart: #5 11/4/57 17 wks., Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71192). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. Notes: Jimmie Skinner’s ﬁrst chart record. I Get My Whisky from Rockingham see Get Along Home, Cindy. 1084 I Get the Fever. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31999) 1966. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31999) 1966. Country Chart: #1 8/27/66 20 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31999). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. Parodies: “I’ve Got the Fever,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA Victor LSP 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. Author Notes: “That song was very, very revolutionary in its time because it had what we call the ‘straight 8 beat’ to it. Instead of just four beats to the measure, it had eight. The down ’n the up, and the down ’n the up with a lot of emphasis on the up stroke. It’s very common now, but at the time, in fact for years, musicians around town would refer to that as ‘the fever beat’ or ‘the Bill Anderson beat.’ And I used that. ‘Fever’ was the ﬁrst one. Then I used that later in ‘Get While the Gettin’s Good’ and ‘Wild Week-end’ or variations of it thereof. It kinda became a part o’ my sound, that straight 8 thing and that’s the record that that started with.”— Bill Anderson. 1085 I Got Dreams. Music/Lyrics: Bill LaBounty/Steve Wariner. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Steve Wariner Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (MCA 53665) 1989. Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 53665) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/1/89 21 wks., Steve Wariner (MCA 53665). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 1086 I Got Mexico. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Raven/Frank Myers. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Michael H. Goldsen/Ravensong Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Raven (RCA 13746) 1984. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (RCA 13746) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/17/84 22 wks., Eddy Raven (RCA 13746). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 1087 I Got Stripes. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash/Charlie Williams. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash/Southwind Music/Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) 1959. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427) 1959. Country Chart: #4 8/16/59 20 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427). Pop Chart: #43 8/3/59 11 wks.,

111 Johnny Cash (Columbia 41427). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 1088 I Got the Hoss. Music/Lyrics: Jerry House. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Sawgrass Music Publishers, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40764) 1977. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40764) 1977. Country Chart: #3 8/13/77 16 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 40764). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. Artist note: “This is a song with a double entendre. I suppose it’s my most requested song of all the songs I’ve had out, if you can believe that. And the little kids love it. It’s very popular every place we go.”— Mel Tillis. 1089 I Got You. Music/Lyrics: Gordon Galbraith/Ricci Mareno. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Music City Music (adm. by EMIApril Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings and Anita Carter (RCA 9480) 1968. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings and Anita Carter (RCA 9480) 1968. Country Chart: #4 3/30/68 15 wks., Waylon Jennings and Anita Carter (RCA 9480). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1968. 1090 I Gotta Have My Baby Back. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20641) 1949. Made Famous by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20641) 1949. Country Chart: #4 12/31/49 3 wks., Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20641); #10 1/7/49 1 wk., Red Foley (Decca 46201); #73 4/29/67 2 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 5854). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 40. 1091 I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes. Music/Lyrics: Randy VanWarmer. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Fourth Floor Music, Inc./Terraform Music (adm. by Warner Bros. Music Corp.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Randy VanWarmer (Bearsville) 1981. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52342) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/25/84 22 wks., Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52342). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Randy VanWarmer). Author Notes: “The inspiration for this song came around Christmas time. I wrote it for my dad, who died when I was 12 years old.”— Randy VanWarmer. 1092 I Had a Beautiful Time. Alternate Title: “I’ve Had a Beautiful Time.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1978, 1986, 1987. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 05782) 1986. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 05782) 1986. Country Chart: #5 5/3/86 21 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 05782). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 1093 I Hang My Head and Cry. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Fred Rose/Ray Whitley. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed, 1970. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Western Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Okeh 06627) 1941. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 06627) 1944. Country Chart: #4 4/29/ 44 1 wk., Gene Autry (Okeh 06627). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Movies: On Top of Old Smoky (Republic) 1953, directed by George Archainbaud, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Gail Davis. I Have a Ship on the Ocean see The Prisoner’s Song. 1094 I Have Loved You, Girl (but Not Like This Before). Music/ Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Equestrian Music Co./Blue Moon Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Re-

1088–1102 • I Just corded by: Earl Thomas Conley (GRT 027) 1975. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13414) 1983. Country Chart: #87 7/26/ 75 4 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (GRT 027); #2 (2) 1/15/83 21 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA Victor 13414). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. 1095 I Hear a Sweet Voice Calling. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20459) 1947. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20459) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1096 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/ Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc./Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11054) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11054) 1951. Country Chart: #9 10/20/51 2 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11054); #29 5/22/71 11 wks., Don Gibson (Hickory 1598). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. 1097 I Heard the Juke Box Playing. Music/Lyrics: Linda Baggett/ Webb Pierce/Kitty Wells. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. (now Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Gotham 423) 1952. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 28432) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. 1098 I Hung My Head and Cried. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/ Cliff Bruner. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 5978) 1941. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 5978) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 1099 I Just Came Here to Dance. Music/Lyrics: Ken Bell/Terry Skinner/J.L. Wallace. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Frizzell and Shelly West (Warner Bros. 29980) 1982. Made Famous by: David Frizzell and Shelly West (Warner Bros. 29980) 1982. Country Chart: #4 7/17/82 18 wks., David Frizzell and Shelly West (Warner Bros. 29980). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 1100 I Just Came Home to Count the Memories. Music/Lyrics: Glenn Ray. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Contention Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Bobby Wright (ABC 12062) 1975. Made Famous by: Cal Smith (40671) 1977; John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49860) 1981. Country Chart: #75 3/8/75 7 wks., Bobby Wright (ABC 12062); #15 1/22/77 14 wks., Cal Smith (MCA 40671); #7 11/21/81 18 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49860). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1977, 1982. 1101 I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: First Generation Music Co., c/o EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73659) 1974. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73659) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/8/75 12 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73659). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1102 I Just Can’t Let You Say Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 8682) 1965. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 8682) 1965. Country Chart: #48 10/16/65 2 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 8682). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four.

I Just • 1103–1114 Author Notes: “I had been thinking about songs like ‘The Knoxville Girl’ that involved a murder. Also, I was reading newspapers at 2 or 3 o’clock in the morning, and all over the newspapers there were murders and violent deaths. The idea came to me to write a song about this guy whose girl was leaving him and he wasn’t going to let her go, so out of it came the murder. I didn’t really start out to choke the girl to death. It just happened that way.”— Willie Nelson. 1103 I Just Can’t Stay Married to You. Music/Lyrics: Charles Black/Rory Bourke/Jerry Gillespie. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. /Tri Chappell, Inc./Warner Bros. Licensed by: ASCAP/SESAC. First Recorded by: Cristy Lane (LS 169) 1978. Made Famous by: Cristy Lane (LS 169) 1979. Country Chart: #5 12/2/78 16 wks., Cristy Lane (LS 169). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1977. 1104 I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10609) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10609) 1950. Country Chart: #5 2/10/50 3 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10609). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 1105 I Just Fall in Love Again. Music/Lyrics: Steve Dorff/Larry Herbstritt/Harry Lloyd/Gloria Sklerov. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishers/BMG Songs. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4675) 1978. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4675) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (3) 1/27/79 15 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4675). Pop Chart: #12 2/10/79 12 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4675). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979, 1980; ASCAP Country Award 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982; BMI Million Airs Award. 1106 I Just Started Hatin’ Cheatin’ Songs Today. Music/Lyrics: A.L. Doodle Owens/Sanger D. Shafer. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy (Footprint 1006) 1973. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy (GRC 2006) 1974. Country Chart: #17 3/30/74 15 wks., Moe Bandy (GRC 2006). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (A.L. Owens, Sanger D. Shafer). Author Notes: “Me and Doodle Owens wrote that song. The idea came back when songwriters were really getting down and dirty with their songs. Conway Twitty was coming out with ‘Lay Me Down’ and something I don’t remember. I started off naming all the titles and I don’t know how many song titles this guy gave me, and me and Doodle worked it around until it made sense. I put a lot of different song titles in there.”— Whitey Shafer. 1107 I Just Want to Love You. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45531) 1978. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45531) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/30/78 13 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45531). Pop Chart: #47 10/21/78 2 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45531). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; BMI Pop Award 1979. 1108 I Just Wish You Were Someone I Love. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: First Generation Music Co. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 234) 1977. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 234) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/10/77 16 wks., Larry Gatlin (Monument 234). Pop Chart: None.

112 AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 1109 I Keep Coming Back. Music/Lyrics: Jim Hurt/Larry Keith/ Johnny Slate. Copyright Date: 1979, 1981. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12120) 1980. Made Famous by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12120) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/22/80 17 wks., Razzy Bailey (RCA 12120). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 1110 I Knew the Moment I Lost You. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan/James Robert Wills. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Bourne Music Co./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. /Red River Songs, Inc. (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.). Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 06640) 1941. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 06640) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1111 I Know How. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32637) 1970. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32637) 1970. Country Chart: #4 3/7/70 14 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32637). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 1112 I Know How He Feels. Music/Lyrics: Rick Bowles/William Robinson. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Alabama Band Music Co. (a division of Wildcountry, Inc.)/Maypop Music (a division of Wildcountry, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 53402) 1988. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 53402) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/10/88 22 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 53402). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Country Award 1989. 1113 I Know One. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 7756) 1960. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 7756) 1960. Country Chart: #6 7/31/ 60 16 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 7756); #6 4/29/67 19 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9162). Pop Chart: #82 7/25/60 2 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 7756). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 1114 I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome. Alternate Title: “Lonesome for You.” Music/Lyrics: Nat Vincent/James Kendis/James Brockman (original version); Clyde Moody/A.P. Carter (new version, “Lonesome for You”). Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: EMIFeist Music Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Carter Family (Victor 23599) 1931 (as “Lonesome for You”). Made Famous by: Clyde Moody (King 671) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Notes: Clyde Moody’s theme song for 15 years. History: “The song was written by Nat Vincent, who was a big, big songwriter in New York [and two other authors], and nothing ever happened to that song — it was just one of his songs. Clyde Moody picked the song up in the very early part of his career and started singing it. He had a hit record on it, he sang it on every show — it became so identiﬁed with him that everybody thought he wrote that song. And to be absolutely truthful with you, Clyde thought he wrote that song. Nat Vincent met Clyde and said, ‘Clyde, that song is so identiﬁed with you, I’m going to give you that song. It’s your song.’ There were no papers transferred or anything. He said, ‘I couldn’t do anything with it. I wrote it, I had it around for years — you have done a miracle — it’s your song.’ Of course I had nothing to do with it in those days. But when I got back with Clyde, he told me that story, and I copyrighted the song, and I’m dealing with it as

113 though it’s my song, with Clyde Moody’s name on it.”— Aubrey Mayhew, publisher. 1115 I Know Where I’m Going. Music/Lyrics: Craig Brickhardt/ Brent Maher/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Blue Quill Music/Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./Don Schlitz Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Welbeck Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 5164) 1987. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 5164) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/9/ 87 19 wks., The Judds (RCA 5164). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988. 1116 I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Goldie Hill/ Virginia Suher/Slim Willet. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed 1980. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Goldie Hill (Decca 28473) 1953. Made Famous by: Goldie Hill (Decca 28473) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (3) 1/10/53 9 wks., Goldie Hill (Decca 28473). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: This is the answer to “Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes.” 1117 I Like Beer. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73704) 1975. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73704) 1975. Country Chart: #4 9/6/75 16 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73704). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 1118 I Like Mountain Music. Music/Lyrics: James Cavanaugh (lyrics)/Frank Weldom (music). Copyright Date: unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Roy Acuff and The Smoky Mountain Boys (Decca 30141) 1957. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff and The Smoky Mountain Boys (Decca 30141) 1957. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Notes: Introduced by Ethel Shutte. 1119 I Love. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) 1973. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (2) 11/10/73 18 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436). Pop Chart: #12 1/19/74 9 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury (73436). AC Action: #2 (1) 12/29/73 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436). No. of Artists: 24. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Tom T. Hall); BMI Country Award 1974. Notes: This was Tom T. Hall’s only pop chart record. Author Notes: “I was sitting at the desk at my publisher’s making some phone calls when I got the idea. It had been a beautiful fall morning and I was in a very good mood, as I love any of the changes of the seasons. I suppose the one reason there are so many references to spring is that it seemed so far away at the time. There is always a guitar in just about any ofﬁce in Nashville, so I picked up the one that was nearby and began to strum the melody as I wrote down the things I really love and appreciate.”— Tom T. Hall. 1120 I Love a Rainy Night. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) 1980. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/8/80 17 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 11/8/80 28 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47066). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1981 (Eddie Rabbitt, Elektra 47066); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1981, 1982; BMI Pop Award 1981. 1121 I Love My Friend. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Rich (Epic 20006) 1974. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (Epic 20006) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1)

1115–1126 • I Love 8/10/74 15 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 20006). Pop Chart: #24 8/3/74 13 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 20006). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 1122 I Love to Tell the Story. Music/Lyrics: Arabella Catherine Hankey/William G. Fischer. Copyright Date: 1869, 1870. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Harry Anthony and James Harrison (Edison 9228) March 1906. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 37 found. History: When Catherine Hankey was taken ill and bedridden for many months, she wrote a poem titled “The Life of Jesus in Verse.” Out of this poem came two wellknown religious songs. “Tell Me the Old, Old Story” came from the ﬁrst part of the poem and “I Love to Tell the Story” came from the second part. Dr. William Doane composed melodies for both songs. In 1869, William G. Fischer composed a second tune for “I Love to Tell the Story.” This tune is still used today. 1123 I Love You a Thousand Ways. Music/Lyrics: Jim Beck/Lefty Frizzell. Copyright Date: 1950, 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20739) 1950. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20739) 1950. Country Chart: #1 11/4/50 32 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20739); #8 3/17/51 1 wk., Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 918); #9 7/30/77 12 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10588); #54 8/1/81 15 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49772). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. Parodies: “I Love You a Thousand Ways No. 2,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 4239) 1951, written by Jim Beck and Lefty Frizzell with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 1124 I Love You Because. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Payne (Capitol 40238) 1949. Made Famous by: Leon Payne (Capitol 40238) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (2) 11/05/49 32 wks., Leon Payne (Capitol 40238); #2 (1) 2/25/50 20 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46213); #8 3/11/50 2 wks., Clyde Moody (King 837); #20 3/07/60 2 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 334); #14 8/16/ 69 12 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 44939); #54 2/21/76 9 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 10557); #81 10/7/76 7 wks., Don Gibson (ABC/Hickory 54036); #9 12/17/83 4 wks., Roger Whitaker (Main St. 93016). Pop Chart: #3 4/6/63 16 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 4930). AC Action: #1 (2) 4/27/63 12 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 4930). No. of Artists: 40. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1963; BMI Million-Air Award. Author’s Note: “Leon said he wrote this song for me.”— Myrtie Payne, Leon Payne’s wife. 1125 I Love You Drops. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31890) 1965. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31890) 1966. Country Chart: #4 2/12/66 24 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31890). Pop Chart: #30 5/7/66 8 wks., Vic Dana (Dolton 319). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Parodies: “I Love You Drops,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3673) 1966, written by Bill Anderson with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “Guess What Drops,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA Victor 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. 1126 I Love You More and More Every Day. Music/Lyrics: Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Don Robertson Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Al Martino (Capitol 5108) 1964. Made Famous by: Country, Sonny James (Columbia 45770) 1973; Pop, Al Martino (Capitol 5108) 1964. Country Chart: #4 2/10/73 14 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 45770). Pop Chart: #9 2/1/64 11 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 5108). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973.

I Love • 1127–1138 1127 I Love You More Today (Than He Can from Now On). Music/Lyrics: L.E. White. Copyright Date: 1970, renewed, 1996. Publisher: Stringer Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32481) 1968. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32481) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/10/69 17 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32481). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 1128 I Love You So Much It Hurts. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20430) 1948. Made Famous by: Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 15243) 1948. Country Chart: #5 7/10/48 19 wks., Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20430); #1 (5) 10/30/48 28 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 15243). Pop Chart: #21 12/18/48 8 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 15243); #8 2/12/49 9 wks., Mills Brothers (Decca 24550); #13 2/5/49 2 wks., Reggie Goff (London 312); #24 3/19/49 2 wks., Buddy Clark (Columbia 38406). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 101. Awards: BMI Country Award 1948, 1949; BMI Pop Award 1948. Author Notes: “It was right after World War II. I was fooling around with my guitar, alone, but happy to be free. My ﬁngers lay ﬂat across the last four strings. I strummed and the ﬁrst four notes just said ‘I love you so...’ and then I improvised almost unconsciously, ‘...much it hurts me.’ I suppose if any song ever came to me like automatic writing, this one did.”— Floyd Tillman. 1129 (I Love You) Still. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31458) 1963. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31458) 1963. Country Chart: #1 2/23/63 27 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31458). Pop Chart: #8 4/13/ 63 15 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31458). AC Action: #3 5/4/63 12 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31458). No. of Artists: 12 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963; BMI Pop Award 1963. Parodies: “Still No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13147) 1963, written by Bill Anderson and Sheb Wooley; “Steel,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA LSP-4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. Author Notes: “This is about a girl that I had — I don’t know if I’d actually been engaged to her or not — we had discussed very seriously the future of our relationship but she left the little town where I knew her from and moved to Atlanta. She was working at one of the big television stations there and had married the weatherman, the top-rated weatherman in Atlanta. I was a little smalltown disc jockey in Commerce and she looked down her nose at me for awhile. This had happened a few years before when I went back to Atlanta. I was visiting and the station called me up and wanted me to come down to be on the morning television show. I drove into the station and there she was, working there. And the reaction of seeing her again and, this is true — I wasn’t still in love with her but I called it ‘empathy,’ which I say is the most important quality a songwriter can have. I put myself in the position of feeling, of what it would be like to still be in love with her. I went home that night and wrote the song. This is my most requested song.”—Bill Anderson. 1130 I Loved ’Em Every One. Music/Lyrics: Phil Sampson. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49690) 1981. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49690) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/14/81 15 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49690). Pop Chart: #37 3/14/81 14 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49690). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1131 I May Never Get to Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/ Buddy Killen. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA 47-

114 7690) 1960. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 41059) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/14/79 15 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 41059). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Author Notes: “This song became a hit almost 20 years after it was written. I’ve never written many songs that were ahead of their time, but that one was. I think the melody was what was ahead of its time. Buddy Killen wrote the melody and I wrote the lyrics and it was just one of those songs waiting for its time.”— Bill Anderson. 1132 I Miss You Already (and You’re Not Even Gone). Music/ Lyrics: Marvin Rainwater/Faron Young. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Capitol 3611) 1957. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 3611) 1957. Country Chart: #5 2/23/57 13 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 3611); #21 3/7/60 7 wks., Jimmy C. Newman (MGM 12864); #24 8/23/86 24 wks., Billy Joe Royal (Atlanta AM 99519). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. 1133 I Missed Me. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Champion Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 7800) 1960. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 7800) 1960. Country Chart: #3 10/31/60 25 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 7800). Pop Chart: #44 11/18/60 6 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 7800). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 1134 I Must Have Done Something Bad. Music/Lyrics: Hollis De Laughter (pseudonym of Red Lane). Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41007) 1979. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41007) 1979. Country Chart: #4 4/14/79 13 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 41007). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. I Must See My Mother see When the Work’s All Done This Fall. 1135 I Need More of You. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1984, 1985. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52518) 1984. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52518) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/19/85 20 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52518). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 1136 I Never Go Around Mirrors. Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell/ Sanger D. Shafer. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (ABC 11416) 1974. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (ABC 11416) 1974. Country Chart: #25 2/16/74 12 wks., Lefty Frizzell (ABC 11416); #96 7/15/78 2 wks., Ronnie Sessions (MCA 40917). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 1137 I Never Once Stopped Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/Jan Howard. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Connie Smith (RCA 9832) 1970. Made Famous by: Connie Smith (RCA 9832) 1970. Country Chart: #5 5/16/70 15 wks., Connie Smith (RCA 9832). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 1138 I Never Picked Cotton. Music/Lyrics: Bobby George/Charlie Williams. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Clark (Dot 17349) 1970. Made Famous by: Roy Clark (Dot 17349) 1970. Country Chart: #5 6/6/70 15 wks., Roy Clark (Dot 17349). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award

115 1971. Author Notes: “To my knowledge, this was the ﬁrst time the word ‘redneck’ was used in a song.”— Charlie Williams. 1139 (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden. Music/Lyrics: Joe Smith. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Joe Royal (Columbia 2781) 1968. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252) 1970. Country Chart: #1 11/7/70 20 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252). Pop Chart: #3 11/28/70 17 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252). AC Action: #5 11/14/70 17 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45252). No. of Artists: 113. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1970 (Lynn Anderson); BMI Country Award 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Joe Smith); BMI Most Performed Song Award 1971; RIAA Million Seller 1971 (Lynn Anderson). Parodies: “Rose Garden,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14247) 1971, written by Joe South and Sheb Wooley. 1140 I Never Quite Got Back (from Loving You). Music/Lyrics: Don Pfrimmer/Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Collins Court/Lodge Hall. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sylvia (RCA 13689) 1983. Made Famous by: Sylvia (RCA 13689) 1983. Country Chart: #3 12/3/83 19 wks., Sylvia (RCA 13689). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 1141 I Never See Maggie Alone. Music/Lyrics: Horatio Nicholls/ Henry Tilsley. Copyright Date: 1926, renewed. Publisher: Bourne Music Co./Sony-ATV Tunes, LLC. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Phil Saxe and The Commanders (Victor 20473) 1927. Made Famous by: Kenny Roberts (Coral 64012) 1949. Country Chart: #4 9/17/49 11 wks., Kenny Roberts (Coral 64012). Pop Chart: #13 6/4/27 3 wks., Irving Aaronson, Vocal, Phil Saxe and The Commanders (Victor 20473); #9 9/10/49 13 wks., Kenny Roberts (Coral 64012); #21 11/19/49 1 wk., Art Mooney (MGM 10548) Vocal Tex Fletcher. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. Sequel: “I Finally Got Maggie Alone,” recorded by Kenny Roberts (Coral 64059) 1950. Notes: This was originally a British song and was popular in England in 1926. 1142 I Only Want a Buddy — Not a Sweetheart. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Jones. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Universal Duchess Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Bluebird 5666) 1934. Made Famous by: Riley Puckett (Bluebird 5666) 1935; Patsy Montana (Vocalion-Okeh 3292) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Answers: “I’m Looking for a Sweetheart, Not a Friend,” recorded by Red Foley (Decca 6048) 1942, written by Jenny Lou Carson. 1143 I Overlooked an Orchid. Music/Lyrics: Shirley Lyn (pseudonym of Troy Martin)/Carl Smith/Carl Story. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20741) 1950. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6004) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/10/74 18 wks., Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6004). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Movies: Country (Buena Vista) 1984, directed by Richard Peerce, starring Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard. Author Notes: “I was sitting by myself in a coffee shop in Knoxville, Tennessee. At one of the tables next to me were two young men having a conversation. One boy was telling the other he had ditched this girl who was a real decent girl for another girl who was not. That conversation reminded me of a popular saying at the time. I took my napkin and wrote the song in ten minutes.”— Carl Story. 1144 I Really Don’t Want to Know. Music/Lyrics: Howard Barnes/ Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1953, 1954, renewed. Publisher:

1139–1148 • I Saw Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 5525) 1953. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 5525) 1954. Country Chart: #1 1/9/54 37 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 5525); #23 1/9/71 11 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 9960); #19 11/25/72 7 wks., Charlie McCoy (Monument 8554). Pop Chart: #11 4/3/54 10 wks., Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 2735); #18 5/23/60 13 wks., Tommy Edwards (MGM 12890); #93 9/8/62 3 wks., Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2157); #61 2/9/63 5 wks., Little Esther Phillips (Lenox 5560); #22 9/24/66 9 wks., Ronnie Dove (Diamond 208); #21 12/26/70. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200 found. Parodies: “I Really Don’t Want to Know,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor EP-580) 1954, written by Howard Barnes and Don Robertson with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: female version, “I Really Want You to Know,” recorded by Betty Cody (RCA Victor 5630) 1954, written by Howard Barnes and Don Robertson. Author Notes: “I wrote the lyric in 1949. The thought that inspired me to write the lyric was how few persons seem to ﬁnd the right or perfect lover for them, at least until they have been held and kissed by many.’ Hence, the opening phrase: ‘How many arms have held you?”— Howard Lee Barnes. “The song was originally written to a different melody and recorded several times without success. Jean and Julian Aberbach, our original publishers [Hill and Range Songs], felt it could be a hit if it had a different melody. At their suggestion, and after obtaining a release from Arthur Whitley, the composer of the ﬁrst melody, Howard sent me the lyric and I wrote a different melody. Subsequently, the song was sent to Eddy Arnold. The song was BMI until 1975, at which time arrangements were made to transfer it into ASCAP. Despite Howard’s comment, I feel the essence to the lyric is the conﬂict between wanting to know and not wanting to know about the other’s past romantic encounters.”— Don Robertson. 1145 I Really Got the Feeling. Music/Lyrics: William McCord. Copyright Date: 1977, 1979. Publisher: Koppleman Family Music/ Bandier Family Music/R.L. August Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11420) 1978. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11420) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/25/78 14 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11420). Pop Chart: 9 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 9960). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 1146 I Recall a Gypsy Woman. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill/Allen Reynolds. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tommy Cash (Epic 11026) 1973. Made Famous by: Country, Tommy Cash (Epic 11026) 1973, Pop, B.J. Thomas (MCA 51151) 1981. Country Chart: #16 7/28/73 13 wks., Tommy Cash (Epic 11026); #22 8/8/81 12 wks., B.J. Thomas (MCA 51151). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. I Ride an Old Paint see Riding Old Paint, Leadin’ Old Bald. 1147 I Sang Dixie. Music/Lyrics: Dwight Yoakam. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Coal Dust West Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27715) 1988. Made Famous by: Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27715) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/88 21 wks., Dwight Yoakam (Reprise 27715). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 1148 I Saw the Light. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Clyde Grubb and His Tennessee Valley Boys (RCA Victor 2485) 1947; Roy Acuff (Columbia 38108) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10271) 1948. Country Chart: #56 11/27/71 6 wks., Nitty Gritty Dirt

I Saw • 1149–1160 Band with Roy Acuff (United Artists 50849). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 276. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “At the time Hank wrote the song, he and his band had ended a tour and were getting near Montgomery, Alabama, in a car that didn’t run too well. They were afraid they wouldn’t make it. Then Hank spotted the beacon light at the Montgomery airport and said, “We’re gonna make it now, I saw the light.’”— Audrey Williams, Hank Williams’ wife. 1149 I Saw Your Face in the Moon. Music/Lyrics: Odis Elder. Copyright Date: 1935. Publisher: Forrest Hills Music (adm. by AcuffRose Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett (Columbia 15206-D) 1937. Made Famous by: Mac Wiseman (Dot 1202) 1978. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27 found. 1150 I See the Want to in Your Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Carson. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Sebanine Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gary Stewart (RCA-APBO-0035) 1973. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40282) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (2) 8/24/74 17 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40282). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Wayne Carson). 1151 I Shall Not Be Moved. Alternate Title: “I Shall Not Be Removed.” Music/Lyrics: Alfred H. Ackley. Copyright Date: 1908. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Mt. Zion Baptist Church Quartet (BVE 37986)1927. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 68. Notes: Also recorded as “I Shall Not Be Removed” by Kentucky Holiness Singers (1930). Not to be confused with a song of the same title written by Anderson Bryant Spencer (ASCAP). I Shall Not Be Removed see I Shall Not Be Moved. 1152 I Started Loving You Again. Alternate Title: “Today I Started Loving You Again.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Bonnie Owens. Copyright Date: 1968 (unpublished), 1969 (published). Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2219) 1968. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2219) 1969. Country Chart: #69 12/20/69 3 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 2674); #16 2/5/72 15 wks., Charlie McCoy (Monument 8529); #69 7/14/73 16 wks., Kenny Rogers and The First Edition ( Jolly Rog 104); #9 9/13/75 15 wks., Sammi Smith (Mega 1236); #74 9/29/79 5 wks., Arthur Prysock (Gusto 9023); #43 5/3/86 13 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 28714). Pop Chart: #86 12/6/69 5 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 2674). AC Action: #19 11/8/69 11 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 2674). No. of Artists: 121. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970, 1973, 1976; NSAI Achievement Award 1968 (Merle Haggard). Movies: Drive-In (Columbia) 1976, directed by Rod Amateau, starring Lisa Lemole, Glenn Morshower, and Gary Cavagnaro. Author Notes: “This song was originally written for a Marty Robbins record. Merle wrote it in 15 minutes while I was gone to get him a sandwich. When I came back he had written a verse that I felt the song didn’t need, so he put my name on it as half writer. But he wrote every word. It’s an endless, circular eight-line love song.”— Bonnie Owens. 1153 I Still Believe in Waltzes. Music/Lyrics: Michael Dennis Hughes/Johnny MacRae/Bob Morrison. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc. (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc. and Southern Days Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114) 1980. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114) 1981. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/20/81 11 wks., Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (MCA 51114). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982.

116 1154 I Still Believe in You. Music/Lyrics: Steve Hill/Chris Hillman. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Bar-None Music (adm. by Bug Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53454) 1988. Made Famous by: The Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53454) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/26/88 20 wks., The Desert Rose Band (MCA/Curb 53454). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; BMI Pop Award 1993. 1155 I Still Miss Someone. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash/Roy Cash. Copyright Date: 1958. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) 1958. Country Chart: #1 1/25/59 18 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313); #43 3/13/65 10 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 43204); #38 5/9/81 11 wks., Donny King (Epic 02046); #51 8/26/89 6 wks., Emmylou Harris (Reprise 22850). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. 1156 I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2289) 1968. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2289) 1969. Country Chart: #3 11/9/68 16 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2289). Pop Chart: #75 8/9/69 4 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0841). AC Action: #15 8/9/69 10 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0841). No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1969. 1157 I Take the Chance. Music/Lyrics: Ira Louvin/Charlie Louvin. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Browns (pseudonyms of Jim Ed and Maxine) (RCA 6480) 1956. Made Famous by: The Browns (RCA 6480) 1956. Country Chart: #2 (1) 4/28/56 24 wks., The Browns, (RCA 6480); #7 12/29/62 15 wks., Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1189); #89 3/21/87 5 wks., Kathy Edge (NSD 228). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956, 1963. Author Notes: “My brother basically wrote this song. The title is exactly like it says. At the time, I guess he liked somebody else better than he liked his wife, and the song is almost selfexplanatory. When the title came up, Ira and I worked on the song, and whichever came up with the best line, we used it.”— Charlie Louvin. 1158 I Tell It Like It Used to Be. Music/Lyrics: Michael Garvin/ Ron Hellard/Bucky Jones. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524) 1985. Made Famous by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524) 1985. Country Chart: #7 10/19/85 16 wks., T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5524). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987; ASCAP Country Award 1987. 1159 I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 51014) 1980. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 51014) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/25/80 17 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 51014). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 1160 I Thought I Heard You Call My Name. Music/Lyrics: Lee Emerson. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Golden West Melodies. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Emerson (Columbia 21570) 1956. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 47-6964) 1957. Country Chart: #11 8/19/57 3 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 6964); #29 9/4/76 12 wks., Jessi Colter (Capitol 4325); #93 5/2/81 2 wks., Pam Hobbs (50 States 81). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. History: The author of this song

117 was murdered by Barry Sadler, author of “Ballad of the Green Beret” (1978). 1161 I Threw Away the Rose. Alternate Title: “Wine and Roses.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5844) 1967. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5844) 1967. Country Chart: #2 (2) 3/18/67 18 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 5844). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. 1162 I Told You So. Music/Lyrics: Randy Travis. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Sometimes You Win Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27969) 1988. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27969) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/9/88 18 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27969). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 1163 I Walk Alone. Music/Lyrics: Herbert Wilson. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dick Robertson (Decca 4426) 1943. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 44633) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/5/68 15 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 44633). Pop Chart: #65 10/26/68 8 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 44633). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. 1164 I Walk the Line. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 241) 1956. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 241) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (6) 6/9/56 43 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 241). Pop Chart: #17 9/15/56 22 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 241). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 112 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956, 1970. Parodies: “I Walk the Line No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13197) 1963, written by Johnny Cash and Sheb Wooley. Movies: I Walk the Line (Columbia) 1970, directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Estelle Parsons, and Ralph Meeker; Walk the Line (Fox 2000) 2005, directed by James Mangold, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Author Notes: “I wrote the song backstage one night in 1956 in Gladewater, Texas. I was newly married at the time and I suppose I was laying out my pledge of devotion.”— Johnny Cash. 1165 I Wanna Be Free. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796) 1971. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796) 1971. Country Chart: #3 3/27/71 15 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796). Pop Chart: #94 4/24/71 2 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32796). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1166 I Wanna Dance with You. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt/Billy Joe Walker, Jr. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Eddie Rabbitt Music Publishing/Fishin’ Fool Music/Music of the World. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5238) 1988. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5238) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/16/88 20 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5238). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. I Wanna Go Home see Detroit City. 1167 I Wanna Live. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2146) 1968. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2146) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (3) 4/13/68 16 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2146); #87 4/10/76 5 wks., Eddy Raven (ABC/Dot 17618). Pop

1161–1171 • I Want Chart: #36 4/6/68 12 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2146). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1968; BMI Country Award 1969. Author Notes: “Glen Campbell had a hit on it, and now, we’re repackaging the song for the religious toy group. They’re putting out baby dolls, and the child says ‘I want to live’ on the front. It’s not an embryo but it’s a young child, a young baby. These are the right-to-life people. So we’re tying in ‘I want to live,’ ‘Live and let live,’ ‘I want to give all the love I can give.’ It’s a positive I-want-to-get-along-with-everybody type deal. Because I’ve had personal experiences with abortions, I think the right-tolifers are right.”— John D. Loudermilk. 1168 I Wanna Play House with You. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0476) 1951. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0476) 1951. Country Chart: #1 (11) 6/23/51 24 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0476). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “Being a W.C. Fields fan, I always wanted to use the word ‘chickadee’ in a song.”— Cy Coben. 1169 I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart. Music/Lyrics: Patsy Montana. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Patsy Montana (Vocalion 03010) 1935. Made Famous by: Patsy Montana (Vocalion 03010) 1935. Country Chart: #2 record of 1935, Patsy Montana (Vocalion 03010); #5 8/10/46 1 wk., Rosalie Allen (RCA Victor 1924); #77 8/13/88 2 wks., Suzy Bogguss (Capitol 44187). Pop Chart: #10 1/25/36 4 wks., Patsy Montana (Vocalion 03010). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Patsy Montana). Sequel: “I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart No. 2,” recorded by Patsy Montana (Okeh 3628). Author Notes: “This song was written in 1934 while I was on a tour with Gene Autry on a show called The WLS Round-up out of Chicago, Illinois. My ﬁrst song on the WLS National Barn Dance was ‘Texas Plains.’ I had changed the name of ‘Texas’ to ‘Montana,’ as it was a show about different states. This set my pattern and style with the vast WLS audience. After singing the song so many times in all my appearances, I became tired of it. On the Round-up show was an act called Mac and Bob. I fell in love with their manager, Paul E. Rose, whom I later married, and am still married to him. He was away from the show for several days and I was a love-sick, lonely ‘cowgirl.’ During a show somewhere in Illinois in my dressing room, I wrote this song. The title was ﬁrst suggested by Joe Franks, who is now in the hall of fame in Nashville, Tennessee. I patterned the song after ‘Texas Plains.’ I introduced the song on the Barn Dance and it became an instant hit. It was recorded in New York, April 1935, and I became the ﬁrst country and western girl singer to sell a million records.”— Patsy Montana. 1170 I Want to Be Loved (but Only by You). Music/Lyrics: Johnnie Bailes/Walter Bailes. Copyright Date: 1943, 1947, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Bailes Brothers (Columbia 37341) 1945. Made Famous by: The Bailes Brothers (Columbia 37341) 1947; Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 6395) 1956. Country Chart: #13 3/3/56 3 wks., Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 6395). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “I wrote this song in 1937. I was in love at the time. She was one of my ﬁrst romantic love affairs.”— Walter Bailes. 1171 I Want to Be with You Always. Music/Lyrics: Jim Beck/Lefty Frizzell. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20799) 1951. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20799) 1951. Country Chart: #1 (11) 4/14/51 27 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20799).

I Want • 1172–1183 Pop Chart: #29 8/25/51 1 wk., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20799). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. 1172 I Want to Go with You. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1963, 1966, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Cochran (RCA Victor 8457) 1964. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8749) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (6) 2/12/66 19 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8749). Pop Chart: #36 2/5/66 11 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8749). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Parodies: “I Want to Go with You,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3673) 1966, written by Hank Cochran with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 1173 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Ira Kosloff/Maurice Mysels. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Gladys Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 6540) 1956. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 6540) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/2/56 20 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 6540). Pop Chart: #1 5/26/56 24 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 6540). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; BMI Pop Award 1956. I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago see I Am a Highly Educated Man. I Was Born About 4,000 Years Ago see I Am a Highly Educated Man. 1174 I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell with George Jones (MCA 51107) 1981. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell with George Jones (MCA 51107) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/9/81 13 wks., Barbara Mandrell with George Jones (MCA 51107). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Rhonda Fleming, Dennis Morgan); BMI Country Award 1982. 1175 I Was Sorta Wondering. Music/Lyrics: Bill Kearns/Aubrey “Moon” Mullican/Dusty Ward. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Trio Music/Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moon Mullican (King 917) 1950. Made Famous by: Moon Mullican (King 917) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1176 I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water. Music/Lyrics: Joseph T. Babcock. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43197) 1965. Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43197) 1965. Country Chart: #8 8/27/65 19 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43197). Pop Chart: #19 6/25/66 8 wks., Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66175). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Author Notes: “Back in Nebraska where I grew up, our streams and rivers, excluding the Missouri, had sandy bottoms and the water ran clear and blue. We swam in them. When I came to Tennessee, the difference in the character of the rivers of the South was quite noticeable to me, the water being murky, deep and dark in most cases, and most of all muddy. The thought struck me one day that you could wash all day in water like that and never get clean. It seemed like there was a good parallel to draw here because that is the way it often is in life, especially with people that get into trouble. Sometimes they (or we) seem to want to get clean, but don’t because they pursue the wrong solutions. So followed the story of a young man that got off to a bad start and fell into the same troubled lifestyle his daddy had lived but had warned him about. He ended up just like his father because he did as his daddy did, not what his daddy said.”— Joe Babcock.

118 1177 I Will Always Love You. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Owepar Publishing, Inc./Screen GemsEMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0234) 1974. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0234) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/6/74 15 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0234); #84 6/3/78 4 wks., Jimmy Peters (Mercury 55025); #1 (1) 7/31/82 19 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 13260). Pop Chart: #53 7/31/82 14 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 13260); #1 (14) 11/14/92 26 wks., Whitney Houston (Arista 12490). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975, 1983; BMI Pop Award 1982, 1994. Parodies: “I’ll Oil Wells Love You,” recorded by Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 3939) 1968, written by Bill Owens and Dolly Parton. Movies: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Universal) 1982, directed by Colin Higgins, starring Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise, and Jim Nabors; The Bodyguard (Warner Bros.) 1992, directed by Mick Jackson II, starring Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs, and Ralph Waite. 1178 I Will Be There. Music/Lyrics: Jennifer Kimball/Tom Snow. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Snow Music/Sweet Angel Music/ M.H. Goldsen Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (EMI Amer. 8377) 1987. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (EMI Amer. 8377) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/7/87 19 wks., Dan Seals (EMI Amer. 8377). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 1179 I Will Miss You When You Go. Music/Lyrics: Baby Stewart/ Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 28550) 1953. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 28550) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #22 2/28/53 1 wk., Ernest Tubb (Decca 28550). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1180 I Wish I Didn’t Have to Miss You. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Dave Kirby. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely (Decca 32580) 1969. Made Famous by: Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely (Decca 32580) 1969. Country Chart: #2 11/15/69 13 wks., Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely (Decca 32580). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 1181 I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine (and Sunshine Had Never Met Me). Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Dale Evans/Oakley Haldeman. Copyright Date: 1945, 1946, 1973, renewed. Publisher: Golden West Melodies. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Gene Autry (Columbia 36970) 1946. Made Famous by: Wesley Tuttle (Capitol 233) 1946; Gene Autry (Columbia 36970) 1946. Country Chart: #5 3/16/46 2 wks., Wesley Tuttle (Capitol 233); #3 5/23/46 7 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 36970). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Movies: Saddle Pals (Republic) 1947, directed by Lesley Selander, starring Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Irving Bacon, and Damian O’Flynn. 1182 I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/Johnnie Roberts. Copyright Date: 1936, 1937, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 46004, Decca 5231) 1936. Made Famous by: Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 1592) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #18 7/28/51 6 wks., Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 1592). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me see The Prisoner’s Song. 1183 I Wish I Knew (You Really Loved Me). Music/Lyrics: Sandy Oakton. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolph Hewitt (RCA Victor 0107) 1949. Made Famous by: Dolph Hewitt (RCA Victor 0107) 1949. Country Chart: #8 12/17/49 1 wk., Dolph Hewitt

119 (RCA Victor 0107). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Notes: This was Dolph Hewitt’s most popular song. Hewitt was a performer on the WLS National Barn Dance from 1946 to 1960, and worked on the Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia. 1184 I Wish I Were Single Again. Music/Lyrics: George Meeks. Copyright Date: Circa 1850s. Publisher: M.M. Cole Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Riley Puckett (Columbia 15036-D) 1925. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21 found. 1185 I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again. Music/Lyrics: Don Cook/Curly Putman/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 8808) 1979. Made Famous by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5571) 1986. Country Chart: #3 4/26/86 19 wks., T. Graham Brown (Capitol 5571). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 1186 I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (and Left My Heart Alone). Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny Throckmorton (Phonogram 55039) 1978. Made Famous by: Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52095) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (2) 7/31/82 19 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52095); #54 9/16/78 8 wks., Sonny Throckmorton (Mercury 55039); #54 10/24/81 6 wks., Peggy Forman (Dimension 1023). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 1187 I Wonder Do You Ever Think of Me. Music/Lyrics: Whitey Shafer (pseudonym of Sanger D. Shafer). Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Keith Whitley (RCA 8940) 1989. Made Famous by: Keith Whitley (RCA 8940) 1989. Country Chart: #1 6/24/89 19 wks., Keith Whitley (RCA 8940). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home see Homestead on the Farm. 1188 I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Newbury. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73815) 1976. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73815) 1976. Country Chart: #2 (2) 7/10/76 13 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73815). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Mickey Newbury). 1189 I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3488) 1972. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3488) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/9/72 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3488). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “Having been in prison, it was easy to put myself in the place of the prisoner of war.”— Merle Haggard. 1190 I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do. Music/Lyrics: Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1939, 1948. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion and Okeh 04566) 1938. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 04566) 1939. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 1191 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bond. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Warner/Elektra/

1184 –1195 • I Won’t Asylum Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Wakely Trio (Decca 5918) 1940. Made Famous by: Johnny Bond (Columbia 49565) 1952; Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73368) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Author Notes: “In 1940, the Jimmy Wakely Trio was in California awaiting word on our employment on the Gene Autry radio show, Melody Ranch, and we had nothing to do but write songs for promised recording sessions. Before that all my songs had been cowboy, but I was convinced we’d have quicker success with a hillbilly love song. In the verse of a song we had sung on the radio in Oklahoma I found the line ‘I wonder where you are tonight,’ and the idea was born. Over the years, many people have come to the conclusion that it is an old public domain song, and several newer songs have come to life using the identical melody. The most touching moment of infringement came when a blind man sang me what he called ‘My Church Song,’ written around an old P.D. song. It was a painful duty to remind the poor man that I was the composer. He was quite embarrassed when I did so reluctantly. ‘Don’t worry, my friend,’ I told him, ‘I won’t sue you!’”— Johnny Bond. 1192 I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1941. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./ Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 5976) 1941. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 5976) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 1193 I Won’t Be Home No More. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./ Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11533) 1953. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11533) 1953. Country Chart: #4 7/25/53 9 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11533). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. 1194 I Won’t Come in While He’s There. Alternate Title: “I Won’t Come in While She’s There.” Music/Lyrics: Gene Davis. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Metric Music Co./Terran Music/EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Davis (Liberty 55562) 1963. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 9057) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/21/67 16 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 9057). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. I Won’t Come in While She’s There see I Won’t Come in While He’s There. 1195 I Won’t Go Huntin’ Jake, but I’ll Go Chasin’ Women. Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Hamblen Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20625) 1949. Made Famous by: Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20625) 1949. Country Chart: #3 11/12/49 7 wks., Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20625). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1961 ( Jimmy Dean, Columbia 42175). Author Notes: “I was inspired to write this number while on a hunting trip high in the Greenhorn Mountains. ‘Hard Rock’ Elliott and myself were lion hunting in a remote valley called Negro Rube Canyon at least 20 miles from the nearest road. We’d go hunting with my hound dogs in the morning when the dew was on the grass and rest during the afternoons. Having nothing else to do but loll around in the shade of that old log house, we quenched our thirst with alcoholic beverages (I might add this was in the late ’40s before I hit the sawdust trail). I was resting on an old iron bed when I saw Hard Rock going into an old outhouse. He sat there, thumbing through an old catalog, when one of my hound dogs trotted by. I heard my friend remark to the indifferent hound, ‘I won’t go huntin’ with you, Jake,

I Won’t • 1196–1207 but I’d sure like to go chasin’ women.’ Now, we’d been in that canyon about two weeks. We hadn’t shaved, nor had the opportunity to do much bathing, and I said to myself, ‘If we go huntin’ women, we’d need the hounds to catch ’em.’”— Stuart Hamblen (reprinted with permission from the book The Birth of a Song by Stuart Hamblen). 1196 I Won’t Need You Anymore (Always and Forever). Music/ Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Blue Lake Music/Face The Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (CBS 37108) 1981. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner 28246) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/29/87 22 wks., Randy Travis (Warner 28246). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 1197 I Won’t Take Less Than Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Screen GemsEMI Music, Inc./Scarlet Moon Music/Don Schlitz Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet (Capitol 44100) 1987. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet (Capitol 44100) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/21/87 24 wks., Tanya Tucker with Paul Davis and Paul Overstreet (Capitol 44100). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; ASCAP Country Award 1989. 1198 I Wouldn’t Buy a Used Car from Him. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Norma Jean (RCA Victor 8623) 1965. Made Famous by: Norma Jean (RCA Victor 8623) 1965. Country Chart: #8 7/31/65 14 wks., Norma Jean (RCA Victor 8623). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Movies: The Road to Nashville (Crown) 1967, directed by Robert Patrick, starring Marty Robbins, Doodles Weaver, Connie Smith, and Richard Arlen. 1199 I Wouldn’t Change You If I Could. Music/Lyrics: Paul H. Jones/Arthur Q. Smith (pseudonym of James A. Pritchett). Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Curley Lipham (Decca, not released) 1952; Carl Butler (Okeh 18052) 1954. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03482) 1982, 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/25/82 20 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 03482). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 1200 I Wouldn’t Have Missed It for the World. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan/Charles Quillen. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12342) 1981. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12342) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/28/81 16 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12342). Pop Chart: #20 10/24/81 17 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12342). AC Action: #3 11/7/81 21 wks., Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan/Charles Quillen, Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12342). No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; ASCAP Country Award 1982; BMI Country Award 1982; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Rhonda Fleming, Dennis Morgan, Charles Quillen). 1201 I Wouldn’t Live in New York City (If They Gave Me the Whole Dang Town). Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2947) 1970. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2947) 1970. Country Chart: #9 11/7/70 13 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2947). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.

120 1202 I Wouldn’t Want to Live (If You Didn’t Love Me). Music/Lyrics: Al Turney. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Williams (Dot 17516) 1974. Made Famous by: Don Williams (Dot 17516) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/6/74 17 wks., Don Williams (Dot 17516). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. I Wouldn’t Want to Live There Anymore see Wonder Could I Live There Anymore. 1203 I’d Be a Legend in My Time. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7762) 1960. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10112) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/30/74 13 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10112). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #29 4/14/73 6 wks., Sammy Davis, Jr. (MGM 14513). No. of Artists: 44. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “This song was written on the road to Knoxville, Tennessee, in a car with Mel Foree. I was reading an article in a magazine I had picked up about Bobby Darin. He was talking about show business and his career and how he would like to be a legend in his time. I told Mel that that would be a good title for a song, so I started humming.”— Don Gibson. 1204 (I’d Choose) You Again. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Don Schlitz Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Scarlet Moon Music/ Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) 1987. Made Famous by: The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/18/87 14 wks., The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28368). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 1205 I’d Fight the World. Music/Lyrics: Joe Allison/Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Cochran (Liberty 55498) 1962. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 0255) 1974. Country Chart: #23 11/10/62 2 wks., Hank Cochran (Liberty 55498); #19 4/20/74 14 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 0255). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Author Notes: “Hank had heard me sing a song I had written entitled ‘Beg, Steal or Borrow.’ He said, ‘I’ve got some better ideas of how we can improve the song.’ He changed the title, changed the melody a little bit, and worked the lyrics around in a different way to ﬁt the new title. I was head of Central Songs and he was a song plugger for Pamper Music. We ﬂipped a coin to see who would get the publishing and Hank won. I thought Hank’s changes really improved the song.”— Joe Allison. 1206 I’d Have to Be Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Steve Fromholz. Copyright Date: 1973, 1976. Publisher: Prophecy Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Steve Fromholz (Capitol ST11521) 1976. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 10327) 1976. Country Chart: #11 5/1/76 13 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10327). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. I’d Just Love to Lay You Down see I’d Love to Lay You Down. 1207 I’d Like to Give My Dog to Uncle Sam. Alternate Title: “The Blind Boy and His Dog.” Music/Lyrics: Red River Dave McEnery. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Red River Dave (Savoy 3003) 1945. Made Famous by: Red River Dave (Savoy 3003) 1945. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Sequel: “Please Won’t You Send My Dog Home, Uncle Sam,” recorded by Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0089) 1949, written by Dave McEnery.

121 1208 I’d Love to Lay You Down. Alternate Title: “I’d Just Love to Lay You Down.” Music/Lyrics: Johnny MacRae. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc. (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 41174) 1979. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 41174) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/2/80 13 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 41174). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 1209 I’d Love You All Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Alan Jackson. Copyright Date: 1989, 1990. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alan Jackson (Arista 2166) 1990. Made Famous by: Alan Jackson (Arista 2166) 1991. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/19/91 20 wks., Alan Jackson (Arista 2166). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1992. 1210 I’d Rather Be Sorry. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Romy Spain (pseudonym of Marijohn Wilkins) (ABC/Dot 17034) 1967. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 45425) 1971. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/7/71 17 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45425); #63 8/14/71 4 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 73222). Pop Chart: #70 8/14/71 6 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45425). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1211 I’d Rather Love You. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Duncan. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 9952) 1971. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9952) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (3) 2/6/71 14 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9952). Pop Chart: #79 3/13/71 3 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9952). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1212 I’d Trade All of My Tomorrows (for Just One Yesterday). Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jenny Lou Carson (Mercury 6024) 1946. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA/Victor 4948, 4954) 1952. Country Chart: #9 12/06/ 52 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA 4954). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. 1213 Ida Red. Alternate Titles: “Georgia Gal”; “The Rabbit Hunt, Pt. 1”; “Ider Red.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ Powers and Family with Carson Robison (Victor 19434) 1924. Made Famous by: Riley Puckett (Columbia 15102) 1926. Country Chart: #2 record of 1926, Riley Puckett (Columbia 15102) #99 10/16/76 1 wk., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Capitol 4332). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52 found. Ider Red see Ida Red. 1214 If Hollywood Don’t Need You (Honey, I Still Do). Music/ Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 52152) 1982. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 52152) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/11/82 20 wks., Don Williams (MCA 52152). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “The lyric originally mentioned Sally Field as well as Burt Reynolds. Don once worked on a movie with Burt Reynolds and they have remained friends. He knew at the time that Burt and Sally had broken up so he took Sally’s name out. I was disappointed when I heard the song that way, but evidently the public didn’t mind since the song was a big hit for Don.”— Bob McDill.

1208–1221 • If 1215 If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again. Music/Lyrics: James Rowe/John Whitﬁeld Vaughn. Copyright Date: 1922, renewed. Publisher: E.B. Marks Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Jenkins Family (Okeh 40214) 1924. Made Famous by: The Jenkins Family (Okeh 40214) 1924; The Callahan Family (Oriole 8393) 1934; Roy Acuff (Columbia 20684) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 48 found. History: This song was written in 1922 by John Whitﬁeld Vaughn and James Rowe, both of whom were proliﬁc gospel writers of the ﬁrst third of the 20th century and were associated with the James D. Vaughn Music Company. Rowe was not a composer, but he claimed to have written more than twenty thousand “song poems” during his long association with gospel music. J.W. Vaughn was born in Alabama and did not begin the serious study of harmony and composition until he was grown. In 1904 he began teaching music in singing schools throughout the South, and he contributed songs to every Vaughn Music publication after 1915. 1216 If I Could Only Win Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Louvin/Ira Louvin. Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Louvin Brothers (Capitol 19675) 1959. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1332) 1975. Country Chart: #4 7/5/75 17 wks., Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1332). Pop Chart: #58 8/30/75 5 wks., Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1332). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 1217 If I Didn’t Have You. Music/Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/Skip Ewing. Copyright Date: 1992. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music Inc./ Hardscratch Music/Irving Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner 18792) 1988. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner 18792) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/15/92 20 wks., Randy Travis (Warner 18792). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1993. 1218 If I Had It to Do All Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Springﬁeld (pseudonym of Robert D. Smith, Jr.). Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Warners House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Clark (ABC/Dot 17605) 1975. Made Famous by: Roy Clark (ABC/Dot 17605) 1975, 1976. Country Chart: #2 (2) 1/24/76 16 wks., Roy Clark (ABC/Dot 17605); #60 11/4/78 7 wks., Stoney Edwards ( JMI 47). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 1219 If I Had You. Music/Lyrics: Kerry Chater/Danny Mayo. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Nocturnal Eclipse Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 8817) 1989. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 8817) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/11/89 19 wks., Alabama (RCA 8817). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 1220 If I Needed You. Music/Lyrics: Townes Van Zant. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Columbine Music (adm. by EMI-Unart. Catalog, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Townes Van Zandt (Poppy 90113) 1973. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris and Don Williams (Warner Bros. 49809) 1981. Country Chart: #3 9/19/81 17 wks., Emmylou Harris and Don Williams (Warner Bros. 49809). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. Author Notes: “This is the only song I have ever written while sleeping. I dreamed about being a songwriter and this was the song I was writing. I woke up long enough to scribble it down in a notebook by my bed, and went back to sleep. Loop and Lil are parakeets.”— Townes Van Zant. 1221 If I Never Get to Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Roy Botkin/Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (Victor

If • 1222–1233 5415) 1953. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 5415) 1953; Kathy Dee (United Artists 562) 1963. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Notes: Kathy Dee (1932–1968) along with her band, Kathy’s Clowns, played a number of barn dances during her short career, but fell into obscurity after her death. This is the song with which she is most closely identiﬁed. 1222 If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./ Curb 8790) 1979. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 8790) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (3) 3/24/79 15 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 8790). Pop Chart: #39 5/26/79 11 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 8790). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. Author Notes: “I was living in Los Angeles in about 1976 in Jim Stafford’s basement. I lived in the basement with Gallagher, the comedian. Every night we would watch Groucho Marx on You Bet Your Life reruns. When a good looking girl would come on the show, Groucho would say, ‘If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me?’ It was one of those things that I knew was a very good song title. A couple of years later, when I moved back to Florida, I started putting the song together. I was noodling around one day with a chord progression — cause I’ve always liked Caribbean and calypso music, so I decided to place that song within that feel and I did. In about half an hour later I had ﬁnished the song. It was relatively easy to ﬁnish after carrying it around for two or three years.”— David Bellamy. 1223 If I Should Wander Back Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1953. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia 21125) 1953. Made Famous by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia 21125) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 1224 If I Were a Carpenter. Music/Lyrics: Tim Hardin. Copyright Date: 1966, renewed 1980. Publisher: Trio Music Co. Inc./Alley Music Corp./Allen Stanton Prod. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rivers (Imperial 12334) 1966. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 45064) 1970. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/24/75 13 wks., Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 45064). Pop Chart: #8 9/24/66 5 wks., Bobby Darin (Atlantic 2350); #20 4/27/68 10 wks., Four Tops (Motown 1124); #36 1/24/ 70 8 wks., Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 45064). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1966, 1968; Grammy, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group 1970 ( Johnny Cash and June Carter). 1225 If It Don’t Come Easy. Music/Lyrics: Dave Gibson/Craig Karp. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./Silverline Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44142) 1988. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44142) 1988. Country Chart: #1 4/2/88 20 wks., Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44142). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; ASCAP Country Award 1989. 1226 If It’s All the Same to You. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson and Jan Howard (Decca 32511) 1969. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson and Jan Howard (Decca 32511) 1969. Country Chart: #2 11/15/69 15 wks., Bill Anderson and Jan Howard (Decca 32511). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970.

122 Author Notes: “I was trying to write a song which had a similar feel to ‘I’m Leaving It All Up to You,’ which I recorded on an album. It had gotten such a good response, it had a little break in there, people seem to like.”— Bill Anderson. 1227 If It’s Wrong to Love You. Music/Lyrics: Bonnie Dodd/ Charles Mitchell. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charles Mitchell (Bluebird 33-0508) 1943. Made Famous by: Charles Mitchell (Bluebird 33-0508) 1944. Country Chart: #4 4/29/44 1 wk., Charles Mitchell (Bluebird 33-0508). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 1228 (If Loving You Is Wrong ) I Don’t Want to Be Right. Music/ Lyrics: Homer Banks/Carl Hampton/Raymond Jackson. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Klondike Enterprises, Ltd./Almo Irving Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Luther Ingram (Koko 2111) 1972. Made Famous by: Country, Barbara Mandrell (MCA 12451) 1979; Pop, Luther Ingram (Koko 2111) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/17/79 11 wks., Barbara Mandrell (MCA 12451); #71 10/21/72 2 wks., Jackie Burns (JMI 8). Pop Chart: #3 6/3/72 16 wks., Luther Ingram (Koko 2111). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 1229 If My Heart Had Windows. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Glad Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 1267) 1967. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1267) 1967. Country Chart: #7 10/7/67 18 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1267); #51 7/31/82 9 wks., Amy Wooley (MCA 52084); #10 2/6/88 20 wks., Patty Loveless (MCA 53270). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 1230 If Not for You. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 1366) 1969. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1366) 1969. Country Chart: #6 7/19/69 14 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1366); #75 1/27/73 1 wk., Bobby Wright (Decca 33034). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 1231 If Teardrops Were Pennies. Music/Lyrics: Carl Butler. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20825) 1951. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20825) 1951. Country Chart: #8 7/27/51 3 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 20825); #3 6/23/73 14 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0981). Pop Chart: #24 9/22/51 1 wk., Rosemary Clooney (Columbia 39535). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “We were living in Greenville, South Carolina. My wife, Pearl was looking in a store window and we started talking about all the things we couldn’t buy — sorta like, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride — if teardrops were pennies....”— Carl Butler. 1232 If That’s the Way You Feel. Music/Lyrics: Peggy Stanley/ Ralph Stanley. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (Mercury MG 20884) 1957 (album cut). Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (Mercury 71258) 1958 (single). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 1233 If the Back Door Could Talk. Music/Lyrics: Grady Martin. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Vanadore Music Publications, Inc./Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 31544) 1963. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 31544) 1963. Country Chart: #13 10/26/63 15 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31544); #87 9/20/73 8 wks., Ronnie Sessions (MGM

123 14619). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Author Notes: “Johnny Paycheck and I wrote this song together.”— Grady Martin. 1234 If Tomorrow Never Comes. Music/Lyrics: Kent Blazy/Garth Brooks. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Evanlee Music/Major Bob Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44430) 1989. Made Famous by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44430) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/2989 26 wks., Garth Brooks (Capitol 44430). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 1235 If We Make It Through December. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) 1973. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (4) 10/27/73 17 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746). Pop Chart: #28 11/24/73 11 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974; BMI Pop Award 1974; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Merle Haggard). Author Notes: “I guess I wrote it because I’ve always hated December as much as any month ... because the weather’s dreary and because of the commercialization of Christmas. I started out with the verse being about some guy in a cold eastern city who couldn’t provide his family a good Christmas. After I got into the song, I remembered the bad news about the economy in America, and the rest of the song fell into place.”— Merle Haggard. 1236 If We Never Meet Again. Music/Lyrics: Albert E. Brumley. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Stamps Quartet Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Chuck Wagon Gang (Columbia 20537) 1948. Made Famous by: Chuck Wagon Gang (Columbia 20537) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. 1237 If We’re Not Back in Love by Monday. Music/Lyrics: Glenn Martin/Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40700) 1977. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40700) 1977. Country Chart: #2 (2) 4/2/77 14 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 40700). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. Answers: “If You’re Not Back in Love by Monday,” recorded by Millie Jackson (Polydor SP-1-6715) 1977, written by Glenn Martin and Sonny Throckmorton. 1238 If You Ain’t Lovin’ (You Ain’t Livin’). Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Capitol 2953) 1954. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 2953) 1954; George Strait (MCA 53400) 1988. Country Chart: #3 11/20/54 27 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 2953); #1 (1) 9/17/88 20 wks., George Strait (MCA 53400). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955, 1989. Author Notes: “I was living at Ferlin Husky’s house in Bakersﬁeld, California, when I wrote this song. He told me I had written a hit, so I quit my job as a chemist for the Richﬁeld Oil Co. Then, Ferlin told me it had to be recorded ﬁrst, then it had to sell a lot of copies, so I got my job back.”— Tommy Collins. 1239 If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It). Music/ Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (MCA 40004) 1973. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (MCA 40004) 1973. Country Chart: #2 (1) 2/24/73 14 wks., Bill Anderson (MCA 40004). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974.

1234 –1246 • If 1240 If You Can Touch Her at All. Music/Lyrics: Lee Clayton. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Resaca Music Publishing Co. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA APBO 0204-PB) 1974. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (RCA 11235) 1978. Country Chart: #5 3/18/78 15 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA 11235). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 1241 If You Can’t Bite , Don’t Growl. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Red River Songs, Inc. (adm. by Warnerbuilt Songs). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tommy Collins (Columbia 43489) 1966. Made Famous by: Tommy Collins (Columbia 43489) 1966. Country Chart: #7 2/5/66 13 wks., Tommy Collins (Columbia 43489). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Sung by bears in the “Country Bear Jamboree” at Disneyland, Disney World and Disneyland Japan. If You Can’t Get the Stopper Out (Break Off the Neck) see Pass Around the Bottle. 1242 If You Change Your Mind. Music/Lyrics: Rosanne Cash/ Hank Devito. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Chelcait Music/ Almo Music Corp./Little Nemo Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07746) 1988. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07746) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/2/88 22 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07746). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; ASCAP Country Award 1989. 1243 If You Ever Change Your Mind. Music/Lyrics: Parker McGee/Bob Gundry. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Sudijuyo Music/Saizilu Publishing. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11359) 1980. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11359) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/13/80 18 wks., Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11359). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #18 10/11/80 15 wks., Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11359). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981; BMI Country Award 1981. 1244 If You Leave Me Tonight I’ll Cry. Music/Lyrics: Harold Mooney/Gerald Sanford. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) 1972. Made Famous by: Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/22/72 17 wks., Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989). Pop Chart: #38 8/19/72 9 wks., Jerry Wallace (Decca 32989). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1972. Notes: From the television show Rod Serling’s Night Gallery episode titled “The Tune in Dan’s Cafe.” 1245 If You Love Me (Let Me Know). Music/Lyrics: John Rostill. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. (USA and Canada)/Petal Music Ltd. (London). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209) 1974. Made Famous by: Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209) 1974. Country Chart: #2 (2) 4/13/74 18 wks., Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209). Pop Chart: #5 4/13/74 20 wks., Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1974 (Olivia Newton-John, MCA 40209); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1975; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 ( John Rostill). If You Meet a Tramp see The Poor Tramp Has to Live. 1246 If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band). Music/Lyrics: Murry Kellum/Danny Mitchell. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Dale Morris Music/Maypop Music Corp./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First

If • 1247–1257 Recorded by: Alabama (RCA AHL-1-4939) 1984 (album cut). Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA PB-13840) 1984 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/11/84 14 wks., Alabama (RCA PB-13840). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. Parodies: “If You’re Gonna Play with Taxes,” recorded by William Becker (1984), written by Murry Kellum, Danny Mitchell and William Becker. 1247 If You’ve Got the Money I’ve Got the Time. Music/Lyrics: Jim Beck/Lefty Frizzell. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20739) 1950. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20739) 1950. Country Chart: #1 (3) 10/20/50 20 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20739); #1 (1) 7/24/76 15 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10383). Pop Chart: #14 2/16/50 4 wks., Jo Stafford (Columbia 39082). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 64. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950, 1977; BMI Pop Award 1951. Notes: This was Lefty Frizzell’s ﬁrst chart record. Author Notes: “I was working in west Texas at a night club and I had a friend from Oklahoma to come visiting. He wanted to go somewhere and he said, ‘Lefty, you want to go?’ And I said, ‘Well if you got the money, I got the time!’ And it dawned on me this would be a beautiful idea for a song.”— Lefty Frizzell. 1248 I’ll Always Come Back. Music/Lyrics: K.T. Oslin. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Wooden Wonder Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: K.T. Oslin (RCA 5330) 1988. Made Famous by: K.T. Oslin (RCA 5330) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/30/88 21 wks., K.T. Oslin (RCA 5330). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1988. 1249 I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight. Music/Lyrics: T.B. Ransom. Copyright Date: 1879. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Luther B. Clark and The Blue Ridge Highballers (Columbia 15069) 1926. Made Famous by: Linda Parker and The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Conquerer 8164) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. Notes: This was the signature song of Linda Parker Gennett on the WLB Barn Dance in Chicago in 1932. She was named “The Little Sunbonnet Girl.” 1250 I’ll Be Back in a Year, Little Darlin’. Alternate Title: “Don’t You Fear Little Darlin’.” Music/Lyrics: Claude Heritier/Russ Hull/ Ben Shelhamer, Jr. Copyright Date: 1941. Publisher: Bell Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 5937) 1941. Made Famous by: Texas Jim Robertson (Bluebird 8606) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #21 4/19/41 1 wk., Texas Jim Robertson (Bluebird 8606). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Sequels: “I’ll Be Waiting for You, Darlin’,” recorded by Patsy Montana and Her Pardners (Decca 5947) 1941, written by Russ Hull; “Will You Wait for Me, Little Darlin’,” recorded by Red Foley (Decca 6010) 1941 and also by Elton Britt (Bluebird 8912), written by Russ Hull and Ben Shelhamer, Jr. 1251 I’ll Be Coming Back for More. Alternate Title: “Baby, I’ll Be Coming Back for More.” Music/Lyrics: Curly Putman/Sterling Whipple. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49110) 1979. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49110) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/1/79 15 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49110). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 1252 I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You. Music/ Lyrics: Sam Theord. Copyright Date: 1931. Publisher: Mills Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra (Columbia 2558-D) 1931. Made Famous by: Pop, Mills Brothers (Brunswick 6225) 1932; Country, Milton Brown

124 and His Musical Brownies (Decca 5134) 1935; Closely identiﬁed with Fats Waller (as “You Rascal You”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #13 11/14/31 3 wks., Louis Armstrong (Okeh 41504); #17 10/31/31 1 wk., Cab Calloway (Brunswick 6196); #17 7/18/31 1 wk., Red Nichols (Brunswick 6133); #3 1/16/32 8 wks., Mills Brothers (Brunswick 6225). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 1253 I’ll Be Leaving Alone. Music/Lyrics: Dickey Lee/Wayland Holyﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dickey Lee (RCA Victor APL 1-1725) 1976. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 10975) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/21/77 14 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 10975) 1977. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 1254 I’ll Be There (If You Ever Want Me). Music/Lyrics: Rusty Gabbard/Ray Price. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 21214) 1954. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 21214) 1954. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/24/54 17 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 21214); #4 11/29/80 16 wks., Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49592); #17 4/22/72 12 wks., Johnny Bush (Million 1). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954, 1980. Notes: Not to be confused with a song of the same title by Damita Jo (Mercury 71840), 1961. 1255 I’ll Be True to You. Music/Lyrics: Alan Rhody. Copyright Date: 1977, 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 002093) 1978. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 002093) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/15/78 15 wks., Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12350). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 1256 I’ll Be with You (When the Roses Bloom Again). Music/ Lyrics: Will D. Cobb/Gus Edwards. Copyright Date: 1901. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Harry MacDonough (Edison 7942) 1901. Earliest Country Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15054) 1925. Made Famous by: Country, Mac and Bob (Oriole 8155) 1932; Pop, Harry MacDonough (Edison 7942) 1901. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #3 12/21/1901 4 wks., Harry MacDonough (Edison 7942). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34. Parodies: “When the Roses Bloom for the Bootlegger,” ﬁrst recorded by Earl Shirkey and Ron Harvey (Columbia 15326) 1929. There were four different versions of this parody by 1931. History: This song was immensely popular from 1901 through the forties. A song of love and separation, it was especially popular during the two world wars. The parody, of which there were four versions, was popular during Prohibition. This proliﬁc songwriting team had a number of other hits in the early 1900s, including “In My Merry Oldsmobile,” “School Days” and “Sunbonnet Sue.” 1257 I’ll Come Back as Another Woman. Music/Lyrics: Richard Carpenter/Kent Robbins. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./Let There Be Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5652) 1986. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5652) 1986. Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/8/86 23 wks., Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5652). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988; BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “I wrote this with a guy named Richard Carpenter — the Nashville Richard Carpenter, not the L.A. Richard Carpenter. I guess you’d have to call ‘I’ll Come Back as Another Woman’ a song about sweet revenge. She’s saying someday someone will hurt you like you’ve hurt me, and when that happens, maybe you’ll think of me, laughing last. My pain will then be your pain.”— Kent Robbins.

125 1258 I’ll Do It All Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/ Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1976, 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 948) 1977. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 948) 1977. Country Chart: #2 (2) 3/26/77 15 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 948). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Wayland Holyﬁeld/Bob McDill); BMI Country Award 1978. Author Notes: “I remember writing this song with Wayland Holyﬁeld. We liked it, but really weren’t convinced it was a hit until we heard Crystal’s recording. Chuck Cochran had played a wonderful piano part which to me really made the song a hit.”— Bob McDill. 1259 I’ll Fly Away. Music/Lyrics: Albert E. Brumley. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed 1960. Publisher: Albert E. Brumley and Sons. Licensed by: SESAC. Earliest Recording Found: the Rev. J.J. Gates (Bluebird 8504) 1940. Made Famous by: Chuck Wagon Gang (Columbia 20599) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Close to 600. Notes: Originally published in Wonderful Message, Hartford Music Co., 1932. Author Notes: “I was picking cotton on my father’s farm and was humming the old ballad that went like this: ‘If I had the wings of an angel, over these prison walls I would ﬂy,’ and suddenly it dawned on me that I could use this plot for a gospel-type song. About three years later, I ﬁnally developed the plot, titled it ‘I’ll Fly Away,’ and it was published in 1932. Those familiar with the song will note that I paraphrased one line of the old ballad to read ‘Like a bird from prison bars have ﬂown.’ When I wrote it, I had no idea that it would become so universally popular.”— Albert E. Brumley. “Raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas in a cotton patch, and he [Albert E. Brumley] always said if he had the chance he would ﬂy away from that life. Also, of course, there is a line in scripture about ‘I’ll ﬂy away.’”— Bob Brumley, son of Albert E. Brumley. 1260 I’ll Forgive You, but I Can’t Forget. Music/Lyrics: J.L. Frank/ Pee Wee King. Copyright Date: 1943. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cliff Bruner (Decca 5808) 1940. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6723) 1944. Country Chart: #3 11/04/44 8 wks., Roy Acuff (Okeh 6723). Pop Chart: #26 12/30/44 1 wk., Roy Acuff (Okeh 6723). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1261 I’ll Get Along Somehow. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 5825) 1940. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 5825) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #26 10/16/48 3 wks., Sam Donahue and His Orchestra, Bill Lockwood vocal (Capitol 15081). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 1262 I’ll Get Over You. Music/Lyrics: Richard Leigh. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Forerunner Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 781) 1976. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 781) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/3/76 18 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 781); #34 11/5/77 13 wks., Nick Nixon (Mercury 55010). Pop Chart: #71 6/12/76 6 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 781). AC Action: #40 6/26/76 5 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 781); #44 6/12/76 4 wks., Susan George (Chelsea 3044). No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. History: “I met Richard before he moved to Nashville and while he was still in college. About a year later he came to town with ‘I’ll Get Over You’ in his bag. It took a second recording session [with Crystal] to get the right cut. The subsequent record was the ﬁrst number one for Richard [as writer], Crystal Gayle [as artist] and myself [as producer].”— Allen Reynolds.

1258–1268 • I’ll 1263 I’ll Go Stepping Too. Music/Lyrics: Tom James/Jerry Organ. Copyright Date: 1953, 1958, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21179) 1953. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21179) 1953. Country Chart: #74 10/11/86 4 wks., Glenn Sutton (Mercury 884974). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Author Notes: “I was having a beer in a local bar here in Nashville. There was a couple sitting in the booth next to me. They were having an argument. She grabbed her purse and as she was leaving said to the man she was with, ‘I can go stepping too.’”— Tom James. 1264 I’ll Go to My Grave Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Don Reid/ Harold Reid. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Songs of All Nations. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Statler Brothers (Mercury 73687) 1975. Made Famous by: Statler Brothers (Mercury 73687) 1975. Country Chart: #3 7/26/75 12 wks., Statler Brothers (Mercury 73687). Pop Chart: #93 11/1/75 4 wks., The Statler Brothers (Mercury 73687). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 1265 I’ll Have a Cup of Coffee (Then I’ll Go). Alternate Title: “I’ll Just Have a Cup of Coffee.” Music/Lyrics: William I. Brock. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./ Mixer Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) 1961. Made Famous by: Claude Gray (Mercury 71732) 1961. Country Chart: #4 1/09/61 23 wks., Claude Gray (Mercury 71732). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 1266 I’ll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms). Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Tommy Dilbeck/Hal Harton. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2332) 1947. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2332) 1947. Country Chart: #1 (21) 8/23/47 46 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2332); #63 7/8/67 5 wks., Freddie Hart (Kapp 820); #70 4/30/70 6 wks., Jan Howard (Con Brio 118). Pop Chart: #22 11/1/47 3 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2332); #18 7/21/51 9 wks., Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor 4191). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 44. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1947 (Eddy Arnold, RCA Victor 2332); BMI Country Award 1947, 1948; BMI Pop Award 1951. Notes: Arnold ﬁrst hit the country charts in August. The song did not hit the pop charts for three months (November). This may be the most unique amount of time difference in the book. Author Notes: “I recorded this in 1947, and it was a very successful song. I used to get letters from mamas and sweethearts. It was a universal kind of song, because it said something everybody could identify with. A mama could say it about her own son away from home, ‘I’ll hold you in my heart till I can hold you in my arms,’ or lovers could use the same expression. I wish I could ﬁnd another one like that.”— Eddy Arnold. I’ll Just Have a Cup of Coffee see I’ll Have a Cup of Coffee (Then I’ll Go). 1267 I’ll Keep Holding on ( Just to Your Love). Music/Lyrics: Sonny James/Robert F. Tubert. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Curb Music/Marson Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 5375) 1965. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 5375) 1965. Country Chart: #2 4/3/65 20 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5375). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 1268 I’ll Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy. Alternate Title: “Gonna Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy.” Music/Lyrics: Dave Macon. Copyright Date: 1925. Publisher: Jay More Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14848) 1924. Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14848) 1924

I’ll • 1269–1280 (and through live performances). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: Also recorded as “Gonna Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy” by John Henry Howard (Gennett 3124) 1925. 1269 I’ll Keep on Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cliff Bruner’s Texas Wanderers with Moon Mullican (Decca 5672) 1938. Made Famous by: Cliff Bruner’s Texas Wanderers with Moon Mullican (Decca 5672) 1939. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #22 10/11/41 1 wk., Connie Boswell (Decca 3959). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34. 1270 I’ll Leave This World Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57035) 1980. Made Famous by: Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 08022) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/10/88 21 wks., Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 08022); #47 11/15/80 10 wks., Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57035). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 1271 I’ll Meet You in Church Sunday Morning. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Decca 46351) 1951. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Decca 46351) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 8 found. 1272 I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry). Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 2064 LP) 1977. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 02197) 1981. Country Chart: #4 7/25/81 18 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 02197). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Pop Award 1982; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award (Wayland Holyﬁeld, Bob McDill) 1981, 1982. Notes: Not to be confused with “She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries),” recorded by Conway Twitty. Author Notes: “I always liked the cleverness of this idea. You’re leaving me, but since you’re the best friend I have, please stay and comfort me for a while. I love the irony. Janie did a great job with the melody.”— Bob McDill. 1273 I’ll Never Be Free. Music/Lyrics: Benny Benjamin/George David Weiss. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Claude A. Music Co. (adm. by Chappell and Co. Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Savannah Churchill (Arco 1202) 1949. Made Famous by: Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 1124) 1950. Country Chart: #2 (1) 9/16/50 16 wks., Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 1124); #11 3/11/78 9 wks., Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 11220); #26 10/25/69 9 wks., Johnny and Jonie Mosby (Capitol 2608). Pop Chart: #3 8/19/50 20 wks., Kay Starr and Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 1124). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1970, 1978. I’ll Never Be Yours see On the Banks of the Ohio. 1274 I’ll Never Find Another You. Music/Lyrics: Tom Springﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1964, 1965. Publisher: Springﬁeld Music Ltd. (adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP/PRS. First Recorded by: The Seekers (Capitol 5383) 1965. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 5914) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (4) 6/10/67 17 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5914). Pop Chart: #4 3/27/65 13 wks., The Seekers (Capitol 5383). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1967. History: “Tom Springﬁeld wrote two of my number one songs, ‘I’ll Never Find Another You’ and ‘A World of Our Own.’ On his visit to Nashville

126 from England, his home, he told me these were his ﬁrst country awards — both records.”— Sonny James. 1275 I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose/Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11366) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11366) 1952. Country Chart: #1 12/13/52 13 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11366). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. I’ll Never See My Darling see Darling Nelly Gray. 1276 I’ll Never Slip Around Again. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20615) 1949. Made Famous by: Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 40246) 1949. Country Chart: #2 (3) 11/05/49 13 wks., Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 40246); #6 10/08/49 8 wks., Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20615). Pop Chart: #8 11/5/49 10 wks., Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 40246). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949. Notes: This is an answer to “Slipping Around.” Author Notes: “It was the natural thing to do to write an answer song. A popular network show called Lucky Strike Hit Parade had chosen ‘Slipping Around’ to do on the network. I received a frantic letter from the publisher that two lines were censored as immoral: ‘Though you’re tied up with someone else’ and ‘I’m all tied up too’ I changed them to ‘I guess I had it comin’,’ ‘There’s nothing I can do.’ It was then I decided to write an answer to ‘Slipping Around,’ the reverse, ‘I’ll never slip around again.’ That was my only answer song.”— Floyd Tillman. 1277 I’ll Never Stop Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/ J.D. Martin (pseudonym of Martin Derstine). Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28947) 1985. Made Famous by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28947) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/24/85 23 wks., Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28947). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 1278 I’ll Reap My Harvest in Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenkins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1942. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6704) 1942. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6704) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Notes: When the author died in 1954, the title of this song was inscribed on his tombstone. 1279 I’ll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers. Alternate Titles: “Curtains of Night”; “When the Curtains of Night Are Pinned Back by the Stars”; “I’ve Loved You So True.” Music/Lyrics: Will S. Hays. Copyright Date: 1869. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Holland Puckett (Gennett 6206) 1927; Cleve Chafﬁn (Gennett, unissued) 1927 (as “Curtains of Night”). Made Famous by: Bradley Kincaid (Bluebonnet BL-107) 1963 (famous for many years prior by Kincaid in live radio performances). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Notes: Also recorded as “When the Curtains of Night Are Pinned Back by the Stars” by Zora and The Hometowners (Decca 5460) 1937 and “I’ve Loved You So True” by Lewis McDaniel and Walter Smith (Victor 23505) 1930. 1280 I’ll Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms. Alternate Title: “Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown; Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs (revised version). Copyright Date: 1931. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Buster Carter

127 and Preston Young (Columbia 15690) 1931. Made Famous by: Buster Carter and Preston Young (Columbia 15690) 1931; Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6372) 1950; Buck Owens (Capitol 3164) 1971. Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/4/71 14 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 3164) as “Rollin’ in My Sweet Baby’s Arms”; #57 9/29/73 11 wks., Hank Wilson (pseudonym of Leon Russell) (Shelter 7336) as “Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Parodies: “Rollin’ in My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4807) 1967, arrangement by Sheb Wooley. Notes: Flatt and Scruggs learned this song from the Preston record. Author Notes: “I reckon I could call that my own composition. I used to hear it ’round these old country dances. You could add a verse here and yonder and all. So I just kind of got to sit down and wrote it.”— Preston Young. 1281 I’ll Sail My Ship Alone. Music/Lyrics: Henry Bernard/Morry Burns (pseudonym of Aubrey “Moon” Mullican)/Lois Mann (pseudonym of Sidney Nathan)/Henry Thurston. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moon Mullican (King 830) 1949. Made Famous by: Moon Mullican (King 830) 1950. Country Chart: #1 (4) 3/18/50 36 wks., Moon Mullican (King 830); #10 3/24/51 1 wk., Tiny Hill (Mercury 5508). Pop Chart: #17 6/17/50 3 wks., Moon Mullican (King 830). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1950 (Moon Mullican); BMI Country Award 1950. 1282 I’ll See Him Through. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: EMI-Al Galico Music Corp./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10571) 1970. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10571) 1970. Country Chart: #2 (2) 1/31/70 14 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10571). Pop Chart: #100 1/31/70 2 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10571). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 1283 I’ll Share My World with You. Music/Lyrics: Ben Wilson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 1351) 1969. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1351) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (2) 3/29/ 69 18 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1351). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 1284 I’ll Step Aside. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bond. Copyright Date: 1946, 1962, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46041) 1945. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46041) 1947. Country Chart: #4 7/19/47 1 wk., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46041). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. 1285 I’ll Still Be Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Pat Bunch/Todd Cerney/Mary Ann Kennedy/Pam Rose. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Chriswald Music/Hopi-Sound Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Choy La Rue Music/Flamingo Rose Music/Pat Bunch Publishing. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Restless Heart (RCA 5065) 1986. Made Famous by: Restless Heart (RCA 5065) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/20/86 25 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 5065). Pop Chart: #33 4/11/87 18 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 5065). AC Action: #3 2/21/87 24 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 5065). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988; BMI Country Award 1987, 1988; BMI Pop Award 1988. 1286 I’ll Still Write Your Name in the Sand. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Starcher. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Mystarama Publishing Co. Licensed by: Public Domain (formerly BMI). Earliest Recording Found: Freeman and Ashcraft (Columbia 15442) 1929. Made Famous by: Buddy Starcher (Four Star 1145) 1949; Mac

1281–1291 • I’m Wiseman (ABC/Dot 1091) 1951. Country Chart: #8 2/12/49 1 wk., Buddy Starcher (Four Star 1145). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Notes: The Freeman and Ashcraft recording is primitive but obviously the forerunner of the Buddy Starcher recording. Starcher added some lyrics and a chorus to modernize the song. 1287 I’ll Think of Something. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM M-14731) 1974. Made Famous by: Mark Chesnutt (MCA 54395) 1992. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/13/92 20 wks., Mark Chesnutt (MCA 54395). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1993. I’ll Twine Mid the Ringlets see Wildwood Flower. 1288 I’m a Fool to Care. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan. Copyright Date: 1941, 1948, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan (Vocalion 5570, Okeh 5570) 1940. Made Famous by: Ted Daffan (Vocalion 5570, Okeh 5570) 1940; Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 2839) 1954. Country Chart: #72 11/8/75 6 wks., Donny King (Warner Bros. 8145); #91 11/18/78 2 wks., Marcia Ball (Capitol 4633). Pop Chart: #6 7/10/54 14 wks., Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 2839); #24 4/24/61 12 wks., Joe Barry (Smash 1702); #84 7/17/65 4 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10700). AC Action: #22 7/17/65 5 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10700). No. of Artists: 33. Author Notes: “This song was inspired by the lovely records made by the Ink Spots. I created the melody and lyrics for the high tenor voice of the lead singer, and the bridge was meant to be spoken by the bass singer. Decca, who owned the Ink Spots, turned it down. I recorded it in 1940, and it was a hit then and several times since.”— Ted Daffan. 1289 I’m a Honky Tonk Girl. Alternate Title: “Honky Tonk Girl.” Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: SureFire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Zero 1011) 1960. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Zero 1011) 1960. Country Chart: #14 6/13/60 9 wks., Loretta Lynn (Zero 1011). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Notes: This was Loretta Lynn’s ﬁrst record. I’m a Lone Star Cowboy see When the Work’s All Done This Fall. 1290 I’m a Lonesome Fugitive. Music/Lyrics: Liz and Casey Anderson. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5803) 1966. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5803) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/17/66 18 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 5803). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Notes: This was Merle Haggard’s ﬁrst number one record. Author Notes: “We were driving home from the country music convention in Nashville, and we had to drive all night through a snow storm. Somewhere near Billings, Montana, on the old highway 10, we passed a historical marker that described an Indian tribe that had lived near there. It seems that the ‘crop’ the Indians raised was children, and the white people up there kept hoping that their crops would fail. We stopped the car, got a guitar out of the trunk and wrote the song that same night. The Fugitive was a popular television show at the time, and the fact that we had been on the road so long brought that to mind. Those were the elements that inspired the song.”— Liz and Casey Anderson. 1291 I’m a Long Gone Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10212) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10212) 1948. Country Chart: #6 7/24/48 3 wks., Hank Williams

I’m • 1292–1302 (MGM 10212); #97 11/17/79 2 wks., Norman Wade (NSD 29). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 1292 I’m a One Woman Man. Music/Lyrics: Tillman Franks/ Johnny Horton. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 21538) 1956. Made Famous by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 21538) 1956. Country Chart: #7 9/8/56 13 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 21538); #5 12/17/88 20 wks., George Jones (Epic 08509). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957, 1990. 1293 (I’m a) Ramblin’ Man. Music/Lyrics: Ray Pennington. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Starr (Lee Records); Ray Pennington (Capitol 5855) 1967. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10020) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/10/74 13 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 10020); #29 5/6/67 8 wks., Ray Pennington (Capitol 5855). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Ray Pennington); BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “I know the ‘Girl in Cincinnati’ had something to do with it. I think when I ﬁrst got the idea to write that song, I was out promoting with a Decca salesman named Paul Collins. I remember we went to Washington and we went to Virginia, and I started thinking about how a singer has to be a traveler, but I didn’t say ‘traveler,’ I said, ‘rambling man.’ I was away from home when I wrote it, and I was thinking about the type of life that would be. When I ﬁrst wrote it, it was written like little Jimmy Reed—a blues thing. The ﬁrst time it was recorded was with a black group, but it was never released, so therefore I don’t remember their names. The ﬁrst record that was actually released was Ray Starr and the Starlighters. That was my rhythm and blues names. It was on a small independent label — I think it was called Lee Records. Nothing ever happened to it — it never got out of Cincinnati. When I came to Nashville in 1966, I rearranged the feel of it and had it out on Capitol Records as Ray Pennington. It reached the teens on Billboard and was also recorded by Kenny Price in an album cut about that time. Then in 1974 I did it the way it felt the song should have been done with Waylon Jennings. It was a pretty big record for me as Ray Pennington on Capitol, but it really wasn’t a hit until Waylon Jennings did it.”— Ray Pennington. 1294 I’m a Stand by My Woman Man. Music/Lyrics: Kent Robbins. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10724) 1976. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10724) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/10/76 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10724). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1976 (Ronnie Milsap). 1295 I’m a Truck. Music/Lyrics: Robert Stanton. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Ripcord Music/Plaque Music/Central Songs (adm. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Simpson (Portland Records 45-1002). Made Famous by: Red Simpson (Capitol 3236) 1971. Country Chart: #4 12/4/71 17 wks., Red Simpson (Capitol 3236). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1296 I’m Alabama Bound. Alternate Title: “[I’m] Alabamy Bound.” Music/Lyrics: Bud Desylva/Bud Green/Ray Henderson. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Ray Henderson/Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Prince’s Orchestra (Columbia A901) rel. 1909 as “Alabamy Bound.” Earliest Country Recording

128 Found: Papa Charlie Jackson (Paramount 12289) 1925. Made Famous by: Country, Lew Childre on The Grand Ole Opry (his theme song); Pop, Blossom Seely (Columbia 304-D) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 5/9/25 1 wk., Isham Jones (Brunswick 2789); #2 5/16/25 7 wks., Blossom Seely (Columbia 304-D): #24 4/3/54 1 wk., The Mulcays (Cardinal 1014), harmonica instrumental. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 92. Movies: Show Business (RKO) 1944, directed by Edwin L. Marin, starring Eddie Cantor, George Murphy, Nancy Kell, Joan Davis, and Constance Moore. Notes: This was the theme song for Lew Childre. 1297 I’m Always on a Mountain When I Fall. Alternate Title: “Always on a Mountain When I Fall.” Music/Lyrics: Chuck Howard. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: ATV Music Corp./Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40869) 1978. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40869) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (2) 3/18/78 16 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 40869). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1298 I’m an Old Cowhand (from the Rio Grande). Music/Lyrics: Johnny Mercer. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Frankie Trumbauer (Brunswick 7687) 1936. Made Famous by: Bing Crosby (Decca 871) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #2 (4) 8/29/36 13 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 871). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32 found. Movies: Rhythm on the Range (Paramount) 1936, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, Bob “Bazooka” Burns, Martha Raye, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Louie Prima; Back in the Saddle (Republic) 1941, directed by Lew Landers, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee, and Edward Norris; King of the Cowboys (Republic) 1943, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Peggy Moran, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. History: The melody is based on an older song titled “Westminster Chimes.” 1299 I’m an Old, Old Man Tryin’ to Live While I Can. Music/ Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 21034) 1952. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 21034) 1952. Country Chart: #3 12/6/52 9 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 21034). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 1300 I’m Bitin’ My Fingernails and Thinking of You. Music/ Lyrics: Ernest Benedict/Lenny Sanders/Ernest Tubb/Roy West. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Benedict (Victor 0035) 1949. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 24592) 1949. Country Chart: #2 (1) 4/9/49 16 wks., Ernest Tubb and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 24592). Pop Chart: #30 5/7/49 1 wk., Ernest Tubb and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 24592). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949. I’m Calling to Tell You see Blue Side of Lonesome. 1301 I’m Casting My Lasso Towards the Sky. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Wakely/Lee White. Copyright Date: 1948, 1949. Publisher: Duchess Music (MCA Songs). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Slim Whitman (RCA Victor 0038) 1949. Made Famous by: Slim Whitman (RCA Victor 0038) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1302 I’m for Love. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros./Curb 29022) 1985. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros./Curb 29022) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/11/85 23 wks., Hank Williams, Jr.

129 (Warner Bros./Curb 29022). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 1303 I’m Free (from the Chain Gang Now). Music/Lyrics: Lou Herscher/Saul Klein. Copyright Date: 1933, 1934, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23830) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23830) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: Also recorded by Ernest Tubb (Decca 46307) in 1951 and Johnny Cash (Columbia CL-1802) in 1962. Author Notes: “I was writing at the time with Lou Herscher, who wrote the melody. Prison songs were somewhat in vogue in those days, and I fell upon the idea and worked it out to the best of my ability. There was no close tie to my past that brought about the phrase ‘free from the chain gang.’ I hadn’t served time or any thing like that. It was just the sort of thing that pops in and out of the air. We submitted about four songs to Jimmie Rodgers, and this was the one he liked.”— Saul Klein. 1304 I’m Goin’ Back to Whur I Come From. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Virginia O’Brien (Decca 23868) 1947. Made Famous by: Carson Robison (MGM 12355) 1956. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 1305 I’m Gonna Get You. Music/Lyrics: Dennis Linde. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Swan (Polygram K-009234) 1986. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (RCA 6831) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/13/88 21 wks., Eddy Raven (RCA 6831). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 1306 I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home. Music/ Lyrics: Dwayne Blackwell. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Private Dancer Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jill Hollier (Decibel 95946) 1980. Made Famous by: David Frizzell (Warner Bros. 50063) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/29/82 23 wks., David Frizzell (Warner Bros. 50063). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: Music City News Song of the Year 1982; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Dwayne Blackwell); BMI Country Award 1983. Parodies: “Why’d I Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home,” recorded by Susan Peters (Warner Bros./Viva 29873) 1982, written by Dwayne Blackwell. 1307 I’m Gonna Love You. Music/Lyrics: Baker Knight. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tuning Fork Publishing Corp./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dave and Sugar (RCA 10768) 1976. Made Famous by: Dave and Sugar (RCA 10768) 1976. Country Chart: #3 9/11/76 17 wks., Dave and Sugar (RCA 10768); #13 2/17/79 11 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4682). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 1308 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter. Music/Lyrics: Fred Ahlert (music)/Joseph Young (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Fred Ahlert Music Corp./Pencil Mark Music, Inc./Rytvoc, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Fats Waller (Victor 25044) 1935. Made Famous by: Fats Waller (Victor 25044) 1935. Country Chart: #26 7/25/81 11 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 02187). Pop Chart: #5 6/29/35 9 wks., Fats Waller (Victor 25044); #3 2/8/36 8 wks., Boswell Sisters (Decca 671); #29 11/21/53 1 wk., Connie Boswell (Decca 28832); #3 6/3/57 23 wks., Billy Williams (Coral 61830). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Billy Williams, Coral 61830); ASCAP Country Award 1957. Notes: This song

1303–1313 • I’m brought Fats Waller to national prominence. It was used in a Lakeside Games Products commercial in 1981 and an Atari Home Computers commercial in 1984. 1309 I’m Gonna Walk and Talk with My Lord. Music/Lyrics: Martha Carson. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Martha Carson (Capitol 2145) 1952. Made Famous by: Johnnie Ray (Columbia 39908) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #24 1/17/53 1 wk., Johnnie Ray (Columbia 39908). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Author Notes: “This song is my thanks to the good Lord for giving me the inspiration to write the song ‘Satisﬁed.’”— Martha Carson. 1310 I’m Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail. Music/Lyrics: Karl Davis/Harty Taylor. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Universal Duchess Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Karl Davis and Harty Taylor and The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Vocalion 3056, Oriole 8360) 1934. Made Famous by: Karl Davis and Harty Taylor and The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Vocalion 3056) 1934. Country Chart: #5 record of 1934, Karl and Harty and The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Vocalion 3056). Pop Chart: #76 10/13/62 6 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1429). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Sequel: “She Did Not Get Her Baby Out of Jail,” recorded by Karl Davis and Harty Taylor (Okeh/Vocalion 5439) 1940, written by Karl Davis and Harty Taylor. Author Notes: “Harty Taylor and I were a team, Karl and Harty, and we came to Chicago in June 1930 to appear on the WLS Barn Dance. Back home in Kentucky we had been an instrumental team, but when we got to Chicago we were supposed to come up with some songs. To make your job more important, you had to sing too. One Sunday I drove the WLS pastor, Bill Vickland, to Madison, Wisconsin. He was the barn dance philosopher and said the little blessing at the end of each show. On the way back I was alone, the ride was long and the road was narrow and crooked. I started humming a tune, and two or three times along the way I stopped to write down some lyrics. By the time I got back to my hotel in Chicago I had it completed. Monday morning, Harty and I started rehearsing it and we put it on the air. It drew a lot of mail and later we recorded it on Columbia. We found that sentimental songs always went good with us.”— Karl Davis. 1311 I’m in Love. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Dees/Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./ Milsap Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) 1986. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) 1986. Country Chart: #1 7/5/86 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. I’m in the Glory Land Way see The Glory Land Way. 1312 I’m Just a Country Boy. Music/Lyrics: Marshall Barer/Fred Hellerman. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Hampshire House Publishing/Honeywind Productions Ltd. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Harry B. Belafonte (RCA Victor 5617) 1954. Made Famous by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17717) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/3/77 15 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17717); #37 10/16/65 5 wks., Jim Ed Brown (RCA 8644). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978. 1313 I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal but I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday. Alternate Title: “I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal.” Music/Lyrics: Billy Joe Shaver. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: ATV Music (adm. by MCA Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Joe Shaver (Columbia 13750) 1981. Made Famous by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49699) 1981. Country Chart: #4 3/28/81

I’m • 1314 –1322 16 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49699). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Billy Joe Shaver). Author Notes: “It was a time in my life when I was having lots of trouble. I hadn’t written a song in, I guess, about a year, and I was strung out on a lot of different things. I got into a lot of things I shouldn’t have messed with, and I was pretty near down to the end of my rope. I realized that wasn’t the way for me, then one day, my son showed me a place called the Narrows out on the Harpeth River near Nashville. It’s a big old little cliff that goes way up in the air, and it really takes quite a climb to get to the top. I climbed up, and almost at the top, there’s a place where the wind or water hollowed out the rock, and it looks just like a bunch of altars. It was quite a spiritual place to me. Being from a religious family and all my life with churches, it stuck in my head. I got down on my knees and asked the Lord to help me write a song. I asked him if he could help me straighten out my life, too, it would be nice, but all I’d want, really, was a song, because I hadn’t written one in so long and it means so much to me. I came down off that hill, and I was singing, ‘I’m just an old chunk of coal, but I’m gonna be a diamond someday.’ It’s helped me, and I’m sure it’s going to help a lot of people. It’s a good song to get up in the morning and start singing, because it’ll help you out. It sure helped me — it saved me.”— Billy Joe Shaver. I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal see I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal but I’m Gonna Be a Diamond Someday. 1314 I’m Just Me. Music/Lyrics: Glenn Martin. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 9996) 1971. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9996) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (4) 6/26/71 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9996). Pop Chart: #94 8/21/71 2 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9996). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1315 I’m Knee Deep in Loving You. Alternate Title: “Knee Deep in Loving You.” Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Drusky (Capitol 11339) 1975. Made Famous by: Dave and Sugar (RCA 11141) 1977. Country Chart: #86 4/17/76 4 wks., Jim Mundy (ABC/Dot 17617); #2 (4) 10/29/77 16 wks., Dave and Sugar (RCA 11141). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 1316 I’m Leaving It Up to You. Music/Lyrics: Don Harris/Dewey Terry. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Sony-ATV Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don and Dewey (BMG) 1957. Made Famous by: Johnny and Jonie Mosby (Capitol 2796) 1970. Country Chart: #18 5/9/70 13 wks., Johnny and Jonie Mosby (Capitol 2796); #17 8/31/74 6 wks., Donny and Marie Osmond (MGM/ Kolob 14735); #26 10/14/78 9 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC 14215). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 10/26/63 15 wks., Dale and Grace (Montel 921): #4 7/27/74 15 wks., Donny and Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob 14735) Adult Cont. #1 11/23/63 Dale and Grace (Montel 921); #1 8/31/74 1 wk., Donny and Marie (MGM/Kolob 14735). AC Action: #1 11/23/63 2 wks., Dale and Grace (Montel 921): #1 8/31/74 1 wk., Donny and Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob 14735). No. of Artists: 35. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Donny and Marie Osmond, MGM/Kolob 14735); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1975. 1317 I’m Little but I’m Loud. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Little Jimmy Dickens. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20769) 1950. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20769) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four.

130 1318 I’m Lonely and Blue. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40054) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40054) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. 1319 I’m Lonesome Too. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23564) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23564) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. I’m Looking for De Bully see Bully of the Town. I’m Looking for the Bully of the Town see Bully of the Town. 1320 I’m Losing My Mind Over You. Music/Lyrics: Al Dexter/ James Paris. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Dexter (Okeh 6727) 1944. Made Famous by: Al Dexter (Okeh 6727) 1945. Country Chart: #1 (7) 1/20/45 21 wks., Al Dexter (Okeh 6727). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1321 I’m Movin’ On. Music/Lyrics: Hank Snow. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 0328) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 0328) 1950. Country Chart: #1 (21) 7/1/50 44 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 0328); #5 3/19/83 17 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29729); #14 12/07/59 9 wks., Don Gibson (RCA 7629). Pop Chart: #27 7/17/50 1 wk., Hank Snow (RCA Victor 4593); #40 11/9/59 10 wks., Ray Charles (Atlantic 2043). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1950, 1951, 1984. Parodies: “I’m Movin’ On #2,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 0446)1981, also recorded by Lonzo and Oscar (Decca 46312) 1951, written by Hank Snow with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro; “Santy’s Movin’ On,” recorded Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6322) 1955, written by Hank Snow with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes: “‘I’m Movin’ On’ was written about four years before it was ever recorded. On my ﬁrst session, which was held by RCA in Chicago in 1949, the song was turned down ﬂat by Steve Sholes, recording director. Later on, in the spring of 1950, in Nashville, Mr. Sholes had not remembered this song, so I recorded it.”— Hank Snow. 1322 I’m My Own Grandpaw. Music/Lyrics: Moe Jaffee/Dwight Latham. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Afﬁliated Music/Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Jesters (20th Century 20-33) 1947. Made Famous by: Country, Lonzo and Oscar (RCA Victor 20-2563) 1948; Pop, Guy Lombardo (Decca 24288) 1948. Country Chart: #5 1/31/48 7 wks., Lonzo and Oscar (RCA Victor 20-2563). Pop Chart: #10 1/24/48 6 wks., Guy Lombardo (Decca 24288); #21 1/24/48 2 wks., Jo Stafford (Capitol 15023) as “I’m My Own Grandmaw.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Author Notes: “Back in the early days of radio in the thirties, I had a very successful group called The Jesters performing three nights a week on NBC. Our specialty was novelty songs and bits of spoken humor. In reading a book of anecdotes and sayings by Mark Twain, I came across a paragraph wherein he proved it was possible for a man to become his own grandpa by a certain succession of events, beginning with the premise that if the man married a widow with a grown-up daughter and his father married the daughter, etc., etc., he would eventually become his own grandpa. The idea seemed funny enough to repeat on the air, and sure enough, the response was very good. Later Moe Jaffee and I decided to expand the basic idea and set it as a song.”— Dwight Latham.

131 1323 I’m No Stranger to the Rain. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Curtis/Ron Hellard. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny Curtis (Colt 2003) 1987 (released in Great Britain). Made Famous by: Keith Whitley (RCA 8797) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/21/89 22 wks., Keith Whitley (RCA 8797). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. Notes: Keith Whitley’s was the ﬁrst U.S. release. Sonny Curtis’ was only released in the British Isles. In 1990, the Colt recording was leased by Ritz and rereleased (Ritz LC 0055). 1324 I’m Not Lisa. Music/Lyrics: Jessi Colter. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jessi Colter (Capitol 4009) 1974. Made Famous by: Jessi Colter (Capitol 4009) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/15/75 18 wks., Jessi Colter (Capitol 4009). Pop Chart: #4 4/5/75 17 wks., Jessi Colter (Capitol 4009). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 ( Jessi Colter); BMI Country Award 1976. 1325 I’m Not Ready Yet. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Morris Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bud Logan and The Blue Boys (RCA Victor 9418) 1968. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 50922) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (1) 8/23/80 17 wks., George Jones (Epic 50922); #58 2/03/68 6 wks., Blue Boys (RCA Victor 9418). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 1326 I’m Not That Way Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Russell Fowler/ Teddy Gentry/Mark Herndon/Randy Owens. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Maypop Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 13840) 1984. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13840) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/4/84 19 wks., Alabama (RCA 13840). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. I’m Old and Feeble see The Little Old Cabin in the Lane. 1327 I’m Only in It for the Love. Music/Lyrics: Deborah Allen/Kix Brooks/ Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Posey Publishing Co./Golden Bridge Music/Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Conlee (MCA 52231) 1983. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 52231) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/25/83 20 wks., John Conlee (MCA 52231). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984. 1328 I’m Paying for That Back Street Affair. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Rule/Billy Wallace. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 28578) 1953. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 28578) 1953. Country Chart: #6 3/7/53 4 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 28578). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: This is an answer to “Back Street Affair.” I’m Ragged but I’m Right see Ragged but Right. I’m S.A.V.E.D see S.A.V.E.D. 1329 I’m Saving Up Coupons. Music/Lyrics: Billy James/Joe Weston/Abe Wilsky. Copyright Date: 1914. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Nat M. Wills, “The Happy Tramp” (Victor 5700) 1909. Earliest Country Recording Found: Peg Moreland (Victor 40137) 1929. Made Famous by: Lou Childre (ARC 6/08/59) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 1330 (I’m Sittin’) Fancy Free. Music/Lyrics: Roy August/Jimbeau Hinson. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music/ Warner-Tamerlane Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51169) 1981. Made Famous by: Oak Ridge

1323–1336 • I’m Boys (MCA 51169) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/5/81 9 wks., Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 51169). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 1331 I’m So Afraid of Losing You Again. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/A.L. “Doodle” Owens. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Blue Crest Music/Rightsong Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0265) 1969. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0265) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (3) 11/8/69 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0265). Pop Chart: #74 11/8/69 6 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0265). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 46. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 1332 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10560) 1949. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10560) 1949. Country Chart: #43 6/11/66 4 wks., Hank Williams, Sr. (MGM 13489); #75 1/30/71 3 wks., Linda Plowman ( Janus 146); #23 7/8/72 12 wks., Charlie McCoy (Monument 8546); #17 1/31/76 13 wks., Terry Bradshaw (Mercury 73760); #43 4/24/82 11 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 76148). Pop Chart: #8 2/19/66 13 wks., B.J. Thomas and The Triumphs (Sceptor 12129). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200 found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1949, 1966; BMI Country Award 1973, 1977; BMI Million Airs Award. History: “I met Hank when he came to Nashville about three years before he died. We wrote a book together called How to Write Folk and Western Music to Sell. One day I was over at Acuff-Rose, our mutual publisher, and Hank handed me a piece of paper and said, ‘Do you think people will understand what I’m trying to say when I say this?’ The line was ‘Did you ever see a robin weep when leaves begin to die? It’s because he’s lost the will to live; I’m so lonesome I could cry.’ Hank had this lonesome streak, and I think it was largely caused by his marital problems. I think he wrote it out of a feeling of loneliness that stayed very much with him. He would be the natural person to write ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry!’”— Jimmy Rule. 1333 I’m Sorry. Music/Lyrics: John Denver. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Denver (RCA 10353) 1975. Made Famous by: John Denver (RCA 10353) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/16/75 18 wks., John Denver (RCA 10353). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 8/16/75 18 wks., John Denver (RCA 10353). AC Action: #22 11/25/72 7 wks., Joey Heatherton (MGM 14434). No. of Artists: 18. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976; ASCAP Pop Award 1975; RIAA Million Seller 1975 ( John Denver). Notes: Not to be confused with the same title written by D. Allbritten and R. Self and recorded by Brenda Lee and Connie Cato. 1334 I’m Sorry for You, My Friend. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. (now at Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11160) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11160) 1951. Country Chart: #9 3/5/77 14 wks., Moe Bandy (Columbia 10487). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. 1335 I’m Sorry We Met. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22072) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22072) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 1336 I’m Still Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Cannon/Steve Gosdin/ Vern Gosdin. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Buddy Cannon Music/Pri Music, Inc./Hookem Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First

I’m • 1337–1346 Recorded by: Vern Gosdin (Columbia 68888) 1989. Made Famous by: Vern Gosdin (Columbia 68888) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/27/89 22 wks., Vern Gosdin (Columbia 68888). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 1337 I’m Still Loving You. Music/Lyrics: George Richey/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./Peer Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe Stampley (Dot 17485) 1973. Made Famous by: Joe Stampley (Dot 17485) 1973, 1974. Country Chart: #3 12/8/73 17 wks., Joe Stampley (Dot 17485). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975.

132 don’t need a hit now. ‘Crazy Arms’ has been a hit now for 20 odd weeks.’ Ray said, ‘Ok, you can have the song.’ Ray didn’t give him all of it, he just gave him one verse. Webb was going into the studio right away, so Wayne Walker wrote the other two verses, which were completely different from my verses. Wayne never did get a piece of the song and it ended up with Mel Tillis one-third, Buck Peddy one-third, and Ray Price one-third. At night, after working all day, I would always listen to Eddy Hill on WSM radio. One night, I had just turned it on when I heard Webb Pierce saying, ‘Thought I’d bring you my new single.’ And Eddy Hill played ‘Lord, I’m Tired,’ and I fell out of the bed. That was the ﬁrst time I ever heard one of my songs on the radio.”— Mel Tillis.

I’m the Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World see I Am a Highly Educated Man.

I’m Turnin’ Off a Memory see Turnin’ Off a Memory.

1338 I’m the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Borchers/Wayne Kemp/Mack Vickery. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Atlanta James (pseudonym for Mack Vickery) (MCA 40386) 1975. Made Famous by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50391) 1977. Country Chart: #8 6/11/77 16 wks., Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50391). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “Bobby and I had picked up a couple of girls down in Printers’ Alley and one of them said, ‘I’m the only hell my mama ever raised,’ and I said, ‘Come on, Borchers, let’s go write this song ... we can get the women later.’ So we went and started to write this song. Johnny Paycheck heard it somewhere, in a club somewhere. And there was a kid who put out a version at about the same time, on a small label — Johnny Paycheck heard that version in a club in Ohio somewhere, I think. I was there when he cut it, but I didn’t pitch it to him. When we wrote it we were thinking of more of a guys’ song, but girls identify with it too—I guess that’s where it sort of came from.”— Mack Vickery.

1341 I’m Tying the Leaves So They Won’t Come Down. Music/ Lyrics: J. Fred Helf (music)/E.S.S. Huntington (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1907. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Byron G. Harlan (Edison 9606) 1907. Earliest Country Recording Found: Andy Patterson and Warren Caplinger (Gennett, not issued). Made Famous by: Country, Mac and Bob (pseudonyms of Lester McFarland and Robert Gardner) (Brunswick 586) 1932; Pop, Byron G. Harlan (Edison 9606) 1907. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #9 9/28/1907 1 wk., Byron Harlan (Edison 9606). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine.

1339 I’m Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Ed Nelson, Jr./Steve Nelson. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 46170) 1949. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0083) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (4) 7/2/49 22 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0083); #11 7/23/49 2 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46170). Pop Chart: #18 8/20/49 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 780080). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949. 1340 I’m Tired. Music/Lyrics: A.R. Peddy/Ray Price/Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30155) 1956. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30155) 1957. Country Chart: #3 1/5/57 22 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 30155); #18 10/17/87 20 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07416). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. Author Notes: “I started this song in 1956. I was living in a little place called Dover, Florida, about 18 miles east of Tampa. I was still drawing my mustering-out pay from the Air Force, doing odd jobs — carpentry work, painting, doing farm labor and picking strawberries. I was out in the strawberry patch, I think, when I wrote this song. Buck Peddy, my manager at the time, said, ‘Ray Pierce is coming to town. I know Ray and we’ll go visit with him.’ Ray liked the song and said, ‘I’ll take it.’ Buck gave him a third of the song, which was ok with me because I was going to be in the music business. Ray brought the song to Nashville. He was at the Opry backstage singing it, when Webb Pierce heard it and said, ‘Ray, where did you get that song?’ and Ray said, ‘A new writer of mine from Tampa wrote that song.’ Webb said, ‘How about letting me have it? You

I’m Turnin’ on a Memory see Turnin’ Off a Memory.

1342 I’m Using My Bible for a Road Map. Music/Lyrics: Don Reno/Charles Schroeder. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Reno and Red Smiley (King 1045) 1952. Made Famous by: Don Reno and Red Smiley (King 1045) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Answers: “Since I’ve Used My Bible for a Road Map,” recorded by Don Reno and Red Smiley (King 1377) 1954. 1343 I’m Walking the Dog. Music/Lyrics: Willie Clifton Grimsley/ E.M. Grimsley. Copyright Date: 1953. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Grimley and His Texas Showboys (Pacemaker HB-1001-A) 1950. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28834) 1953. Country Chart: #3 10/24/53 7 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 28834). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. 1344 I’m Wastin’ My Tears on You. Alternate Title: “I’m Wasting My Time on You.” Music/Lyrics: Frank Hartford/Tex Ritter. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 174) 1943. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 174) 1944. Country Chart: #1 (6) 11/11/44 20 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 174). Pop Chart: #11 11/25/44 4 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 174). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. I’m Wasting My Time on You see I’m Wastin’ My Tears on You. I’m Working on a Building see Working on the Building. 1345 I’m Yvonne (of the Bayou). Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Rule (lyrics)/Hank Williams (music). Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Goldie Hill (Decca 28685) 1953. Made Famous by: Goldie Hill (Decca 28685) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: This is an answer to “Jambalaya (on the Bayou).” (I’m) Alabamy Bound see I’m Alabama Bound. 1346 The Image of Me. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32272) 1968. Made

133 Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32272) 1968. Country Chart: #5 3/23/68 18 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32272). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “I got the song from a girl who played the jukebox, who talked about lost love or something. That was in Oklahoma. I was playing a club there and I got that from one of the customers who came in and cried all night long.”— Wayne Kemp. 1347 In a Different Light. Music/Lyrics: Bucky Jones/Dickey Lee/Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Sony-Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./ Ranger Bob Music/Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: Doug Stone (Epic 73741) 1990. Made Famous by: Doug Stone (Epic 73741) 1991. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/16/91 20 wks., Doug Stone (Epic 73741). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1992; ASCAP Country Award 1992. 1348 In a Letter to You. Music/Lyrics: Dennis Linde. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Shakin’ Steven (CBS Canada DNB-1) 1985. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (Universal 66003) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/22/89 21 wks., Eddy Raven (Universal 66003). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 1349 In Love. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Dees/Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./Milsap Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) 1986. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365) 1986. Country Chart: #1 7/5/86 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14365). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. In My Dear Old Sunny South see Sweet Sunny South. 1350 In My Dreams. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Rondor Music (London) Ltd. (adm. in USA by Irving Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29329) 1984. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29329) 1984. Country Chart: #9 3/24/84 21 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29329). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1984 (Emmylou Harris, Warner Bros. 29329). Movies: Texasville (Nelson/Columbia) 1990, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts, Timothy Bottoms, and Cloris Leachman. Author Notes: “This is my favorite song of the songs I’ve written.”— Paul Kennerley. 1351 In My Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Barbara Wyrick. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Intersong-USA, Inc., c/o Warner-Chappell, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Conlee (MCA 52282) 1983. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 52282) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/83 15 wks., John Conlee (MCA 52282). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 1352 In My Little Red Book. Music/Lyrics: Ray Block/Nat Simon/ Al Stillman. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed. Publisher: E.B. Marks (Hudson Bay). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Perry Como with Ted Weems Orchestra (Decca 1695) 1938. Made Famous by: Country, T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1140) 1946; Pop, Guy Lombardo (RCA Victor 25798) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #14 3/19/38 5 wks., Guy Lombardo (Victor 25798). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. In That War see Battleship of Maine.

1347–1357 • In 1353 In the Baggage Coach Ahead. Music/Lyrics: Gussie L. Davis. Copyright Date: 1896. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Dan Quinn (U.S. Phonograph Co.) 1896. Earliest Country Recording Found: Ernest Thompson, “The Blind Singer of North Carolina” (Columbia 216) 1924. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19627) 1925; Mac Wiseman (Dot DLP 3213) 1968. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (5) 11/7/1896 5 wks., Dan Quinn (U.S. Phonograph Co. No release #); #14 7/25/25 1 wk., Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19627). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. Notes: Vernon Dalhart recorded 13 different versions of this song, released on 43 different labels. History: This was written in 1896 by Gussie L. Davis, the ﬁrst successful Negro composer. Davis was a porter on the train where the incident actually occurred. In the 1920s, long after the song had become popular, newspapers carried the story of the death in Kansas City of Mrs. Nettie Klapmeyer, who was the baby of the actual journey. Davis also wrote such country classics as “The Fatal Wedding” and “We Sat Beneath the Maple on the Hill.” In the Bright Mohawk Valley see Red River Valley. 1354 In the Garden. Music/Lyrics: C. Austin Miles. Copyright Date: 1912, 1940. Publisher: Rodeheaver Co. (now public domain). Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Mrs. William Ashor and Homer Rodeheaver (Victor 20385-B) 1925. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: #35 3/28/81 9 wks., The Statler Brothers (Mercury 57048). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 84 found. Movies: Places in the Heart (Tri-Star) 1984, directed by Robert Benton, starring Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, and Danny Glover. Author Notes: “One day in March 1912, I was seated in the dark-room, where I kept my photographic equipment, and organ. I drew my Bible toward me; it opened at my favorite chapter, John XX. Under the inspiration of this vision, I wrote as quickly as the words could be formed the poem exactly as it has since appeared. That same evening I wrote the music.”— C. Austin Miles. 1355 In the Ghetto. Alternate Title: “The Vicious Circle.” Music/ Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Screen GemsEMI Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9741) 1969. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9741) 1969. Country Chart: #60 6/14/69 7 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9741); #50 7/26/69 8 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 0192). Pop Chart: #3 5/3/69 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9741). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Mac Davis); RIAA Gold Record 1969 (Elvis Presley). Notes: Mac Davis recorded “In the Ghetto” on his Song Painter album (Columbia CS-9969) in 1970. 1356 In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad). Music/ Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol ST-2972) 1968. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 9657) 1968. Country Chart: #25 11/16/68 11 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 9657). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “This is the way it was and the way it still is for some people back home. It’s sort of like everyday living. It is true; every bit of it is true. It’s a memory of how things were over in the holler in Sevierville, Tennessee.”— Dolly Parton. 1357 In the Hills of Old Kentucky (My Mountain Rose). Music/ Lyrics: Charles Johnson (music)/James Royce Shannon (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1914, 1941, renewed. Publisher: Forster Music Publishing. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charles Nabell (Okeh 45031) 1925. Made Famous by: Bradley Kincaid (Bluebird 5971) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Notes: This was Bradley Kincaid’s theme song during

In • 1358–1367 his long career on radio. He hosted and played and sang on his own shows in Chicago (WLS), Nashville (WSM), Cincinnati (WLW), Pittsburgh (KDKA), Schenectady, N.Y. (WGY), New York City (WEAF), Boston (WBZ) and probably a few other cities. His career started in the 1920s and continued until 1950, when he retired from radio. He was one of the ﬁrst big radio stars in the United States. 1358 In the Hills of Tennessee. Music/Lyrics: Sam Lewis/Ira Shuster. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: LaSalle Music Publishing. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23736) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23736) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1359 In the Jailhouse Now #1. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Blind Blake (Paramount 12565) 1927 (as “He’s in the Jailhouse Now”). Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21245) 1928 (as “In the Jailhouse Now”). Country Chart: #1 (21) 2/5/55 37 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29391); #7 5/14/55 12 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (RCA 6092); #8 7/14/62 10 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42665); #15 6/18/77 11 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10551); #72 10/9/82 5 wks., Willie Nelson/Webb Pierce (Columbia 03231). Pop Chart: #14 7/7/28 3 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21245). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 72. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Notes: The ﬁrst line: “Well, I had a friend called ‘Ramblin’ Rob’ who used to steal, gamble and rob; he thought he was the smartest guy in town.” 1360 In the Jailhouse Now #2. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22523) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22523) 1930. Country Chart: #15 6/18/77 7 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10551). Pop Chart: #7 5/14/55 12 wks., Jimmy Rodgers (RCA 6092). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 76. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Author Notes: “Regarding Jimmie’s revival of those old songs of American ballad fame, such as ‘Frankie and Johnny,’ ‘He’s in the Jailhouse Now’ and others, reviewers the country over marveled because of his ability to take those old standbys and make engaging novelties out of them. He made them ‘come into their own.’ ‘Jailhouse’ was for Jimmie such a surprise hit everywhere — even though it had been done for years — that Mr. Ralph Peer urged him to work out an original song along the same lines for a ‘Jailhouse Blues Number 2.’ Jimmie did — in about twenty minutes; in fact, while we were waiting for breakfast to be sent up in a hotel in Hollywood. He had it ready for recording the next morning, using the portable equipment Mr. Peer had brought to California for him.”— Carrie Rodgers (from My Husband Jimmie Rodgers). In the Lane see The Little Old Cabin in the Lane. 1361 In the Little Shirt That Mother Made (for Me). Music/ Lyrics: Harry Wincott. Copyright Date: 1909. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Arkansas Charlie (Charles Craver, Vocalion 5270) 1928. Made Famous by: Bradley Kincaid (Bluebird 5321) 1934 (and in live radio performances). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. 1362 In the Misty Moonlight. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Wallace (Challenge 59246) 1964. Made Famous by: Jerry Wallace (Challenge 59246) 1964; Dean Martin (Reprise 0640) 1967, 1968. Country Chart: #65 2/22/75 9 wks., George Morgan (4-Star 1001). Pop Chart: #19 7/25/64 11 wks., Jerry Wallace (Challenge 59246); #46 12/2/67 7 wks., Dean Martin

134 (Reprise 0640). AC Action: #1 (2) 12/9/67 11 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0640). No. of Artists: 26. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968; BMI Pop Award 1968. Author Notes: “I was leaving Nashville for home with a song on my hands that I had been unable to get recorded. Everybody liked it, but not enough to record it. Then, Bob Jennings told me he was looking for a song for Jerry Wallace who was recording for Joe Johnson in California. I sang him ‘In the Misty Moonlight.’ Bob said, ‘I think that’s the song I’ve been looking for.’ (And that was the artist I was looking for!)”— Cindy Walker. 1363 In the Pines. Alternate Titles: “The Longest Train I Ever Saw”; “500 Miles”; “Lonesome in the Pines”; “Grave in the Pines”; “Look Up, Look Down That Lonesome Road”; “Lonesome Road”; “Black Girl”; “True Love, Don’t Lie to Me.” Music/Lyrics: Slim Bryant/Clayton McMichen. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Dock Walsh (Columbia 15094) 1926 (as “In the Pines”); The Teneva Ramblers (Victor 20861) 1927 (as “The Longest Train I Ever Saw”). Made Famous by: Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys (Bluebird 88611) 1941; Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter 1940s (as “My Girl, My Girl”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 53. In the Summertime (You Don’t Want My Love) see You Don’t Want My Love. 1364 In Times Like These. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tom Collins Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52206) 1983. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52206) 1983. Country Chart: #4 4/23/83 19 wks., Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52206). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 1365 Indian Love Call. Music/Lyrics: Rudolph Friml/Oscar Hammerstein II/Otto Harbach. Copyright Date: 1924, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp./Bambolina Music/Bill/Bob Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Paul Whiteman (Victor 19517) 1925. Made Famous by: Country, Slim Whitman (Imperial 8156) 1952; Pop, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald (RCA Victor 4323) 1936. Country Chart: #2 (3) 7/5/52 24 wks., Slim Whitman (Imperial 8156); #38 9/27/75 11 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 616). Pop Chart: #3 2/8/25 7 wks., Paul Whiteman (Victor 19517); #6 3/7/25 3 wks., Leo Reisman (Columbia 242); #8 12/26/36 Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald (Victor 4323); #6 8/20/38 8 wks., Artie Shaw (Bluebird 7746); #9 7/26/52 14 wks., Slim Whitman (Imperial 8156). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 65 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald); RIAA Million Seller (Slim Whitman). Notes: Used in the Broadway play Rose Marie from 1924. 1366 Inside. Music/Lyrics: Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13362) 1982. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13362) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/20/82 19 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13362). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982, 1983. 1367 The Intoxicated Rat. Alternate Title: “Dang My Pop-eyed Soul.” Music/Lyrics: Dorsey Dixon. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Wynwood Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Dixon Brothers (Bluebird 6327) 1936. Made Famous by: The Dixon Brothers (Bluebird 6327) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Notes: Also recorded as “Dang My Pop-eyed Soul” by Bill Cox and Cliff Hobbs (Vocalion 04811) 1939.

135 1368 Invitation to the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music, Inc./Trio Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 41191) 1958. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 41191) 1958. Country Chart: #3 7/21/58 19 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41191). Pop Chart: #92 9/8/58 1 wk., Ray Price (Columbia 41191). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. Parodies: “You Deserved Your Invitation to the Blues,” recorded by Connie Hall (Mercury 71420) 1959, written by Roger Miller and Jimmy Skinner. Author Notes: “That was my ﬁrst hit. I had come to Nashville out of the army, and I was learning to write songs. I was writing pretty good songs, but I hadn’t learned to write hits yet. I had written a few songs, stayed a few months in Nashville — I had sort of quit the business. I had to go back home to Texas to sort of make a living. I got a job on the ﬁre department in Amarillo, Texas. They had a workshop in the back where they repaired children’s toys for Christmas — the old toys for tots thing. While I was there, I used the time, took some plywood and bought an old guitar neck in some junk shop, and made my own guitar. I strung it up, and in a couple of days I wrote my ﬁrst hit song on that guitar I made, ‘Invitation to the Blues.’”— Roger Miller. 1369 I.O.U. Music/Lyrics: Kerry Chater/Austin Roberts. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 5403) 1983 (album cut). Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199) 1983 (single). Country Chart: #6 4/9/83 20 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199). Pop Chart: #53 5/28/83 11 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199). AC Action: #4 5/7/83 22 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52199). No. of Artists: Four. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1983 (Lee Greenwood); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Kerry Chater, Austin Roberts); ASCAP Country Award 1984, 1985. 1370 Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone. Music/Lyrics: Dave Kirby/ Glenn Martin. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bake Turner (Kapp Records K-11640) 1969. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9806) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/7/70 17 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9806). Pop Chart: #70 3/7/70 17 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9806). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52. Parodies: “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4674) 1970, written by Dave Kirby, Glenn Martin and Sheb Wooley; “Is Anybody Leaving San Antone,” recorded by Johnny Russell (Polydor 14475) 1978, written by Dave Kirby and Glenn Martin. Notes: Also recorded by Gus Thomas (American Voices 4) 1972; said to be ﬁrst record by Gus’ wife and Dave Kirby. Glenn Martin says this is not the ﬁrst record. Author Notes: “We were at a recording session. As he was leaving the studio, a promotion man at Step One Records, Wayland Stubbleﬁeld, said ‘Is anybody going to San Antone?’ This gave Dave Kirby the idea for the song.”— Glenn Martin. “I was born in Brady, Texas, but I lived in San Antonio and went to school there for a while. My mom still lives there. Glenn and I wrote most of that song on our way to Atlanta. He had just moved to Nashville and was taking care of business with some property of his. We were going to his home and writing about mine.”— Dave Kirby. 1371 Is It Raining at Your House. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/ Dean Dillon/Vern Gosdin. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Hookem Music/Jesse Jo Music/Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Weeping Willow Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Vern Gosdin (Columbia 40982) 1987. Made Famous by: Vern Gosdin (Columbia 40982) 1987. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “That

1368–1376 • Is was the ﬁrst song that me and Vern Gosdin wrote together. He called me to set up a trip to my place in Gatlinburg for us to write together. I don’t remember which one of us said it, but we were talking on the phone and there was a crack on the phone. I said, ‘What was that?’ He said it was raining real hard. He asked me, ‘Is it raining at your house?’ I said, ‘Not like it’s raining in yours.’ He said, ‘Boy, that’s great.’ I told him, ‘Well, you write it and I’ll write it and we’ll put it together when we get to Gatlinburg.’ So he wrote a verse and I wrote a verse and they matched so we put them together.”— Hank Cochran. 1372 Is It Really Over. Music/Lyrics: Jim Reeves. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Deaton (Shannon 777) 1963. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8625) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (3) 7/24/65 21 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8625). Pop Chart: #79 8/14/65 6 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8625). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 1373 Is It Right. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1958. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) 1958. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1374 Is It Still Over. Music/Lyrics: Ken Bell/Larry Henley. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp./Larry Henley Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27551) 1989. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27551) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/11/89 17 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27551). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. Author Notes: “The song is about a girl I was dating at the time. Kenny and I had written a song earlier that day. When he and I get together, we can write a song in 15 or 20 minutes. We had ﬁnished the song and when we started to leave, I said, ‘Yeah, we got through so early I think I’ll call Nancy and see if it’s still over.’ And Kenny said, ‘We should write about that.’ And so we wrote about that.”— Larry Henley. 1375 Is It Wrong (for Loving You). Music/Lyrics: Warner McPherson. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Warner Mack (Decca 30301) 1957. Made Famous by: Warner Mack (Decca 30301) 1957. Country Chart: #9 8/12/57 36 wks., Warner Mack (Decca 30301); #11 5/23/60 8 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31058); #1 (1) 3/23/74 11 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 46003); #91 1/28/78 3 wks., Gilbert Ortega (LRJ 1050); #93 2/23/80 3 wks., Mike Lunsford (Gusto 9024). Pop Chart: #61 7/29/57 5 wks., Warner Mack (Decca 30301); #69 5/2/60 3 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31058). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957, 1975. Author Notes: “I wrote this song when I was 13 years old. I was in love with a girl named Lucy who was 15. I was in the seventh grade and she was in the ninth. I had left my hat at her house and had gone to get it. She was on the front porch swing making love with G.B. Collins who was a senior. I said, ‘Ok, Lucy, I’ll get my hat tomorrow.’ That’s what you get for messin’ around with older women.”— Warner (Mack) McPherson. 1376 Is This Me? Music/Lyrics: Bill West/Dottie West. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc./CareersBMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8127) 1963. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8127) 1963. Country Chart: #3 2/9/63 23 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8127). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963.

Is • 1377–1387 1377 Is Zat You Myrtle. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle/Ira Louvin/ Charlie Louvin. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carlisles (Mercury 70174) 1953. Made Famous by: The Carlisles (Mercury 70174) 1953. Country Chart: #2 (1) 7/25/53 8 wks., The Carlisles (Mercury 70174). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1378 Islands in the Stream. Music/Lyrics: Barry Gibb/Maurice Gibb/Robin Gibb. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Gibb Brothers Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (RCA 13615) 1983. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (RCA 13615) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/7/83 25 wks., Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (RCA 13615). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 8/27/83 25 wks., Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (RCA 13615). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: RIAA 2 Million Seller (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1984; BMI Pop Award 1984. Parodies: “Music Industry,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 25299) 1984, written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb with lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. 1379 It Ain’t Cool to Be Crazy About You. Music/Lyrics: Dean Dillon/Boyce Porter. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./Nocturnal Eclipse Music/Crown Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52914) 1986. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52914) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/13/86 22 wks., George Strait (MCA 52914). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 1380 It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Easy. Music/Lyrics: Mark Gray/Shawna Harrington/Leslie Taylor. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Chinnicharp Publishing, Inc./Daticabo Publishing, Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation/Warner Bros. Gold Music Corporation. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 03214) 1982. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 03214) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/18/82 19 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 03214). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award (Mark Gray, Shawna Harrington, Leslie Taylor); BMI Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “Shawna Harrington had the idea of ‘It Ain’t Pretty Being Easy,’ and I said, ‘Shawna, that ought to be “It Ain’t Easy Being Easy.’” So we wrote some of it here in the States and then when I was on tour overseas I ﬁnished it in South Africa. That’s why Les Taylor’s name is on it. He poured the wine and I wrote the song. Facts are facts.”— Mark Gray. 1381 It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More. Music/Lyrics: Wendell Hall. Copyright Date: 1923, renewed. Publisher: Forester Music Publisher, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Will Lyle (Edison) 1889 (as “Ain’t Going to Rain No More”). Earliest Modern Version: Wendell Hall (Victor 19171) 1923. Earliest Country Recording Found: “Fiddlin’” John Carson (Okeh 40204) 1924. Made Famous by: Wendell Hall (Victor 19171) 1924. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (6) 1/26/24 20 wks., Wendell Hall (Victor 19171); #11 6/28/24 1 wk., Ernest Hare and Billy Jones (Okeh 40410). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Answers: “It Looks Like Rain,” recorded by Wendell Hall (Victor 19270); “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’,” recorded by Wendell Hall (Victor 19501); “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’ Part 2,” recorded by Wendell Hall (Victor 19890); “New Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’ Part 3,” recorded by Wendell Hall (Bluebird 5332) 1933. History: Although this is not considered a country song, Wendell Hall took an old country dance melody and

136 added twenty-four more verses to it. The resounding popularity of this song in 1923 and 1924 inspired record company ofﬁcials to seek out country musicians and country material to record. Wendell Hall played the ukulele and was known as the Red-headed Music Maker. 1382 It Ain’t Nothin’. Music/Lyrics: Tony Haselden. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Millhouse Music (adm. by Songs of Polygram Intl. Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Keith Whitley (RCA 9059) 1989. Made Famous by: Keith Whitley (RCA 9059) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/14/89 26 wks., Keith Whitley (RCA 9059). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 1383 It Couldn’t Have Been Any Better. Music/Lyrics: Ray Griff. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Blue Echo Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10474) 1977. Made Famous by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10474) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/5/77 15 wks., Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10474). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1977. 1384 It Don’t Feel Like Sinnin’ to Me. Music/Lyrics: Mike Kosser/ Curly Putman. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1106) 1978. Made Famous by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1106) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/11/78 15 wks., The Kendalls (Ovation 1106). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 1385 It Is No Secret. Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20724, 2080) 1950. Made Famous by: Jo Stafford (Columbia 39082) 1950. Country Chart: #8 1/6/51 2 wks., Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20724). Pop Chart: #18 2/10/51 11 wks., Bill Kenny and Song Spinners (Decca 27326); #15 3/10/51 3 wks., Jo Stafford (Columbia 39082). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 78 found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1951. Author Notes: “I wrote ‘It Is No Secret’ in exactly seventeen minutes one night while waiting for my wife Suzy to get ready for bed. We had visited movie actor John Wayne. Upon parting, the actor had said, ‘Hamblen, how did you break yourself from alcohol?’ ‘I didn’t do it, fellow,’ I answered. ‘The Lord did it. He can do the same for anybody who’ll let him. It is no secret what God can do.’ When we got home, the chimes of the grandfather clock in the hall started striking midnight. I was at my typewriter clicking away and in exactly seventeen minutes it was ﬁnished, tune and all.”— Stuart Hamblen. 1386 It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin’. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Tillotson. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Ridge Music Corp. c/o Tannen Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1418) 1962. Made Famous by: Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1418) 1962. Country Chart: #4 6/23/62 13 wks., Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1418); #17 8/27/88 17 wks., Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic American 99295). Pop Chart: #3 5/19/62 14 wks., Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1418). AC Action: #28 2/17/68 4 wks., Margaret Whiting (London 119). No. of Artists: 55. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1962. Answers: “It Keeps Right on A-Hurtin’ Since I Left,” recorded by Joyce Smith (Decca 31418) 1962, written by Johnny Tillotson and Lorene Mann. 1387 It Makes No Difference Now. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/ Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers with Dickie McBride (Decca 5604) 1938. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis with Rudy Sooter’s Ranchmen (Decca 5620) 1938; Gene Autry (Columbia 37021) 1946. Country Chart:

137 #3 record of 1939, Jimmie Davis with Rudy Sooter’s Ranchmen (Decca 5620). Pop Chart: #16 12/3/38 1 wk., Cliff Bruner’s Texas Wanderers with Moon Mullican on Piano (Decca 5604); #23 3/1/41 1 wk., Bing Crosby (Decca 3590). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 81. Parodies: “It Makes No Difference Now,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3538) 1966, written by Jimmie Davis and Floyd Tillman with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Sequel: “New It Makes No Difference Now,” recorded by Dickie McBride and The Village Boys (Decca 5948-A) 1941. Author Notes: “[In] 1938, it was. I was sitting in my car in a drive-in having a cold one waiting for a phone call. It never came. ‘Oh well,’ I said, ‘it makes no difference now.’ The ﬁrst verse ﬂowed out in my mind as if I were hearing it on the radio. I borrowed a pencil from the car hop and wrote it on the back of an envelope containing a bill. At the time, I was working with a band in Houston, the Blue Ridge Playboys, and we tried it on our radio program and the results were sensational. The requests were pouring in, and even the newsboys were selling the lyrics in the streets (as was the custom in those days with popular songs). The recording man for Vocalion listened to it and agreed it was all right for radio, but he explained that jukeboxes were where the sales were, and all of the operators had requested fast or swinging music. It was turned down. Later, Cliff Burner recorded it, and it was a smash. One jukebox operator told me he had doubled his plays since ‘It Makes No Difference Now.’ I sold the song for a few hundred dollars, but I got it back in 1966 when the copyright was renewed. Besides many of the country bands, it was one of the ﬁrst country songs ever recorded by Bing Crosby.”— Floyd Tillman. 1388 It Must Be Love. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 41069) 1979. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 41069) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/4/79 14 wks., Don Williams (MCA 41069). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 1389 It Only Hurts for a Little While. Music/Lyrics: Mack David/ Fred Spielman. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Spielman Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor 6481) 1956. Made Famous by: The Ames Brothers (RCA Victor 6481) 1956; Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8555) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/29/78 15 wks., Margo Smith (Warner Bros. 8555). Pop Chart: #11 5/19/56 24 wks., Ames Brothers (RCA 6481). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978. Notes: There is no listing for the third recording, Bonnie Mac (RCA Victor) single, up to 1956. 1390 It Takes a Little Rain (to Make Love Grow). Music/Lyrics: Steve Dean/James Dean Hicks/Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Tom Collins Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010) 1986. Made Famous by: Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/21/ 87 24 wks., Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53010). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 1391 It Takes People Like You (to Make People Like Me). Music/ Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1967 (unpublished), 1968 (published). Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2001) 1967. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2001) 1967. Country Chart: #2 (1) 10/14/67 18 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2001). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “I’ve seen lots of people, lots of my compadres seem not to have an appreciation of the fan. The people that would drive

1388–1396 • It’s hundreds and hundreds of miles just to see one concert, and then drive back. All you had to do was smile, give a wave of the hand, didn’t have to take up much of your time, yet I saw lots of entertainers that I thought sold the fans short. The people who bought their albums, and went to their concerts. So I wrote this song for the fan. I had great throngs of fans when I wrote this song and I wanted to dedicate it especially to the fans.”— Buck Owens. 1392 It Was Almost Like a Song. Music/Lyrics: Hal David/Archie Jordan. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Casa David Music/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10976) 1977. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10976) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (3) 5/28/77 18 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10976). Pop Chart: #16 6/18/77 22 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10976). AC Action: #7 6/25/ 77 23 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10976). No. of Artists: 28. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Hal David, Archie Jordan); ASCAP Country Award 1977. 1393 It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels. Music/Lyrics: J.D. Miller. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Montgomery (Feature 1036) 1952. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 28232) 1952. Country Chart: #1 (6) 7/18/52 18 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 28232); #20 2/6/71 13 wks., Lynn Anderson (Chart 5113); #10 6/6/81 13 wks., Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter (RCA Victor 12245) as part of a medley with “Wild Side of Life.” Pop Chart: #27 8/23/52 1 wk., Kitty Wells (Decca 28232). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 56. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. Author Notes: “I was returning from a trip to the neighboring town of Rayne, Louisiana. I had my car radio on and was listening to a country program. The song playing was ‘Wild Side of Life,’ by Hank Thompson. This was a real big country record at the time, and I had thought of writing a sequel on several occasions; however, the lyric ideas I had had were not, in my opinion, strong enough. On this trip, the set of lyrics came to my mind I felt I had been searching for. I pulled my car on the side of highway 90, took a tablet I kept in my glove compartment for such occasions and began to write the lyrics down as they came to my mind. Kitty Wells’ recording of the song became an immediate hit, and in a very short period it was the number one country song and record in the nation.”— Jay Miller. 1394 It’ll Be Me. Music/Lyrics: Sonny LeMaire/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Paciﬁc Island Publishing/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 06229) 1986. Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 06229) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/26/86 22 wks., Exile (Epic 06229). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 1395 It’s a Cheating Situation. Music/Lyrics: Curly Putman/ Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 10889) 1979. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 10889) 1979. Country Chart: #2 (2) 1/27/79 15 wks., Moe Bandy (Columbia 10889). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980; ACM Song of the Year 1979. Notes: Janie Fricke is backing vocalist for Moe Bandy’s recording. 1396 It’s a Cowboy Lovin’ Night. Music/Lyrics: Ronnie Rogers. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Southern Arts Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40708) 1977. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40708) 1977. Country Chart: #7 4/16/77 14 wks., Tanya Tucker (MCA 40708). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978.

It’s • 1397–1410 1397 It’s a Lovely, Lovely World. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20922) 1952. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20922) 1952. Country Chart: #5 5/31/52 10 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 20922); #5 4/4/81 18 wks., Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 49694). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 1398 It’s a Sin. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose/Zeb Turner. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2241) 1947. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2241) 1947. Country Chart: #1 (5) 5/31/47 38 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2241); #5 2/8/69 14 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 44739). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 40. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1969. 1399 It’s All in the Movies. Alternate Title: “That’s All in the Movies.” Music/Lyrics: Kelli Haggard/Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4141) 1975. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4141) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/4/75 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4141). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Merle Haggard). Author Notes: “My daughter Kelli gave me the idea. She was trying to write songs. When she was very young, she wanted to be a movie star. We all thought she could be a movie star.”— Merle Haggard. 1400 It’s All Wrong , but It’s All Right. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA APLI-2544-A) 1977 (album cut). Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-11240) 1978 (single). Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/48/78 14 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA PB-11240). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 1401 It’s Another World. Music/Lyrics: Darrell Statler. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Bronz Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31819) 1965. Made Famous by: Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31819) 1965. Country Chart: #5 9/18/65 20 wks., Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31819). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1966. 1402 It’s Been a Great Afternoon. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40936) 1978. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40936) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (3) 8/12/78 13 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 40936). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. Author Notes: “This song was written after a marriage breakup with Bonnie Owens and during a new love affair.”— Merle Haggard. 1403 It’s Been So Long. Music/Lyrics: Audrey Grisham. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28725) 1953. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28725) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (8) 7/4/53 22 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 28725). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. 1404 It’s Been So Long Darling. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6112) 1945. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6112) 1945. Country Chart: #1 (4) 11/17/45 13 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca

138 6112). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Author Notes: “I recall talking all night with an Air Force captain on a train from Hollywood to Nashville—about 1944 or ’45— and from our conversation, I wrote a song entitled ‘It’s Been So Long Darling.’ I can’t recall his name, but I bet he never knew where I got the idea for that song — or did he? I hope he heard it and knew it was his song.”— Ernest Tubb. 1405 It’s Four in the Morning. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Mercury 73250) 1971. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Mercury 73250) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/4/71 20 wks., Faron Young (Mercury 73250); #36 11/23/85 13 wks., Tom Jones (Mercury 884252). Pop Chart: #92 2/12/72 4 wks., Faron Young (Mercury 73250). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1972 ( Jerry Chesnut). Movies: When You Comin’ Back Red Ryder (Columbia) 1979, directed by Milton Katselas, starring Hal Linden, Marjoe Gortner, Lee Grant, Stephanie Faracy, Dixie Harris, Anne Ramsey, and Candy Clark. 1406 It’s Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 0707) 1972. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 0707) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (3) 6/3/72 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0707). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 1407 It’s Goodbye and So Long to You. Music/Lyrics: Harold Breau/Raymond Couture. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Canadian Music Sales Corp. (adm. by Chappell and Co. Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hal Lone Pine (RCA 204482) 1952. Made Famous by: Burl Ives (Decca 28055) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 1408 It’s Hard to Be Humble. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songpainter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mac Davis (Casablanca 2244) 1980. Made Famous by: Mac Davis (Casablanca 2244) 1980. Country Chart: #10 3/22/80 11 wks., Mac Davis (Casablanca 2244). Pop Chart: #43 3/22/80 12 wks., Mac Davis (Casablanca 2244). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 1409 It’s Just a Matter of Time. Music/Lyrics: Brook Benton/ Belford Hendricks/Clyde Otis. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Alley Music Corp./Iza Music Corp./Trio Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brook Benton (Mercury 71394) 1959. Made Famous by: Pop, Brook Benton (Mercury 71394) 1959, Sonny James (Capitol 2700) 1970; Country, Glen Campbell (Atlantic American 99600) 1985, Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 22841) 1989. Country Chart: #1 1/17/70 14 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2700); #7 11/16/85 21 wks., Glen Campbell (Atlantic American 99600); #1 (1) 9/23/89 26 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 22841). Pop Chart: #3 1/26/59 18 wks., Brook Benton (Mercury 71394); #87 1/24/70 4 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2700). AC Action: #31 2/7/70 3 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2700). No. of Artists: 50 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1959 (Brook Benton, Mercury 71394); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1971, 1987, 1990; BMI Pop Award 1959; BMI R&B Award 1959. 1410 It’s Like We Never Said Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Roger Greenway/Geoff Stephens. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Orgee Music, Ltd./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/PRS. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 36203) 1979 (album cut). Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11198) 1980 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/9/80 14 wks., Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11198). Pop Chart: #63 2/23/80 6 wks., Crystal Gayle

139 (Columbia 11198). AC Action: #17 2/9/80 9 wks., Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11198). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 1411 It’s Me Again, Margaret. Music/Lyrics: Paul Craft. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Paul Craft (Truth 3205) 1974. Made Famous by: Paul Craft (Truth 3205) 1974. Country Chart: #55 10/12/74 10 wks., Paul Craft (Truth 3205); #74 3/23/85 6 wks., Ray Stevens (MCA 52548). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Notes: Also recorded by Johnny Goodtime (Gusto TV 1038) and Murry Kellum (Plantation 531) 1978. Author Notes: “This song is based on a pretty dirty joke told to me by a publisher named ‘Ray Baker.’ It was a little short joke about this guy who would call this girl, Margaret, and make a ﬁlthy suggestion. She called the police and the police arrested him and said, ‘Ok, one phone call, and then, we’ll put you in jail,’ and he called and said, ‘Hey Margaret, you wanna....’ Filthy joke but real funny. Later on, I was thinking about that and I came up with the phrase, ‘It’s me again, Margaret,’ which wasn’t in the joke. I just wrote the thing and I thought it needed some sound effects or something so I put that in there. And at the end, when he makes the phone call, it should say something different in the last chorus: ‘They got me Margaret. You won’t miss me but I’ll miss you,’ and I thought what a great way to end it. And I thought Margaret is a classic here and I was trying to write something that, if you did it in front of an audience who never heard a guitar, you’d get a standing ovation. That was my aim in writing that song. It was like showmanship, just trying to knock an audience out. There’s only one other song that I know is like ‘Margaret,’ and it’s one that Jim Stafford had on an album which I heard after I had written mine.”— Paul Craft. 1412 It’s My Lazy Day. Music/Lyrics: Smiley Burnette. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed 1971. Publisher: Golden West Melodies. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Smiley Burnette (ARA 4002) 1945. Made Famous by: Smiley Burnette (ARA 4002) 1945. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #16 7/20/46 2 wks., Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor 1892). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Movies: Riders of the Whistling Pines (Republic) 1949, directed by John English, starring Gene Autry and Patricia White; Bordertown Trail (Republic) 1944, directed by Lesley Selander, starring Smiley Burnette, Sunset Carson, Ellen Lowe, and Weldon Heyburn. Notes: Used on Dr. Gene Scott’s televison show. 1413 It’s Not Love (but It’s Not Bad). Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Glenn Martin. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3419) 1972. Made Famous by: Country, Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905) 1970; Pop, Merle Haggard (Capitol 3419) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/2/72 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3419). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1972 (Hank Cochran, Glen Martin); BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “I was on my boat and Glen Martin came over. He said, ‘I’ve got an idea for a song. If you can’t write it, nobody can.’ He gave it to me and I immediately — it immediately hit me real hard and I just wrote the chorus. Then, he and me, we worked on the verse. Then he left and on the way over to a friend’s house I wrote the other verse. That night, after I had written it, the same night, I got a phone call and it was Merle Haggard. I said, ‘Well, Hag, what are ya doin’?’ and he said, ‘Well, I’m in town and I’m gonna record. Ya got a hit?’ And I said, ‘I sure have! I just ﬁnished it as a matter of fact.’ He said, ‘What’s the name of it?’ I said, ‘It’s Not Love (but It’s Not Bad).’ He said, ‘I’ll cut it. Come on up here.’ I asked where he was. He told me he was at the Old King of the Road. I called Glen and told him, and Glen met me up there. Glen had never heard the other verse. So I sang

1411–1420 • It’s it to Hag and he said, ‘That’s all. I’ll cut it. Don’t sing it any more ’cuz I don’t want to drift off on your style.’”— Hank Cochran. 1414 It’s Only Make Believe. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty/Jack Nance. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MGM 12677) 1958. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MGM 12677) 1958. Country Chart: #3 9/19/70 15 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905); #99 3/31/79 1 wk., Robert Gordon (RCA 11471); #8 22/26/87 23 wks., Ronnie McDowell with Conway Twitty as guest vocal (Curb 10501). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 9/29/58 21 wks., Conway Twitty (MGM 12677); #10 9/26/70 12 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905). AC Action: #2 (2) 9/12/70 12 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2905). No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970, 1989; RIAA Million Seller (Conway Twitty, MGM 12677). Notes: This was Conway Twitty’s ﬁrst chart record. Conway recorded this song ten times on different labels. 1415 It’s Raining Here This Morning. Music/Lyrics: Louis Marshall “Grandpa” Jones. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Grandpa Jones (King 502) 1943. Made Famous by: Grandpa Jones (King 502) 1943. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 1416 It’s Such a Pretty World Today. Music/Lyrics: Dale Noe. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Freeway Music (adm. by Beechwood Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wynn Stewart (Capitol 5831) 1967. Made Famous by: Wynn Stewart (Capitol 5831) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/25/67 22 wks., Wynn Stewart (Capitol 5831). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 55. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1967; BMI Country Award 1968; ACM Song of the Year 1967. Parodies: “It’s Such a Pretty World Tonight,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14015) 1968, written by Dale Noe and Sheb Wooley. 1417 It’s Such a Small World. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Coolwell Music/Granite Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07693) 1988. Made Famous by: Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07693) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/23/88 23 wks., Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07693). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 1418 It’s the Little Things. Music/Lyrics: Arleigh Duff. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Curb Music/Marson Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 5987) 1967. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 5987) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (5) 9/23/67 18 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5987). Pop Chart: #50 8/12/67 7 wks., Sonny and Cher (ATCO 6507). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 1419 It’s Time to Pay the Fiddler. Music/Lyrics: Walter Haynes/ Don Wayne. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Coal Miners Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cal Smith (MCA 40335) 1974. Made Famous by: Cal Smith (MCA 40335) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/7/74 16 wks., Cal Smith (MCA 40335). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “I got the idea from the old expression, ‘If you’re going to dance, you’ve got to pay the ﬁddler.’”— Don Wayne. 1420 It’s Your World. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Mariposa Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065) 1961. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065) 1961. Country Chart: #3 9/24/61 20 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065). Pop Chart: #51 9/11/61 9 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42065). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962.

I’ve • 1421–1432 1421 I’ve Already Loved You in My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40754) 1977. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40754) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/23/77 15 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40754). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Conway Twitty); BMI Country Award 1978. 1422 I’ve Always Been Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Waylon Jennings Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 11344) 1978. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 11344) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (3) 7/29/78 13 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 11344). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 1423 I’ve Been a Long Time Leaving (but I’ll Be a Long Time Gone). Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 2024) 1966. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 2024) 1966. Country Chart: #13 2/26/66 10 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2024); #92 10/14/78 2 wks., Joey Martin (Nickelodeon 102). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 1424 I’ve Been Around Enough to Know. Music/Lyrics: Dickey Lee/Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jo-El Sonnier (Mercury 73702) 1975. Made Famous by: John Schneider (MCA 52407) 1984. Country Chart: #78 10/04/75 7 wks., Jo-El Sonnier (Mercury 73702); #1 (1) 7/25/84 28 wks., John Schneider (MCA 52407). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Dickey Lee, Bob McDill). Author Notes: “Dickie Lee and I wrote this song nine years before it was a hit. It was ﬁrst recorded by Jo-El Sonnier in 1975. It then sat on a shelf for eight more years before John Schneider found it. It was my publisher, Bob Kirsch, who played it for John. Sure enough, he loved it.”— Bob McDill. 1425 I’ve Been Everywhere. Music/Lyrics: Geoff Mack. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/APRA. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 8072) 1962. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 8072) 1962. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/15/62 22 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 8072); #16 2/14/70 10 wks., Lynn Anderson (Chart 5053). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Answers: “I Ain’t Been Anywhere,” recorded by Hank Snow (RCA) 1971, written by Geoff Mack and Gerry Butler. History: This song consists largely of a recitation of American places where the narrator has been. When Geoff Mack, a native Australian, ﬁrst presented the song to Hank Snow, all of the cities mentioned in the lyrics were Australian. Hank substituted American cities to appeal to his audience. 1426 I’ve Been Wrong Before. Music/Lyrics: Deborah Allen/Don Cook/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Posey Publishing Co./VanHoy Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Deborah Allen (RCA 13694) 1984. Made Famous by: Deborah Allen (RCA 13694) 1984. Country Chart: #2 (2) 1/28/84 24 wks., Deborah Allen (RCA 13694). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1985. 1427 I’ve Cried My Last Tear for You. Music/Lyrics: Tony King/ Chris Waters. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Cross Keys Publish-

140 ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73263) 1990. Made Famous by: Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73263) 1990. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/10/90 26 wks., Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73263). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991. 1428 I’ve Enjoyed as Much of This as I Can Stand. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 8105) 1962. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 8105) 1962. Country Chart: #7 12/8/62 15 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 8105). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Author Notes: “I was down at Linebaugh’s on lower Broadway one night between spots at the Opry. A whole bunch of us were at this round table that used to sit in the middle of the ﬂoor. We were just shooting bulls, swapping stories, killing time like we always did on Saturday nights when one of the guys, all of a sudden, for no reason at all, just pushed his chair back, jumped up, threw his napkin on the table and he said, ‘Well, I’ve enjoyed as much of this as I can stand.’ And he turned around and walked out the door. And everybody just roared with laughter. I looked around, it didn’t hit anybody like it did me. And I’m thinking songs. I wrote it down, went home, and wrote the song.”— Bill Anderson. 1429 I’ve Got a Humpty Dumpty Heart. Alternate Title: “Humpty Dumpty Heart.” Music/Lyrics: Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol Americana 40065) 1948. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol Americana 40065) 1948. Country Chart: #2 (2) 1/31/48 38 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol Americana 40065). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1948. Notes: This was Hank Thompson’s ﬁrst national hit. 1430 I’ve Got a New Heartache. Music/Lyrics: Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing/ Wayne Walker Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 21562) 1956. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 21562) 1956. Country Chart: #2 (2) 11/10/56 22 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 21562); #10 5/24/86 18 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 05898). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. 1431 I’ve Got a Thing About You, Baby. Music/Lyrics: Tony Joe White. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tennessee Swamp Fox Music/White Haven Music (Elvis Presley version only). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tony Joe White (Warner Bros. 7607) 1972. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA APBO-0196). Country Chart: #4 2/16/74 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA APBO-0196). Pop Chart: #39 2/9/74 12 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA APBO-0196). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1974. 1432 I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard/ Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1964, 1968, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5336) 1965. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5336) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (5) 1/23/65 20 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5336). Pop Chart: #25 1/23/65 9 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5336). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 38. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Parodies: “Tiger by the Tail,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3673) 1966, written by Harlan Howard and Buck Owens with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes: “I went on a ﬁve-day tour with Buck a few years back and I traveled through Texas with him. At the time there were a lot of gas

141 commercials about a tiger in your tank. Tigers were ‘in,’ everybody had a little tiger up in the back windows of their cars. Buck had the idea. He says, ‘Man!’ and he sang me a couple of lines of chorus he had started. I didn’t like it. It was too cute, too trite; I like heavier songs. But later on just out of boredom, I picked up the guitar and started humming that melody he brainwashed me. Just for the heck of it, I ﬁnished up the chorus and wrote the lyrics for two verses. The only concept I could come up with (actually Buck had started that) that made it any kind of a song at all was of all these henpecked citizens who have dominating women. That doesn’t mean they’re not big football players from Notre Dame, but their wives control everything they do. And the women may be beautiful. You can still be beautiful and be the boss.”— Harlan Howard. I’ve Got a Woman on Sourwood Mountain see Sourwood Mountain. 1433 I’ve Got Five Dollars and It’s Saturday Night. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan (Columbia 20679) 1950. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 3369) 1956. Country Chart: #4 4/7/56 16 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 3369); #16 4/24/65 10 wks., George and Gene (Musicon 1066). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. Notes: Also recorded by Tex Ritter (Capitol 1071) 1950 and Jessie Rogers (RCA Victor 0350) 1950. I’ve Got No Use for the Women see Bury Me Out on the Prairie. 1434 I’ve Got Tears in My Ears from Lying on My Back in Bed While I Cry Over You. Music/Lyrics: Harold Barlow. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: CBS-Feist Catalog. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 0170) 1950. Made Famous by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 0170) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “When my son Steven was four years old in 1949, he overslept and was still in bed at 10 o’clock on a Saturday morning. My wife Sara woke him and said, ‘Steve, it’s 10 o’clock, and all the other little boys are out playing!’ When he heard that, he was so unhappy that tears ﬁlled his eyes and rolled down into his ears, since he was lying on his back. Sara, amused, called out, ‘Look, his tears are going into his ears!’ This is the only song I’ve written from inspiration.”— Harold Barlow. 1435 I’ve Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hurdist Milsap. Copyright Date: 1941. Publisher: Stamps-Baxter Music (adm. by the Benson Company). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brown’s Ferry Four (King 760) 1947. Made Famous by: Brown’s Ferry Four (King 760) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. “I’ve Got the Lovesick Blues” see Lovesick Blues. 1436 I’ve Got You on My Mind Again. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2300) 1968. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2300) 1968. Country Chart: #5 10/26/68 15 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2300). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “My second marriage was breaking apart. Entertainers have a way of doing that. It’s hard on marriages. I’d met Jennifer. She’d come to one of my concerts in Woodstock, Kansas, and she was attending college at the time. In fact, I spotted her in the crowd — great big crowd in this place called the Cotillion Ballroom—I told the disc jockey, a friend of mine, Mike Goldman, who owned KFDI, my manager at the time, ‘You know that pretty little dark haired, big brown-eyed little gal standing out there?’ I said, ‘Go out and ﬁnd her.’ And he said, ‘There’s 5,000 people out there, what the hell do you mean go out and ﬁnd her?’ And I said, ‘Just what I said, go ﬁnd her!’ I gotta tell

1433–1440 • Jackson you, they went out there, this was at intermission, and after about 15 minutes, they came back with her and said, ‘Is this the right one?’ and I said, ‘Yes, now get the hell out of here.’ I was quite smitten by Jennifer. I met her that night and I thought about her a lot. Since that time, Jennifer and I dated for ﬁve years, we lived together for six years, and we married in 1979. We laugh about it because this has been like a 20-year-date. It’s something that a lot of people should experience. Unfortunately, I got to be 38 before I ever got on a 20-year-date. It’s a true story.”— Buck Owens. I’ve Had a Beautiful Time see I Had a Beautiful Time. I’ve Lost My Love see Careless Love. I’ve Loved You So True see I’ll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers. 1437 I’ve Only Loved Three Women. Music/Lyrics: Carey D. Harvey/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 6810) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 6810) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: Author Nolan Porterﬁeld calls this “a pathetic old ballad that was already ﬁltering into tradition when Carey D. Harvey came up with a version for Jimmie.” 1438 I’ve Ranged, I’ve Roamed, and I’ve Traveled. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5892) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5892) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1439 Jack of Diamonds. Alternate Titles: “Rye Whiskey”; “Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey”; “For Work I’m Too Lazy.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Jackson and Young with DaCosta Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters (Herwin 75561) 1927 (as “Jack of Diamonds”); Tex Ritter (Banner 32735) 1933 (as “Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey”). Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Banner 32735) 1933. Country Chart: #9 3/13/48 1 wk., Tex Ritter (Capitol Americana 40084) as “Rye Whiskey;” #81 10/23/78 3 wks., Chuck Price (Playboy 6087) as “Rye Whiskey.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 56 found. Movies: Song of the Gringo (Grand National) 1936, directed by John P. McCarthy, starring Tex Ritter, Joan Woodbury, Fuzzy Knight, and Monte Blue. Notes: Also recorded as “For Work I’m Too Lazy” by Newton Gaines (TT C1564) 1929. History: When Tex Ritter recorded this song in 1933, he changed the title to “Rye Whiskey.” This has since been the most frequently used title. 1440 Jackson. Music/Lyrics: Billy Edd Wheeler/Gaby Rodgers (pseudonym of Jerry Leiber). Copyright Date: 1963, 1971. Publisher: Bexhill Music Corp./Quartet Music, Inc./Jerry Leiber Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp KL1425) 1965. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 44011) 1967. Country Chart: #2 (1) 3/4/67 17 wks., Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 44011). Pop Chart: #14 6/24/67 9 wks., Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood (Reprise 0595). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country and Western Performance Duet, Trio, or Group 1967 ( Johnny Cash and June Carter, Columbia 44011). Author Notes: “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? was the inspiration for this song. The year this play opened on Broadway and was an instant hit, I was living in New York, fresh from a broke year at Yale’s School of Drama and unemployed. I couldn’t afford a ticket, but I borrowed a copy of the script and read it. I was amazed at how this man and woman went at each other. Later, I thought that, in a lighter way, this would be a good theme for a country song. I took it over to my

Jackson • 1441–1447 publishers, and one of them, Jerry Leiber, liked it, but said I ought to rewrite it. ‘Take your ﬁnal verse, “We got married in a fever,” and let it become your ﬁrst verse,’ he said. ‘Throw the rest away and write some verses just as strong, and you’ll have something.’ I rewrote it and recorded it with Joan Sommer, a beautiful singer from Berea, Kentucky. Later, somebody took it to Johnny Cash, and he and June started using it in their show. Two years later, they recorded it.”— Billy Edd Wheeler. 1441 Jackson Ain’t a Very Big Town. Music/Lyrics: Vic McAlpin. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Norma Jean (RCA 9258) 1967. Made Famous by: Norma Jean (RCA 9258) 1967. Country Chart: #38 8/19/67 3 wks., Norma Jean (RCA 9258); #21 10/19/68 8 wks., Johnny Duncan and June Stearns (Columbia 44656). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 1442 Jailhouse Rock. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Jerry Leiber Music/Mike Stoller Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7035) 1957. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7035) 1957. Country Chart: #1 10/14/57 24 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7035). Pop Chart: #1 (7) 10/14/57 27 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7035). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 37 found. Movies: Jailhouse Rock (Paramount) 1957, directed by Hal Kanter, starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Jennifer Holden, Dean Jones, Anne Neyland, and Hugh Sanders. The song was written especially for the movie. 1443 Jambalaya (on the Bayou). Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11283) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11283) 1952. Country Chart: #1 (14) 8/16/52 29 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11283); #66 2/10/73 6 wks., Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689); #88 1/07/78 5 wks., Saskia and Serge (ABC/Hickory 54020). Pop Chart: #3 8/30/52 20 wks., Jo Stafford (Columbia 39838) Million Seller; #20 9/6/52 6 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11283) Million Seller; #30 12/25/61 7 wks., Fats Domino (Imperial 5796); #16 12/2/72 16 wks., Blue Ridge Rangers (Fantasy 689). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952, 1973; BMI Pop Award 1952, 1953, 1974; two BMI Million Airs Awards. Parodies: “Jam Bowl Liar,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5043) 1952, written by Hank Williams with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “I’m Yvonne (of the Bayou),” recorded by Goldie Hill (Decca 28685) 1953, written by Hank Williams, Jimmy Rule and Goldie Hill. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid; Porky’s (Astral Bellevue Pathe) 1982, directed by Bob Clarke, starring Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, and Wyatt Knight; Living Proof (NBC-TV) 1983, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Richard Thomas and Lenore May; Blaze (Touchstone) 1989, directed by Ron Shelton, starring Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovitch, Jeffrie Demunn, and Jerry Harding (used throughout the movie and as the closing theme). Notes: “Pirogue” (originally West Indian) is a dugout canoe. “File gumbo” is a spice used to thicken gumbo, a combination of powered thyme leaves and sassafras. “Gumbo” is a thin stew or fricassee with browned ﬂour in oil as a base. “Jambalaya” is a native Cajun dish made of seafood or meat stewed with tomatoes and rice. Author Notes: “We were in New Orleans when Hank started this song. Usually he’d start writing and ﬁnish them right then, but this one song he just sort of fooled around with; it was some time before he ﬁnished it. We were down there, just fooling around, and we had some of those Creole dishes like jambalayas. Later on, we were in

142 Fort Walton, Florida, and this guy had a restaurant, and he said, ‘I want to ﬁx a jambalaya dish for you because of the song.’”— Audrey Williams, wife of Hank Williams. 1444 The Jamestown Ferry. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Borchers/Mack Vickery. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Doug Kershaw (Warner Bros. 7648) 1972. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45721) 1972. Country Chart: #5 12/2/72 13 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45721). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “Elmer Fudpucker and I worked about ten years on the road together. We were in Norfolk, Virginia, it was about 3 o’clock in the morning. Fud was driving while I was picking around on the guitar. He got us lost. I looked up and saw this sign, it was green and white and said Jamestown Ferry. Later I found out that the Jamestown Ferry is the best working ferry across the James River. At the time, the sign just seemed to glow. I just started fooling around like a joking or a comedy thing. Then I got serious about it and I wrote the chorus that night. Later, Bobby and I were sitting over at Diane Sherrill’s one night and I sang the chorus to Bobby (I hadn’t thought much about it until that time) then I went out on the road again and when I came back, Bobby said to me ‘I got a couple of verses for that song.’ And I said, ‘What song?’ he said, ‘Jamestown Ferry.’ The song wasn’t quite right, but we polished it up and I just reversed ‘A cold day in hell’ to ‘A hot day in January.’”— Mack Vickery. 1445 Jealous Heart. Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 179) 1944. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 179) 1944. Country Chart: #2 (2) 12/16/44 23 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 179); #14 11/19/49 1 wk., Kenny Roberts (Coral 64021); #8 9/17/49 1 wk., Al Morgan (London 500); #87 3/3/79 3 wks., Barbara Seiner (Starship 109). Pop Chart: #4 7/30/49 26 wks., Al Morgan (London 500); #10 10/15/49 6 wks., Hugo Winterhalter (Columbia 38593); #11 10/1/49 12 wks., Jack Owens (Decca 24711); #14 10/1/49 8 wks., Bill Laurence (RCA Victor 78-3539); #22 11/5/49 1 wk., Jan Garber (Capitol 759). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 125. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award. 1446 The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. Alternate Titles: “Death of Floella”; “The Jealous Sweetheart”; “Sweet Floetta”; “Blue Eyed Eller”; “Down in the Lone Green Valley”; “Fair Florella”; “My Sweet Floetta”; “Jealous Lover”; “Blue Eyed Ellen”; “Fair Eyed Ellen.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Arthur and Gid Tanner (Columbia, unissued) 1925 (as “Floella’s Cottage”); Kelly Harrel (Okeh 7010) 1925 (as “Blue Eyed Ella”); Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19951) 1926 (as “The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley”). Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19951) 1926. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 39. Jealous Lover see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. The Jealous Sweetheart see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. 1447 Jeannie’s Afraid of the Dark. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Owepar Music Publications/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9577) 1968. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9577) 1968. Country Chart: #51 10/5/68 6 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9577). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. The Jericho Road see (On the) Jericho Road.

1448–1460 • John

143 1448 Jerusalem Ridge. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Bill Monroe Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (MCA 2173) 1975. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (MCA 2173) 1976. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Author Notes: “Jerusalem Ridge is right through our old home place, there, the old farm that my father owned. It’s where we used to go back there and fox hunt. It was the highest ridge in the country. The fox hounds, they’d run all over that ridge and you could hear ’em and that’s where my father would take me and my brothers. We’d go back there and especially in the fall and in the wintertime he’d stay there and listen to ’em run, ya know. I’ve always loved fox huntin’. I think that’s a wonderful memory.”— Bill Monroe. 1449 Jesus Take a Hold. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2838) 1970. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2838) 1970. Country Chart: #3 6/13/70 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2838). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Author Notes: “I wrote this song in 1968 before the end of the hippie era and the Vietnam war. It was a needed song and timeless.”— Merle Haggard. 1450 Jim, I Wore a Tie Today. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Oree Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 7861) 1961. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 7861) 1961. Country Chart: #27 5/29/61 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 7861). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “This song was ﬁrst recorded by Eddy Arnold on a single and then on an album, Cattle Call. It was recently recorded by Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in their award winning album, The Highwayman [1985], starring Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. A million seller.”— Cindy Walker. Jim Thompson’s Old Gray Mule see Thompson’s Old Gray Mule. 1451 Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy. Music/Lyrics: Will S. Hays/A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1875, 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 23554) 1929. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 23554) 1931; Mac Wiseman (Dot 15946) 1959. Country Chart: #5 8/16/59 20 wks., Mac Wiseman (Dot 15946). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 38 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 1452 Jimmie Rodgers Blues. Music/Lyrics: Elton Britt/Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elton Britt (RCA Victor 9503) 1968. Made Famous by: Elton Britt (RCA Victor 9503) 1968. Country Chart: #26 5/4/68 10 wks., Elton Britt (RCA Victor 9503). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1453 Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family (Victor 23574) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family (Victor 23574) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1454 Jimmie the Kid. Music/Lyrics: Jack Neville/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23549) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23549) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13.

1455 Jimmie’s Mean Mama Blues. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafayette O’Neal/Jimmie Rodgers/Bob Sawyer. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23503) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23503) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1456 Jimmie’s Texas Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22379) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22379) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Jimmy Cracked Corn see Blue Tailed Fly. 1457 Jingle, Jangle, Jingle. Music/Lyrics: Joseph J. Lilley (music)/ Frank Loesser (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Paramount Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Merry Macs (Decca 18361) 1942. Made Famous by: Kay Kyser and His Orchestra with Harry Babbitt and Julie Conway (Columbia 36604) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #4 6/20/42 10 wks., The Merry Macs (Decca 18361); #1 (8) 7/4/42 13 wks., Kay Kyser and His Orchestra (vocals by Harry Babbitt and Julie Conway) (Columbia 36604); #15 8/15/42 1 wk., Freddy Martin (Victor 27909); #14 8/25/42 1 wk., Gene Autry (Okeh 6690). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 125. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1942 (Kay Kyser and His Orchestra, Columbia 36604). Movies: The Forest Rangers (Paramount) 1942, directed by George Marshall, starring Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard, Susan Howard, and Lynne Overman. 1458 Joe Knows How to Live. Music/Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/Graham Lyle/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Two-Sons Music/Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 1-25573) 1987. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (RCA 8303) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/18/88 21 wks., Eddy Raven (RCA 8303). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Country Award 1989. Joe Reeves see Wildwood Flower. 1459 John Hardy. Alternate Title: “John Hardy was a Desperate Little Man.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown (original version)/A.P. Carter (revised). Copyright Date: Unknown; 1930, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain/Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Eva Davis (Columbia 167-D) 1924. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40190) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. History: On January 19, 1894, in McDowell County, West Virginia, John Hardy, an outlaw, was executed for killing a man in a card game over twenty-ﬁve cents. John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man see John Hardy. 1460 John Henry. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1962, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 7004) 1923 (as “John Henry Blues”). Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15142) 1927. Country Chart: #5 Record of 1927, Gid Tanner and The Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15142); #44 7/30/66 4 wks., Merle Travis (Capitol 5657) as “John Henry, Jr.” Pop Chart: #10 11/8/24 1 wk., Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 7004) as “John Henry Blues”; #20 9/17/27 1 wk., Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15142) as “John Henry (Steel Drivin’ Man).” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 101 found. Parodies: “Henry’s John,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 4024) 1968, written by Ron Lee with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies:

John • 1461–1471 Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang, Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country acts. John in the Army see Get Along Home, Cindy. 1461 The John T. Scopes Trial. Music/Lyrics: Carlos B. McAfee (pseudonym of Carson Robison). Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15037) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15037) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. History: William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925), a former secretary of state known as the “golden-tongued orator,” was chief lawyer for the prosecution in the John T. Scopes “Monkey Trial” of July 1925, in Dayton, Tennessee. Clarence Darrow, the most famous criminal lawyer in the country, defended Scopes’ teaching of evolution in a public school contrary to state law. Bryan, a rabid fundamentalist, took on the agnostic Darrow in an 11-day trial that turned the small country town into a circus. Farmers, newsmen, scientists and intellectuals poured into Dayton to see the show. The Chicago Tribune installed radio transmitters and broadcast the proceedings, a ﬁrst in American history. On July 21, 1925, after days of heated debate over the literal truth of the Bible, Scopes was found guilty and ﬁned $100. The sentence was set aside. William Jennings Bryan died July 26, 1925. Vernon Dalhart recorded this song the day the trial began. John the Baptist see You Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley. 1462 Johnny B. Goode. Music/Lyrics: Chuck Berry. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Isalee Music (USA only)/ARC Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chuck Berry (Chess 1691) 1958. Made Famous by: Chuck Berry (Chess 1691) 1958; Buck Owens (Capitol 2485) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/24/69 15 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2485). Pop Chart: #8 4/28/58 15 wks., Chuck Berry (Chess 1691). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI R&B Award, 1958; BMI Country Award 1970. Movies: Back to the Future (Universal) 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Johnny Goodin see The Girl I Left Behind Me. 1463 Johnny One Time. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/A.L. “Doodle” Owens. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (RCA 9605) 1968. Made Famous by: Brenda Lee (Decca 32428) 1969. Country Chart: #50 2/15/69 11 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 32428); #36 9/7/68 7 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA 9605); #87 10/2/78 4 wks., Kathy Twitty (MCA 40613) as “Jessica James.” Pop Chart: #41 2/8/69 11 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 32428). AC Action: #3 1/11/69 16 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 32428). No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969, 1970. 1464 Johnny Reb. Music/Lyrics: Merle Kilgore. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music/Cedarwood Publishing/Shelby Singleton Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) 1959. Made Famous by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437) 1959. Country Chart: #10 9/7/59 9 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437). Pop Chart: #54 8/24/59 9 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41437). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “I wrote this song in a dream. The next morning my wife Dorothy said, ‘I heard you get up in the middle of the night to write a song — it was a beautiful song.’ I said, ‘What song?’ When we both walked into the den, I heard a buzzing sound of an old Wallensack recorder (which meant that it was on). The recorder had recorded the entire song complete with guitar accompaniment. Johnny Horton recorded it just as I wrote it in my sleep.”— Merle Kilgore.

144 1465 Jole Blon. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Amedee Breaux and Cleona Breaux (Columbia 40510F) 1929 (as “Ma Blonde Est Parti”); Harry Choates (Goldstar 1314) 1946 (as “Jole Blon”). Made Famous by: Harry Choates (Gold Star 1314) 1946. Country Chart: #4 1/4/47 2 wks., Harry Choates (Modern Mountain 511); #2 (1) 2/8/47 15 wks., Moon Mullican and The Showboys (King 578) as “New Pretty Blonde”; #4 7/26/47 1 wk., Moon Mullican (King 632) as “Jole Blon’s Sister”; #4 4/19/47 6 wks., Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287) as “(Our Own) Jole Blon.” Pop Chart: #21 1/11/47 1 wk., Moon Mullican and The Showboys (King 578) as “New Pretty Blonde.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 115 found. Answers: “New Pretty Blonde ( Jole Blonde),” recorded by Moon Mullican and The Showboys (King 578) 1946; “New Pretty Blonde” (Jole Blonde),” recorded by Red Foley (Decca 46034) 1947 and ﬁrst recorded and made famous by Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287) 1947; also recorded by Tommy Schafer (Token 110) in 1951 and by Rusty and Doug (Hickory LPM 103); “Jole Blon’s Sister,” recorded by Moon Mullican (King 632) 1947; “(The) Daughter of Jole Blon,” ﬁrst recorded and made famous by Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys (1947). 1466 Jole Blon Is Gone, Amen. Music/Lyrics: Morry Burns/Lois Mann (pseudonym of Sidney Nathan). Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Moon Mullican (King 761) 1949. Made Famous by: Moon Mullican (King 761) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 3 found. 1467 Jole Blon, Our Own. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287) 1947. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287) 1947. Country Chart: #4 4/19/47 6 wks., Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 1468 Jole Blon’s Ghost. Music/Lyrics: Norman King/Wayne Raney. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Fort Knox/Trio Music, Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wayne Raney (King 719) 1948. Made Famous by: Wayne Raney (King 719) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 2 found. 1469 Jole Blon’s Sister. Music/Lyrics: Morry Burns/Lois Mann (pseudonym of Sidney Nathan). Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moon Mullican (King 632) 1947. Made Famous by: Moon Mullican (King 632) 1947. Country Chart: #4 7/26/47 1 wk., Moon Mullican (King 632). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1470 Jolene. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Owepar Publishing, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA APBO0145) 1973. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA APBO-0145) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/3/73 19 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA APBO-0145). Pop Chart: #60 1/26/74 8 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA APBO-0145). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973, 1974 (Dolly Parton); BMI Country Award 1974. 1471 Jolie Blond Likes the Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Rightsong. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (MGM 10681) 1950. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (MGM 10681) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Jolly Blacksmith see Long Eared Mule. A Jolly Group of Cowboys see When the Work’s All Done This Fall.

145 1472 Jose Cuervo. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Jordan. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Galleon Music/EMI-Easy Listening Music Corp., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Shelly West (Warner Bros. 29778) 1983. Made Famous by: Shelly West (Warner Bros. 29778) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/12/83 23 wks., Shelly West (Warner Bros. 29778). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. 1473 Joshua. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Owepar Publishing, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9928) 1970. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9928) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/12/70 15 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA-47-9928). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 1474 Just a Closer Walk with Thee. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1962, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Decca 8594) 1941. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 14505) 1950. Country Chart: #9 7/22/50 5 wks., Red Foley (Decca 14505). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 176. 1475 Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long Way). Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Zeke Clements. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3013) 1947. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3013) 1948. Country Chart: #1 (8) 8/28/48 32 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3013). Pop Chart: #13 9/11/48 9 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3013); #20 6/14/52 4 wks., Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor 4680). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1948; BMI Pop Award 1952; RIAA Certiﬁed Gold 1949 (Eddy Arnold). 1476 Just Another Love. Music/Lyrics: Paul Davis. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Web IV Music, Inc./Paul and Jonathan Songs. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Paul Davis (Bang BLP 410) 1977. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/12/86 24 wks., Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5604). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 1477 Just Another Woman in Love. Music/Lyrics: Wanda Malette/ Patti Ryan. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc. (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc. and Southern Days Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 5344) 1984. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 5344) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/28/84 20 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5344). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #7 4/28/84 19 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5344). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984, 1985. 1478 Just Because. Music/Lyrics: Bob Shelton/Joe Shelton/Sid Robin. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Nelstone’s Hawaiians (Victor 40193) 1929. Made Famous by: The Shelton Brothers (Decca 5100) 1935; The Lonestar Cowboys (Bluebird 6052) 1935. Country Chart: #7 5/8/48 1 wk., Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks (Columbia 12359). Pop Chart: #29 4/6/57 29 wks., Price Lloyd (ABC Para 972); #9 5/8/48 14 wks., Frankie Yankovic and His Yanks (Columbia 12359); #20 5/22/48 4 wks., Eddy Howard (Majestic 1231). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 86. Answers: “Answer to Just Because,” recorded by Shelton Brothers (Decca 5170) 1935; “Answer to Just Because,” recorded by Rhubarb Red (a pseudonym of Les Paul) (Montgomery Ward 8012) 1937; “Just Because #3,” recorded by Shelton Brothers (Decca 5367) 1937; “Just Because #3,” recorded by the Saddle

1472–1483 • Just Tramps (Vocalion 03609, ARC 7-08-68) 1937; “Honey, It’s Just Because” recorded by Rambling Duet (Bluebird B7131) 1937 (Rambling Duet was Frank Gerald and Howard Dixon). Notes: This has been the theme song of the Peninsula Banjo Band of San Jose, California, since 1963. According to a Library of Congress copyright search, the original unpublished copyright was assigned to Herbert A. Nelson and Jas. D. Touchtone, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc., 7/1/30. A published copyright was obtained 6/8/48, registered in the name of Peer International, same authors. This copyright was renewed in 1975. On 3/8/37, “Just Because,” words and music by Bob and Joe Shelton, was registered as unpublished in the name of Jenkins Music Co. On 4/7/48, “Just Because,” words and music by Bob and Joe Shelton, words by Sid Robin, registered in the name of Leeds Music Corporation E unpublished. Copyright claimed on added words. On 7/16/48, “Just Because,” words and music by Bob and Joe Shelton and Sid Robin. Published copyright registered in the name of Leeds Music Corporation. Author Notes: “My brother and I wrote this song in 1929. We were picking berries in a blackberry patch near our home in Riley Springs, Texas. I don’t know what inspired us, but there were a lot of sayings going around at the time —‘Why on earth are you going to do this?’ ‘Just because.’ We both hit on the idea about the same time and just kept working on it. Before we were through, we wrote three different versions of it, all with the same tune, and we recorded them at three different sessions. It was our ﬁrst song and our most successful song.”— Joe Shelton. 1479 Just Because I’m a Woman. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 9548) 1968. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 9548) 1968. Country Chart: #17 6/29/68 14 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 9548). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Just Because You Were Hurt by Someone see Don’t Take It Out on Me. 1480 Just Between You and Me. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 9000) 1966. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9000) 1966. Country Chart: #9 12/3/66 19 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9000). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1967 ( Jack Clement). Notes: Charley Pride’s ﬁrst chart record. 1481 Just Call Me Lonesome. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifﬁn. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./AnneRachel Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (6198) 1953. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (6198) 1955. Country Chart: #2 (7) 8/20/55 31 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 6198). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Author Notes: “Rex wrote ‘Just Call Me Lonesome’ when he was living in Nashville with Billy Moore. He wrote it as a letter to me. Then he set it to music.”— Dorothy Grifﬁn Smith, wife of Rex Grifﬁn. 1482 Just Get Up and Close the Door. Music/Lyrics: Linda Hargrove. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73682) 1975. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73682) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/24/75 18 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73682). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 1483 Just Good Ol’ Boys. Music/Lyrics: Ansley Fleetwood. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Brandwood Music/Mullet Music Corp.

Just • 1484 –1494 Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley (Columbia 11027) 1979. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley (Columbia 11027) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/14/79 16 wks., Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley (Columbia 11027). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Author Notes: “I was Joe Stampley’s band leader at the time. Since they were both with CBS records, they decided to do a duet — it ﬁt the image they had. They recorded a Johnny Horton song, ‘Honky Tonk Man,’ and asked me to write a song for the ‘B’ side.”— Ansley Fleetwood. 1484 Just in Case. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Paciﬁc Island Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 04722) 1984. Made Famous by: The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28875) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/2/85 11 wks., The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28875). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 1485 Just Me and My Broken Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams (lyrics)/Hank Williams, Jr. (music). Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM SE4621) 1969. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM SE4621) 1969. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Poetry of Hank Williams, Sr., set to music and sung by Hank Williams, Jr. 1486 Just One Time. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7690) 1960. Made Famous by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7690) 1960. Country Chart: #2 (1) 3/7/60 21 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7690); #2 (2) 5/8/71 17 wks., Connie Smith (RCA Victor 9981); #17 9/19/81 14 wks., Tompall and The Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47193). Pop Chart: #29 3/7/60 11 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7690). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 40. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960, 1972. 1487 Just Out of Reach (of My Two Open Arms). Music/Lyrics: V.F. “Pappy” Stewart. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stewart Family (4 Star GE 5053) 1951. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 47-7791) 1960. Country Chart: #100 1/17/76 1 wk., Perry Como (RCA 10402); #37 10/14/78 10 wks., Larry G. Hudson (Lone Star 702); #77 3/25/78 6 wks., Mack White (Commercial 00033); #74 7/14/84 4 wks., Merle Kilgore (Warner 29267). Pop Chart: #24 11/13/61 7 wks., Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2114). AC Action: #6 10/9/61 14 wks., Solomon Burke (Atlantic 2114); #24 10/11/75 13 wks., Perry Como (RCA 10402). No. of Artists: 100. 1488 Just Over in the Glory Land. Alternate Title: “Over in the Glory Land.” Music/Lyrics: James W. Acuff/Emmett S. Dean. Copyright Date: 1906. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Carson Family Sacred Quartet (Okeh, unissued) 1926; Valdese Quartet (Okeh 45161) 1927. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Over in the Glory Land” by the Masters Family (Columbia 4-40847) 1956. This record inﬂuenced modern records of the 1960s through 1980s. 1489 Just Someone I Used to Know. Alternate Title: “A Girl I Used to Know.” Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (United Artists 500) 1962. Made Famous by: George Jones (United Artists 500) 1962. Country Chart: #3 10/6/62 18 wks., George Jones (United Artists 500) as “A Girl I Used to Know”; #5 10/25/69 16 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 0247) as “Just Someone I Used to Know.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Coun-

146 try Award 1962, 1970. Author Notes: “I wrote this song twice. At the time, I had a single out with George Jones on ‘She Thinks I Still Care,’ and we were looking for a follow-up. I was lying in bed one night and came up with the line, ‘A girl I used to know,’ and I wrote a song along those lines. I had lines in it like, ‘She shares my name and wears my ring, but she’s just a girl I used to know.’ But the line deserved a better song, so I rewrote it the way it is now, where he’s got a picture in his wallet. ‘Oh, who’s that?’ ‘Just a girl I used to know.’ There have been several girls I used to know, including a ‘teenage queen’ who played the piano and went to Peabody Music Conservatory. Didn’t play the piano very good, though. She didn’t like Hank Snow. This was back in the early ﬁfties.”— Jack Clement. 1490 ( Just) Tell Them That You Saw Me. Music/Lyrics: Paul Dresser. Copyright Date: 1895. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Brilliant Quartet (Columbia 2224) 1896; Earliest Country Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Cameo 805) 1925. Made Famous by: Country, Vernon Dalhart (Cameo 805, Gennett 6512) 1928; Pop, George J. Gaskin (Columbia 4020) 1896. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #2 (3) 8/15/1896 3 wks., George. J. Gaskin (Columbia 4020). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. 1491 Just to Satisfy You. Music/Lyrics: Don Bowman/Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1964, 1982. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./Parody Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Ed Brown (RCA 8566) 1965. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 13073) 1982. Country Chart: #31 10/2/65, Bobby Bare (RCA 8654); #1 (2) 3/13/82 18 wks., Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 13073). Pop Chart: #52 4/3/82 9 wks., Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 13073). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 1492 Just Waitin’. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams/Bob Gazzaway. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Luke the Drifter (pseudonym of Hank Williams) (MGM 10932) 1950. Made Famous by: Luke the Drifter (MGM 10932) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Notes: Recitation. 1493 Just When I Needed You Most. Music/Lyrics: Randy VanWarmer. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Fourth Floor Music, Inc./Terraform Music/Warner Bros. Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Cotton (Airola) 1978. Made Famous by: Randy VanWarmer (Bearsville 0334) 1979. Country Chart: #40 7/28/79 1 wk., Diana (Elektra 46061); #71 6/30/79 6 wks., Randy VanWarmer (Bearsville 0334). Pop Chart: #4 3/24/79 20 wks., Randy VanWarmer (Bearsville 0334). AC Action: #1 5/19/79 2 wks., Randy VanWarmer (Bearsville 0334). No. of Artists: 11 found. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Randy VanWarmer); RIAA Certiﬁed Gold (Randy VanWarmer). Kansas City Song see Take Care of You for Me in Kansas City. 1494 Kansas City Star. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 1998) 1965. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 1998) 1965. Country Chart: #7 10/2/65 13 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1998). Pop Chart: #31 9/11/65 7 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1998). AC Action: #3 9/18/65 7 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1998). No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Author Notes: “I was in the Gene Autry Continental Hotel in Hollywood one night, and I had just written ‘King of the Road.’ I started writing about the king of Kansas City, then I thought, ‘Well, I’ve just written “King of the Road,” this is no good.’ When I was a little boy in Oklahoma, we used to subscribe

147 to the Kansas City Star. Then it fell into place, I said, ‘The Kansas City Star, he’s a local television personality.’ The character in the song was based on a man who has since passed away. His name was Bob Lobertini and he played the afternoon kiddie cartoons in Nashville in the early ’60s. I didn’t watch him that much, but I had little kids at the time, they would watch him, Uncle Bob or Captain Bob, or whatever he was. I pictured him in Kansas City, and it all came together. When I perform, people yell for it every night.”— Roger Miller. Karo see Long Eared Mule. 1495 Kate. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45590) 1972. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45590) 1972. Country Chart: #2 (3) 5/6/72 12 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45590). Pop Chart: #78 5/13/72 7 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45590). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 1496 Katy Hill. Alternate Title: “Kitty Hill.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: “Champion Fiddler from Tennessee” Allen Sisson (Edison 51690) 1925 (as “Katy Hill Reel”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Kitty Hill” by Bill Chitwood and His Georgia Mountaineers (Okeh 45162) 1927. History: This tune is taken from an old Irish folk song, “My Love Is Fair and Handsome.” It is essentially the same tune as “Sally Johnson.” 1497 Kaw-liga. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose/Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed 1981. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Aberbach-Intersong, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11416) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11416) 1953; Ferlin Huskey (Capitol 2495) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (13) 2/21/53 19 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11416); #3 2/1/69 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9716); #12 5/17/80 12 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra 46636). Pop Chart: #23 2/21/53 1 wk., Hank Williams, Sr. (MGM 11416); #23 3/14/53 1 wk., Dolores Gray and The Commanders (Decca 28582). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 93. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1969, 1980, 1981; RIAA Million Seller (Hank Williams, Sr.). Parodies: “Poor Ol’ KooLiger,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5280) 1953, written by Fred Rose and Hank Williams with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “Minni-Ha-Cha,” recorded by Hank Williams in 1954, written by Bettie Westergard, Tommy Collins, Hank Williams and Fred Rose. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. History: “Hank stayed at a ﬁshing lodge in south Alabama called Lake Kowaliga. The name struck Pappy [Fred Rose] as a good Indian name and also as a good title for a song.”— Wesley Rose, publisher. 1498 Keep a Memory. Music/Lyrics: Carter Stanley. Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5180) 1958. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5180) 1959. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1499 Keep Me from Blowing Away. Music/Lyrics: Paul Craft. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Norro Wilson (RCA Victor 74-0909) 1973; The Seldom Scene (Rebel SLP 13175) 1973. Made Famous by: Linda Ronstadt (Capitol ST-11358) 1974; Justin Tubb (live performance at the Grand Ole Opry). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12.

1495–1505 • Kentucky 1500 Keep Me in Mind. Music/Lyrics: George Richey/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Talbot Music Publishing, Inc./Pera Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45768) 1972. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45768) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/13/73 16 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45768). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 1501 Keep on the Sunny Side of Life. Music/Lyrics: Ada Blenkhorn/J. Howard Entwisle/A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1898, 1928, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain/Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Carter Family (Victor 21434) 1928. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 21434) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #9 10/27/28 5 wks., The Carter Family (Victor 21434). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52. Movies: Arkansas Judge (Republic) 1941, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Rogers with Leon, Frank, June, and Loretta Weaver; O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Buena Vista) 2000, directed by Joel Coen, starring George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson. Notes: This was theme song for the Carter Family. Not to be confused with “The Sunny Side of Life” by Rheodore F. Morse and Jack Drislane (1906). History: “Early in Ada Blenkhorn’s life, she was given the task of caring for an invalid nephew who always wanted his wheel chair to be pushed ‘down the sunny side of the street.’ His constant repetition of this phrase inspired her to write the gospel song ‘Keep on the Sunny Side of Life.’”— Phil Kerr (Music in Evangelism). Author Notes: “We learned this song from A.P.’s uncle, Laish Carter, who was a music teacher. We recorded it in 1928 in Camden, New Jersey. After we recorded it and started singing it on radio, we used it as our theme song. A.P. has a gold record of this song on his tombstone.”— Mother Maybelle Carter, of the original Carter Family. Kelly’s Love see Careless Love. 1502 Kentucky. Music/Lyrics: Karl Davis. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed 1969. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Karl and Harty (Okeh 06163) 1941. Made Famous by: Karl and Harty (Okeh 06163) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. Author Notes: “I wrote the song as a tribute to my home state. I grew up in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. About four years ago, I was made a Kentucky Colonel on the strength of having written it.”— Karl Davis. 1503 Kentucky Gambler. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Owepar Publishing Co./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3974) 1974. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3974) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/9/74 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3974). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Dolly Parton); BMI Country Award 1975. 1504 Kentucky Rain. Music/Lyrics: Dick Heard/Eddie Rabbitt. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Careers Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 9791) 1970. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 9791) 1970. Country Chart: #31 2/28/70 10 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 9791). Pop Chart: #16 2/21/70 8 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 9791). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971; BMI Million Airs Award. Kentucky Waggoners see Wagner. 1505 Kentucky Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1942, 1946, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907) 1945. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907) 1946; Eddy Arnold (RCA

Key’s • 1506–1513 Victor 0444) 1951. Country Chart: #3 3/23/46 6 wks., Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907); #1 (3) 4/14/51 17 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0444). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 54. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. Author Notes: “‘Kentucky Waltz’ was my ﬁrst try at writing words to a song. I had written 74 instrumentals before I wrote it.”— Bill Monroe. 1506 The Key’s in the Mailbox. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Columbia 41597) 1960. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart (Columbia 41597) 1960. Country Chart: #18 5/2/60 11 wks., Freddie Hart (Columbia 41597); #15 3/25/72 15 wks., Tony Booth (Capitol 3269). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “I wrote this song long before I got out of the factory, around 1957. Freddy Hart did some six to eight songs of mine on Columbia Records. He’d come here from L.A. and I had access to Freddy. Even though he was a good writer I was on a roll with him and all his songs were in the charts, including ‘The Key’s in the Mailbox.’ He did the ﬁrst record and then I kind of forgot about it ’cause by 1960 I had moved to Nashville. Then Buck Owens had a kid on his show named Tony Booth who did a lot of my stuff and he had the award winning record of the song. It’s the only hit that Tony ever had. It gets a lot of live play, ’cause it’s a good Texas song, everybody’ll hit the dance ﬂoor, and everybody knows the chorus. It won me a bet once. I went out to Texas and there were about eight of us. We snuck into this club in the afternoon. This country band was playing and we sat way in the back and I bet these guys that before the band ﬁnished the set they’d do one of my songs. Man it got down to the last song and they got into ‘The Key’s in the Mailbox.’ I won like ﬁfty bucks. Texas is my state, they love my songs there but you know Cindy Walker, Ernest Tubb, and Floyd Tillman’s inﬂuence—that’s what turned me on.”—Harlan Howard. 1507 Kid Stuff. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Crutchﬁeld/Don Earl. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Duchess Music Corp. (MCA Songs). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45903) 1973. Made Famous by: Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45903) 1973. Country Chart: #2 (2) 7/28/73 16 wks., Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45903). Pop Chart: #95 8/25/73 5 wks., Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45903). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 1508 Kids of the Baby Boom. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53018) 1987. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53018) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/24/87 22 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 53018). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “I wrote ‘Old Hippie’ and there were, like, about 15 verses to it. When I ﬁnally got the song trimmed down to where I wanted it, I had quite a few things I liked left over. In one of those verses there was a line about ‘Kids of the Baby Boom’— so I started another song. I wrote ‘Old Hippie’ and ‘Kids of the Baby Boom’ the same day. I think the baby boom generation had and still has real wonderful ideas. I think their ideas, like in the ’60s, were fairly idealistic. But I think we need idealistic ideas. A lot of those baby boomers have become like their parents and pretty much have sold out and become the mainstream. But there’s still a lot of them out there who are conscious of things like the environment and ultimately will do a lot of things that matter other than just making money. I think they will make fairly good teachers for the next generation.”— David Bellamy. 1509 Kids (Say the Darndest Things). Music/Lyrics: Glenn Sutton/Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Algee Music

148 Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10969) 1973. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10969) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/7/73 17 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10969). Pop Chart: #72 6/16/73 4 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10969). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “Billy wanted to do an album called ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’ because Tammy did all those kiddie songs. She had a thing called ‘Listen Spot’ and some other little kid songs. But he found out — they checked it legally in New York — that because Art Linkletter had that title copyrighted there was no way we could do it unless there was a song in it called ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things.’ So he buzzed me downstairs and he said, ‘Get your pen and paper, we gotta write a song called ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things,’ and so that’s what we did. We just sat down and manufactured that song because that’s the only way he could title the album.”— Glenn Sutton. 1510 Killin’ Time. Music/Lyrics: Clint Black/Hayden Nicholas. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Howlin’ Hits Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Clint Black (RCA 8945) 1989. Made Famous by: Clint Black (RCA 8945) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/15/89 21 wks., Clint Black (RCA 8945). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 1511 The Kind of Love I Can’t Forget. Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia 37926) 1947. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 37926) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 1512 The King Is Gone. Music/Lyrics: Ronnie McDowell/Lee Morgan. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Brim Music/Broadsword Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 135) 1977. Made Famous by: Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 135) 1977. Country Chart: #13 9/10/77 9 wks., Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 135). Pop Chart: #13 9/10/77 12 wks., Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 135). AC Action: #42 9/24/77 8 wks., Ronnie McDowell (Scorpion 135). No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: SESAC Special Writer Award 1977; SESAC Song of the Year 1977; SESAC International Award 1978. History: This song was written as a tribute to Elvis Presley. 1513 King of the Road. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 1965) 1964. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 1965) 1964. Country Chart: #1 (5) 2/13/65 20 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1965); #5 6/5/65 9 wks., Jody Miller (Capitol 5402) as “Queen of the House.” Pop Chart: #4 2/6/65 12 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1965); #35 8/27/66 5 wks., Mickie O. Finn (Dunhill 4038); #12 4/24/65 9 wks., Jody Miller (Capitol 5402) as “Queen of the House.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 157. Awards: Grammys, Best Contemporary R&R Vocal Performance, Male 1965 (Roger Miller), Best Contemporary R&R Single 1965 (Roger Miller), Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male 1965 (Roger Miller), Best C&W Single 1965 (Roger Miller), Best Country and Western Song 1965 (Roger Miller); RIAA Million Seller 1965 (Roger Miller); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971; BMI Pop Award 1965. Parodies: “King of the Camp,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 8664) 1965, written by Roger Miller with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “Queen of the House,” ﬁrst recorded and made famous by Jody Miller (Capitol 5402) 1965, written by Mary Taylor. Movies: Maximum Overdrive (De Laurentiis) 1986, directed by Stephen King, starring Emilio Estevez and Pat Hingle.

149 Author Notes: “Everyone always has this feeling inside them of wanting to just ﬂy free and get away from all the responsibilities. Some days they’d just like to say the heck with it and go off hoboing. I was driving along a highway out of Davenport, Iowa, one night and saw a sign that said, ‘Trailers for Sale or Rent,’ and I heard music in the phrase. A few weeks later I pictured a hobo. I have a statue of a hobo. I went into this men’s store in Kitchener, Ontario, and they had little carvings of old sailors and hobos and stuff, and I saw one in there, and that was just the picture of the guy I was trying to write about. So I took it, and I’d stare at that hobo. I haven’t ever hoboed, but I slept in used car lots when I was a kid and hitch-hiked around the country, and I remember the mornings getting up and walking around and trying to ﬁnd an excuse for breakfast. There’s a dirty joke in this song: ‘Mine isn’t very big around, but sure is short.’ A lot of people don’t understand about that joke, but when they hear the line it strikes a chord. I was trying to write my equivalent of ‘Mack the Knife.’”— Roger Miller. King’s Head (English) see Soldier’s Joy. 1514 Kinnie Wagner’s Fate. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1926, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15065) 1926. Made Famous by: Al Craver (Columbia 15065). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Sequel: “Kinnie Wagner’s Surrender,” recorded by Al Craver (Columbia 15098). Notes: “After ﬁve killings and an escape from prison in Blountsville, Tennessee, Kenny Carl Wagner surrendered to a lady sheriff in Texarkana, Texas, on August 19, 1926.”— Gus Meade. 1515 Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Ben Peters Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 0550) 1971. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 0550) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (5) 10/23/71 19 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0550). Pop Chart: #21 11/20/71 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0550). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 (Ben Peters); RIAA Million Seller 1972 (Charley Pride); Grammy, Best Country Song 1972 (Ben Peters); BMI Country Award 1972, 1973; BMI Million Airs Award; Music City News Song of the Year 1972. Author Notes: “The idea came to me on lunch hour as I was walking down the street thinking about song titles. I have a daughter named Angela, and of course I’m married to an angel. I just kinda like the play on words with the angel and the devil part. Johnny Duncan was about to record that song one day in Columbia Studios before Charley Pride ever did. It was the third song on the session, and a big thunderstorm came up so they had to quit. So he only got two songs on the session. Charley Pride recorded it later. Looks like someone was intervening there a little bit.”— Ben Peters. 1516 Kisses Don’t Lie. Music/Lyrics: Pearl Butler/Marijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21340) 1954. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21340) 1954. Country Chart: #5 1/22/55 16 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21340). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Kitty Hill see Katy Hill. 1517 Kitty Wells. Music/Lyrics: Charles K. Atherton (music)/ Thomas Sloane (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1863, 1875. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 20058) 1926. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 20058) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action:

1514 –1521 • Lady None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Notes: “It was 1943. My husband, Johnny Wright, Eddie Hill and I were working in Knoxville, Tennessee, on a show called The Mid-Day Merry Go-Round. Lowell Blanchard was the MC and program director of radio station WNOX. I was going by my maiden name, Muriel Deason. We were having good crowds and people kept writing in. One day Lowell said to Johnny, ‘People really like to hear that girl sing, and I think if she had an easy name for people to remember she would really go far in this business.’ Johnny agreed with Lowell and kept looking around for a name. He came upon the old folk song ‘Sweet Kitty Wells.’ It was a very popular song back in the early thirties. Johnny ﬁgured since the people were already familiar with the song, the name would be easy to remember. So I started using the name in 1943, and I’ve been using it ever since.”— Kitty Wells. “I ﬁrst heard this song on The Grand Ole Opry radio show in 1931 or 1932 sung by The Vagabonds.”— Johnny Wright. Knee Deep in Loving You see I’m Knee Deep in Loving You. 1518 Knee Deep in the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Melvin Endsley. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 40815) 1957. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 40815) 1957. Country Chart: #3 2/2/57 15 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 40815). Pop Chart: #16 2/02/57 8 wks., Guy Mitchell (Columbia 40820). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. 1519 Knothole. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle/Virginia Suber. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carlisles (Mercury 70109) 1953. Made Famous by: The Carlisles (Mercury 70109) 1953. Country Chart: #3 4/11/53 13 wks., The Carlisles (Mercury 70109). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1520 Knoxville Girl. Alternate Titles: “The Waco Girl”; “Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You”; “The Export Gal.” Music/ Lyrics: Unknown (original version)/A.P. Carter (revised). Copyright Date: Unknown/1931. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia, unissued) 1924; Arthur Tanner and Gid Tanner (Columbia, unissued) 1925. Earliest Release Found: Arthur Tanner (Paramount 33162). Made Famous by: The Wilburn Brothers and Louvin Brothers helped to keep this song alive. Country Chart: #18 1/19/59 18 wks., Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30787); #19 2/16/59 7 wks., Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4117). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23 found. Notes: Also recorded as “The Waco Girl” by Herman Thacker (Victor, not issued), “Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You” by the Carter Family (Decca 5479) 1938 and “The Export Gal” by Louisiana Lou (Bluebird 5424) 1934. History: This traditional song is also known as “Oxford Tragedy,” “The Berkshire Tragedy,” “The Oxfordshire Tragedy,” “The Virgin’s Advice” and many other titles. It is related to “Pretty Polly” and verses are sometimes interchanged. Although it originated in England, many American singers accept this song as being about a local murder in their own town. The names and places are changed to ﬁt the situation, but the story is always the same. 1521 Lady. Music/Lyrics: Lionel Richie. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Brockman Music/Brenda Richie Publishing. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) 1980. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/11/80 14 wks., Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380). Pop Chart: #1 (6) 10/4/80 25 wks., Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1380). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986; NSAI Songwriters Award 1980 (Lionel Richie); RIAA Million Seller 1980 (Kenny Rogers, Liberty 1380).

Lady • 1522–1532 1522 Lady Down on Love. Music/Lyrics: Randy Owen. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Maypop Music/Buzzherb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 13590). Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13590). Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/20/83 20 wks., Alabama (RCA 13590). Pop Chart: #76 11/12/83 6 wks., Alabama (RCA 13590). AC Action: #18 10/8/83 11 wks., Alabama (RCA 13590). No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Randy Owen). A Lady in Love see Red River Valley. 1523 Lady Lay Down. Music/Lyrics: Don Cook/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: John Conlee (ABC 12420) 1978. Made Famous by: John Conlee (ABC 12420) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/4/78 16 wks., John Conlee (ABC 12420); #26 11/28/81 14 wks., Tom Jones (Mercury 76125). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 1524 The Lady Takes the Cowboy Every Time. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. c/o EMI-Blackwood Music/Kristoshua Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 04533) 1984. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 04533) 1984. Country Chart: #3 7/21/84 24 wks., Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Columbia 04533). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 1525 Lady’s Man. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 4733) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 4733) 1952. Country Chart: #2 (1) 7/5/52 13 wks., Hank Snow (RCA Victor 4733); #92 5/16/81 2 wks., Music Row (Debut 8115). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “Hank Snow ﬁnally made it big by writing his own hits (‘Movin’ On,’ etc.). But his injury in an auto accident prevented him from writing another hit before his recording date — and so I was asked to write one for him — and it was easy; all I did was write Hank’s biography!”— Cy Coben. Land of Beulah see O Come. 1526 The Land of My Boyhood Dreams. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5057) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5057) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Las Altenitas see A Gay Ranchero. 1527 Last Cheater’s Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny Throckmorton (Phonogram 13736) 1978. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49024) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 8/4/79 14 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49024); #47 2/03/79 Sonny Throckmorton (Mercury 55051). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Sonny Throckmorton). 1528 Last Date. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Cramer. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 7775) 1960. Made Famous by: Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 7775) 1960. Country Chart: #11 11/07/60 18 wks., Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 7775). Pop Chart: #2 (4) 10/10/60 20 wks., Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor 7775); #21 10/24/60 11 wks., Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra (ABC/Dot 16145). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 69. Awards: BMI Country

150 Award 1961. Answers: “My Last Date (with You),” recorded by Floyd Cramer (RCA/Victor 7825) 1960. Notes: Instrumental. The Last Game of the Season see The Blind Man in the Bleachers. 1529 The Last Letter. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifﬁn. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rex Grifﬁn (Decca 5383) 1937. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb 1944; Bob Wills 1942. Country Chart: #46 3/27/76 Willie Nelson (United Artists 771). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. “Answer to the Last Letter,” recorded by Rex Grifﬁn (Decca 5745) 1939. Author Notes: “Rex told me that at the time he wrote ‘The Last Letter’ he lived in New Orleans at the Tutweiler Hotel. It was the largest hotel they had at that time. He was married to a girl named Margaret. They didn’t get along too well, as they were both young. He said at the time he wrote the song was the only time they got along. They were getting along just ﬁne. One day, he came in and sat down to the baby grand piano he had in the apartment and wrote ‘The Last Letter.’ It wasn’t in any way a song about him or his life in general, just a song.”— Dorothy Grifﬁn Smith, sister of Rex Grifﬁn. Last Old Dollar Is Gone see Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down. 1530 The Last One to Know. Music/Lyrics: Matraca Berg. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Sixteen Stars Music/Dixie Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Karen Brooks (Warner Bros. 1-25277) 1985 (album cut). Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 53159) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/19/87 22 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 53159). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. Notes: Used in a commercial for GMC trucks in 1992. Also used in a commercial for True Value Hardware in 1992. 1531 Last Ride. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan/Robert Halcomb. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Hank’s Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 7586) 1959. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 7586) 1959. Country Chart: #3 10/19/59 20 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 7586). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 1532 The Last Roundup. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hill. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Richard Himber (Vocalion 2551) 1933; Earliest Country Recording Found: Gene Autry (Melotone 12832) 1933. Made Famous by: Country, Gene Autry (Melotone 12832) 1934; Pop, George Olsen Orchestra with Joe Morrison (Columbia 2791D) 1933. Country Chart: #1 record of 1934, Gene Autry (all ARC labels). Pop Chart: #1 (9) 7/29/33 24 wks., George Olsen; #2 (2) 9/23/33 10 wks., Don Bestor (RCA Victor 24391); #3 9/30/33 12 wks., Victor Young (Brunswick 6651); #1 (3) 10/21/ 33 8 wks., Guy Lombardo (Brunswick 6662); #2 (2) 10/21/33 5 wks., Bing Crosby (Brunswick 6663). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Movies: The Singing Hills (Republic) 1941, directed by Lew Landers, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Mary Lee, and Virginia Dale. Notes: Joe Morrison created a major sensation at the Paramount Theater in 1933 singing this song with the George Olsen Orchestra. The reaction to these performances led to a separate recording contract for Morrison. It was also used in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. History: This was the most popular tune in the country in 1933. Its appeal stimulated a great interest in country music, and awakened the public to the cowboy and the romantic West. Author Notes: “‘Roundup’ probably was inspired by a visit to Texas on a ranch during roundup time, according to Nat Vincent, who had been a collaborator on one of my father’s songs. Quite often a cowboy would be trampled to death if he fell from his horse during a roundup, and my father and Nat had witnessed this happen-

151 ing, standing on a knoll overlooking the plains. Nat said many times the older cowboys going into a roundup would speak of this as perhaps their last roundup, meaning they feared they might not live to the next one.”— Lee Hill Taylor, Billy Hill’s son. 1533 Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning. Music/ Lyrics: Donna Farar/Gary P. Nunn. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Nunn Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill and Bonnie Hearne (Moon Hill 29655) 1976. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 03385) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (2) 12/4/82 20 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 03385). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “Donna Farar came to my place which I called Public Domain, Inc., which was for years a crash pad for itinerant songwriters and a home for runaway fathers. She told me that while driving down the freeway she had the greatest idea for a country song. ‘The last thing I needed, the ﬁrst thing this morning, was to have you walk out on me.’ I responded immediately with the tune for that line and it was recorded. I told Donna to go home, write the lyrics and I would put a tune to it. Next day she delivered the lyrics, the ﬁrst verse pretty much as it is today. The second verse I added plus the chorus or bridge, or whatever you call it, as it is really neither, the way this tune was constructed.”— Gary P. Nunn. 1534 The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash S1983X) 1965. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 8818) 1966. Country Chart: #2 (1) 5/14/66 16 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 8818); #90 7/10/ 76 4 wks., Terry Bradshaw (Mercury 73809). Pop Chart: #40 5/14/ 66 7 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 8818). AC Action: #9 5/7/66 11 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8818). No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Author Notes: “This is one of my best songs. Part of my way of writing is to write as few words as I can to get the most out of a line. This is one example of uncomplicated lyrics with a simple and good idea.”— Roger Miller. 1535 Laura (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got?). Music/Lyrics: Leon Ashley/Margie Singleton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Ashley (Ashley 2003) 1967. Made Famous by: Leon Ashley (Ashley 2003) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/29/67 18 wks., Leon Ashley (Ashley 2003); #50 8/26/67 10 wks., Claude King (Columbia A 44237); #60 2/17/73 7 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 45775); #19 10/9/76 13 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 868). Pop Chart: #66 8/12/67 6 wks., Frankie Laine (ABC 10967). AC Action: #23 8/19/67 6 wks., Frankie Laine (ABC 10967). No. of Artists: 37. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1967 (Leon Ashley, Margie Singleton). Answers: Female version, “Johnny (What’s She Got That I Ain’t Got)” recorded by Alice Joy (Ashley 2010). Author Notes: This was Leon Ashley’s ﬁrst and highest rated chart record. 1536 Lavender Cowboy. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Ewan Hail (Brunswick 141) 1927; Bob Skyles and His Skyrockets (Bluebird 7097) 1937; Vernon Dalhart and His Big Cypress Boys (Bluebird 8229) 1939. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. History: This song was recorded by Vernon Dalhart (Bluebird 8229) and was blacklisted by ASCAP in 1940 when it was considered to be a “blue” (suggestive) song. 1537 The Lawrence Welk–Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka. Music/Lyrics: Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Happy-Go-Lucky Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Clark (Dot 17426) 1972. Made Famous by: Roy Clark (Dot 17426) 1972. Country Chart: #9 8/19/72 14 wks., Roy Clark (Dot

1533–1544 • Leave 17426). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973. History: This song was written for The Hee Haw Show. Lawrence Welk also recorded it for his show. 1538 Lay Down Beside Me. Music/Lyrics: Don Williams. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeanne Pruett (MCA) 1974. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 12458) 1978. Country Chart: #3 3/17/79 15 wks., Don Williams (MCA 12458). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Under ﬁve. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1989 (Don Williams). Notes: Also released on ABC. Lay Down Dogies see The Night Herding Song. 1539 Lead Me On. Music/Lyrics: Leon C. Copeland. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Shade Tree Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bonnie Owens (Capitol 2340) 1969. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (Decca 32873) 1971. Country Chart: #68 2/15/69 4 wks., Bonnie Owens (Capitol 2340); #1 (1) 10/2/71 17 wks., Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (Decca 32873). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1540 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Elisha Hoffman/Anthony Showalter. Copyright Date: 1888. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: The Irene Spain Family (Okeh 45322) 1929. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 65 found. Movies: Night of the Hunter (United Artists) 1955, directed by Charles Laughton, starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, and James Gleason. History: Written in 1888, the text is based on a passage in the Bible, “The eternal God is thy refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deut. 33:27). 1541 Leaning on the Old Top Rail. Music/Lyrics: Charles Kenny/ Nick Kenny. Copyright Date: 1939. Publisher: EMI-Fiest Catalog Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Ozzie Nelson (Bluebird 10499) 1939. Made Famous by: Bob Crosby (Decca 3027) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #7 3/9/40 11 wks., Bob Crosby (Decca 3027); #16 2/24/40 4 wks., Ozzie Nelson (Bluebird 10499). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Movies: Ride Tenderfoot Ride (Republic) 1940, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Jane Storey. 1542 Leather Breeches. Alternate Titles: “Leather Britches”; “Lord McDonald’s Reel.” Music/Lyrics: Neil Gow. Copyright Date: 1792. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: William B. Houchens (Gennet 5070) 1923. Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15623-D) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 37 found. History: This tune dates from late 18th century Scotland and is known there as “Lord McDonald’s Reel.” Known in the U.S. since at least 1800. Occasionally seen in ﬁddle books as “Virginia Reel.” Leather Britches see Leather Breeches. Leave Me Darlin’ see Columbus Stockade Blues. 1543 Leave Me Lonely. Music/Lyrics: Gary Morris. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Gary Morris Music/Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gary Morris (Warner 28542) 1986. Made Famous by: Gary Morris (Warner 28542) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/1/86 21 wks., Gary Morris (Warner 28542). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988. 1544 Leave Them Boys Alone. Music/Lyrics: Dean Dillon/Gary Stewart/Tanya Tucker/Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Forrest Hills Music, Inc./Tanya Tucker Music/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr., with Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb (Warner Bros. 29633)

Leaves • 1545–1556 1983. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr., with Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb (Warner Bros. 29633) 1983. Country Chart: #6 6/4/83 16 wks., Hank Williams, Jr., with Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb (Warner Bros. 29633). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 1545 The Leaves Musn’t Fall. Music/Lyrics: Jack Kenney/Dorothy Sebastian. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moon Mullican (King 917A) 1950. Made Famous by: Moon Mullican (King 917A) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 1546 Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight. Music/Lyrics: W. Donivan Cowart/Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Happy Sack Music Ltd. (Visa Music Div.)/Drunk Monkey Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 3140) 1978. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41154) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/1/79 15 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41154). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. Leaving on the New River Train see New River Train. 1547 Lee Highway Blues. Alternate Titles: “Going Down Lee Highway”; “Uptown Blues”; “Hitchhiker Blues”; “Country Blues.” Music/Lyrics: Chubby Wise (claimed)/Stuart Duncan (traditional arrangement). Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Roane County Ramblers (Columbia 15328-D) 1928 (as “Home Town Blues”). Made Famous by: G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter (Victor 23565) 1931 (as “Going Down Lee Highway”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Uptown Blues” by Vassar Clements, “Hitchhiker Blues” by Jackie Youngblood and “Country Blues” by J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers (Bluebird 8187) 1939. 1548 Left My Gal in the Mountains. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bud Billings (pseudonym of Frank Luther) and Carson Robison (Victor 40102) 1929. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Velvetone 2046) 1929. Country Chart: #3 record of 1930, Gene Autry (Velvetone 2046 and 3 other labels). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. 1549 Left to Right. Music/Lyrics: Lorene Mann. Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31065) 1960. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31065) 1960. Country Chart: #5 4/17/60 22 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 31065). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. Author Notes: “When I moved to Nashville I was going steady with a guy back home in Pleasant Ridge, Tennessee, who had given me an engagement ring. I was living in a boarding house with 11 other women. All the other women were dating and I got lonesome staying home alone every night. So I told him I didn’t want to be engaged anymore, and offered to give back the ring, but he didn’t want it. I told him I would wear it on my right hand. And that’s where the idea for this song came from.”— Lorene Mann. 1550 The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Bonnie Owens. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2123) 1968. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2123) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/9/68 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2123). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Author Notes: “We wrote this song after watching the movie Bonnie and Clyde 12 or 13 times. Merle loved the movie. He has always had a fascination with the

152 1930s and everything that happened in that era. He was born in 1937 and says he thinks he was born ten years too late or lived in another time.”— Bonnie Owens. 1551 The Legend of the Dogwood Tree. Music/Lyrics: Juanita Moore. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Columbia 20713) 1950. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Columbia 20713) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 1552 Leona. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42426) 1962. Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42426) 1962. Country Chart: #9 7/21/62 7 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42426); #64 12/10/77 9 wks., Johnny Russell (RCA 11160); #16 110/6/84 16 wks., Sawyer Brown (Capitol 5403). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “‘Leona’ was not based on a true incident known to me. It was written for Stonewall Jackson. He likes and sings the story type song so well I simply tried to write a little ﬁction story in song that might have happened or could have happened somewhere, someplace or sometime.”— Cindy Walker. 1553 Leonard. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Bonnie Owens. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Shade Tree Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 51048) 1980. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 51048) 1980. Country Chart: #9 2/14/81 14 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 51048). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: This was an ode of thanks to songwriter Leonard “Tommy Collins” Sipes. 1554 A Lesson in Leavin’. Music/Lyrics: Randy Goodrum/Brent Maher. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Blue Quill Music/Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Sailmaker Music/Welbeck Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dottie West (United Artists 1339) 1980. Made Famous by: Dottie West (United Artists 1339) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/23/80 12 wks., Dottie West (United Artists 1339). Pop Chart: #73 3/8/80 5 wks., Dottie West (United Artists 1339). AC Action: #42 2/23/80 4 wks., Dottie West (United Artists 1339). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 1555 Let It Be Me. Music/Lyrics: Gilbert Becaud/Manny Curtis/ Pierre DeLanoe. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed (France); 1957, renewed (USA, English translation). Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Zaoui Rachel Victorine (France). Licensed by: ASCAP/SACEM. First Recorded by: Jill Corey (Columbia 40878) 1957. Made Famous by: Country, Willie Nelson (Columbia 03073) 1982; Pop, The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1376) 1960. Country Chart: #14 2/18/69 14 wks., Glen Campbell and Bobby Gentry (Capitol 2387); #2 (2) 8/14/82 17 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 03073). Pop Chart: #57 4/20/57 7 wks., Jill Corey (Columbia 40878); #7 1/25/60 15 wks., Everly Brothers (Cadence 1376); #5 9/19/64 13 wks., Jerry Butler and Betty Everett (Vee Jay 613); #36 1/25/69 9 wks., Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2387); #40 8/7/82 12 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 03073). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1969, 1983, 1984. 1556 Let Me Be the One. Music/Lyrics: Paul Blevins/Joe Hobson/ W.S. Stevenson. Copyright Date: 1953. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Locklin (Four Star 1641) 1953. Made Famous by: Hank Locklin (Four Star 1641) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (3) 9/5/53 32 wks., Hank Locklin (Four Star 1641); #74 7/12/80 5 wks., Billy Walker and Barbara Fairchild (Paid 102). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. Parodies: “Let Me Be the One No. 2,”

153 recorded by Lonzo and Oscar (Dot 1196) 1954, written by Paul Blevins, Joe Hobson and W.S. Stevenson with special lyrics by Lonzo and Oscar. 1557 Let Me Be There. Music/Lyrics: John Rostill. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. (USA and Canada)/ Petal Music Ltd. (London). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) 1973. Made Famous by: Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) 1973. Country Chart: #7 8/2573 22 wks., Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101). Pop Chart: #6 11/17/73 19 wks., Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1973 (Olivia Newton-John); RIAA Million Seller 1974 (Olivia Newton-John); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1974, 1975. 1558 Let Me Be Your Side Track. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23621) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23621) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1559 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear. Music/Lyrics: Bernie Lowe/ Kal Mann. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Gladys Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7000) 1957. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7000) 1957. Country Chart: #1 7/1/57 16 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7000). Pop Chart: #1 (7) 6/24/57 25 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 7000). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Elvis Presley). Movies: Loving You (Paramount) 1957 directed by Hal Kanter, starring Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, and Wendell Corey. 1560 Let Me Go, Lover. Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson/Al Hill. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Pamasons Publishing Co./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joan Weber (Columbia 40366) 1954. Made Famous by: Country, Hank Snow (RCA Victor 5960) 1954; Pop, Joan Weber (Columbia 40366) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/25/54 16 wks., Hank Snow (RCA Victor 5960); #75 9/19/70 2 wks., Karen Kelly (Capitol 2883). Pop Chart: #1 (4) 12/4/54 16 wks., Joan Weber (Columbia 40366); #6 12/18/54 12 wks., Teresa Brewer (Coral 61315); #8 12/18/54 7 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 70511); #26 12/18/54 2 wks., Peggy Lee (Decca 29373); #17 1/8/55 1 wk., Sunny Gale (RCA Victor 5952). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955; BMI Pop Award 1955. Parodies: “Let Me Go, Blubber,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6053) 1955, written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. History: Originally recorded as “Let Me Go Devil.” Four recordings were made under this title: Wade Ray (RCA 5400) 1953; Georgie Shaw (Decca 29374) 1953; Tex Ritter (Capitol 2594) 1953; and Johnny Bond (Columbia 21066) 1953. Author Notes: “Originally this song was written in 1953 by Jenny Lou Carson as ‘Let Me Go Devil.’ It came to the attention of Mitch Miller, who wanted a different approach to the song. Jenny didn’t want to do it. I was sort of a protégé of Mitch and he asked me to do a rewrite of the song, and it came out ‘Let Me Go Lover.’ Joan Weber recorded and released it, but there wasn’t much interest and the song just languished there. At the time there was a CBS-TV show called Studio One. The producer of the show had heard the song and decided to use the song as a recurring theme for one of the mystery episodes of the show entitled ‘Let Me Go Lover.’ Joan Weber’s version of the song was played ﬁve times during the one hour show. There was a great positive reaction to the song and suddenly overnight it was a monster hit. This is certainly a case of tel-

1557–1566 • Let evision ‘breaking’ a song [making a song a hit].”— Ben Wiseman (Al Hill). 1561 Let Me Know. Music/Lyrics: Slim Willet. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Skeets McDonald (Capitol F2326) 1953. Made Famous by: Skeets McDonald (Capitol F2326) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1562 Let Me Tell You About Love. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley/ Brent Maher/Carl Perkins. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Brick Hithouse Music/Irving Music, Inc./Blue Quill Music/Welbeck Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA/Curb 8947) 1989. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA/Curb 8947) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/8/89 21 wks., The Judds (RCA/ Curb 8947). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990; ASCAP Country Award 1990. Notes: Carl Perkins played the guitar solo on this song. 1563 Let My Love Be Your Pillow. Music/Lyrics: John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10843) 1976. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10843) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/27/76 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10843). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1977. 1564 Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way. Music/Lyrics: Louie Clark/Loys Sutherland. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rex Turner and The Westerners (RCA Victor 8107-45456) 1951. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20862) 1951. Country Chart: #1 (8) 10/27/51 33 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 20862). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951, 1952. Parodies: “Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way No. 2,” recorded by Lonzo and Oscar (Decca 28060) 1951, written by Louie Clark and Loys Sutherland with special lyrics by Lonzo and Oscar. Notes: Originally titled “Closer and Closer.” 1565 Let the Lower Lights Be Burning. Music/Lyrics: Phillip Bliss. Copyright Date: 1871. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Chimes (Edison 3236) 1898 (instrumental); Harry Anthony and James Harrison (Edison 9272) 1906 (with vocal). Made Famous by: No one artist after 1900. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 8/11/06 1 wk., Harry Anthony and James F. Harrison (Edison 9272). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 44. Author Notes: “In Music in Evangelism, page 162: ‘On a dark, stormy night ... a boat, rocking and plunging, neared the Cleveland harbor. “Are you sure this is Cleveland?” asked the captain, seeing only one light from the lighthouse. “Quite sure,” replied the pilot. “Where are the lower lights?” “Gone out, sir.” “Can you make the harbor?” “We must, or perish, sir!” with a strong hand and a brave heart, the old pilot turned the wheel. But alas, in the darkness he missed the channel, and with a crash upon the rocks, the boat was shivered, and many a life lost in the watery grave. Brethren, the master will take care of the great lighthouse; let us keep the lower lights burning.’ The song was ﬁrst published in 1871 in The Charm.”— Phillip Bliss. 1566 Let Your Love Flow. Music/Lyrics: Larry E. Williams. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Loaves and Fishes Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Cotton (ABC/Dot 12137) 1974. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 8169) 1976. Country Chart: #21 3/13/76 12 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 8169). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 1/31/76 19 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 8169). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; BMI Million Airs Award. Notes: Used in a commercial for Joy

Let’s • 1567–1580 dishwashing liquid from 1983 to 1984. Also recorded by Ray Charles (Columbia) and Mel McDaniel. 1567 Let’s Chase Each Other Around the Room. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Freddy Powers/Sheril Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 04512) 1984. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 04512) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/14/84 18 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 04512). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 1568 Let’s Fall to Pieces Together. Music/Lyrics: Dickey Lee/ Tommy Rocco/Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Sunﬂower County Songs. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52392) 1984. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52392) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/2/84 21 wks., George Strait (MCA 52392). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985, ASCAP Country Award 1985, 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Dickey Lee, Tommy Rocco, Johnny Russell). 1569 Let’s Go to Church Next Sunday Morning. Music/Lyrics: Steve Allen. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Glenwood Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting (Capitol 960) 1950. Made Famous by: Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting (Capitol 960) 1950. Country Chart: #2 (1) 4/22/50 10 wks., Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting (Capitol 960). Pop Chart: #13 4/15/50 6 wks., Jimmy Wakely and Margaret Whiting (Capitol 960). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 1570 Let’s Live a Little. Music/Lyrics: Ruth E. Coletharp. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Work (London 16054-A) 1950. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20796) 1951. Country Chart: #2 (1) 6/2/51 20 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 20796). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. Parodies: “Let’s Live a Little No. 2,” recorded by Lonzo and Oscar (Decca 43678) 1951, written by Ruth Coletharp and Vic McAlpin. 1571 Let’s Say Goodbye Like We Said Hello (in a Friendly Kind of Way). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Skinner/Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46144) 1948. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46144) 1948. Country Chart: #5 12/11/48 17 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46144). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. 1572 Let’s Stop Talkin’ About It. Music/Lyrics: Deborah Allen/ Rory Bourke/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. /Posey Publishing Co./Unichappell Music, Inc./VanHoy Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Deborah Allen (Capitol, not issued) 1982. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 04317) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/14/84 18 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 04317). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1985. 1573 Let’s Take the Long Way Around the World. Music/Lyrics: Naomi Martin/Archie P. Jordan. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11369) 1978. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11369) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/2/78 12 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11369). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #33 10/7/78 6 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11369). No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; ASCAP Country Award 1979; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Naomi Martin, Archie P. Jordan).

154 1574 Let’s Think About Living. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: House of Bryant. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Luman (Warner Bros. 5172) 1960. Made Famous by: Bob Luman (Warner Bros. 5172) 1960. Country Chart: #9 10/10/60 10 wks., Bob Luman (Warner Bros. 5172). Pop Chart: #7 9/5/60 14 wks., Bob Luman (Warner Bros. 5172). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Bob Luman, Warner Bros. 5172); BMI Pop Award 1961. Notes: This was Bob Luman’s ﬁrst chart record and only million seller. Since the verses are so topical, there have been several revisions to the lyrics of the verses throughout the years. 1575 Let’s Turn Back the Years. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11202) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11202) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. 1576 The Letter Edged in Black. Music/Lyrics: Hattie Nevada. Copyright Date: 1897. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 7008) 1924. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 2900) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 10/24/25 1 wk., Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 2900); #4 record of 1925. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 40 found. Notes: Recorded by at least 18 artists by 1937. Vernon Dalhart recorded at least ten versions of this song, released on more than 40 labels, using many pseudonyms. History: Originally a “popular” song written in 1897, this was a favorite with country singers in the twenties and was successfully revived by Roy Acuff in the forties. Hattie Nevada Hicks married Frank H. Woodbury in 1883. Woodbury owned the Kansas City Talking Machine Company which sold phonographs and phonograph records, both cylinder and discs. It was then that she decided to try her hand at writing songs. This was her ﬁrst and most popular song of the eleven songs she wrote. Her song writing career ended when Woodbury went out of business. 1577 Letters Have No Arms. Music/Lyrics: Arbie Gibson/Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46207) 1950. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46207) 1950. Country Chart: #2 (1) 2/4/50 17 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46207). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950. Leven Cent Cotton see Eleven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat. 1578 Liberty #1. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 45035) 1925. Made Famous by: Herschel Brown and His Washboard Band (Victor 40070) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 94 (Count for Liberty #1 and #2). 1579 Liberty #2. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 37926) 1942. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 37926) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 94 (Count for Liberty #1 and #2). Notes: Fiddle tune. 1580 Life Gets Tee-Jus, Don’t It. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Carson Robison (MGM 10224) 1948. Made Famous by: Carson Robison (MGM 10224) 1948. Country Chart: #3 8/14/48 28 wks., Carson Robison (MGM 10224); #5 11/20/48 4 wks., Tex Williams

155 (Capitol 15271). Pop Chart: #14 10/2/48 9 wks., Carson Robison (MGM 10224); #27 12/4/48 2 wks., Tex Williams (Capitol 15271). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Sequel: “More and More Tee-Jus Ain’t It,” written and recorded by Carson Robison (MGM 10389) 1949. History: “This song was another one of Carson’s best sellers and has been consistently popular. Arthur Godfrey, Peter Lind Hayes, Walter Brennan and many others have done it on TV. Carson also wrote a sequel, ‘More and More Tee-jus, Ain’t It?’ and his notes say this should be very good for revival later on, but with the admonition that it will have to be watched for timing, inasmuch as one line is, ‘The Democrats are in again.’”— Catherine Robison, Carson Robison’s wife. Life Is Like a Mountain Railroad see Life’s Railway to Heaven. 1581 Life to Go. Music/Lyrics: George Jones. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Starrite Publishing Co. c/o Glad Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) 1958. Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257) 1958. Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/3/58 23 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41257). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Answers: “Answer to Life to Go George Jones,” recorded by Patsy Timmons (D 1079), written by Fred Roy and Johnny Silvers. 1582 Life Turned Her That Way. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 443243) 1965. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (Kapp 804) 1967; Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 38-07672) 1988. Country Chart: #11 2/18/67 19 wks., Mel Tillis (Kapp 804); #1 (1) 1/9/88 23 wks., Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07672). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 1583 Life’s Highway. Music/Lyrics: Richard Leigh/Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1984, 1985. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Shobi Music, Inc. (BMI)/EMI-April Music, Inc./LionHearted Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (MCA 52786) 1986. Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 52786) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/15/86 24 wks., Steve Wariner (MCA 52786). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Richard Leigh, Roger Murrah); ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 1584 Life’s Railway to Heaven. Alternate Titles: “Life Is Like a Mountain Railroad”; “Mountain Railroad.” Music/Lyrics: M.E. Abbey/Charles Tillman. Copyright Date: 1896 (ﬁrst printing), 1917, renewed. Publisher: Stamps Baxter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Edward Allen and Charles Hart (Edison 3441) 1918; Ernest Thompson (Columbia 158-D) 1924. Made Famous by: Charles Tillman (as a singing evangelist). Country Chart: #98 4/8/78 1 wk., Patsy Cline (Four Star 1033). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Life Is Like a Mountain Railroad” by Bradley Kincaid (Bluebird B8501) 1934 and as “Mountain Railroad” by Levi Lipton (Gennett, not issued) 1931. History: This song was modeled after a poem by Will S. Hayes titled “The Faithful Engineer.” Hayes was a prominent songwriter during the Civil War and in the 1870s. His songs included the very popular “Mollie Darling” and “The Little Old Cabin in the Lane.” Author Notes: “Some ﬁfty years ago [1890] here in Atlanta, an old Baptist preacher [M.E. Abbey] came to me with a poem. I took the poem to my room, placed it on the organ in front of me. The melody came quickly. We dedicated it to railroad men everywhere.”— Charles Tillman. 1585 Lightning Express. Alternate Title: “Please, Mr. Conductor, Don’t Put Me Off the Train.” Music/Lyrics: J. Fred Helf/E.P. Moran.

1581–1590 • Listen Copyright Date: 1898. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Byron Harlan (Edison 7219) 1899; Earliest Country Release: Ernest Thompson (Columbia 145) 1924. Made Famous by: Byron Harlan (Edison 7219) 1899. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #2 9/3/89 Byron Harlan (Edison 7219) as “Please, Mr. Conductor, Don’t Put Me Off This Train.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. History: The Lightning Express was a train operated by the Illinois Railroad, chartered in 1851. It operated “gothic” cars with staterooms and berths three years before George Pullman instituted the sleeping car. The train was the subject of a famous 1863 Currier and Ives print, Leaving the Junction. 1586 Like Nothing Ever Happened. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Tom Collins Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sylvia (RCA 13330) 1982. Made Famous by: Sylvia (RCA 13330) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (2) 10/30/82 20 wks., Sylvia (RCA 13330). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 1587 Lime Rock. Alternate Title: “Limerock.” Music/Lyrics: Samuel Morgan Peacock. Copyright Date: 1928. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Smith’s Garage Fiddle Band (Vocalion 5336) 1929. Made Famous by: Smith’s Garage Fiddle Band (Vocalion 5336) 1929; Benny Thomasson (at ﬁddle contests, especially around Texas). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Thomasson never recorded the song. The author, Samuel Morgan Peacock, was a member of Smith’s Garage Fiddle Band. Limerock see Lime Rock. 1588 Lindbergh (the Eagle of the USA). Music/Lyrics: Howard Johnson/Al Sherman. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 20674) 1927. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 1000-D) 1927. Country Chart: #4 record of 1927, Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 1000-D). Pop Chart: #4 8/20/27 5 wks., Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 1000-D). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Vernon Dalhart recorded this song on 5 different labels. History: This is an event song depicting Charles Lindbergh, “The Lone Eagle,” who made headlines around the world in 1927 as the ﬁrst person to ﬂy solo across the Atlantic. He learned to ﬂy at age 20, and four years later, ﬂying a mail route between Chicago and St. Louis, he heard of a $25,000 prize offered for the ﬁrst person to cross the ocean alone. He solicited the help of a St. Louis businessman and set out from Long Island in a specially equipped plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, on May 20, 1927. He arrived in Paris the next day after a 3,600 mile, 33-hour trip. “Lucky Lindy” became an international hero. 1589 Listen to a Country Song. Music/Lyrics: Alan Garth/Jim Messina. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Jasperilla Music Co. (adm. by Almo Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45615) 1972. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45615) 1972. Country Chart: #4 6/10/72 13 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45615). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1972. 1590 Listen to the Mockingbird. Music/Lyrics: Alice Hawthorne (a pseudonym of Septimus Winner). Copyright Date: 1855. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: John Yorke Atlee (Columbia) 1891 (as “The Mocking Bird”); Earliest Country Recording Found: Theron Hale and Daughters (Victor 40019) 1928. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (6) 8/22/1891 6 wks., John Yorke Atlee (Columbia) as “The Mocking Bird”; #3 7/29/1899 4 wks., Joe Belmont (Edison 7169); #3 8/27/1904 5 wks., Frank Stanley and

Listen • 1591–1601 Corrine Morgan (Edison 8715); #3 5/27/1916 5 wks., Alma Gluck (Victor 74465); #23 7/26/52 4 wks., The Four Lads (Okeh 6885) as “The Mocking Bird”; #32 11/24/58 3 wks., The Four Lads (Columbia 41266) new version; #3 8/27/1904 5 wks., Corrine Morgan (Edison 8715, later Columbia 1833 and 32531) and (Victor 4080 and 31316). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 84. Parodies: “Listen to the Gooney Bird,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6241) 1955, written by Homer and Jethro. History: Alice Hawthorne was a pen name for Septimus Winner, who also wrote “Oh Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Dog Gone” (1864) and “Ten Little Injuns” (1868). “Listen to the Mocking Bird” has enjoyed continuous popularity in both country and pop music for more than a century. The tune is taken from the spiritual “When the World’s on Fire.” 1591 Listen to the Radio. Music/Lyrics: Fred O. Knipe. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Southwest Words and Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 52037) 1982. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 52037) 1982. Country Chart: #3 4/17/82 16 wks., Don Williams (MCA 52037). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “This song was written as a pop song for a female singer. I had no idea Don Williams would record it.”— Fred Knipe. 1592 (Listen to the) Rhythm of the Range. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Johnny Marvin. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp. c/o Warner/Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 8882) 1937. Made Famous by: Roy Rogers (Conqueror 9007) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Movies: Under Western Skies (Republic) 1938, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes. Little Angel see Little Angel with the Dirty Face. 1593 Little Angel with the Dirty Face. Alternate Title: “Little Angel.” Music/Lyrics: Dale Parker. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0300) 1950. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0300) 1950. Country Chart: #3 4/15/50 12 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0300). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 1594 Little Birdie. Music/Lyrics: Wade Mainer. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Fort Knox Music, Inc./Trio Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: John Hammond (Gennet 3022) 1925; Earliest Country Recording Found: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15044) 1925. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (Rich-R-Tone 1056) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. 1595 A Little Bit of Saskatoon. Music/Lyrics: Sonny James/Carole Smith. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Mike Curb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Columbia 10072) 1975. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Columbia 10072) 1975. Country Chart: #6 1/25/75 12 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10072). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Movies: Slapshot (Universal) 1977, directed by George Ray Hill, starring Paul Newman. 1596 A Little Bitty Tear. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1960, 1961, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Sanders (Liberty 55267) 1961. Made Famous by: Burl Ives (Decca 31330) 1961. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/3/62 17 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 31330); #57 11/8/80 9 wks., Hank Cochran, with harmony vocals by Willie Nelson (Elektra 47062). Pop Chart: #9 12/18/61 14 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 31330).

156 AC Action: #1 (1) 1/13/62 1 wk., Burl Ives (Decca 31330). No. of Artists: 39. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Parodies: “Little Bitty Steer,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4117) 1962, written by Hank Cochran and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “I wrote this on the way to the ofﬁce one morning, like in 15 minutes. I don’t know where the idea came from. I had two verses and when I pitched it to Joe Allison for Ray Sanders, they decided to cut it. They needed another verse. I went in another room and wrote another verse to it. When Ray Sanders cut it I kept telling everybody that it was a hit, but ... ﬁnally it was.”— Hank Cochran. 1597 The Little Black Mustache. Music/Lyrics: John Foster/Robert King. Copyright Date: 1926, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc./Public Domain. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40395) 1925 (as “My Darling’s Black Mustache”); Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19919) 1925 (as “Little Black Mustache”). Made Famous by: Lulu Belle (Conquerer 8315) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. Little Bonnie see There’s More Pretty Girls Than One. 1598 Little Bosephus. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Audrey Williams (MGM 12082) 1955. Made Famous by: Audrey Williams (MGM 12082) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Bosephus was the nickname given to Hank Williams, Jr. His parents were Audrey Williams and Hank Williams, Sr. 1599 Little Cabin Home on the Hill. Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt/Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20459) 1947. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20459) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 1600 Little Darling , Pal of Mine. Alternate Title: “Little Sweetheart, Pal of Mine.” Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 21638) 1928. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 21638) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #14 1/5/29 2 wks., The Carter Family (Victor 21638). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. 1601 Little Girl Gone. Music/Lyrics: Donna Fargo. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Prima-Donna Music Co., c/o EMI-Al Gallico Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Donna Fargo (Dot 17476) 1973. Made Famous by: Donna Fargo (Dot 17476) 1973. Country Chart: #2 (1) 9/29/73 14 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17476). Pop Chart: #57 10/6/73 10 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17476). AC Action: #43 10/6/73 4 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17476). No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “This is a reﬂective look back into a childhood that I hoped others could also identify with as they too felt the growing pains of maturing into adulthood. I remember going back home and noticing how the trees had grown since my childhood days, how small the house was that seemed so big when I was growing up. (Or was it down?) I reminisced in my ‘blue room’ where I used to do my homework and dream about leaving and getting a real job and doing something, like singing, if I was lucky enough. I remember feeling, ‘Here I am like a stranger in the house I grew up in and learned right from wrong in, if I did. Where the sun never shined enough on daddies growing older and mothers never died, but she did....’ and so on ... the rest of the song tells the story of a little girl gone.”— Donna Fargo. Little Girl, You’ve Done Me Wrong see There’s More Pretty Girls Than One.

157 1602 Little Glass of Wine. Music/Lyrics: Carter Stanley/Ralph Stanley. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music Co./Trio Music Co./Zap Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (Columbia 20590) 1947. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (Columbia 20590) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 1603 A Little Good News. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Rory Bourke/Tommy Rocco. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. /Rhythm Ranch Music Co./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 5264) 1983. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 5264) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/1/83 14 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5264). Pop Chart: #11 9/24/83 17 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5264); #74 9/17/83 9 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5264). AC Action: #11 9/24/83 17 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5264). No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984; Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1983 (Anne Murray); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Charlie Black, Rory Bourke, Tommy Rocco). The Little Grave in Georgia see Little Mary Phagan. 1604 Little Green Apples. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Russell. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 2148) 1968. Made Famous by: Country, Roger Miller (Smash 2148) 1968; Pop, O.C. Smith (Columbia 44616) 1968. Country Chart: #6 3/9/68 13 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2148). Pop Chart: #2 (1) 8/17/68 17 wks., O.C. Smith (Columbia 44616); #39 3/16/68 9 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2148). AC Action: #5 3/2/68 10 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2148). No. of Artists: 226. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1968; RIAA Million Seller (O.C. Smith); Grammy, Song of the Year 1968 (Bobby Russell); Best Country Song 1968 (Bobby Russell); ACM Single Record of the Year 1968 (Roger Miller, Smash 2148). Parodies: “Little Green Apples #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14015) 1968, written by Bobby Russell and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “I was on my way home from the ofﬁce, and I was about two miles away from home, and I was thinking — it’s not that commonly used, but I’d heard the term ‘As sure as God made little green apples.’ So I like green apples ... that just stuck in my mind, and after that, I really started at the beginning. I started with the ﬁrst line: ‘I wake up in the morning.’ and I had the ﬁrst two verses by the time I reached home, which was about two miles away — and my car was a Volkswagen. I didn’t have anything to write down on or write with, and if I had, I’d have to shift gears. I was panicking to get home. I almost killed myself. I pulled in the driveway, praying to God the car didn’t stall. I had a real long driveway up a hill. I had to cross a bridge to get up to the house. The car stopped, and I went tearing into the house. I ran up the hill, sweating and panting — it wasn’t that hot because it was like November. But I was in a panic, so to speak. I went tearing in, and my wife was in my way — I practically knocked her down — I said, ‘Pencil, quick!’ and she said, ‘God, I’m glad it’s not a knife.’ I got a pencil and pad, and wrote down the ﬁrst two verses: what I had in mind, from memory. Then I continued on the structure of the song: then the chorus comes, after the ﬁrst two verses, and I used that right there, and it worked.”— Bobby Russell. 1605 Little Joe. Alternate Titles: “Darlin’ Little Joe”; “The Death of Little Joe”; “Passing of Little Joe.” Music/Lyrics: V.E. Marsten (original version)/Major Charles E. Addison (revised version)/Bill Monroe (revised version). Copyright Date: 1866, 1876, 1961. Publisher: Public Domain/Champion Music Corp. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Charles Nabel (Okeh 40418) 1925.

1602–1610 • Little Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Decca 2724) 1960. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 49. 1606 Little Joe, the Wrangler. Music/Lyrics: N. Howard “Jack” Thorp. Copyright Date: 1908. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Jules Allen (Victor 21470) 1928; Marc Williams (Brunswick 269) 1928. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Answers: “Little Joe the Wrangler’s Sister Nell.” Authorship of the answer has been attributed to Jack Thorp, although Thorp never claimed it. Movies: Little Joe the Wrangler (Universal) 1942, directed by Lewis D. Collins, starring Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio ( Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrell). Notes: Also recorded by Bob Wills (Tiffany Music Co. BW6-D). Recorded sometime between 1945 and 1947. Author Notes: “Written by me on trail of herd of cattle from Chimney Lake, New Mexico, to Higgins, Texas, 1898. On trail were the following men all from Sacramento Mountains or Crow Flat: Pap Logan, Bill Blevens, Will Brownﬁeld, Will Fenton, Lije Colfelt, Tom Mews, Frank Jones and myself. It was copyrighted and appeared in my ﬁrst edition of Songs of the Cowboys published in 1908.”— N. Howard Thorp, from Songs of the Cowboys, Houghton Mifﬂin Co., 1921. 1607 Little Liza Jane. Music/Lyrics: Countess Ada De Lachau/Bob Wills/Tommy Duncan. Copyright Date: 1916; 1941 (unpublished). Publisher: Public Domain; Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: All; BMI. First Recorded by: Uncle Am Stuart (Vocalion 14846) 1924 (as “Old Liza Jane”); John Emery McClung (Brunswick 135) 1927. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 06371) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 46 found. 1608 Little Maggie. Music/Lyrics: G.B. Grayson. Copyright Date: 1929. Publisher: APRS (Peer Intl. Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Grayson and Whitter (Victor 40135) 1928 (as “Little Maggie with a Dram Glass in Her Hand”); Wade Mainer and Zeke Morris (Bluebird 7201) 1937. Made Famous by: Grayson and Whitter (Victor 40135) 1928. Country Chart: #56 2/20/88 8 wks., Darden Smith (Epic 07709). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43 found. 1609 Little Marion Parker. Music/Lyrics: Bill Barrett (pseudonym of Carson Robison). Copyright Date: 1928. Publisher: Edwin T. Morris and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15218) 1928. Made Famous by: Al Craver (Columbia 15218) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Answers: “The Fate of Edward Hickman,” recorded by Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15218) 1928, written by Andrew Jenkins; “Hanging of the Fox,” recorded by Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison (Columbia 15251) 1928, written by Bill Barrett and Carson Robison. The “Fox,” of course, was Edward Hickman. History: Marion Parker was 11 years old when she was kidnapped on December 15, 1927, and subsequently murdered by Edward Hickman. Hickman was executed by hanging October 19, 1928. 1610 Little Mary Phagan. Alternate Titles: “The Little Grave in Georgia”; “The Grave of Little Mary Phagan.” Music/Lyrics: John Carson/Rosalee Carson (lyrics)/Irene Spain (music). Copyright Date: 1925. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15031) 1925; Rosalee Carson (Okeh 40446) 1925. Made Famous by: Al Craver (Columbia 15031) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Notes: Also recorded as “The Little Grave in Georgia” by Earl Johnson and His Clodhoppers (Okeh 45194) 1927 and “The Grave of Little Mary Phagan” by

Little • 1611–1618 Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 45028) 1925. On April 27, 1913, Newt Lee, night watchman at the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, Georgia, found the strangled and battered body of 14 year old Mary Phagan, a worker at the factory. Lee was immediately arrested, but police were unable to connect him with the crime. Two days later, company superintendent Leo M. Frank was arrested, tried and, several months later, found guilty of murder. Frank appealed his innocence for two years, but only the governor’s clemency saved him from hanging. This was left to a mob, which dragged him from the prison farm at Milledgeville, Georgia, and lynched him near Mary’s home in Marietta. On August 15, 1915, Jim Conley, a black sweeper at the factory, was arrested several days after Frank, but was released from prison a year after the lynching. The arrest, trial and appeals attracted widespread national attention, as well as a number of writers of “event songs.” Fiddlin’ John Carson, an Atlanta entertainer, composed a song under the tree where Frank was hanged and performed it frequently as developments broke in the case. In 1982, Alonzo Mann, Leo Frank’s 14-year-old ofﬁce boy at the time of the murder, confessed that he had seen Conley carrying little Mary’s body that night. On March 11, 1986, the State of Georgia granted Leo M. Frank a posthumous pardon. 1611 Little Moses. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 40110) 1929. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40110) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Little Moses see The Meeting in the Air. 1612 The Little Old Cabin in the Lane. Alternate Titles: “De Little Old Log Cabin in De Lane”; “I’m Old and Feeble”; “In the Lane”; “Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane”; “Old Cabin in the Lane.” Music/Lyrics: Will S. Hays. Copyright Date: 1871. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Len Spencer and Ves Ossman (Victor 891) 1900 (as “Little Old Log Cabin”); Earliest Country Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4890) 1923. Made Famous by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4890) 1923; Ernest “Pop” Stoneman (Victor 20235) 1926. Country Chart: #2 record of 1923, Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4890); #5 record of 1926, Ernest “Pop” Stoneman (Victor 20235). Pop Chart: #9 12/8/23 2 wks., Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4890). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50 found. History: Between 1871 and 1881, something mysterious happened with this song. An 1875 copyright titled “The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane,” with words by Grace Carlton and music by J.C. Chamberlain, created the confusion. Perhaps the lyrics of Hays’ original 1871 song were sung to the tune of the 1875 composition which has the same subject as Hays’ song with different lyrics but the same tune as “Lily of the Valley.” And when Charles W. Fry heard it, he used it to write the hymn “Lily of the Valley” in 1881, although many hymnals attribute the melody to Hays. Hays’ original tune was used mainly by concert hall singers. Most minstrel and country singers put his words to and used the tune of “Lily of the Valley.” Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane see The Little Old Cabin in the Lane. 1613 The Little Old Sod Shanty on the Claim. Music/Lyrics: Jasper N. Templeman. Copyright Date: 1885. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Chubby Parker (Gennett 6319) 1927 (as “My Little Old Sod Shanty”). Made Famous by: Whitey Jones (Paramount 3190) 1929 (as “Little Old Sod Shanty”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27 found. History: This song is a parody of Will Hays’ 1871 “The Little Old Cabin in the Lane.” When Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act of 1862, he unleashed a horde

158 of settlers on the treeless prairies of the west. Under its provisions, a farmer could lay claim to a 160-acre tract of public land which, if he lived on it for ﬁve years, became his (or hers). The biggest problem faced by these pioneers was housing. With building materials expensive and not a tree or stone in sight, they were left with the sod itself, tangled with bluestem or buffalo grass roots. They plowed over long sod strips about a foot wide and ﬁve inches thick. These were cut into lengths and piled up like bricks to form a crude dwelling. When transportation improved, cheap building materials began to come in by rail, but as late as 1885, the words to this song were sold to transcontinental travelers on the back of a picture of a sod shanty by photographer Jasper Templeman of Miller, South Dakota. Templeman was probably responsible for the original poem. 1614 Little Ole Wine Drinker Me. Music/Lyrics: Dick Jennings/ Hank Mills (pseudonym of Samuel Garrett). Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Robert Mitchum (Monument 1006) 1967. Made Famous by: Robert Mitchum (Monument 1006) 1967. Country Chart: #9 5/13/ 67 17 wks., Robert Mitchum (Monument 1006). Pop Chart: #38 8/19/67 6 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0608). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Notes: This was Robert Mitchum’s ﬁrst chart record. 1615 The Little Red Caboose Behind the Train. Music/Lyrics: Paul Warmack. Copyright Date: 1882, 1930. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Marion Underwood and Sam Harris (Gennett 6155) 1927. Made Famous by: Paul Warmack and His Gully Jumpers (Victor 40067) 1929 (as “Little Red Caboose”); Pickard Family (Banner 6371, other ARC Labels) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 39 found. History: This song was written to the 1871 tune of “Little Old Cabin in the Lane” by Will S. Hays. 1616 Little Rock. Music/Lyrics: Bob DiPiero/Gerry House/Pat McManus. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Combine Music Corp/ Music City Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52848) 1986. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52848) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/28/86 19 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 52848). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 1617 Little Rosa. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce/Red Sovine. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Sovine and Webb Pierce (Decca 29876) 1955. Made Famous by: Red Sovine and Webb Pierce (Decca 29876) 1956. Country Chart: #5 4/21/56 14 wks., Red Sovine and Webb Pierce (Decca 29876). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. 1618 The Little Rosewood Casket. Alternate Titles: “A Package of Old Letters”; “There’s a Little Rosewood Casket”; “A Package of Love Letters”; “A Package of Old Letters.” Music/Lyrics: Louis Goullaud/C.A. White. Copyright Date: 1870. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Ernest Thompson (Columbia 216D) 1924 (as “The Little Rosebud Casket”). Made Famous by: Ernest Thompson (Columbia 216D) 1924. Country Chart: #3 record of 1924, Ernest Thompson (Columbia 216D). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27. Notes: Also recorded as “There’s a Little Rosewood Casket” by Sid Markreader and Grady Moore (Paramount 3024) in 1927, “A Package of Love Letters” by Louisiana Lou (Bluebird 5484), 1933, and “A Package of Old Letters” by the York Brothers (King 766) in 1949. Little Sweetheart, Pal of Mine see Little Darling, Pal of Mine. Little Things see Baby, It’s the Little Things.

159 1619 A Little Unfair. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Chuck Howard. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43364) 1965. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43364) 1965. Country Chart: #36 10/30/65 2 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43364). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1620 Live and Let Live. Music/Lyrics: Gene Sullivan/Wiley Walker. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wiley and Gene (Okeh 6374) 1941. Made Famous by: Wiley and Gene (Okeh 6374) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. 1621 Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young. Music/Lyrics: Joe Allison. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Central Songs, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Capitol 3056) 1955. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 3056) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (3) 4/2/55 22 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 3056). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Author Notes: “I was inspired to write this song after watching a movie starring John Derek in which he said, ‘I want to die young and leave a beautiful memory.’”— Joe Allison. 1622 Livin’ It Down. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Ben Peters Music/Crazy Cajun Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17652) 1975. Made Famous by: Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17652) 1975. Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/18/76 14 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17652). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Author Notes: “I really wrote that song with Freddy Fender in mind. I could hear that voice of his on that. Again, it was that old play on words —‘She’s living it up now, and I’m living it down.’”— Ben Peters. 1623 Living in the Promiseland. Music/Lyrics: David Lynn Jones. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Mighty Nice Music/Skunk De Ville Music (adm. by Bluewater Music Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) 1986. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/29/86 20 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 1624 Living Proof. Music/Lyrics: Steve Clark/Johnny MacRae. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Hide-A-Bone Music Co./WarnerChappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 68994) 1989. Made Famous by: Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 68994) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/22/89 22 wks., Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 68994). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 1625 Lizzie and the Rainman. Music/Lyrics: Larry Henley/Kenny O’Dell. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny O’Dell (Kapp Records) 1972. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40402) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/10/75 12 wks., Tanya Tucker (MCA 40402). Pop Chart: #37 5/13/75 9 wks., Tanya Tucker (MCA 40402). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976; BMI Pop Award 1976. Author Notes: “I recorded it ﬁrst and sold the master to Kapp records. Nothing happened. Next it was recorded and released by Alex Taylor on Capricorn Records. Nothing happened. Then it was recorded by The Hollies — released on L.P. in England. Nothing happened. It ﬁnally came to the attention of ‘Snuff ’ Garrett, Tanya Tucker’s producer at the time, they recorded it and it was a pop and country hit.”— Kenny O’Dell. 1626 L.O.A. Alternate Title: “Love on Arrival.” Music/Lyrics: Dan Seals. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Pink Pig Music. Licensed by:

1619–1632 • Lonely BMI. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44435) 1990. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44435) 1990. Country Chart: #1 (3) 2/17/90 26 wks., Dan Seals (Capitol 44435). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1627 London Homesick Blues. Music/Lyrics: Gary P. Nunn. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Nunn Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gary P. Nunn on the Jerry Jeff Walker album Viva Terlingua (MCA 382) 1973. Made Famous by: Gary P. Nunn as theme for PBS-TV series Austin City Limits, 1976 to 2006 (taped from live recordings). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “The song was ﬁrst recorded live in a dancehall at Luckenbach, Texas, sung by Gary P. Nunn, and appeared on Jerry Jeff Walker’s album Viva Terlingua. People mistakenly thought it was Jerry Jeff Walker singing the song, since it was on his album. It became enormously popular. The album is a classic in Texas music, still selling strong (one million seller.) ‘London Homesick Blues’ has been the theme song for Austin City Limits, the number one award winning PBS TV program, since its beginning in 1974. It has become the unofﬁcial anthem of Texas. ‘London Homesick Blues’ was listed in the Texas book of lists as one of the most famous ‘Texas Songs’ along with ‘San Antonio Rose,’ ‘Waltz Across Texas’ and ‘The Yellow Rose of Texas.’ I was traveling in London in 1973. I was spending many lonely hours walking the streets of London with no money and catching hell from people on the streets because of my boots and cowboy hat.”— Gary P. Nunn. 1628 Lone Star Beer and Bob Wills Music. Music/Lyrics: Red Steagall/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Pera Music Corp./Talbot Music Publishing, Inc./Texas Red Songs. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Steagall (ABC/Dot 17610) 1976. Made Famous by: Red Steagall (ABC/Dot 17610) 1976. Country Chart: #11 2/28/76 15 wks., Red Steagall (ABC/Dot 17610). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 1629 Lone Star Rag. Music/Lyrics: James Wills. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 05637) 1940. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 33349) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Movies: Take Me Back to Oklahoma (Monogram) 1940, directed by Albert Herman, starring Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Bob Wills, Carlton Young, Ruth Rodgers, and The Texas Playboys. Notes: Instrumental. 1630 Lone Star Trail. Music/Lyrics: Tex Fletcher. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Marian Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Ken Maynard (Columbia 2310-D) 1930. Made Famous by: Ken Maynard (Columbia 2310-D) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Movies: The Wagon Master (Universal) 1929, directed by Harry Joe Brown, starring Ken Maynard, Edith Roberts, Tom Santschi, and Jackie Hanlon. The ﬁrst singing cowboy movie. 1631 Lonely Again. Music/Lyrics: Jean Chapel. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 9080) 1967. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 9080) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/18/67 16 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9080). Pop Chart: #87 3/18/67 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9080). AC Action: #11 3/25/67 10 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 9080). No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967, 1968; BMI Pop Award 1967. 1632 Lonely Alone. Music/Lyrics: Martin Derstine/John Jarrard. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a div. of MCA, Inc.)/Alabama Band Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First

Lonely • 1633–1641 Recorded by: Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) 1986. Made Famous by: Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) 1986. Country Chart: #2 (2) 7/19/86 15 wks., The Forester Sisters (Warner 28687). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. Lonely Go see Going Where the Lonely Go. 1633 Lonely Nights. Music/Lyrics: Stewart Harris/Keith Stegall. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 02578) 1981. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 02578) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/7/81 18 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 02578). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 1634 Lonely Street. Music/Lyrics: Kenny Sowder/Carl Belew/W.S. Stevenson. Copyright Date: 1956, 1966, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Belew (Four Star ED-140) 1959. Made Famous by: Country, Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8482) 1977; Pop, Andy Williams (Cadence 1370) 1959. Country Chart: #84 4/20/74 6 wks., Tony Booth (Capitol 3853); #8 11/12/77 15 wks., Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8482). Pop Chart: #5 9/7/59 16 wks., Andy Williams (Cadence 1370). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 150. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978; BMI Pop Award 1959; BMI Million Airs Award. 1635 Lonely Teardrops. Music/Lyrics: Tyran Carlo/Berry Gordy/ Gwendolyn Gordy. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Jobet Music Co., Inc./Regent Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55105) 1958. Made Famous by: Country, Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17620) 1975; Pop, Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55105) 1958. Country Chart: #5 4/3/76 16 wks., Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17620). Pop Chart: #7 11/24/58 21 wks., Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55105). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 1636 Lonely Women Make Good Lovers. Music/Lyrics: Spooner Oldham/Freddy Weller. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Young World Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddy Weller (Columbia KC 31769) 1972. Made Famous by: Bob Luman (Epic 10905) 1972. Country Chart: #4 9/2/72 19 wks., Bob Luman (Epic 10905); #4 12/10/83 20 wks., Steve Wariner (RCA 13691). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973, 1984; BMI Million Airs Award. Movies: Rain Man (United Artists) 1988, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, and Valeria Gollino. Author Notes: “It was toward the beginning of the vocal part of the women’s lib movement. I thought the public would never get past the title. I was very surprised when it was mostly women who bought and requested the song, making it a hit.”— Freddy Weller. The Lonesome Boy’s Lament see Mama, I’m Sick. Lonesome for You see I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome. Lonesome in the Pines see In the Pines. Lonesome Life of Worry see Short Life of Trouble. 1637 Lonesome Number One. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA 7959) 1961. Made Famous by: Don Gibson (RCA 7959) 1961. Country Chart: #2 (1) 12/18/61 21 wks., Don Gibson (RCA 7959). Pop Chart: #59 12/4/61 4 wks., Don Gibson (RCA 7959). AC Action: #15 12/4/61 3 wks., Don Gibson (RCA 7959). No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Lonesome Road see In the Pines. 1638 Lonesome 7-7203. Music/Lyrics: Justin Tubb. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First

160 Recorded by: Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 5712) 1962. Made Famous by: Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 5712) 1962. Country Chart: #1 (4) 3/2/63 25 wks., Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 5712); #16 9/30/72 13 wks., Tony Booth (Capitol 3441); #24 10/15/83 19 wks., Darrell Clanton (Audiograph 474); #72 2/4/67 2 wks., Burl Ives (Decca 32078). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963, 1973. Author Notes: “I wrote this song from my own experience. I lived this song. My ﬁrst wife and I had separated and we were getting a divorce. I actually wrote it and thought of it as a girl’s song. When a couple breaks up the wife usually keeps the house, stays and the husband leaves. In my case, she left and I kept the house and the phone. A lot of people didn’t know we were separated and she was still getting phone calls. It actually hurt to tell them that she was gone and we were getting a divorce. So I changed the phone number and that’s when the idea fell in place. I thought about ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ and ‘Lonely Street’ and I said, ‘Why not a telephone exchange?’; 77203 are numbers I pulled out of the air. I think it was the songwriter instinct in me that came up with those numbers. They were the only ones that would meter. Seven is the only number that has two syllables and 203 just fell in place because it sang well. There was a man in the New York area who actually had that number (back when they had exchanges). He was complaining to the phone company that people were calling him and waking him up. He said, ‘Who is Hawkshaw Hawkins? People keep calling me up to talk to Hawkshaw Hawkins!’”— Justin Tubb. 1639 The Lonesomest Lonesome. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copyright Date: 1970 (unpublished), 1972 (published). Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 45583) 1972. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 45583) 1972. Country Chart: #2 (1) 4/15/72 14 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45583); #49 5/5/73 7 wks., Pat Daisy (RCA 0932). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 1640 Long Black Limousine. Music/Lyrics: Bobby George/Vern Stovall. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./ Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol ST-2789) 1968. Made Famous by: Jody Miller (Capitol 2290) 1968. Country Chart: #73 11/9/68 2 wks., Jody Miller (Capitol 2290). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Author Notes: “My son Bobby went into the Air Force in 1954 and was stationed in Germany for a couple of years. While he was there, he studied German, and he either knew or heard of a couple living there. According to Bobby, they were ordinary working people, but the woman had always wanted to be rich. She would tell her husband that one day she’d be riding in a long black limousine. And she did. She was later killed in an automobile accident, and they brought her body back to him in a black funeral car. Bobby and Vern Stoval wrote the song less than a year after he got out of service.”—Bessie George, mother of Bobby George. 1641 Long Black Veil. Music/Lyrics: Danny Dill/Marijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41384) 1959. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41384) 1959. Country Chart: #6 6/8/59 15 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 41384); #26 9/7/74 13 wks., Sammi Smith (Mega 1214). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 55. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Author Notes: “I got on a kick with Burl Ives songs — those old songs — but I didn’t know any, and I had no way to ﬁnd any at the time, or was too lazy to look. So I said, ‘I’ll write me a folk song’— an instant folk song, if you will. So I worked on it for months, and then it all came to me. There’s three incidents I’ve

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161 read about in my life that really please me. There was a Catholic priest killed in New Jersey many years ago under a town hall light, and there were no less than 50 witnesses. They never found a motive. They never found the man. Until this day, it’s an unsolved murder. That always intrigued me, so that’s ‘under the town hall light.’ Then the Rudolf Valentino story’s always impressed me — about the woman who always used to visit his grave. She always wore a long black veil — now there’s the title for the song. And the third component was Red Foley’s ‘God Walks These Hills with Me.’ I always thought that was a great song, so I got that in there, too. I just scrambled it all up, and that’s what came out.”— Danny Dill. 1642 Long Eared Mule. Alternate Titles: “Flop Eared Mule”; “Karo”; “Jolly Blacksmith.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 40405) 1925. Made Famous by: Tommy Jackson (Dot 1217) 1954 (as “Flop Eared Mule”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Karo” by Uncle Jimmie Thompson (Columbia 15118) 1927, “Jolly Blacksmith” by Theron Hale and Daughters (Victor 40080) 1928 and “Flop Eared Mule” by Blue Ridge Highballers (Columbia 15081) led by Charles La Prade, ﬁddler. 1643 Long Gone Lonesome Blues. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10645) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10645) 1950. Country Chart: #1 (8) 3/25/50 21 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10645); #5 2/8/64 19 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 13208); #63 1/17/87 5 wks., Dennis Robbins (MCA 52987). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950, 1964; RIAA Million Seller (Hank Williams, Sr.). Notes: This was Hank Williams, Jr.’s ﬁrst chart record. 1644 Long Hard Road. Alternate Title: “The Sharecropper’s Dream.” Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Coolwell Music/Granite Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29282) 1984. Made Famous by: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29282) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/26/84 20 wks., The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29282). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. Movies: Texasville (Nelson/Columbia) 1990, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts, Timothy Bottoms, and Cloris Leachman. 1645 Long-Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man. Music/Lyrics: Marshall Grant. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Perkins Publishing Co. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 44158) 1966. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 44158) 1967. Country Chart: #6 6/24/67 17 wks., Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 44158). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1967. History: This song was written about Luther Perkins (1928–1968) who played guitar with Johnny Cash and Marshall Grant as part of the Tennessee Two. Carl Perkins is the true author of this song. Since Carl was under a writer’s contract to Cedarwood Publishing and wanted Luther to share in the proceeds, he decided to copyright it in Marshall Grant’s name and assign publishing to (Luther) Perkins Publishing Company. 1646 A Long Line of Love. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Thom Schuyler. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Bethlehem Music/Scarlet Moon Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370)

1987. Made Famous by: Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/13/87 13 wks., Michael Martin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 1647 Long Tall Mama Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23766) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23766) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. The Longest Train I Ever Saw see In the Pines. Look Before You Leap see Baby. Look Up, Look Down That Lonesome Road see In the Pines. 1648 Look What Thoughts Will Do. Music/Lyrics: Jim Beck/Dub Dickerson/Lefty Frizzell. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20772) 1951. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20772) 1951. Country Chart: #4 3/3/51 12 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20772). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 1649 Lookin’ for a Feelin’. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Waylon Jennings Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 11118) 1977. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 11118) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/8/77 16 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 11118). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 1650 Lookin’ for Love. Music/Lyrics: Wanda Malette/Bob Morrison/Patti Ryan. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Music City Music/Bob Morrison Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47004) 1980. Made Famous by: Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47004) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (3) 7/19/80 14 wks., Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47004). Pop Chart: #5 7/12/80 21 wks., Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47004). AC Action: #10 7/26/80 15 wks., Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47004). No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980 (10 time winner); RIAA Million Seller 1980 ( Johnny Lee); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Wanda Malette, Bob Morrison, Patti Ryan). Movies: Urban Cowboy (Paramount) 1980, directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, and Scott Glenn. Notes: This was one of the ﬁve most performed country songs of decade (1980–1989) for ASCAP. 1651 Looking at the World Through a Windshield. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut/Mike Hoyer. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Del Reeves (United Artists 50332) 1968. Made Famous by: Del Reeves (United Artists 50332) 1968. Country Chart: #5 8/17/68 14 wks., Del Reeves (United Artists 50332). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “Has been a strong song used in nearly all truck driving albums, TV packages, etc.”— Jerry Chesnut. 1652 Looking Back to See. Music/Lyrics: Jim Ed Brown/Maxine Brown. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Dandelion Music Co., c/o Jamie Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Ed and Maxine Brown (Fabor 107) 1954. Made Famous by: The Browns (Fabor 107) 1954; Justin Tubb and Goldie Hill (Decca 29145) 1954. Country Chart: #8 6/26/54 15 wks., The Browns (Fabor 107); #4 7/03/54 21 wks., Justin Tubb and Goldie Hill (Decca 29145); #13 7/15/72 14 wks., Buck Owens and Susan Raye (Capitol 3368). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Looking for a Bully see Bully of the Town.

Looking • 1653–1664 1653 Looking for a New Mama. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23580) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23580) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Looking for a Place to Fall Apart see A Place to Fall Apart. 1654 Loose Talk. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart/Ann Lucas. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 2726) 1953. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21317) 1954. Country Chart: #1 11/06/54 32 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21317); #4 5/22/61 14 wks., Buck Owens and Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955, 1961. Lord Howard’s Hornpipe see Fisher’s Hornpipe. 1655 Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good. Music/Lyrics: Dave Hanner. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Sabal Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 51207) 1981. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 51207) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/21/81 20 wks., Don Williams (MCA 51207). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982, 1983. 1656 Lord, I’m Coming Home. Music/Lyrics: William J. Kirkpatrick. Copyright Date: 1892. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: F.C. Freemantle (pseudonym of Harry McLaskey) (Victor 16009) 1908. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca MCAC-86) 1961. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70 found. History: This song was especially popular during World War I. There were 50 printings between 1917 and 1918 alone. It is still popular today. 1657 The Lord Knows I’m Drinking. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cal Smith (Decca 33040, LP 75369) 1972. Made Famous by: Cal Smith (Decca 33040) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/16/72 17 wks., Cal Smith (Decca 33040). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Bill Anderson); BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “My wife and I were havin’ dinner in a little restaurant across the street from the church we go to and we were havin’ a glass of wine with our meal. Some of the big people in the church came walkin’ in the restaurant and I said to Becky, ‘You think we oughta put our wine glass over here behind the menu?’ The menu was propped up and she said, ‘I ain’t got nothin’ to hide.’ She said, ‘The lord knows I’m drinkin’.’ And I nearly fell in the mashed potatoes reachin’ for somethin’ to write that down on. Forget the meal. And I sat there and wrote that song, sittin’ right there at the dinner table. Just writin’ in a fog. That’s one of my favorites because I despise hypocrisy in people. It’s kinda the Harper Valley PTA type thing.”— Bill Anderson. Lord McDonald’s Reel see Leather Breeches. 1658 Lord Mr. Ford. Music/Lyrics: Dick Feller. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Vector Music Corp./Sixteen Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Reed (RCA 0960) 1973. Made Famous by: Jerry Reed (RCA 0960) 1973. Country Chart: #1 5/26/73 15 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 0960). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “I wrote a song called ‘The Night Miss Nancy Ann’s Hotel for Single Girls Burned Down.’ It was a talking song with Tex Williams, and it was a big hit song. Jimmy Dean was making a record at CBS, Columbia, and his producer said to me, ‘Why don’t you write Jimmy Dean a talking kind of song like this, because we’re going to go in and cut it.’ So I wrote ‘Lord Mr. Ford,’ and I

162 wrote it like a Jerry Reed kind of song. And then Jimmy Dean got to selling sausage or something, and he didn’t make any more records, so I had a dream that I took it to Jerry Reed. The next day I called up Bobby Thompson, who is a banjo-playing friend of mine, and I asked him where I could ﬁnd Reed. Jerry Reed said, ‘I knew that song was out there somewhere, I just didn’t know where to ﬁnd it.’ He needed that song at that time. It was just a dream, there’s nothing cosmic about it. I had a Ford that I had a lot of trouble with at that time, and a friend of mine had a Ford, an LTD, and it caught ﬁre on the interstate, and he just parked it, locked it, and walked away.”— Dick Feller. 1659 Lorena. Music/Lyrics: H.D.L. Webster/J.P. Webster. Copyright Date: 1857. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Unknown. Made Famous by: The Osborne Brothers in the 1950s and 1960s. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 37. History: This was a very popular song with the Confederacy during the Civil War and many southern girls were named Lorena at that time. 1660 A Loser’s Cathedral. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10102) 1966. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10102) 1966. Country Chart: #3 1/7/67 14 wks., David Houston (Epic 10102). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. 1661 Losing Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/Buddy Killen. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Champion Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 7950) 1961. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 7950) 1961. Country Chart: #2 12/11/61 21 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 7950). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Lost Her Love on Our Last Date see Lost His Love on Our Last Date. 1662 Lost Highway. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Payne (Bullet 670) 1948. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10506) 1949. Country Chart: #12 9/30/49 3 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10506); #51 6/3/67 4 wks., Don Gibson (RCA 9177); #100 10/22/88 1 wk., James Stories (GMC 1001). Pop Chart: #12 9/30/49 6 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10506). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 37. Author Notes: “In the early days of Leon’s career, he hitchhiked from one place to another, ﬁnding jobs wherever he could. Once he was in California hitchhiking to Alba, Texas, to visit his sick mother. He was unable to get a ride and ﬁnally got help from the Salvation Army. It was while he was waiting for help that he wrote this song.”— Myrtie Payne, wife of Leon Payne. 1663 Lost His Love on Our Last Date. Alternate Title: “Lost Her Love on Our Last Date.” Music/Lyrics: Floyd Cramer (music)/Conway Twitty (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32945) 1972. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32945) 1972; Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29898) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/1/72 15 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32945); #1 (1) 10/16/82 20 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29898). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Emmylou Harris); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1973, 1983. 1664 Lost in the Feeling. Music/Lyrics: Lewis Anderson. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros.

163 29636) 1983. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29636) 1983. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/11/83 14 wks., Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29636). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 1665 Lost in the Fifties Tonight (in the Still of the Night). Music/ Lyrics: Fred Parris/Mike Reid/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Llee Corp./Two Sons Music/Warner Bros. Music Corp./ Lodge Hall Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14135) 1985. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14135) 1985. Country Chart: #1 10/5/85 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14135). Pop Chart: #8 7/20/85 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14135). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Fred Parris, Mike Reid, Troy Seals); Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1985 (Ronnie Milsap, RCA 14135); ACM Song of the Year 1986; BMI Country Award 1986, 1987; ASCAP Country Award 1986. Notes: This is set to the melody of “In the Still of the Night (I Remember),” written by Fred Parris. It has been interpolated into ‘Lost in the Fifties Tonight’ and is considered to be an inseparable melody as it was recorded. “In the Still of the Night (I Remember)” was ﬁrst recorded and made famous by The Five Stairs (Ember 3059); pop chart action; #24 The Five Satins, #28 Dion and The Belmonts (Laurie 3059). Author Notes: “I got the idea for this song because my wife is an old rock ’n roller. She worked for all the Alan Freed shows, and I grew up in that era. Sometimes we just like to get into the old records. We’ll play Big Joe Turner and Chuck Willis and Little Richard, you name it. I remember the songs I was doing in the clubs then, and they were all hits. The idea was ‘Lost in the ’50s’ (‘Tonight’ came as a sort of rhyme), because you sit down and spend the night listening to all the old things. Since ‘Still of the Night’ was one of my favorites, we put it in there, and used it to bring the people back, although we could have just put the do-wahs in and that would have set the stage. It’s far from a country song, but Ronnie Milsap’s recording was accepted by the country audience. I think we stirred some feelings. We loved it, and I think the people of our age could relate to that.”— Troy Seals. 1666 Lost to a Stranger. Music/Lyrics: Frank Brown, Jr. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hylo Brown (Capitol 13124) 1954. Made Famous by: Hylo Brown (Capitol 13124) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 1667 Louisiana Man. Music/Lyrics: Doug Kershaw. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rusty and Doug (Hickory 1137) 1961. Made Famous by: Doug Kershaw (Warner Bros. 001820) 1969. Country Chart: #10 2/12/61 15 wks., Rusty and Doug (Hickory 1137); #25 7/3/65 7 wks., George and Gene (Musicor 1097); #72 6/1/68 4 wks., Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2147); #14 9/26/70 8 wks., Connie Smith (RCA Victor 9887). Pop Chart: #97 9/16/67 3 wks., Pozo Seco Singers (Columbia 44263); #100 4/20/68 1 wk., Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 2147). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961, 1969, 1971. Author Notes: “I had just come out of the army about two months. I was broke on my ass. I was being kicked out of my apartment, and I was sitting down for the last time, trying to write songs. I wrote six songs and when I got to the seventh, I ﬁnally got my head back to when I was a kid, when I was safe. When I wasn’t being kicked out, when I had beans on the table. So I just let my head pour out. I never changed a word. I used ‘Mack’ and ‘Ned’ instead of ‘Rusty’ and ‘Doug.’ But everything else is real names and real facts.”— Doug Kershaw. 1668 Louisiana Saturday Night. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc.

1665–1674 • Love Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot DO-2064) 1977. Made Famous by: Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4983) 1981. Country Chart: #7 3/28/81 14 wks., Mel McDaniel (Capitol 4983). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “I always wanted to write a Cajun song. I grew up in Texas near the Louisiana border where there are a lot of French people. I love the culture, the food and the music. Most of the bands in Louisiana play this song which makes me happy. I like to think that I’ve contributed a little something to their folklore and tradition.”— Bob McDill. 1669 Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man. Music/Lyrics: Becky Blueﬁeld/Jim Owen. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Dunbar Music Inc./Six Continents Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (MCA 40079) 1972. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (MCA 40079) 1973. Country Chart: #1 6/23/73 14 wks., Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (MCA 40079). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Becky Blueﬁeld, Jim Owen); BMI Country Award 1974. Lousiville Burglar see The Boston Burglar. 1670 Love at the Five and Dime. Music/Lyrics: Nanci Grifﬁth. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Wing and Wheel Music, c/o Bug Music Group. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Nanci Grifﬁth (Philo PH-1109) 1986. Made Famous by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884573) 1986. Country Chart: #3 4/12/86 22 wks., Kathy Mattea (Mercury 884573). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Nanci Grifﬁth); BMI Country Award 1987. 1671 Love Bug. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp/Curtis Wayne. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Glad Music Co./Black Jack Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 1098) 1965. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1098) 1965. Country Chart: #6 8/28/65 18 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1098). Pop Chart: #71 12/11/65 6 wks., Jack Jones (Kapp 722). AC Action: #5 11/27/65 11 wks., Jack Jones (Kapp 722). No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Author Notes: “The ﬁrst record of this song was George Jones’. The song came from the old song ‘Love Bug Itch,’ I think that’s where we got that idea. We just liked that title. We had originally named it ‘Rule of the Roost,’ then we went back and made ‘rule of the roost’ the ﬁrst line of the song and then we turned it into something else after that.”— Wayne Kemp. 1672 Love Bug Itch. Music/Lyrics: Roy Botkin/Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (0382) 1950. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (0382) 1950. Country Chart: #2 (8) 9/30/50 16 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0382). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950. 1673 Love Don’t Care (Whose Heart It Breaks). Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley/Randy Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./Blue Moon Music/EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Labor of Love Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14060) 1985. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14060) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/14/85 19 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14060). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. Love from the Heart see Mississippi Sawyer. 1674 Love Helps Those. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music. Licensed by: BMI. First

Love • 1675–1687 Recorded by: Paul Overstreet (MTM 72113) 1988. Made Famous by: Paul Overstreet (MTM 72113) 1988. Country Chart: #3 9/24/88 21 wks., Paul Overstreet (MTM 72113). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 1675 Love in the First Degree. Music/Lyrics: Tim Dubois/Jim Hurt. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 12288) 1981. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 12288) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/24/81 16 wks., Alabama (RCA 12288). Pop Chart: #15 11/14/81 21 wks., Alabama (RCA 12288). AC Action: #5 12/19/81 21 wks., Alabama (RCA 12288). No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1982, 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Tim Dubois, Jim Hurt). Author Notes: “While driving in my car one day I heard a news report about a woman murdering her husband. They said that she had been found guilty of murder in the ﬁrst degree. I remember it well. I was sitting stopped at the corner of 12th and Wedgewood in Nashville, Tennessee. Jim Hurt and I decided to turn the idea around and wrote it into a song.”— Tim Dubois. 1676 Love in the Hot Afternoon. Music/Lyrics: Vince Matthews/ Kent Westberry. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA AMA-4-1140, not issued) 1971; First Release: Jim Ed Brown (RCA LSP 4713) 1971. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Capitol 4076) 1975. Country Chart: #3 5/24/75 19 wks., Gene Watson (Capitol 4076). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Author Notes: “The title is mine. I had the whole picture before I wrote it. This guy is in a dinky hotel, looking out the window on the street. Across the street is this vendor selling ﬁlé gumbo. At the time, I had never been to Louisiana.”— Kent Westberry. Love Is a Funny Little Thing see Baby. 1677 Love Is Alive. Music/Lyrics: Kent Robbins. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 14093) 1985. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 14093) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/8/85 21 wks., The Judds (RCA 14093). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 1678 Love Is Just a Game. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: First Generation Music Co. (adm. by EMIBlackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 226) 1977. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 226) 1977. Country Chart: #3 9/10/77 14 wks., Larry Gatlin (Monument 226). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 1679 Love Is Like a Butterﬂy. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Owepar Publishing, Inc./Screen GemsEMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10031) 1974 (single); (RCA APLI-0712) 1974 (album). Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10031) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/31/74 17 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10031). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Dolly Parton); BMI Country Award 1975. 1680 Love Is on a Roll. Music/Lyrics: Roger Cook/John Prine. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Big Ears Music/Bruised Music/ Roger Cook Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 52205) 1983. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 52205) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/16/83 18 wks., Don Williams (MCA 52205). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984; BMI Country Award 1984.

164 1681 Love Is the Foundation. Music/Lyrics: William C. Hall. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Coal Miner’s Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40058) 1973. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40058) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/19/73 15 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40058). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 1682 Love Letters in the Sand. Music/Lyrics: Nick Kenny/Charles Kenny/J. Fred Coots. Copyright Date: 1931. Publisher: Bourne Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Lloyd Keating (Clarion 11002) 1931. Made Famous by: Ted Black (Victor 22799) 1931; Mac Wiseman (Dot 1191) 1953. Country Chart: #79 10/4/86 3 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 884850). Pop Chart: #1 (7) 5/13/57 34 wks., Pat Boone (Dot 15570); #6 9/19/31 7 wks., Ted Black (Victor 22799). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Pat Boone). Movies: Bernadine (Twentieth Century– Fox) 1957, directed by Henry Levin, starring Pat Boone, Terry Moore, and Janet Gaynor, sung by Pat Boone. Notes: Based on the tune of an 1881 song, “Spanish Cavalier,” written by William D. Hendrikson. 1683 Love, Love, Love. Music/Lyrics: Ted Jarrett. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29662) 1955. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29662) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (13) 9/24/55 32 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29662). Pop Chart: #44 7/7/73 9 wks., Donny Hathaway (ATCO 6928). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; Billboard Triple Crown Award 1955 (Best Selling Country Record; Most Played Country Song, Jukeboxes; Most Played Country Song, Radio). 1684 Love Me Darling , Just Tonight. Music/Lyrics: M.H. Malone/Ruby Rakes. Copyright Date: 1958. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/ Trio Music Company. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5165, 45 RPM) 1958. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5165) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1685 Love Me Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Don Williams. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 41155) 1979. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 41155) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/79 16 wks., Don Williams (MCA 41155). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 1686 Love Me Tender. Music/Lyrics: Vera Matson/Elvis Presley. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./ Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA 6643) 1956. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 6643) 1956. Country Chart: #3 10/10/56 18 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 6643). Pop Chart: #1 (5) 10/20/56 23 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 6643); #21 10/6/62 9 wks., Richard Chamberlain (MGM 13097); #40 6/17/67 6 wks., Percy Sledge (Atlantic 2414). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. Movies: Love Me Tender (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1956, directed by Robert D. Webb, starring Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley. History: This song was the theme for Elvis’ ﬁrst movie, Love Me Tender. It was adapted from the old folk song “Annabel Lee.” 1687 Love Me When You Can. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40936) 1978. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40936) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (3) 8/12/78 13 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 40936). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.

165 Love on Arrival see L.O.A. 1688 Love or Something Like It. Music/Lyrics: Steven Glassmeyer/Kenny Rogers. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Cherry Lane Music/M3 Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210) 1978. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/1378 14 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210). Pop Chart: #32 6/3/78 12 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1210). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978. 1689 Love Out Loud. Music/Lyrics: Thom Schuyler. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Bethlehem Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8824) 1989. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8824) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/18/89 21 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8824). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 1690 Love Put a Song in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA APL O0257) 1974. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73715) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/4/75 15 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73715). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Author Notes: “My wife, Jackie and I had been through Europe on vacation, and we had been through several countries. We were listening to the music over there, and I wanted to come back and write a song that had something of the feel and the repetitiveness that their music had. I got the title ‘Love Put a Song in My Heart,’ and I decided I could repeat that like they did in Europe —‘put a song, put a song...’ It has a French feel almost.”— Ben Peters. 1691 Love Song. Music/Lyrics: Steven Runkle. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Youngun Publishing (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52224) 1983. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52224) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/4/83 18 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52224). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 1692 Love the World Away. Music/Lyrics: Bob Morrison/Johnny Wilson. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc./ Southern Days Music (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1359) 1980. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1359) 1980. Country Chart: #4 6/28/80 14 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1359). Pop Chart: #14 6/28/80 12 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1359). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981, 1982. Movies: Urban Cowboy (Paramount) 1980, directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, and Scott Glenn. 1693 Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself. Music/Lyrics: Ira Louvin/ Charlie Louvin. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3083) 1955. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3083) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1694 Love Will Find Its Way to You. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/J.D. Martin (pseudonym of Martin Derstine). Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Marie Osmond (Capitol 12414) 1985. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 53244) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/23/88 20 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 53244). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989.

1688–1700 • Lovesick 1695 Love Will Turn You Around. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/ Kenny Rogers/Thom Schuyler/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Lionscub Music/Lionsmate Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1471) 1982. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1471) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/10/82 16 wks., Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1471). Pop Chart: #13 7/3/82 17 wks., Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1471). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award: ASCAP Country Award 1984; BMI Country Award 1983; BMI Pop Award 1982. Movies: Six Pack (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1982, directed by Daniel Petrie, starring Kenny Rogers and Diane Lane. Loveless Love see Careless Love. Loveliest Night of the Year see Over the Waves. 1696 Lover Please. Music/Lyrics: Billy Swan. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Lyn-Lou Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Clyde McPhatter (Mercury 71941) 1962. Made Famous by: Country, Bobby G. Rice (Royal American 72) 1971; Pop, Clyde McPhatter (Mercury 71941) 1962. Country Chart: #46 1/9/71 9 wks., Bobby G. Rice (Royal American 72). Pop Chart: #7 3/3/62 14 wks., Clyde McPhatter (Mercury 71941). AC Action: #42 2/15/75 Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge (Monument 8636). No. of Artists: 15. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group 1975 (Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, Monument 8636); BMI Country Award 1975. 1697 Lovers Live Longer. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49573) 1980. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49573) 1980. Country Chart: #3 10/11/80 15 wks., Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49573). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981. Author Notes: “‘Lovers Live Longer’ was a headline on one of those really ragged tabloids. I saw it as I was checking out of a grocery store. It was a story about a Swiss or Swedish doctor who discovered that the more you made love the longer you lived. This was his theory. In fact, I didn’t even buy the tabloid and I’ve wished a hundred times since then that I had actually saved it. I liked the title and I liked all the L’s.”— David Bellamy. 1698 A Lover’s Question. Music/Lyrics: Brook Benton/Jimmy Williams. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Times Square Music Publications Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1199) 1958. Made Famous by: Country, Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018) 1978; Pop, Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1199) 1958. Country Chart: #3 2/18/78 9 wks., Jacky Ward (Mercury 55018). Pop Chart: #6 10/20/58 24 wks., Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1199). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; BMI Million Airs Award. 1699 Love’s Gonna Live Here. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5025) 1963. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5025) 1963. Country Chart: #1 9/21/63 30 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5025). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 1700 Lovesick Blues. Alternate Title: “I’ve Got the Lovesick Blues.” Music/Lyrics: Irving Mills/Cliff Friend/Hank Williams (revised version). Copyright Date: 1922, renewed 1949. Publisher: Mills Music, Inc. (Now EMI-Mills Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Elsie Clark (Okeh 4589) circa 1922; Jack Shea

Lovin’ • 1701–1710 Orchestra (Vocalion B14333) circa 1923. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10352) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (10) 2/25/49 46 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10352). Pop Chart: #24 5/14/49 1 wk., Hank Williams (MGM 10352). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Hank Williams, MGM 10352). Parodies: “Lovesick Booze,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4482) 1967, written by Cliff Friend, Irving Wills and Sheb Wooley. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Author Notes: “I was a ﬂier-pilot in the ﬁrst World War at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. I was impressed by the lovesick boys who left their young wives and sweethearts for the service, blue. I had been writing songs since I was 12. So, I wrote ‘Lovesick Blues.’ After the war, I went to New York City. Cliff Edwards [Ukulele Ike] recorded the song on Perfect Records— a good job, but the song, ahead of its time, was a ﬂop. I took the song back from Jack Mills. Twenty years went by, and fate stepped in, in the guise of a stranger in Alabama who met Hank Williams and sold him ‘Lovesick Blues’ as his song for $100. Fred Rose published it, but I had the copyright. When Williams’ record hit the market, I ﬂew to Nashville and took all the money, since I was also the publisher. Meanwhile, Frank Iﬁeld in England had sold 4 million, and altogether, the song has sold 10 million.”— Cliff Friend. 1701 Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again). Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA LB 4487) 1971. Made Famous by: C. Tompall and The Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47134) 1981. Country Chart: #28 8/7/71 11 wks., Roger Miller (Mercury 73230); #2 (2) 5/2/81 16 wks., Tompall and The Glaser Brothers (Elektra 47134). Pop Chart: #26 8/21/71 13 wks., Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525). AC Action: #4 8/28/71 12 wks., Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8525). No. of Artists: 35. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971, 1972, 1981, 1982; BMI Million Airs Award. 1702 Lovin’ on Back Streets. Music/Lyrics: Hugh King. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Contention Music. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Mel Street (Metromedia Country 901) 1972. Made Famous by: Mel Street (Metromedia Country 901) 1972. Country Chart: #5 11/4/72 16 wks., Mel Street (Metromedia Country 901). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “I was in Ray Scribner’s publishing ofﬁce and we were shooting the breeze, when a friend of his he had not seen in years came by for a visit. They more or less had a little reunion there. Ray said, ‘Where have you been all these years?’ and his friend said, ‘Oh, just lovin’ on back streets.’ Of course when he said that a light bulb came on in my mind. And of course I took that phrase and twirled it around my mind and asked myself, ‘If he’s lovin’ on back streets, where does he live?’ So I said, ‘Lovin’ on back streets, livin’ on main,’ which made it a slippin’ around type of thing. I just took it from there and fooled with the song until Mel Street recorded it in 1972.”— Hugh King. 1703 Lovin’ Only Me. Music/Lyrics: Hillary Kanter/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: ESP Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 68693) 1989. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 68693) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/8/89 21 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 68693). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 1704 Loving Arms. Music/Lyrics: Tom Jans. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Almo Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dobie Gray (MCA 40100) 1973. Made Famous by: Elvis Pres-

166 ley (RCA 12205) 1981. Country Chart: #98 3/23/74 2 wks., Kris Kristofferson (A&M 1498); #19 3/5/77 6 wks., Sammi Smith (Elektra 45374); #8 5/2/81 10 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 12205). Pop Chart: #61 8/4/73 11 wks., Dobie Gray (MCA 40100); #86 3/23/74 5 wks., Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge (A&M 1498). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 1705 Loving Blind. Music/Lyrics: Clint Black. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Howlin’ Hits Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Clint Black (RCA 2372-4-R) 1990 (album cut). Made Famous by: Clint Black (RCA 2749) 1991 (single). Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/2/91 20 wks., Clint Black (RCA 2749). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1992. 1706 Loving Up a Storm. Music/Lyrics: Danny Morrison/Johnny Slate. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12062) 1980. Made Famous by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12062) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/20/80 15 wks., Razzy Bailey (RCA 12062). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 1707 Loving You Could Never Be Better. Music/Lyrics: Betty Belew/Charlene Montgomery/Earl Montgomery. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Songs of Universal, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: George Jones (Epic 10858) 1972. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 10858) 1972. Country Chart: #2 (1) 6/3/72 12 wks., George Jones (Epic 10858). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 1708 Low and Lonely. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenkins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6693) 1942. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6693) 1943. Country Chart: #3 record of 1943, Roy Acuff (Okeh 6693). No. of Artists: Ten. Movies: O’ My Darling Clementine (Republic) 1943, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Acuff, Isabel Randolph, and Harry Cheshire. Notes: Roy Acuff used this song to kick off his Grand Ole Opry performances. 1709 Low Down Blues. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11675) 1954. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11675) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1710 Lucille. Music/Lyrics: Roger Bowling/Hal Bynum. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 929) 1976. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 929) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/12/77 14 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 929). Pop Chart: #5 3/26/77 19 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 929). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1977 (Kenny Rogers); CMA Single of the Year 1977; CMA Song of the Year 1977 (Kenny Rogers); ACM Single Record of the Year 1977 (Kenny Rogers); ACM Song of the Year 1977; RIAA Certiﬁed Gold 1977; RIAA Million Seller (Kenny Rogers); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum). Parodies: “Lucille #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (Scorpion SC-0556) 1978, written by Roger Bowling, Hal Bynum and Sheb Wooley. Answers: “Thanks for Leaving, Lucille,” recorded by Sherri Jerrico (Gusto/Star 164) 1977. Author Notes: “I was in the last part of a marriage to a studio musician here in Nashville. My wife had this girlfriend who kept calling me to go out with her. I was trying to say no, because I had had a religious experience and was trying to live differently. I’m an

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167 alcoholic, and I ﬁgured if I got into that, I’d probably get into smoking marijuana and drinking. I kept trying to tell her no, then my wife suddenly decided to take the children and go to New Jersey to visit her mother. I was out in my backyard, tying up tomatoes and waiting to take her to the airport, and I was thinking about how this girl — this friend of hers — was going to call. My wife was going to be out of town, and me by myself in this big house, and I thought about how it was going to wind up—probably me smoking grass and drinking — and I said, ‘You picked a ﬁne time to leave me.’ It came out with that little tune and I immediately put ‘Lucille’ in for alliteration. I looked around my garden and added, ‘With four hungry children and a crop in the ﬁeld.’ Originally, I wrote it about an old blind man I had seen in Norfolk, Virginia, playing guitar, but I realized there’s not too many people who can identify with an old blind man. I met Roger Bowling and we decided to try to write together. I sang him the original, and he loved it, so we sat down and rewrote it, putting the action in a bar. What Roger contributed was exactly right, and it turned out perfect—then he got the song to Kenny Rogers.”— Hal Bynum. 1711 Lucille (You Won’t Do Your Daddy’s Will). Music/Lyrics: “Little” Richard Penniman/Albert Collins. Copyright Date: 1957, 1960, renewed 1985, 1988. Publisher: Venice Music, Inc. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood, Inc.)/ATV Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Richard (Specialty 598) 1956. Made Famous by: Country, Waylon Jennings 1977 (RCA 13465); Pop, Little Richard (Specialty 598) 1957. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/19/83 16 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 13465). Pop Chart: #21 3/23/57 21 wks., Little Richard (Specialty 598); #21 9/12/60 10 wks., Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5163). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 1712 Luckenbach Texas (Back to the Basics of Love). Music/ Lyrics: Bobby Emmons/Chips Moman. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924) 1977. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (6) 4/16/77 18 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924) (with Willie Nelson, ending vocal). Pop Chart: #25 5/7/77 16 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924). AC Action: #16 6/4/77 11 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924). No. of Artists: 28. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Bobby Emmons, Chips Moman); BMI Country Award 1978. 1713 Lula Wall. Alternate Titles: “Lula Walsh”; “Lulu Walls”; “Lula Whal”; “Lulu Love.” Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1929. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Walter Morris (Columbia 15115) 1926 (as “Lulu Walsh”); Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Brunswick 229) 1928 (as “Lulu Wall”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40126) 1930. Country Chart: #1 Record of 1930, The Carter Family (Victor 40126) as “Lulu Walls.” No. of Artists: 13. Notes: Also recorded as “Lula Whal” by Marvin Williams (Okeh 45467) 1930 and “Lulu Love” by Ernest Branch and The West Virginia Ramblers (Champion 16286) 1931. Lula Walsh see Lula Wall. Lula Whal see Lula Wall. 1714 A Lullaby Yodel. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams (music)/ Jimmie Rodgers (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21636) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21636) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Lulu Love see Lula Wall.

Lulu Walls see Lula Wall. 1715 The Lumberjack. Music/Lyrics: Hal Willis/Ginger Willis. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Regent Music Corp. c/o The Goodman Group. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hal Willis (Sims 207) 1964; Canada: Tommy Hunter (Columbia ELS363) 1964. Made Famous by: Hal Willis (Sims 207) 1964. Country Chart: #5 10/10/64 16 wks., Hal Willis (Sims 207). Pop Chart: #53 10/3/64 7 wks., Brook Benton (Mercury 72333). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 1716 Luther Played the Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 316) 1955 (single). Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 316) 1959. Country Chart: #8 3/29/59 13 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 316). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Notes: Luther Perkins played the boogie on this record. Luther Monroe Perkins (1928–1968), lead guitarist, member of the Tennessee Three in Johnny Cash’s band, died tragically when a ﬁre erupted in his home after he fell asleep on a couch with a cigarette in his hand. 1717 Lyin’ Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Glen Frey/Don Henley. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Cass County Music/Red Cloud Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Eagles (Asylum 45279) 1975. Made Famous by: The Eagles (Asylum 45279) 1975. Country Chart: #8 10/11/75 15 wks., The Eagles (Asylum 45279). Pop Chart: #2 9/27/75 14 wks., The Eagles (Asylum 45279). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30 found. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Glen Frey, Don Henley); ASCAP Award 1981. 1718 (Lying Here with) Linda on My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co. Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40339) 1975. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40339) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/11/75 14 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40339). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Conway Twitty); BMI Country Award 1975. Answers: Female version, “Lying Here with Jimmy on My Mind” by Loretta Lynn. 1719 Lying in Love with You. Music/Lyrics: Dean Dillon/Gary Harrison. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA Victor 11532) 1979. Made Famous by: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA Victor 11532) 1979. Country Chart: #2 (2) 3/31/79 13 wks., Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA Victor 11532). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 1720 Lynda. Music/Lyrics: Bill LaBounty/Pat McLaughlin. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (MCA 5926) 1986 (Canada). Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 53160) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/05/87 23 wks., Steve Wariner (MCA 53160). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 1721 Made in Japan. Music/Lyrics: Bob Morris/Faye Morris. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 3314) 1972. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 3314) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/29/72 15 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 3314). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 1722 The Maiden’s Prayer. Music/Lyrics: Thecla Badarzewska/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1859, 1941, renewed. Publisher: Public

Make • 1723–1731 Domain/Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Bourne Co. Licensed by: All; ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion/Okeh 03924) 1935. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion/Okeh 03924) 1938. Country Chart: #3 record of 1938, Bob Wills (Vocalion); #10 10/25/71 12 wks., David Houston (Epic 10778); #84 1/3/76 9 wks., Maury Finney (Soundwaves 4525). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. Make Me a Palat on De Flo’or see Make Me a Pallet on the Floor. 1723 Make Me a Pallet on the Floor. Alternate Titles: “Pallet on the Floor”; “Make Me a Palat on De Flo’or” (Minstrel Title). Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Virginia Liston (Okeh 8247) 1925. Earliest Country Recording Found: The Leake County Revelers (Columbia 15264) 1928 (as “Make Me a Bed on the Floor”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 (seven as “Pallet on the Floor”). 1724 Make My Life with You. Music/Lyrics: Gary Burr. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Garwin Music Co./Sweet Karol Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Oakridge Boys (MCA 52488) 1984. Made Famous by: The Oakridge Boys (MCA 52488) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/10/84 21 wks., The Oakridge Boys (MCA 52488). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 1725 Make No Mistake, She’s Mine. Music/Lyrics: Kim Carnes. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Moonwindow Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Barbra Streisand and Kim Carnes (Columbia 04695) 1984. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/27/87 17 wks., Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers (RCA 5209). Pop Chart: #51 12/15/84 10 wks., Barbra Streisand and Kim Carnes (Columbia 04695) as “Make No Mistake, He’s Mine.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet 1987 (Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers). 1726 Make Room in Your Heart (for a Friend). Music/Lyrics: Gene Sullivan/Wiley Walker. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wiley and Gene (Columbia 36869) 1945. Made Famous by: Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan (Columbia 36869) 1945. Country Chart: #2 12/27/45 1 wk., Wiley and Gene (Columbia 36869). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1727 Make the World Go Away. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia) 1963; First Released by: Timi Yuro (Liberty 55587) 1963. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8679) 1965. Country Chart: #2 8/10/63 21 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 42827); #1 10/9/65 25 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8679); #71 6/21/75 6 wks., Donny and Marie Osmond (MGM 14807); #5 10/1/77 5 wks., Charly McClain (Epic 50436). Pop Chart: #24 7/20/63 11 wks., Timi Yuro (Liberty 55587); #6 11/13/65 14 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8679). AC Action: #1 (4) 10/16/65 18 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8679). No. of Artists: 130. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award (2); BMI Country Award 1963, 1966; BMI Pop Award 1965. Parodies: “Make the World Go Away #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13444) 1966.Written by Hank Cochran, Jack Clement and Sheb Wooley. Movies: Honeysuckle Rose (Warner Bros.) 1980, directed by Jerry Schatzberg, starring Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving, Slim Pickens, Mickey Rooney, Jr., and Emmylou Harris. Author

168 Notes: “I had gone to see the movie Diamond Head. I was having a really bad problem at the time. I was married and my wife was in California. We were separated and I was goin’ through one of those deals and I was in the movie and somebody said something on the screen and it just hit me so hard I left the movie and wrote it on the way driving to the apartment. I was so excited about it. I took it in to Hal Smith, who was running the publishing company at the time. I sang it to him the next morning and he said it was the worst song I ever wrote. I was the song plugger for the company, so I told him, ‘Why this will probably be the biggest song in the Pamper catalog!’ And it has been. I was killed when he turned it down. He said, ‘Nobody wants to make the world go away.’ I said, ‘Everybody does.’ Ray Price had cut it ﬁrst but he didn’t release it. Then when she [Timi Yuro] cut it and it came out, I took it over and played it for him. I said, ‘Now if you could sing like that you could put it out.’ This made him mad and he went in and re-cut it with strings and put it out.”— Hank Cochran. 1728 Makin’ Up for Lost Time. Alternate Title: “The Dallas Lovers’ Song.” Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/Gary Morris. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Gary Morris Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Warner Bros. Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856) 1985. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/23/85 19 wks., Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #36 2/15/86 3 wks., Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28856). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 1729 Making Believe. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Work. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Work (ABC/Dot 1221) 1954. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 29419) 1955. Country Chart: #2 3/2/55 28 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 29419); #5 2/19/55 13 wks., Jimmy Work (ABC/Dot 1221); #61 3/22/75 9 wks., Debi Hawkins (Warner Bros. 8076). Pop Chart: #80 4/2/77 7 wks., The Kendalls (Ovation 1101); #8 5/28/77 14 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8388); #12 1/14/78 12 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4525). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955, 1978. Movies: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (AVCO/Embassy) 1981, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, starring Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid, and Mark Hamill. 1730 Making Plans. Music/Lyrics: Voni Morrison/Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31674) 1964. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (RCA 11983) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/21/80 17 wks., Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (RCA 11983). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. Author Notes: “I wrote the song sitting in the middle of the bed in the middle of the apartment in Eureka, California. I had just gotten married. It may be the most sad song I ever wrote and I was as happy as I’ve ever been in my life. I wrote the song for Ernest Tubb and he never would record it. He said he didn’t think it was a complete song.”— Johnny Russell. 1731 Mama Don’t Allow It (and She Ain’t Gonna Have It Here). Alternate Titles: “Mama Don’t Allow No Easy Riders”; “Mama Don’t ‘Low No Music Playin’ Around Here.” Music/Lyrics: Charles “Cow Cow” Davenport. Copyright Date: 1925. Publisher: Anne-Rachel Music Corp. c/o Warner Bros. Music/Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: “Papa” Charlie Jackson (Paramount 12295) 1925 (as “Mama Don’t Allow It”); Charles “Cow Cow” Davenport (Vocalion 1434) 1929 (as “Mama

169 Don’t Allow No Easy Riders”). Made Famous by: Smiley Burnette (Starday 191) 1962. Country Chart: #29 3/8/75 3 wks., Hank Thompson (ABC/Dot 17535) as “Mama Don’t ‘Low.’” Pop Chart: #55 7/20/63 7 wks., The Rooftop Singers (Vanguard 35020) as “Mama Don’t Allow” (revival of “Mama Don’t Allow It”). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975. Movies: In Old Santa Fe (Mascot) 1934, directed by David Howard, starring Ken Maynard and Evelyn Knapp. Notes: Smiley Burnett’s “Mama Don’t ’Low No Music Playin’ Around Here” has driven out the other versions. The song was used in several Gene Autry movies and the word “music” was replaced with “guitar,” “banjo,” “drums,” etc. Mama Don’t Allow No Easy Riders see Mama Don’t Allow It (and She Ain’t Gonna Have It Here). Mama Don’t ’Low No Music Playin’ Around Here see Mama Don’t Allow It (and She Ain’t Gonna Have It Here). 1732 Mama He’s Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Kenny O’Dell. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Kenny O’Dell Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 13772) 1984. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 13772) 1984. Country Chart: #1 4/28/84 23 wks., The Judds (RCA 13772); #39 10/13/84 1 wk., Pinkard and Bowden (Warner 29205) as “Mama, She’s Lazy.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group 1984 (The Judds); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Kenny O’Dell); NSAI Song of the Year, 1984; BMI Most Performed Song of the Year (The Burton Award) 1985; BMI Country Award 1985. Parodies: “Mama She’s Lazy,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 29205) 1984, written by Kenny O’Dell with special lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. 1733 Mama , I’m Sick. Alternate Title: “The Lonesome Boy’s Lament.” Music/Lyrics: Tyler Vance. Copyright Date: 1944. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Buchanan Brothers (Bluebird 0523) 1944. Made Famous by: The Buchanan Brothers (Bluebird 0523) 1944; (Victor 202129) 1946 (re-release). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1734 Mama Sang a Song. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Champion Music Corp./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31404) 1962. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31404) 1962. Country Chart: #1 7/28/62 27 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31404). Pop Chart: #32 10/13/62 9 wks., Stan Kenton (Capitol 4847); #38 10/20/62 8 wks., Walter Brennan (Liberty 55508). AC Action: #14 11/3/62 6 wks., Walter Brennan (Liberty 55508); #12 10/27/62 7 wks., Stan Kenton (Capitol 4847). No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Author Notes: “This song is very basically a true song about an incident that took place in the First Methodist Church in Decatur, Georgia, when I was a teenager. I had gone to church with some of my friends. We were having a revival that night and the Reverend Homer Rodeheaver, a well known evangelist, singer and songwriter, was conducting the services, preaching the sermon and leading the congregation in singing some of the old gospel songs. When it came time for the singing part of the service, the evangelist divided the church off into sections. And he said, ‘All right, let’s see which part of the church can out sing the other part — the right wing over there, the left wing, the main part of the hall and, then the balcony.’ I was sitting over to one side. From where I was sitting, I could not see the balcony. So our group sang, then the other group, then the other. Then he (preacher) said, ‘All right, let’s hear it from the balcony.’ Unbeknownst to me, my mother had come in late and she was the only person sitting in the

1732–1738 • Mammas balcony. My mother really was not a good singer, but she sang from her heart and she sang what she felt. All of a sudden I heard this voice from the balcony singing, ‘Brighten the corner where you are.’ At the time, being teenage kids, we all snickered, everybody laughed and I was embarrassed. In later years I thought back on it as one of the most beautiful moments that I remember in connection with my mother. I got to thinking about it one night and realized what a genuine, sincere expression of love for her God that was. That’s really where I got the idea to write ‘Mama Sang a Song.’”— Bill Anderson. 1735 Mama Spank. Music/Lyrics: Liz Anderson. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Liz Anderson (RCA 9163) 1967. Made Famous by: Liz Anderson (RCA 9163) 1967. Country Chart: #5 4/22/67 17 wks., Liz Anderson (RCA 9163). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 1736 Mama Tried. Alternate Title: “The Ballad from Killers Three.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2219) 1968. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2219) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (4) 7/22/68 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2219). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Movies: Killers Three (American International) 1968, directed by Bruce Kessler, starring Robert Walker, Diane Varsi, Dick Clark, Norman Alden, and Maureen Arthur. Featuring Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens. Author Notes: “Everything in this song is true except the line that says ‘Doing life without parole.’ I was paroled. This is a true story about my mother, Flossie Haggard, whose life represents a lot of American mothers and, like so many of them, she really did try when I was young. This is my tribute to her.”— Merle Haggard. Mama’s Hungry Eyes see Hungry Eyes. 1737 Mama’s Never Seen Those Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Terry Skinner/J.L. Wallace. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28795) 1986. Made Famous by: The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28795) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/15/86 22 wks., The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28795). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 1738 Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys. Music/Lyrics: Ed Bruce/Patsy Bruce. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ed Bruce (United Artists 732) 1975. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 11198) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (4) 1/21/78 12 wks., Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 11198); #15 12/13/75 8 wks., Ed Bruce (United Artists 732). Pop Chart: #42 2/11/78 10 wks., Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson (RCA 11198). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975, 1978 (Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce); Grammy, Best Country Vocal by a Duo or Group 1978 (Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson); BMI Country Award 1978. Parodies: “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies,” written by Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce, Tony Joe White and Leann White. Movies: The Electric Horseman (Columbia/Universal) 1979, directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, and Willie Nelson; Steel (Columbia) 1979, directed by Steve Carver, starring Lee Majors, Jennifer O’Neal, Art Carney, and George Kennedy; Urban Cowboy (Paramount) 1980, directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, and Scott Glenn; Texas Lightning (Film Ventures) 1981, directed by Gary Graver, starring Cameron Mitchell, Channing Mitchell, Maureen McCormick,

Man • 1739–1747 Peter Jason, Danone Camden, and J.L. Clark. Author Notes: “It just ... hit me.... I don’t know how else to describe it. Just this one line, ‘Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be guitar pickers.” It was just a kind of personal protest on my part, I suppose. I was a long way from starving, I was fairly well known as a songwriter, and I was performing some, but I wasn’t accomplishing what I really wanted to do, nothing really special. I wasn’t at a place I really wanted to be, and so that line just popped out, and I knew I had the beginnings of a song. I started working with it there in the car, and after ﬁve or ten minutes, the ‘guitar pickers’ started coming out ‘cowboys.’ by the time I got home it was pretty well ﬁnished, and I played it for my wife, Patsy. She said, ‘You’ve got a hit, but you need a last verse.’ We let it lay awhile and then she and I eventually wrote a last verse, and that’s how ‘Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys’ came about.”— Ed Bruce. “Ed had written a verse and one chorus of ‘Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys’ and got stuck. The rest of it wouldn’t come. So one night, we’d been out and when we came in he said, ‘Why don’t we ﬁnish this?’ We sat down and in an hour and ﬁfteen minutes we were ﬁnished. The song is actually an autobiographical sketch of Ed. I have a theory that he couldn’t write anymore because he got self-conscious. You’ll notice a change between the ﬁrst and second verses. The ﬁrst is Ed, the cowboy, speaking, and the second verse is more a comment by someone else, an outsider. It talks about what a cowboy is. He couldn’t say what he is, but it wasn’t difﬁcult for me to say it.”— Patsy Bruce. 1739 The Man Behind the Throttle. Music/Lyrics: Tex Atchison. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Red River Songs, Inc. (adm. by Warnerbuilt Songs). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Bond (Columbia, unissued) 1951 (as “Son of Old Casey”); (Columbia 20948) 1952 (as “Man Behind the Throttle”). Made Famous by: Johnny Bond (Columbia 20948) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: The ofﬁcial title according to BMI is “Man Behind the Throttle.” According to Warner Bros., the ofﬁcial title is “The Man Behind the Throttle.” History: This song is sort of a sequel to “Casey Jones.” This song was originally recorded by Johnny Bond for Columbia under the title “Son of Old Casey” in 1951. A rewrite was done and it was re-recorded as “Man Behind the Throttle.” 1740 The Man in Black. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Songs of Cash Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) 1971. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339) 1971. Country Chart: #3 3/27/71 13 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45339). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1741 Man That Turned My Mama On. Music/Lyrics: Ed Bruce. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047) 1974. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047) 1974. Country Chart: #4 6/8/74 14 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 46047); #70 10/7/78 6 wks., Ed Bruce (Epic 50613). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Manchester Hornpipe see Ricketts Hornpipe. 1742 A Mansion on the Hill. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./IntersongUSA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10328) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10328) 1949. Country Chart: #12 3/05/49 3 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10328); #29 11/03/58 3 wks., June Webb (Hickory 1086); #36 4/3/76 2 wks., Michael Murphy (Epic 50184); #14 1/8/77 9 wks., Ray Price (ABC/Dot 17666). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:

170 None. No. of Artists: 54. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976, 1977. Author Notes: “Hank went to see Fred Rose, the publisher, at his ofﬁce at WSM, and the very ﬁrst day he took four of Hank’s songs: ‘Never Again Will I Knock on Your Door,’ ‘I Saw the Light,’ and several others. We were so happy and delighted. But then Fred said, ‘Boy, I don’t know whether you wrote these songs, whether you bought them off somebody or where you got them. I’ll tell you what I want you to do, I’m going to give you a title, and I want you to go back and write a song to it.’ And this song was ‘Mansion on the Hill.’”— Audrey Williams. 1743 Mansions for Me. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20107) 1946. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20107) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 1744 Many Tears Ago. Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 33-0540) 1945. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1871) 1949 (reissue). Country Chart: #10 2/5/49 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1871). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Notes: Not to be confused with the same title recorded by Connie Francis (MGM 12964) 1960. The Maple on the Hill see We Sat Beneath the Maple on the Hill. 1745 Margaritaville. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Buffett. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Coral Reefer Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12254) 1977. Made Famous by: Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12254) 1977. Country Chart: #13 4/30/77 17 wks., Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12254). Pop Chart: #8 4/2/77 22 wks., Jimmy Buffett (ABC 12254). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 ( Jimmy Buffett). 1746 Margie’s at the Lincoln Park Inn. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./ Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (RCA 0110) 1969. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 0110) 1969. Country Chart: #4 3/15/69 17 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 0110). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Tom T. Hall). Parodies: “His Lincoln’s Parked at Margie’s Again,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14065) 1969, written by Tom T. Hall and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “This is a very adult song. It was never a great success, but it’s one of my mainstays. I think it’s a little bitter, a little too broad and ahead of its time. The song pushed people around too much. They didn’t want to hear about that just yet, because it wasn’t as clever as ‘Harper Valley,’ and the fellow that was getting ready to go to the Lincoln Park Inn was speaking in the ﬁrst person. I think that, socially, we’ve always apologized for our desires. Like ‘Please help me, I’m falling,’ that’s an apology for a desire and a plea for forgiveness. But in this song, people just weren’t ready to face the reality of the need without the apology.”— Tom T. Hall. Marie Lavaux see Marie Laveau. 1747 Marie Laveau. Alternate Titles: “Marie Lavaux”; “She Went Pouf ”; “Another Man Done Gone.” Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein/ Baxter Taylor III. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Doctor Hook and the Medicine Show (Columbia 30898) 1972 (as “Marie Lavaux”). Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 0261) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/4/74 118 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 0261). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award

1748–1756 • Me

171 1975. History: Though this song makes light of voodoo, Marie Laveau (1794–1881) was dead serious about the matter. Marie was a voodoo queen who became so powerful she proclaimed herself the “Pope of Voodoo” in the 1830s. Born in New Orleans, she was a quadroon (a mixture of African, Indian, French and Spanish) and a devout Catholic. She attended mass every day and, in fact, received permission from the church to hold her voodoo rituals behind St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. Professionally, she started out as a hairdresser and became a nurse. She had 15 children by her second husband, and one of her daughters, Marie Philomene Laveau Glapion (who also used the name “Marie Laveau”), followed in her footsteps became a famed voodoo practitioner. 1748 Marina Del Rey. Music/Lyrics: Dean Dillon/Frank Dycus. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Golden Opportunity Music/Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/SESAC. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52120) 1982. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52120) 1982. Country Chart: #6 10/9/82 19 wks., George Strait (MCA 52120). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; SESAC Country Award 1983; SESAC Country Song of the Year 1983. 1749 Married but Not to Each Other. Music/Lyrics: Denise La Salle/Frances John Miller. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Bridgeport Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Denise La Salle (Sound of Gospel Westbound). Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (ABC 17688). Country Chart: #3 4/2/77 17 wks., Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17688). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. Notes: #16 R&B hit for Denise La Salle in 1976. 1750 Married by the Bible, Divorced by the Law. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Rector/Neva Starns/Pee Wee Truehitt. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rector (Decca 64119) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 4733) 1952. Country Chart: #10 7/18/52 1 wk., Hank Snow (RCA 4733). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Author Notes: “The idea for the song came to me over a period of time due to the fact that marriages were begun by the Bible and ended by the law. Numerous ministers have commented as to how much truth there is in the song.”—Johnny Rector. 1751 Mary of the Wild Moor. Music/Lyrics: Joseph W. Turner. Copyright Date: 1845. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Country Recording Found: Charlie Oaks (Gennett, unissued) 1927. Earliest Country Release Found: The Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 8446) 1940. Made Famous by: The Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 8446) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Notes: The song was also made famous in personal appearances by Doc Williams and became a staple in his repertory. History: This song is a combination of a very old English lyric and a very old English tune, integrated for the ﬁrst time by Joseph Turner in 1845. Turner added a few lines, adapted the song for piano accompaniment and copyrighted it as his own creation. The Matador see The Great Matador. May God Bless America Again see God Bless America Again. May Irwin’s Bully Song see Bully of the Town. 1752 May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose. Music/Lyrics: Neal Merritt. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43388) 1965. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43388) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/9/65 19 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43388). Pop Chart: #15 10/16/65 10 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43388). AC Action: #8

11/6/65 8 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 43388). No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Parodies: “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Snoot,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13444) 1966, written by Neal Merritt and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “I was in El Paso, Texas, working at KHEY radio at the time. I was home one night watching Johnny Carson on television. Johnny said something like, ‘May the bird of paradise lay a golden egg in Skitch Henderson’s beard.’ I thought, ‘What an idea for a song.’ So I sat down, picked up a guitar, had a couple of beers and in about 20 minutes it was ﬁnished.”— Neal Merritt. 1753 May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You. Music/Lyrics: Meredith Willson. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Frank Music Corp./Meredith Willson Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Frankie Laine (Mercury) 1950. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0425) 1951. Country Chart: #8 2/16/51 5 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0425). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45 found. Notes: This was the closing song for Tallulah Bankhead’s The Big Show on NBC television in the 1950s. The song was popular during the Korean War and one of the most requested songs by GIs in the conﬂict. History: The inspiration for this song came from the author’s mother, a Sunday school teacher in Mason City, Iowa. Each Sunday she greeted her class with the words, “May the good Lord bless and keep you.” 1754 May You Never Be Alone. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10609) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10609) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. 1755 Maybe Your Baby’s Got the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Graham Lyle. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 5255) 1987. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 5255) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/22/ 87 22 wks., The Judds (RCA 5255). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. McKinley see White House Blues. 1756 Me and Bobby McGee. Music/Lyrics: Fred L. Foster/Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 2230) 1969. Made Famous by: Country, Roger Miller (Smash 2230) 1969; Pop, Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314) 1971. Country Chart: #12 7/5/69 16 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2230). Pop Chart: #1 1/30/71 15 wks., Janis Joplin (Columbia 45314); #40 11/27/71 10 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248). AC Action: #39 12/11/71 3 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248). No. of Artists: 78. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1970, 1971, 1972; BMI Pop Award 1971. Notes: This was Janice Joplin’s only chart record. Author Notes: “I had just gone to work for Combine Music. Fred Foster, the owner, called me and said, ‘I’ve got a title for you: “Me and Bobby McKee.’” Bobby was a secretary in Boudleaux Bryant’s ofﬁce, but I thought he said, ‘McGee.’ He said, ‘How’s that grab you?’ I said, ‘How’s what grab me?’ He said, ‘The song title. Go write it.’ I thought there was no way I could ever write that, and it took me months of hiding from him, because I can’t write on assignment. But it must have stuck in the back of my head. One day I was driving between Morgan City and New Orleans. It was raining and the windshield wipers were going, I started coming out with Baton Rouge and the places I was working at the time. I took an old experience with another girl in another country. I had it ﬁnished by the time I got to Nashville. That song probably turned over more audience to me than any song I ever had.”— Kris Kristofferson.

Me • 1757–1770 1757 Me and Jesus. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73278) 1971. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73278) 1972. Country Chart: #8 3/18/72 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73278) with Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church Choir. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Author Notes: “I wrote this song while driving my car through Georgia. An old ﬁre-and-brimstone preacher was conducting services on the radio. When prayer was offered for one of the members of the studio audience, the lady for whom the prayer was about to be offered said, ‘Me and Jesus will work it all out.’ I immediately thought of the many times my mother had used that expression. I turned off the radio and wrote the song while driving my car. The song became a hit and has been recorded numerous times. There was considerable controversy about the song for several reasons. One argument was that God called people to interpret the Bible and that no ordinary person could determine the meaning of God’s law by himself. And the other was the usage of the pronoun ‘me’ before the proper noun of the deity Jesus. Admittedly, the title was both ungrammatical and irreverent.”— Tom T. Hall. 1758 Me and Paul. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Full Nelson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 0542) 1971. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 05597) 1985. Country Chart: #62 10/23/71 7 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 0542); #14 9/14/85 19 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 05597). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. History: This is the story of Willie Nelson, singer/songwriter, and his early days on the road with his longtime friend and drummer Paul English. 1759 Mean Mama Blues. Music/Lyrics: Charles Mitchell/Aubrey “Moon” Mullican. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46162) 1948. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46162) 1949. Country Chart: #6 5/28/49 4 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46162). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 1760 Meet in the Middle. Music/Lyrics: James Foster/Chapin Hartford/Don Pfrimmer. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: SonyTree Publishing Co., Inc./Willesden Music, Inc./Zomba Ent., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Diamond Rio (Arista 2182) 1990. Made Famous by: Diamond Rio (Arista 2182) 1991. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/23/91 20 wks., Diamond Rio (Arista 2182). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. Meet Me by Moonlight Alone see The Prisoner’s Song. 1761 Meet Me in Montana. Music/Lyrics: Paul Davis. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Web TV Music, Inc./Paul and Jonathan Songs. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marie Osmond with Dan Seals (Capitol/Curb 5478) 1985. Made Famous by: Marie Osmond with Dan Seals (Capitol/Curb 5478) 1985. Country Chart: #1 8/3/85 14 wks., Marie Osmond with Dan Seals (Capitol/Curb 5478). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; CMA Vocal Duo of the Year 1986 (Marie Osmond and Dan Seals); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Paul Davis). Notes: This is the ofﬁcial theme song for Montana’s tourism ads. Meet Me Tonight in the Moonlight see The Prisoner’s Song. 1762 The Meeting in the Air. Alternate Title: “Little Moses.” Music/Lyrics: Mae Taylor Roberts. Copyright Date: 1925. Publisher: Nazarene Publishing House. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: Carter Family (Okeh 05931) 1940. Made Famous by: Carter Family (Okeh 05931) 1940–1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:

172 None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Little Moses” by Roy Acuff (Capitol 3209) 1955. 1763 Memories to Burn. Music/Lyrics: Dave Kirby/Warren Robb. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Step One Records 341) 1985. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Epic 05633) 1985. Country Chart: #5 10/19/85 21 wks., Gene Watson (Epic 05633). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 1764 Memory Maker. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis/Kent Westberry. Copyright Date: 1967, 1972. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14744) 1972. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14744) 1974. Country Chart: #3 10/5/74 14 wks., Mel Tillis (MGM 14744). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 1765 Memory #1. Music/Lyrics: Max Powell/Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 31617) 1964. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 31617) 1964. Country Chart: #2 (1) 5/23/64 23 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31617). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 1766 The Memory of Your Smile. Music/Lyrics: M.H. Malone/ Ruby Rakes. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stanley Brothers (King 5210) 1958. Made Famous by: Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mt. Boys (King 5210) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 1767 Memphis Yodel. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21636) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21636) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1768 Men with Broken Hearts. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Luke the Drifter (MGM 10932) 1950. Made Famous by: Luke the Drifter (MGM 10932) 1951. Country Chart: #88 1/14/89 2 wks., Charley Hager (Killer 114). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Notes: Recitation. 1769 Methodist Pie. Alternate Title: “An Old Camp Meeting.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1881. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Bradley Kincaid (Gennett 6417) 1928. Earliest Country Release Found: Gene Autry (Perfect 12764, Oriole 8103, Banner 32308, Romeo 5103) 1931. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (All Labels) 1931; Bradley Kincaid (Gennett 6417) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. History: Legend has it that this old comedy song was written after the author attended a Methodist camp meeting in Camp Nelson, Kentucky, to hear the circuit rider preachers, circa 1881. 1770 Mexicali Rose. Music/Lyrics: Helen Stone/Jack B. Tenney. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys (Okeh 3086, Vocalion 3086) 1935. Made Famous by: Country, Gene Autry (Conqueror 8629, ARC 605-59) 1936; Pop, Bing Crosby (Decca 2001) 1938. Country Chart: #1 record of 1936, Gene Autry (Conqueror 8629, ARC 6-05-59). Pop Chart: #3 10/8/38 10 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 2001). AC

173 Action: None. No. of Artists: 66. Movies: Song of Texas (Republic) 1943, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Sheila Ryan, Pat Brady, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; Places in the Heart (Tri-Star) 1984, directed by Robert Benton, starring Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, and Danny Glover. 1771 Mexican Joe. Music/Lyrics: Mitchell Torok. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: American Music, Inc. (original)/Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Unichappel Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Jim Reeves and The Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116) 1953. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves and The Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (9) 3/28/53 26 wks., Jim Reeves and The Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116). Pop Chart: #23 4/25/53 2 wks., Jim Reeves and The Circle O Ranch Boys (Abbott 116). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953; RIAA Million Seller ( Jim Reeves, Abbott 116). Parodies: “Mexican Joe No. 6,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 47-5372) 1953. Notes: Several songs pertain to Mexican Joe: “Marriage of Mexican Joe,” written by Mitchell Torok, recorded by Carolyn Bradshaw on Abbott Records; “Son of Mexican Joe,” written by Mitchell Torok; “Mexican Joe No. 2” recorded by Homer and Jethro on RCA (Two and Three Quarters); “Mexican Joe No. 6 7/8,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5372) 1953. 1772 Mid the Green Fields of Virginia. Music/Lyrics: Charles K. Harris/A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1898; 1932. Publisher: Public Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Edison Grand Concert Band (Edison 153) 1896 (Instrumental). Earliest Country Recording Found: The Virginia Dandies (Paramount 3305) 1931. Made Famous by: Country, Carter Family (Victor 23686) 1932; Pop, Harry MacDonough and S.H. Dudley (Edison 7262) 1899. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #2 (3) 11/18/1899 4 wks., Harry MacDonough and S.H. Dudley (Edison 7262); #4 5/13/1899 2 wks., George Gaskin (Columbia 4185); #4 2/25/1899 2 wks., Frank Stanley (Columbia 5364). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Notes: Also recorded by Edison Grand Concert Band (Edison 153) 1896, Harry MacDonough (Edison 7117) 1899, S.H. Dudley and Harry Macdonough (Edison 7262) 1899, and Chimes (Edison 7511) 1900. History: This song’s nostalgia made it a popular favorite, and it was given wide distribution through Sears and Roebuck. The Sears catalog for 1902 features it in an advertisement for the “Gramophone Grand,” a Victorian multi-media show combining Edison-type cylinder recordings and stereoptic projection slides. 1773 Middle Age Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55011) 1977. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55011) 1977. Country Chart: #4 10/29/77 18 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 55011). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Sonny Throckmorton); BMI Country Award 1978. Movies: Middle Age Crazy (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1980, directed by John Trent, starring Bruce Dern and Ann-Margret. 1774 Midnight. Music/Lyrics: Chet Atkins/Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1951, 1979. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 28420) 1952. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 28420) 1952. Country Chart: #1 11/8/52 11 wks., Red Foley (Decca 28420). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. 1775 Midnight Hauler. Music/Lyrics: Tim Dubois/Wood Newton. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Warner House of Music/Warner

1771–1779 • Milk Bros. Gold Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) 1981. Made Famous by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/11/81 18 wks., Razzy Bailey (RCA 12268). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. Author Notes: “The idea for this song came to me while driving from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and found myself behind a truck that was called the ‘Midnight Hauler.’”— Tim Dubois. 1776 Midnight, Me and the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jerry House. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Sawgrass Music Publishers. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14689) 1974. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14689) 1974. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/12/74 18 wks., Mel Tillis (MGM 14689). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1777 The Midnight Oil. Alternate Title: “Burning the Midnight Oil.” Music/Lyrics: Joe Allen. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45904) 1973. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45904) 1973. Country Chart: #7 8/18/73 17 wks., Barbara Mandrell (Columbia 45904) as “Burning the Midnight Oil.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 1778 Midnight Special. Alternate Titles: “Big Midnight Special”; “Walk Right in Belmont”; “Wake Up in the Morning”; “Stockade Blues”; “North Carolina Blues”; “Midnight Special Blues.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown (original version)/Wilma Lee Cooper (revised arrangement). Copyright Date: Unknown; 1959, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain; Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Sodarisa Miller (Paramount 12306) 1925. Earliest Country Recording Found: Dave Curtell with McGinty’s Oklahoma Cowboy Band (Okeh 45057) 1926 (as “Pistol Pete’s Midnight Special”). Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1098) 1959. Country Chart: #4 5/24/59 23 wks., Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1098) as “Big Midnight Special.” Pop Chart: #30 9/6/52 1 wk., The Weavers with The Gordon Jenkins Orchestra (Decca 28272); #16 1/25/60 13 wks., Paul Evans (Guaranteed 205); #20 2/6/65 8 wks., Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66087). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 111. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Notes: Also recorded as “Walk Right in Belmont” by Wilmer Watts and Wilson; “Wake Up in the Morning” by Willie Stoneman; “Stockade Blues” by Fiddlin’ John Carson; “North Carolina Blues” by Norman Woodlieff; and “Midnight Special Blues” by Big Boy Woods and Jim Foster. History: This is an American jail song. The earliest reference to the original “Midnight Special” can be found in Carl Sandburg’s The American Songbag, 1927. “Midnight Special” was the name given by prisoners for a pardon. The Wilma Lee Cooper version is different from the pop song in lyrics of the verse; also, the melody of the verse is half as long. The chorus, however, is the same. Midnight Special Blues see Midnight Special. 1779 Milk Cow Blues. Alternate Title: “New Milk Cow Blues.” Music/Lyrics: James “Kokomo” Arnold. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1934, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain; MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: All; ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Frank Spruell (Okeh 8422) 1926 (as “Milk Cow Blues”); Kokomo Arnold (Decca 7026) 1934. Made Famous by: Kokomo Arnold (Decca 0726) 1934; Johnny Lee Wills (Decca 5985) 1941; Willie Nelson in the 1970s, various album cuts and live. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #79 12/31/61 3 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5707). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Answers: Sequels: “Milk Cow Blues #2,” recorded by Kokomo Arnold (Decca 7059) 1935; “Milk Cow Blues #3,” recorded by

Miller’s • 1780–1791 Kokomo Arnold (Decca 7116) 1935; “Milk Cow Blues #4,” recorded by Kokomo Arnold (Decca 7163) 1936; “Milk Cow Blues #5,” recorded by Kokomo Arnold (Decca, not issued) 1936. Notes: The Frank Spruell record was not available for comparison. However, the title is too uncommon for it not to be the same song. Almost all country artists credit this song to Kokomo Arnold, who may have taken the old song and reworked it. Also recorded as “New Milk Cow Blues” by Moon Mullican (King 607), 1947. 1780 Miller’s Cave. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tommy Tucker (London 2020) 1959. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 8294) 1964. Country Chart: #9 7/18/60 15 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 7748); #4 2/8/64 17 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 8294). Pop Chart: #33 2/8/64 7 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 8294). AC Action: #12 2/22/64 3 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8294). No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Author Notes: “It begins with the adventures of Tom Sawyer. Remember when Injun Joe gets sealed into the cave in the end? That’s where the idea came from. I started off with a song called, ‘Old, Dark Cave,’ which was inspired by a line from Hank Williams, and it turned out to be a story song. When I was in the Marine Corps, there was this guy from Waycross, Georgia, and I just liked the name, never having been there. Seven or eight years ago, I drove over to Waycross and went to the Okefenokee Swamp Park, but there ain’t no Tiger Mountain anywhere near there. Then I decided I’d be more personal. There was this place close by where I lived in Memphis, about two miles south over on the Mississippi, called Lake View, and there was this thing called ‘Miller’s Boat Dock.’ I created this ﬁctitious place and this world that I liked the sound of, ‘Waycross, Georgia.’ I copped a little bit from Mark Twain and a little bit here and there and came out with a new story — an old story in a different place.”— Jack Clement. A Million and One see A Million and One Times. 1781 A Million and One Times. Alternate Title: “A Million and One.” Music/Lyrics: Yvonne Devaney. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Silver Star Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Walker (Monument MN 45-943) 1966. Made Famous by: Billy Walker (Monument MN 45-943) 1966. Country Chart: #2 (4) 6/25/66 20 wks., Billy Walker (Monument 943). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. 1782 Mind Your Own Business. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10461) 1949. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10461) 1949. Country Chart: #5 7/22/49 11 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10461); #35 2/1/64 6 wks., Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42934); #1 (2) 10/11/86 19 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros. 28581). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 40. 1783 Minni-Ha-Cha. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins/Fred Rose/ Bettie Westergard/Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1953 (unpublished), 1954 (published). Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Julian J. Aberbach, the estate of Joachim Jean Aberbach (adm. by IntersongUSA Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2495) 1953. Made Famous by: Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2495) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: This is a parody of “Kaw-liga,” ﬁrst recorded and made famous by Hank Williams (MGM 11416) 1953, written by Fred Rose and Hank Williams. 1784 Misery and Gin. Music/Lyrics: John Durrill/Snuff Garrett. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Private Dancer Music. Licensed by:

174 BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41255) 1980. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41255) 1980. Country Chart: #3 7/5/80 15 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 41255). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 1785 Misery Loves Company. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Reed. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 7967) 1961. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 7967) 1961; Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12006) 1980. Country Chart: #1 1/13/62 29 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 7967); #1 (1) 6/21/80 16 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12006). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. 1786 Miss Emily’s Picture. Music/Lyrics: Hollis De Laughter (pseudonym of Red Lane). Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Tree Intl./CBS Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John Conlee (MCA 51164) 1981. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 51164) 1981. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/29/81 20 wks., John Conlee (MCA 51164). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. Author Notes: “The song itself is kind of a compilation of all my past love experiences. The actual Miss Emily was my grandmother. Her name was Emily, but there is a black lady in the Bahamas who runs a bar down there called Miss Emily’s Blue Bee Bar. I started the song after I had been down there. It is like being of course in another country — I think there are three cars on the island, maybe more — it’s almost like it was 1900, and the place to go and hang out is Miss Emily’s Blue Bee Bar. Since the song came out, she put up a picture!”— Red Lane. 1787 Miss Molly. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Mesa Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys with Leon McAuliffe (Okeh 6710) 1942. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys with Leon McAuliffe (Okeh 6710) 1943. Country Chart: #4 Record of 1943, Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys with Leon McAuliffe (Okeh 6710). No. of Artists: Eight. Movies: Silver City Raiders (Columbia) 1943, directed by William Burke, starring Russell Hayden, Bob Wills, and Dub Taylor. Author Notes: “Written for Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys for the Columbia motion picture Silver City Raiders.”— Cindy Walker. 1788 Miss the Mississippi and You. Music/Lyrics: Bill Haley. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23736) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23736) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. 1789 Missin’ You. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 11751) 1979. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 11751) 1979. Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/3/79 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 11751). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 1790 Missing in Action. Music/Lyrics: Helen Kaye/Arthur Q. Smith (pseudonym of James A. Pritchett). Copyright Date: 1951, 1952, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46389) 1951. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46389) 1951. Country Chart: #3 2/1/52 10 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46389). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. 1791 M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I. Music/Lyrics: Billy Simmons/Curley Williams. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca

175 46241) 1950. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 46241) 1950. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/26/50 14 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46241). Pop Chart: #22 6/10/50 3 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46241); #23 7/01/50 1 wk., Art Mooney (MGM 10721); #26 7/8/50 1 wk., Bill Darnel (Coral 60220); #18 7/15/50 1 wk., Kay Starr (Capitol 1072). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950. 1792 Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town. Music/Lyrics: Harold Dorman/Wiley Gann. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 10030) 1974. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 10030) 1974. Country Chart: #3 8/24/74 17 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 10030). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 1793 Mississippi Delta Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jack Neville/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23816) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23816) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1794 Mississippi Delta Land. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (CBS KC30100) 1970. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (CBS KC30100) 1970. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Used regularly on television’s Johnny Cash Show. Author Notes: “When I was a child, I used to run away a lot. I lived in Michigan and did a lot of hitchhiking. I hitchhiked one time through the Delta land down in Mississippi and it made a strong and lasting impression on my mind. I remember walking along these country roads seeing the sharecroppers working out in the ﬁeld and these little old shacks they lived in. I have sympathy for poor people, probably because I was one of them for so many years. I’ve always realized that these people are just like me; they have the same loves, wants and desires. They don’t have much chance for an education or anything else. Their only hope, I guess, is to get out of there and give their kids a better life than they had. I think that the poorer you are and the rougher your conditions, the more important this is to you — to see that your children don’t have to do what you’ve had to do all your life to make a living. I wrote this for me, and it just happened to ﬁt Johnny Cash, who did a segment on Mississippi in an album called Ride This Train. This song really has more to do with my daddy leaving Kentucky and the coal mines and moving to Detroit where I was born, but I also hitchhiked through Mississippi when I was a boy and I hated it. I could feel a black cloud hovering over that land. For some reason it scared me. I was just a kid, but I felt like I had to get out.”—Harlan Howard. 1795 Mississippi Moon. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23696) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23696) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1796 Mississippi Mud. Music/Lyrics: Harry Barris/James Cavanaugh. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys (Victor 20783) 1927 (the Rhythm Boys were Harry Barris, Bing Crosby, and Al Rinker). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: #18 4/28/28 1 wk., Frankie Trumbauer (Okeh 40979); #6 5/26/28 5 wks., Paul Whiteman Orchestra (Victor 21274) with vocals by Harry Barris, Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton,

1792–1801 • Mr. Charles Gaylord, Al Rinker, Irene Taylor, and Austin Young. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 61 found. Notes: The October 3, 1927, copyright has Harry Barris as the sole author; the November 2, 1927, copyright has Harry Barris as author, arranged by Tom Satterﬁeld; the August 20, 1928, copyright has Harry Barris and James Cavanaugh as authors, ﬁrst and second verse and verse melody by James Cavanaugh. History: The original Rhythm Boys recording was part of a medley with “Sweet Lil” and “Ain’t She Sweet.” 1797 Mississippi River Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23535) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23535) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. 1798 Mississippi Sawyer. Alternate Title: “Love from the Heart.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1839. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Fred Hager (Edison Cylinder 6704) 1899 (Irish medley); Don Richardson (Columbia A2018) 1916. Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15420-D) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 47 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. History: According to ﬁddle tune historians, this tune is derived form an earlier one titled “The Downfall of Paris” (1803). “Mississippi Sawyer” is one of the most frequently heard ﬁddle tunes in the American Southwest. 1799 Mississippi Squirrel Revival. Music/Lyrics: Carlene Kalb/ Cyrus W. Kalb, Jr. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Ray Stevens Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Stevens (MCA 52492) 1984. Made Famous by: Ray Stevens (MCA 52492) 1984. Country Chart: #20 12/8/85 14 wks., Ray Stevens (MCA 52492). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: Music City News Comedy/Novelty Song of the Year 1986. 1800 Missouri Waltz. Music/Lyrics: John Valentine Eppell/Frederick Knight Logan/James Royce Shannon. Copyright Date: 1914, renewed. Publisher: Forster Music Publishers. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Victor Military Band (Victor 18026) 1916. Earliest Country Recording Found: E.F. “Poss” Acree (Okeh 40197) 1924. Made Famous by: Elsie Baker (Victor 18214) 1917 (as “Husha-Bye Ma Baby [The Missouri Waltz]”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #3 7/22/16 6 wks., Victor Military Band (Victor 18026); #4 9/23/16 5 wks., Prince’s Orchestra (Columbia 5838); #9 10/14/16 1 wk., Judas Society Orchestra (Edison Ambersol 2950); #1 (4) 3/10/17 11 wks., Elsie Baker (Victor 18214) as “Hush-a-Bye Ma Baby”; #3 11/24/17 Henry Burr and Albert Campbell (Columbia 2358) as “Hush-a-Bye Ma Baby”; #10 9/21/18 1 wk., Earl Fuller (Columbia 2358). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 53. Movies: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (RKO) 1939, directed by H.C. Potter, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Notes: This song has had sheet music sales of over one million copies. History: The original copyright card reads: “From an original melody procured by John Valentine Eppell, arranged by Frederick Knight Logan for piano. Ofﬁcial state song of Missouri and unofﬁcial theme song of President Harry S. Truman.” 1801 Mister Lovemaker. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Paycheck. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10999) 1973. Made Famous by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10999) 1973. Country Chart: #2 (3) 6/9/73 15 wks., Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10999). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Mr. McKinley see White House Blues.

Mr. • 1802–1811 1802 Mr. Moon. Music/Lyrics: Autry Inman/Shirley Lyn/Carl Smith. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20825) 1951. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20825) 1951. Country Chart: #4 8/10/51 17 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 20825). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1803 Mr. Record Man. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Liberty Records F-55386) 1961. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Liberty Records F-55386) 1961. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Author Notes: “I wrote ‘Mr. Record Man’ while I was riding down the highway with the radio turned on and the idea came to me.”— Willie Nelson. 1804 Mr. Walker, It’s All Over. Music/Lyrics: Gene Crysler. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Barmour Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 2436) 1969. Made Famous by: Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 2436) 1969. Country Chart: #4 4/19/ 69 13 wks., Billie Jo Spears (Capitol 2436). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. 1805 Misty Blue. Music/Lyrics: Bob Montgomery. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed. Publisher: Talmont Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Burgess (Decca 32027) 1966. Made Famous by: Country, Wilma Burgess (Decca 32027) 1966; Pop, Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029) 1976. Country Chart: #4 10/29/66 18 wks., Wilma Burgess (Decca 32027); #3 5/6/67 16 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9182); #5 9/19/76 16 wks., Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 813). Pop Chart: #3 3/20/76 22 wks., Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967, 1968, 1977; BMI Million Airs Award. Author Notes: “When I wrote the song, I was thinking about an old girlfriend.”— Bob Montgomery. 1806 Moanin’ the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10832) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10832) 1950. Country Chart: #1 11/18/50 15 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10832); #65 3/6/82 6 wks., Kenny Dale (Funderberg 5001); #87 10/14/89 2 wks., Vicki Bird (16th Ave. 70431). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950; RIAA Million Seller 1950 (Hank Williams, MGM 10832). 1807 Mockin’ Bird Hill. Music/Lyrics: Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Cromwell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Pinetoppers (Coral 64061) 1950. Made Famous by: The Pinetoppers (Coral 64061) 1950; Patti Page (Mercury 5595) 1951; Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 1373) 1951. Country Chart: #3 12/23/50 13 wks., The Pinetoppers (Coral 64061); #9 2/12/77 9 wks., Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8305); #7 3/10/51 1 wk., Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 1373). Pop Chart: #2 (6) 2/17/51 24 wks., Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 1373); #2 (1) 2/24/51 22 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 5595); #10 3/3/51 1 wk., The Pinetoppers (Coral 64061); #16 3/31/51 10 wks., Russ Morgan (Decca 27444). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 39 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1950 (Patti Page, Mercury 5595); RIAA Million Seller 1961 (Les Paul and Mary Ford, Capitol 1373); ASCAP Country Award 1977. Movies: The Buddy Holly Story (Columbia) 1978, directed by Steve Rash, starring Gary Busey, Don Stroud, and Charles Martin Smith; Porky’s (Astral Bellevue Pathe) 1982, directed by Bob Clarke, starring Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, and Wyatt Knight; Valley of Fire (Columbia) 1951, directed by John

176 English, starring Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, and Russell Hayden; Blaze (Touchstone) 1989, directed by Ron Shelton, starring Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovitch, Jeffrie DeMunn, and Jerry Hardin (used as the opening theme and throughout the movie); Desert Bloom (Columbia) 1986, directed by Eugene Corr, starring John Voight, Jobeth Williams, and Annabeth Gish. Author Notes: “In 1949, my father was in the hospital in Huntington, Pennsylvania, and I would visit him every weekend by train from New York. I used to love to ride trains and I used to love to write songs on trains, so I would write a little bit of it each time. When I ﬁnished it, I brought a guitar to the hospital and played it for him and the nurses. That was the ﬁrst public performance of ‘Mockin’ Bird Hill.’ He predicted, ‘That’ll be your biggest song ever,’ and sure enough, he was right. He died about a month later. Nobody would record it, so I got a band together and recorded it myself in September 1950. Christmas week, it went on the Billboard charts as a hillbilly record. It was recorded by Les Paul, Patti Page and Russ Morgan and soon after, I had four records on that song in the top twenty, including number one and number two. It’s one of the biggest songs of all times.”— Vaughn Horton. 1808 Modern Day Romance. Music/Lyrics: Leon Eric Brooks/Dan Tyler. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Mota Music/BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29027) 1985. Made Famous by: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29027) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/22/85 15 wks., The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Warner Bros. 29027). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 1809 Mollie Darling. Music/Lyrics: Will S. Hays. Copyright Date: 1871. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15054) 1925. First Recorded by: Haydn Quartet (Victor 16118) 1908 (as “Mollie Darling”). Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (Victor 2489) 1948. Country Chart: #10 2/7/48 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (Victor 2489) as “Molly Darling.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. History: William Shakespeare Hays (1837–1907) was second only to Stephen Foster in the quality and popularity of his 19th century compositions. He joined the staff of the Louisville Courier in 1868 and in his spare time wrote some of the day’s most popular minstrel and Civil War songs. Some of his songs were so pro–Confederacy that he was imprisoned by the Union forces for a short time. He is remembered for such classics as “Little Old Cabin in the Lane,” “We Parted by the Riverside,” “I’ll Remember You Love in My Prayers,” and “Nobody’s Darling.” “Mollie Darling” is one of his most celebrated songs. 1810 Molly. Music/Lyrics: Steve Karliski. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Goldsboro (Laurie Records 3148) 1962. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 8296) 1964. Country Chart: #5 2/1/64 20 wks., Eddy Arnold and The Needmore Creek Singers (RCA 8296); #53 10/11/69 5 wks., Jim Glaser (RCA 0231). None. Pop Chart: #17 1/19/63 2 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (Laurie 3148). AC Action: Ten. No. of Artists: BMI Country Award 1964. Author’s Notes: “‘Molly’ was written when I was eighteen years old. I’ve never known a girl named Molly, nor have I known anyone with a similar experience. This song was God-sent. It was my ﬁrst record and also Bobby Goldsboro’s ﬁrst record and hit.”— Steve Karliski. 1811 Molly and Tenbrooks. Alternate Titles: “Tenbrook and Molly”; “Old Tim Brooks”; “Old Kimball”; “Timbrooks”; “Ain’t That Skipping and Flying.” Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ragtime Henry Thomas (Vocalion 1141) 1927 (as

177 “Run, Mollie, Run”). Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20612) 1947. Country Chart: #10 12/7/59 21 wks., Lewis Pruitt (Peach 725) as “Timbrook.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Notes: This melody with a different lyric was recorded by the Allen Brothers (Victor 40266) in 1928 as “(Ain’t That) Skipping and Flying.” It was reissued on Bluebird (5772) in 1934. History: This song is about a horse race that took place at the Louisville Racetrack (now called Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky) on July 4, 1878. The race was between a Kentucky thoroughbred named Ten Broeck and a famous California mare named Miss Mollie. Ten Broeck won the race. By the time of his death in 1887, the people in and around Louisville were already singing about this famous race. 1812 Mom and Dad’s Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20837) 1951. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20837) 1951. Country Chart: #2 8/24/51 29 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20837); #21 7/23/61 3 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 71823). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Author Notes: “I was in Dallas, Texas, not working at the time. We got plenty hungry and it was only natural to think of mom and dad out in west Texas. I was thinking that I’d be glad to walk miles to see mom and dad, maybe for a good Sunday dinner or something, and it just eased out.”— Lefty Frizzell. 1813 Mommy for a Day. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard/Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 30804) 1958. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 30804) 1959. Country Chart: #5 2/16/59 14 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 30804). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Author Notes: “I wrote that with Buck Owens as ‘Daddy for a Day’ and we sent it to Nashville and nobody would do it, so I suggested changing it. That was the ﬁrst ‘custodytype’ song that I had heard. There was a bunch of them afterwards. I’d been divorced and lost custody of my daughter, so there’s no doubt that that had an inﬂuence on me, my missing her and her momma living so far away, so I never really got to see her much. That’s why it was written ‘Daddy for a Day’ but then it didn’t work, so we just switched it around and Kitty Wells did it. But that made it very unusual because you gotta remember mommas always got custody and they still mostly do, so switching it around made it seem like, ‘Wow, how come this momma didn’t get her kid?’ So that made it more original than ‘Daddy for a Day.’”— Harlan Howard. 1814 Mommy Please Stay Home with Me. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Wally Fowler/J. Graydon Hall. Copyright Date: 1943 (unpublished)/1949 (published), renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 33-0520) 1945. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 330520) 1945 (and on the radio before it was recorded). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: Eddy Arnold had been singing the song on radio several years before the recording ban ended and he had had his ﬁrst recording session. Author Notes: “This song is based on a true story. A woman I once knew in Nashville was always running around, going out at night and leaving her seven- or eight-year-old daughter at home alone. She did it so often, that ﬁnally the daughter started pleading with her, ‘Mommy, don’t go out tonight, please stay home with me.’”— Wally Fowler. 1815 Mommy, Will My Doggie Understand. Alternate Title: “Mommy Will My Dolly Understand.” Music/Lyrics: Jim Eanes. Copyright Date: 1988, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Darnell Miller (Starday

1812–1821 • More 422) 1959. Made Famous by: Darnell Miller (Starday 422) 1959. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Mommy Will My Dolly Understand see Mommy, Will My Doggie Understand. 1816 Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile. Music/Lyrics: John Cunningham. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Rocksmith Music/RockhillSelma Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: David Allan Coe (Columbia 04396) 1983. Made Famous by: David Allen Coe (Columbia 04396) 1984. Country Chart: #2 (1) 4/7/84 13 wks., David Allen Coe (Columbia 04396). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 1817 Money, Marbles and Chalk. Music/Lyrics: Pop Eckler. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music Co./Trio Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Captain Stubby (Decca 46149) 1949. Made Famous by: Patti Page (Mercury 5251) 1949. Country Chart: #15 4/29/49 1 wk., Patti Page (Mercury 5251); #12 7/8/49 1 wk., Captain Stubby (pseudonym of Tom Fouts) (Decca 46149). Pop Chart: #27 4/23/49 1 wk., Patti Page (Mercury 5251). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Montana Plains see Texas Plains. 1818 Moody Blue. Music/Lyrics: Mark James. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mark James (Mercury 73718) 1975. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10857) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/25/76 16 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10857). Pop Chart: #31 12/25/76 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10857). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 1819 The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Prestwood. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: BMG Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Michael Johnson (RCA AEL1-9501) 1986 (album cut). Made Famous by: Michael Johnson (RCA 5091) 1987 (single). Country Chart: #1 1/31/87 26 wks., Michael Johnson (RCA 5091). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. Author Notes: “This song was a real milestone in my career. After it became a hit, Nashville really opened up to me. The song is about a man who can only see his wife as she was when he ﬁrst fell in love with her. I got the idea from a passage in Ann Tyler’s novel, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, in which an older woman recalls a girl she went to high school with who had gotten pregnant. The woman thinks to herself that even though that baby must be grown now, she can only picture the mother as she was in high school.”— Hugh Prestwood. The Moon Song see I Don’t Know a Thing About Love. 1820 Moonlight and Skies. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23574) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23574) 1931. Country Chart: #2 1931 Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23574); #5 1932 Gene Autry (Banner 32552 and all ARC labels). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Answers: “Moonlight and Skies No. 2,” recorded by Jimmie Davis (Decca 5104) 1934, written by Raymond E. Hall and Jimmie Rodgers; “Answer to Moonlight and Skies,” recorded by Jack Guthrie (Capitol 15251) 1948, written by Raymond Hall, Leon Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers. 1821 More and More. Music/Lyrics: Merle Kilgore/Webb Pierce. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Kilgore (Imperial 8256) 1954. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29252) 1954. Country

More • 1822–1831 Chart: #1 9/29/54 29 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29252); #7 3/5/83 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 13451). Pop Chart: #22 11/20/54 1 wk., Webb Pierce (Decca 29252). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955; Billboard Triple Crown Award 1954; RIAA Million Seller (Webb Pierce); BMI Country Award 1984. Author Notes: “This is the ﬁrst song I ever wrote. I was eighteen years old.”— Merle Kilgore. 1822 More Than a Name on a Wall. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Fortune/John Rimel. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Statler Brothers Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 874196) 1989. Made Famous by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 874196) 1989. Country Chart: #6 5/13/89 20 wks., The Statler Brothers (Mercury 874196). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. History: This is a song reference to the Vietnam War Memorial. 1823 More to Me. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 11086) 1977. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 11086) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/17/77 14 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 11086). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. More to Pity see She’s More to Be Pitied Than Censured. 1824 Mornin’ Ride. Music/Lyrics: Steve Bogard/Jeff Tweel. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52984) 1986. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52984) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/29/86 24 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52984). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988; BMI Country Award 1987. 1825 The Morning After Baby Let Me Down. Music/Lyrics: Ray Griff. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Blue Echo Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ray Griff (Royal American 46) 1971. Made Famous by: Ray Griff (Royal American 46) 1971. Country Chart: #14 11/20/71 15 wks., Ray Griff (Royal American) 46. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1972; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1972 (Ray Griff ). 1826 Morning Desire. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194) 1985. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/12/85 22 wks., Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194). Pop Chart: #72 11/23/85 9 wks., Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194). AC Action: #5 1/19/85 18 wks., Kenny Rogers (RCA 14194). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986, 1987. Author Notes: “I got a call from Kenny Rogers. For all intended purposes he chose me to write a certain song he was looking for but couldn’t ﬁnd. He asked me to come down to his ranch in Athens, Georgia. I was at the ranch a few days and traveled with him, studied his set and tried to ﬁnd out what might be missing in the set. We’d drive around in the Jeep at night on the ranch and listen to other tunes, and then I’d go to shows with him. I would listen to him sing, listen to the lyric content of the songs and also the tempos in each set. So I started with the tempo. I’m in this ranch house one morning about 8:30 and I’m looking out the window with a cup of coffee still trying to ﬁgure out what I’m going to do there. It was real misty and I heard these horses. They came running by my window and I thought, ‘Wow!’ I was thinking about Kenny and his wife [Marianne]. It’s like ‘Morning Desire’— some kind of wonderful loving sexual thing that you have for someone you like, but not in a distasteful way. And all of a sudden I get into it and I kept these horses

178 with me. It started raining and I started piecing Marianne and Kenny into ‘Listen to the rain falling on the roof and the thunder sounds like horses hoofs.’ It was just there. I came home, made a demo of the song and sent it back to Kenny. He was lacking one song and this turned out to be the only hit on his album. I found that to be real interesting. It made me feel like he made a wise choice.”— Dave Loggins. 1827 The Most Beautiful Girl. Music/Lyrics: Rory Bourke/Billy Sherrill/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe Stampley (Dot DOS-26007) 1973. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (3) 9/22/73 18 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 11040). Pop Chart: #1 9/29/73 22 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 11040). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 76. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978; BMI Million Airs Award (3); RIAA Million Seller 1973 (Charlie Rich, Epic 11040); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Rory Bourke, Billy Sherrill, Norris Wilson). Mother and Home see You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone. 1828 Mother, the Queen of My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hoyt Bryant/ Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23721) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23721) 1932. Country Chart: #3 song of 1932, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23721). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Author Notes: “When I was just a kid, I was sitting in a restaurant and I overheard a conversation between two guys who were evidently both gamblers. One of the guys was telling a story very similar to the story in this song, and he said that it had actually happened to him. I remembered the story, dressed it up and changed it around to make it into a song. The ﬁrst line originally was ‘I had a home out in Georgia.’ Jimmie Rodgers changed it to ‘I had a home out in Texas,’ since he was living in Texas at the time.”— Thomas Hoyt “Slim” Bryant. 1829 Mother Was a Lady (or, If Jack Were Only Here). Alternate Title: “My Mother Was a Lady.” Music/Lyrics: Edward Marks/Joseph Stern. Copyright Date: 1896. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: Morgan Denmon (Okeh 45306) 1927; Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21433) 1927 (as “Mother Was a Lady”). Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21433) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Author Notes: “We were in a restaurant when we conceived our next sensation. It was a German restaurant on 21st Street in New York in 1896 and some of the customers were joshing a new waitress (‘joshing’ was a popular word then). The girl, a comely, simple sort with a great bun of taffy colored hair, burst into tears. ‘No one would dare insult me,’ she said, ‘if my brother Jack was only here.’ And she added, ‘My mother was a lady.’ Meyer Cohen, known as ‘The California Tenor,’ a favorite ballad singer, was at our table and suggested the possibilities of this line as a song title. Stern and I wrote it that afternoon, and Meyer introduced it at Pastor’s the next day.”— Edward Marks (They All Sang). 1830 Mother’s Only Sleeping. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Monroe (RCA Victor 20-2055) 1946 (authorship credited to Charlie Monroe). Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 37294) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 1831 Mountain Dew. Alternate Title: “Good Old Mountain Dew.” Music/Lyrics: Bascom L. Lunsford/Scott Wiseman. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Tannen Music, Inc./Tree Pub-

179 lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Bascom Lunsford (Brunswick 219) 1928. Earliest Country Recording Found: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Okeh 04690, Vocalion 04690) 1939. Made Famous by: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Okeh 04690, Vocalion 4690) 1939. Country Chart: #23 10/3/81 12 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA 12328). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 110. Sequels: “Some More Mountain Dew,” recorded by Grandpa Jones (RCA Victor 5685) 1954, written by Scott Wiseman and Myrtle Wiseman. Notes: Grandpa Jones recorded the original song in 1947 (King 624). He later recorded the sequel on RCA Victor. His was one of only four recordings of the sequel. This song’s copyright was in litigation for 15 years and has been settled in favor of Tannen Music, Inc. Author Notes: “The original ‘Mountain Dew’ was made up by Bascom Lunsford, who had directed a mountain folk festival in Asheville, North Carolina, for almost 30 years. After I returned to Chicago, I remembered the melody and composed a new set of verses to it. Lulu Belle and I cut a Vocalion record of it in 1939 in Chicago. Roy Acuff and other Nashville singer learned it from our record and started singing it. Station WLS, where we sang for 25 years, would never allow any mention of giggle water or tobacco in those days, so we were never allowed to sing it on the National Barn Dance. Mr. Lunsford came to Chicago after our version of the song became well known and was elated with what we had done with it. He, John Lair of Renfro Valley and I sat in a Chicago hotel one evening discussing old songs. Mr. Lunsford said, ‘I believe I know how to pay my bus fare back to Asheville; I’ll just sell Scotty my interest in “Mountain Dew” for $25.’ I wrote a brief agreement on hotel stationery and closed the deal. After we retired, he came to visit us. I called the publisher and BMI and gave them instruction to pay him 50 percent of all royalties on the song during his lifetime.”— Scott Wiseman. 1832 Mountain Music. Music/Lyrics: Randy Owen. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Maypop Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 13019) 1982. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13019) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/6/82 18 wks., Alabama (RCA 13019). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; Grammy, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal 1982 (Alabama, RCA 13019). 1833 Mountain of Love. Music/Lyrics: Harold Dorman. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Morris Music, Inc./Tobi-Ann Music Publishing Co./Wren Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Harold Dorman (Rita 1003) 1960. Made Famous by: Country, Charley Pride (RCA 13014) 1982; Pop, Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66075) 1964. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/26/81 18 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 13014). Pop Chart: #21 2/29/60 19 wks., Harold Dorman (Rita 1003); 11/14/64 9 wks., Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66075). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1965; BMI Country Award 1985; BMI Million Airs Award. Mountain Railroad see Life’s Railway to Heaven. Mountaineer Song (Cindy) see Get Along Home, Cindy. 1834 Move It on Over. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10033) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10033) 1947. Country Chart: #4 8/2/47 13 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10033); #60 12/10/72 6 wks., Buddy Alan (Capitol 3482). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27. 1835 Movin’ On. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4085) 1974. Made Fa-

1832–1840 • My mous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4085) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/24/75 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4085). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Notes: This was the theme song of Movin’ On, a television series on NBC from 1974 to 1976. Author Notes: “This song was written on request after watching the pilot of the TV series Movin’ On.”— Merle Haggard. M.T.A. see The Ship That Never Returned. 1836 Mule Train. Music/Lyrics: Fred Glickman/Hy Heath/Johnny Lange. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Frankie Laine (Mercury 5345) 1949. Made Famous by: Country, Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40258) 1949; Pop, Frankie Laine (Mercury 5345) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (4) 11/18/49 10 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40258). Pop Chart: #1 11/12/49 13 wks., Frankie Laine (Mercury 5345); #4 11/19/49 12 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 24798); #9 11/26/49 9 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40258); #10 11/19/49 9 wks., Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor 3600); #14 11/26/49 4 wks., Gordon McRae (Capitol 777). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1949 (Frankie Laine, Mercury 5345). Movies: Mule Train (Columbia) 1950, directed by John English, starring Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Sheila Ryan, and Robert Livingston. Sung by Gene Autry; Singing Guns (Polomar-Republic) 1950, directed by R.G. Springsteen, starring Vaughn Monroe, Ella Raines, Walter Brennan, and Ward Bond. 1837 Must You Throw Dirt in My Face. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4822) 1962. Made Famous by: The Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4822) 1962. Country Chart: #21 11/17/62 6 wks., The Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4822); #60 2/11/78 6 wks., Roy Clark (ABC 12365). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 1838 My Adobe Hacienda. Music/Lyrics: Louise Massey/Lee Penny. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louise Massey and The Westerners (Okeh 6077) 1941. Made Famous by: Louise Massey and The Westerners (Okeh 6077) 1941; Eddy Howard (Majestic 1117) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #23 9/13/41 1 wk., Louise Massey and The Westerners (Okeh 6077); #2 (5) 4/5/47 15 wks., Eddy Howard (Majestic 1117); #13 4/26/47 4 wks., Billy Williams Quartet (RCA Victor 2150); #9 5/3/47 4 wks., The Dinning Sisters (Capitol 389); #16 5/24/47 1 wk., Kenny Baker (Decca 23846); #16 6/14/47 1 wk., Louise Massey and The Westerners (Columbia 37332), remake of 1941 Version. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 68. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1947. 1839 My Arms Stay Open All Night. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Don Schlitz Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Scarlet Moon Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/ BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44469) 1989. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44469) 1989. Country Chart: #2 (2) 10/28/89 26 wks., Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44469). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 1840 My Baby Left Me. Music/Lyrics: Arthur Crudup. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Crudup Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA 476540) 1956. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6540) 1956. Country Chart: #13 5/23/56 20 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6540). Pop Chart: #31 5/26/56 14 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6540). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957.

My • 1841–1855 1841 My Baby Thinks He’s a Train. Music/Lyrics: Leroy Preston. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Bug Music/Paw Paw Music/ Whiskey Drinkin’ Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Asleep at the Wheel (Capitol ST-11620) 1977. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02463) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/29/81 16 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 02463). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 1842 My Baby’s Gone. Music/Lyrics: Hazel Houser. Copyright Date: 1958, 1986, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4055) 1958. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4055) 1959. Country Chart: #9 10/26/58 22 wks., The Louvin Brothers (Capitol 4056); #77 12/13/75 7 wks., Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40490); #15 6/2/84 17 wks., The Kendalls (Mercury 822203). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. 1843 My Baby’s Got Good Timing. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill/ Dan Seals. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing Inc./Pink Pig Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (EMI America 8245) 1984. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (EMI America 8245) 1984. Country Chart: #2 (2) 11/24/84 21 wks., Dan Seals (EMI America 8245). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 1844 My Blue-eyed Elaine. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Dale Tubb. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 5882) 1940. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46091) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Sequel: “Sing Blue-eyed Elaine Again,” written by and recorded by Justin Tubb (MCA 39032) 1985. History: This song was composed for Elaine Cook, Ernest Tubb’s ﬁrst wife. They were married in 1934 and divorced in 1948. 1845 My Blue-eyed Jane. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers/Lulu Belle White. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23549) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23549) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. 1846 My Blue Ridge Mountain Home. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1927. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. (a division of MPL Communications, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison (Victor 20539) 1927. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison (Victor 20539) 1927. Country Chart: #3 record of 1927, Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison (Victor 20539). Pop Chart: #7 1/21/28 8 wks., Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison (Victor 20539). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. My Bonnie’s Blue Eyes see There’s More Pretty Girls Than One. 1847 My Brown Eyed Texas Rose. Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Hamblen Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen (Victor 23685) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 5104) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 1848 My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It. Music/Lyrics: Clarence Williams. Copyright Date: 1933, 1949, 1950. Publisher: Pickwick Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Washboard Sam (Bluebird 7906) 1938. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10560) 1949. Country Chart: #2 11/18/49 12 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10560); #10 4/5/58 11 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5503).

180 Pop Chart: #12 3/31/58 12 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5503). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Answers: “My Bucket’s Been Fixed,” recorded by Tex Ritter (Capitol 1388) 1951. 1849 My Buddy. Music/Lyrics: Walter Donaldson/Gus Kahn. Copyright Date: 1922, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Henry Burr (Victor 18930) 1922. Made Famous by: Henry Burr (Victor 18930) 1922. Pop Chart: #1 11/04/22 10 wks., Henry Burr (Victor 18930); #5 12/23/22 3 wks., Ernest Hare (Brunswick 2320); #11 4/25/23 1 wk., Ben Bernie (Vocalion 14494); #23 11/14/42 1 wk., Sammy Kaye (Victor 27811). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 55 found. My Burglar Man see The Old Maid’s Last Hope. 1850 My Carolina Sunshine Girl. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40096) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40096) 1929. Country Chart: #3 record of 1929, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40096). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. 1851 My Clinch Mountain Home. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 40058) 1929. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40058) 1929. Country Chart: #2 record of 1929, the Carter Family (Victor 40058). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Notes: Also recorded by the Carter Family in 1937 (ARC 7-8-69). 1852 My Confession. Music/Lyrics: Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Bourne Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 14845-1) 1942. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 14845-1) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 1853 My Daddy Is Only a Picture. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Dilbeck. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 203013) 1947. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 20-3013) 1948. Country Chart: #5 8/28/48 19 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 20-3013). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1854 My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About). Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) 1961. Made Famous by: Claude Gray (Mercury 71826) 1961. Country Chart: #3 7/2/61 18 wks., Claude Gray (Mercury 71826). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Notes: This was Claude Gray’s highest rated record. 1855 My Elusive Dreams. Music/Lyrics: Curly Putman/Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Curly Putman (ABC 10934) 1967. Made Famous by: David Houston and Tammy Wynette (Epic 10194) 1967. Country Chart: #41 7/8/67 9 wks., Curly Putman (ABC 10934); #70 7/8/67 3 wks., Rusty Draper (Monument 1019); #1 (2) 7/15/67 18 wks., David Houston and Tammy Wynette (Epic 10194); #73 7/22/67 3 wks., Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50183); #27 2/28/70 9 wks., Bobby Vinton (Epic 10576); #3 2/1/75 12 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 50064). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 73. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976; BMI Million Airs Award. Author Notes: “In my old ofﬁce at Tree Publishing, there was a map of the U.S. on the wall. It was a country music ‘Who’s Who’ map pinpointing where each star was from. The idea came to me as I looked at the different towns on the map. Also the song kind of ﬁt my situation at the time.”— Curly Putman.

181 1856 My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You. Music/Lyrics: Naomi Martin/Jimmy Payne. Copyright Date: 1972, 1976. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeanne Pruett (MCA-503) 1971. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10592) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/13/76 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 10592). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 1857 My Favorite Memory. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 02504) 1981. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 02504) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/19/81 17 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 02504). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 1858 My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers. Music/Lyrics: Liz Anderson. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Tally 179) 1964. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Tally 179) 1964. Country Chart: #10 1/2/65 22 wks., Merle Haggard (Tally 179); #6 1/16/65 21 wks., Roy Drusky (Mercury 72376) as “From Now On All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Notes: Merle Haggard named his band “The Strangers” because of this song. My Gamblin’ Days see The Roving Gambler. 1859 My Good Gal’s Gone Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5942) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5942) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1860 My Hang Up Is You. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3261) 1971. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3261) 1972. Country Chart: #1 1/29/72 19 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3261). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1861 My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Don Pfrimmer/Charles Quillen. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11952) 1980. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11952) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (3) 4/12/80 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11952). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 1862 My Heart Skips a Beat. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5136) 1963. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5136) 1964. Country Chart: #1 2/28/64 26 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5136). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 1863 My Heart Would Know. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./ Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11000) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11000) 1957. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. 1864 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys. Music/Lyrics: Sharon Vaughn. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA APLI-1321 LP) 1976. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 11186) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/12/80 14

1856–1870 • My wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11186). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #29 2/23/80 9 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11186). No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. Movies: The Electric Horseman (Columbia/Universal) 1979, directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, and Willie Nelson. 1865 My Hill Billy Baby. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifﬁn. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Anne Rachel Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rex Grifﬁn (Decca 5770) 1939. Made Famous by: Rex Grifﬁn (Decca 5770) 1939. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. My Honey see Black and White Rag. 1866 My Last Date (with You). Music/Lyrics: Floyd Cramer (music)/Boudleaux Bryant (lyrics)/Skeeter Davis. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7825) 1960. Made Famous by: Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7825) 1960. Country Chart: #5 12/31/60 13 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7825). Pop Chart: #26 12/21/60 8 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 7825); #38 1/23/61 1 wk., Joni James (MGM 12933). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 1867 My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To). Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32445) 1969. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32445) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/1/69 19 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32445). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Billboard #1 record of 1969; BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “That was a very bitter song. I wrote it in a very bitter time in my life. I was goin’ through a divorce in 1969 and my wife used to accuse me of a lot of things. Mostly she said, ‘If you allow our marriage to split up, you’ll be throwin’ away your life.’ And I came back with, ‘Well, it’s my life, I’ll throw it away if I want to.’ And, ya know, I always think of things in terms of a song. That’s a very biting song and it’s an unusual song for Bill Anderson. I had a lot of adverse mail and comment on that song. I heard from several ministers who preached sermons on that song, ‘Look it’s not your life. You can’t just throw it away.’ People took the song extremely serious. After it was all over I kinda wished I hadn’t done it. I don’t do that song on the stage very much. It’s not me. It’s not the way I feel now and, yet, it was a very successful record.”— Bill Anderson. 1868 My Life’s Been a Pleasure. Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6681) 1942. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6681) 1942. Country Chart: #2 record of 1942, Bob Wills (Okeh 6681) 1942. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 1869 My Little Buckaroo. Music/Lyrics: Maurice K. Jerome/Jack Scholl. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros. Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bing Crosby (Jonzo 20) 1937. Made Famous by: Roy Rogers (Rhino 75722); Bing Crosby ( Jonzo 20) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #19 5/29/37 1 wk., Bing Crosby (Decca 1234). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Movies: Don’t Fence Me In (Republic) 1945, directed by John English, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and George “Gabby” Hayes; Ridin’ Down the Canyon (Republic) 1942, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Linda Hayes, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; Cherokee Strip (Paramount) 1940, directed by Lesley Sepander, starring Richard Dix, Florence Rice, and Victor Jory, sung by Dick Foran. 1870 My Little Home in Tennessee. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Pub-

My • 1871–1882 lishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15056) 1925. Made Famous by: The Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 8143) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. 1871 My Little Lady. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40072) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40072) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. 1872 My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21574) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21574) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 1873 My Love. Music/Lyrics: Tony Hatch. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Sony-ATV Songs/Universal-Duchess Music Corp./Welbeck Music, Ltd. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Wallace. Made Famous by: Country, Sonny James (Capitol 2782) 1970; Pop, Petula Clark (Warner Bros. 5684) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (3) 4/11/70 13 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2782). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 12/25/65 13 wks., Petula Clark (Warner Bros. 5684). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Pop Award 1966; BMI Country Award 1971. 1874 My Love for You Has Turned to Hate. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11533) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11533) 1953. Country Chart: #4 7/25/53 9 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11533). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1875 My Man. Alternate Title: “My Man Understands.” Music/ Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Carmol Taylor/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909) 1972. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/16/72 14 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. My Man Understands see My Man. 1876 My Mary. Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen/Jimmie Davis. Copyright Date: 1932, 1959. Publisher: Hamblen Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen (Victor 23685) 1931. Made Famous by: Stuart Hamblen (Victor 23685) 1932; Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies (Decca 5080) 1935. Country Chart: #2 record of 1932, Stuart Hamblen (Victor 23685). No. of Artists: 25 found. Notes: Probably Stuart Hamblin’s most popular song and best seller. Author Notes: “This number was written about my ﬁrst real sweetheart. Her real name was Mary. When I left Texas and came out to California, all I could ever do was to dream of its Texas beauty that I’d left behind. I couldn’t see then how I could ever go on through life without her, but fortunately she married an old friend of mine. I never saw Mary, not her husband, for about twenty-ﬁve years, but one time they came out to California and looked me up; Mary had sure put on weight. She would have tipped the scales at, at least two hundred pounds, and had acquired a very ‘bossy’ attitude towards men. Her husband had tried repeatedly to converse with me, but she’d glare at him and he’d clam up. The four of us spent an entire evening visiting with Mary, and to be quite truthful about the whole matter, I breathed a sigh of re-

182 lief when those two tourists left to go back to their Texas home. There’s a verse of scripture in the Bible that reads, ‘The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.’ Mary was my ﬁrst sweetheart. The Lord giveth her to me, but, thank God, he taketh her away and gave her to my friend. Through all my life God has been so good to me.”— Stuart Hamblen (reprinted with permission from the book The Birth of a Song, by Stuart Hamblen). My Mother Was a Lady see Mother Was a Lady (or If Jack Were Only Here). My North Carolina Home see Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down. My Old Boarding House see The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine. 1877 My Old Pal. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21757) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21757) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. 1878 My Old Pal of Yesterday. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Jimmy Long. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Long Brothers (Victor 23637) 1931; Gene Autry and Jimmy Long (Banner 32431) (Conqueror 7910) (Melotone 12392) (Okeh 4272) (Criole 8133) (Perfect 12804) (Romeo 5133) (Vocalion 5489). Made Famous by: Gene Autry and Jimmy Long (Banner 32431) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 1879 My Only Love. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Fortune. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Statler Brothers Music, Inc. (adm. by All Nations Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 880411) 1984. Made Famous by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 880411) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/8/84 20 wks., The Statler Brothers (Mercury 880411). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; National Songwriter Awards Song of the Year 1986; MCN Single of the Year 1986. Notes: In 1984 this song won an award from Columbia Film Publications for highest sheet music sales; this in the age of records, tapes and compact discs. 1880 My Party’s Over. Alternate Titles: “The Party’s Over”; “Turn Out the Lights.” Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed 1988. Publisher: Glad Music Co./Heart of the Hills Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Claude Gray (D 1144) 1960. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 9100) 1967. Country Chart: #24 3/4/67 16 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 9100). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Notes: Often sung by announcer Don Meredith, of ABC-TV near the end of Monday night football games, particularly if one team is being humiliated. 1881 My Rough and Rowdy Ways. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22220) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22220) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 1882 My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You. Music/Lyrics: Lee Ross/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Decca 30068) 1955. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 40951) 1957. Country Chart: #1 (4) 7/20/57 37 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 40951). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957.

183 1883 My Son. Music/Lyrics: Jan Howard. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jan Howard (Decca 32407) 1968. Made Famous by: Jan Howard (Decca 32407) 1968. Country Chart: #15 11/23/68 14 wks., Jan Howard (Decca 32407). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: “This song was written and released only a few days before the death of Jan Howard’s son, Jimmy Howard. Killed in Vietnam.”— Bill Anderson, publisher. 1884 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Jewel House/Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10654) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10654) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. 1885 My Special Angel. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Duncan. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Helms (Decca 30423) 1957. Made Famous by: Bobby Helms (Decca 30423) 1957. Country Chart: #1 (4) 10/14/57 26 wks., Bobby Helms (Decca 30423). Pop Chart: #7 10/14/57 23 wks., Bobby Helms (Decca 30423); #7 9/21/68 10 wks., The Vogues (Reprise 0766). AC Action: #1 10/19/68 2 wks., The Vogues (Reprise 0766). No. of Artists: 32 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1958 (Bobby Helms, Decca 30423); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1958; BMI Pop Award 1957, 1968. Parodies: “My Special Angel,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7162) 1958, written by Jimmy Duncan with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. My Sweet Floetta see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. My Sweetheart Has Gone and Left see East Virginia Blues. 1886 My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby. Music/Lyrics: Wilf Carter. Copyright Date: 1933. Publisher: Gordon V. Thompson, Ltd. Licensed by: ASCAP/COPAC. First Recorded by: Montana Slim (pseudonym of Wilf Carter) (RCA Canada, Bluebird B-4996) 1933. Made Famous by: Montana Slim (Bluebird B-6515) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Answers: “Swiss Moonlight Lullaby,” recorded by Montana Slim (Bluebird B-4620) 1937, written by Wilf Carter. 1887 My Tennessee Baby. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46173) 1949. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46173) 1949. Country Chart: #10 9/9/49 6 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46173). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. History: Written for Ernest Tubb’s second wife, Olene Tubb. 1888 My Tennessee Mountain Home. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Owepar Publishing Co., Inc./ Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 74-0868) 1972. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 74-0868) 1972. Country Chart: #15 1/6/73 13 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 74-0868). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 1889 My Time Ain’t Long. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafayette O’Neal/ Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23669) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23669) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: This is not the same or

1883–1895 • Mystery even derived from the song of the same title recorded by the Virginia Female Jubilee Singers (Okeh) 1921. Info from Doug Ceroff. 1890 My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 2055) 1966. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 2055) 1966. Country Chart: #39 9/24/66 9 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2055). Pop Chart: #58 9/17/66 5 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2055). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: A second version, “My Mama Used to Love Me but She Died,” was written by Roger Miller in 1973 (CBS KC32449). Author Notes: “The title came from a greeting card I read one time, some little waif-looking character was leaning on a street lamp and it said ‘My mama used to love me but she died.’ And so I actually wrote it, ‘My mama used to love me but she died.’ Later on I changed it to ‘My uncle used to love me but she died,’ which was a funny line, I thought.”— Roger Miller. 1891 My Wife’s House. Music/Lyrics: Bob Jennings/Lorene Mann. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Wallace (MCA 40248) 1974. Made Famous by: Jerry Wallace (MCA 40248) 1974. Country Chart: #9 6/15/74 14 wks., Jerry Wallace (MCA 40248); #78 8/2/86 4 wks., Gene Kennedy (Society 110). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “Bob Jennings was a popular late night-early morning disk jockey on radio station WLAC Nashville from 1952 to 1969. Each day as he was signing off he’d say, ‘Well, I gotta go to my wife’s house.’ He had called me about a song I hadn’t ﬁnished. Bob said, ‘Have you come up with that line yet?’ I said, ‘Where are you?’ and he answered, ‘At my wife’s house,’ and it struck me that this could be a title for a song. I also realized that every writer and every singer in the area had heard him say it during all the years he was a D.J. at WLAC, and none had come up with the idea.”— Lorene Mann. 1892 My Window Faces the South. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Livingston/ Mitchell Parrish/Abner Silver. Copyright Date: 1937, 1938, renewed. Publisher: Hallmark Music Co., Inc./Morley Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion/Okeh 05161) 1938. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion/Okeh 05161) 1938. Country Chart: #51 1/10/76 6 wks., Sammi Smith (Mega 1246). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 1893 My Woman, My Woman, My Wife. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Mariposa Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091) 1970. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/21/70 17 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 45091). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Marty Robbins); Grammy, Best Country Song 1970 (Marty Robbins). Author Notes: “I wrote this song for my wife, Marizona, because I felt that these were things a man would want to say to his wife. She’s everything that I said in the song.”— Marty Robbins. 1894 The Mystery of Number Five. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23518) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23518) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 1895 Mystery Train. Music/Lyrics: Herman Parker, Jr./Sam C. Phillips. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Hi-Lo Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Junior Parker (Sun 192) 1953. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (Sun 223) 1955. Country Chart: #11 9/7/55 40 wks., Elvis Presley

Name • 1896–1907 (Sun 223). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. Notes: This is also the title of a book by Greil Marcus, published by E.P. Dutton, New York, 1975. Name It After Me see Statue of a Fool. 1896 Naomi Wise. Alternate Title: “Ommie Wise.” Music/Lyrics: Maggie Andrews (pseudonym of Carson Robison). Copyright Date: 1925. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Victor 19867) 1925. Made Famous by: Al Craver (Victor 19867) 1926. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Movies: Arkansas Judge (Republic) 1941, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Rogers with Leon, Frank, June, and Loretta Weaver. Notes: Vernon Dalhart recorded this song six times on different labels between 1925 and 1927. History: In 1808, 19-year-old Naomi Wise was murdered by drowning in Deep River, North Carolina (near Asheboro). Jonathan Lewis, arrested for the crime, escaped and was recaptured in 1815. Subsequently he was tried and acquitted. 1897 Nashville. Music/Lyrics: Ray Stevens. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Ahab Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Stevens (Barnaby 5020) 1973. Made Famous by: Ray Stevens (Barnaby 5020) 1973. Country Chart: #37 7/1/73 11 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 5020). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 1898 Nashville Cats. Music/Lyrics: John Sebastian. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Alley Music Corp./Trio Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra 219) 1966. Made Famous by: The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra 219) 1966. Country Chart: #54 4/15/67 5 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 44040). Pop Chart: #8 12/17/66 10 wks., the Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra 219). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1967. Parodies: “Nashville Cats,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 9130) 1967, written by John Sebastian with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 1899 The Nashville Now Theme. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Whitehurst/ Diana Whitehurst. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Jerry Whitehurst Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Nashville Now Band. Made Famous by: The Nashville Now Band (live on television). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. History: “The theme was written especially to ﬁt the visual aspects of the opening of the show. Jerry told me the music changes, for instance as the ball goes uptown.”— Otto Kissinger, writer at TNN. Nashville Now was a TNN network show hosted by Ralph Emery ﬁve days a week from March 7, 1983, to October 15, 1993. It featured country stars and musicians. Natchez Under the Hill see Sugar in the Gourd. 1900 Natural High. Music/Lyrics: Freddy Powers. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 04830) 1985. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 04830) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/16/85 19 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 04830). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 1901 Naw, I Don’t Wanta Be Rich. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carson Robison (Victor 40226) 1930. Made Famous by: Carson Robison (Victor 40226) 1930. Country Chart: #5 record of 1930, Carson Robison (Victor 40226). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1902 Near You. Music/Lyrics: Francis Craig/Kermit Goell. Copyright Date: 1947, 1958, renewed 1986. Publisher: Supreme Music Corp./Warner Bros. Music Corp./MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found:

184 Francis Craig (Bullet 1001) 1947. Made Famous by: Francis Craig (Bullet 1001) 1947; George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 50314) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/11/76 16 wks., George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 50314). Pop Chart: #1 (17) 8/9/47 25 wks., Francis Craig (Bullet 1001); #2 9/27/47 17 wks., The Andrews Sisters (Decca 24171); #3 10/11/47 13 wks., Larry Green (RCA Victor 2421); #3 9/20/47 14 wks., Alvino Rey (Capitol 452); #4 10/4/47 14 wks., Elliot Lawrence (Columbia 37838); #12 10/11/47 5 wks., Two-Ton Baker (Mercury 5066), novelty record. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1047 (Francis Craig, Bullet 1001). Notes: This was the theme song for The Milton Berle Show beginning June 8, 1948, on NBC-TV. The last telecast was aired January 6, 1967. When the show was ﬁrst aired, it was known as Texaco Star Theater. In 1953, it became the Buick Berle Show, and from 1954 to 1956 it was simply titled The Milton Berle Show. Berle ended each show singing “Near You.” 1903 Nearer My God to Thee. Music/Lyrics: Sarah Flower Adams/ Dr. Lowell Mason. Copyright Date: 1840; 1859 (ﬁrst published). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Highland Quartet (Columbia 2232) 1896. Made Famous by: John McCormack (Victor 64345) 1914. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #9 11/24/06 1 wk., Richard Jose (Victor 4818); #8 5/2/14 2 wks., John McCormack (Victor 64345). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 149 found. Movies: Titanic (Paramount and Twentieth Century–Fox) directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane. History: “Nearer My God to Thee” is sung to Lowell Mason’s Bethany tune, which he arranged in 1856 from a then-popular Irish secular song, “Oft in the Stilly Night.” It was the favorite song of President William McKinley, and legend has it that as he lay dying, he whispered to his physician, “Nearer my God to thee, nearer to thee, e’en though it be a cross that raiseth me. This has been my constant prayer.” In 1912, during the sinking of the Titanic, the ship’s band played “Nearer My God to Thee.” ’Neath the Weeping Willow see Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow Tree. 1904 Need You. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Blackburn/Lew Porter/ Mitchell Tableporter. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Crosby (Columbia 38450) 1949. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 5833) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/25/67 18 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5833); #9 2/26/72 15 wks., David Rogers (Columbia 45551). Pop Chart: #25 10/6/58 15 wks., Donnie Owens (Guyden 2001); #7 4/02/49 12 wks., Jo Stafford and Gordon McRae (Capitol 15393); #30 6/11/49 1 wk., Guy Lombardo (Decca 24614). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1967. 1905 Neon Rose. Music/Lyrics: Gayle Barnhill/Rory Bourke. Copyright Date: 1972, 1973. Publisher: ATV Music/Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Tomake Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14454) 1972. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14454) 1972. Country Chart: #3 12/9/72 16 wks., Mel Tillis (MGM 14454). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. 1906 Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door). Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (Sterling 201) 1946. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10352) 1949. Country Chart: #6 7/9/49 2 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10352). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1907 Never Be You. Music/Lyrics: Tom Petty/Benmont Tench. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Gone Gator Music/Blue Gator

1908–1917 • Night

185 Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Maria McKee (MCA LP 5492) 1984. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05621) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/5/85 24 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 05621). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986, 1987. Movies: Streets of Fire (Universal) 1984, directed by Walter Hill, starring Michael Pare, Diane Lane, Amy Madigan, and Willem Dafoe. Maria McKee’s version was used; the song was written for the movie. 1908 Never Been So Loved (in All My Life). Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Dusty Roads Music/EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 12294) 1981. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 12294) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (2) 8/22/81 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 12294). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982; BMI Country Award 1982. 1909 Never Ending Song of Love. Music/Lyrics: Delaney Bramlett. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco 6804) 1971. Made Famous by: Dickey Lee (RCA) 1971. Country Chart: #8 9/18/71 14 wks., Dickey Lee (RCA Victor 1013); #57 10/16/71 6 wks., Mayf Nutter (Capitol 3181). Pop Chart: #13 6/26/71 10 wks., Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (Atco 6804). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972; BMI Million Airs Award. Never Let the Devil Get the Upper Hand of You see Knoxville Girl. 1910 Never No Mo’ Blues. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21531) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21531) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. 1911 New Fool at an Old Game. Music/Lyrics: Steve Bogard/Rick Giles/Sheila Stephen. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: EEG Music (a division of Evergreen Entertainment Group). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 53473) 1988. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 53473) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/24/89 21 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 53473). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. New Green Light see Green Light. New Greenback Dollar see East Virginia Blues. 1912 New Jole Blonde. Music/Lyrics: Moon Mullican/Lou Wayne. Copyright Date: 1946. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc./Fort Knox Music, Inc./ Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Moon Mullican and The Showboys (King 578) 1946. Made Famous by: Moon Mullican and The Showboys (King 578) 1947; Red Foley (Decca 46034) 1947. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/5/47 16 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46034); #2 (1) 2/8/47 15 wks., Moon Mullican (King 578) as “New Pretty Blond.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1947. Notes: This song is an answer to “Jole Blon.” 1913 New Looks from an Old Lover. Music/Lyrics: Lathan Hudson/Red Lane/Gloria Thomas. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Honey Man Publishing Co., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Petewood Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: B.J. Thomas (Columbia 03985) 1983. Made Famous by: B.J. Thomas (Columbia 03985) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/9/83 21

wks., B.J. Thomas (Columbia 03985). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984. Author Notes: “This song was inspired by Gloria Thomas, B.J. Thomas’ wife. It was her title and as soon as she gave us that, we went to work on it, and in a couple of hours, we had it.”— Red Lane. New Milk Cow Blues see Milk Cow Blues. 1914 New River Train. Alternate Titles: “Leaving on the New River Train”; “The Green River Train.” Music/Lyrics: Maggie Andrews (pseudonym of Carson Robison). Copyright Date: 1936. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40143) 1924. Made Famous by: Al Craver (Brunswick 2923, Columbia 15034) 1925; Monroe Brothers (Bluebird B6645) 1937. Country Chart: #26 8/29/59 3 wks., Bobby Helms (Decca 30831). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. History: This song probably originated near the town of Galax in southern Virginia near the North Carolina border. It refers to the New River Railroad Company, chartered by Norfolk and Western in the early 1880s as a spur to run along the New River, which runs from North Carolina into Virginia. New Salty Dog see Salty Dog. New San Antonio Rose see San Antonio Rose. New Spanish Two Step see Spanish Two Step. 1915 New Texas Playboy Rag. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys (Columbia 38179) 1947. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys (Columbia 38179) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “‘Texas Playboy Rag’ was a big instrumental hit for Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys. Jean Aberbach, the music publisher of Hill and Range who published the instrumental, called me and said they were getting a lot of requests for the song from artists who wanted to sing it. There were no lyrics so they asked me if I would be interested in writing some. Of course, I was delighted to do so. So, the old melody with new lyrics was retitled ‘The New Texas Playboy Rag’ and was also recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys.”— Cindy Walker. 1916 Next in Line. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp/Curtis Wayne. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32361) 1968. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32361) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/17/68 17 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32361). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 1917 The Night Atlanta Burned. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Atkins String Co. (RCA PB 10346) 1975. Made Famous by: The Atkins String Co. (RCA PB 10346) 1975. Country Chart: #77 9/20/75 5 wks., The Atkins String Co. (RCA PB 10346). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “My inﬂuence in country music started with Eddy Arnold and Bill Monroe. Then when I was about 15, I was delivering telegrams one night on my bicycle and I heard a guitar being played on a porch in the neighborhood and I stopped and listened and I never heard guitar like that before. It was a housepainter named Ernest Moon, who played classical music and read real well. He was a big inﬂuence and he turned me away from the steel string twanging [and] ﬂogging to ﬁngerstyle on gut strings. I was the ﬁrst ﬁngerstyle country guitar musician. One night I was sitting with Ernest Moon when I was around 16 or 17 years old and

Night • 1918–1925 he brought out an instrument that was called a mandocello. It was a large mandolin and he told me stories about music that I had never heard. He opened up this case and this instrument was in there and inside the case were some pieces of music that he played on the guitar, and he said that this instrument belonged to a group of musicians that had played the Atlanta Conservatory of Music back prior to the Civil War, and whenever Sherman started through Georgia, they hid these musical instruments in the top of this attic that survived the war. He showed me a picture of the Atlanta Conservatory of Music. There were people sitting there with black tuxedos on. They had a whole section of mandolins, a whole section of banjos, a whole section of guitars, whole sections of ﬁddles. Folk music was very sophisticated then and was done by groups of people doing this music. So this mandocello survived the Civil War and he played some of that music. It was open tuning and it was absolutely beautiful. He later died and the mandocello he pawned off, and it and the music inside the case disappeared. I wrote ‘The Night Atlanta Burned’ from memories of that music that I’d heard him play.”— John D. Loudermilk. 1918 Night Games. Music/Lyrics: Blake Mevis/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Royalhaven Music/G.I.D. Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 13542) 1983. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 13542) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/25/83 21 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 13542). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; BMI Pop Award 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1984. 1919 The Night Herding Song. Alternate Titles: “Lay Down Dogies”; “Cowboy’s Night Song”; “Hi O, Hi O”; “Cowboy Night Herding Song.” Music/Lyrics: Harry Stephens. Copyright Date: 1909. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 138) 1927 (as “Cowboy’s Herding Song [Lay Down Dogies]”); Marc Williams (Brunswick 497) 1931 (as “The Night Herding Song.” Made Famous by: No one artist. No. of Artists: 32 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Lay Down Dogies” by Vernon Dalhart (Victor 40114) 1929, “Cowboy’s Night Song” by Vernon Dalhart (Romeo 8873) 1929, “Hi O, Hi O” (The Night Herding Song)” by the Girls of the Golden West (Bluebird 5189) 1933, and “Cowboy Night Herding Song” by Roy Rogers and The Sons of the Pioneers (ARC 155) 1937. History: One summer, Harry Stephens took a job herding wild horses in Yellowstone Park at forty dollars a month. He did the job so well, the boss asked if he would also herd them nights at double the pay. This meant 16 hours out of every 24 in the saddle, and Stephens would get so sleepy he began making up songs to stay away and help quiet the restless animals. He would make up a couple of lines, then write them down next morning when he returned to camp. The ﬁnal result was “The Night Herding Song.” 1920 Night Life. Music/Lyrics: Walt Breeland/Paul Buskirk/Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Glad Music Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 42827) 1963. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 42827) 1963; Willie Nelson (RCA 11893) 1980. Country Chart: #28 10/5/63 2 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 42827); #31 5/18/68 12 wks., Claude Gray (Decca 32312); #20 2/2/80 12 wks., Willie Nelson with Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass (RCA 11893); #17 10/12/63 5 wks., Rusty Draper (Monument 823). Pop Chart: #57 9/28/63 8 wks., Rusty Draper (Monument 823). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50. Author Notes: “Most of my songs are written when I’m driving. I was living in Houston at the time and driving back and forth to Pasadena to a place called the Esquire Club. It’s about a half hour’s drive and I had time to think, so I started it on my way there. I thought about it some more while I was there and went

186 over it again driving back home. I ﬁnally got to working it out and wrote it down once I got home.”— Willie Nelson. 1921 Night Time Magic. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: First Generation Music Co. c/o EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 249) 1978. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 249) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (2) 4/15/78 14 wks., Larry Gatlin (Monument 249). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 1922 Night Train to Memphis. Music/Lyrics: Owen Bradley/Marvin Hughes/Beasley Smith. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6693) 1942. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6693) 1942. Country Chart: #3 record of 1943, Roy Acuff (Okeh 6693). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 54. Movies: Cowboy Canteen (Columbia) 1944, directed by Lew Landers, starring Charles Staret, Jane Frazee, and Roy Acuff; Night Train to Memphis (Republic) 1944, directed by Lesley Selander, starring Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys, Allen Lane, and Adele Mara. Author Notes: “Owen Bradley, Beasley Smith and I had a company at the time and we pooled our material. Beasley Smith came up with this idea about a ‘Night Train to Memphis’ and I simply added to it. There was a night train from Nashville to Memphis at that time. Of course, there were a lot of trains everywhere at all times of day. Now they’ve all faded out.”— Marvin Hughes. “‘Night Train to Memphis’ was written about a train called ‘The City of Memphis.’ It ran on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis line. The engine was called ‘The Blue Goose.’ The train was built completely in Nashville at Radnor Yards. It was the ﬁrst streamlined train in this part of the country.”— Rosalind Smith Minton. 1923 The Night Watch. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 29667) 1955. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 29667) 1956. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Author Notes: “I was asked to sing a song for the Dwight D. Eisenhower birthday celebration in Abilene, Kansas. I couldn’t think of anything to sing that I sang very well, so, looking up at our bright Texas stars and thinking of the man that had looked after us in his Army career.... I then thought of the one who looked out for us all and the words came, ‘God’s keeping the night watch for you and for me.’”— Cindy Walker. 1924 9 to 5. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Fox Fanfare Music, Inc./Velvet Apple Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA AALI-3852) 1980 (album cut). Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 12133) 1980 (single). Country Chart: #1 12/6/80 9 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 12133). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 11/29/80 26 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 12133). AC Action: #1 2/28/81 2 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 12133). No. of Artists: 20. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Dolly Parton); Grammys, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1981 (Dolly Parton, RCA), Best Country Song 1981 (Dolly Parton); RIAA Million Seller 1981 (Dolly Parton, RCA); BMI Country Award 1981; BMI Robert J. Burton Award (Most Performed Song); BMI Million Airs Award 1981 (Dolly Parton, RCA). Movies: Nine to Five (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1980, directed by Colin Higgins, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton. 1925 9,999,999 Tears. Music/Lyrics: Razzy Bailey. Copyright Date: 1955, 1965. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Razzy Bailey (Star Records) 1955 (as

187 “9,999 Tears”). Made Famous by: Dickey Lee (RCA 10764) 1976. Country Chart: #3 10/2/76 12 wks., Dickey Lee (RCA 10764). Pop Chart: #52 11/20/76 10 wks., Dickey Lee (RCA 10764). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 1926 Nine Pound Hammer. Alternate Title: “Roll on Buddy.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Brunswick 177) 1927. Made Famous by: Merle Travis (Capitol 48000) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29 found. Notes: See entry for “Buddy Won’t You Roll Down the Line,” which is directly related to this song. History: Merle Travis’ pulsating “Nine Pound Hammer” has become the standard hammer song in recent country music and bluegrass repertories. The fragment he learned in 1939 was itself part of a long complex originally used by black workers in the post–Civil War south. Tunnel men, railroad rightof-way laborers (tie tampers, track liners, spike drivers), mule skinners, wheelbarrow haulers and road builders all developed functional chants to pace their work and husband their strength. In time, various “hammer” and “roll” phrases and melodies coalesced into the folksong heard by Travis and extended by him to the coal mining industry.”— Archie Green ( John Edwards Memorial Foundation). Author Notes: “I ﬁrst heard a version of this song in about 1939 from Texas Ruby. It was on a bus going back to Cincinnati where we were both working at the Boone County Jamboree. I wrote the verse about Harlan and Hazard, which are coal towns in east Kentucky, and a lot of people think I’m from around there. It seems I’ve spent most of my life telling people I’m from the other end of the state.”— Merle Travis. 1927 The Ninety and Nine. Music/Lyrics: Elizabeth Clephane (lyrics)/Ira Sankey (music). Copyright Date: 1868; 1874 (with music). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Frank Stanley (Edison 5016) pre–1906. Made Famous by: George Beverly Shea (RCA EPA 1-1406). No. of Artists: 63 found. History: Elizabeth Clephane was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1830. A shy child orphaned at an early age, she found solace in books and poetry. In 1868, she wrote a poem, “The Ninety and Nine,” for a friend, who had it published in The Children’s Hour. Six years later, singer-composer Ira Sankey, traveling with the crusades of evangelist Dwight Moody, was traveling to Edinburgh when he bought a penny newspaper which had reprinted the poem. He clipped it, thinking it would make a great evangelistic hymn. Several days later, Moody’s sermon at the noon revival meeting was “The Good Shepherd,” and he asked Sankey for an appropriate solo. Sankey took out the little slip of paper, placed it on the organ keyboard and improvised the same tune people sing today. It was the ﬁrst song he had ever composed.

1926–1935 • No First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 1381) 1969. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1381) 1969. Country Chart: #6 11/15/69 14 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1381). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Edie Noack); SESAC Country Award 1970. 1931 No Charge. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) 1974. Made Famous by: Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/16/74 16 wks., Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883). Pop Chart: #39 4/13/74 10 wks., Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Harlan Howard); BMI Country Award 1975. Notes: Used in gospel music video Amen sung by Shirley Caesar. Author Notes: “I’ve been married several times now, adopted children — I’ve been raising kids since I was 21, mine or other people’s, plus friends’ and their kids. One of the mistakes we make with our children is wanting to give them a better life than what we had — I’m thinking about working class, middle class people, the kind I’ve always been associated with. People who ain’t poor, but working — people who came out of the Depression and just spoil the shit out of their kids. We’re trying to help them help themselves, and they’re turning around and charging us for it. They say, ‘Well, I’ll get my report card better if you buy me a bicycle.’ You start wheeling and dealing with them. Anyhow, this song is about how goddamn much parents care and how badly they’re treated sometimes. They wanted to do a parody on ‘No Charge.’ Well Jack Stapp allowed them to do this in England — thank God I never heard it. It was supposed to be funny. It wasn’t. In the States I went out and raised hell and I told them, ‘Don’t allow anyone to do my song “No Charge” as a parody!’ There were two of them in England. They were awful.”— Harlan Howard. 1932 No Hard Times. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23751) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23751) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 1933 No Help Wanted. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Maddox Brothers and Rose (Columbia 21065) 1953. Made Famous by: The Carlisles (Mercury 70028) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (4) 1/10/53 24 wks., The Carlisles (Mercury 70028); #9 3/28/53 2 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 2376). Pop Chart: #10 3/7/53 8 wks., Rusty Draper (Mercury 70077). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. Sequel: “No Help Wanted #2,” recorded by Red Foley and Ernest Tubb (Decca 28634) 1953, written by Bill Carlisle.

1928 Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead-End Street). Music/ Lyrics: Don Robertson/Hal Blair. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Don Robertson Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 8239) 1963. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 8239) 1963. Country Chart: #2 (3) 10/26/63 22 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 8239). No. of Artists: 6 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1964.

1934 No Help Wanted #2. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 28634) 1953. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 28634) 1953. Country Chart: #7 4/11/53 2 wks., Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 28634). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.

1929 Ninety-Nine Year Blues. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23669) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23669) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five.

1935 No Letter Today. Music/Lyrics: Frankie Brown (pseudonym of Ted Daffan). Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan and His Texans with Chuck Keeshan and Leon Seago (Okeh 6706) 1943. Made Famous by: Ted Daffan and His Texans (Okeh 6076) 1943. Country Chart: #2 (3) 1/8/44 16 wks., Ted Daffan and His Texans (Okeh 6706). Pop Chart: #9 7/17/43 17 wks., Ted Daffan and His Texans (Okeh 6706). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 47. Notes: This song

1930 No Blues Is Good News. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Noack. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Raydee Music Co. Licensed by: SESAC.

No • 1936–1948 was released in mid–1943 and stayed on the juke box charts through 1943, 1944 and 1945. 1936 No Love Have I. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca P-31021) 1959. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca P-31021) 1959. Country Chart: #4 12/21/59 18 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca P-31021); #26 7/8/78 12 wks., Gail Davies (Lifesong 1771). Pop Chart: #54 12/18/59 9 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca P-31021). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 1937 No Matter How High. Music/Lyrics: Joey Scarbury/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: ESP Music/Great Cumberland Music Group. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53757) 1989. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53757) 1989. Country Chart: #1 12/16/90 26 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53757). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. 1938 No One Will Ever Know. Music/Lyrics: Mel Foree/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed 1972. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 36891) 1945. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 36891) 1945. Country Chart: #42 8/27/66 6 wks., Frank Iﬁeld (Hickory 1397); #13 11/22/80 7 wks., Gene Watson (Capitol 4940). Pop Chart: #43 9/1/62 11 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (Dot 16378). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 65. Movies: Night Train to Memphis (Republic) 1944, directed by Lesley Selander, starring Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys, Allen Lane, and Adele Mara. Author Notes: “Fred Rose, on a business trip to New York, invited me to come up and visit with him a couple of days. I got a three-day pass from naval duty and accepted the invitation. While walking down Broadway, Fred remarked he had a great title for a song and asked me if I would like to take a crack at it. ‘Just cry your heart out in the lyrics,’ he said. I took the title back to the naval base and was immediately summoned to guard duty. Walking back and forth on a guard post, the lyrics to ‘No One Will Ever Know’ were born. I sent a lead sheet to Fred. He made some revisions and got it recorded by Roy Acuff in 1945.”— Mel Foree. 1939 No Place Like Home. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Asa Martin (Gennet, unissued) 1929 (as “There’s No Place Like Home for a Married Man”). Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28525) 1986. Country Chart: #2 (2) 12/13/86 21 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28525). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. History: This song uses portions of the song “There’s No Place Like Home” by Ted Barron and Felix Feist (1902) now in public domain. Although there is an earlier song circa 1889 titled “There’s No Place Like Home,” no author credit given by Gus Meade. Gus Meade lists eight recordings by 1938. No Stopping Your Heart see There’s No Stopping Your Heart. 1940 No Vacancy. Music/Lyrics: Clifﬁe Stone/Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Travis (Capitol 258) 1946. Made Famous by: Merle Travis (Capitol 258) 1946. Country Chart: #3 6/6/46 15 wks., Merle Travis (Capitol 258). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Author Notes: “Right after World War II, the most popular sign all over the country was the ‘No Vacancy’ sign. Returning veterans and other people as well had a hard time ﬁnding a place to live. One night after playing a date, Clifﬁe Stone and I drove a couple of hundred miles from California looking for a motel to spend the

188 night. Every motel we passed had a ‘No Vacancy’ sign, and this gave us the idea to write the song.”— Merle Travis. 1941 Nobody. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Tom Collins Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sylvia (RCA Victor 13223) 1982. Made Famous by: Sylvia (RCA Victor 13223) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/5/82 24 wks., Sylvia (RCA Victor 13223). Pop Chart: #15 8/28/82 20 wks., Sylvia (RCA Victor 13223). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1982 (Sylvia, RCA Victor 13223); BMI Country Award 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Rhonda Fleming, Dennis Morgan); BMI Million Airs Award. 1942 Nobody Falls Like a Fool. Music/Lyrics: Peter McCann/Mark Wright. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Land of Music/New and Used Music/EMI-April Music, Inc./EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14172) 1985. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14172) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/14/85 21 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14172). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 1943 Nobody in His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her. Music/ Lyrics: Dean Dillon. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dean Dillon (RCA PB-12109) 1980. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52817) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/17/86 22 wks., George Strait (MCA 52817); #25 11/1/80 7 wks., Dean Dillon (RCA PB-12109). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Dean Dillon); BMI Country Award 1987. 1944 Nobody Knows but Me. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23518) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23518) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. 1945 Nobody Likes Sad Songs. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/ Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11553) 1979. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11553) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/28/79 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11553). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 1946 Nobody Loves Me Like You Do. Music/Lyrics: James Dunn/ Pamela Phillips. Copyright Date: 1983, 1984. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Anne Murray and Dave Loggins (Capitol 5401) 1984. Made Famous by: Anne Murray and Dave Loggins (Capitol 5401) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/8/84 22 wks., Anne Murray with Dave Loggins (Capitol 5401). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #10 9/8/84 17 wks., Anne Murray and Dave Loggins (Capitol 5401). No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 1947 Nobody Wins. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Reseca Music Publishing, Co. (adm. by EMIBlackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kris Kristofferson (Monument 31909) 1972. Made Famous by: Brenda Lee (MCA 40003) 1973. Country Chart: #5 2/17/73 15 wks., Brenda Lee (MCA 40003). Pop Chart: #70 3/31/73 5 wks., Brenda Lee (MCA 40003). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 1948 Nobody’s Business. Alternate Title: “That’s Where My Money Goes.” Music/Lyrics: Will Skidmore. Copyright Date: 1919.

189 Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Riley Puckett (unissued) 1924. Made Famous by: Earl Johnson and His Dixie Entertainers. Country Chart: #25 2/13/65 11 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31704) as “That’s Where My Money Goes.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 54 found. Notes: Not to be confused with “(Ain’t) Nobody’s Business,” written by Alex Christensen in 1923, published by Forester Music (ASCAP). 1949 Nobody’s Darlin’ but Mine. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/ Jeanne Pruett. Copyright Date: 1935. Publisher: Songs of Universal, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Cumberland Ridge Runners (Conqueror 8162) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 5090) 1935; Gene Autry (Conqueror 8629) 1935; Patsy Montana and the Prairie Ramblers (Columbia 20205) 1935. Country Chart: #3 record of 1935, Jimmie Davis (Decca 5090); #3 record of 1935, Gene Autry (Conqueror 8629). Pop Chart: #19 12/11/37 1 wk., Jimmie Davis (Decca 1504). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Answers: “Answer to Nobody’s Darlin’ but Mine,” recorded by Jimmie Davis (Decca 5203A) 1936; “Woman’s Answer to Nobody’s Darling,” recorded by Sally Foster (Decca 5229A) 1936; “That’s Why I’m Nobody’s Darling,” recorded by Jimmie Davis (Decca 5336A) 1937; “She’s Somebody Else’s Darling,” recorded by the Delmore Brothers (King 570) 1946, written by Alton Delmore; “She’s Somebody’s Darling Once More,” recorded by the Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 8446) 1940, written by Bobby Gregory; “Answer to Nobody’s Darlin’,” recorded by Gene Autry (Conqueror 8685) 1936, written by Bob Miller; “By the Grave of Nobody’s Darling (My Darling’s Promise),” recorded by Jimmie Davis (Decca 5477A) 1937. 1950 Nobody’s Fool. Music/Lyrics: Hal Bynum. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 0286) 1969. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 0286) 1969. Country Chart: #10 12/6/69 14 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 0286); #24 11/22/80 14 wks., Deborah Allen (Capitol 4945). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 1951 Nobody’s Home. Music/Lyrics: Clint Black. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Howlin’ Hits Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Clint Black (RCA 9078) 1989. Made Famous by: Clint Black (RCA 9078) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (3) 11/18/89 26 wks., Clint Black (RCA 9078). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 1952 Nobody’s Lonesome for Me. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10832) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10832) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. The North Bound Train see The East Bound Train Going for a Pardon. North Carolina Blues see Midnight Special. 1953 North to Alaska. Music/Lyrics: Mike Phillips. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: EMI-Hastings Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41782) 1960. Made Famous by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41782) 1960. Country Chart: #1 (5) 11/14/60 22 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41782). Pop Chart: #4 9/19/60 23 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41782). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Movies: North to Alaska (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1960, directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne, Stewart Granger, and Fabian. The movie was based on the play Birthday Gift by Laszlo Fodor. Northeast Texas see Wagner.

1949–1959 • O Bury Not a Word of That Be Said see Write a Letter to My Mother. 1954 Nothing I Can Do About It Now. Music/Lyrics: Beth Nielsen Chapman. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Macy Place Music/ Warner-Refuge Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 68923) 1989. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 68923) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/10/89 21 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 68923). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 1955 Nothing Sure Looked Good on You. Music/Lyrics: Jim Rushing. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Coal Miners Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Prophet (RCA KKLI0253) 1977. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Capitol 4814) 1980. Country Chart: #4 1/5/80 14 wks., Gene Watson (Capitol 4814). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. Author Notes: “Don Schlitz and I were together one day, and I had made a suggestion, ‘Let’s write a song on gambling.’ We were researching all the terms of gambling. That title fell out of my mouth, I just lightly tucked that aside and we continued to research gambling terms. I went and wrote ‘Nothing Sure Looked Good on You,’ and he went and wrote ‘The Gambler.’ I have the original copy of ‘The Gambler’ up on my wall.”— Jim Rushing. 1956 Now and Forever (You and Me). Music/Lyrics: David Foster/Charles “Randy” Goodrum/James Vallance. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Air Bear Music/Irving Music, Inc./Calypso Toonz/California Phase Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 5547) 1986. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 5547) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/25/86 19 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5547). Pop Chart: #92 3/1/86 6 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5547). AC Action: #7 2/1/86 17 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 5547). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987; ASCAP Most Performed Country Song; BMI Country Award 1987; BMI Pop Award 1987; ASCAP Song of the Year 1987. 1957 (Now and Then There’s a) Fool Such as I. Music/Lyrics: Bill Trader. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 5034) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 5034) 1953. Country Chart: #4 12/20/52 16 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 5034); #98 12/9/78 1 wk., Bill Green (NSD 11); #90 5/19/79 3 wks., Rodney Crowell (Warner Bros. 8794); #5 9/8/90 17 wks., Baillie and The Boys (RCA 2641). Pop Chart: #16 2/21/53 4 wks., Jo Stafford (Columbia 39930); #24 2/21/53 1 wk., Tommy Edwards (MGM 11395); #2 3/23/59 15 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 7506); #55 12/15/74 7 wks., Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 100 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991. Author Notes: “I am a mechanical engineer and a teacher by profession, but my avocation is music. My father was a country fundamentalist preacher and I grew up with music. I wrote the tune to ‘A Fool Such as I’ in 1947 and the words in 1948. I had been having problems with my ﬁrst marriage and experiencing a lot of guilt at the time.”— Bill Trader. 1958 Numbers. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (Columbia 11170) 1980. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (Columbia 11170) 1980. Country Chart: #11 1/5/80 14 wks., Bobby Bare (Columbia 11170). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 1959 O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie. Alternate Title: “The Ocean Burial.” Music/Lyrics: H. Clemons/Deadwood. Copyright Date: 1872. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest

O Come • 1960–1968 Recording Found: Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20122) 1926 (as “The Dying Cowboy”); Vernon Dalhart (Edison 5315) 1927 (as “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie”). Made Famous by: Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20122) 1926. Country Chart: #1 Record of 1926, Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20122). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Notes: Though “Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie” by Carson Robison (1934) has the same tune as “O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie,” the sentiment is the complete opposite. Robison disputed the idea of a cowboy not wanting to be buried on the prairie. 1960 O Come. Alternate Titles: “Beulah Land”; “Land of Beulah”; “Bear Me Away on Your Snow White Wings.” Music/Lyrics: William Bradbury/the Rev. Jefferson Haskell. Copyright Date: 1860 (ﬁrst printing found). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Dixie Sacred Singers (Vocalion 5160) 1927 (as “Bear Me Away on Your Snowy Wings”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45 found. Notes: Many of these printings appeared with many different titles, including “Bear Me Away,” “My Immortal Home,” “Angel Bear Me Away,” “Angel Band” and “Come Angel Band.” The Ocean Burial see O Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie. The Ocean Burial see The Dying Cowboy. 1961 Ocean Front Property. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon/Royce Porter. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Hear No Evil Music/Southwing Publishing/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 53021) 1987. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 53021) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/17/87 21 wks., George Strait (MCA 53021). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 1962 Odds and Ends (Bits and Pieces). Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed 1989. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Warren Smith (Liberty 55302) 1961. Made Famous by: Warren Smith (Liberty 55302) 1961. Country Chart: #7 2/26/61 15 wks., Warren Smith (Liberty 55302); #66 8/17/74 8 wks., Charlie Walker (Capitol 3922). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 1963 Ode to Billie Joe. Music/Lyrics: Bobbie Gentry. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Northridge Music Co. (adm. by All Nations Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 5950) 1967. Made Famous by: Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 5950) 1967. Country Chart: #17 9/9/67 8 wks., Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 5950); #39 9/9/67 8 wks., Margie Singleton (Ashley 2011). Pop Chart: #1 (4) 8/5/67 14 wks., Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 5950); #28 9/23/67 6 wks., King Curtis (Atco 6516). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: Grammys, Best Contemporary Female Solo Vocal Performance 1967 (Bobbie Gentry), Best New Artist 1967 (Bobbie Gentry), Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrument 1967 ( Jimmie Haskell), Best Vocal Performance, Female 1967 (Bobbie Gentry); ASCAP Country Award 1967; RIAA Million Seller 1967 (Bobbie Gentry). Answers: “Mystery of Tallahatchie Bridge,” recorded by Roger White (Big A Records A103) 1967, written by Dick Heard. Roger White was better known as Johnny Paycheck. Movies: Ode to Billy Joe (Warner Bros.) 1976, directed by Max Baer, starring Robby Benson, Glynnis O’Connor, and Joan Hotchkis. Author Notes: “I think perhaps the question most asked about my composition ‘Ode to Billy Joe’ has been the inevitable, what was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge? The question is of secondary importance in my mind. The story of Billy Joe has two more interesting underlying themes. First, the illustration of a group

190 of people’s reaction to the life and death of Billy Joe and its subsequent effect on their lives is made. Second, the obvious generation gap between the girl and her mother is shown when both women experience a common loss—ﬁrst Billy Joe and later papa. Yet mama and the girl are unable to recognize their mutual loss or share their grief.”— Bobbie Gentry. 1964 Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back. Music/Lyrics: Gaby Rodgers/Billy Edd Wheeler. Copyright Date: 1964, 1971. Publisher: Bexhill Music Corp./Quartet Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp 617) 1964. Made Famous by: Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp 617) 1965. Country Chart: #3 11/28/64 24 wks., Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp 617). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1965. Author Notes: “‘Shack’ was written after two direct stimuli were fed into my songwriter’s net (Roger Miller once said a songwriter is like a man with a butterﬂy net; he’s always got it out waiting to catch something). One was a comment by Judy Stammer of Berea, Kentucky, about some city’s passing an ordinance prohibiting outhouses. Another was reading an article in the West Virginia Hillbilly, a weekly newspaper written by Jim Comstock, in which reference was made to that faded ediﬁce. I wrote the song, and was right pleased with it, and the following summer I sang it at the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair at Ripley, West Virginia. It went over great. That’s all I can say about ‘Shack’ except that sixteen years of my life went into the research for it.”— Billy Edd wheeler. 1965 The Ofﬁcial Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell. Music/Lyrics: Don Reid/Harold Reid. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of All Nations. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 55048) 1978. Made Famous by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 55048) 1978. Country Chart: #5 11/12/78 10 wks., The Statler Brothers (Mercury 55048). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 1966 Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely). Music/Lyrics: F.D. Ballard. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. (a div. of MPL Communications, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Four Knights (Capitol 2654) 1953. Made Famous by: Johnnie and Jack (RCA 5681) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/10/54 18 wks., Johnnie and Jack (RCA 5681); #49 6/9/79 8 wks., Bobby G. Rice (Republic 041); #2 (1) 4/16/83 19 wks., The Statler Brothers (Mercury 811488). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. 1967 Oh, Dem Golden Slippers. Music/Lyrics: James A. Bland. Copyright Date: 1879. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Silas Leachman (Columbia, not numbered) 1894 (as “Dem Golden Slippers”). Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison (Victor 20539) 1927. Country Chart: #3 record of 1927, Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison (Victor 20539). Pop Chart: #1 (4) 6/30/1894 4 wks., Silas Leachman (Columbia, unnumbered). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 105 found. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Notes: Used in a television commercial for Nabisco’s Golden Grahams. 1968 Oh, How I Miss You Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Joe Burke/Benny Davis/Mark Fisher. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: Bourne Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Lewis James (Victor 19623) 1925. Made Famous by: Country, Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen (RCA 11737) 1979; Pop, Ben Selvin (Columbia 3591) 1925. Country Chart: #6 11/3/79 15 wks., Jim Reeves

191 and Deborah Allen (RCA 11737). Pop Chart: #7 8/8/25 2 wks., Lewis James (Victor 19623); #1 (3) 9/10/25 12 wks., Ben Selvin (Columbia 3591); #11 9/26/25 1 wk., Irving Kaufman (Vocalion 5023); #6 10/17/25 3 wks., Benson Orchestra of Chicago (Victor 19685). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 1969 Oh, Lonesome Me. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7133) 1958. Made Famous by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7133) 1958. Country Chart: #1 2/15/58 34 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7133); #13 2/12/61 9 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 355); #64 10/15/66 3 wks., Bobbi Martin (Coral 62488); #63 10/10/70 4 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 45217); #92 12/20/75 6 wks., Loggins and Messina (Columbia 10222); #8 6/3/90 22 wks., Kentucky Headhunters (Mercury 422875). Pop Chart: #7 3/31/58 21 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7133) 1958. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 100 found. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1958, 1967, 1971; BMI Pop Award 1958. Parodies: “Oh, Lonesome Me,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 1880) 1959, written by Don Gibson with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes: “It must have been the mood or the way I was feeling. The period of time I was going through had a reﬂection on me, the way I felt. So I sat down and started writing a melody and singing the words. Originally it was ‘Ole Lonesome Me.’ When I gave it to the publisher, they interpreted it to be ‘Oh Lonesome Me,’ but I just let it stand. It was printed that way on the sheet music and record, and it was too late to change it back.”— Don Gibson. Oh, Molly Dear see East Virginia Blues. 1970 Oh Singer. Music/Lyrics: Margaret Lewis/Mira Smith. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Ragged Island Music Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) 1971. Made Famous by: Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) 1971. Country Chart: #4 4/3/71 15 wks., Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 1971 Oh, So Many Years. Music/Lyrics: Frankie Bailes. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bailes Brothers (Columbia 20566) 1947. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells and Webb Pierce (Decca 30183) 1957. Country Chart: #8 4/6/57 9 wks., Kitty Wells and Webb Pierce (Decca 30183). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Oh, Wasn’t I Getting Away see Get Along Home, Cindy. 1972 Okie from Muskogee. Music/Lyrics: Roy Edward Burris/ Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1969, 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2626) 1969. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2626) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (4) 10/11/69 16 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2626). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 54. Awards: CMA Single of the Year 1970 (Merle Haggard, Capitol 2626); NSAI Songwriter of the Year 1969 (Merle Haggard); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969, 1970 (Merle Haggard); BMI Country Award 1969, 1970. Parodies: “I’m the Only Hippie in Muskogee,” recorded by Dean Draper (Curtain Call 35691) 1970, written by Roy Edward Burris, Merle Haggard and Dean Draper; “Hippie from Mississippi,” recorded by Rusty Adams (Plantation 107) 1973.Written by Chesley Carroll and Jim Foster. Movies: Platoon (Orion) 1986, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe. Author Notes: “It’s a funny song, a ridiculous song in some ways. It has so many different messages. It has messages that I didn’t even know were there and I wrote it. ‘Okie’ started as a kind of accident. We were driving out of Arkansas

1969–1976 • Old on our bus, and there was this sign that said, ‘Muskogee, that-a-way’ or whatever, and somebody said something like, ‘I bet they don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee.’ I thought it was a funny line, and we — me and my drummer at the time, Roy Burris — just started making up some more. A week or so later, I was listening to Garner Ted Armstrong. He was saying how the smaller colleges in the smaller towns don’t seem to have many problems—you know, drugs, riots. Well, I got to wondering if Muskogee had a college, and it did, and they hadn’t ever had any trouble — no racial problems and no dope problems. The whole thought hit me in about two minutes, and I did one line after another. It probably took twenty minutes to write the thing, if you add it all up.”— Merle Haggard. 1973 Oklahoma Hills. Music/Lyrics: Jack Guthrie/Woody Guthrie. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Michael Goldsen, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jack Guthrie (Capitol 201) 1945. Made Famous by: Jack Guthrie (Capitol 201) 1945; Red Blanchard and Dolph Hewitt (Kahill KA-1019) 1956 (and on WLS National Barn Dance in Chicago); Hank Thompson (Capitol 4556) 1961. Country Chart: #1 (6) 7/7/45 19 wks., Jack Guthrie (Capitol 201); #7 5/29/61 11 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 4556). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 41. Notes: This was Hank Thompson’s opening and closing song. Author Notes: “Leon [Jack] and I left Oklahoma when we were kids and went to Texas. He loved horses and rode rodeo until he was thrown from a horse and hurt his back. He and Woody teamed up and had a radio show together over KFVD in Los Angeles. In fact, I think they used it as their theme song. Leon got a recording contract with Capitol Records and recorded it. He was overseas when it was published and released, and when he came back, Woody sued him for the money he had received. Woody let him know that the money didn’t mean anything to him; he just wanted to get his break. They signed a contract, and Leon didn’t get any more money until Woody had gotten as much as he had. There is a controversy over who wrote this song, and I really don’t know why there should be. It has always been my impression that Woody wrote the words and Leon wrote the music.”— Wava Guthrie Blake, sister to Woody Guthrie. 1974 Oklahoma Rag. Music/Lyrics: James Robert Wills. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia Vocalion 43206) 1935. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia Vocalion 43206) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1975 Oklahoma Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Spade Cooley/Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Spade Cooley (RCA Victor 2866) 1948. Made Famous by: Spade Cooley (RCA Victor 2866) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 1976 Old Age Pension Check. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 5244) 1939. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 5244) 1939 (and live on The Grand Ole Opry and other personal appearances). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “I bought this number from a boy that lived in Knoxville, and as far as I know, he wrote it. I can’t remember his name at the present time. Some people resented the song, but it still sold well. Songs like this are not received one hundred per cent. There are some words in it that are a little touchy for some people: ‘Send your dime to Washington — get on relief.’ It was more of a comedy song for me, but it was taken a little bit politically by some.”— Roy Acuff.

Old • 1977–1985 Old Black Dog see Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down. Old Blind Dog see The Old Gray Mare, She Ain’t What She Used to Be. 1977 Old Blue. Music/Lyrics: Martha Lou Gaches/W.S. Stevenson. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Grandpa Jones (RCA Victor 5685) 1954. Made Famous by: Grandpa Jones (RCA Victor 5685) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. The Old Bog Hole see Sugar in the Gourd. Old Cabin in the Lane see The Little Old Cabin in the Lane. An Old Camp Meeting see Methodist Pie. 1978 Old Camp Meeting Time. Music/Lyrics: Paul Craven. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Tuckaseigee Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Edison 9415) pre–1907 (as “Camp Meeting Time”). Made Famous by: Chuck Wagon Gang. No. of Artists: Two found. 1979 The Old Chisholm Trail. Alternate Title: “The Texas Trail.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Harry “Mac” McClintock and His Haywire Orchestra (Victor 21421) 1928. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 20065) 1945. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 69 found. Movies: Strictly in the Groove (Universal) 1942, directed by Vernon Keays, starring Mary Healy, Richard Davies, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, the Jimmy Wakely Trio ( Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrel), and the Dinning Sisters; The Old Chisholm Trail (Universal) 1942, directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio; Holiday Rhythm (Lippert) 1950, directed by Jack School, starring Glenn Turbull, Tex Ritter, Mary Beth Hughes, and David Street. Notes: Also recorded as “The Texas Trail” by Jack Weston (Grey Gull 4292) 1930. Used in the play Green Grow the Lilacs. Adapted from Stephen Foster’s “Uncle Ned,” 1848. History: Named after Jess Chisholm (1805–1866), a famous livestock trader, interpreter between the Indian tribes and the U.S. Army and peace negotiator with the Indians. Around 1865 he laid out a cattle trail from Wichita, Kansas, to Anadarko, Oklahoma. This 200-mile stretch became known as the Chisholm Trail. Its length varied at different times. Early on it extended to 800 miles from Abilene, Kansas, to San Antonio, Texas, and later from Abilene, Kansas, to Brownsville, Texas, a 1,000 mile stretch. 1980 The Old Country Church. Alternate Title: “Country Church.” Music/Lyrics: John Whitﬁeld Waugh. Copyright Date: 1933, 1960, renewed. Publisher: James D. Vaughn Music Publishing. Licensed by: SESAC. Earliest Recording Found: Byron Parker (Deluxe 5022) 1947. Made Famous by: Cecil Stamps Blackwood (of the Blackwood Brothers). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Country Church” by Webb Pierce (Decca 28431) 1952. 1981 Old Dan Tucker. Music/Lyrics: Daniel Decatur Emmett. Copyright Date: 1843. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40263) 1924. Made Famous by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40263) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 4/4/25 1 wk., Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 40263). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 46. Parodies: “Uncle Sam in Mexico,” 1846. Served as one of President Lincoln’s campaign songs. Movies: Home in San Antone, (Columbia) 1949, directed by Ray Nazarro, starring Roy Acuff and Jacqueline Thomas. 1982 Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Li-

192 censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346) 1972. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/2/72 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: NSAI Songwriter of the Year 1972 (Tom T. Hall); BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “This song grew from a conversation I had with an old black man in a bar in Miami.”— Tom T. Hall. 1983 Old Five and Dimers Like Me. Music/Lyrics: Billy Joe Shaver. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: ATV Music Corp./CBS Music/EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. (under license from ATV Music Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Joe Shaver (Monument 8580) 1973. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor APL 1-0240) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “I had been in Nashville by myself for quite a while when I got back with my wife and son. We’d been divorced a couple of times. She was a beauty operator, and I just went up there to the place where she was working, and I told her to get in the truck and said, ‘Let’s go!’ She gave me a hard time, but I ﬁnally got her to come up to Nashville. We rented this old house out in the country a little bit. It was in pretty bad shape, but I was only paying about ﬁfty dollars a month rent for it. We were in the middle of painting the place, and we decided to go somewhere to get something to eat. We came back, and somebody stole everything we had, except my clothes, and they were so raggedy that nobody would have them, anyway. My wife sat down on the ﬂoor and started crying, and I went out on the porch and I wrote ‘Old Five and Dimers Like Me.’ We were down about as far as you can go. When your loved ones are hurting, that’s when you’re really down, and just in my own words, I said, ‘Too much ain’t enough for me, cause I’ll just keep on, I’ll keep on going,’ and that’s the way it worked. I recorded the song the next day.”— Billy Joe Shaver. 1984 Old Flame. Music/Lyrics: Donny Lowery/Mac McAnally. Copyright Date: 1980, 1981. Publisher: New Envoy Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 12169) 1980. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 12169) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/14/81 14 wks., Alabama (RCA 12169). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally). Publisher’s Comment: “‘Old Flame’ was Alabama’s ﬁrst number one single and the song that many people think broke the band into super-stardom. Donny Lowery wrote the song for the group’s Randy Owen when the band was doing a show at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.”— Richard Butler. 1985 Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Moffatt/Pebe Sebert. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brian Collins (RCA 11277) 1978. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 12040) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/19/80 16 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 12040); #14 6/24/78 3 wks., Joe Sun (Ovation 1107); #86 6/24/78 16 wks., Brian Collins (RCA 11277). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978, 1980 (Hugh Moffatt, Pebe Sebert). Author Notes: “It was Pebe’s idea, she came up with the line. It was a very clever thing to say, and we turned it into a song. Pebe and I were married in 1977, and were very much in love at the time. So this song has some basis in reality.”— Hugh Moffat. The Old Go Hungry Hash House see The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine. The Old Gray Horse Down in Alabam see The Old Gray Mare, She Ain’t What She Used to Be. Old Gray Mare Kicking Out of the Wilderness see The Old Gray Mare, She Ain’t What She Used to Be.

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193 1986 The Old Gray Mare, She Ain’t What She Used to Be. Alternate Titles: “The Old Gray Horse Down in Alabam”; “Old Gray Mare Kicking Out of the Wilderness”; “Old Blind Dog.” Music/Lyrics: J. Warner. Copyright Date: 1858. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Prince’s Orchestra (Columbia 2285) 1917 (instrumental); Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Victor 18387) 1918 (with lyrics and music); Land Norris (Okeh 45047) 1926; Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15170) 1926. Made Famous by: Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Victor 18387) 1918. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #4 9/15/17 4 wks., Prince’s Orchestra (Columbia 2285); #3 1/12/18 4 wks., Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Victor 18387). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32 found. Answers: “That Old Gray Mare Is Back Where She Used to Be,” recorded by Carson Robison (Bluebird 0808) 1943. Notes: Also recorded as “Old Gray Mare Kicking Out of the Wilderness” and “Old Blind Dog.” History: This song was probably a parody of the 1858 song “The Old Gray Horse Down in Alabam.” Another parody using the same tune, “Old Abe Lincoln,” was used in the 1860 presidential campaign. The Old Grow Hungry Hash House Where We Board see The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine. Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster Crowed see The Old Hen She Cackled and the Rooster Crowed. 1987 The Old Hen She Cackled and the Rooster Crowed. Alternate Title: “Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster Crowed.” Music/ Lyrics: W. Callaway. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4890) 1923 (as “Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster’s Gonna Crow”). Made Famous by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4890) 1923. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Notes: Also recorded by Clayton McMichen (County 512) in the 1960s as “Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster Crowed.” 1988 Old Hippie. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52579) 1985. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52579) 1985. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/4/85 20 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/ Curb 52579). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (David Bellamy). Author Notes: “In the sixties you could have probably called us hippies. I mean we weren’t dyed-in-the-wool Haight-Ashbury hippies. We were kind of southern country hippies. It was a little bit different style, but it was hippies none the less. And it was kind of autobiographical. Then as I got into the song, it started progressing and I started including other people I knew who were our age; guys who had gone to Vietnam and just people I knew that I went to school with. So he became, like, sort of a character out of several characters. I wrote ﬁfteen verses to this song. It was almost like a channeling deal. I knew so much about the subject and it all came out.”— David Bellamy. 1989 The Old Home Filler Up an Keep on a Truckin’ Cafe. Music/Lyrics: Chip Davis/William Fries. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: American Gramaphone. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded by: C.W. McCall (MGM 14738) 1974. Made Famous by: C.W. McCall (MGM 14738) 1974. Country Chart: #19 7/13/74 11 wks., C.W. McCall (MGM 14738). Pop Chart: #54 6/29/74 7 wks., C.W. McCall (MGM 14738). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. History: Each verse of this song was originally one spot for the Metz Bread Company’s Old Home Bread. William Fries was the advertising agent for the company, and created the character C.W. McCall for

the ad campaign. The success of the campaign led to this song and eventually the success of C.W. McCall hits of “Convoy” and “Roses for Mama.” 1990 Old Joe Clark. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1860s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Fiddlin’ Joe Carson (Okeh 40038) 1923 (as “Fare You Well Old Joe Clark”); Riley Puckett (Columbia 15033) 1924 (as “Old Joe Clark”). Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and The Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15108) 1926. Country Chart: #4 record of 1924, Fiddlin’ Powers and Family (Victor 19434); #4 record of 1926, Gid Tanner and The Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15108). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 110 found. History: Joseph Clark (1839–1886) was born at Sextons Creek, Kentucky, and was raised on the family farm. He was one of the ﬁrst to enlist in the Union Army when the Civil War broke out in 1861, leaving behind a wife and three children, but was given a disability discharge a year later. His complaints included rheumatism, measles, mumps and lockjaw, a condition that was alleviated by the regimental surgeon prying his jaws open with a common screwdriver. By 1864, Joe had begun earning a local reputation as a womanizer, and his wife left him during that year. He operated a country store and ran a moonshine still under state license. A breakdown tune became popular at the time but had no lyrics, and Joe’s friends began making up lyrics about this growing legend. At ﬁrst, Joe approved of “Old Joe Clark” until some of the verses came too close to home. In 1886, Clark was murdered. One story has it that an ex-girlfriend and her lover plotted to kill him for his land and he was shot near the store. His assailant was stabbed to death a few days later by two men from Clay County. Some 90 stanzas of “Old Joe Clark” were sung during World War I and in later wars by soldiers from eastern Kentucky. The song is still popular today. Old Kimball see Molly and Tenbrooks. 1991 Old Love Letters (Bring Memories of You). Music/Lyrics: Dwight Butcher/Lou Herscher/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23840) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23840) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Old Love Letters see Your Old Love Letters. The Old Maid and the Burglar see The Old Maid’s Last Hope. The Old Maid see The Old Maid’s Last Hope. 1992 The Old Maid’s Last Hope. Alternate Titles: “A Burglar Song”; “Burglar Man”; “The Old Maid”; “My Burglar Man”; “The Old Maid and the Burglar.” Music/Lyrics: E.S. Thilp. Copyright Date: 1887. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14850) 1924. Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14850) 1924. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 39 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Burglar Man” by Riley Puckett (Columbia 15015) 1924, “The Old Maid” by Buell Kazee (Brunswick 157) 1928. 1993 The Old Man from the Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3900) 1974. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3900) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/29/74 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3900). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “This song was written about a friend of mine, Dean Harrington, whom they called ‘the old man from the mountain.’ He always called his wife to tell her when he was on his way home—after a runaway.”—Merle Haggard.

Old • 1994 –2007 Old Money Musk Quadrille see Gray Eagle. 1994 Old Pal of My Heart. Music/Lyrics: John B. Mason/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23816) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23816) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 1995 Old Rattler. Alternate Title: “Here Rattler Here.” Music/ Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: George Reneau with Gene Austin (Vocalion 14814) 1924 (as “Here Rattler Here [Calling the Dog]”). Made Famous by: Grandpa Jones (King 668) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Answers: “Old Rattler’s Treed Again,” written and recorded by Grandpa Jones (King 733) 1948; “Old Rattler’s Son,” written and recorded by Grandpa Jones (RCA Victor 5113) 1952. 1996 Old Records. Music/Lyrics: Merle Kilgore/Arthur Thomas. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Margie Singleton (Mercury 72213) 1963. Made Famous by: Margie Singleton (Mercury 72213) 1963. Country Chart: #11 12/28/63 14 wks., Margie Singleton (Mercury 72213). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 1997 Old Rivers. Music/Lyrics: Clifton Crofford. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Walter Brennan (Liberty 55436) 1961. Made Famous by: Walter Brennan (Liberty 55436) 1962. Country Chart: #3 5/5/62 13 wks., Walter Brennan (Liberty 55436). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 1998 The Old Rugged Cross. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. George Bennard. Copyright Date: 1913, renewed; 1941 (extended). Publisher: The Rodeheaver Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Asher and Rodeheaver (Victor 18706) 1920. Made Famous by: Homer Rodeheaver (song leader for Billy Sunday). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 3/5/21 Homer Rodeheaver and Virginia Asher (Victor 18706). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 75 found. Author Notes: “I was praying for a full understanding of the cross and its plan in Christianity. I read and studied and prayed. I saw Christ and the cross inseparably. The Christ of the cross became more than a symbol, it was like seeing John 3:16 leave the printed page, take form and act out the meaning of redemption. While watching this scene with my mind’s eye, the theme of the song came to me, and with it the melody.”— the Rev. George Bennard (as quoted in Forty Gospel Hymn Stories by George W. Sanville) “My late husband began writing this song in 1912, and he wrote it over a period of a year. During that year he went through a very severe ‘life test’ which inspired him to write it. He told the story in every state of the union except two, Utah and Louisiana.”— Hannah Bennard, wife of George Bennard. 1999 Old School. Music/Lyrics: Don Schlitz/Howard Russell Smith. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Don Schlitz Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Conlee (MCA 52695) 1985. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 52695) 1985. Country Chart: #5 10/26/85 21 wks., John Conlee (MCA 52695) 1985. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Don Schlitz, Howard Russell Smith); ASCAP Country Award 1987. 2000 Old Shep. Music/Lyrics: Willis Arthur/Red Foley. Copyright Date: 1933. Publisher: Universal Duchess Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Red Foley (ARC 6-03-53) 1935. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 5944) 1941. No. of Artists: 20

194 found. Answers: “Old Shep: The Dog’s Side of It (or, a Dog and His Boy),” recorded by George Lindsey (Capitol 2965) 1970, written by R. Foley, adapted by B. George. Author Notes: “When my father was a young boy, he had a German Shepherd dog named Hoover. He lived to be around 18 or 20 years old. He was poisoned by a neighbor who didn’t like the dog, and Daddy found him in a ﬁeld behind the house. ‘Old Shep’ was written about Hoover.”— Betty Foley Cummins, daughter of Red Foley. 2001 The Old Spinning Wheel. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hill. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Ray Noble (Victor 24357) 1933; Frank Parker (Vocalion 2606) 1933. Made Famous by: Ray Noble (Victor 24357) 1933, 1934. Pop Chart: #1 (3) 10/21/33 22 wks., Ray Noble (Victor 24357); #9 1/20/34 3 wks., Ernie Velasco (Columbia 2864); #10 1/20/34 5 wks., Victor Young (Brunswick 6725). No. of Artists: 26 found. Old Tim Brooks see Molly and Tenbrooks. Old Time Cinda see Get Along Home, Cindy. Old Waggoner see Wagner. 2002 The Older the Violin the Sweeter the Music. Music/Lyrics: Curly Putman/Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Del Reeves (United Artists UALA044-F) 1973. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Dot 17490) 1974. Country Chart: #8 2/2/74 15 wks., Hank Thompson (Dot 17490). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2003 Older Women. Music/Lyrics: Jamie O’Hara. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129) 1981. Made Famous by: Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/27/81 16 wks., Ronnie McDowell (Epic 02129). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 2004 Ole Slew Foot. Music/Lyrics: Howard Hausey/James Webb. Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Little Hurry Music, Inc., c/o Mietus Copyright Mgt. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Columbia Master CO-64786, unissued); First Release: Johnny Horton (Columbia Master 4-42063) 1960. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 8977) 1966. Country Chart: #48 11/5/66 4 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 8977); #31 11/18/78 11 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 11411). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Notes: This song was used at all the Disney theme parks (California, Florida and Japan) as the theme for The Bear Band Show. Ommie Wise see Naomi Wise. 2005 On My Knees. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Rich. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Hi-Lo Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Rich (Phillips Intl. 3562) 1960. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (Epic 50616) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/7/78 14 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 50616). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 2006 On My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Tom James/Jerry Organ. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21501) 1955. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21501) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2007 On Second Thought. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Eddie Rabbitt Music Publishing. Licensed

195 by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Universal 66025) 1989. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Universal 66025) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/16/89 26 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Universal 66025). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. 2008 On Susan’s Floor. Music/Lyrics: Vince Mathews (music)/Shel Silverstein (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056) 1972. Made Famous by: Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056) 1972. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Notes: Sung by Waylon Jennings in the television special The Door Is Always Open (Plantation) 1985. This special depicted the life of Sue Brewer. History: This song was written as a tribute to Sue Brewer (1934–1981), Music City News circulation manager and columnist. Brewer became known for helping struggling singers, musicians and songwriters by providing them with room and board and sometimes a small loan. 2009 On the Banks of the Ohio. Alternate Titles: “Down on the Banks of the Ohio”; “I’ll Never Be Yours”; “Broken Engagements.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Red Patterson’s Piedmont Log Rollers (Victor 35874) 1927. Made Famous by: Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 6480) 1936; Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 7385) 1938; Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 71. Notes: Also recorded as “I’ll Never Be Yours” by Henry Whitter and G.B. Grayson (Gennett 6373) 1927 and “Broken Engagements” by Bill Shafer (Vocalion 5202) 1929. 2010 On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams/Ramona Vincent. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10073) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10073) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. History: Originally written by Ramona Vincent as “The Creole Girl of the Ponchartrain.” Two verses were added by Hank Williams, who added his name to the copyright. 2011 On the Dixie Bee Line. Alternate Titles: “Riding on the Dummy Line”; “Ride and Shine on the Dummy Line.” Music/ Lyrics: Dave Macon. Copyright Date: 1926, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Uncle Dave Macon (Brunswick 112, Vocalion 15320) 1926. Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 15320) 1926. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Notes: This song is related to “Riding on the Dummy Line” of 1885, written by Sam Booth and Frederich Carnes. Also recorded as “Ride and Shine on the Dummy Line” by Robert N. Page (Victor 21067) 1927. 2012 (On the) Jericho Road. Alternate Title: “The Jericho Road.” Music/Lyrics: Donald McCrossan. Copyright Date: 1928, 1933, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Propes Quartet (Bluebird 5612) 1934. Made Famous by: Brown’s Ferry Four (King 832) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43 found. 2013 On the Other Hand. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Scarlet Moon Music/Don Schlitz Music/ Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Keith Whitley (RCA Victor CPK-7043) 1985. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962) 1986. Country Chart: #65 8/31/85 12 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962);

2008–2018 • Once #1 (1) 4/26/86 23 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962) re-release. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: CMA Song of the Year 1986 (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz); NSAI Song of the Year 1986 (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz); MCN Single of the Year 1987 (Randy Travis, Warner Bros. 28962); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz); ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. 2014 On the Road Again. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Full Nelson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351) 1980. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/30/80 16 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351). Pop Chart: #20 9/27/80 20 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351). AC Action: #7 9/27/80 18 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11351). No. of Artists: 19. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Song 1980 (Willie Nelson); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Willie Nelson); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1981; BMI Pop Award 1980. Movies: Honeysuckle Rose (Warner Bros.) 1980, directed by Jerry Schatzberg, starring Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving, Slim Pickens, Mickey Rooney, Jr., and Emmylou Harris. Notes: Used in commercials for Ford Motor Co. in 1986 and Chrysler in 1991. 2015 On the Rock Where Moses Stood. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 23513) 1930. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 23513) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 2016 On Top of Old Smokey. Music/Lyrics: Unknown; Paul Campbell (arrangement). Copyright Date: 1951 (arrangement). Publisher: Folkways Music Publishing, Inc., c/o The Richmond Organization. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Weavers and Gordon Jenkins (Decca 27515) 1951. Made Famous by: The Weavers and Gordon Jenkins (Decca 27515) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 12/5/51 9 wks., Burl Ives (Columbia 39328); #8 6/2/51 2 wks., The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson (Decca 27515); #8 4/21/51 1 wk., Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor 4114). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1951 (The Weavers and Terry Gilkyson, Decca 27515); BMI Pop Award 1951. Parodies: “On Top of Spaghetti,” recorded by Tom Glazer and The Do-Re-Mi Children’s Chorus (Kapp 526) 1953, written by Tom Glazer; “Don’t Sing Along (on Top of Old Smokey),” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7493) 1959, arrangement by Paul Campbell, special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: Valley of Fire (Columbia) 1951, directed by John English, starring Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, and Russell Hayden. Notes: This song is based on the traditional folk song “Little Renee.” 2017 Once a Day. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Connie Smith (RCA 8416) 1964. Made Famous by: Connie Smith (RCA 8416) 1964. Country Chart: #1 (8) 9/26/64 28 wks., Connie Smith (RCA 8416). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Parodies: “Once a Day #3,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA Victor LSP 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. 2018 Once in a Blue Moon. Music/Lyrics: Tom Brasﬁeld/Robert Byrne. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14282) 1986. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14282) 1986. Country Chart: #1 2/1/86 22 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14282). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987.

Once • 2019–2026 2019 Once More. Music/Lyrics: Dusty Owens (pseudonym of Robert James Kucharski). Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dusty Owens (Admiral 1000) 1957. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Hickory 1073) 1958. Country Chart: #13 3/24/58 2 wks., Osborne Brothers and Red Allen (MGM 12583); #8 3/31/58 7 wks., Roy Acuff (Hickory 1073); #66 5/31/69 5 wks., Leona Williams (Hickory 1532). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. 2020 Once More with Feeling. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson/Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2257) 1970. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2257) 1970. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/21/70 14 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2257); #42 3/14/70 9 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 9798). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Parodies: “Once More with Feeling #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM SE-4674) 1970, written by Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein and Sheb Wooley. 2021 Once You’ve Had the Best. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Paycheck. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic KE32787) 1973. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 11053) 1973. Country Chart: #3 11/24/73 16 wks., George Jones (Epic 11053). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 2022 One by One. Music/Lyrics: Jack Anglin/Jim Anglin/Johnnie Wright. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29065) 1954. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29065) 1954. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/22/54 41 wks., Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29065); #95 5/17/75 4 wks., Jimmy Elledge (4 Star 1003). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. Author Notes: “I worked for the Nashville Electric Service and one night while driving to a job, I was beating my hand on the side of the truck in a sort of musical tempo ... that gave me the idea for a song. Within two nights’ time, I had worked it up into a full length song —‘One by One.’ It was originally written for the ‘Boys’ [Johnnie and Jack] but it became Kitty and Red’s ﬁrst duet hit record.”— Jim Anglin (taken from the Kitty Wells biography Angel on a Honky Tonk Road). 2023 One Day at a Time. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson/Marijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Buckhorn Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1205) 1973. Made Famous by: Cristy Lane (United Artists 1342) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/29/80 18 wks., Christy Lane (United Artists 1342); #19 6/8/74 7 wks., Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1205). Pop Chart: #37 8/24/74 10 wks., Marilyn Sellars (Mega 1205). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 160. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975; BMI Million Airs Award; Music City News Top Country Hit 1980. Movies: Ruckus (Wrightwood) 1981, directed by Max Kleven, starring Dirk Benedict, Linda Blair, and Ben Johnson; Something Wild (Orion/Religioso Primitiva Du Art) 1986, directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Jeff Daniels and Melanie Grifﬁth. Author Notes: “‘One Day at a Time’ was written during a traumatic period in my life. My Buckhorn publishing partner, Hubert Long, died of cancer that year. A few months later my mother, Karla Owens Nelson, died of a stroke. Then my 80-year-old uncle, Buford Owens, who had lived with my mother in Winters, Texas, was deathly sick and I had to go to Texas to be with him. I was there six weeks and during that time he had a leg amputated. He died later on in a nursing home. Also, my marriage was breaking

196 up that year and it was like I had more than I could possibly handle. I really had had it. I dialed a prayer number in the telephone book. It was a short prayer by a minister in the Unity Church. I had been listening to that prayer for a while anyhow, so I decided to go to the church and meet the minister. I drove up to the church in a brand new Cadillac El Dorado, dressed totally Texas, brand new cowboy boots during that turquoise and grey period. I had turquoise hanging all over me. The minister looked at me, then he looked outside at my new car, and then he looked again at me and said, ‘You look like whatever you do you can make money at it. You look like you’re healthy.’ So he said, ‘Try thanking God for your problems.’ I thought that was the dumbest advice I had ever been given in my life because it didn’t tell me what to do ﬁrst. I had so many problems. Where do I move? It was like which domino do I knock down to get this started? I drove all the way back to the farm and I was just saying, ‘Thank you Lord, I think. Thank you lord, I think.’ When I got home I sat down with my purse still in my hand and the next thing I knew I had sung and played. My spirit — that other part of me—took over. And when I sort of came to I thought, ‘Oh, my god, that’s such a good song!’ Then the self came back. What did I sing? So I did it again real fast and put it down on the back of an envelope I had in my purse. Then I started on the second verse. I’m a professional writer and I knew I didn’t have the ﬁrst verse. Kris was in town at the time. He had already moved to California and wasn’t writing for me then. I thought, ‘Oh my goodness, if I could get Kris to help me ﬁnish this.’ Kris met me at the ofﬁce the next morning and the song was ﬁnished in about ten minutes. Kris put the right words in the right places. He didn’t work on the tune at all. He changed one of my lines, ‘Tomorrow may never be mine’ to ‘Tomorrow ain’t too far behind.’ I later changed it back because the original line meant so much to me. During that time, Troy, the caretaker of my boat, had died an untimely death, and the line had been written because of Troy’s dying. ‘One Day at a Time’ was a spiritual turning point in my life, and though I didn’t realize it at the time, it was really a prayer.”— Marijohn Wilkin. 2024 One Dyin’ and A-Buryin’. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 1994) 1965. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 1994) 1965. Country Chart: #10 7/24/65 12 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1994). Pop Chart: #34 7/10/65 7 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1994). AC Action: #8 7/10/65 7 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 1994). No. of Artists: Two. 2025 One Friend. Music/Lyrics: Dan Seals. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Pink Pig Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (Capitol 17131) 1984 (album cut). Made Famous by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44077) 1987 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/17/87 26 wks., Dan Seals (Capitol 44077). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: The ﬁrst cut from the album was a shorter version. Dan Seals added a verse for the single cut years later. 2026 One Has My Name, the Other Has My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hal Blair/Dearest Dean/Eddie Dean. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddie Dean (Crystal 132) 1948. Made Famous by: Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 15162) 1948. Country Chart: #1 (11) 8/27/48 32 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 15162); #15 12/24/48 1 wk., Bob Eberle (Decca 24492); #3 5/31/69 15 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2224); #11 9/17/48 1 wk., Eddie Dean (Crystal 132). Pop Chart: #10 10/23/48 8 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 15162); #13 11/6/65 11 wks., Barry Young (Dot 16756). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70. Awards: BMI Country Award 1948, 1949, 1970. Author Notes: “I wrote the lyrics, Eddie Dean was the composer and

197 his wife Dearest Dean mothered the title. The song, as far as I have been able to determine, was the ﬁrst of the ‘cheating’ songs, and daring enough at the time to be banned by certain church leagues and others. Time has changed all that. It is now considered mild. This song is a true story and concerned only me, not Eddie and Dearest. I was engaged to a girl when I came home from overseas, and due to a misunderstanding, we were not married. I very brilliantly, on the rebound, married someone else. The story line of the song is very simple and self-explanatory. However, as a little addendum to the tale, the ultimate ending is not entirely negative. The ‘blueeyed girl’ of the lyric has remained a fast friend through these many years, and I know and love her family.”— Hal Blair. 2027 100% Chance of Rain. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Austin Roberts. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Chriswald Music, Inc./Hopi Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28823) 1986. Made Famous by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28823) 1986. Country Chart: #1 1/11/86 20 wks., Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 28823). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 2028 The One I Loved Back Then. Alternate Title: “The Corvette Song.” Music/Lyrics: Gary Lee Gentry. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 05698) 1986. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 05698) 1986. Country Chart: #3 2/22/85 20 wks., George Jones (Epic 05698). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 2029 One in a Million. Music/Lyrics: Chick Rains. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Bundin Music Publishing Co./The Times Square Music Publishing Co./Unichappell Music, Inc. /Alley Music Corp./ Trio Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Rains and Harris (RCA 11252) 1977. Made Famous by: Johnny Lee (Asylum 7076) 1980. Country Chart: #1 10/25/80 13 wks., Johnny Lee (Asylum 47076). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 2030 One Kiss Too Many. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Ed Nelson, Jr./Steve Nelson. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0051) 1948. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0051) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (3) 5/14/49 22 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0051). Pop Chart: #23 5/28/49 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0051). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949. 2031 One Love at a Time. Music/Lyrics: Paul Davis/Paul Overstreet. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Web IV Music/Writers Group/Scarlet Moon Music/Paul and Jonathan Songs/Screen GemEMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5533) 1986. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 5533) 1986. Country Chart: #3 5/17/86 23 wks., Tanya Tucker (Capitol). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 2032 One More Ride. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5275) 1935. Made Famous by: Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5275, RCA 6890) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 2033 One More Time. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Beckham (Decca 31163) 1960. Made Famous by:

2027–2038 • One Ray Price (Columbia 41590) 1960. Country Chart: #2 (8) 4/4/60 27 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41590); #28 3/27/71 11 wks., Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3069); #44 4/22/72 10 wks., Joanne Heel (Decca 32950); #65 5/25/74 8 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA 0277); #80 10/21/78 5 wks., Sandra Kaye (Door Knob 075). Pop Chart: #32 11/14/64 10 wks., Ray Charles Singers (Command 4057). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 2034 One of a Kind Pair of Fools. Music/Lyrics: R.C. Bannon/John Bettis. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Three Ships Music (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.)/John Bettis Music (adm. by Warner Bros. Music Corp.). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52258) 1983. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52258) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/27/83 21 wks., Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52258). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984. 2035 The One on the Right Is on the Left. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 43496) 1965. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 43496) 1965. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/12/66 18 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 43496). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 2036 One Piece at a Time. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 34193) 1976 (album cut). Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 10321) 1976 (single). Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/10/76 15 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 10321). Pop Chart: #29 4/17/76 10 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 10321). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Author Notes: “I got the idea from a boy stealing a helicopter from an Air Force base — a little bit here and a little bit there. He was putting it together in his garage, but he was using second parts that had been discarded so it’s a song about stealing government property. He ﬁnally got caught sneaking in the lower dugout. This was in Oklahoma City at Tinker Air Force Base. It’s a repair base for airplanes. It’s where they worked on all the ﬁghters and B52 bombers during the Vietnam War. We lived right in the ﬂight path. Johnny Cash is the only one that ever recorded it. They built a car pretty much to the words of the song. It was built later in Oklahoma. Johnny Cash owns it now. It’s on display at the House of Cash for the tourists.”— Wayne Kemp. 2037 One Promise Too Late. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/Lisa Silver/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Don Schlitz Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 53092) 1986. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 53092) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/23/87 21 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 53092). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988. 2038 The One Rose (That’s Left in My Heart). Music/Lyrics: Del Lyon/Lani McIntire. Copyright Date: 1929, 1936, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7280) 1930. Earliest Release: Bing Crosby (Decca 1201) 1937. Made Famous by: Country, Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7280) 1937; Pop, Bing Crosby (Decca 1201) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #8 10/9/37 6 wks., Art Kassel (Bluebird 7184); #8 11/28/37 7 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 1201); #8 12/18/37 2 wks., Larry Clinton (RCA Victor 25724). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Notes: The Rodgers recording was not released until it was a hit for Clinton and Crosby. Lani McIntire’s band accompanied Jimmie Rodgers on this record.

1982 • 2039–2052 2039 1982. Music/Lyrics: James “Buddy” Blackmon/Carl “Vip” Vipperman. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Songs of Grand Alliance/Songs of Grand Coalition. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828) 1986. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828) 1986. Country Chart: #6 2/8/86 12 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 ( James “Buddy” Blackmon, Carl “Vip” Vipperman); ASCAP Country Award 1987; BMI Country Award 1987. History: This song was originally titled “1962.” Randy Travis, who was 27 at the time the song was recorded, felt that he couldn’t relate to the age set by that date, so the title was changed to “1982.” One Wore Blue and One Wore Gray see Write a Letter to My Mother. 2040 One’s on the Way (Here in Topeka). Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32900) 1971. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32900) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/11/71 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32900). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 2041 Oney. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45660) 1972. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45660) 1972. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/26/72 145. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “I used to work in Florida for the railroad. I had a foreman who stood over me every minute. His name was Frank Oney. In this song I more or less described him and added a few things like retirement. It was one of the few times I had written for a speciﬁc artist. I thought Johnny Cash needed a song about a boss standing over a working man and so forth, and the only boss I could think about that I had ever had like that was Frank Oney.”— Jerry Chesnut. 2042 Onie’s Bop. Music/Lyrics: Onie Wheeler. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Onie Wheeler (Columbia 21523) 1956. Made Famous by: Onie Wheeler (Columbia 21523) 1956. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Instrumental. 2043 Only a Lonely Heart Knows. Music/Lyrics: Steven Davis/ Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tom Collins Music/Dick James Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52397) 1983. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52397) 1983. Country Chart: #2 (1) 6/9/84 21 wks., Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52397). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 2044 Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line. Music/Lyrics: Ivy J. Bryant. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Central Songs, Inc. (adm. by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Alley (Dot 45-17051) 1968. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 9561) 1968. Country Chart: #2 7/13/68 18 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 9561); #73 1/20/68 2 wks., Jim Alley (Dot 45-17051). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. 2045 Only in My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Reba McEntire. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Reba McEntire Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52691) 1985. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52691) 1985. Country Chart: #5 10/5/85 24 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 52691). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987.

198 2046 Only One Love in My Life. Music/Lyrics: Royal C. Bannon/ John Bettis. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (adm. by Warner Bros. Music). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11270) 1978. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11270) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (3) 6/3/78 13 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11270). Pop Chart: #63 7/1/78 6 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11270). AC Action: #24 6/17/78 10 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11270). No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978; BMI Country Award 1979. 2047 Only One Step More. Music/Lyrics: R.E. Winsett. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Stamps-Baxter Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Blue Sky Boys (live in concert, 1964). Release: (Rounder 0236) 1989. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Author Notes: “In my boyhood I knew many old mountain people who led a pretty hard life and, as they neared the end of it, looked forward to that hour when they would take that one step from earth to heaven with the hope of better things to come; that helped them over the hard places. I tried to write a song for them, in their own words, expressing their philosophy of life and what lay ahead at the end of the long, long way. So far as I know this has never been published in any form except in hymnbook collections, some but not all of which were put out by Stamps-Baxter. None of their versions are exactly like the original, which I was the ﬁrst to get into print.”—John Lair (Publisher). 2048 Only One You. Music/Lyrics: Michael Garvin/Bucky Jones. Copyright Date: 1981, 1982. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./ Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49858) 1981. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49858) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/21/81 19 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49858). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 2049 Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel). Music/Lyrics: Roy Orbison/Joe Melson. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Orbison (Monument 421) 1960. Made Famous by: Country, Sonny James (Capitol 2370) 1969; Pop, Roy Orbison (Monument 421) 1960. Country Chart: #1 (3) 1/18/69 16 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2370). Pop Chart: #2 (1) 6/6/60 21 wks., Roy Orbison (Monument 421). AC Action: #32 2/15/69 4 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2370). No. of Artists: 31. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1960; BMI Country Award 1970; BMI Million Airs Award. 2050 Only You (Can Break My Heart). Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5465) 1965. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5465) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/31/65 19 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5465). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 2051 O.P.A. Blues. Music/Lyrics: Joseph Brinkley. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Trio-Fort Knox/Johnny Bienstock. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ocie Stockard (King 600) 1947. Made Famous by: Ocie Stockard (King 600) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: The Ofﬁce of Price Administration (O.P.A.) was a government agency set up by President Franklin Roosevelt during World War II to set ceiling prices on many commodities, stabilize rents and handle the rationing of cars, gasoline and such staples such as sugar and meat. 2052 Open Up Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI.

199 First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5705) 1966. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5705) 1966. Country Chart: #1 9/3/66 20 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5705). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. 2053 Orange Blossom Special. Music/Lyrics: Ervin T. Rouse. Copyright Date: 1938, 1957, 1965. Publisher: Universal-MCA Music Publishing (a division of Universal Studios, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Rouse Brothers (Bluebird 8218) 1939. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 43206) 1965. Country Chart: #3 2/20/65 15 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 43206); #26 3/10/73 7 wks., Charlie McCoy (Monument 6566). Pop Chart: #80 2/13/65 6 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 43206); #63 2/20/61 6 wks., Billy Vaughn (Dot 16174). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 68. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1965, 1973. Author Notes: “About 1936 or 1937 we played a little old’ ﬁddlin’ piece we thought was a little crazy — me any my brothers Gordie and Earl. Our manager, Lloyd Smith, from Cosemie [sic], Florida, named our ﬁddlin’ piece. We came out at the christening of the Orange Blossom Special at the Seaboard Railroad Station in Miami, and it was him that named it. We got our copyright back in 1938. Later on, I was riding around Lake Okeechobee and wrote the lyrics before me and my brother Gordie went to New York and recorded it for RCA Victor in 1939. I never rode the Special, and I’m so sorry to say I didn’t because our train from Miami to New York, I’ve been told by engineers, was without a doubt the most powerful train in the entire world.”— Ervin Rouse. Original Talking Blues see Talking Blues. 2054 Osage Stomp. Music/Lyrics: James Robert Wills. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 03096) 1935. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 03096, Columbia 37701) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Notes: Instrumental. History: Bob Wills rearranged and recomposed a number of old ﬁddle tunes. This tune has a few similarities to “Rufus Juice Shufﬂe” recorded by the Alabama Rascals (Banner 34234) in 1932. 2055 The Other Woman (in My Life). Music/Lyrics: Don Rollins. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Hudson Bay Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 43264) 1965. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 43264) 1965. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/8/65 24 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 43264). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. History: “At the time that Ray Price’s hit recording of this song was released, there was speculation in Nashville that it was a true song. However, I am certain that it was not based on a real incident. In fact, my brother wrote the song several years before it was actually published. Listening to some old tapes, he came across ‘The Other Woman.’ When some friends heard it, they assured him it was a hit, which prompted him to try to get it published.”— Rosemary Rollins Smart, sister to Don Rollins. 2056 Our Baby’s Book. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6040) 1941. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6040) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “This is a true story of my second child, Rodger Dale Tubb, named after my idol Jimmie Rodgers and myself, Ernest Dale. Rodger was born July 19, 1938, at San Angelo, Texas, and died in an automobile accident near Fredericksburg, Texas, September 9, 1938.”—Ernest Tubb. 2057 Our Lady of Fatima. Music/Lyrics: Gladys Gollahon. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Robbins Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 14526)

2053–2062 • Over 1950. Made Famous by: Country, Red Foley (Decca 14526) 1950; Pop, Kitty Kallen and Richard Hayes (Mercury 5466) 1950. Country Chart: #8 11/4/50 4 wks., Red Foley (Decca 14526). Pop Chart: #16 9/2/50 9 wks., Red Foley (Decca 14526); #10 9/9/50 12 wks., Kitty Kallen and Richard Hayes (Mercury 5466); #23 10/28/50 5 wks., Phil Spitalny (RCA Victor 3920). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. History: In Fatima, Portugal, south of Lisbon, on May 13, 1917, three children—Lucia Dos Santos, 10, and her cousins Francisco Marto, 8, and Jacinto Marto, 7—were tending their families’ joint ﬂock of sheep. They had ﬁnished their lunch, said their rosaries and started to play. They saw a ﬂash of light, resembling lightning. Fearing a storm, Lucia told her cousins to seek shelter. There came another ﬂash, brighter than the ﬁrst, yet the sky was clear. Suddenly, above the branches of a small oak tree, a vision materialized. The lady in the vision was about 16, her hands were folded, and she held a white rosary. Lucia said that the vision had two requests: that the children return to the same spot for six months at the same hour and that they say the rosary to obtain peace in the world and the end of World War I. She appeared ﬁve more times, and thousands of people from around the world came to Fatima seeking cures. A shrine was built at the spot in 1944, including a large basilica. 2058 Our Love Is on the Faultline. Music/Lyrics: Reece Kirk. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Almo Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29719) 1983. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29719) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/2/83 16 wks., Crystal Gale (Warner Bros. 29719). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #23 5/28/83 12 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner 29719). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. Our Mama’s in Heaven see Two Little Orphans. 2059 Out Behind the Barn. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 21247) 1954. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 21247) 1954. Country Chart: #9 8/7/54 7 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 21247). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Author Notes: “I didn’t grow up on a farm, but I was raised on the rural outskirts of Moultrie, a small town in south Georgia. Although my father was a lawyer, he still remembered life on the farm, and as a young boy I learned how to milk cows and plant turnips on the farms of my relatives. ‘Out Behind the Barn’ is typical of a rural upbringing.”— Boudleaux Bryant. 2060 Out of Hand. Music/Lyrics: Jeff Barry/Tom Jans. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Almo Music Corp./Jeff Barry Ent. Intl. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mentor Williams (MCA 404) 1974. Made Famous by: Gary Stewart (RCA 10061) 1974. Country Chart: #4 10/19/74 16 wks., Gary Stewart (RCA 10061) 1974. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975; BMI Country Award 1975. 2061 Out of My Head and Back in My Bed. Music/Lyrics: Peggy Forman. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Hello Darlin’ Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40832) 1976. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40832) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/3/77 15 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40832). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1978; SESAC Country Single of the Year 1978 (Loretta Lynn, MCA 40832). Notes: Song was originally with SESAC, but is now with BMI. Over in the Glory Land see Just Over in the Glory Land. 2062 Over the Garden Wall. Music/Lyrics: G.D. Fox (music)/ Harry Hunter (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1882. Publisher: Public Domain.

Over • 2063–2072 Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Carter Family (Montgomery Ward 7354) 1933. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Montgomery Ward 7354) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. 2063 Over the Hill to the Poorhouse. Music/Lyrics: David Braham/George Catlin. Copyright Date: 1874. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording: Edd Rice (Vocalion 5212) 1928; “Peg” Moreland (Victor 21548) 1928. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21002) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Movies: Over the Hill to the Poorhouse (William Fox Co.) 1920, directed by Harry Millarde, starring Mary Carr, William Welch, and John Walker; a silent ﬁlm. History: The song was based on a poem written by Will Carleton and published in Harper’s Magazine in 1872. The original poem was 21 verses long and described a mother turned out of her house by her children. Part of the Stone Poorhouse Building that inspired the poem still stands in Hillsdale, Michigan. Two years after it was published, George Catlin rearranged the poem into a lyric, and David Braham set it to music. While Catlin’s lyrics have remained virtually intact to this day, the original music has been changed greatly. As a popular poem, it had enormous social and political impact, and some historians claim that the tearful lament hastened the passage of the Social Security Act of 1937. The poem also inspired a silent movie of the same name. 2064 Over the Waves. Alternate Title: “Loveliest Night of the Year.” Music/Lyrics: Juventino Rosas. Copyright Date: 1897. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Joe Belmont (Edison 7597) 1900 (whistling); Edison Military Band (Edison 8891) 1905. Made Famous by: Bill Boyd (Bluebird 8900) circa 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #8 7/15/1916 1 wk., Pietro Deiro (Victor 17950) instrumental. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 173 found. Movies: The Great Caruso (MGM) 1951, directed by Richard Thorpe, starring Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, and Jarmila Novotna; The Last Picture Show (Columbia/ Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Notes: Also recorded as “Loveliest Night of the Year” by Irving Aaronson, Paul Webster and Juventino Rosas (1951), EMI-Webster Music. History: This tune was written by Juventino Rosas, a pure blooded Otomi Indian and a native of Mexico, at the tender age of 23. Rosas was a folk ﬁddler, a classical violinist and composer. He died of a fever in Havana, Cuba, at age 26. Since its composition, it has been played by jazz musicians, concert bands, and country string bands. In 1951, with the combined efforts of Paul Webster and Francis Aaronson, the tune was rearranged, lyrics were added and it was called “The Loveliest Night of the Year.” It remains one of the most popular waltz-ﬁddle tunes to this day. Ozark Kitchen Sweat see Gray Eagle. 2065 Ozark Mountain Jubilee. Music/Lyrics: Scott Anders/Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Magic Castle Music/EMIBlackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sammi Smith (Sound Factory 4) 1981. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52288) 1983. Country Chart: #5 10/22/83 19 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52288). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. A Package of Love Letters see The Little Rosewood Casket. A Package of Old Letters see The Little Rosewood Casket. Paddy on the Turnpike see Patty on the Turnpike. 2066 Padre. Music/Lyrics: Marcel Eugene Ageron/Alan Romans/ Paul Francis Webster (English lyrics). Copyright Date: 1958, re-

200 newed. Publisher: Intersong-USA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Valerie Carr (Roulette 4066) 1958. Made Famous by: Country, Marty Robbins (Columbia 45273) 1970; Pop, Toni Arden (Decca 30628) 1958. Country Chart: #5 12/19/70 12 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 45273). Pop Chart: #13 5/26/58 14 wks., Toni Arden (Decca 30628). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1971. Pallet on the Floor see Make Me a Pallet on the Floor. 2067 Pan American. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (Sterling 210) 1947. Made Famous by: Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 689) 1948. Country Chart: #9 5/1/48 4 wks., Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 689). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 2068 Pan American Blues. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: DeFord Bailey (Brunswick, not issued) 1927. Made Famous by: DeFord Bailey (Brunswick 146) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Notes: Instrumental. History: This was the most popular number played by DeFord Bailey (1899–1982) on the Grand Ole Opry from 1925 to 1941. He usually played it on the harmonica as a solo without a back-up band. 2069 Pancho and Lefty. Music/Lyrics: Townes Van Zandt. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Columbine Music (adm. by EMI Catalog, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Townes Van Zandt (Poppy PYS LA-004-F) 1973. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Epic 03842) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/30/83 21 wks., Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Epic 03842). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #21 5/14/83 12 wks., Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Epic 03842). No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. Movies: Big Bad John (Red River) 1989, directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Doug English, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Buck Taylor, and Red Steagall. Author Notes: “I remember thinking while writing this song that it was not about Pancho Villa. So many people feel that it is however, that it might be.”— Townes Van Zandt. 2070 Panhandle Rag. Music/Lyrics: Leon McAuliffe. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon McAuliffe (Columbia 20546) 1949. Made Famous by: Leon McAuliffe (Columbia 20546) 1949. Country Chart: #6 5/27/49 5 wks., Leon McAuliffe (Columbia 20546). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Sequel: “New Panhandle Rag,” recorded by Webb Pierce (Four Star 1447) 1950, written by Leon McAuliffe. 2071 Paper Roses. Music/Lyrics: Fred Spielman (music)/Janice Torre (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Lewis Music Publishing, Inc. (adm. by Music Sales Corp.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anita Bryant (Carlton 528) 1960. Made Famous by: Country, Marie Osmond (MGM 14609) 1973; Pop, Anita Bryant (Carlton 528) 1960. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/8/73 16 wks., Marie Osmond (MGM 14609). Pop Chart: #5 4/11/60 17 wks., Anita Bryant (Carlton 528); #5 9/15/73 16 wks., Marie Osmond (MGM 14609). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1974; RIAA Million Seller 1973 (Marie Osmond). 2072 Paper Rosie. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Harms. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Doubleplay Music of Canada. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dallas Harms (Broadland BR-1917). Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Capitol 4378) 1977. Country Chart: #3 1/29/77 17 wks., Gene Watson (Capitol 4378). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978.

201 2073 Paradise Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Bill Kenner/Mark Wright. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc./Land of Music/Blue Texas Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charly McClain and Mickey Gilley (Epic 04007) 1983. Made Famous by: Charly McClain and Mickey Gilley (Epic 04007) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/16/83 22 wks., Charly McClain and Mickey Gilley (Epic 04007). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 2074 Partners. Music/Lyrics: Danny Dill. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7557) 1959. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7557) 1959. Country Chart: #5 7/27/59 16 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7557). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. 2075 Party Time. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Channel. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49761) 1981. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49761) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/18/81 16 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49761). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. The Party’s Over see My Party’s Over. 2076 Pass Around the Bottle. Alternate Title: “If You Can’t Get the Stopper Out (Break Off the Neck).” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson and His Virginia Reelers (Okeh 40108) 1924 (as “Old Aunt Peggy [Won’t You Set ’Em Up Again”]); Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett (Columbia 15074) 1926 (as “Pass Around the Bottle [and We’ll All Take a Drink]”). Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15074) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. Notes: Also recorded as “If You Can’t Get the Stopper Out (Break Off the Neck)” by Fiddlin’ John Carson and His Virginia Reelers (Okeh 45167) 1927. History: This song uses the same melody as “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “John Brown’s Body” and “Marching Through Georgia.” Some authorities relate it to the series of Columbia recordings issued as “A Corn Licker Still in Georgia, Parts 1 –8” and recorded by combinations of Gid Tanner, Riley Puckett and members of the Skillet Lickers Band. The series was released from 1927 to 1929 and consisted of recitations about making and drinking moonshine, being arrested and jailed and starting the process again. Various melodies and part of songs were used as background music, including “Auld Lang Syne,” “Rye Whiskey,” “Lonesome Road Blues” and “Pass Around the Bottle.” The series proved so popular that Herschel Brown and His Boys recorded “A Corn Shuckin’ Party in Georgia” (Okeh 45250) in 1928 to get on the bandwagon. 2077 Pass Me by (If You’re Only Passin’ Through). Music/Lyrics: Hillman Hall. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73334) 1972. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73334) 1972. Country Chart: #9 11/11/72 18 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73334). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1972 (Hillman Hall); BMI Country Award 1973. Notes: Also recorded by Rose Maddox (Takoma 7055) 1977, Charley Pride (RCA AHL1-7174) 1986, Ronnie Milsap (RCA CPL1-7166) 1986, Janie Fricke (Columbia FC 38310) 1982. 2078 Pass the Biscuits Mirandy. Music/Lyrics: Carl Hoeﬂe/Del Porter. Copyright Date: 1942. Publisher: Tune Town Tunes. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Spike Jones and His City

2073–2083 • Peel Slickers (RCA Victor 20-2537-B) 1942; Eric Winstone (English) 1942. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (as the theme on The Grand Ole Opry). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Movies: Hi Neighbor (Republic) 1942, directed by Charles Lamont, starring Roy Acuff, Lillian Randolph, Harry “Pappy” Cheshire, Bill Shirley, Janet Beecher, and Don Wilson. Notes: Author was in the Spike Jones Band. Pass the Drunkard By see Short Life of Trouble. Passing of Little Joe see Little Joe. 2079 Password. Music/Lyrics: Herman Phillips. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31622) 1964. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31622) 1964. Country Chart: #4 5/30/64 25 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 31622). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 2080 Patty on the Turnpike. Alternate Title: “Paddy on the Turnpike.” Music/Lyrics: Don Stover (arrangement). Copyright Date: Circa 1733. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: James McAuliffe (Edison 7504) 1900 (as “Paddy on the Turnpike” [Bagpipes]). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. 2081 Peach Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia. Alternate Title: “When it’s Peach Pickin’ Time in Delaware.” Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers/Clayton McMichen. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23781) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23781) 1933. Country Chart: #2 record of 1933, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23781). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Notes: Also recorded as “When It’s Peach Pickin’ Time in Delaware” by Albert Campbell and Henry Burr (Victor 17837) 1915. Author Notes: “My late husband was born in Altoona, Georgia, now covered by the Altoona dam project. It was natural that he write a song about Georgia. ‘Pappy,’ as we called him, wrote ‘Peach Pickin’ Time in Georgia’ one night when I took our two daughters, June and Juanita, to visit my mother in Cartersville, Georgia. He always wanted us near and would never travel anywhere without us. He was so lonesome for us that night, he couldn’t sleep. So he got up and sat up all night writing the song. Jimmie Rodgers and ‘Pappy’ were good friends. Jimmie recorded several other songs he had written.”— Mrs. Clayton McMichen. 2082 Pecos Bill. Music/Lyrics: Eliot Daniel/Johnny Lange. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Rogers and The Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 20-2780) 1948. Made Famous by: Roy Rogers and The Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 20-2780) 1948. Country Chart: #13 6/12/48 4 wks., Roy Rogers and The Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 20-2780); #15 6/12/48 1 wk., Tex Ritter with Andy Parker and The Plainsmen (Capitol Americana 40106). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Movies: Melody Time (RKO) 1948, directed by Ben Sharpsteen, starring Roy Rogers, the Andrews Sisters, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; an animated ﬁlm. 2083 Peel Me a ’Nanner. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Drusky (Mercury 72204) 1963. Made Famous by: Roy Drusky (Mercury 72204) 1963. Country Chart: #8 12/7/63 19 wks., Roy Drusky (Mercury 72204). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Author Notes: “Anytime somebody asks, ‘What’s the worst song you ever wrote,’ I always go into ‘Peel Me a Nanner’ and I sing it. I’ve done it on network television and places where

Peepin’ • 2084 –2092 people like to make fun of country music. I say, ‘Well, you hadn’t heard nothin’ yet.’ and I start singing ‘Peel Me a Nanner.’ It’s kind of infectious and I get the audience to sing along.”— Bill Anderson. 2084 Peepin’ Thru the Keyhole (Watching Jole Blon). Music/ Lyrics: Sheb Wooley. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Rightsong Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Johnny Tyler (RCA Victor 20-2620) 1947. Made Famous by: Clifﬁe Stone and His Barn Dance Band (Capitol 40083) 1948. Country Chart: #4 3/16/48 8 wks., Clifﬁe Stone and His Barn Dance Band (Capitol 40083). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. The Perfect Country Song see You Never Even Called Me by My Name. The Perpetual Almanac see Deck of Cards. 2085 A Petal from a Faded Rose. Music/Lyrics: Leon Rusk/Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (PM2458) 1961. Made Famous by: The Bear Family (BCD15488) 1991. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. 2086 Peter Cottontail. Music/Lyrics: Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Anne Rachel Music Corp. c/o Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnnie Lee Wills and His Boys (Bullet 700) 1950. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38750) 1950. Country Chart: #6 4/1/50 3 wks., Merv Shiner (Decca 46221); #3 4/8/50 4 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38750); #7 4/8/50 3 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 929); #7 4/1/50 2 wks., Johnnie Lee Wills and His Boys (Bullet 700). Pop Chart: #8 3/25/50 6 wks., Merv Shiner (Decca 46221); #5 4/1/50 5 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38750); #26 4/15/50 1 wk., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 929); #26 4/2//50 1 wk., Fran Allison (RCA Victor 3727); #19 3/31/51 2 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38750) re-release. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1950 (Merv Shiner, Decca 46221); BMI Pop Award 1950. 2087 Petticoat Junction. Music/Lyrics: Paul Henning/Curt Massey. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Carolintone Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Curt Massey (Capitol 5135) 1964. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 42982) 1964. Country Chart: #14 3/14/64 11 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 42982). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Notes: This was the theme song for Petticoat Junction, the CBS television series starring Edgar Buchanan (1963–1970). Paul Henning was also the producer and head writer for the show. 2088 Phantom 309. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Faile. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Sovine (Starday 811) 1967. Made Famous by: Red Sovine (Starday 811) 1967. Country Chart: #9 7/29/67 16 wks., Red Sovine (Starday 811). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 2089 Phfft! You Was Gone. Music/Lyrics: Bickley “Bix” Reichner/Marion Heather. Copyright Date: 1952, 1969, 1971, renewed. Publisher: Mamy Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Newman (King 1131) 1952 (ﬁrst aired on television’s Hee Haw in 1969). Made Famous by: The Hee Haw Gang and guests (1969– 1971). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: The song was recorded once by Bob Newman (King 1131) 1952. Author’s credit attributed to Lee Roberts, Spin Music BMI. History: There are over 500 verses to this song; a different verse was added each time it was performed on Hee Haw.

202 The show aired on CBS from June 15, 1969, and continued until February 23, 1971, totaling 585 episodes. It then went into syndication from September 18, 1971, until May 30, 1992. 2090 Philadelphia Lawyer. Music/Lyrics: Woody Guthrie. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Michael Goldsen, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Maddox Brothers and Rose (Four Star 1289) 1949. Made Famous by: Maddox Brothers and Rose (Four Star 1289) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. History: “Woody Guthrie was a writer of hundreds of songs; however, he composed very little music. His style was to parody folk songs, and ‘Philadelphia Lawyer’ is one of his best known parodies, which was based on the folk ballad ‘The Jealous Lover.’ Woody wrote the lyrics sometime around August 1937, while he was singing over KFVD in Los Angeles. He ﬁrst titled it ‘Reno Blues.’ Woody apparently heard ‘The Jealous Lover’ when he grew up in Okemah, Oklahoma, but when and where he learned the song is pure speculation, for ‘The Jealous Lover’ is the most popular Native American murder ballad to be sung. In its structure it refers to no speciﬁc time or place or person; it is a generalized ballad about a lover murdering his sweetheart because she refuses to marry him. However, as it traveled from community to community, it has on occasion assumed speciﬁc identity within some regions. Woody took the melody and put new words with a light humorous touch to it. It is possible that when it was sung over KFVD, that someone wrote it down and that it eventually was brought to the attention of Rose Maddox, who recorded it. Her words are identical to Woody’s version, only the title was changed from ‘Reno Blues’ to ‘Philadelphia Lawyer.’”— Guy Logsdon, University of Tulsa. 2091 Pick Me Up on Your Way Down. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1958, 1959, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) 1958. Made Famous by: Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211) 1958. Country Chart: #2 10/26/58 22 wks., Charlie Walker (Columbia 41211); #46 7/11/70 8 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 45177); #35 1/3/76 11 wks., Bobby G. Rice (GRT 036). Pop Chart: #91 3/22/61 1 wk., Pat Zill (Indigo 119). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 40. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Author Notes: “I was a factory worker out in California in about 1957. I was sitting in a night club called George’s Roundup. Wynn Stewart had a band there, and I was waiting for him to ﬁnish so we could go get some coffee. I heard a couple arguing at the table next to me, and the girl got mad and got up and the guy said to her, ‘Well, you can just pick me up on your way down!’ I had no idea what the conversation involved, but that struck me as a title. I carried it around mentally for about a year, then all of a sudden, I sat down and just wrote the song from beginning to end, and I’ve never changed a word. It just kind of fell in place, which lets me know that I wrote it subconsciously. That’s how songwriters say they ‘wrote that song in two minutes.’ Well, I wrote that song in one year and two minutes. Ray price helped produce the Charlie Walker record using his band, the Cherokee Cowboys. He talked Columbia into putting it out and it was my ﬁrst country hit. It was the ﬁrst number one record I ever had, and that’s why to this day I usually sing it ﬁrst if I do a show — it was a good luck song for me.”— Harlan Howard. 2092 Pick the Wildwood Flower. Music/Lyrics: Joe Allen. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter (Columbia 45938) 1973. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Capitol 4723) 1979. Country Chart: #5 6/2979 15 wks., Gene Watson (Capitol 4723). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980.

203 2093 Pickin’ Up Strangers. Music/Lyrics: Byron Hill. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc. (under license from ATV). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47105) 1981. Made Famous by: Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47105) 1981. Country Chart: #3 2/14/81 14 wks., Johnny Lee (Full Moon/Asylum 47105). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 2094 A Picture from Life’s Other Side. Alternate Titles: “’Tis a Picture from Life’s Other Side”; “Pictures from Life’s Other Side.” Music/Lyrics: Charles E. Baer/Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1895; 1951 (arrangement). Publisher: Public Domain; Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Smith’s Sacred Singers (Columbia 15090) 1926; Bradley Kincaid (Vocalion 5476) 1930. Made Famous by: Bradley Kincaid (in live performances and radio in the 1930s and 1940s); Luke the Drifter (pseudonym of Hank Williams) (MGM 1120) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. 2095 A Picture of Me Without You. Music/Lyrics: George Richey/ Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 10917) 1972. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 10917) 1972. Country Chart: #5 11/11/72 14 wks., George Jones (Epic 10917). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 2096 Picture That Is Turned Toward the Wall. Music/Lyrics: Charles Graham. Copyright Date: 1891. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: George J. Gaskin with Ed Issler on piano (Edison Records) 1891. Earliest Country Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15030) 1925. Made Famous by: George J. Gaskin (North American Records) 1891; Manhassett Quartet (North American) 1892; Chickie Williams (Wheeling 4001) 1959 (his repertory was largely 19th century sentimental songs). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 12/5/1891 3 wks., George J. Gaskin (North American); #1 (6) 3/26/1892 6 wks., Manhassett Quartet (North American). No. of Artists: 15 found. History: This song was inspired by a scene from the play Blue Jeans written by Joseph Arthur, in which a father dismisses his wayward daughter by turning her picture toward the wall. Pictures from Life’s Other Side see A Picture from Life’s Other Side. Pig Ankle see Ragtime Annie. 2097 Pike County Breakdown. Music/Lyrics: Rupert Jones. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6396) 1952. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6396) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 2098 The Pill. Music/Lyrics: T.D. Bayless/Don McHan. Copyright Date: 1973, 1975. Publisher: Coal Miner’s Music, Inc./Guaranty Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40358) 1975. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40358) 1975. Country Chart: #5 2/15/75 12 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40358). Pop Chart: #70 3/1/75 7 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40358). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2099 Pinball Machine. Music/Lyrics: Lonnie Irving. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music, Inc./Hoedown Music/Trio Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lonnie Irving (Irving Records) 1960. Made Famous by: Lonnie Irving (Starday 486) 1960. Country Chart: #13 3/13/60 15 wks., Lonnie Irving (Starday 486). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.

2093–2102 • Pistol of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. Notes: Lyrics are written to the tune of “Rye Whiskey.” History: “I didn’t write or produce this song, but I was instrumental in leasing the master of it. One day Lonnie Irving came into my ofﬁce at Starday Records on Dickerson Road. He said he had cut a record, he wanted to put it out, he wanted to sing on the Grand Ole Opry and then he was gonna die. He had gotten some guys together and they had cut the song in a garage. The song only had two chords in it, so the musicians were very, very poor musicians. It was the worst sounding record I ever heard in my life. I thought I really had a squirrel. The song was so bad I didn’t even want to put it on a custom label. So I told him to go to the pressing plant and cut it on Irving Records. I made up a label copy for him and we kept the publishing at Starday Music. He pressed up ﬁve hundred records and two weeks later he took them around to all the radio stations. The radio audience response was so great that two weeks after that, we picked it up and put it on Starday Records. Lonnie Irving was a truck driver from North Carolina. That’s what ‘Pinball Machine’ is all about. That year he put on his truck driver’s cap and sang it on the Grand Ole Opry at the Country Music Convention. He went home and eleven days later he died of leukemia. He was thirty-one.”— Tommy Hill. 2100 Pins and Needles (in My Heart). Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenkins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes (Okeh 6689) 1943. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 3685, Columbia 20003) 1945. Country Chart: #52 3/20/76 8 wks., Darrell McCall (Columbia 10296). Pop Chart: #19 7/31/43 1 wk., Bob Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes (Okeh 6689). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. Notes: Also recorded as “New Pins and Needles” by Grandpa Jones with a two-line change (King 685) 1947. 2101 Pistol Packin’ Mama. Music/Lyrics: Al Dexter. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Dexter (Okeh 6708) 1943. Made Famous by: Al Dexter (Okeh 6708) 1943; Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 23277) 1943. Country Chart: #1 (3) 1/8/44 10 wks., Al Dexter (Okeh 6708); #1 (5) 1/8/44 11 wks., Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 23277); #1 1/6/44 1 wk., Sid Peltyn (Hit 7067); #1 1/27/44 1 wk., Freddie “Schnickelfritz” Fisher (Decca 4425); #1 (2) 12/30/43 2 wks., Don Baxter (Musicraf ). Pop Chart: #1 (8) 6/19/43 34 wks., Al Dexter (Okeh 6708); #2 (4) 11/6/43 11 wks., Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (Decca 23277). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 51. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1943; BMI Country Award 1944; RIAA Million Seller 1943 (Al Dexter, Okeh); RIAA Million Seller 1943 (Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, Decca). History: For a time, Al Dexter owned a tavern in Turnertown, Texas. One night, a man came in with a beautiful girl named Jo Ann and asked him to put her to work. Dexter hired her, only to ﬁnd out that the man was already married. His wife came to the bar looking for Jo Ann and said she was going to kill her. When Dexter asked Jo Ann why she didn’t try to ﬁnd a nice single man, she told him, “Dex, I love that little crosseyed man.” About a year later, after Dexter had sold the bar, he was sitting in a honky tonk and Jo Ann came in. She was all scratched up, having been chased through a barbed wire fence by the enraged wife, who this time was carrying a gun. Dexter thought to himself, “How do you talk to a lady like that? Lay that pistol down, babe, lay that pistol down.” That was the genesis of “Pistol Packin’ Mama.” 2102 Pistol Packin’ Papa. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafayette O’Neal/ Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer

Pittsburgh • 2103–2113 Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22554) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22554) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 2103 The Pittsburgh Stealers. Music/Lyrics: Larry Kingston/Jim Rushing. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1109) 1978. Made Famous by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1109) 1978. Country Chart: #6 5/27/78 14 wks., The Kendalls (Ovation 1109). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 2104 A Place to Fall Apart. Alternate Title: “Looking for a Place to Fall Apart.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson/Freddy Powers. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard and Janie Fricke (Epic 04663) 1984. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard and Janie Fricke (Epic 04663) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/17/84 14 wks., Merle Haggard and Janie Fricke (Epic 04663). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Freddy Powers). 2105 Play Born to Lose Again (After Sweet Memories). Music/ Lyrics: Kent Robbins. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 10335) 1975. Made Famous by: Dottsy (RCA Victor 10982) 1975. Country Chart: #10 6/4/77 16 wks., Dottsy (RCA Victor 10982). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “This song stems from a standard joke between this friend of mine and me. He was always making this joke, ‘Hey, play “Melancholy Baby.”’ The very ﬁrst version of this song I said, ‘After “Melancholy Baby” would you play “Born to Lose Again.”’ That was too much of a ramblin’ mouthful, so I changed it to ‘Sweet Memories.’ I was not hanging out in a bar wishing they’d play ‘Born to Lose’ again, but I was just putting myself in that situation.”— Kent Robbins. 2106 Play Guitar Play. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40682) 1977. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40682) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/5/77 16 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40682). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 2107 Please Don’t Leave Me. Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6681) 1942. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6681) 1942. Country Chart: #2 record of 1942, Bob Wills (Okeh 6681). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Please Don’t Leave Me Anywhere see Westphalia Waltz. 2108 Please Don’t Let Me Love You. Music/Lyrics: Ralph Jones. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Morgan (Columbia 20547) 1949. Made Famous by: George Morgan (Columbia 20547) 1949. Country Chart: #4 3/11/49 14 wks., George Morgan (Columbia 20547). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. 2109 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton/ Porter Wagoner. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA APLI-0646) 1974. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10010) 1974. Country Chart:

204 #1 (1) 8/3/74 17 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA PB10010). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2110 Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson/Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (Mercury 73203) 1971. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 0313) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/20/74 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 0313); #8 5/15/71 15 wks., Bobby Bare (Mercury 73203). Pop Chart: #95 9/14/74 2 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 0313). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975; Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1974 (Ronnie Milsap); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein). Please, Mr. Conductor, Don’t Put Me Off the Train see Lightning Express. Please Pass the Biscuits Pappy see How Mountain Girls Can Love. 2111 Po’ Folks. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Champion Music Corp./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) 1961. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31262) 1961. Country Chart: #9 7/10/61 17 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31262). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Parodies: “Broke Folk,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA Victor LSP 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. Notes: Bill Anderson named his band The Po’ Boys. There is also a chain of restaurants named Po Folks. Author Notes: “I didn’t grow up in poverty or near anything like what I wrote this song about, but I always wished I had come from a rural background, I always wished I had grown up on a farm, I always wished I had come from a large family. I wrote the song kind of tongue-in-cheek, because so many of the people I know and have associated with came from rural backgrounds and from large families. I know they had a lot of rough times, but these were some of the happiest people I ever knew. It was almost like nobody ever told them they were poor. I was trying to show that even though things could be bad, you could laugh at them, you could smile, and that the most important thing, after all, was love.”— Bill Anderson. Poca River Blues see East Tennessee Blues. 2112 Poison Love. Music/Lyrics: Elmer Laird. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 0377) 1950. Made Famous by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 0377) 1950. Country Chart: #4 2/23/51 17 wks., Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 0377). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. History: The Latin beat in conjunction with country music was ﬁrst introduced by Johnnie + Jack on this recording of “Poison Love” in 1951. Author Notes: “The author of ‘Poison Love,’ Elmer Laird, was the owner of a used car lot in Houston, Texas. One day a guy came into the car lot and he and Elmer got into an argument about a car. The guy stabbed Elmer to death.”— Johnny Wright (of Johnnie + Jack). 2113 The Pool Shark. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 73029) 1970. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 73029) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/14/70 16 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 73029). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Author Notes: “There was a time when I lived in West Virginia that I was a pretty good pool player. We

205 had a small group that played constantly for money. This song is about those experiences. When I made a demo tape of this song for Dave Dudley, I had a case of laryngitis. He imitated the rough nature of my voice on the record. It is one of my favorite songs recorded by other people.”— Tom T. Hall. 2114 Poor Boy Blues. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Irving Music/Littlemarch Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chet Atkins and Mark Knopﬂer (Columbia/CBS) 1990. Made Famous by: Chet Atkins and Mark Knopﬂer (Columbia/CBS) 1990. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Collaboration 1990 (Chet Atkins and Mark Knopﬂer, Columbia). Poor Ellen Smith see Ellen Smith. The Poor Girl’s Story see Railroad Boomer. 2115 Poor Little Fool. Music/Lyrics: Shari Sheeley. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed 1986. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc./Matragun Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5528) 1958. Made Famous by: Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5528) 1958. Country Chart: #3 6/28/58 15 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5528). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 7/7/58 15 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5528). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958; RIAA Million Seller (Ricky Nelson, Imperial 5528). Movies: Nurse Betty (Gramercy) 2000, directed by Neil Labute, starring Morgan Freeman, Renee Zellweger, and Chris Rock. 2116 Poor Man’s Roses (or a Rich Man’s Gold). Music/Lyrics: Milton Delugg/Bob Hilliard. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Patsy Cline (Decca 30221) 1956. Made Famous by: Patsy Cline (Decca 30221) 1957; Patti Page (Mercury 70159) 1957. Country Chart: #14 6/10/57 1 wk., Patsy Cline (Decca 30221). Pop Chart: #14 3/2/57 12 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 70159). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 2117 The Poor Tramp Has to Live. Alternate Titles: “The Tramp”; “If You Meet a Tramp.” Music/Lyrics: Thomas Kerrigan (music)/ Dan McCarthy (lyrics)/Ernest Stoneman. Copyright Date: 1880; 1928, renewed 1968. Publisher: Public Domain; Jack Music, Inc. (USA)/ Peer Intl. Corp. (outside USA). Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Walter Morris (Columbia 15081) 1926 (as “The Railroad Tramp”). Made Famous by: Ernest Stoneman and His Grayson Country Boys (Gennett 6044) 1927 (as “The Poor Tramp Has to Live”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 49 found. Notes: Also recorded as “The Tramp” by Lester McFarland and Robert Garner (Brunswick 398) 1929 and “If You Meet a Tramp” by Norwood Tew (Bluebird 7950) 1938. Author Notes: “When Ralph Peer left Okeh in 1926 to join the Victor Talking Machine Company as A&R man, he took Daddy with him. This was one of Victor’s ﬁrst electrical recordings. Daddy loved the railroad. He worked as a mail clerk and as a second hand. We were poor folks, extremely poor, and we always somehow ended up living by a railroad track. A great many railroad bums would come to our house, and we would always manage to feed them somehow. I remember one day a bum came to our house and asked for food, and we just plain told him we had none. We also hadn’t eaten in a couple of days. He went away, and later that afternoon, he came back with a couple of cans of canned milk and a loaf of bread for us young ’uns. He had gone down the street to a store and worked to get food for us. Daddy understood bums. He knew them and knew about them.”— Pattie Stoneman, daughter of Ernest V. Stoneman. 2118 Pop-a-Top. Music/Lyrics: Nat Stuckey. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Stuckey Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-

2114 –2123 • Precious censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Nat Stuckey (Paula 2192) 1966. Made Famous by: Jim Ed Brown (RCA 9192) 1967. Country Chart: #3 5/20/67 20 wks., Jim Ed Brown (RCA 9192). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “The summers in Shreveport, Louisiana, are very hot and humid. When Nat and I lived in Shreveport, I asked Nat if he would like a cold beer, he said no. I said I was going to ‘pop a top.’ Nat replied, reconsidering, ‘Pop a top again’ and said, ‘That’s a great idea for a song’ and wrote it in ten minutes.”— Ann Stuckey, wife of Nat Stuckey. 2119 Pour Me Another Tequila. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/ Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46558) 1979. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46558) 1979. Country Chart: #5 11/3/79 15 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46558). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Notes: Not to be confused with “Tequila Sheila” recorded by Bobby Bare. Powder and Paint see Hand Me Down My Walking Cane. 2120 Prairie Lullaby. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hill. Copyright Date: 1933, 1934, renewed. Publisher: La Salle Music Publishers, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23781) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23781) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 2121 The Preacher and the Bear. Music/Lyrics: Joe Arizona (Arthur Longbrake). Copyright Date: 1904. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Arthur Collins (Edison 9000) 1905. Earliest Country Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia, unissued) 1925. Earliest Country Release Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 15045) 1925. Made Famous by: Country, Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 9904) 1970; Pop, Arthur Collins (Edison 9000) 1905, Phil Harris (RCA Victor 2143) 1947. Country Chart: #16 10/24/70 11 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 9904). Pop Chart: #1 (11) 6/3/05 14 wks., Arthur Collins (Edison 9000); #22 3/29/47 3 wks., Phil Harris (RCA Victor 2143). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 55. Awards: RIAA (2) Million Seller (Arthur Collins). Notes: Also recorded on Columbia (3146 and 32720), Indestructible (1087), Victor (4431), Everlasting (1092) and Zon-O-Phone (120). 2122 Preachin’, Prayin’, Singin’. Music/Lyrics: E.C. “Mac” McCarty. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 70016) 1951. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 70016) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “My late husband was with the United States Forest Service. He started out as a surveyor in 1933 and stayed with them until his death in 1962. Music was his hobby. When he died, he was with Land and Law, traveling a great deal for them, going from court to court settling claims. On one of his trips, he was passing through McKee, Kentucky, the county seat of Laurel County, and he saw an old-time camp meeting going on at the courthouse square. They were singing and praying and hollering, and he stopped and listened awhile. That was the inspiration for this song, and he came home and wrote it.”— Nora (Mrs. E.C.) McCarty, wife of E.C. McCarty. 2123 The Precious Jewel. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 5965) 1940. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 5965) 1940. Country Chart: #87 6/7/89 2 wks., Charlie Louvin and Roy Acuff (Hal Kat 63058). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Notes: The same tune was used in “The Prodigal Son.” Author Notes: “The best

Precious • 2124 –2132 I can remember a long, long time ago, I was playing in Virginia, and Wilma Lee Cooper — I think she was still Wilma Lee Leary at the time — did a number called ‘Hills of Roane County,’ and I liked it. I loved the tune she was singing and it stuck in my memory. A good while later, I came up with this thought that the earth has all the precious jewels such as diamonds and rubies, and when the body is placed into the grave, the soul is not placed into the grave. It must go on to a resting place. I wrote the last verse, and came up with the tune on it, and was doing it before I really realized it was the tune to ‘Hills of Roane County.’ It was a number in the public domain and didn’t affect anything, but that’s good thought for songwriters: they shouldn’t listen to songs at all while they’re writing, because they’ll get off on somebody else’s tune if they’re not awful careful.”— Roy Acuff. Precious Lord see Take My Hand Precious Lord. Precious Lord Take My Hand see Take My Hand Precious Lord. 2124 Precious Memories. Music/Lyrics: J.B.F. Wright. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Turkey Mountain Singers (Bluebird B-5542) 1928 (aka Green Yellow Hammers). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 110 found. Movies: Hardcore (Columbia) 1978, directed by Paul Schrader, starring George C. Scott, Peter Boyle, Season Hubley, and Dick Sargeant. Susan Raye’s version was used to open and close the movie. Author Notes: “J.B.F. Wright, author-composer of “Precious Memories” [originally copyrighted in 1925] was born in Tennessee, 2/21/1877. In contrast to the majority of modern day writers and composers Mr. Wright has never taught nor does he claim a great amount of music education. He writes from inspiration, and in his own words, ‘when words come spontaneously, ﬂowing into place when I feel the divine urge.’ Mr. Wright is a member of the Church of God, and his writing, as did his church work, began at a very early age.”— Roy Maxwell Stone (Our Hymns and Gospel Songs). Pretty Little Girl see The Girl I Left Behind Me. 2125 Pretty Little Indian. Music/Lyrics: Will Genaro/W.R. Williams. Copyright Date: 1906. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: David Miller (Gennett 12791) circa 1930 (as “My Little Indian Napanee”). Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers circa 1960. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. Movies: The Girl from Tobacco Row (Ormond) 1966, directed by Ron Ormond, starring Tex Ritter, Earl Richards, Gordon Terry, Johnny Russell, and Ralph Emery. Pretty Polly see The Wagoners Lad. 2126 Pride. Music/Lyrics: Irene Stanton/Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 42518) 1962. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 42518) 1962. Country Chart: #5 9/22/62 15 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 42518); #47 6/17/72 9 wks., Jeannie Seeley (Decca 32964); #12 3/14/81 14 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 60509). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Prisoner Walls see The Prisoner’s Song. 2127 The Prisoner’s Dream. Music/Lyrics: Karl Davis/Pat McAdory/Harty Taylor. Copyright Date: 1936. Publisher: M.M. Cole. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Karl and Harty (ARC 7-0153) 1937. Made Famous by: Karl and Harty (ARC 7-01-53) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Answers: “Answer to a Prisoner’s Dream,” recorded by the Shelton Brothers (Decca 468B) 1937; “A Prisoner’s Dream,” recorded by the Shelton Brothers (Decca 5381A) 1937. Author Notes:

206 “‘The Prisoner’s Dream’ was written by Pat McAdory. Harty Taylor and I announced it and put it on the air for the ﬁrst time on WJJD Chicago.”— Karl Davis. 2128 The Prisoner’s Song. Alternate Titles: “Meet Me Tonight in the Moonlight”; “The Story by the Moonlight”; “Prisoner Walls”; “I Have a Ship on the Ocean”; “Sweet Lulur”; “I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me”; “Meet Me by Moonlight Alone.” Music/Lyrics: Guy Massey. Copyright Date: 1924, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19427) 1924. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19427) 1924. Country Chart: #1 record of 1926, Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19427), a re-release of the 1924 release; #14 1/31/76 13 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10276). Pop Chart: #1 (5) 3/21/25 20 wks., Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19427); #1 (7) 12/5/25 12 wks., Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19427). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45 found. Awards: RIAA (6) Million Seller 1925 (Vernon Dalhart) (upon re-release in late 1925, this song sold one million more in 1926); ASCAP Country Award 1976. History: “Guy Massey did not write this song. His brother, Robert Massey, wrote it. Guy always stayed with us when he came to Dallas, and I was with them while my husband sang it and Guy wrote it down. He said he wanted to take it to New York. Well, he did, and he copyrighted it in his own name. Up until the time we were married, Robert traveled around over the country, and he picked up part of it somewhere and put words to it. He was singing it when we were married in 1920. Guy tried to put it on record, but he failed. Then their cousin, Vernon Dalhart, recorded it, and it just went like wildﬁre. In his will, Guy willed it back to my husband, but he never did admit that he didn’t write it.”— Novie Massey, wife of Robert Massey. 2129 Private John Q. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed 1990. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Cochran (Liberty 55520) 1962. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash M#1-30311) 1964. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Author Notes: “I used the expression ‘helter skelter’ in there; years later The Beatles used it and raised a lot of havoc. I remember thinking, ‘I did that a long time ago.’”— Roger Miller. 2130 The Prodigal Son. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenkins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1943. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6716) 1942. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6716) 1944. Country Chart: #4 2/12/44 2 wks., Roy Acuff (Okeh 6716). Pop Chart: #19 2/12/44 1 wk., Roy Acuff (Okeh 6716). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Notes: Written to the tune of “The Precious Jewel.” 2131 Promised Land. Music/Lyrics: Arthur Crume. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: ARC Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chuck Berry (Chess 1916) 1964. Made Famous by: Country, Freddy Weller (Columbia 45276) 1971; Pop, Chuck Berry (Chess 1916) 1964. Country Chart: #3 12/12/70 18 wks., Freddie Weller (Columbia 45276); #9 10/26/74 14 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA PB-10074). Pop Chart: #41 12/12/64 7 wks., Chuck Berry (Chess 1916); #14 10/26/74 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA PB-10074). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972, 1975. 2132 P.T. 109. Music/Lyrics: Fred Burch/Marijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42338) 1962. Made Famous by: Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42338) 1962. Country Chart: #3 4/21/62 13 wks., Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42338). Pop Chart: #8 3/3/62 11 wks., Jimmy Dean (Columbia 42338). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962; BMI Pop Award 1962. Author Notes: “I was hanging out in a bar in Nashville

207 with one of the crew members of the P.T. 109, Barney Ross. He was in Nashville representing the Peace Corps and suggested that I write this song. He wrote out a contract on a napkin giving him 5 percent of the royalties. After the song was released, Barney showed the napkin to the attorney general, Bobby Kennedy. Kennedy said it looked like a pretty good contract to him. Of course, Barney never did ask for the money.”— Fred Burch. 2133 Pure Love. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 0237) 1974. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 0237) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/30/74 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 0237). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2134 Put Another Log on the Fire. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tompall Glaser (MGM 14800) 1975. Made Famous by: Tompall Glaser (MGM 14800) 1975; Bill and Boyd (Fable FB257) 1975 (Australia). Country Chart: #21 5/24/75 19 wks., Tompall Glaser (MGM 14800) 1977. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Notes: The song enjoyed greater popularity in Australia than it did in the USA. 2135 Put My Little Shoes Away. Music/Lyrics: Samuel Mitchell/ Charles E. Pratt. Copyright Date: 1873. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 15125) 1926. Earliest Release Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 45046) 1926. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. History: Written by the popular songwriting team of Samuel Mitchell and Charles Pratt in 1873, this song is typical of the sentimental Victorian parlor ballads which have survived in country music long after their popularity waned. 2136 Put Your Dreams Away. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/ Richard Leigh. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Lion Hearted Music/Ides of March Music (adm. by EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 03055) 1982. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 03055) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/31/82 16 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 03055). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983. 2137 Queen of Hearts. Music/Lyrics: Hank Devito. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Drunk Monkey Music/Bug Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dave Edmonds (Atlantic 8507) 1980. Made Famous by: Juice Newton (Capitol 4997) 1981. Country Chart: #14 6/13/81 15 wks., Juice Newton (Capitol 4997). Pop Chart: #2 5/30/81 27 wks., Juice Newton (Capitol 4997). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982, 1983, 1984; RIAA Million Seller 1981 ( Juice Newton). Movies: Salvador (Hemdale) 1986, directed by Oliver Stone, starring James Woods, James Belushi, and Michael Murphy. 2138 Queen of the House. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller/Mary Taylor. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jody Miller (Capitol 5402) 1965. Made Famous by: Jody Miller (Capitol 5402) 1965. Country Chart: #5 5/15/65 11 wks., Jody Miller (Capitol 5402). Pop Chart: #12 4/24/65 9 wks., Jody Miller (Capitol 5402). AC Action: #4 5/15/65 6 wks., Jody Miller (Capitol 5402). No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: Grammy, Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female 1965 ( Jody Miller). Answers: This was the answer to “King of the Road,” recorded by Roger Miller (Smash 1965). 2139 Queen of the Silver Dollar. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by:

2133–2144 • Rag BMI. First Recorded by: Doctor Hook and The Medicine Show (Columbia 4-45732) 1973. Made Famous by: Doyle Holly (Barnaby 5018) 1973; Dave and Sugar (RCA 10425) 1975. Country Chart: #29 6/16/73 14 wks., Doyle Holly (Barnaby 5018); #25 11/15/75 17 wks., Dave and Sugar (RCA 10425). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 2140 Quits. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32850) 1971. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32850) 1971. Country Chart: #3 7/24/71 17 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32850) #26 10/22/77 13 wks., Gary Stewart (RCA 11131). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 (Bill Anderson). Parodies: “Splits Bill,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4807) 1967, written by Bill Anderson and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “That’s another one that I wrote from a punch line of a joke where the baby’s born and the mother, turning to the father, says, ‘What are we gonna call it?’ The father takes one look at the baby and says, ‘Let’s call it quits.’ I used to pull that one on my drummer. I would introduce him as, ‘Quits.’ I’d say his name was ‘Quits Miller’ because when he was born his daddy took one look at him and said, ‘Let’s call it “Quits,”’ which is really where the idea for the song came from.”— Bill Anderson. The Rabbit Hunt, Pt. 1 see Ida Red. 2141 Rabbit in the Pea Patch. Alternate Title: “Snow Shoes.” Music/Lyrics: Dan Emmett. Copyright Date: Circa 1850s (music only). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit Jar Drinkers (Vocalion 5156) 1927. Made Famous by: The Pickard Family (Banner 6283) 1929. No. of Artists: Seven found. Notes: Also recorded as “Snow Shoes” by Tommy Jackson in the 1950s. History: The tune dates back to the 1850s from a composition by Daniel Emmett (1815–1904) titled “Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm.” 2142 The Race Is On. Music/Lyrics: Don Rollins. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Glad Music Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (United Artists 751) 1964. Made Famous by: George Jones (United Artists 751) 1964. Country Chart: #3 9/26/64 28 wks., George Jones (United Artists 751); #5 9/2/89 26 wks., Sawyer Brown (Capitol 44431). Pop Chart: #15 3/20/65 7 wks., Jack Jones (Kapp 651). AC Action: #1 (1) 3/27/65 7 wks., Jack Jones (Kapp 651). No. of Artists: 37. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965; BMI Country Award 1989. Parodies: “The Chase Is On,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA 3462) 1965, written by Don Rollins with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes: “At the time my brother wrote this song, he had been going to the horse races at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, Arizona. Being the genius that he was, it was just a matter of converting a horse race into a song.”— Rosemary Rollins Smartt, sister of Don Rollins. 2143 Radio Heart. Music/Lyrics: Steven Davis/ Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Tom Collins Music/Tapadero Music (a division of Merit Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charly McClain (Epic 04777) 1985. Made Famous by: Charly McClain (Epic 04777) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/16/85 23 wks., Charly McClain (Epic 04777). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 2144 Rag Mop. Music/Lyrics: Deacon Anderson/Johnnie Lee Wills. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnnie Lee Wills (Bullet 696) 1950; Ames Brothers (Coral 60140). Made Famous by: Johnnie Lee Wills (Bullet 696) 1950. Country Chart: #2 (5) 1/28/50 11 wks., Johnnie Lee Wills (Bullet 696); #90 5/6/78 4 wks., Drifting Cowboys

Ragged • 2145–2155 (Epic 50543). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 1/14/50 14 wks., The Ames Brothers (Coral 60140); #7 2/4/50 10 wks., Lionel Hampton (Decca 24855); #9 2/4/50 11 wks., Johnnie Lee Wills (Bullet 696); #3 2/11/50 10 wks., Ralph Flanagan (RCA-Victor 3688); #12 2/18/50 7 wks., The Starlighters (Capitol 844); #15 3/11/50 5 wks., Jimmy Dorsey (Columbia 38710); #24 3/11/50 1 wk., Eddy Howard (Mercury 5371). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950; RIAA Million Seller (Ames Brothers, Coral 60140). Ragged Ann Rag see Ragtime Annie. Ragged Ann see Ragtime Annie. 2145 Ragged but Right. Alternate Titles: “I’m Ragged but I’m Right”; “Raggedy but Right.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown (original version)/George Jones (revised version). Copyright Date: Unknown; 1962, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain; Trio-Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: All; BMI. First Recorded by: Rufus and Ben Quillan (Paramount 1276) 1929. Made Famous by: Riley Puckett (Bluebird 5587) 1934; George Jones (Starday 234) 1956. Country Chart: #15 5/29/61 4 wks., Moon Mullican (Starday 545); #75 9/24/83 4 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 04060) as “I’m Ragged but I’m Right.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Notes: Also recorded as “Raggedy but Right” by Sloke and Ike (Decca 7315) 1937. Their full names were Charlie Slocum and Ikie Robinson. Used in title of the 1984 George Jones biography Ragged but Right: The Life and Times of George Jones, written by Dolly Carlisle (Contemporary Books, Inc.). 2146 Raggedy Ann (You’ve Been Quite a Doll). Music/Lyrics: Red Lane. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Decca 32644) 1970. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Decca 32644) 1970. Country Chart: #75 5/9/70 2 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Decca 32644). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Little Jimmy Dickens closes most of his shows with this song. Raggedy but Right see Ragged but Right. 2147 Ragtime Annie. Alternate Titles: “Ragged Ann”; “Pig Ankle”; “Ragged Ann Rag.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown (traditional ﬁddle tune). Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19149) 1922. Made Famous by: Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19149) 1923; Ervin Solomon and Joe Hughes (Victor 40244) 1930. Country Chart: #1 record of 1923, Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19149). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 59 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Ragged Ann” by Vance’s Tennessee Breakdowners (Okeh 45151) 1927, “Pig Ankle” by Clarence Green and Byrd Moore (Champion 16357) 1930 and “Ragged Ann Rag” by the Humphries Brothers (Okeh 45489) 1930. 2148 Ragtime Cowboy Joe. Music/Lyrics: Maurice Abrahams (music)/Grant Clarke (lyrics)/Lewis E. Muir. Copyright Date: 1912, renewed. Publisher: CBS-Robbins, Inc./Fred Fisher Music Co., Inc./Alfred Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Bob Roberts (Victor 17090) 1912. Made Famous by: Bob Roberts (Victor 17090) 1912. Country Chart: #5 8/9/47 1 wk., Eddy Howard (Majestic 1155). Pop Chart: #1 (6) 7/13/12 14 wks., Bob Roberts (Victor 17090); #14 5/13/39 2 wks., Pinky Tomlin (Decca 2014); #16 7/26/47 3 wks., Eddy Howard (Majestic 1155); #10 9/17/49 7 wks., Jo Stafford (Capitol 710); #16 7/13/59 9 wks., The Chipmunks with David Seville (Liberty 55200). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 found. Movies: Hello, Frisco, Hello (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1943, directed by Bruce Humberstone, starring Alice Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, and Lynn Bari, sung by Alice Faye.

208 2149 Railroad Boomer. Alternate Titles: “The Railroad Bum”; “The Poor Girl’s Story.” Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bud Billings and Carson Robison (Victor 40139) 1929. Made Famous by: Bud Billings and Carson Robison (Victor 40139) 1929; Doc Williams (Wheeling 1010) 1953 (and in personal appearances). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Movies: Incendiary Blonde (Paramount) 1945, directed by George Marshall, starring Betty Hutton, Arturo Decordova, Charles Ruggles, and Albert Dekker, sung by Betty Hutton. Notes: Also recorded as “The Railroad Bum” by George Riley (pseudonym of Goebel Reeves), and “The Poor Girl’s Story” by Moonshine Kate and Her Pals (Okeh 45547) 1930. Moonshine Kate was the stage name for Rosa Lee Carson. The Railroad Bum see Railroad Boomer. Railroad, Steamboat see Yonder Comes a Sucker. 2150 Rainbow at Midnight. Music/Lyrics: John A. Miller. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bill Carlisle (King 535) 1946. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46018) 1946. Country Chart: #5 10/18/46 1 wk., Bill Carlisle (King 535); #1 (2) 11/16/46 20 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46018); #5 2/15/47 1 wk., Texas Jim Robertson (RCA Victor 1975). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. 2151 Rainbow Stew. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 51120) 1981. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 51120) 1981. Country Chart: #4 6/6/81 16 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 51120). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 2152 Rainin’ in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Jerry West/Slim Harpo (pseudonym of James Moore). Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Excellorec Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Slim Harpo (Excello 2194) 1961. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr., and Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14194) 1970. Country Chart: #3 12/19/70 15 wks., Hank Williams, Jr., and The Mike Curb Congregation (MGM 14194). Pop Chart: #34 5/29/61 8 wks., Slim Harpo (Excello 2194). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30 found. 2153 Raining in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buddy Holly (Coral 62074) 1959. Made Famous by: Country, Ray Price (Columbia 44931) 1969; Pop, Buddy Holly (Coral 62074) 1959. Country Chart: #14 8/16/69 12 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 44931). Pop Chart: #88 3/30/59 2 wks., Buddy Holly (Coral 62074). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. 2154 Rainy Day Woman. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10142) 1974. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10142) 1974. Country Chart: #2 (1) 12/21/75 15 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 10142). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 2155 Raise a Ruckus Tonight. Alternate Title: “Gonna Raise a Ruckus Tonight.” Music/Lyrics: H.G. Wheeler/J.W. Wheeler. Copyright Date: 1884. Publisher: Public Domain/Trio-Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Norfolk Jazz Quartet (Paramount 12032) 1923 (as “Raise R-U-K-U-S Tonight”). Earliest Country Recording Found: The Georgia Yellow Hammers (Victor 20928) 1927 (as “Going to Raise a Rukus Tonight”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None.

209 AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26 found. Notes: This was the theme song of The Louisiana Hayride Shreveport radio barn dance from 1948 to 1958 and sporadically as late as 1972. History: The Louisiana Hayride began in 1938 as a local Saturday night radio show on station KWKH in Shreveport. From 1948 to 1958, it prospered as a regular weekly barn dance with a live audience. Curly Kinsey, a regular cast member, took the music of this old song and wrote new words to ﬁt the Hayride. It became the show’s theme and was sung by the entire cast. 2156 Raisin’ the Dickens. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Emmons. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia LP CL) 1947. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic/CBS 34-06650) 1985. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) 1986 (Ricky Skaggs). 2157 Rake and Ramblin’ Man. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 12373) 1978. Made Famous by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 12373) 1978. Country Chart: #3 7/1/78 15 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 12373). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 2158 Ramblin’ Fever. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40743) 1977. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40743) 1977. Country Chart: #2 (2) 7/2/77 14 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 40743). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. Author Notes: “This song was my way of describing a new love in my life.”— Merle Haggard. 2159 Ramblin’ Man. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Luke the Drifter (pseudonym of Hank Williams) (MGM 11120) 1951. Made Famous by: Luke the Drifter (MGM 11120) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. 2160 Randy Lynn Rag. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1956, 1957, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia CL1019) 1955. Made Famous by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia CL-1019) 1956. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 2161 Rank Strangers to Me. Music/Lyrics: Albert E. Brumley. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Stamps Baxter Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Willow Branch Quartet. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (Starday 506) 1960 (as “Rank Stranger”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Author Notes: “According to Ralph Stanley, the ﬁrst recording may be by the Willow Branch Quartet—anyway we heard it. I’m not sure if they had a record.”— Albert E. Brumley. 2162 Rated X. Alternate Title: “When You’re a Woman Rated X.” Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 33039) 1971. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 33039) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/9/72 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 33039). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 2163 Raunchy. Music/Lyrics: Bill Justis/Sidney Manker. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by:

2156–2169 • Reconsider BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Justis (Phillips Intl. 3519) 1957. Made Famous by: Bill Justis (Phillips Intl. 3519) 1957. Country Chart: #6 11/16/57 16 wks., Bill Justis (Phillips Intl. 3519); #11 1/4/58 2 wks., Ernie Freeman (Imperial 5474). Pop Chart: #2 (1) 11/18/57 20 wks., Bill Justis (Phillips Intl. 3519); #4 11/18/57 18 wks., Ernie Freeman (Imperial 5474); #10 12/16/57 21 wks., Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot 15661). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Bill Justis); BMI Country Award 1958; BMI Pop Award 1957; BMI R&B Award 1957, 1958. Movies: Porky’s Revenge (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1985, directed by James Komack, starring Dan Monahan; The Compleat Beatles (Deliah Films) 1982, directed by Patrick Montgomery, documentary. 2164 Ravishing Ruby. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73377) 1973. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73377) 1973. Country Chart: #3 5/5/73 13 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73377). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 2165 Reach Out Your Hand (and Touch Somebody). Music/ Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Music Corp. of America. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10856) 1972. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10856) 1972. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/20/72 14 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10856). Pop Chart: #77 5/1/71 3 wks., The Brotherhood of Man (Deram 85073). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 2166 Ready for the Times to Get Better. Music/Lyrics: Allen Reynolds. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Aunt Polly’s Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) 1978. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/11/78 14 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136). Pop Chart: #52 2/25/78 10 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136). AC Action: #3 2/11/78 16 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1136). No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978, 1979. Author Notes: “This song came to me almost in one piece — it jumped out late one night and couldn’t have expressed my feelings better.”— Allen Reynolds. 2167 Real Love. Music/Lyrics: Spady Brannon/David Malloy/ Randy McCormick. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/ BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (RCA 14058) 1985. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (RCA 14058) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/25/85 20 wks., Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (RCA 14058). Pop Chart: #91 6/8/85 3 wks., Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers (RCA 14058). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986; BMI Country Award 1986; BMI Pop Award 1985. 2168 Reasons to Quit. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1983, 1985. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Epic 03494) 1982. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Epic 03494) 1983. Country Chart: #6 1/15/83 18 wks., Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Epic 03494). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. Reckless Love see Careless Love. 2169 Reconsider Me. Music/Lyrics: Margaret Lewis/Mira Smith. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Ragged Island Music Publishers. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Adams (SSS International 770) 1969. Made Famous by: Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17549) 1975. Country Chart: #28 7/26/69 4 wks., Johnny Adams (SSS Interna-

Red • 2170–2178 tional 770); #38 8/23/69 8 wks., Ray Pillow (Plantation 25); #39 11/20/71 10 wks., John Wesley Ryles (Plantation 81); #2 (1) 4/5/75 21 wks., Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17549). Pop Chart: #28 6/28/69 8 wks., Johnny Adams (SSS International 770); #67 5/24/75 6 wks., Narvel Felts (ABC/Dot 17549). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970, 1976; BMI R&B Award 1970; Billboard Country Song of the Year 1975 (Narvel Felts). 2170 Red Apple Rag. Music/Lyrics: Arthur Smith. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Glad Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Arthur Smith Trio (Bluebird 5928) 1935. Made Famous by: Arthur Smith Trio (Bluebird 5928) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 2171 Red Bandana. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41007) 1978. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41007) 1979. Country Chart: #4 4/14/79 13 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 41007). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Red Deck of Cards see Deck of Cards. 2172 Red Neckin’ Love Makin’ Night. Music/Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Blue Lake Music/Face the Music/Plum Creek Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 51199) 1981. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 51199) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/31/81 18 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 51199). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 2173 Red River Valley. Alternate Titles: “A Lady in Love”; “In the Bright Mohawk Valley.” Music/Lyrics: James J. Kerrigan. Copyright Date: 1889 (as “A Lady in Love”). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20067) 1925 (as “Cowboy’s Love Song”); Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett (Columbia 15206D) 1927 (as “Red River Valley”). Made Famous by: Harry “Mac” McClintock (Victor 21421) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 8/17/59 17 wks., Johnny and The Hurricanes (Warwick 509), a rock instrumental as “Red River Rock.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 162. Movies: Arizona Frontier (Monogram) 1940, directed by Al Herman, starring Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Evelyn Finley, Art Wilcox and His Arizona Wranglers; King of the Cowboys (Republic) 1943, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Peggy Moran, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. Rogers sang the most familiar version of the song in the movie The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Notes: In 1896, James Kerrigan revised his song, “A Lady in Love,” as “In the Bright Mohawk Valley” to give it a regional slant. It was subsequently released as sheet music by a New York publisher. A number of recordings date from the early 1920s under the title “Bright Sherman Valley,” referring to Sherman, Texas, and reﬂecting this same regionalism. The change in its popular title to “Red River Valley” around 1928 probably resulted from the release of the Cross-Puckett recording and the popular success of the Mac McClintock version. History: According to some folklorists, this song, widely known as a traditional American cowboy ballad, had its roots in Canada, where the Red River in Manitoba ﬂows down from the Winnipeg area into the U.S. and forms the border between Minnesota and North Dakota. However, the best known American Red River runs through Texas and Oklahoma cattle country, and there are also rivers by the same name in Louisiana and British Columbia.

210 2174 Red Rocking Chair. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Monroe. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Monroe (RCA 21-0145) 1949. Made Famous by: Charlie Monroe (RCA 21-0145) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 2175 Red Wing. Music/Lyrics: Thurland Chattaway/Kerry Mills. Copyright Date: 1907. Publisher: Public Domain/Trio-Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Frederick Potter (Edison 9622) 1907. Earliest Country Recording Found: Ernest Thompson (Columbia 190-D) 1924. Made Famous by: Frank Stanley and Henry Burr (Columbia 3681) 1907. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #2 (4) 9/7/07 9 wks., Frank Stanley and Henry Burr (Columbia 3681) as “Red Wing (An Indian Fable)”; #4 8/29/08 2 wks., Arthur Pryor’s Band (Victor 5490) instrumental; #9 11/1/47 2 wks., Sam Donahue (Capitol 472). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45 found. Notes: Johnny Gimble liner notes: “This is one which is sure to be requested at any dance along with ‘Silver Bells’ and ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.’” The ﬁrst country recording as a ﬁddle tune was by Ernest Thompson (Columbia 190-D) 1924. History: Over the years this song began to be considered a folk song and several new versions of lyrics were used with it. Most notably it was used at many different Union rallies with a lyric change in the ﬁrst line, “There once was a Union maid” as opposed to the original “There once was an Indian maid.” 2176 Redneck Girl. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 29923) 1982. Made Famous by: Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 29923) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/25/82 18 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 29923). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “We had played many of those Oklahoma and Texas clubs and other clubs in the west during the pre-urban cowboy period. There was, like, a whole culture out there that at that time I don’t think maybe the masses knew existed. You know, the girls and guys with, like, the jeans with the belts with their names on them, and the ropers and the roper boots and everything, and so that’s what I wrote about. Between the time I wrote and recorded it, it must have been six months or something later, that culture had come into being. ‘Redneck Girl’ is our most requested song.”— David Bellamy. 2177 Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer. Music/ Lyrics: Wayland D. Holyﬁeld/Bob McDill/Chuck Neese. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Russell (RCA 0021) 1973. Made Famous by: Johnny Russell (RCA 0021) 1973. Country Chart: #4 8/4/73 19 wks., Johnny Russell (RCA 0021). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973; BMI Country Award 1974. 2178 Release Me. Music/Lyrics: Dub Williams/Eddie Miller/ Robert Yount. Copyright Date: 1954, 1968, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Roschelle Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Miller (Four Star 1407) 1950. Made Famous by: Country, Ray Price (Columbia 21214) 1954; Pop, Englebert Humperdinck (Parrot 40011) 1967. Country Chart: #5 12/54 13 wks., Jimmie Heap (Capitol 2518); #6 3/31/54 13 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 21214); #8 4/3/54 1 wk., Kitty Wells (Decca 29023). Pop Chart: #8 10/27/62 14 wks., Little Esther Phillips (Lenox 5555); #4 4/8/67 14 wks., Englebert Humperdinck (Parrot 40011). AC Action: #28 5/6/67 7 wks., Englebert Humperdinck (Parrot 40011). No. of Artists: 400 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954, 1968,

211 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974; BMI Pop Award 1962, 1967, 1968; BMI R&B Award 1962; BMI Million Airs Award (3); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Dub Williams, Eddie Miller, Robert Yount). Parodies: “Release Me #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4117) 1963, written by Eddie Miller, W.S. Stevenson and Sheb Wooley; “I’ll Release You,” recorded by Ted Taylor (Okeh 7165) 1962; “Please Don’t Release Me,” recorded by Clint Mason (SPQR 3307) 1963. Answers: “I’ll Release You,” recorded by Joann Bon and The Coquettes (MTA 129) 1968, written by Joann Bon. Author Notes: “Years ago I was playing a one-nighter near San Francisco. I happened to overhear a couple arguing at the corner table right next to the bandstand. I heard the woman say, ‘If you’d release me we wouldn’t have any problems and everything would be all right.’ It didn’t hit me then, but it did later, just thinking about them arguing. I had never heard it said like that before. I had always felt that divorce was a dirty word in a song, and I felt that ‘release me’ was a softer way of saying it.”— Eddie Miller. The Religious Card Player see Deck of Cards. 2179 Remember Me (I’m the One Who Loves You). Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen. Copyright Date: 1949 (unpublished), 1950 (published), renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20714) 1950. Made Famous by: Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20714) 1950. Country Chart: #2 (9) 8/5/50 26 wks., Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20714); #5 11/4/50 9 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46269). Pop Chart: #32 6/12/65 7 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0369). AC Action: #7 5/22/65 8 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0369). No. of Artists: 50 found. Author Notes: “I was short a song for a recording session one time, and told my wife, so as I was leaving the house she said, ‘Why not write a song about me? Remember me? I’m the one who loves you.’ Going into the studio this song came to me. We didn’t even have time to make an orchestration, but the song turned out to be a big hit. That was about ten years ago. My Suzy is just like the wording of the lyrics, and perhaps there are millions of girls just like her when it comes to really loving some ‘hunk of man.’”— Stuart Hamblen (reprinted with permission from the book The Birth of a Song by Stuart Hamblen). 2180 Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming ). Music/Lyrics: Scott Wiseman. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Okeh 5830). Made Famous by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1008) 1945; Willie Nelson (Columbia 10275) 1976. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/3/76 15 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10275). Pop Chart: #67 1/10/76 8 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10275). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Notes: This was a theme for T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1008) 1945 and for the Bailes Brothers (Columbia 38098) 1948. Author Notes: “This song was written in 1939 when Lulu Belle and I spent a year at radio station WLW, Cincinnati. In our guest room at home when I was a child, there was a fancy old cup and saucer which sat on the dresser. The phrase ‘Remember Me’ was on the cup in fancy gold lettering. We children were not allowed to touch this memento of the sentimental gay nineties, somehow connected with the courtship of mother and dad. Feeling a bit homesick and sentimental during the bustle of radio shows and road trips, I ‘made up’ the song while riding in the car to personal appearance jobs. The lyric was not intended to apply to any particular person.”— Scott Wiseman. 2181 Rest Your Love on Me. Music/Lyrics: Barry Gibb. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Gibb Brothers Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Bee Gees (RSO 825390) album 1976. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 51059) 1981. Country Chart:

2179–2187 • Richest None. Pop Chart: #39 1/13/79 2 wks., Bee Gees (RSO 913); #1 2/21/81 10 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 51059). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 2182 The Reverend Mr. Black. Music/Lyrics: Billy Edd Wheeler/ Jed Peters (pseudonyms for Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller). Copyright Date: 1962, 1971. Publisher: Jerry Leiber Music/Quartet Music, Inc./Bexhill Music Corp./Mike Stoller Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp) 1964 (as “A New Bag of Songs”). Made Famous by: The Kingston Trio (Capitol 4951) 1963. Country Chart: #71 1/23/82 5 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 02669). Pop Chart: #8 4/20/63 11 wks., The Kingston Trio (Capitol 14951). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Author Notes: “I started out trying to write a western shoot-me-up story, but halfway through the song I realized that it had a false ring to it, because I didn’t know much about cowboys and the West. I remembered seeing pictures of a mountain minister, John C. Campbell, who founded the John C. Campbell Folk School at Brasstown, N.C. He had hightop boots and was on horseback. I also remembered a line in the song ‘Mule Train,’ about a Bible in the sack for the the Reverend Mr. Black. I thought it had a nice ring to it. So I made my gunﬁghter into a minister who made the rounds of different communities in the mountains, and I used the old song, ‘You’ve Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley’ as the refrain. I got the chills up my back when I ﬁnished it, so I ﬁgured I was on to something.”— Billy Edd Wheeler. 2183 Rhinestone Cowboy. Music/Lyrics: Larry Weiss. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Larry Weiss (20th Century 2084) 1974. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 4095) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (3) 6/7/75 21 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4095). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 5/31/75 23 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4095). AC Action: #24 1974 Larry Weiss. No. of Artists: 33. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1975 (Glen Campbell); CMA Song of the Year 1975 (Larry Weiss); ACM Single of the Year 1975 (Glen Campbell); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Larry Weiss); ASCAP Country Award 1975. Movies: Rhinestone (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1984, directed by Bob Clark, starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. 2184 Rhumba Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Hank Snow. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0431) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0431) 1951. Country Chart: #1 (8) 3/3/51 27 wks., Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0431). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. 2185 Ribbon of Darkness. Music/Lyrics: Gordon Lightfoot. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gordon Lightfoot (United Artists 10044) 1965. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 43258) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/17/65 21 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 43258); #13 3/1/69 14 wks., Connie Smith (RCA 0101). Pop Chart: #103 Marty Robbins (Columbia 43258). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1965. 2186 The Richest Man in the World. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications, Inc. (USA)/Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. (outside USA). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 6290) 1955. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 6290) 1955. Country Chart: #10 11/12/55 10 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 6290). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. 2187 The Richest Man on Earth. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/ Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Almo Music

Ricketts • 2188–2195 Corp./Don Schlitz Music/Scarlet Moon Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/ BMI. First Recorded by: Paul Overstreet (RCA 2505) 1989. Made Famous by: Paul Overstreet (RCA 2505) 1990. Country Chart: #3 5/19/90 21 wks., Paul Overstreet (RCA 2505). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991; BMI Country Award 1991. 2188 Ricketts Hornpipe. Alternate Title: “Manchester Hornpipe.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1781. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Don Richardson (Columbia 3581) 1921. Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Bluebird 5657) 1934 (as “Tanner’s Hornpipe”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. History: Named for John B. Ricketts, a Scotsman, who ran one of the ﬁrst circuses in the United States and who was associated with John Durang (“Durang’s Hornpipe”). 2189 The Ride. Music/Lyrics: John B. Detterline, Jr./Gary Gentry. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Algee Music Corp./Newwriters Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny Wright (Country International 184) 1982. Made Famous by: David Allan Coe (Columbia 03778) 1983. Country Chart: #4 3/19/83 19 wks., David Allan Coe (Columbia 03778). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. Author Notes: “We had written a song before called ‘Hank and Lefty’ because Gary Gentry, my co-writer, and I are both big Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell fans. When we ﬁnished the song, we were having one of those conversations two writers have after writing a song like that. We were talking about why did a kid from Pennsylvania off a farm come to Nashville to search for his dream. And a kid from down around the lower part of Tennessee who had been around the world in the service — why did he come. And we both realized that Hank Williams had a lot to do with our early training in country music. So we wanted to write a song where Hank helps a totally unknown nobody. The guy doesn’t have a name, just some nobody hitch-hiking along the highway trying to get to Nashville, and the greatest country entertainer of all time stops and gives him a little advice. Gary believed that after you got the idea and the scenario for the song and you both agreed on it, you’d go into separate corners, write down your ideas and your lines, and then you’d get together with the melody. We had, like, 32 verses. I said, ‘Gary, we either got to do a damn book here, or stop here and start writing a song.’ Believe it or not out of those 32 odd verses between the two of us, one line of his would ﬁt and the next line out of a verse of mine would ﬁt. It was just a very odd experience — the most different song I’ve ever had anything to do with writing.”— John Betterline. Ride and Shine on the Dummy Line see On the Dixie Bee Line. 2190 Ridin’ Down the Canyon. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Smiley Burnette. Copyright Date: 1935, 1936, renewed 1963. Publisher: Western Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 8483) 1935. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 8483) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. Movies: Ridin’ Down the Canyon (Republic) 1942, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Linda Hayes, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; Silver Canyon (Republic) 1951, directed by John English, starring Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, and Gail Davis; Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Republic) 1935, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Lucille Browne. Author Notes: “In the summer of 1934, Smiley Burnette, my wife, Ina, and I piled our bags into my new Buick and headed for Hollywood. I never had been farther west than Albuquerque. We drove through in ﬁve days and on the way rolling through Arizona, Smi-

212 ley and I wrote a song called ‘Ridin’ Down the Canyon.’ Smiley scored the music in the back seat. Later he would tell people, jokingly, it took him three miles to ﬁnish it, and I paid him $5.00 for the rights to the song, so he made $1.67 a mile.”— Gene Autry. 2191 Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Rodriguez. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73416) 1973. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73416) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (2) 8/18/73 17 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73416). Pop Chart: #70 9/29/73 5 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73416). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. A Ridin’ Old Paint see Riding Old Paint, Leadin’ Old Bald. Ridin’ on a Humpback Mule see Whoa Mule, Whoa. 2192 Riding Old Paint, Leadin’ Old Bald. Alternate Titles: “I Ride an Old Paint”; “A Ridin’ Old Paint.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown/1962, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Oriole 8312) 1933 (as “A Ridin’ Old Paint”). Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Oriole 8312) 1934; Margaret Larkin and playwright Lynn Riggs (in the 1931 Broadway play Green Grow the Lilacs). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. History: The song’s use of the word “hoolihan” leads some authorities to date it to the early 1900s, when hoolihan was ﬁrst used as a term for bulldogging, a popular rodeo sport. Others claim it derives from hooley-ann, a cowboy roping term or from a cowboy word long used to describe simply raising hell. Chances are that the “Bill Jones” of the song refers to the mythical cowboy who appeared in stories and songs throughout the west. Riding on the Dummy Line see On the Dixie Bee Line. 2193 Right from the Start. Music/Lyrics: Billy Herzig/Randy Watkins. Copyright Date: 1986, 1987. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp./Red Ribbon Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) 1987. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/1/87 23 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5226). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 2194 Right or Wrong. Music/Lyrics: Paul Biese/Haven Gillespie/ Arthur Sizemore. Copyright Date: 1921, 1927, renewed. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. (a division of MPL Communications, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Country Recording Found: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 3451) 1936. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 3451) 1937. Country Chart: #4 Record of 1937, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 3451 and Vocalion 3451); #1 2/11/84 12 wks., George Strait (MCA 52337). Pop Chart: #19 12/4/37 1 wk., Mildred Bailey (Okeh 3758) (Vocalion 3758). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. Movies: Something to Sing About (Grand National) 1937, directed by Victor Schertzinger, starring James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, William Frawley, Mona Barrie, Gene Lockhart, and Candy Candido. 2195 Ring of Fire. Music/Lyrics: June Carter/Merle Kilgore. Copyright Date: 1962, 1963, renewed. Publisher: Painted Desert Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Anita Carter (Mercury 72073) 1962. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 42788) 1963. Country Chart: #1 6/8/63 26 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42788). Pop Chart: #17 6/1/63 13 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42788). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Parodies: “Ring of Smoke,” recorded by Ben Colder, 1963, written by June Carter, Merle Kilgore and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “June Carter got the idea for the song from a

213 letter someone had written her. The letter said something like ‘love is a ring of ﬁre.’”— Merle Kilgore. 2196 Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands. Music/Lyrics: Don Goodman/Mary Ann Kennedy/Pam Rose. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Love Wheel Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52026) 1982. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52026) 1982. Country Chart: #5 3/27/82 18 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52026). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Don Goodman, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose). 2197 Rings of Gold. Music/Lyrics: Gene Thomas. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene and Debbie (Hickory TRX LPS 1001) 1968. Made Famous by: Dottie West and Don Gibson (RCA 9715) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (1) 2/22/69 17 wks., Dottie West and Don Gibson (RCA 9715); #79 10/24/87 4 wks., Robin and Cruiser (16th Ave. 70404). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 2198 The River. Music/Lyrics: Garth Brooks/Victoria Shaw. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Major Bob Music/BMG Songs, Inc./ Mid-Summer Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 57765) 1992. Made Famous by: Garth Brooks (Liberty 57765) 1992. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/13/92 14 wks., Garth Brooks (Liberty 57765). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1993. The Road to Washington see White House Blues. 2199 Rock All Our Babies to Sleep. Alternate Titles: “Tossing the Baby So High”; “Rockin’ Yodel.” Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers/Jule Keen. Copyright Date: 1893; 1933. Publisher: Public Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All; BMI. First Recorded by: Riley Puckett (Columbia 107-D) 1924. Made Famous by: Riley Puckett (Columbia 107-D) 1924; Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23721) 1932. Country Chart: #5 record of 1924, Riley Puckett (Columbia 107-D); #3 record of 1932, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23721). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Notes: Also recorded as “Tossing the Baby So High” by Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 15452) 1926, “Rockin’ Yodel” by Leake County Revelers (Columbia 15353) 1928. 2200 Rockin’ Alone (in an Old Rockin’ Chair). Music/Lyrics: Bob Miller. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed 1959. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Miller (Victor 23745) 1932. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2488) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. Notes: Gospel writer Albert Brumley believed that this song was much older than the 1932 copyright. Said Brumley, “I have no prior source of authentic information on this song except I heard it used in public in 1919 or 1920.” History: This song has enjoyed periodic revivals since 1932. Bob Miller was known for his creation during the twenties and thirties of what he called “Main Street Music,” which included a good deal of social commentary and a number of “mother songs” like “My Mother’s Tears” and “Story of a Dear Old Lady.” 2201 Rockin’ with the Rhythm of the Rain. Music/Lyrics: Brent Maher/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Don Schlitz Music/Welbeck Music/Blue Quill. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 14362) 1986. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 14362) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/4/86 18 wks., The Judds (RCA 14362). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Brent Maher, Don Schlitz); ASCAP Country Award 1987.

2196–2207 • Roll 2202 Rockin’ Years. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Parton. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Southern Gallery Music (adm. by Song Yard Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton with Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73711) 1990. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton with Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73711) 1991. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/2/91 20 wks., Dolly Parton with Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73711). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1992. Rockin’ Yodel see Rock All Our Babies to Sleep. 2203 Rocky. Music/Lyrics: Jay Stevens. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Budde Music Inc. (adm. by Full Keel Music)/Windswept Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Austin Roberts (Private Stock 020) 1975. Made Famous by: Dickey Lee (RCA 10361) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/23/75 18 wks., Dickey Lee (RCA 10361). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. 2204 Rocky Road Blues. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907) 1945. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. 2205 Rocky Top. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Osborne Brothers (Decca 32242) 1967. Made Famous by: Osborne Brothers (Decca 32242) 1967. Country Chart: #17 6/6/70 10 wks., Lynn Anderson (Chart 5068); #33 2/3/68 10 wks., Osborne Brothers (Decca 32242). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 150. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant). Notes: This song was made the Tennessee state song in 1981 by the state legislature. It is the ﬁght song for the University of Tennessee football team. Author Notes: “Felice and I had been commissioned to write some old folk songs for an album that Archie Campbell was going to do, and we got so involved in writing them, that after a while it almost became depressing. One day, Felice said, ‘Look, let’s get out of this groove and onto something else. Let’s write some bluegrass. We’re in the mountains, let’s write a mountain song.’ We started fooling around with it, and within ten or ﬁfteen minutes the song was done. ‘Rocky Top’ has turned out to be a little gem that just dropped in on us.”— Boudleaux Bryant. 2206 Roll Along Kentucky Moon. Music/Lyrics: Billy Heagney/ Fred Steele. Copyright Date: 1929, 1932, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23651) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23651) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #18 3/19/32 1 wk., Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23651). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. 2207 Roll Along Prairie Moon. Music/Lyrics: Ted Fiorito/Harry Macpherson/Albert Von Tilzer. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Robbins Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Hall and The Hotel Taft Orchestra (Bluebird 6017) 1935; Prairie Ramblers (ARC 60153) 1935. Made Famous by: Girls of the Golden West (Bluebird 6178) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 10/12/35 7 wks., Smith Ballew (Melotone 351006), from the movie Here Comes the Band. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Movies: Here Comes the Band (MGM) 1935, directed by Paul Sloane, starring Virginia Bruce, Harry Stockwell, Ted Healey, Nat Pendleton, and The Ted Lewis Orchestra. Notes: Also recorded by Prairie Ramblers (American Record Co. 60153) in 1935, Al Bowlly and The Ray Noble Orchestra (Victor 25142) in 1935, and Girls of the Golden West (Bluebird 6178) in 1935.

Roll • 2208–2218 Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms see I’ll Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms. 2208 Roll Muddy River. Music/Lyrics: Betty Sue Perry. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Clark (Kay 8303) 1963. Made Famous by: Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31464) 1963. Country Chart: #4 5/11/63 13 wks., Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31464); #66 7/22/66 3 wks., Osborne Brothers (Decca 32137). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. 2209 Roll on (Eighteen Wheeler). Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Randy Parton (RCA Victor 13309) 1982. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13716) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/21/84 17 wks., Alabama (RCA 13716). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. Author Notes: “I was coming into my ofﬁce one day about ’80 or ’81 and I didn’t have any ideas, anything I wanted to work on. I used to regiment myself and discipline myself just to come and play or work. Then when I did get into something, I would know how to do that. I wouldn’t stop and leave, just keep working. So I’m coming down the highway and this tractor trailer goes by me and with that suction between the car and the truck, it just, like, blew me off the road. I’m coming into work going, ‘Hey man, roll on eighteen wheeler.’ Sometimes you speak in titles and I’m going, ‘Wow, okay.’ So I sped up a little bit and I followed this truck down the highway. I wondered who he was and where he was going. All of a sudden I created my own truck and my own guy and his family. I got to the ofﬁce and I was just ecstatic about it. I wrote this whole story and I gave him a family and song they could sing while he was gone. And of course he gets lost in this snow bank in Illinois and they can’t ﬁnd him. But all of a sudden he calls and everything’s all right. So it’s a traditional kind of family scenario with his occupation as a truck driver. All of a sudden from having no idea what I’m going to do that day it was, like, ‘boom.’”— Dave Loggins. 2210 Roll on Big Mama. Music/Lyrics: Daniel D. Darst. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./EMIAlgee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe Stampley (Epic 50075) 1975. Made Famous by: Joe Stampley (Epic 50075) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/1/75 14 wks., Joe Stampley (Epic 50075). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Roll on Buddy see Nine Pound Hammer. Roll on the Ground see Big Ball in Cow Town. 2211 Rollin’ with the Flow. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Hayes. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Rich (Epic 50392) 1977. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (Epic 50392) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/28/77 19 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 50392). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 2212 Roly Poly. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia 36966) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 36966) 1945. Country Chart: #3 5/2/46 20 wks., Bob Wills (Columbia 36966). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. 2213 Room Full of Roses. Music/Lyrics: Tim Spencer. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sandy Sims (Coral) 1949; Dick Haymes (Decca 24632) 1949. Made Famous by: Country, George Morgan (Columbia 20594) 1949; Pop, Sammy Kaye (RCA Victor 3411)

214 1949, Mickey Gilley (Playboy 50056) 1974. Country Chart: #4 7/15/49 12 wks., George Morgan (Columbia 20594); #1 (1) 4/20/74 16 wks., Mickey Gilley (Playboy 50056); #10 9/2/49 1 wk., Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 0065). Pop Chart: #2 6/11/49 24 wks., Sammy Kaye (RCA Victor 3411); #6 6/25/49 20 wks., Dick Haymes (Decca 24632); #4 7/9/49 23 wks., Eddy Howard (Mercury 5296); #21 8/20/49 3 wks., The Starlighters (Capitol 617); #6 8/27/49 7 wks., Jerry Wayne (Columbia 38525); #26 8/30/49 2 wks., Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 0065); #25 10/29/49 1 wk., George Morgan (Columbia 20594). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60 found. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1949. 2214 Room in Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Sonny James/Frances Long. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Curb Music/Marson Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 5690) 1966. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 5690) 1966. Country Chart: #2 8/13/66 20 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5690). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. 2215 The Roots of My Raising. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins. Copyright Date: 1970 (unpublished), 1976 (published). Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tommy Collins (Starday/King 907) 1970. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4204) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/17/76 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4204). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Song of the Year 1977. Author Notes: “I had my roots deeply planted in Oklahoma at a time when divorce was practically unheard of, when you helped your neighbor without wanting something in return. When I saw things changing, I thought something should be done about it before this way of life was gone. I wrote it as I began to notice more greed and less concern.”— Tommy Collins. 2216 Rosalita. Music/Lyrics: Al Dexter. Copyright Date: 1941, 1942, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Dexter (Okeh 6708) 1943. Made Famous by: Al Dexter (Okeh 6708) 1943. Country Chart: #1 12/30/43 25 wks., Al Dexter (Okeh 6708). Pop Chart: #29 4/22/44 1 wk., Al Dexter (Okeh 6708). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1944. 2217 Rosanna’s Going Wild. Music/Lyrics: Anita Carter/Helen Carter/June Carter. Copyright Date: 1967, renewed. Publisher: Copper Creek Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 44373) 1967. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 44373) 1967. Country Chart: #2 12/23/67 15 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 44373). Pop Chart: #91 1/27/68 2 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 44373). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “I wrote the melody for Luther [Perkins]. Helen, June and I wrote the lyrics. It was originally titled ‘Melinda’s Going Wild’ and was later changed to ‘Rosanna.’ Although John’s daughter is named Rosanne and June’s daughter’s name is Rozanna, it’s not a song that you would write about your daughter. They were both very young at the time.”— Anita Carter. 2218 The Rose. Music/Lyrics: Amanda McBroom. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Third Story Music, Inc. (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bette Midler (Atlantic 3656) 1979. Made Famous by: Pop, Bette Midler (Atlantic 3656) 1980; Country, Conway Twitty (Elecktra 69854) 1982. Country Chart: #1 11/15/83 12 wks., Conway Twitty (Elektra 69854). Pop Chart: #3 4/26/80 25 wks., Bette Midler (Atlantic 3656). AC Action: #1 5/10/80 5 wks., Bette Midler (Atlantic 3656). No. of Artists: 102. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; BMI Pop Award 1981, 1983; BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller

215 (Bette Midler); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980, 1983 (Amanda McBroom). Movies: The Rose (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1979, directed by Mark Rydell, starring Bette Midler, Alan Bates, Frederick Forrest, and Harry Dean Stanton. 2219 A Rose and a Baby Ruth. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1956, 1967, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Hamilton IV and the Country Gentlemen (Colonial 420) 1956. Made Famous by: George Hamilton IV (ABC/Paramount 9765) 1956. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #6 11/17/56 14 wks., George Hamilton (ABC/Paramount 9765). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Author Notes: “This was the ﬁrst song I ever wrote. This actually happened to me. I was singing ﬁrst tenor at the First Baptist Church in Durham, North Carolina, and was dating four of the girls in the choir at the same time. They ranged in age from 13 to 27. None of them knew I was dating the others until I gave them each a rose and a Baby Ruth candy bar. I had the ﬂorist do it up and, damn, if they didn’t all wear those things to church the next Sunday!”— John D. Loudermilk. 2220 Rose-Colored Glasses. Music/Lyrics: George Baber/John Conlee. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Warner House of Music/ Pommard Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John Conlee (ABC 12356) 1978. Made Famous by: John Conlee (ABC 12356) 1978. Country Chart: #5 5/27/78 20 wks., John Conlee (ABC 12356). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (George Baber, John Conlee); BMI Country Award 1979. 2221 Rose in Paradise. Music/Lyrics: Stewart Harris/Jim McBride. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./EMIApril Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009) 1987. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/31/87 19 wks., Waylon Jennings (MCA 53009). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 2222 Rose Marie. Music/Lyrics: Rudolph Friml/Oscar Hammerstein II/Otto Harbach/Herbert Stothart. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp./Bambalina Music/Bill Bob Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Lambert Murphy (Victor 45458) 1924. Made Famous by: Country, Slim Whitman (Imperial 8236) 1954; Pop, Paul Whitman (Victor 19461) 1925. Country Chart: #5 4/28/54 23 wks., Slim Whitman (Imperial 8236). Pop Chart: #14 12/28/24 1 wk., Lambert Murphy (Victor 45458); #3 2/28/25 7 wks., Paul Whitman (Victor 19461); #5 3/14/25 4 wks., John McCormack (Victor 1067); #15 4/25/25 1 wk., Jesse Crawford (Victor 19520) instrumental; #22 5/1/54 4 wks., Slim Whitman (Imperial 8236). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1954 (Slim Whitman). Notes: Used in the Broadway show Rose Marie from 1924. 2223 Rose of Old Pawnee. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia 37357) 1946. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 37357) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 2224 Roughneck Blues. Music/Lyrics: Bob Terry. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Terry (Hickory 1056) 1956. Made Famous by: Al Terry (Hickory 1056) 1956. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “The roughneck has been providing the oil industry with the same hard work, determination and color that the cowboy contributed to the settling of the old West. He works long, hard hours under uncomfortable and dangerous conditions, and plays as hard as he works.

2219–2230 • Ruby Instead of riding a horse, he rides a crew boat or helicopter, since more and more drilling for oil is done offshore. Instead of rounding up cattle, he handles drill pipe and mud. He is too important in the development of the America we know not to be written and sung about. In ‘Roughneck Blues,’ I’ve tried to tell his story.”— Bob Terry. 2225 ’Round the Clock Lovin’. Music/Lyrics: Rory Bourke/K.T. Oslin. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Chappell Music Co., Inc./ Tri-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/SESAC. First Recorded by: Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 50004) 1982. Made Famous by: Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 50004) 1982. Country Chart: #9 2/ 13/82 18 wks., Gail Davies (Warner Bros. 50004). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983. Rounder’s Luck see The House of the Rising Sun. 2226 The Roving Gambler. Alternate Titles: “The Gamblin’ Man”; “My Gamblin’ Days.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1886. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Kelly Harrell (Victor 19596) 1925. Made Famous by: Kelly Harrell (Victor 19596) 1925. Country Chart: #3 record of 1925, Kelly Harrell (Victor 19596). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 79 found. Movies: The Old Chisolm Trail (Universal) 1942, directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Jimmy Wakely, Scotty Harrel, and Johnny Bond. Notes: Found in many British folk song collections, this song is related to “The Roving Irishman,” circa 1854. Vernon Dalhart recorded this song at least eight times. Also recorded as “The Gamblin’ Man” by Samantha Bumgarner (Columbia 191D) 1924 and “My Gamblin’ Days” by Bill Cox (Oriole 8386) 1934. 2227 Rub-a-Dub-Dub. Music/Lyrics: Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2445) 1953. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2445) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (3) 5/23/53 18 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 2445). Pop Chart: #18 7/11/53 1 wk., Ralph Flannagan (Victor 5361). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953. 2228 Rub It In. Music/Lyrics: Layng Martine, Jr. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Ahab Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Layng Martine, Jr. (Barnaby 72041) 1971. Made Famous by: Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12013) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/1/74 16 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12013). Pop Chart: #15 7/27/74 10 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12013). AC Action: #16 7/27/74 15 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12013). No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Answers: “You Rubbed It In All Wrong,” recorded by Billy “Crash” Craddock (Dot 2040)1976, written by John Adrian. 2229 Ruby (Are You Mad at Your Man). Music/Lyrics: Cousin Emmy (pseudonym for Cynthia May Carver). Copyright Date: 1946, renewed 1971. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cousin Emmy and Her Kinfolk (Decca 23583) 1946. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 3096) 1971. Country Chart: #58 1/17/70 6 wks., the Osborne Brothers (Decca 32598); #3 5/1/71 17 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 3096). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 2230 Ruby Ann. Music/Lyrics: R. Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music Co./Trio Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 42614) 1962. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 42614) 1962. Country Chart: #1 12/8/62 14 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42614). Pop Chart: #18 11/17/62 10 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42614).

Ruby • 2231–2238 AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. 2231 Ruby Baby. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Quintet Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Drifters (Atlantic 13014) 1956. Made Famous by: Country, Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12036) 1974; Pop, Dion (Columbia 42662) 1963. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/9/74 14 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12036). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 1/26/63 13 wks., Dion (Columbia 42662); #33 11/23/74 9 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12036). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975, 1976. Notes: Also a #10 R&B hit for The Drifters in 1956. 2232 Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50126) 1967. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (Reprise 0829) 1969. Country Chart: #9 4/1/67 15 wks., Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50126); #39 7/19/69 11 wks., Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (Reprise 0829). Pop Chart: #6 6/7/69 13 wks., Kenny Rogers and The First Edition (Reprise 0829). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Pop Award 1969; BMI Country Award 1970, 1971, 1972. Parodies: “Chubby, Please Take Your Love to Town,” written and recorded by the Geezenslaw Brothers (Capitol 2002) 1967; “Ruby, Please Bring Your Love to Town,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM Se-4629) 1969, written by Mel Tillis and Sheb Woley; “Billy, I’ve Got to Go to Town,” recorded by Geraldine Stevens (World Paciﬁc 77927) 1969. Answers: “Ruby’s Answer,” recorded by Dori Helms (Little Darlin’ 0029) 1967, written by Mel Tillis and Tommy Dee. Author Notes: “I was going home from Cedarwood Publishing to my home in Donelson and I was singing or humming a song written by Johnny Cash, ‘Don’t Take Your Gun to Town, Son,’ and I started thinking, ‘don’t take your love to town,’ and all this came together at once. ‘Ruby’ is based on a true story of a man from my hometown in Pahokee, Florida. This particular man was injured during World War II in Germany and was sent to England to recuperate. While he was in England, he met a nurse that helped nurse him back to health. He married her and brought her back home. They lived behind our house in a little apartment. His wounds kept recurring, and he’d have to go to the Veterans Hospital to get treated. Then one day, he went to the hospital and became temporarily paralyzed. This lasted four or ﬁve months. During this time, his problems started increasing. ‘Ruby’ stood by him till she could stand it no longer. Then she started ﬁxing her hair, putting ﬂowers in it, painting her lips and walking back and forth in front of the poolroom. She was lonesome, needed attention. She was a good girl, actually, but the way I wrote it, I put the blame on her. At the time, I didn’t know what was going on, because I was only 12 or 13 years old. Twenty-three years later, I realized what was happening. I just changed the wars and brought it up to date and wrote the story in about an hour. Eventually, it was a couple of years ago, he killed her and himself, too. This song has been incredible — incredible earnings — it’s in over something like 23 million albums, and it’s made me at least three million over the years. It’s been recorded by everybody in all different languages. It’s been recorded in Ireland by a group there—they changed it to ‘that crazy Irish war.’”—Mel Tillis. 2233 Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Marks. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: St. Nicholas Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38610) 1949. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38610) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/2/49 5 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38610); #5 12/8/50 3 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38610). Pop Chart: #1 12/3/49 6 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia

216 38610); #3 12/2/50 7 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38610); #14 12/16/50 4 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 27159); #7 12/23/50 3 wks., Spike Jones (RCA Victor 3934) novelty; #16 12/22/51 3 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38610); #12 12/27/52 1 wk., Gene Autry (Columbia 38610); #26 12/19/53 3 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 38610); #71 12/19/60 2 wks., Melodeers (Studio 9908); #21 12/26/ 60 1 wk., The Chipmunks (Liberty 55289); #47 12/18/61 3 wks., The Chipmunks (Liberty 55289); #77 12/15/62 3 wks., The Chipmunks (Liberty 55289). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 500 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Gene Autry). Notes: Used as the basis for the television special of the same title seen on television for at least 23 years. History: One of the most successful songs of all time, it has sold more than 140 million recordings by 500 different performers and seven million copies of sheet music. Gene Autry introduced “Rudolph” at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1949. His recording has sold more than 12 million of those 140 million recordings. It is the second biggest-selling recording after Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas.” Run Along Home see Get Along Home, Cindy. Run Along Home with Lindy see Get Along Home, Cindy. 2234 Run, Woman, Run. Music/Lyrics: Ann Booth/Duke Goff/ Don Hoffman. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10653) 1970. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10653) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/12/70 15 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10653). Pop Chart: #92 10/24/70 2 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10653). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 2235 Runaway Train. Music/Lyrics: John Stewart. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Bugle Publishing/Bug Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John Stewart (Shanache 8009) 1987. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07988) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/3/88 14 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07988). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 2236 Running Bear. Music/Lyrics: J.P. Richardson. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Preston (Mercury 71474) 1959. Made Famous by: Country, Sonny James (Capitol 2486) 1969, Pop, Johnny Preston (Mercury 71474) 1959. Country Chart: #1 (3) 5/10/69 15 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2486); #20 3/21/70 8 wks., Jim Nesbitt (Chart 5052) as “Runnin’ Bare.” Pop Chart: #1 (3) 10/12/59 27 wks., Johnny Preston (Mercury 71474). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1960; BMI R&B Award 1960; BMI Country Award 1970; RIAA Million Seller (Johnny Preston). Parodies: “Runnin’ Bare,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14420) 1972, written by J.P. Richardson and Sheb Wooley. Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey see Jack of Diamonds. Rye Whiskey see Jack of Diamonds. 2237 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry). Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sue Thompson (Hickory 1153) 1961. Made Famous by: Sue Thompson (Hickory 1153) 1961. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 9/4/61 14 wks., Sue Thompson (Hickory 1153). AC Action: #1 (1) 10/16/61 Sue Thompson (Hickory 1153). No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “My ﬁrst wife, Gwen, and I went to see Spartacus and at the end of the movie they turned on these bright house lights and everybody was crying. My wife said, ‘Sad movies make me cry.’”— John D. Loudermilk. 2238 Saginaw, Michigan. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/Don Wayne. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc.

2239–2248 • Sam

217 Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 42924) 1963. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 42924) 1963. Country Chart: #1 (4) 1/11/64 26 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 42924). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Parodies: “That Son of a Saginaw Fisherman,” recorded by Tex Ritter (Capitol 5159) 1964, written by Jack Ripley, Don Wayne and Bill Anderson. Sequel: “The Girl from Saginaw, Michigan,” recorded by Linda Manning (Rice 5010) 1964, written by Bill Anderson, Tom T. Hall and Don Wayne. Author Notes: “At the time, city songs were going pretty good. ‘Detroit City’ was a big one. I’ve always been hung up on Indian sounds and Indian names—the rhythmic ﬂow of Indian names. Prior to becoming a full-time songwriter, I was a tool and die maker. One of my basic tools in this trade was Lufkin Depth Micrometers made in Saginaw, Michigan. This was printed on the box they came in, and I would look at that on my tool bench ﬁve or six days a week. I had heard weather forecasts about Saginaw, Michigan, and I loved the sound of it. All I had to start with was the name, so I decided I would write the song about people and just have it happen in Saginaw, Michigan. I got it what I thought was ﬁnished and took it to Tree Publishing. Bill Anderson liked it, but felt it needed a little different twist, so he ﬁnished it.”— Don Wayne. 2239 Sail Away. Music/Lyrics: Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Calico (United Artists LA659-G) 1976. Made Famous by: Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 12463) 1979. Country Chart: #2 (2) 4/7/79 13 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 12463). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 2240 Sailor’s Hornpipe. Alternate Title: “College Hornpipe.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1817. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Leopold Moeslein (Edison 9293) 1906. Earliest Country Release Found: W.T. Narmour and S.W. Smith (Okeh 45459) 1930 (as “Charleston #3”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36 found. Notes: Best known as the background music in Popeye cartoons. History: The hornpipe is a lively dance tune usually associated with sailors at sea. It also has a long history as a vehicle for professional stage dancers during the late 18th and 19th centuries. 2241 The Sailor’s Plea. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40054) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40054) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 2242 Sally Ann. Alternate Titles: “Great Big Taters in Sandyland”; “Darneo”; “Hogs in the Potato Patch.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: The Hillbillies, aka Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Okeh 40336) 1925. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 54 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Great Big Taters in Sandyland” by Eck Robertson and J.B. Cranﬁll (Victor 40205) in 1929, “Darneo” (variant) by Blue Ridge Highballers (Columbia 15132-D) in 1926, and “Hogs in the Potato Patch” by Hugh Roden and Roy Rogers (Okeh 45540) 1930. There is a 1905 copyright by David Reed, Jr., under the title “Sally Ann.” 2243 Sally Goodin. Alternate Title: “Sally Goodwin.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 18956) 1922. Made Famous by: Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 18956) 1922. Country Chart: #1 Record of 1923, Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 18956). Pop

Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 110. Notes: Fiddle tune. History: This was probably the ﬁrst country recording. Sometimes referred to as “the ﬁddlers’ national anthem,” it is a bluegrass standard and a staple among contest ﬁddlers. Sally Goodwin see Sally Goodin. 2244 Sally Johnson. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1824. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: A.C. “Eck” Robertson (Victor 19372) 1924 (as “Sallie Johnson”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. The melody to “Sally Johnson” is virtually the same as the melody to another ﬁddle tune titled “Katy Hill.” 2245 Sally Was a Good Ole Girl. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Cochran (Liberty 55461) 1962. Made Famous by: Hank Cochran (Liberty 55461) 1962. Country Chart: #20 9/1/62 5 wks., Hank Cochran (Liberty 55461). Pop Chart: #99 3/2/68 2 wks., Trini Lopez (Reprise 0659). AC Action: #30 3/2/68 3 wks., Trini Lopez (Reprise 0659). No. of Artists: 18. Author Notes: “In all the little towns I lived in, there was always one little gal that was crazy and thank God for her. She wasn’t a good girl. She was a fun girl and half the guys in high school made love to her. If you took her out, you could count on making it with Sally. All the other girls would talk about her, but they kind of almost wished they had the nerve enough to be Sally. And I loved her. I knew three or four of her.”— Harlan Howard. 2246 Salty Dog. Alternate Titles: “Salty Dog Blues”; “Easy Rider, Don’t Deny My Name”; “New Salty Dog”; “Salty Dog Sam.” Music/Lyrics: Charlie Jackson/Austin Allen (music)/Wiley Morris/ Zeke Morris. Copyright Date: 1925, 1934, 1946. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Papa Charlie Jackson (Paramount 12236) 1924 (as “Salty Dog Blues”). Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6396) 1952. Country Chart: #3 record of 1931, the Allen Brothers (Victor 2351). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50 found (14 under Peer). Notes: Also recorded as “Easy Rider, Don’t Deny My Name” by Barbecue Bob in 1927, “New Salty Dog” by the Allen Brothers (Victor 2357) in 1931 and “Salty Dog Sam” by Sam Collins (Romeo 5106) in the early 1930s. History: This song probably originated as black country blues. It was recorded by Charlie Jackson in 1924 and copyrighted in 1925. In 1927 it was recorded by Barbecue Bob under the title “Easy Rider Don’t Deny My Name.” That same year it was also recorded by Austin Allen, and in 1934 he copyrighted the melody only. In 1945, Wiley and Zeke Morris recorded and copyrighted it in their names, but it wasn’t until the 1950s when the song came into national prominence and the Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs version became the generally accepted version. Their record gives credit to the Morris Brothers. Salty Dog Blues see Salty Dog. Salty Dog Sam see Salty Dog. 2247 Salute to a Switchblade. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73078) 1970. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73078) 1970. Country Chart: #8 7/11/70 13 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73078). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “I wrote this song about an experience I had while stationed with the 2nd Army in Germany in 1959.”— Tom T. Hall. 2248 Sam Hill. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by:

Same • 2249–2257 BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Tally 178) 1964. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Tally 178) 1964. Country Chart: #45 6/6/64 5 wks., Merle Haggard (Tally 178); #11 8/15/64 18 wks., Claude King (Columbia 43083). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Author Notes: “Ward Bond, on the TV series Wagon Train, made the remark, ‘What in Sam Hill is going on?’ I decided to make ‘Sam Hill’ a ‘literal’ mountain.”— Tommy Collins. 2249 The Same Old Me. Music/Lyrics: Fuzzy Owens. Copyright Date: 1959, 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 41477) 1959. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 41477) 1959. Country Chart: #1 10/11/59 30 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41477). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 2250 Same Ole Me. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 02696) 1982. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 02696) 1982. Country Chart: #5 2/6/82 19 wks., George Jones (Epic 02696) with background vocals by The Oak Ridge Boys. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 2251 Sam’s Place. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/Red Simpson. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5865) 1967. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5865) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (3) 4/1/67 16 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5865). Pop Chart: #92 4/15/67 2 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5865). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “The original idea came from a songwriting buddy of mine, Red Simpson. I played in a place up in Richmond, California, in 1960. It was the most rugged bar you could ever imagine. I mean, they didn’t have chicken wire in front of the stage, but they could have had. I remember Sam’s Place as being a tough, ugly old place, but it was a place where they had dancing and drinking and having a hell of a time. This guy got mad because his girlfriend wouldn’t leave with him — so he went out to get his car and he just drove it in through the front door. Then there was this other time (I played there twice) when the owner of the place, at the time, was shootin’ off his pistol up through the ceiling and I’m thinking, ‘Will I ever get outta here alive?’ I related those things. I was sharin’ this with Red Simpson, and Red came up with this song.”— Buck Owens. 2252 San Antonio Rose. Alternate Title: “New San Antonio Rose.” Music/Lyrics: Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1939, 1940, renewed. Publisher: Bourne Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 4755) 1939 (instrumental). Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 4755) 1939 (instrumental); Bob Wills and Texas Playboys with Tommy Duncan (Okeh 5694) 1940. Country Chart: #1 record of 1939, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 4755); #1 record of 1940, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 5694) with vocal by Tommy Duncan; #3 12/30/43 1 wk., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 5694) with vocal by Tommy Duncan (Re-release of 1940 hit); #8 6/25/61 10 wks., Floyd Cramer (RCA 7893) instrumental. Pop Chart: #15 6/3/39 2 wks., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 4755) instrumental; #11 11/30/40 5 wks., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 5694); #7 2/22/41 11 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 3590); #8 6/26/61 12 wks., Floyd Cramer (RCA 7893); #19 3/27/43 1 wk., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 5694) re-release. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 300 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1940 (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys with Tommy Duncan, Okeh 5694). Parodies: “San Antonio

218 Rose,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2492) 1962, written by Bob Wills with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “I Married the Rose of San Antone,” recorded by Bob Wills (MGM 10526) 1949.Written by Jack Loyd and Bob Wills. Movies: San Antonio Rose (Universal) 1941, directed by Charles Lamont, starring Jane Frasee, Robert Paige, and Eve Arden. Author Notes: “When I was a very young man, I was living in Roy, New Mexico, working as a barber and playing for dances on Saturday night. Since most of the population of Roy was Mexican, I wrote a tune for them to dance to and called it ‘Spanish Two-Step.’ When I did my ﬁrst recording session with Columbia in 1935, ‘Spanish Two-Step’ was one of the tunes I recorded. On November 28, 1938, I went to Dallas to record again for Columbia. After we had cut several tunes, Uncle Art Satherley, who was the A&R man on this session, asked me if I had another tune like ‘Spanish Two-Step.’ I said, ‘No, I don’t, but if you give me a few minutes, maybe I can come up with something.’ In a few minutes I had written and recorded the tune. Uncle Art asked me what I wanted to name the tune, I told him I didn’t know. So he said, ‘Lets name it “San Antonio Rose.”’ This was an instrumental and it sold very well. The recording company asked me to record it again with lyrics. I worked for two years before ﬁnally ﬁnishing the words and recorded ‘New San Antonio Rose’ in April, 1940.”— Bob Wills. 2253 San Antonio Stroll. Music/Lyrics: Peter Noah. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40444) 1975. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40444) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/23/75 15 wks., Tanya Tucker (MCA 40444). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 2254 San Francisco Mabel Joy. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Newbury. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mickey Newbury (Mercury 72975) 1969. Made Famous by: Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) 1970. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Sandy see Get Along Home, Cindy. 2255 Santa Barbara. Music/Lyrics: Hal David/Archie P. Jordan. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Casa David Music/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11421) 1978. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11421) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (3) 12/16/78 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11421). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 2256 The Santa Barbara Earthquake. Music/Lyrics: Carlos B. McAfee (pseudonym of Carson Robison). Copyright Date: 1925. Publisher: Carson Robison. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jep Fuller (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Vocalion 15125) 1925. First release: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15037) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15037) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 3 found. History: The Santa Barbara earthquake occurred on June 29, 1925, at 6:42 A.M. resulting in extreme property damage. Because of the hour, there were very few fatalities. There is another song about this earthquake titled “The Fate of Santa Barbara,” written by Andrew Jenkins and recorded by Bascom Lunsford (Okeh 45008) in 1925. 2257 Satin Sheets. Music/Lyrics: John Volinkaty. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc./Champion Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson and Jan Howard (Master 123490) 1971. Made Famous by: Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (3) 3/31/73 18 wks., Jeanne

219 Pruett (MCA 40015). Pop Chart: #28 5/12/73 15 wks., Jeanne Pruett (MCA 40015). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (John Volinkaty); BMI Country Award 1974. Parodies: “Satin Sheets,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14639) 1973, written by John Volinkaty and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “This was the ﬁrst song I ever wrote. I wrote it while grocery shopping in a Red Owl Store. It took thirty minutes to write. There was nothing in my memory that I could relate to in the song. It was divine intervention. I wish this would happen again.”— John Volinkaty. 2258 Satisﬁed. Music/Lyrics: Martha Carson. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed 1979. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Martha Carson (Capitol 1900) 1951. Made Famous by: Martha Carson (Capitol 1900) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 61. 2259 A Satisﬁed Mind. Music/Lyrics: J.H. “Red” Hayes/Jack Rhodes. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music/Trio Music Co, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Hayes (Starday 164) 1954. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 6105) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (4) 5/28/55 33 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 6105); #4 6/15/55 22 wks., Jean Shepard (Capitol 3118); #3 6/15/55 23 wks., Red and Betty Foley (Decca 29526); #25 9/1/73 6 wks., Roy Drusky (Mercury 73405); #41 2/7/76 9 wks., Bob Luman (Epic 50183); #84 9/3/83 4 wks., Con Hunley (MCA 52259). Pop Chart: #39 10/8/66 6 wks., Bobby Hebb (Hilips 40400). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Author Notes: “The song came from my mother. Everything in the song are things I heard her say over the years. I put a lot of thought into the song before I came up with the title. One day my father-in-law asked me who I thought the richest man in the world was, and I mentioned some names. He said, ‘You’re wrong. It is the man with a satisﬁed mind.’ It has been done a lot in churches. I came out of the Opry one night and a church service was going on nearby. The ﬁrst thing I heard was the congregation singing ‘Satisﬁed Mind.’ I got down on my knees.”—‘Red’ Hayes (as quoted in Country Music People, July 1973). 2260 Saturday Night Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Bob Larkin (credited). Copyright Date: None found. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Fiddlin’ Bob Larkin and His Music Makers (Okeh 45229) 1928. Made Famous by: Fiddlin’ Bob Larkin and His Music Makers (Okeh 45229) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 2261 Save the Last Dance for Me. Music/Lyrics: Doc Pomus (pseudonym of Jerome Feldman)/Mort Shuman. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Drifters (Atlantic 2071) 1960. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 13703) 1983; The Drifters (Atlantic 2071) 1960. Country Chart: #11 7/28/62 10 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 4765); #26 12/16/78 13 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1139); #4 6/2/79 14 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8815); #3 12/24/83 20 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 13703). Pop Chart: #1 (3) 9/19/60 18 wks., The Drifters (Atlantic 2071); #18 5/25/74 13 wks., The Defranco Family (20th Century 2088). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Pop Award 1960; BMI Country Award 1980, 1984. 2262 S.A.V.E.D. Alternate Title: “I’m S.A.V.E.D.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Gid Tanner and Fate Norris (Columbia 15097) 1926. Made Famous by: Karl Davis and The Cumberland Ridge Runners (All ARC labels, 61054) 1936; The Blue

2258–2268 • Scarlet Sky Boys (Bluebird 8401) 1940 (as “I’m S.A.V.E.D.”); Sam McGee (in live radio broadcasts of The Grand Ole Opry in the 1950s and 1960s.). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52. History: The recordings following the Gid Tanner and Fate Norris recording retain their melody and lyric. However, each recording adds more lyric, slightly changing the original lyric. 2263 Sawmill. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis/Horace Whatley. Copyright Date: 1959, 1977, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Phillips and Mel Tillis (Columbia 41416) 1959. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14585) 1973. Country Chart: #27 8/24/59 2 wks., Bill Phillips and Mel Tillis (Columbia 41416); #15 3/2/63 8 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31451) ; #2 (1) 8/25/73 17 wks., Mel Tillis (MGM 14585). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “A fellow from Long Leaf, Louisiana, came into Nashville with this song. He had on a pair of overalls and he had with him a big old Gibson guitar. He’d spent all his money on that guitar. He had this song, but it needed a rewrite. I rewrote it and recorded it. It tells the tale of a man who worked in a sawmill and who just barely made ends meet. His wife was going to leave him if he didn’t get something else solid to eat — besides gravy.”— Mel Tillis. 2264 Say Forever You’ll Be Mine. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (RCA 10328) 1975. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (RCA 10328) 1975. Country Chart: #5 7/12/75 17 wks., Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner (RCA 10328). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2265 Say It Again. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17631) 1976. Made Famous by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17631) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/12/76 14 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17631). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 2266 Say You’ll Stay Until Tomorrow. Music/Lyrics: Roger Greenway/Barry Mason. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Warner Bros. Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tom Jones (Epic 50308) 1976. Made Famous by: Tom Jones (Epic 50308) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/25/76 17 wks., Tom Jones (Epic 50308); #57 8/6/83 7 wks., Wayne Massey (MCA 52246). Pop Chart: #15 1/8/77 16 wks., Tom Jones (Epic 50308). AC Action: #3 1/8/77 18 wks., Tom Jones (Epic 50308). No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; BMI Million Airs Award. 2267 Saying Hello, Saying I Love You, Saying Goodbye. Music/ Lyrics: Jeff Barry/Bradley Burg/Dene Hofheinz. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Don Kirshner Music Inc./Kirshner Songs, Inc./ Steeple Chase Music/EMI-April Music, Inc./EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 10822). Made Famous by: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 10822). Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/20/76 17 wks., Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA 10822). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; ASCAP Country Award 1977. 2268 Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair). Music/Lyrics: Evelyn Danzig/Jack Segal. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed 1976. Publisher: EMIMills Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jo Stafford (Capitol 785) 1949. Made Famous by: The Browns (RCA Victor 7614) 1959. Country Chart: #7 11/15/59 16 wks., The Browns (RCA

Sea • 2269–2279 Victor 7614). Pop Chart: #13 11/2/59 14 wks., The Browns (RCA Victor 7614); #14 1/17/50 4 wks., Jo Stafford (Capitol 785); #30 12/27/52 1 wk., Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor 5051). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. 2269 Sea of Heartbreak. Music/Lyrics: Hal David/Paul Hampton. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc./Casa David. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7890) 1961. Made Famous by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7890) 1961. Country Chart: #2 6/19/61 26 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7890); #24 9/16/72 11 wks., Kenny Price (RCA Victor 0781); #33 10/13/79 9 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 11104); #39 4/1/89 12 wks., Ronnie McDowell (Curb 10525). Pop Chart: #21 6/19/61 14 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7890). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973. Movies: Heartbreak Ridge (Warner Bros.) 1986, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason, and Everett McGill. 2270 Seaman’s Blues. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb/Talmadge Tubb. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46119) 1948. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46119) 1948. Country Chart: #5 5/14/48 29 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46119). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “This must have been 1947. I got out of the navy in 1946 and shipped out [with] the Merchant Marines on a tanker going to Italy and I wrote that song. A couple of weeks after I got back off this trip, I was at Ernest’s house. It was before tape recorders, and he had some equipment to cut little records. I did these songs I had written and one of them was ‘Seaman’s Blues.’ I went on back to New Orleans and shipped out to Brazil or some place. I came back to Port Arthur, Texas, I think it was. Some buddies of mine and myself were walking down the street and on both sides of the street, these jukeboxes were playing ‘Seaman’s Blues.’ I didn’t even know he had recorded it.”— Talmadge Tubb. 2271 Searching (for Someone Like You). Music/Lyrics: Murphy “Pee Wee” Maddux, Jr. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Singing River Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 29956) 1955. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 29956) 1955. Country Chart: #4 6/27/56 34 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 29956). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2272 Seasons of My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Darrell Edwards/George Jones. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/ Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Starday 202) 1955. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41618) 1960; George Jones (Starday 202) 1955. Country Chart: #10 4/24/60 15 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 41618); #9 4/7/56 6 wks., Jimmy C. Newman (Dot 1278). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. 2273 Second Fiddle (to an Old Guitar). Music/Lyrics: Betty Amos. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jean Shepard (Capitol 5169) 1964. Made Famous by: Jean Shepard (Capitol 5169) 1964. Country Chart: #5 5/30/64 24 wks., Jean Shepard (Capitol 5169). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 2274 Second Hand Heart. Music/Lyrics: Craig Karp/Mark Gray/ Harold Tipton. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29230) 1984. Made Famous by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29230) 1984. Country Chart: #7 7/28/84 19 wks., Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29230). Pop Chart:

220 None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “I played this song for Gary Morris in Texas at a KIKK radio show that we were both doing. I ﬁnished it in a log cabin on Lookout Mountain. My second and present wife, Lori, applied for the job, so I wrote it about her.”— Mark Gray. 2275 Second Hand Rose (Second Hand Heart). Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Drusky (Decca 31443) 1962. Made Famous by: Roy Drusky (Decca 31443) 1962. Country Chart: #3 12/22/62 21 wks., Roy Drusky (Decca 31443). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. 2276 Secret Love. Music/Lyrics: Sammy Fain/Paul Francis Webster. Copyright Date: 1953. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Doris Day (Columbia 40108) 1953. Made Famous by: Country, Slim Whitman (Imperial 8220) 1953; Pop, Doris Day (Columbia 40108) 1954. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/23/54 18 wks., Slim Whitman (Imperial 8223); #1 (1) 10/11/75 16 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17585); #47 10/6/73 11 wks., Tony Booth (Capitol 3723). Pop Chart: #1 (4) 1/9/54 22 wks., Doris Day (Columbia 40108); #28 2/20/54 1 wk., Tommy Edwards (MGM 11604); #29 2/6/54 1 wk., Ray Anthony (Capitol 2678); #29 10/15/66 8 wks., Billy Stewart (Chess 1978); #20 10/18/75 11 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17585). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 152. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1954 (Slim Whitman); RIAA Million Seller 1954 (Doris Day); ASCAP Country Award 1974, 1976. Movies: Calamity Jane (Warner Bros.) 1953, directed by David Butler, starring Doris Day, Howard Keel, and Allyn McLerie. 2277 See Ruby Fall. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash/Roy Orbison. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 4-45020) 1969. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 4-45020) 1969. Country Chart: #4 11/22/69 12 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 4-45020). Pop Chart: #75 11/8/69 12 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 4-45020). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2278 Seein’ My Father in Me. Music/Lyrics: Taylor Dunn/Paul Overstreet. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Paul Overstreet (RCA 9116) 1989. Made Famous by: Paul Overstreet (RCA 9116) 1989. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/6/90 26 wks., Paul Overstreet (RCA 9116). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. Author Notes: “My father and mother were divorced when I was ﬁve or six years old. My mother remarried and the guy she remarried to had his own children and I just know how hard it is for a stepfather to really open up to a child who is not his and not differentiate between the two. I developed a real conscious concept of ‘blood is thicker than water.’ During the summer at three different times I went out to California to stay with my real father. It’s hard for a father to jump out of not being a father to being a father for three months. It’s not something that’s easily done. I really felt that there were a lot of things missing in my life because my father wasn’t there. I felt that I had been deprived and there was some anger and bitterness in me about that situation. In scripture, God said, ‘I will be a father to the fatherless.’ I began to study scripture around 1984 and felt then that something was being healed. Today, I have a real neat relationship with my father. I really felt like it was important for me to say some positive things about father-son relationships because I see the need for it so much. Therefore, I have the need to make sure that I don’t fall into those traps that separate me from my children.”— Paul Overstreet. 2279 The Seeker. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by:

221 Dolly Parton (RCA APLI-1221) 1975 (album cut). Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10310) 1975 (single). Country Chart: #2 (1) 6/7/75 16 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA PB-10310). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 (Dolly Parton); BMI Country Award 1976. 2280 Send Me Down to Tucson. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Crofford/Snuff Garrett. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Private Dancer Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40983) 1978. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40983) 1979. Country Chart: #2 (3) 1/13/79 14 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 40983). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Movies: Every Which Way but Loose (Warner Bros.) 1978, directed by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, Beverly D’Angelo, and Clyde the Orangutan. 2281 Send Me the Pillow You Dream On. Music/Lyrics: Hank Locklin. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Locklin (Four Star 1360) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 7127) 1958. Country Chart: #5 3/31/58 35 wks., Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 7127); #11 9/8/62 10 wks., Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1424); #23 12/31/61 3 wks., The Browns (RCA Victor 7804); #66 6/20/81 4 wks., The Whites (Capitol 5004). Pop Chart: #17 8/25/62 9 wks., Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1424); #22 2/20/65 9 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0344). AC Action: #5 2/20/65 9 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0344). No. of Artists: 120. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958; BMI Million Airs Award. Sequel: “Send Me the Pillow You Dream On #2,” written and recorded by Hank Locklin. 2282 Sentimental Ol’ You. Music/Lyrics: Bob DiPiero/Pat McManus. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Combine Music Corp./ Music City Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charly McClain (Epic 04172) 1983. Made Famous by: Charly McClain (Epic 04172) 1983. Country Chart: #3 11/5/83 21 wks., Charly McClain (Epic 04172). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984, 1985. 2283 Set ’Em Up Joe. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Cannon/Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon/Vern Gosdin. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Hookem Music/Nocturnal Eclipse Music/Sabal Music (adm. by Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc.)/Tioga Street Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07762) 1988. Made Famous by: Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07762) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/9/88 22 wks., Vern Gosdin (Columbia 07762). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Country Award 1989. 2284 Settin’ the Woods on Fire. Music/Lyrics: Ed Nelson, Jr./Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11318) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11318) 1952. Country Chart: #2 (1) 10/11/52 12 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11318). Pop Chart: #21 10/3/52 11 wks., Frankie Lane and Jo Stafford (Columbia 39867) recorded as “Tonight We’re Settin’ the Woods on Fire.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Parodies: “Settin’ the Woods on Fire #2,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 5099) 1952, written by Ed Nelson, Jr., and Fred Rose with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 2285 Seven Lonely Days. Music/Lyrics: Marshall Brown/Alden Shuman/Earl Shuman. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Music Sales Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Georgia Gibbs (Mercury 70095) 1953. Made Famous by: Bonnie Lou (King 1192) 1953; Patsy Cline (Decca 25686) 1965. Country Chart: #7

2280–2290 • Shadows 5/16/53 5 wks., Bonnie Lou (King 1192); #18 9/6/69 11 wks., Jean Shepard (Capitol 2585). Pop Chart: #5 3/14/53 Georgia Gibbs with Yale Brothers (Mercury 70095). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1970. 2286 Seven Spanish Angels. Music/Lyrics: Troy Seals/Eddie Setser. Copyright Date: 1982, 1984. Publisher: Two-Sons Music/WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Charles and Willie Nelson (Columbia 04715) 1984. Made Famous by: Ray Charles and Willie Nelson (Columbia 04715) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/15/85 27 wks., Ray Charles and Willie Nelson (Columbia 04715). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Troy Seals, Eddie Setser); ASCAP Country Award 1986; BMI Country Award 1986. Author Notes: “A friend of mine, Eddie Setser—we write a lot together—was having a religious experience at the time. He was changing his life over. He’s a Christian and it [the song] was a gift to him. I don’t know where he came up with it. Part of it was taken from the old Tex Ritter B-movies, you know, the Wild West — and we were writing it, we were hearing Marty Robbins doing it, but, of course, Marty was dead. The subject of the story is from Texas and he sees a Spanish lady and evidently falls in love. He didn’t say what he had done wrong. He says, ‘Take me back to Texas, take me back to life.’ In the bridge we said it was an old tale, and explained our song that way. But when Willie Nelson and Ray Charles recorded it, their producer Billy Sherrill didn’t think the bridge was necessary, and by leaving it out, left it all up in the air.”— Troy Seals. 2287 Seven Year Ache. Music/Lyrics: Rosanne Cash. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Atlantic Music Corp./Monster Beach Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426) 1981. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/21/81 19 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426). Pop Chart: #22 4/25/81 20 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426). AC Action: #6 5/16/81 17 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 11426). No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982; BMI Million Airs Award. 2288 Seven Years with the Wrong Man. Music/Lyrics: Bob Miller. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Leeds Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Zora Layman (Melotone 12633, Perfect 12889) 1933. Made Famous by: Zora Layman (Melotone 12633, Perfect 12889) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Parodies: “Seven Beers with the Wrong Man,” recorded by Bonnie Blue Eyes (Okeh 5652) 1940, written by Bob Miller, Karl Davis and Hartford Taylor. 2289 Seven Years with the Wrong Woman. Music/Lyrics: Bob Miller. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Leeds Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Cliff Carlisle (Melotone 12527) 1932. Made Famous by: Bob Miller (Victor 23745) 1932. Country Chart: #5 record of 1933, Bob Miller (Victor 23745). Pop Chart: #23 12/7/40 1 wk., Tommy Tucker with vocal by Kerwin Sommerville (Okeh 5815). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Parodies: “Seven Beers with the Wrong Woman,” ﬁrst recorded by Karl and Harty (Okeh 5500) 1940, written by Bob Miller, Karl Davis and Hartford Taylor. Answers: “Seven Years with the Wrong Man,” recorded by Rocky Mountain Rangers (Columbia 15542). 2290 Shadows in the Moonlight. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Rory Bourke. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4716) 1979. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4716) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/19/79 15 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4716).

Shake • 2291–2300 Pop Chart: #25 5/26/79 12 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4716). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Charlie Black, Rory Bourke); ASCAP Country Award 1979, 1981, 1983. 2291 Shake Hands with Mother Again. Alternate Titles: “Shake Hands with Mother”; “Shake Hands with Your Mother.” Music/ Lyrics: W.A. Berry. Copyright Date: pre–1929. Publisher: Joe Davis Music. Licensed by: Unafﬁliated. Earliest Recording Found: Central Mississippi Quartet (Okeh 45534) 1930. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Shake Hands with Mother” by Mainer and Morris (Bluebird 6596) 1936 and “Shake Hands with Your Mother” by Roy Shaffer (Bluebird 8254) 1939. Shake Hands with Mother see Shake Hands with Mother Again. Shake Hands with Your Mother see Shake Hands with Mother Again. 2292 Shall We Gather at the River. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Robert Lowery. Copyright Date: 1865. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Edison Mixed Quartet (Edison 9848) 1908. Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion, unisssued) circa 1924. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 90 found. Author Notes: “One afternoon in July 1884, when I was a pastor at Hanson Place Baptist Church in Brooklyn, the weather was oppressively hot, and I was lying on a lounge in a state of physical exhaustion. My imagination began to take to itself wings. Visions of the future passed before me with startling vividness. The imagery of the apocalypse took the form of a tableaux. Brightest of all were the throne, the heavenly river and the gathering of the saints. I began to wonder why the hymn writers had said so much about the ‘River of Death’ and so little about the ‘pure water of life,’ clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the lamb. As I mused, the words began to construct themselves. They came ﬁrst as a question of Christian inquiry: ‘Shall we gather?’ Then they broke out in chorus: ‘Yes, we’ll gather.’ On this question-and-answer, the hymn developed itself. The music came with the hymn.”— Robert Lowery. 2293 Shame on Me. Music/Lyrics: Bill Enis/Lawton Williams. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music, Inc./ Regent Music Corp./Trio Music Co, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lawton Williams (King 5626) 1962. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8032) 1962; Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8431) 1977. Country Chart: #18 9/15/62 8 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8032); #56 9/13/69 8 wks., Norro Wilson (Smash 2236); #48 9/13/75 12 wks., Bob Luman (Epic 50136); #8 9/10/77 15 wks., Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8431). Pop Chart: #23 7/21/62 12 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8032). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978, 1981. Author Notes: “As I was riding to work at the radio station, for some reason I was thinking of the cliche ‘Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.’ There it was, my title. The rest, words and music, just fell together.”— Lawton Williams. 2294 Shame on You. Music/Lyrics: Donnell Clyde “Spade” Cooley. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Spade Cooley (Okeh 6731) 1945. Made Famous by: Spade Cooley (Okeh 6731) 1945; Red Foley with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra (Decca 18698) 1945. Country Chart: #1 (9) 3/3/45 31 wks., Spade Cooley (Okeh 6731); #1 9/8/45 14 wks., Red Foley with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra (Decca 18698); #4 9/8/45 2 wks., Bill Boyd (Bluebird 33-0530). Pop Chart: #13 9/29/45 1 wk., Red Foley with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra (Decca 18698). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1945.

222 2295 Shameless. Music/Lyrics: Billy Joel. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Joelsongs. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Billy Joel (Columbia 44366) 1989. Made Famous by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44800) 1991. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/19/91 20 wks., Garth Brooks (Capitol 44800). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. The Sharecropper’s Dream see Long Hard Road. 2296 She and I. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Emerald River Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 14281) 1986. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 14281) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/25/86 21 wks., Alabama (RCA 14281). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 2297 She Believes in Me. Music/Lyrics: Steve Gibb. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 3259) 1978. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/21/79 16 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273). Pop Chart: #5 4/28/79 16 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273). AC Action: #1 5/26/79 2 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273). No. of Artists: 41. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1979 (Kenny Rogers); NSAI Song of the Year 1979; ASCAP Country Award 1978, 1987, 1989. She Broke My Heart at Walgreens see Billy Broke My Heart at Walgreens. 2298 She Called Me Baby. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Harlan Howard (Capitol T/ST 1631) 1961. Made Famous by: Patsy Cline (Decca 31671) 1964; Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 10062) 1974. Country Chart: #23 10/31/64 12 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31671); #32 2/13/65 11 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 43200); #55 11/25/72 7 wks., Dick Curless (Capitol 3470); #1 (1) 9/28/74 15 wks., Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 10062). Pop Chart: #77 1/18/69 3 wks., Ella Washington (Sound Stage 2621); #52 1/2/71 10 wks., Candi Staton (Fame 1476); #47 9/28/74 7 wks., Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 10062). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “I wrote this in the early sixties right after I got to Nashville. I went in a bus with Ferlin Husky and I had him singing it all the way to Miami and back. I thought, ‘Boy I got me a cinch record.’ Anyhow, he didn’t do it and two or three other people didn’t do it. Finally Buck Owens talked Capitol into letting me do an album, so I did it on my album. It was a single and it was fairly successful in the South. About eight years later — well a bunch of people had recorded it.”— Harlan Howard. 2299 She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed (Anytime). Music/ Lyrics: Bob Halley/Aaron Schroeder. Copyright Date: 1977, 1978. Publisher: Super Songs Unlimited/Dandy Ditties Unlimited. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10694) 1978. Made Famous by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10694) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/11/78 17 wks., Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10694). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978; BMI Country Award 1979. 2300 She Can’t Say That Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Conlee (MCA 41321) 1980. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 41321) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/13/80 16 wks., John Conlee (MCA 41321). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981.

223 2301 She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Douglas Gilmore/Mickey Newbury. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mickey Newbury (Mercury SR-61236) 1969. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2244). Country Chart: #2 10/4/69 13 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2244); #54 7/24/71 5 wks., Lynn Anderson (Chart 5136). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Douglas Gilmore, Mickey Newbury); BMI Country Award 1970. 2302 She Goes Walkin’ Through My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Bill Eldridge/Walter Haynes/Gary Stewart. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Forrest Hills Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jan Crutchﬁeld (Decca 32400) 1968. Made Famous by: Billy Walker (MGM 14173) 1970. Country Chart: #3 10/24/70 15 wks., Billy Walker (MGM 14173). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 2303 She Got the Gold Mine (and I Got the Shaft). Music/Lyrics: Tim Dubois. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic FE-37933) 1982. Made Famous by: Jerry Reed (RCA 13268) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/10/82 17 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 13268). Pop Chart: #57 7/24/82 9 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 13268). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Tim Dubois); BMI Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “I was trapped in a snowstorm at home for three days, and wrote this song to amuse myself. I had no idea that it would be a hit song. I got the idea after talking to a friend who was going through a divorce and his wife was getting more than her share of the settlement.”— Tim Dubois. 2304 She Keeps the Home Fires Burning. Music/Lyrics: Dennis Morgan/Don Pfrimmer/Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Tom Collins Music Corp./Lodge Hall Music/Collins Court Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14034) 1985. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14034) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/6/85 20 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 14034). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 2305 She Left Love All Over Me. Music/Lyrics: Chester Lester. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 13007) 1981. Made Famous by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 13007) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/19/82 20 wks., Razzy Bailey (RCA 13007). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 2306 She Needs Someone to Hold Her (When She Cries). Music/ Lyrics: Raymond A. Smith. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Hello Darlin’ Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 33033) 1972. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 33033) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/2/72 15 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 33033). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Answers: Female version, “I’ll Need Someone to Hold Me When I Cry,” recorded by Loretta Lynn (MCA 300) 1973. 2307 She Never Knew Me. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17658) 1976. Made Famous by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17658) 1976. Country Chart: #2 (2) 10/16/76 15 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17658). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Author Notes: “One of my favorites. I had a melody lying around for years. I tried to write lyrics to it with several different people and couldn’t really come up with anything. Finally Wayland and I got together and hit on the ‘She never knew me’ idea.”— Bob McDill.

2301–2312 • She 2308 She Still Comes Around (to Love What’s Left of Me). Music/Lyrics: Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: EMIAl Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2186) 1968. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2186) 1968. Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/28/68 12 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2186). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “This is probably my favorite of all my songs. This was a personal song for me because that was the way I was. I was married to Lynn Anderson at the time. We had just gotten married, in fact, and I was tryin’ to get used to bein’ a married man instead of just runnin’ and ya-hain’ at everybody. Shit, I wouldn’t come home ’til two or three in the mornin.’ She’d say, ‘You’re married. Why can’t you come home at ﬁve o’clock like everybody else?’ ‘Well,’ I said, ‘I don’t work a nine to ﬁve job, damn it. I don’t go in until three in the afternoon. How in the hell can I get off at ﬁve?’ That’s what I used to say. I’d say, ‘Listen, I can’t do it!’ One time I swore I’d come in by twelve. It was one o’clock the ﬁrst time I said that. And when I got home, I said, ‘Hell, I didn’t make it. I lied.’ I couldn’t do it.”— Glenn Sutton. 2309 She Sure Got Away with My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Walt Aldridge/Tom Brasﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: ColgemsEMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29207) 1984. Made Famous by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29207) 1984. Country Chart: #3 8/18/84 25 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29207). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 2310 She Talked a Lot About Texas. Music/Lyrics: Don Wayne. Copyright Date: 1974, 1975. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cal Smith (MCA 40394) 1974. Made Famous by: Cal Smith (MCA 40394) 1975. Country Chart: #13 4/26/75 13 wks., Cal Smith (MCA 40394). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “‘She Talked a Lot About Texas’ is such a real sad song. I guess that I just based it on people just talking so much about Texas. They act like it’s another country, that it’s almost not a part of the U.S., it’s just a separate country altogether, and everything is bigger and better in Texas. I kind of get that feeling myself when I go there; there’s something about the place.”— Don Wayne. 2311 She Taught Me How to Yodel. Music/Lyrics: Tom Emerson/ Paul Roberts/Esther Van Sciver. Copyright Date: 1940, 1948, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elton Britt (Bluebird 8946) 1942; Rosalie Allen (RCA Victor 3022) 1948 (as “He Taught Me How to Yodel”). Made Famous by: Elton Britt (Bluebird 8946) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20 found. 2312 She Thinks I Still Care. Music/Lyrics: Dickey Lee Lipscomb. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Glad Music Co./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (United Artists 424) 1962. Made Famous by: George Jones (United Artists 424) 1962. Country Chart: #1 (6) 4/14/62 23 wks., George Jones (United Artists 424); #1 (2) 4/27/74 17 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 3867) as “He Thinks I Still Care”; #1 (1) 12/25/76 16 wks., Elivs Presley (RCA Victor 10857). Pop Chart: #31 12/25/76 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10857). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 65. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Parodies: “She Thinks I Steal Cars” written and recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner 2526) 1986, written by Dickey Lee Lipscomb with special lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden; “She Thinks I Don’t’ Care,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 8075) 1962, written by Dickey Lee Lipscomb with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes:

She • 2313–2323 “This was a true, inspirational song. It was basically about a girl I used to be in love with who later shafted me. If she hadn’t done that, I probably never would have written the song. The way things turned out, I’m glad the romance ended the way it did.”— Dickey Lee Lipscomb. 2313 She Used to Be Mine. Music/Lyrics: Ronnie Dunn. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc./ Deerﬁeld Court Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brooks and Dunn (Arista 12602) 1993. Made Famous by: Brooks and Dunn (Arista 12602) 1993. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/4/93 20 wks., Brooks and Dunn (Arista 12602). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1994. She Was Always Chewing Gum see Chewing Chewing Gum. 2314 She Was Happy ’Til She Met You. Music/Lyrics: Charles Graham/W. Monroe Rosenfeld/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1899, 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp./Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI/All. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23681) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23681) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (4) 10/8/1898 6 wks., Dan Quinn (Columbia 5354). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. 2315 She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More). Music/ Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Mariposa Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41208) 1958. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41208) 1958. Country Chart: #4 8/9/58 10 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41208). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. She Went Pouf see Marie Laveau. 2316 She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1899. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40063) 1924, as “She’s Coming Around the Mountain.” Earliest Country Release Found: Vernon Dalhart (Edison 51608) 1925, as “She’ll Be Comin’ ’Round the Mountain.” Made Famous by: The Pickard Family (B.A.C.M. 084) circa 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 83 found. Notes: The tune was taken from an 1876 composition, “The Old Ship of Zion.” 2317 Shenandoah Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Clyde Moody/Chubby Wise. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Clyde Moody (King 619) 1947. Made Famous by: Clyde Moody (King 619) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Author Notes: “Chubby Wise and I wrote this song one day while drinking coffee in my kitchen. Chubby wrote the music and I wrote the words. I had gone through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, playing dates there. I think it’s one of the most beautiful spots there is. I did then and I still do. I said to Chubby, ‘There’s never been a song that I know of about the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.’ The very ﬁrst time I performed the song on the Grand Ole Opry, I received an encore. It was a success then and has become a standard waltz tune in country music. At the time the song became a hit I was given the name of ‘Hillbilly Waltz King of the World.’ The title was later changed to ‘Country and Western Waltz King of the World.’ I’ve also written and recorded several other waltzes which were successful, including ‘Carolina Waltz,’ ‘West Virginia Waltz,’ ‘Spanish Waltz,’ ‘Waltzing in the Arms of a Friend,’ and ‘Bluebonnet Waltz.’”— Clyde Moody. “Clyde Moody wrote the words and I wrote the music [melody]. Clyde was the ﬁrst to record with me on ﬁddle.”— Chubby Wise. 2318 She’s a Little Bit Country. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed

224 by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 9829) 1970. Made Famous by: George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 9829) 1970. Country Chart: #3 5/2/70 16 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 9829). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #36 5/8/71 2 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 1004). No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Author Notes: “This was a fun song. Just having a good time. I wanted to write a loving, light-hearted song about a neat girl. I’ve known girls like that ... city girls, good girls, but just something about them is country, which means pure soul or spirit or a lady. Not that city girls are not ladies, but there is something pure about country girls. It’s like a golden aura, like girls from the farm. Country to me is like the ﬂowers ... refreshing. It’s the opposite of the big smoky cities, and trafﬁc, and all the mind-jarring things. Country is pure. So it’s like using that and a girl from the country or with country mannerisms that you ﬁnd in the city has just got to be delightful. It really just means that she’s not hard, bitter, and unfriendly. The kind of person you want to be friends with or hope to marry.”— Harlan Howard. 2319 She’s a Miracle. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Paciﬁc Island Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 04864) 1985. Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 04864) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/6/85 22 wks., Exile (Epic 04864). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. Notes: Christian version: “It’s a Miracle” by Rusty Goodman (Benson CO 2359) 1987. She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles) see She’s Acting Single. 2320 She’s Acting Single. Alternate Title: “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles).” Music/Lyrics: Wayne Carson. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Budde Songs, Inc., c/o Longitude Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gary Stewart (RCA 10222) 1974. Made Famous by: Gary Stewart (RCA 10222) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/8/75 13 wks., Gary Stewart (RCA 10222). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 2321 She’s All I Got. Music/Lyrics: Gary “U.S.” Bonds/Jerry Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Avi Music Publishing Group, Inc./Jerry Williams Publishing Co., c/o Bug Music Group. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie North (Mankind 12004) 1971. Made Famous by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10783) 1971. Country Chart: #2 10/9/71 16 wks., Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10783). Pop Chart: #39 10/2/71 12 wks., Freddie North (Mankind 12004); #91 12/18/71 2 wks., Johnny Paycheck (Epic 10783). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 (Gary “U.S.” Bonds, Jerry Williams, Jr.); BMI Country Award 1972. Parodies: “She’s All I Got No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4807) 1972, written by Jerry Williams, Jr., Gary “U.S.” Bonds and Sheb Wooley. 2322 She’s Crazy for Leavin’. Music/Lyrics: Guy Clark/Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Coolwell Music/Granite Music Corp./Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Guy Clark (Warner Bros. 15098). Made Famous by: Rodney Crowell (Columbia 08080) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/15/88 19 wks., Rodney Crowell (Columbia 08080). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. She’s Everywhere see He’s Everywhere. 2323 She’s Gone Gone Gone. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43256) 1965. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43256) 1965.

225 Country Chart: #12 5/1/65 15 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43256); #44 11/3/84 15 wks., Carl Jackson (Columbia 04647); #6 9/30/89 26 wks., Glen Campbell (Universal 66024). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. Author Notes: “Lefty Frizzell, my buddy, recorded it and it is still a classic record. That old record is like a treasure to me. I’ve had some of the greatest records and my timing was perfect. I came to Nashville just when they needed me — plus the town was really pure then. They wanted pure country songs and that’s basically what I wrote. Looking back now I don’t mind being older, because if I was young now, I would have missed all those fabulous artists, cowboys, and hillbillies that really had something special about their voices — strange and unique and no two sounded alike.”— Harlan Howard. 2324 She’s Got to Be a Saint. Music/Lyrics: Mike Dinapoli/Joseph Paulini. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 45724) 1972. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 45724) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (3) 11/4/72 16 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45724). Pop Chart: #93 1/6/73 4 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45724). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973. 2325 She’s Got You. Alternate Title: “He’s Got You.” Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Patsy Cline (Decca 31354) 1961. Made Famous by: Patsy Cline (Decca 31354) 1961. Country Chart: #1 3/3/62 19 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31354); #1 (1) 2/26/77 17 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40679). Pop Chart: #14 2/24/62 13 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31354). AC Action: #3 2/23/62 12 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31354). No. of Artists: 32. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962; BMI Pop Award 1962; BMI Country Award 1978. Movies: Sweet Dreams (Tri-Star) 1985, directed by Karel Reisz, starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, and John Goodman. Author Notes: “Pamper Music had a house for its ofﬁces in Goodlettsville. Back of the house where there had been a garage, we turned it into a little place where me and Willie and Harlan and all of us wrote and made copies. Everybody had left work and I was alone sitting out there in that little studio, feeling sorry for myself. I was looking through drawers and came upon a picture (I don’t remember who it was). I thought ‘Well, I’ve got the picture, you know....’ It just came to me and I wrote it just zap in ten or ﬁfteen minutes. We had been looking for a follow up to ‘Crazy’ for Patsy Cline. I called Patsy and said, ‘I’ve got it.’ She said, ‘Well bring it to me hoss.’ So I did. I taught it to her and we sat there and played it and cried. Then we went in, took it to Owen Bradley, and cut it the next evening.”— Hank Cochran. 2326 (She’s Just) An Old Love Turned Memory. Music/Lyrics: John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Nick Nixon (Phonogram 73726) 1975. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 10875) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/29/77 14 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 10875); #64 11/29/75 10 wks., Nick Nixon (Mercury 73726). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 ( John Schweers); ASCAP Country Award 1976, 1977. 2327 She’s Mine. Music/Lyrics: George Jones/Jack Ripley. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Glad Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (United Artists 3388) 1964. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1381) 1969. Country Chart: #6 11/15/69 14 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1381). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2328 She’s More to Be Pitied Than Censured. Alternate Titles: “More to Pity”; “The Death of a Bowery Girl.” Music/Lyrics: Wil-

2324 –2335 • She’s liam B. Gray. Copyright Date: 1898. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Marguerite Newton (Edison 4607) 1898. Earliest Country Recording Found: Benny Borg, “The Singing Soldier” (Columbia 15183) 1927 (as “A Concert Hall on the Bowery”); Wyzee Hamilton and Hamilton’s Harmonicans (Gennett, unissued) 1927 (as “She’s More to Be Pitied”). Made Famous by: Pop, Steve Porter (Columbia 4576) 1898; Country, The Stanley Brothers (King 5155) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. She’s My Curly Headed Baby see Curly Headed Baby. 2329 She’s My Rock. Music/Lyrics: Sharon K. Dobbins. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Famous Music Publishing Co./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3462) 1972. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 04609) 1984. Country Chart: #20 11/11/72 14 wks., Stoney Edwards (Capitol 3462); #2 (3) 9/22/84 23 wks., George Jones (Epic 04609). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973, 1985. 2330 She’s No Angel. Music/Lyrics: J.W. Arnold/Wanda Ballman. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca DL 8552) 1957 (album cut). Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 30551) 1958 (single). Country Chart: #3 3/8/58 19 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 30551). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. 2331 She’s Not Really Cheatin’ (She’s Just Gettin’ Even). Music/ Lyrics: Randy Shaffer. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Wood Hall Publishing Co./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 02966) 1982. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 02966) 1982. Country Chart: #4 6/19/82 18 wks., Moe Bandy (Columbia 02966). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 2332 She’s Pulling Me Back Again. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6100) 1977. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6100) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/19/77 17 wks., Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6100). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1977. 2333 She’s Ready for Someone to Love Her. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Jerry Gillespie/Tommy Rocco. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Tunes, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/ SESAC. First Recorded by: Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 13527) 1983. Made Famous by: Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 13527) 1983. Country Chart: #16 5/21/83 16 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 13527); #67 6/11/83 8 wks., The Osmond Brothers (Warner Bros. 29594). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 2334 She’s Single Again. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Craig/Peter McCann. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./EMI-April Music, Inc./New and Used Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 04896) 1985. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 04896) 1985. Country Chart: #2 (1) 5/18/85 22 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 04896). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 2335 She’s Too Good to Be True. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Duncan. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 0802) 1972. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 0802) 1972. Country Chart:

Shine • 2336–2348 #1 (3) 10/7/72 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0802). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 2336 Shine. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Waylon Jennings Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 12367) 1981. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 12367) 1981. Country Chart: #5 11/21/81 19 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 12367). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. Movies: The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (Polygram) 1981, directed by Roger Spottiswoode, starring Robert Duvall, Treat Williams, and Kathryn Harrod. The song was written for this movie. 2337 Shine, Shine, Shine. Music/Lyrics: Ken Bell. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp./Next O Ken Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) 1987. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/25/87 24 wks., Eddy Raven (RCA 5221). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 2338 The Ship That Never Returned. Alternate Title: “M.T.A.” Music/Lyrics: Henry Clay Work/Bess Hawes/Jacqueline Steiner. Copyright Date: Circa 1865; 1957, 1958, renewed 1984, 1985. Publisher: Public Domain; Atlantic Music Corp. Licensed by: All; BMI. First Recorded by: Charles Lewis Stine (Columbia 15027) 1925 (as “The Ship That Never Returned”); Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 40288) 1925 (as “The Face That Never Returned”). Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Edison 51621) 1925; The Kingston Trio (Capitol 4221) 1959 (as “M.T.A.”). Country Chart: #15 6/15/59 11 wks., The Kingston Trio (Capitol 4221) 1959 (as “M.T.A.”). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34 (15 as “The Ship That Never Returned”; 19 as “M.T.A.”). Sequel: “Did He Ever Return,” recorded by Fiddlin’ John Carson and His Virginia Reelers (Okeh 45176) 1927. History: The melody of this song was also used for other hillbilly classics, including “The Wreck on the Southern Old 97.” The Kingston Trio song relates the same story idea as the original “Ship That Never Returned,” “The Face That Never Returned” and “Charlie and the M.T.A.,” but it makes the setting the subway system of Boston (the M.T.A., or the Massachusetts Transit Authority). 2339 The Shoe Goes on the Other Foot Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Buddy R. Mize. Copyright Date: 1966, renewed 1994. Publisher: Mariposa Music Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeannie O’Neil (actress) 1966. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 43680) 1966. Country Chart: #3 7/9/66 17 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 43680). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. Short Life and Its Trouble see Short Life of Trouble. 2340 Short Life of Trouble. Alternate Titles: “Pass the Drunkard By”; “Short Life and Its Trouble”; “Lonesome Life of Worry”; “Troubles Waltz.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Richard Burnett and Leonard Rutherford (Columbia 15133) 1926. Made Famous by: Richard Burnett and Leonard Rutherford (Columbia 15133) 1927; Riley Puckett (Decca 5442) 1937; The Carter Family (in live performances and radio). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Pass the Drunkard By” by Asher Sizemore (not issued), “Short Life and Its Trouble” by Wade Mariner and Zeke Morris (Bluebird 6936), “Lonesome Life of Worry” by Otto Howell’s Carolina Hillbillies (Bluebird 8236) in 1938, and “Troubles Waltz” by Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 8112) in 1938.

226 2341 Shotgun Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Ford. Copyright Date: 1950, 1951, renewed 1978, 1979. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol F1295) 1950. Made Famous by: Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol F1295) 1950. Country Chart: #1 12/8/50 25 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol F1295). Pop Chart: #14 1/27/51 13 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol F1295). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. 2342 Should I Come Home (or Should I Go Crazy). Music/Lyrics: Joe Allen. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe Allen (Warner Bros. 8052) 1979. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Capitol 4772) 1979. Country Chart: #3 9/15/79 13 wks., Gene Watson (Capitol 4772). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 2343 A Shoulder to Cry On. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1972, 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 0884) 1973. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 0884) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/10/73 12 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0884). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 2344 Show Her. Music/Lyrics: Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13658) 1983. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13658) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/83 19 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13658). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #17 12/10/83 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13658). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984, 1985. 2345 Shuckin’ the Corn. Music/Lyrics: Louise Certain/Buck Graves/Gladys Stacey. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Golden West Melodies, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia 40853) 1957. Made Famous by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia 40853) 1957. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Notes: Instrumental. 2346 Shut That Gate. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan/Dick James. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan (Columbia 37087) 1946. Made Famous by: Ted Daffan (Columbia 37087) 1946. Country Chart: #5 10/18/46 8 wks., Ted Daffan (Columbia 37087) with vocal by George Strange. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 2347 Shutters and Boards. Music/Lyrics: Audie Murphy/Scott Turner. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Wallace (Challenge 9171) 1962. Made Famous by: Pop, Jerry Wallace (Challenge 9171) 1962; Country, Slim Whitman (United Artists 50697) 1970. Country Chart: #26 8/8/70 12 wks., Slim Whitman (United Artists 50697). Pop Chart: #24 12/22/62 12 wks., Jerry Wallace (Challenge 9171). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Parodies: “Shudders and Screams,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13122) 1962, written by Audie Murphy, Scott Turner and Sheb Wooley. 2348 Sidewalks of Chicago. Music/Lyrics: Dave Kirby. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2891) 1970. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2891) 1970. Country Chart: #3 10/10/70 17 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2891). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Author Notes: “I have a fondness for winos. I thought if I was a wino I’d have to write something. It’s Harlan high school — I went to Harlandale High School in San Antonio, but ‘Harlandale’ was too long a word to put in there. And

227 the people in Kentucky thought we wrote it about them. That’s what it means —‘The folks back home in Harlan County’— and I didn’t have any idea about Kentucky when I wrote that.”— Dave Kirby. 2349 Signed, Sealed and Delivered. Music/Lyrics: Lloyd E. “Cowboy” Copas/Lois Mann. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cowboy Copas (King 658) 1947. Made Famous by: Cowboy Copas (King 658) 1947 (Starday 559) 1961. Country Chart: #2 (3) 1/3/48 20 wks., Cowboy Copas (King 658); #6 1/31/48 11 wks., Bob Atcher (Columbia 37991); #8 2/28/48 1 wk., Texas Jim Robertson (RCA Victor 2651); #9 4/3/48 6 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol American 40088); #10 9/11/61 8 wks., Cowboy Copas (Starday 559). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1948 (Cowboy Copas); BMI Country Award 1948. 2350 Silent Night (After the Fight). Music/Lyrics: John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11952) 1980. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11952) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (3) 4/12/80 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11952). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 2351 Silver Bell. Music/Lyrics: Edward Madden/Percy Wenrich (original); Tommy Duncan/Bob Wills (new arrangement). Copyright Date: 1910; 1961 (Arrangement). Publisher: Public Domain; EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: McMichen’s Home Town Band (Okeh 40445) 1925 (as “Silver Bell”). Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 04934) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 92 found. Notes: There was also a “New Silver Bells” from 1953, written by Webb Pierce and Owen Perry (Forrest Music Corp.). 2352 Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Ed Burt. Copyright Date: 1943. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia 36841) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 36841) 1945. Country Chart: #1 11/8/45 14 wks., Bob Wills (Columbia 36841). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Author Notes: “I wrote this during the second World War. I thought my husband was going into the service, I was feeling very blue, and I thought, ‘This is really the end of my life.’ As it turned out, he didn’t have to go after all. When I took the song to my publisher, he advised me to use a pseudonym because ordinarily women don’t get very far. So they decided to use the beginning of my ﬁrst name and the ending of my last name, ‘Ed Burt.’ Bob Wills was the ﬁrst to record it, and after the war, they updated the lyrics to make it a more general song, but I think the original lyrics were prettier and more heartrending.”— Edith Berbert. 2353 Silver Threads and Golden Needles. Music/Lyrics: Jack Rhodes/Dick Reynolds. Copyright Date: 1956, 1962, renewed 1984, 1990. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp./Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wanda Jackson (Capitol 3575) 1956. Made Famous by: The Springﬁelds (Phillips 40038) 1962. Country Chart: #16 8/25/62 10 wks., The Springﬁelds (Phillips 40038); #20 4/6/74 6 wks., Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032); #68 3/2/74 6 wks., Charlie McCoy (Monument 8611) (instrumental). Pop Chart: #20 8/4/62 10 wks., The Springﬁelds (Phillips 40038); #54 6/26/65 6 wks., Jody Miller (Capitol 5429); #74 10/11/69 7 wks., Cowsills (MGM 14084); #67 4/6/74 7 wks., Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 ( Jack Rhodes).

2349–2360 • Sing 2354 The Silver-Tongued Devil and I. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Resaca Music Publishing Co. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kris Kristofferson (Monument 30679) 1971. Made Famous by: Kris Kristofferson (Monument 30679) 1971. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 2355 Silver Wings. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1969, 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2503) 1969. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2503) 1970. Country Chart: #59 9/12/70 8 wks., The Hagers (Capitol 2887) 1970. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Author Notes: “I was on a plane ﬂying to somewhere a few years back, and I got to thinking about a favorite song of mine called, ‘Red Sails in the Sunset.’ So, while watching the gleaming sun off the wings of the airplane, right on the spot, I wrote ‘Silver Wings.’ You can hear the attitude of ‘Red Sails’ in there: the sense of distance. It’s kind of unique for me and the most requested song in my shows.”— Merle Haggard. Simpson County see Bill Cheatham. 2356 Since I Met You Baby. Music/Lyrics: Ivory Joe Hunter. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic 1111) 1956. Made Famous by: Pop, Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic 1111) 1956; Country, Sonny James (Capitol) 1969. Country Chart: #1 9/6/69 15 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2595). Pop Chart: #12 11/17/56 22 wks., Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic 1111); #34 12/8/56 12 wks., Mindy Carson (Columbia 40789). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. Awards: BMI R&B Award 1956. 2357 (Since You’re) Gone. Music/Lyrics: Eugene “Smokey’’ Rogers. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Dallas Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Terry Preston (pseudonym of Ferlin Husky) (Capitol 2298) 1952. Made Famous by: Terry Preston (Capitol 3628) 1957. Country Chart: #1 2/13/57 27 wks., Terry Preston (Capitol 3628). Pop Chart: #30 3/14/53 1 wk., Bobby Wayne (Mercury 70074); #4 3/9/57 27 wks., Ferlin Husky (Capitol 3628); #24 5/27/72 15 wks., Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387). AC Action: #5 5/20/72 16 wks., Joey Heatherton (MGM 14387). No. of Artists: 50. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957; BMI Pop Award 1957; RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Ferlin Husky). Parodies: “Gone,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6954) 1957, written by Eugene “Smokey” Rogers with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. 2358 Sing a Little Song of Heartache. Music/Lyrics: Del Reeves/ Ellen Reeves. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ott Stephens (Chart 591066) 1962. Made Famous by: Rose Maddox (Capitol 4845) 1962. Country Chart: #3 11/10/62 18 wks., Rose Maddox (Capitol 4845). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. 2359 Sing a Sad Song. Music/Lyrics: Wynn Stewart. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Owen Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buddy Cagle (Capitol 5043) 1963. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Tally 155) 1963. Country Chart: #19 12/28/63 3 wks., Merle Haggard (Tally 155) 1963; #26 11/16/63 2 wks., Buddy Cagle (Capitol 5043); #19 11/20/76 11 wks., Wynn Stewart (Playboy 6091). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 2360 Sing Me Back Home. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Sony ATV Songs. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2017) 1967. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2017) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (2) 11/18/67 20 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2017).

Sing • 2361–2371 Pop Chart: None. AC Action: 26. No. of Artists: BMI Country Award 1968. Author Notes: “This song is self-explanatory about an acquaintance of mine who went to his death while I was at San Quentin. Jimmy (Rabbit) Hendricks, a fellow prisoner at San Quentin, was sentenced to death for killing a highway patrolman. On the day he was removed from D block to death row, I sat in the prison yard and played for him. Years later, when I wrote ‘Sing Me Back Home,’ I believe I knew exactly how he felt. Even now, when I sing the song, it’s still for Rabbit and all those like him.”— Merle Haggard. Notes: Also the title of the autobiography of Merle Haggard written with Peggy Russell, published by Pocket Books in 1981. 2361 Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy. Music/Lyrics: James Cannon. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 326831) 1969. Made Famous by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 326831) 1969. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Notes: Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, a book by Dorothy Horstman (E.P. Dutton, 1975), is an anthology of country lyrics. 2362 The Singing Hills. Music/Lyrics: Mack David/Sammy Mysels. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed 1969. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dick Todd (Bluebird 10596) 1940. Made Famous by: Country, Slim Whitman (Imperial 8267) 1954; Pop, Bing Crosby (Decca 3064) 1940. Country Chart: #4 11/6/54 3 wks., Slim Whitman (Imperial 8267). Pop Chart: #3 3/16/40 13 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 3064); #6 5/4/40 2 wks., Dick Todd (Bluebird 10596). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. 2363 Singing My Song. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton/ Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10462) 1969. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10462) 1969. Country Chart: #1 4/12/69 14 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10462). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970, ’71; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton, Tammy Wynette). 2364 Singing the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Melvin Endsley. Copyright Date: 1954, 1956. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 21545) 1956. Made Famous by: Country, Marty Robbins (Columbia 21545) 1956; Pop, Guy Mitchell (Columbia 40769) 1956. Country Chart: #1 9/12/56 30 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 21545); #87 6/24/89 3 wks., Jeff Golden (MGA 104). Pop Chart: #1 (10) 10/27/56 26 wks., Guy Mitchell (Columbia 40769). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50 found. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Pop Award 1956; BMI Country Award 1957; RIAA Million Seller (Guy Mitchell). Author Notes: “I’ve always liked Hank Williams. He was my idol and inspiration. Songs like ‘Lovesick Blues” inspired me to write ‘Singing the Blues.’”— Melvin Endsley. 2365 Singing Waterfall. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Molly O’Day (Columbia 20514) 1948. Made Famous by: Molly O’Day (Columbia 20514) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 2366 Single Girl, Married Girl. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 20937) 1927. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 20937) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five.

228 2367 Sink the Bismark. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Horton/Tillman Franks. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Cajun Publishing Co./Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41568) 1960. Made Famous by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41568) 1960. Country Chart: #6 3/28/60 15 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41568). Pop Chart: #3 3/14/60 18 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41568). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960; BMI Pop Award 1960. Parodies: “Sink the Bismark,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7744) 1960, written by Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Notes: Inspired by the ﬁlm Sink the Bismarck (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1960, directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Kenneth More, Dana Winter, and Karel Stepanek. Sinking in the Lonesome Sea see Golden Vanity. 2368 Sinking of the Titanic. Alternate Title: “When the Great Ship Went Down.” Music/Lyrics: Robert Brown. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 40288) 1924. Made Famous by: Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 40288) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Sequel: “After the Sinking of the Titanic,” recorded by Jimmie Tarleton (FV504) 1930. Notes: Also recorded as “When the Great Ship Went Down” by William and Versey Smith (Paramount 12505) 1927. History: On April 15, 1912, the Titanic, on its maiden voyage, sank after hitting an iceberg, killing over 1,500 people. Ernest “Pop” Stoneman, in an interview, said he took the lyric from a poem published in the New York Clipper on May 23, 1912, which he found in 1914. He then wrote a tune to it and began singing it, recording it in 1925. Subsequently, he went to the copyright ofﬁce and found a version of “The Wreck of the Titanic” by E.V. Boty (or Bodie) from which he got the last verse, since part of the original clipping was lost. There are at least 125 separate copyrights on Titanic songs. Most, if not all, of these versions include parts of the old hymn “Nearer My God to Thee.” 2369 A Sinner’s Prayer. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/Alberta McEnery. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 6070) 1942. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 6070) 1942–43. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2370 Sioux City Sue. Music/Lyrics: Ray Friedman/Dick Thomas. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed 1973. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dick Thomas (National 5007) 1945. Made Famous by: Dick Thomas (National 5007) 1945. Country Chart: #2 (9) 2/7/46 23 wks., Zeke Manners (Victor 201797); #1 (4) 9/20/45 29 wks., Dick Thomas (National 5007); #3 (2) 1/17/46 6 wks., Tiny Hill (Mercury 2024); #2 1/31/46 20 wks., Hoosier Hot Shots (Decca 18745). Pop Chart: #16 12/15/45 1 wk., Dick Thomas (National 5007); #3 4/6/46 16 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 23508); #10 3/2/46 2 wks., Tony Pastor (Cosmo 471). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21 found. Parodies: “Pusan U,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 3822) 1967, written by Dick Thomas with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: “Sister of Sioux City Sue,” recorded by Dick Thomas and His Nashville Ramblers (Decca 46147) 1947, written by Ray Friedman and Dick Thomas. Movies: Sioux City Sue (Republic) 1946, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Gene Autry, Lynne Roberts, and Sterling Holloway. 2371 Sittin’ in an All Night Cafe. Music/Lyrics: James W. Glaser. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Warner Mack (Decca 31684) 1964. Made

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229 Famous by: Warner Mack (Decca 31684) 1964. Country Chart: #4 11/28/64 24 wks., Warner Mack (Decca 31684). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 2372 Sittin’ on a Rock (Crying in a Creek). Music/Lyrics: Bessie McPherson/Warner McPherson. Copyright Date: 1965, 1978. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Warner Mack (Decca 31853) 1965. Made Famous by: Warner Mack (Decca 31853) 1965. Country Chart: #3 11/6/65 19 wks., Warner Mack (Decca 31853). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: SESAC Country Award 1966. 2373 Sittin’ on Top of the World. Music/Lyrics: Lonnie Carter/ Walter Jacobs. Copyright Date: 1930. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co./ARC Music, c/o The Goodman Group. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Mississippi Sheiks (Okeh 8784) 1930; The Scottdale String Band (Okeh 45509) 1930. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 3139, Vocalion 3139) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23 found. 2374 Six Days on the Road. Music/Lyrics: Earl Green/Carl Montgomery. Copyright Date: 1961, 1989, renewed. Publisher: Southern Arts Music/Tune Publishers Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Paul Davis (Bulletin 1001) 1963. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Golden Wing 3020) 1963. Country Chart: #2 6/1/63 21 wks., Dave Dudley (Golden Wing 3020); #58 6/29/74 8 wks., Johnny Rivers (Atlantic 3028). Pop Chart: #32 6/8/63 11 wks., Dave Dudley (Golden Wing 3020). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963; BMI Pop Award 1975. Movies: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (Paramount) 1987, directed by John Hughes, starring Steve Martin and John Candy. History: When Earl Green and Carl Montgomery wrote this song, they were both truckers and musicians, driving six days a week for Robbins Floor Products in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and playing weekends in a little club when they could. Their route out of Tuscumbia took them to the Pittsburgh area and down the Eastern seaboard, and the song was written during a Pittsburgh run. “Georgia overdrive” is running down a hill with the truck out of gear to pick up speed. A “Jimmy and a white” refers to a GMC and a white tractor, and the ICC is, of course, the Interstate Commerce Commission, which regulates truck weights. 2375 Six More Miles (to the Graveyard). Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10271) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10271) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 2376 A Six Pack to Go. Music/Lyrics: Dick Hart/Johnny Lowe/ Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 4334) 1960. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 4334) 1960. Country Chart: #10 3/21/60 15 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 4334); #68 1/12/74 8 wks., Hank Wilson (aka Leon Russell) (Shelter 7338). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “To tell the truth, I didn’t write ‘Six Pack to Go.’ I did adapt it, I did make a few changes in the melody and some of the lyrics, but basically I didn’t write the song. I was on my way to the West coast to do a recording session, and we came up with a date in Holbrook, Arizona, which is not really near anything. There was an American Legion hall there, and we were able to set a date there. During an intermission, a friend of mine, an old boy named Buffalo (he was a rodeo performer), said, ‘Hey, I have a little club over here. When you get through playing midnight, why don’t you come over and visit and have a drink?’ We

went over to visit this little club, and they had a three-piece group playing on the stage. The band started singing, ‘Hey, mister bartender, please don’t be so slow. I’ve got time for one more round and a six-pack to go.’ Well, I went up to the band and said, ‘Where did you get that song?’ and the guy said that he wrote it along with another fellow named Johnny Lowe and another guy he used to work with named Dick Hart. He said they used to work up in Cairo, Illinois, and while they were working they wrote this song, and it was their theme song. I said, ‘I think it’s a great song. Is it available? I’m on my way right now to California, and I guarantee you I’ll record it!’ I went out to California and recorded the song in December 1959. It was released immediately after the ﬁrst of the year, and within two or three weeks it went to the top of the charts. To date, this is one of my most requested songs.”— Hank Thompson. Six White Horses see Goodbye John. 2377 Sixteen Tons. Music/Lyrics: Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Merle Travis (Capitol 20111) 1947. Made Famous by: Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 3262) 1955. Country Chart: #1 11/2/55 21 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 3262). Pop Chart: #1 (8) 11/12/55 22 wks., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 3262); #17 12/3/55 11 wks., Johnny Desmond (Coral 61529); #47 4/24/76 9 wks., Don Harrison Band (Atlantic 3323); #68 8/12/67 4 wks., Tom Jones (Parrot 40016). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 66. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1956 (Tennessee Ernie Ford, Capitol 3262); BMI Country Award 1956. Author Notes: “I had to do an album at Capitol Records, and Clifﬁe Stone said, ‘Do a folksong album.’ I said, ‘Well, Burl Ives has sung all the folksongs,’ and he said, ‘Write some.’ So that’s how I came to write ‘Sixteen Tons’ because I had to. There was an old saying around the coal mines in the Depression days. Somebody says, ‘How you doing?’ and he’d say, ‘Well, all right, I guess. I can’t afford to die, because I owe my soul to the company store.’ I just wrote around that.”— Merle Travis. 2378 16th Avenue. Music/Lyrics: Thom Schuyler. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03184) 1982. Made Famous by: Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03184) 1982. Country Chart: #7 10/9/82 13 wks., Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 03184). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Thom Schuyler). History: In the early 1960s, 16th Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, was known as Publisher’s Row, a place where most of the country music publishers were located and where country songwriters went to pitch their songs. Although many music publishers are now scattered all around the area, 16th Avenue has become a symbol and a reference point for songwriters and publishers. It was and still is comparable to the Brill Building on Broadway in New York where popular songwriters pitched their songs in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s. 2379 Skip a Rope. Music/Lyrics: Jack Moran/Glenn D. Tubb. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Henson Cargill (Monument 1041) 1967. Made Famous by: Henson Cargill (Monument 1041) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (5) 12/9/67 19 wks., Henson Cargill (Monument 1041). Pop Chart: #25 12/23/67 12 wks., Henson Cargill (Monument 1041). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 ( Jack Moran, Glenn D. Tubb); BMI Country Award 1968. Parodies: “Skip a Rope #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM SE-4530) 1968, written by Jack Moran, Glenn D. Tubb and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “My cowriter, Jack Moran, was the originator of the idea for ‘Skip a Rope,’

Sleep • 2380–2387 one of the ﬁrst songs to tell it like it really is. The majority of parents did not like the song. They did not like being cast as the heavy. They did not want to admit that they were even partially responsible for the behavior patterns and general attitudes toward society of their children. Had it not been for the children, the song never would have become a success. It started a new trend in country music songwriting. I believe it opened the door to freedom of expression, and things that used to be taboo for us country writers were all of a sudden all right. I’m glad we wrote it and I’m glad it was a hit and I’m grateful to the children of America.”— Glenn D. Tubb. 2380 Sleep Baby Sleep. Music/Lyrics: S.A. Emery/John J. Handley/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1869, 1885, 1953, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain/Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: George P. Watson (Edison Cylinder 4029) 1897; Pete LaMar (Columbia Cylinder 8002) 1897. Earliest Country Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 220-D) 1924. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 20804) 1927. Country Chart: #1 record of 1927, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 20804). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. History: This song was recorded many times around the turn of the century into the second decade of the twentieth century by George P. Watson (in both English and German) and Peter LaMar, as well as several other artists (black and white). The two authors listed above are from the liner notes sent with the song title. The writer of the notes says he or she saw the sheet music to the Handley song and had at least heard of the Emery copyright. The ﬁrst verse lyric in the Handley version is almost identical to the Puckett and Rodgers ﬁrst verse. The Rodgers and Puckett versions are very similar down to the yodel. A Peer copyright from 1953 (renewed) credits Jimmie Rodgers as author. 2381 Sleeping Single in a Double Bed. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (ABC 12403) 1978. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (ABC 12403) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (3) 9/9/78 15 wks., Barbara Mandrell (ABC 12403). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Rhonda Fleming, Dennis Morgan). 2382 Slippin’ Around. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20581) 1949. Made Famous by: Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 40224) 1949. Country Chart: #5 7/2/49 12 wks., Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20581) 1951; #1 7/30/49 20 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46173); #1 (17) 9/10/49 28 wks., Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 40224); #13 1/7/50 1 wk., Texas Jim Robertson and The Panhandle Punchers (RCA Victor 48-0074) #23 5/9/64 17 wks., Marion Worth and George Morgan (Columbia 43020); #45 12/4/ 65 2 wks., Roy Drusky and Priscilla Mitchell (Mercury 72497); #98 11/12/88 2 wks., Mack Abernathy (CMI 81). Pop Chart: #1 (3) 9/10/49 23 wks., Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 40224); #17 11/26/49 3 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46173). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 99. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely); BMI Country Award 1949, 1950; BMI Pop Award 1949. Answers: “I’ll Never Slip Around Again,” written and recorded by Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20615) 1949. Author Notes: “About three o’clock in the morning, after playing a job a few hundred miles out of Houston, we stopped at an allnight cafe on the way home. There was a telephone nearby, and a lady was talking on it. I couldn’t help but overhear the conversation. She said, ‘Now, honey, you call me, and if a man answers, hang up.’ I thought, ‘Poor girl, she’s just like me ... slipping around.’”— Floyd Tillman.

230 2383 Slippin’ Around with Joe Blow. Music/Lyrics: Bill Franklin/ Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Franklin and Bud Messner (Abbey 15004) 1950. Made Famous by: Bill Franklin and Bud Messner (Abbey 15004) 1950. Country Chart: #7 6/3/50 6 wks., Bill Franklin and Bud Messner (Abbey 15004). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 2384 Slippin’ Away. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jean Shepard (United Artists 248) 1973. Made Famous by: Jean Shepard (United Artists 248) 1973. Country Chart: #4 6/9/73 18 wks., Jean Shepard (United Artists 248). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 2385 Slow Burn. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Tommy Rocco. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29469) 1983. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29469) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/15/83 21 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29469). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984, 1985. 2386 Slow Hand. Music/Lyrics: John Bettis/Michael Clark. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Flying Dutchman Music (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.)/Sweet Harmony Music, Inc. (adm. by Warner Bros. Music Corp.). Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Del Reeves (Koala KOS-336) 1980. Made Famous by: Country, Conway Twitty (Elektra 47443) 1982; Pop, The Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/8/82 10 wks., Conway Twitty (Elektra 47443). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 6/27/81 24 wks., The Pointer Sisters (Planet 47929). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (John Bettis, Michael Clark); BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller 1981 (Pointer Sisters, Planet 47929); BMI Pop Award 1981, 1982; BMI Country Award 1983; ASCAP Country Award 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986. Notes: Also used in a Schick razor blades television commercial in 1987 as “I’ve Got a Man with a Slow Hand.” 2387 Slow Poke. Music/Lyrics: Pee Wee King/Chilton Price/Redd Stewart. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed 1979. Publisher: Ridgeway Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 0489) 1951. Made Famous by: Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 0489) 1951. Country Chart: #1 9/21/51 30 wks., Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 0489); #7 12/28/51 3 wks., Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 998). Pop Chart: #13 12/8/51 10 wks., Roberta Lee (Decca 27792); #1 (3) 11/3/51 24 wks., Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 0489); #6 12/8/51 14 wks., Ralph Flanagan (RCA Victor 4373); #8 12/8/51 13 wks., Helen O’Connell (Capitol 1837); #12 1/5/52 11 wks., Arthur Godfrey (Columbia 39632); #26 1/12/52 1 wk., Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 998). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 38. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1951 (Pee Wee King, RCA); BMI Country Award 1951, 1952; BMI Pop Award 1951. Parodies: “Slow Poke #2,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 4557) in 1952, written by Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Author Notes: “One day a young lady named Chilton Price, who was working in the library of Wave Television-Radio Station in Louisville, Kentucky, brought me a package of six songs in a manila envelope. I threw them in my accordion, and it had to be three or four months later that I took the time to listen to them. It turned out that there were

231 three hits in that envelope. ‘You Belong to Me,’ ‘Taint What You Want, It’s What You Get,’ and ‘Slow Poke.’ Because the words ‘slow poke’ have a derogatory meaning in England, I had to change the title from ‘Slow Poke’ to ‘Slow Coach.’”— Pee Wee King. 2388 Slowly. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Hill/Webb Pierce. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28991) 1953. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28991) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (17) 2/8/54 36 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 28991); #29 1/30/71 11 wks., Jimmy Dean and Dottie West (RCA 9947); #37 9/26/81 11 wks., Kippi Brannon (MCA 51166). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 41. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. Author Notes: “‘Slowly’ was written in 1949 in Berner, Texas. The idea came from a girl I’d been going with, Barbara Wesphaul, and later married. We were married for six months. The original line on ‘Slowly’ was ‘Slowly I’m losing.’ Webb and I got together years later and changed it to ‘Slowly, I’m winning.’ Webb recorded it in 1953. Recorded it two different times and wasn’t happy with it until he recorded it a third time in 1954. It was the ﬁrst major hit using pedal steel guitar. It revolutionized steel guitars. There is another story connected to this song. I was going with a girl (another girl) and I thought I was in love. We had about four or ﬁve days off and I wanted to go to San Antonio to be with this lady. I didn’t have any money so I sold Webb ﬁfty percent of three songs for $150. ‘Slowly’ was one of those songs. By far it’s been the biggest money maker for me despite my split with Webb.”— Tommy Hill. 2389 Small Town Girl. Music/Lyrics: Don Cook/John Jarvis. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./ Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (MCA 53006) 1986. Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 53006) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/27/86 24 wks., Steve Wariner (MCA 53006). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988; BMI Country Award 1987. 2390 Smoke on the Water. Music/Lyrics: Zeke Clements/Earl Nunn. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 6102) 1944. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 6102) 1944. Country Chart: #1 (13) 8/17/44 30 wks., Red Foley (Decca 6102); #1 3/15/45 15 wks., Bob Wills (Okeh 6736); #7 4/26/45 1 wk., Boyd Heath (Bluebird 33-0522). Pop Chart: #7 9/30/44 11 wks., Red Foley (Decca 6102). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1944. Answers: “Smoke on the Water No. 2,” recorded by Red Foley (Decca 46286) 1951, written by Zeke Clements, Red Foley and Earl Nunn. Movies: O’ My Darling Clementine (Republic) 1943, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Acuff, Isabel Randolph, and Harry Cheshire. Author Notes: “This was a vision that I had — well, it was actually a dream — from a passage in the Bible. It said that when God put a rainbow in the sky, the world would not be destroyed by water again, it would be destroyed by ﬁre. I felt possibly the war would consume the world with ﬁre as the Bible stated it would be. Earl Nunn and I worked out the song together.”— Zeke Clements. 2391 Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette). Music/Lyrics: Merle Travis/Tex Williams. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Williams (Capitol Americana 40001) 1947. Made Famous by: Tex Williams (Capitol Americana 40001) 1947. Country Chart: #1 (16) 7/5/47 23 wks., Tex Williams (Capitol Americana 40001); #97 7/28/73 2 wks., Commander Cody (Paramount 0216); #78 1/28/78 4 wks., Tom Bresh (ABC/Dot 11738); #89 12/11/82 2 wks., Sammy Davis, Jr. (Applause 100). Pop

2388–2397 • Sneakin’ Chart: #1 (6) 7/5/47 17 wks., Tex Williams (Capitol Americana 40001); #8 8/23/47 4 wks., Phil Harris (RCA Victor 2370). AC Action: #45 7/7/73 2 wks., Commander Cody (Paramount 0216). No. of Artists: Ten found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Tex Williams); BMI Country Award 1947; BMI Pop Award 1947. Author Notes: “My dad was a non-smoker and he worked at the coal mines. He always said, ‘If I was a foreman at the mines, and I was going to hire a fellow, I’d never hire one that smoked. Every time you’d ask him to do something, he’d say, “Wait till I roll a cigarette.”’ That’s where the idea came from. Tex Williams needed a song to record and asked me to write him one. He had done such a good job on ‘The Dark Town Poker Club,’ I more or less copied that and wrote down these verses.”— Merle Travis. 2392 Smoky Mountain Rain. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/ Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) 1980. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/11/80 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084). Pop Chart: #24 11/29/80 21 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084). AC Action: #1 (1) 11/29/80 21 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12084). No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1981; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan). 2393 Smoky the Bar. Music/Lyrics: Will Penix/Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys (ABC/Dot 17163) 1968. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys (ABC/Dot 17163) 1968. Country Chart: #5 10/26/68 15 wks., Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys (ABC/Dot 17163). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2394 (Smooth as) Tennessee Whiskey. Alternate Title: “Tennessee Whiskey.” Music/Lyrics: Dean Dillon/Linda Hargrove. Copyright Date: 1981, 1982. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Allan Coe (Columbia 02118) 1981. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 04082) 1983. Country Chart: #2 (1) 9/10/83 22 wks., George Jones (Epic 04082); #77 7/4/81 5 wks., David Allan Coe with Billy Sherrill (Columbia 02118). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 2395 Snakes Crawl at Night. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis/Fred Burch. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Columbia BN-26112/LN24112) 1964. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA AYL15148) 1966. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2396 Snap Your Fingers. Music/Lyrics: Grady Martin/Alex Zanetis. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe Henderson (Todd 1072) 1962. Made Famous by: Country, Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169) 1987; Pop, Joe Henderson (Todd 1072) 1962. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/23/87 12 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5169). Pop Chart: #8 5/19/62 12 wks., Joe Henderson (Todd 1072). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. Answers: “I’ll Snap My Fingers,” recorded by Buck Ram in 1962, written by Grady Martin and Alex Zanetis. 2397 Sneakin’ Around. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (Dot DOSD-2088) 1977. Made Famous by: Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed (Columbia) 1992. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards:

Sneaky • 2398–2410 Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1992 (Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, Columbia). 2398 Sneaky Snake. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73641) 1974. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73641) 1974. Country Chart: #69 12/21/74 16 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73641). Pop Chart: #55 3/15/75 6 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73641). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Snow Shoes see Rabbit in the Pea Patch. 2399 Snowbird. Music/Lyrics: Gene McLellan. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) 1970. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 2738) 1970. Country Chart: #10 7/25/70 19 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 2738). Pop Chart: #8 7/18/70 16 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 2738). AC Action: #1 (6) 7/4/70 17 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 2738). No. of Artists: 51. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1971 (Chet Atkins, RCA 9956); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Gene McLellan); BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller 1970 (Anne Murray). 2400 Snowﬂake. Music/Lyrics: Ned Miller. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 8719) 1966. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 8719) 1966. Country Chart: #2 1/8/66 17 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 8719). Pop Chart: #66 1/15/66 6 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 8719). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 2401 So Doggone Lonesome. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 232) 1956. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 232) 1956. Country Chart: #5 2/1/56 22 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 232). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 9 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. 2402 So Long Pal. Music/Lyrics: Al Dexter. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. (USA, Israel, Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Canada, South Africa)/Chappell/Morris Ltd. (Great Britain, Europe, Australia and Hong Kong). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Dexter (Okeh 6718) 1944. Made Famous by: Al Dexter (Okeh 6718) 1944. Country Chart: #1 (13) 3/2/44 35 wks., Al Dexter (Okeh 6718). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2403 So Long to the Red River Valley. Music/Lyrics: Glenn Spencer. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5939) 1941. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5939) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 2404 So Lovely Baby. Music/Lyrics: Doug Kershaw/J.D. Miller. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rusty and Doug (Hickory 1027) 1955. Made Famous by: Rusty and Doug (Hickory 1027) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2405 So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Kirk/Clifﬁe Stone/Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Travis (Capitol 349) 1946. Made Famous by: Merle Travis (Capitol 349) 1946. Country Chart: #1 (14) 1/25/47 22 wks., Merle Travis (Capitol 349); #3 3/8/47 5 wks., Johnny Bond (Columbia 37255); #5 6/28/47 1 wk., Ernest

232 Tubb (Decca 46040). Pop Chart: #21 2/22/47 1 wk., Merle Travis (Capitol 349). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1947. 2406 Softly and Tenderly. Music/Lyrics: Will L. Thompson. Copyright Date: 1880. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Florence Hinkle and Harry MacDonough (Edison 9367) 1906. Earliest Country Recording Found: George Reneau (Vocalion 5052) 1924. Made Famous by: Frank Stanley and Henry Burr (Columbia 5089) 1909. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 5/29/09 Frank Stanley and Henry Burr (Columbia 5089). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 86 found. Movies: The Girl from Tobacco Row (Ormond) 1966, directed by Ron Ormond, starring Tex Ritter, Earl Richards, Gordon Terry, Johnny Russell, and Ralph Emery. The Solder’s Bible see Deck of Cards. 2407 Soldier’s Joy. Alternate Titles: “King’s Head” (English); “French Mary, French Fair” (French). Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1864. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Victor Band (Victor 18331) 1917. Earliest Country Recording Found: Samantha Bumgartner and Eva Davis (Columbia 191-D) 1924 (as “I Am My Mama’s Darling Child”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: #15 8/16/59 7 wks., Hawkshaw Hawkins (Columbia 41419). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 71 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. History: This tune surfaced in Scotland in print in 1778–79 and is probably the best known by ﬁddlers the world over. 2408 Soldier’s Last Letter. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb/Sgt. Henry “Redd” Stewart. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6098) 1944. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6098) 1944. Country Chart: #1 (4) 5/27/44 29 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 6098); #3 2/20/71 13 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3024). Pop Chart: #16 8/19/44 2 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 6098). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1944. Author Notes: “‘Soldier’s Last Letter’ was written back in the early years of World War II. I suppose the inspiration was that of seeing so many G.I.s not coming home from the war. The song was not of any personal experience of myself, relatives or friends, but it was relative to many men of that war.”—Redd Stewart. “I met quite a few mothers in 1944 to 1945 and autographed their ‘last letters’ for them.”— Ernest Tubb. 2409 The Soldier’s Sweetheart. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 20864) 1927. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 20864) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #9 12/31/27 5 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 20864). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Notes: This song was Jimmie Rodgers’ ﬁrst recording. Author Notes: “A pal of Jimmie’s, Sammy Williams, told his sweetheart goodbye and went to France to be killed in action. So before the war was over, Jimmie found time to pick out words to his ﬁrst composition, a sentimental song.... From the ﬁrst, his railroad buddies liked the song, and the young fellows in Meridian who were his boon companions liked it. With banjo, guitar, and uke they hung around all-night places or strolled the streets playing and singing Jimmie’s song along with ‘Sweet Adeline’ and other sentimental ballads. But it was not until some ten years later that the world heard and approved of it.”—Carrie Rodgers, wife of Jimmie Rodgers. 2410 Some Broken Hearts Never Mend. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17683) 1977. Made Famous by: Don Williams

233 (ABC/Dot 17683) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/12/77 16 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17683). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 2411 Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone). Music/ Lyrics: Dick Feller. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dick Feller/ Wea Music of Canada (7ES 1044) 1975. Made Famous by: John Denver (RCA 12246) 1981. Country Chart: #10 6/13/81 18 wks., John Denver (RCA 12246). Pop Chart: #36 6/13/81 20 wks., John Denver (RCA 12246). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Dick Feller). Author Notes: “My marriage was breaking up — I hadn’t written anything in about six months, so I went to a hypnotist in Detroit who told me I could write. I came back to Nashville, and there was this piano in this big room in this big house I had bought myself. A week after I was hypnotized, I sat down at this piano which I don’t play and wrote that song, and four or ﬁve other songs, the same day. It’s very simple, and I’ve not been able to do it again. I think the fact that I wrote it on the piano, which I don’t play, gave me a really different approach to it — that’s why it came out sounding like that. It’s heartfelt, that song. I’ve had a lot of people from different groups and backgrounds tell me that that song meant a lot to them. I had one woman tell me that she was going through a divorce, and as she drove to work in the morning, this country station would play it, and it got her through a really hard time — she thanked me helping her get a divorce. Another guy, his brother committed suicide, and this song helped him get through that. You sort of read into it what you need out of it.”— Dick Feller. 2412 Some Fools Never Learn. Music/Lyrics: John Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMIBlackwood Music, Inc. and Candy Cane Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John Scott Sherrill (CBS 240-3014) 1982. Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 52644) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/27/85 22 wks., Steve Wariner (MCA 52644). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 2413 Some Memories Just Won’t Die. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Springﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 02854) 1982. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 02854) 1982. Country Chart: #10 5/22/82 11 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 02854). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; Music City News Song of the Year 1983. Notes: The last hit for Marty Robbins, who died December 8, 1982. 2414 Somebody Lied. Music/Lyrics: Joe Chambers/Larry Jenkins. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Galleon Music/Columbia Pictures Industries. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Larry Jenkins (MCA, unreleased) 1984; Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 25207-1) 1985. Made Famous by: Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07311) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/22/87 25 wks., Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 07311). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: Nashville Songwriter’s Achievement Award 1988; ASCAP Country Award 1988. Author Notes: “Originally I had the title back in ’82 while I was working for Billy Sherrill at CBS. Billy had asked me to write a song with the same sentiment as ‘She Thinks I Still Care’ for George Jones. The song was completed in 1983 and we played it for George but he didn’t understand the song. In the meantime Larry and I had done a full-blown demo — and afterwards, a session on the song for Jim Fogelsong at MCA. Jim Fogelsong left MCA and was replaced by Jimmy Bowen. Since Mr. Fogelsong was the one who gave us the deal, we felt we

2411–2418 • Somebody’s were put on the ‘back burner’ when Bowen came in. So after we released the ﬁrst single, we asked that ‘Somebody Lied’ not be released and Bowen lost in the shufﬂe. We took Larry’s master and pitched the song to Conway Twitty and he loved it. He recorded it for an album, but it was never released as a single. At the time Conway felt that because of his age, and the way that radio was getting away from the traditional sound, that it would not be wise to release it as a single. In late ’85 after Conway’s album came out and we knew it wasn’t going to be a single, we took Larry’s master to Steve Buckingham, Ricky Van Shelton’s producer. About a year and a half later Larry and I received a call from CBS saying that the song had been cut by Ricky Van Shelton. Larry’s master was copied note for note on the Van Shelton record.”— Joe Chambers. 2415 Somebody Like Me. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Carson Head. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Sebanine Music, Inc./Twin Forks Music (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 8965) 1966. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 8965) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (4) 10/15/66 19 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 8965). Pop Chart: #53 10/15/66 6 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 8965). AC Action: #15 10/15/66 9 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8965). No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967; BMI Pop Award 1967. 2416 Somebody Should Leave. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard/ Chick Rains. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Choskee Bottom Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52527) 1985. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52527) 1985. Country Chart: #1 2/16/85 22 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 52527). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1985 (Harlan Howard, Chick Rains). Author Notes: “Chick Rains and I wrote this. We were in his truck going up to the lake ﬁshing. We were talking about marriages, and divorces, and hassles and stuff and we just stumbled into this. I think it started out as a joke. Chick said it was a good idea and we ought to write it. So we wrote the verse and chorus, lyrically at least, driving up there and then we went ﬁshing ’til about two A.M. and didn’t talk about it at all. The next morning, he was out on the porch working on the song again, so I just jumped in and helped him with the last verse (which was all we needed). It was neat, we never did change anything after that. We demoed it and a couple of weeks later I got a call from this girl I didn’t know and she said, ‘My name is Reba McEntire and I’ve been here a week and I can’t ﬁnd a country hit to save my soul. Three people have told me to call you. Do you have a song for me?’ We made arrangements, and she and her husband Charlie came up to the house. When she heard ‘Somebody Should Leave,’ I knew she was pinned.”— Harlan Howard. 2417 Somebody Somewhere (Don’t Know What He’s Missin’ Tonight). Music/Lyrics: Lola Jean Dillon. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Coal Miner’s Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40607) 1976. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40607) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/11/76 17 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40607). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Author Notes: “I was lonesome, and that was my inspiration.”— Lola Jean Dillon. 2418 Somebody’s Back in Town. Music/Lyrics: Don Helms/Doyle Wilburn/Teddy Wilburn. Copyright Date: 1959, 1987 renewed. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871) 1959. Made Famous by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871) 1959. Country Chart: #6

Somebody’s • 2419–2430 5/17/59 19 wks., The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 2419 Somebody’s Been Beating My Time. Music/Lyrics: Zeke Clements. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 4273) 1951. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 4273) 1951. Country Chart: #2 (1) 10/26/51 16 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 4273). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1951. 2420 Somebody’s Gonna Love You. Music/Lyrics: Don Cook/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: VanHoy Music/Unichappell Music, Inc./Cross Keys Publishing. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257) 1983. Made Famous by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/20/83 22 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257). Pop Chart: #96 10/1/83 2 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257). AC Action: #15 8/20/83 12 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257). No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984; BMI Country Award 1984. 2421 Somebody’s Knockin’. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Gillespie/Ed Penney. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Chiplin Music Co./Tri-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/SESAC. First Recorded by: Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) 1980. Made Famous by: Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309) 1980. Country Chart: #8 10/11/80 20 wks., Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309). Pop Chart: #13 1/17/81 22 wks., Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309). AC Action: #3 1/31/81 19 wks., Terri Gibbs (MCA 41309). No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984; SESAC Country Song of the Year 1981; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 ( Jerry Gillespie, Ed Penney). Notes: It was the only ASCAP song in its entire repertoire to make top ten in country, pop and adult contemporary charts from 1980 to 1981. Author Notes: “This was the ﬁrst time Jerry Gillespie and I wrote a song together. We spent about three hours working on a waltz idea I had when we decided we were wasting our time. It was still early, so we ordered a pizza and listened to a demo tape of an unknown singer I had contracted to produce for MCA records. Jerry played the beginning of an idea he had ﬁled away, saying her voice suggested something with a minor key feeling. Two hours later, ‘Somebody’s Knockin’ was completed, and we were convinced we had written a hit. It was the ﬁrst song I cut on Terri Gibbs’ ﬁrst MCA session. When the executive staff heard it, they were unanimously opposed to releasing it, convinced that country radio stations would not consider playing it. It was released over their objections and became one of the biggest selling records of the year.”— Ed Penney. 2422 Somebody’s Needin’ Somebody. Music/Lyrics: Leonard Chera. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Intersong-USA, Inc./JA-LEN Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29308) 1982. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29308) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/7/84 19 wks., Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29308). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2423 Someday We’ll Look Back. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3112) 1971. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3112) 1971. Country Chart: #2 (2) 7/3/71 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3112). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 2424 Someday When Things Are Good. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Leona Williams. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Sony-Tree

234 Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 34-04402) 1983. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 34-04402) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/24/84 21 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 34-04402). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. Author Notes: “I could say a whole lot. It was just one of those songs. One day I said, ‘One of these days, when things are good, I’m going to leave.’ I always had a pen and paper all over the house, and I was back there in the bathroom, of all places, and by the sink I had this pen and paper, and I wrote down ‘Someday when things are good I’m going to leave you.’ I can’t go when things are bad because I know I’ll be back.”— Leona Williams. 2425 Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Hodges. Copyright Date: 1944. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sally Foster and The Hoosier Hot Shots (Decca 18738) 1945. Made Famous by: Elton Britt (Bluebird 33-0521) 1946; Mills Brothers (Decca 24694) 1949. Country Chart: #2 (5) 1/26/46 18 wks., Elton Britt (Bluebird 330521); #3 1/28/46 10 wks., Hoosier Hot Shots (Decca 18738); #4 10/18/46 5 wks., Gene Autry (Columbia 37079). Pop Chart: #12 2/9/46 1 wk., Hoosier Hot Shots (Decca 18738); #5 8/20/49 15 wks., The Mills Brothers (Decca 24694). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. Awards: BMI Country Award 1946; BMI Pop Award 1949. 2426 Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47239) 1981. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47239) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/21/81 17 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47239). Pop Chart: #15 11/14/81 15 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47239). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1982; BMI Pop Award 1982. 2427 Someone Loves You Honey. Music/Lyrics: Don Devaney. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc., c/o EMIApril Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury SRM-1-1012) 1974. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 11201) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/11/78 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 11201); #84 10/28/75 4 wks., Marie Owens (4 Star 1019). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Don Devaney). 2428 Something in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Patton. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04668) 1984. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04668) 1984. Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/3/84 22 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04668). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 2429 Something to Brag About. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery (Capitol 2915) 1970. Made Famous by: Mary Kay Place and Willie Nelson (Columbia 10644) 1977. Country Chart: #18 10/24/70 14 wks., Charlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery (Capitol 2915); #9 11/19/77 16 wks., Mary Kay Place and Willie Nelson (Columbia 10644). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 2430 Sometimes. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40488) 1975. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40488)

235 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/29/75 16 wks., Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40488). Pop Chart: #59 12/27/75 9 wks., Johnny Lee (ABC/Dot 17603); #31 3/5/77 10 wks., The Facts of Life (Kayvette 5128). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Bill Anderson); BMI Country Award 1976. Author Notes: “I wrote that song in England, ridin’ on a bus. I got the idea from a line in the movie Shampoo. I never saw the movie but I read a review of the movie, and the line was in the review. I think Warren Beatty asked one of the girls, ‘Are you married’ or somethin’. And she said, ‘Sometimes.’ And, when I saw that, the song almost wrote itself. It was just one of those marvelous things that came along, and such a natural idea for a song.”— Bill Anderson. 2431 Somewhere Between Right and Wrong. Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: EMI-April Music Inc./Blue Moon Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13320) 1982. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13320) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/2/82 18 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13320). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983. 2432 Somewhere, Down Below the Dixon Line. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23840) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23840) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2433 Somewhere Down the Line. Music/Lyrics: Lewis Anderson/ Daniel Cohen. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: BMG Songs, Inc./Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29369) 1983. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29369) 1983. Country Chart: #3 5/2/84 21 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29369). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1985. 2434 Somewhere Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crowell/Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Granite Music Corp./Coolwell Music. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: Highway 101 (Warner 28223) 1987. Made Famous by: Highway 101 (Warner 28223) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/26/87 23 wks., Highway 101 (Warner 28223). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 2435 Son of a Rotten Gambler. Music/Lyrics: Chip Taylor. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Back Road Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 3955) 1974. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 3955) 1974. Country Chart: #5 9/28/74 16 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 3955). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2436 Son of Clayton Delaney. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (RCA 11453) 1978. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (RCA 11453) 1979. Country Chart: #14 1/20/79 12 wks., Tom T. Hall (RCA 11453). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Notes:: This was the sequel to “The Year That Clayton Delaney Died.” Author Notes: “There is a common joke in the music business that goes around when someone writes a song that has a precedent in sound and intent. This song grew from that joke, in that it really is called what it is called.”— Tom T. Hall.

2431–2442 • Sourwood 2437 Son of Hickory Holler’s Tramp. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50235) 1967. Made Famous by: Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50235) 1967. Country Chart: #22 12/23/67 14 wks., Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50235); #32 12/25/76 10 wks., Johnny Russell (RCA 10853). Pop Chart: #40 2/24/68 14 wks., O.C. Smith (Columbia 44425). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Dallas Frazier). Author Notes: “Of all the songs I’ve written, this is my favorite. I like to say that this is a story about a mother’s love for her children.”— Dallas Frazier. 2438 Song of the Bandit. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers (ARC) 1937. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor LSP 2855) 1963. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Movies: Saga of Death Valley (Republic) 1940, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes, Doris Day, Don Barry, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio. 2439 Song of the South. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (Columbia 36785) 1980. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 8744) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/26/88 19 wks., Alabama (RCA 8744). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 2440 Soul Song. Music/Lyrics: George Richey/Billy Sherrill/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Col. KC31742) 1972. Made Famous by: Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17442) 1972. Country Chart: #1 11/11/72 15 wks., Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17442). Pop Chart: #37 1/6/73 13 wks., Joe Stampley (ABC/Dot 17442). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 2441 The Sound of Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Prestwood. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Lawyer’s Daughter Music/Parquet Music, Ltd. (a division of MTM, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Warner 29452) 1983. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Warner 29452) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/29/83 21 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner 29452). Pop Chart: #84 12/10/83 5 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner 29452). AC Action: #10 11/5/83 17 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner 29452). No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. Author Notes: “This song was written about the breakup of my marriage. We were having a conversation and I was thinking, ‘Even though we’re not saying it, everything we’re saying sounds like goodbye.’”— Hugh Prestwood. 2442 Sourwood Mountain. Alternate Titles: “Dogwood Mountain”; “I’ve Got a Woman on Sourwood Mountain”; “Bald Top Mountain”; “Hey Tank Doodle All Day.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1880s or Before. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Uncle Am Stuart (Vocalion 14840) 1924. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 73 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Dogwood Mountain” by Land Norris (Okeh 40433) in 1925, “I’ve Got a Woman on Sourwood Mountain” by Earl Johnson and His Dixie Entertainers (Okeh 45171) in 1927, “Bald Top Mountain” by Harry McClintock (Victor 23829) in 1928 and “Hey Tank Doodle All Day” by Mr. and Mrs. I.G. Greer. History: S.A. McReynolds of Oklahoma County said he had heard this song about 1884–1886 in Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky.”

South • 2443–2452 2443 South of the Border. Music/Lyrics: Michael Carr/Jimmy Kennedy. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Horace Heidt (Columbia 35253) 1939. Earliest Country Recording Found: Gene Autry (Vocalion 5122, Okeh 5122) 1939. Made Famous by: Country, Gene Autry (Vocalion 5122, Okeh 5122) 1940; Pop, Shep Fields (Bluebird 10376) 1940. Country Chart: #3 record of 1940, Gene Autry (Vocalion 5122 and Okeh 5122); #91 5/16/87 2 wks., Clay Blaker (Texas 6158). Pop Chart: #1 (5) 10/7/39 18 wks., Shep Fields; #8 11/4/39 8 wks., Guy Lombardo (Decca 2768); #12 11/25/39 4 wks., Gene Autry (Vocalion 5122) (Okeh 5122); #8 12/2/39 7 wks., Bert Ambrose (Decca 2732); #16 12/23/39 2 wks., Tony Martin with Abe Lyman’s Orchestra (Decca 2788); #18 11/28/53 4 wks., Frank Sinatra (Capitol 2638). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43 found. Movies: South of the Border (Republic) 1939, directed by George Sheronan, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Story. 2444 Southern Cannon Ball. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23811) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23811) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2445 Southern Moon. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Rabon Delmore. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. (adm. by Warner-Elektra-Asylum Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Delmore Brothers (Bluebird 6841) 1937. Made Famous by: Delmore Brothers (Bluebird 6841) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2446 Southern Nights. Music/Lyrics: Allen Toussaint. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Marsaint Music, Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Allen Toussaint (Reprise MS 2186) 1975. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 4376) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/29/77 17 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4376). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 2/12/77 21 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4376). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1977 (Glen Campbell); BMI Country Award 1977, 1978; BMI Pop Award 1977; BMI Million Airs Award (2); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Allen Toussaint). Author Notes: “The song ‘Southern Nights’ is a culmination of feelings and emotions of my early childhood days and growing up in New Orleans, Louisiana. When I was a young child, though living in a most humble environment, I was very rich in spirit. Some of my fondest memories are of the times my father would take us to visit our relatives and friends out in the country, especially Thibodaux, well actually Schriever, Louisiana (my mother’s birthplace). There were wonderful old houses that were never new. Some of the older folk spoke mostly Creole and very little English. I remember chuckling with excitement when I’d hear my father speaking Creole with them. For some reason, as well as he spoke Creole, he never encouraged or even wanted the kids to do so. And there were those evenings when everyone would gather on the porch — the grownups in the porch swing, rocking chair and such, and the kids usually on the ﬂoor or steps. There would be chilling stories told. Sometimes a guitar or banjo would be pulled out from under a bed as in [the song] ‘Country John,’ and other moments when all you heard was the slow tempo of the rocking chair and the even slower swing chain. Someone would begin softly humming a tune—a slight lift on dynamics, then fade into a long silence. Suddenly in the midst of the stillness, a strong wind suitable to be a prelude to a mild storm would come up and excite the trees, but only for a moment before mellowing into a soft breeze that seemed

236 to blow right through you. I’d look up at the moving leaves that appeared as soft, silver lights being turned on and off by the light of the moon. After a while, I would just close my eyes with my heart ﬁlled with joy and love for the southern night.”— Allen Toussaint. 2447 Southern Rains. Music/Lyrics: Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Magic Castle Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (Elektra 47082) 1980. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (Elektra 47082) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/13/80 16 wks., Mel Tillis (Elektra 47082). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 2448 Southern Star. Music/Lyrics: Rich Alves/Steve Dean/Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Tom Collins Music Corp./Collins Court Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 9083) 1989. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 9083) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/9/89 26 wks., Alabama (RCA 9083). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991; ASCAP Country Award 1991. 2449 The South’s Gonna Do It. Alternate Title: “Country’s Gonna Do It.” Music/Lyrics: Charlie Daniels. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Kama Sutra Music, Inc./Radadari Music, c/o BMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 598) 1974. Made Famous by: Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 598) 1974. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #29 2/8/75 10 wks., Charlie Daniels Band (Kama Sutra 598). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1976. Notes: Also recorded as “Country’s Gonna Do It” by Joe Stampley (Epic 34356) 1976. 2450 Spanish Fandango. Music/Lyrics: Smokey Rogers/James Robert Wills (Bob Wills). Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Voss and the First Regiment Band (Edison) 1891; Edison Concert Band (Edison 91) 1896 (instrumental). Earliest Country Recording Found: John Dilleshaw and The String Marvel (Okeh 45328) 1929. Made Famous by: Bill Boyd’s Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 7921) 1938. Country Chart: #2 record of 1939, Bill Boyd (Bluebird 7921). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33 found. 2451 Spanish Two Step. Alternate Title: “New Spanish Two Step.” Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1935, 1941, 1946, renewed. Publisher: Ann Rachel Music Corp./Bourne Co./Red River Songs, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Vocalion/Okeh 3230) 1935. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Vocalion/ Okeh 3230) 1936. Country Chart: #4 record of 1936, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Vocalion/Okeh 3230); #2 record of 1939, Bill Boyd (Bluebird 7921); #1 (16) 4/25/46 23 wks., Bob Wills (Columbia 36966) as “New Spanish Two Step.” Pop Chart: #20 7/13/46 1 wk., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 36966) as “New Spanish Two Step.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Author Notes: Instrumental. 2452 Sparkling Blue Eyes. Alternate Title: “Sparkling Brown Eyes.” Music/Lyrics: Billy Cox. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed 1967. Publisher: Poca River Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wade Mainer and Sons of the Mountaineers (Bluebird 8042) 1939. Made Famous by: Wade Mainer and Sons of the Mountaineers (Bluebird 8042) 1939. Country Chart: #4 record of 1939, Wade Mainer and Sons of the Mountaineers (Bluebird 8042); #4 6/2/54 18 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29107); #30 4/24/60 1 wk., George Jones, as “Sparkling Brown Eyes” (Mercury 71583); #49 9/22/73 9 wks., Dickey Lee (RCA 0082). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954.

237 Sequel: “Sparkling Blue Eyes #2,” recorded by Wade Mainer and Sons of the Mountaineers (Bluebird 8249) 1939. History: “I was told about Billy Cox by Clark Kessinger, who’s a great old-time ﬁddler. When I found him, Billy was living in an old converted chicken house in a holler in West Virginia. Although Billy had released over 150 records for Columbia, Gennett and Decca, he was on welfare and wasn’t getting any money from any of his songs. He didn’t have any relatives he cared about or that cared anything about him. We became good friends and I helped Billy. We got together and did an album on Kanawah Records, and I got this song copyrighted for him. It was ﬁfty-ﬁfty on that, and when he died in 1968, he willed his portion of it to me. Billy was kind of appreciative of the fact that somebody was caring a little bit about what he did.”— Ken Davidson, Publisher, Kanawah Records. Sparkling Brown Eyes see Sparkling Blue Eyes. 2453 Speedin’ West. Music/Lyrics: Speedy West. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Opal Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Speedy West (Capitol 2519) 1953. Made Famous by: Speedy West (Capitol 2519) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2454 Squaws Along the Yukon. Music/Lyrics: George Camden Smith. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Texas Jim Lewis (Coral 64020). Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 4017) 1958. Country Chart: #2 8/23/58 22 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 4017). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. 2455 Stairway of Love. Music/Lyrics: Roy C. Bennett/Sid Tepper. Copyright Date: 1958. Publisher: Full Kell Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41143) 1958. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41143) 1958. Country Chart: #2 3/29/58 25 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41143). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. 2456 Stamp Out Loneliness. Alternate Title: “Help Stamp Out Loneliness.” Music/Lyrics: Carl Belew/Van Givens. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43966) 1967. Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43966) 1967. Country Chart: #5 2/4/67 17 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43966). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 2457 Stand by Me. Music/Lyrics: Ben E. King/Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./ Mike Stoller Music/Jerry Leiber Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ben E. King (Atco 6194) 1961. Made Famous by: Pop, Ben. E. King (Atco 6194) 1961; Country, Mickey Gilley (Full Moon/Asylum 46640) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/31/80 17 wks., Mickey Gilley (Full Moon/Asylum 46640). Pop Chart: #4 5/22/61 14 wks., Ben E. King (Atco 6194); #12 12/17/66 12 wks., Spyder Turner (MGM 13617); #20 3/15/75 9 wks., John Lennon (Apple 1881); #22 5/17/80 18 wks., Mickey Gilley (Full Moon/Asylum 46640); #9 10/4/86 21 wks., Ben E. King (Atlantic 89361). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981; BMI R&B Award 1960; BMI Pop Award 1961, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992. Movies: Stand by Me (Columbia) 1986, directed by Rob Reiner, starring River Phoenix, Kiefer Sutherland, and Richard Dreyfuss; Urban Cowboy (Paramount) 1980, directed by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger, and Scott Glenn. 2458 Stand by Your Man. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10398)

2453–2463 • Stateside 1968. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10398) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (3) 10/19/68 21 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10398); #88 3/14/81 3 wks., David Allan Coe (Columbia 60501); #82 3/4/89 3 wks., Lyle Lovett (MCA/Curb 53611). Pop Chart: #19 11/9/68 16 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10398); #24 8/29/70 14 wks., Candi Staton (Fame 1472). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 60. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1969 (Tammy Wynette); BMI Country Award 1969, 1970, 1971; BMI Pop Award 1969; BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller (Tammy Wynette). Movies: Stand by Your Man (CBS-TV) 1981, directed by Jerry Jameson, starring Annette O’Toole, Tim MacIntire, and Cooper Huckabee. Notes: This was Tammy Wynette’s only record to make the pop charts. Author Notes: “For over a year, I walked around with an idea on a little piece of paper in my pocket. After being barraged by women’s lib and ERA [the Equal Rights Amendment], I wanted it to be a song for all the women out there who didn’t agree; a song for the truly liberated woman, one who is secure enough in her identity to enjoy it. Even though, to some skeptics, it may hint of chauvinism, as far as I’m concerned, they can like it or lump it. Because ‘Stand by Your Man’ is just another way of saying ‘I love you’ without reservations.”— Billy Sherrill. 2459 Standing in the Shadows. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams Jr. (MGM 13504) 1966. Made Famous by: Hank Williams Jr. (MGM 13504) 1966. Country Chart: #5 5/28/66 19 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM 13504). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Movies: Living Proof (NBC-TV) 1983, directed by Dick Lowry, starring Richard Thomas and Lenore May. 2460 Standing on the Promise. Music/Lyrics: R. Kelso Carter. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Giddens Sisters (Okeh 45120) 1927 (as “Standing on the Promises of God”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 69 found. 2461 Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Johnson/ Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: IntersongUSA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6742) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6742) 1945. Country Chart: #1 6/7/45 11 wks., Bob Wills (Okeh 6742); #4 9/27/45 4 wks., Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 1724). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 2462 Starting Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Sudano/Donna Summer. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Earborne Music/Rick’s Music, Inc./Sweet Summer Night Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11926) 1979. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11926) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/22/80 14 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11926). Pop Chart: #36 3/29/80 10 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11926). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981; ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 2463 Stateside. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia Cs-9078) 1964. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (Kapp 772) 1966. Country Chart: #17 10/15/66 14 wks., Mel Tillis (Kapp 772). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “This song is a song that I named my band after. I was on Okinawa from ’52 to the ﬁrst part of ’54 — I started the song at the Stateside club on Okinawa. And when I got into the music business in Nashville, I ﬁnally ﬁnished the song,

Statue • 2464 –2478 and actually it was my ﬁrst hit that you could say was a hit — it went to about number 17 on the charts. I feel like if it had been on a major label it would have gone all the way to number 1 because it is still one of my most requested songs. I intend to redo that someday. A lot of our veterans can identify with that song.”— Mel Tillis. 2464 Statue of a Fool. Alternate Title: “Name It After Me.” Music/Lyrics: Jan Crutchﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Greene (Decca 32490) 1969. Made Famous by: Jack Greene (Decca 32490) 1969; Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73077) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/10/69 18 wks., Jack Greene (Decca 32490); #10 5/18/74 15 wks., Brian Collins (Dot 17499); #91 1/6/79 3 wks., Bill Medley (United Artists 1270); #2 (2) 11/25/89 18 wks., Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73077). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970, 1990; BMI Million Airs Award. 2465 Statues Without Hearts. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: First Generation Music Co. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 201) 1976. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin (Monument 201) 1976. Country Chart: #5 10/30/76 16 wks., Larry Gatlin (Monument 201). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. Stay a Little Longer see Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer). 2466 Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer). Alternate Titles: “Stay a Little Longer”; “The Hoe Down Fiddle Song.” Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan (Columbia 37097 and 20078) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 37097 and 20078) 1945; Willie Nelson (Atlantic 2979) 1973 (revised version). Country Chart: #22 9/29/73 13 wks., Willie Nelson (Atlantic 2979); #17 9/25/82 14 wks., Mel Tillis (Elektra 69963); #2 11/22/46 10 wks., Bob Wills (Columbia 37097). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20 found. Movies: Mackintosh and T.J. (Penland) 1976, directed by Marvin Chomsky, starring Roy Rogers, Clay O’Brien, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson, and Joan Hackett, sung by Willie Nelson. History: This tune is a version of an older traditional ﬁddle tune, “Waterbound.” Apparently, Leon McAuliffe borrowed a portion of a 1915 song, “On the Beach at Waikiki,” written by G.H. Stover and Henry Kailimai. Merle Travis was the ﬁrst to record this tune with lyrics. 2467 Stay Young. Music/Lyrics: Benny Gallagher/Graham Lyle. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Rondor, PRS/Irving Music. Licensed by: BMI/PRS. First Recorded by: Richard Torrence (Capitol 11610) 1977. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 52310) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/3/83 19 wks., Don Williams (MCA 52310). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 2468 Steal Away. Alternate Title: “Steal Away (to Jesus).” Music/ Lyrics: Red Foley (arrangement). Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Dinwiddle Colored Quartet (Victor 1716) 1902 (as “Steal Away [to Jesus]”). Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 14505) 1950. Country Chart: #9 4/28/50 1 wk., Red Foley (Decca 14505). Pop Chart: #13 12/26/25 1 wk., Paul Robeson (Victor 19742). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 62. Steal Away (to Jesus) see Steal Away. 2469 Stealin’ Corn. Music/Lyrics: Norman Hamlet/Roy Nichols. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc.

238 Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard and The Strangers (Capitol 16278). Made Famous by: Merle Haggard and The Strangers (Capitol 16278). No. of Artists: One. 2470 Steel Guitar Blues. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376) 1937. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376) 1937. Country Chart: #5 record of 1937, Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2471 Steel Guitar Chimes. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376) 1937. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376) 1938. Country Chart: #5 record of 1938, Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2472 Steel Guitar Rag. Music/Lyrics: Leon McAuliffe/Merle Travis/Clifﬁe Stone. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed; 1946 (lyrics added). Publisher: Bourne Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 03394) 1936. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 03394) 1936. Country Chart: #1 record of 1937, Bob Wills (Okeh 03394); #4 5/9/47 5 wks., Merle Travis (Capitol 384). No. of Artists: 25 found. 2473 Steel Guitar Stomp. Music/Lyrics: James Robert Wills. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Ann Rachel Music Corp. (adm. by Warner-Chappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion and Okeh 03997) 1937. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion and Okeh 03997) 1937. Country Chart: #4 6/6/46 6 wks., Hank Penny (King 528). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Notes: Instrumental. 2474 Steelin’ the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Byrd. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Byrd (Mercury 6175) 1949. Made Famous by: Jerry Byrd (Mercury 6175) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 2475 Step by Step. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/ Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174) 1981. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/15/81 16 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174). Pop Chart: #5 7/25/81 22 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47174). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1982; BMI Pop Award 1981. Step High Waltz see Wednesday Night Waltz. 2476 Step That Step. Music/Lyrics: Mark Miller. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: G.I.D. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5446) 1985. Made Famous by: Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5446) 1985. Country Chart: #1 2/9/85 21 wks., Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5446). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 2477 Steppin’ Out. Music/Lyrics: Bill Starr. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Cherio Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merv Shiner (Decca 46253) 1950. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (Elektra 47015) 1980. Country Chart: #60 10/3/70 7 wks., Jerry Smith (Decca 32730); #9 8/30/80 13 wks., Mel Tillis (Elektra 47015). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 2478 Still Doin’ Time. Music/Lyrics: Michael P. Heeney/John Moffat. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 02526) 1981.

239 Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 02526) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/3/81 17 wks., George Jones (Epic 02526). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 2479 Still in Saigon. Music/Lyrics: Dan Daley. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Dreena Music/Dan Daley Music (adm. by Dreena Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 02828) 1982. Made Famous by: The Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 02828) 1982. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #22 3/27/82 12 wks., Charlie Daniels Band (Epic 02828). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Publisher’s Comment: “Time magazine called this the best rock song of the ’80s.”— Bill Radics (Dreena Music). Author Notes: “I came of age during a period of social and political turmoil in the early 1970s and an awareness to one degree or another of the problems we face as a society has always affected my writing. I never served in Vietnam, but my motivation for writing ‘Still in Saigon’ goes much deeper than addressing the plight of America’s forgotten veterans; it came from drawing upon a deeper sense of pain, of loss, of betrayal that all of us experience at some time in our lives. Charlie Daniels was the perfect artist to record that song because he cuts across so many lines, musically, and because, just as important, he believes in what he sings about and people sense that in him and trust him for it.”— Dan Daley. 2480 Still Losing You. Music/Lyrics: Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13805) 1984. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13805) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/19/84 19 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13805). Pop Chart: #29 6/2/84 9 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13805). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 2481 Still Water Runs the Deepest. Alternate Title: “Still Water.” Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed 1952. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (MGM 10276) 1947. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (MGM 10276) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Notes: Also recorded as “Still Water” by Ferlin Husky (Capitol) in 1959. Still Water see Still Water Runs the Deepest. Stockade Blues see Midnight Special. 2482 Stomp Them Grapes. Music/Lyrics: Ronald E. McCown. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Sawgrass Music Publishers, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14720) 1974. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14720) 1974. Country Chart: #3 5/18/74 16 wks., Mel Tillis (MGM 14720). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2483 Stop and Smell the Roses. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis/Doc Severinsen. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./Song Painter Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mac Davis (Columbia 10018) 1974. Made Famous by: Mac Davis (Columbia 10018) 1974. Country Chart: #40 9/7/74 12 wks., Mac Davis (Columbia 10018); #29 5/25/74 13 wks., Henson Cargill (Atlantic 4021). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Mac Davis, Doc Severinsen); BMI Country Award 1975; ASCAP Country Award 1974, 1975; BMI Million Airs Award. 2484 Stop the World (and Let Me Off ). Music/Lyrics: Carl Belew/W.S. Stevenson. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA 7137) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA

2479–2490 • Strawberry 7137) 1958. Country Chart: #7 2/24/58 18 wks., Johnnie + Jack (RCA 7137); #16 9/25/65 13 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 8652); #18 4/6/74 14 wks., Susan Raye (Capitol 3850); #91 7/31/76 4 wks., Donny King (Warner 8229). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. The Story by the Moonlight see The Prisoner’s Song. 2485 The Story of My Life. Music/Lyrics: Burt Bacharach/Hal David. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Famous Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41013) 1957. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 41013) 1957. Country Chart: #1 11/16/57 23 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41013). Pop Chart: #15 11/11/57 24 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41013). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45. 2486 Straight to the Heart. Music/Lyrics: Terry Britten/Graham Lyle. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Good Single Ltd./Myaxe Music (adm. by Irving Music, Inc.). Licensed by: PRS/BMI. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 1-25405) 1985 (album cut). Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28518) 1986 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/22/86 22 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28518). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 2487 Strange Little Girl. Music/Lyrics: Richard Adler/Jerry Ross. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed 1979. Publisher: Lakshmi Puja Music, Ltd./The Songwriters Guild. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Cowboy Copas (King 951) 1950. Made Famous by: Cowboy Copas (King 951) 1951; Red Foley and Ernest Tubb (Decca 46311) 1951; Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 1470) 1951. Country Chart: #5 4/28/51 11 wks., Cowboy Copas (King 951); #9 5/19/59 1 wk., Red Foley and Ernest Tubb (Decca 46311); #9 6/16/51 1 wk., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 1470). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 2488 Stranger. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Resaca Music Publishing Co. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10302) 1976. Made Famous by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10302) 1976. Country Chart: #4 3/27/76 20 wks., Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10302). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976, 1977. 2489 Stranger in My House. Music/Lyrics: Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13470) 1983. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13470) 1983. Country Chart: #5 4/2/83 13 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13470). Pop Chart: #23 3/26/83 16 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13470). AC Action: #8 4/2/83 16 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13470). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: Grammy, Best New Country Song 1983 (Mike Reid); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Mike Reid); ASCAP Country Award 1983, 1984; ASCAP Pop Award 1983. 2490 The Strawberry Roan. Music/Lyrics: Curley Fletcher/Fred Howard/Nat Vincent. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co. Inc. (a division of Universal Studios, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Paul Hamblin (Victor 40260) 1930. Made Famous by: The Beverly Hillbillies (Brunswick 514) 1931. Country Chart: #5 record of 1931, The Beverly Hillbillies (Brunswick 514). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 62. Answers: “The Fate of the Strawberry Roan,” recorded by Wilf Carter (Bluebird B-4602); “He Rode the Strawberry Roan,” recorded by Wilf Carter (Bluebird B-4974); “Goodbye, Old Strawberry Roan,” recorded by Tex Fletcher; “The Strawberry Blonde on the Strawberry Roan,” recorded by Denver Darling; “The Bad Brahma Bull,” recorded by Tex Ritter (Capitol

Streak • 2491–2495 20068); “Father of the Strawberry Roan”; “The Girl Who Rode the Strawberry Roan.” Movies: The Strawberry Roan (Universal) 1933, directed by Alan James, starring Ken Maynard, Ruth Hall, Harold Goodwin, and Frank Yaconelli (one of the few full-length features based on a song); The Strawberry Roan (Columbia) 1948 directed by John English, starring Gene Autry, Gloria Henry, Jack Holt, Dick Jones, and Pat Buttram. Notes: Featured in the play Green Grow the Lilacs (1931) by Lynn Riggs, starring Franchot Tone and Helen Westley. History: Originally published as a poem by Curley Fletcher called “The Outlaw Bronco” in the Globe, Arizona, Record in 1915, it was revised slightly and published in 1917 in a collection of Fletcher’s poetry called The Strawberry Roan. Five thousand copies were printed and sold at rodeos throughout the West. According to cowboy song scholar John I. White, when Fletcher teamed up with Nat Vincent and Fred Howard in 1931, “The Strawberry Roan” was already a popular song, but Fletcher had received neither credit nor any money for it. When the copyrighted version appeared, Fletcher apparently was not happy with it and continued to insist that the original poem be included in the inside back cover of the song folio. Author Notes: “Curley Fletcher was a very famous rodeo rider who also wrote poems, some of which were published in local newspapers in the towns he appeared in. When he broke both arms and legs and could no longer ride, he brought us this poem and offered to sell it for $200. I told him I would buy it, but I would also give him credit and a full share of royalties if it ever sold as a song. I broke the poem up into stanzas and wrote a refrain for each one. It was used ﬁrst in the Ken Maynard movie The Strawberry Roan, made by Republic Pictures, and later on by Gene Autry in a Columbia Picture using the same title.”— Nat Vincent. 2491 The Streak. Music/Lyrics: Ray Stevens. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Ahab Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600) 1974. Made Famous by: Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600) 1974. Country Chart: #3 4/13/74 13 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600). Pop Chart: #1 (3) 4/13/74 17 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1974 (Ray Stevens); RIAA Million Seller 1974 (Ray Stevens); CMA Song of the Year 1974 (Ray Stevens); CMA Single of the Year 1974 (Ray Stevens); BMI Country Award 1975; BMI Pop Award 1975. Notes: Streaking, a fad in the mid-seventies, lasted about a year. The most famous case of streaking occurred at the Academy Awards in 1974. While host David Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor, a naked man ﬂashing a peace sign ran across the stage. The producers of the show had prepared for such an event, providing Mr. Niven with a cue card which inspired this remark, “Just think, the only laugh that man will probably ever get is for showing off his shortcomings.” Author Notes: “I was reading a magazine, I think it was Newsweek, the story about a college student who ran through a crowd, naked. The magazine called it ‘streaking.’”— Ray Stevens. 2492 Streamlined Cannonball. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 05638) 1940. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Capitol C886) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Author Notes: “I wrote ‘Streamlined Cannonball’ when they had begun to do away with the steam engine and were beginning to streamline trains.”—Roy Acuff. 2493 Streets of Bakersﬁeld. Music/Lyrics: Homer Joy. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Homer Joy (Capitol 3476) 1972. Made Famous by: Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens (Reprise 27964) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/16/88 18 wks., Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens (Reprise 27964). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989.

240 2494 Streets of Baltimore. Music/Lyrics: Tompall Glaser/Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8851) 1966. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8851) 1966. Country Chart: #5 6/25/66 20 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8851). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966, 1967. Author Notes: “It was about ’62 or ’63 when I started thinking along that line. Free love was becoming acceptable, and religion was relaxing some of its restraints. I noticed around the Opry and around larger cities I played there were a lot of young married couples looking very distraught. I had this feeling that they were probably married before they knew it and caught up in something they could have been trying out without being married. I saw one little girl visiting the Grand Ole Opry with her boyfriend. He had a lot of grease under his ﬁngernails, and he could hardly afford to get her there. She was dressed in all her ﬁnery. All the guys were giving her a three or four time goover. The poor ole boy was so tired, he could hardly drive home. She looked like she was ready to ﬂy with anybody that could get her the hell out of there. This ole boy falls in love with that little ole pretty chick, marries her. She’s got higher ambitions than he’s got. She’s going to use him as a stepping stone to get on, and that’s what she does. So he sells the farm. This couple and many like them were pretty much the average small town, rural Americans, members of the silent majority. This sort of thing happened a lot back then. I don’t think it does anymore. It was a very important thing in a lot of people’s lives when rural America discovered how the jet set was living.”— Tompall Glaser. “This is becoming a classic song. I don’t know how many people have done this on their live show. They never even recorded it, but they will. It’s considered in the music business as one of my better songs. Tompall Glaser and I wrote it — in fact it was his idea. He came over and he had a sonnet, I mean six full legal pages, like a whole side of an album. It was one of them deals of cutting it down. He had ten times too much stuff so I condensed it, put in some lines and it was done that evening. The next morning I took it to Bobby Bare’s house. I had just been telling Bobby that I didn’t like the pop-ass records we were putting out and I said, ‘Man you gotta get back into that good country stuff, and that good sound you had.’ I aimed this song at Bobby and I told him it was what he ought to do. So he did it a week later.”— Harlan Howard. 2495 Streets of Laredo. Alternate Titles: “The Dying Cowboy”; “Cowboy’s Lament.” Music/Lyrics: Francis Henry Maynard. Copyright Date: 1876. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Bentley Ball (Columbia A3085) 1919 (as “Dying Cowboy”); Harry McClintock (Victor 21761) 1928 (as “Streets of Laredo”). Made Famous by: Ewan Hall (Brunswick 141) 1927 (as “Streets of Laredo”); Otto Gray and The Oklahoma Cowboys (as “Cowboy’s Lament”). No. of Artists: 122 found. Parodies: “Streets of Weehawken,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2674) 1964, written by Kenneth Burns and Henry Haynes. Sequel: “The Dying Cowgirl,” recorded by Gene Autry (Conqueror 8193) 1933, written by Gene Autry and Frankie Marvin. Movies: The Wagon Master (Universal) 1929, directed by Harry Joe Brown, starring Ken Maynard, Edith Roberts, Tom Santschi, and Jackie Hanlon, the ﬁrst singing cowboy movie; Where the Buffalo Roam (Monogram) 1938, directed by Albert Herman, starring Tex Ritter, Dorothy Short, Horace Murphy, Bob Terry, and Louise Massey and The Westerners; Deep in the Heart of Texas (Universal) 1942, directed by Elmer Clifton, starring Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Rod Cameron, Eddie Polo, Earle Hodgins, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio ( Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrel); Little Joe the Wrangler (Universal) 1942, directed by Lewis D.

241 Collins, starring Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio. History: Because of its suitability for harmony singing, this song has always been a favorite of bluegrass groups. Like most traditional cowboy songs, it has received many claims to authorship, some of them dating back to the 1870s. In its most popular forms, the song has been made to ﬁt two locales—the streets of Laredo, Texas, and Tom Sherman’s Saloon and Dance Hall in Dodge City, Kansas. Whatever its origins, the song spread quickly throughout the west and became a favorite of cowboys everywhere. Streets of Laredo see Cowboy’s Lament. 2496 String of Pars. Music/Lyrics: Ray Benson/John Ely/Larry Franklin. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Lew Bob Songs/Paw Paw Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Asleep at the Wheel (Epic 34-06671) 1987. Made Famous by: Asleep at the Wheel (Epic 34-06671) 1987. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) 1987 (Asleep at the Wheel). 2497 Strong Enough to Bend. Music/Lyrics: Beth Nielsen Chapman/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: BMG Songs, Inc./Don Schlitz Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44188) 1988. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44188) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/16/88 23 wks., Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44188). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 2498 Strong Heart. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Austin Roberts/ Tommy Rocco. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Chriswald Music, Inc./Hopi Sound Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mark Gray (Columbia FC-40126 LP) 1986. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05905) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/17/86 23 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Columbia 05905). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 2499 Stuck Up Blues. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff (arrangement). Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 06300) 1941. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol T-2827) 1962. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Movies: Hi Neighbor (Republic) 1942, directed by Charles Lamont, starring Roy Acuff, Lillian Randolph, Harry “Pappy” Cheshire, Bill Shirley, Janet Beecher, and Don Wilson. Author Notes: “Back in the ﬁfties and even before, many people looked down on country music and country people. I always felt that these same people who were putting on airs and putting down our music had the very same background I and other country performers did. This simple little song seemed to tell that story so well. I always liked it.”— Roy Acuff. 2500 Success. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Mullins. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31384) 1961. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31384) 1962. Country Chart: #6 7/7/62 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31384). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. 2501 Sugar Booger. Music/Lyrics: Marie Willet. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy McGhee (Victor 20-4827) 1952. Made Famous by: Eddie Hill (RCA 20-5706) 1954 as (“My Sugar Booger”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.

2496–2505 • Sunbonnet 2502 Sugar Daddy. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49160) 1980. Made Famous by: Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49160) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/2/80 14 wks., Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49160). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. Author Notes: “I was in Knoxville, Tennessee, and I was sitting on the curb at a Howard Johnsons motel waiting to be picked up. We were going out to dinner and I was, like, outside and I just walked out there on a little lawn. I was kind of sitting on the curb and I saw this guy and this girl. They had the hood up on her car and they were looking at the motor. And the motor was kind of smoking. And obviously something was wrong with it. The guy was a real redneck ... I mean a great character ... and he goes, ‘Well, honey—what you need is a new car.’ And it just made her really mad. She turned around and said, ‘No, what I need’s a sugar daddy!’ And that was it. I heard that. I said, ‘Oh, that’s a great idea!’ I went back in and canceled dinner and wrote a song.”— David Bellamy. 2503 Sugar in the Gourd. Alternate Titles: “Natchez Under the Hill”; “The Old Bog Hole”; “You Gotta Let My Dog Alone.” Music/ Lyrics: Dan Emmett. Copyright Date: 1850s–1860s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4994) 1923 (as “Papa’s Billy Goat”); Fiddlin’ John Carson and His Virginia Reelers (Okeh 7003) 1924 (as “Sugar in the Gourd”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “You Gotta Let My Dog Alone” by John Carson and Moonshine Kate (Okeh 45458) 1930. History: Daniel Decatur Emmett (1815–1904) played a very important part in the creation of the American minstrel show. Emmett was a singer and dancer and played the violin, ﬂute and other instruments. He was an accomplished ﬁddler, and it is no accident that a number of his tunes, including “Blue Tail Fly,” “Dixie” and “Old Dan Tucker” have remained in most every ﬁddler’s repertory. “Sugar in the Gourd” was a minstrel “walk-around” tune. 2504 Sugarfoot Rag. Music/Lyrics: Walter “Hank” Garland/ Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Cromwell Music, Inc./Hollis Music Co. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Garland (Decca 46204) 1949. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 46205) 1949. Country Chart: #4 2/18/50 11 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46205); #12 12/1/79 14 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 11764). Pop Chart: #24 2/4/50 1 wk., Red Foley (Decca 46205). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950; ASCAP Country Award 1980; ACM Award 1980; Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) 1988 (Asleep at the Wheel, Epic 44213). History: Based on an old ﬁddle tune “Pretty Little Widder” recorded by Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15334-D) in 1928 and Roy Acuff (Columbia 20559) in 1949. 2505 Sunbonnet Sue. Music/Lyrics: Will D. Cobb/Gus Edwards. Copyright Date: 1908, renewed. Publisher: Mills Music, Inc./ Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Haydn Quartet (Victor 5568) 1908. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 3997) 1937; Phil Regan (Columbia 3075) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (5) 10/31/08 14 wks., Haydn Quartet (Victor 5568); #4 11/21/08 2 wks., Byron Harlan (Edison 9958). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Movies: Sunbonnet Sue (Monogram) 1945, directed by Ralph Murphy, starring Gale Storm and Phil Regan. Notes: Featured in the Broadway show Sunbonnet Sue in 1923. It had 87 performances.

Sunday • 2506–2517 2506 Sunday in the South. Music/Lyrics: Jay Booker. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Shenandoah (Columbia 68892) 1989. Made Famous by: Shenandoah (Columbia 68892) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/20/89 24 wks., Shenandoah (Columbia 68892). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 2507 Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Stevens (Monument 1163) 1969. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211) 1970. Country Chart: #55 11/1/69 6 wks., Ray Stevens (Monument 1163); #1 (2) 9/5/70 15 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42511). Pop Chart: #81 10/25/69 3 wks., Ray Stevens (Monument 1163); #46 8/29/70 7 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211). AC Action: #13 8/29/70 8 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45211). No. of Artists: 42. Awards: CMA Song of the Year 1970; BMI Country Award 1970, 1971; BMI Million Airs Award; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Kris Kristofferson); NSAI Songwriter of the Year Award 1971 (Kris Kristofferson). Parodies: “Sunday Mornin’ Falling Down,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14209) 1970, written by Kris Kristofferson and Sheb Wooley. 2508 Sunday Morning Christian. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard/ Lawrence Reynolds. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Harlan Howard (Nugget 1058) 1971. Made Famous by: Harlan Howard (Nugget 1058) 1971. Country Chart: #38 4/10/71 15 wks., Harlan Howard (Nugget 1058). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “The story is just my own personal beliefs about religion and how I feel about religious phonies. I’ve always felt that a person, by merely going to church, could not be a very good Christian person and have high hopes of going to heaven or wherever we’re going afterward. I’ve also observed religious fanatics that carry their religion like it was a banner. In fact, they’re even egotistical about their religion. People like that turn me off, and I was trying to say that in this song. I’ve just got a thing in my head that religion is a 24-hour-a-day business. If you’re not a Christian on Monday, then the two hours you spend going to church on Sunday, wearing your ﬁnest clothes and donating ten dollars and making sure everybody can see it, isn’t going to get you through.”— Harlan Howard. 2509 Sundown and Sorrow. Music/Lyrics: J.L. Frank/Pee Wee King. Copyright Date: 1946. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cowboy Copas (King 553) 1946. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM E-3803) 1960. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 2510 The Sunny Side of Life. Music/Lyrics: Eugene Kaeuffer/ George Moir. Copyright Date: 1905. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 6457) 1936. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. 2511 Sunny Side of the Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Gregory/Harry C. McAulife. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: American Music Publishing Co./Streets of Gold Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (Canadian Bluebird 553232) 1944; First American Release: Big Slim and His Oklahoma Boys (Page 508) 1947. Made Famous by: Hawkshaw Hawkins (King 667) 1947; Jimmy Martin (Decca 31748) 1965. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 300. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1965. Notes: Hawkshaw Hawkins

242 used this song as his theme song from 1945 to 1947. Jimmy Martin also used it as his theme song and named his band, the Sunny Mountain Boys, after it. 2512 Sunshine on My Shoulders. Music/Lyrics: John Denver/ Richard L. Kniss/Michael C. Taylor. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Denver (RCA 0213) 1974. Made Famous by: John Denver (RCA 0213) 1974. Country Chart: #42 2/16/74 12 wks., John Denver (RCA 0213). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 1/26/74 18 wks., John Denver (RCA 0213). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 80. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1974 ( John Denver, RCA 0213); ASCAP Country Award 1974; ASCAP Pop Award 1974. 2513 Super Kind of Woman. Music/Lyrics: Jack Lebsock. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart and The Heartbeats (Capitol 3524) 1973. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart and The Heartbeats (Capitol 3524) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/3/73 14 wks., Freddie Hart and The Heartbeats (Capitol 3524). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 2514 Superman. Music/Lyrics: Donna Fargo. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Prima-Donna Music Co./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17444) 1973. Made Famous by: Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17444) 1973. Country Chart: #1 2/17/73 14 wks., Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17444). Pop Chart: #41 2/24/73 9 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17444). AC Action: #35 3/31/73 3 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17444). No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973, 1974; BMI Pop Award 1973. Author Notes: “This song was inspired by my husband and all those guys who try to ‘boss’ us women and tell us exactly what to do and when. My favorite line in the song is, ‘So you don’t have to rub it in just ’cause you’re right and I’m wrong again ... sometimes right is just as wrong as wrong is.’ Men so often get on their ‘high horses’ because they’re ‘always right,’ and by their ‘rubbing it in,’ their ‘rights’ become ‘wrongs.’ Anyway, it really just came from a rebellious streak in me that shows up at times.”— Donna Fargo. 2515 Suppertime. Music/Lyrics: Ira Stanphill. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Singspiration, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 28790) 1953. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 28790) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30 found. Author Notes: “The song was composed about 1949 in the little town of Osceola, Missouri. I was conducting a small revival meeting in a tent. I was divorced from my ﬁrst wife (who later was killed in a car accident) and my small son of about ﬁve years of age was traveling with me. I suppose I was reminiscing about my own life, how pleasant it had been, and then was desiring this same happiness for my boy, who, at that time seemed to have no chance that he would ever have a real home again. While sitting on the side of the bed and watching him take a nap I wrote the words. The song is actually based upon a scripture verse in Revelation 19:9, which speaks about future hope of all Christians, which says, ‘Blessed are they who are called to the marriage supper of the lamb.’”— Ira Stanphill. 2516 Surround Me with Love. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/ Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Charly McClain (Epic 01045) 1981. Made Famous by: Charly McClain (Epic 01045) 1981. Country Chart: #5 4/11/81 18 wks., Charly McClain (Epic 01045). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 2517 Suspicions. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Randy McCormick/ Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Screen

243 Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053) 1979. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/16/79 14 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053). Pop Chart: #13 6/9/79 17 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 46053). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award: BMI Country Award 1980; BMI Pop Award 1979. 2518 Suspicious Minds. Music/Lyrics: Francis Zambon (pseudonym of Mark James). Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Screen GemsEMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mark James (Sceptor 12221) 1968; Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9764) 1969. Made Famous by: Country, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter (RCA 9920) 1976; Pop, Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9764) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (1) 5/1/76 14 wks., Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter (RCA 10653); #25 11/14/70 10 wks., Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter (RCA 9920). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 9/20/69 15 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 9764). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 62. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1969 (Elvis Presley, RCA 9764); BMI Country Award 1977. 2519 Sweet Betsey from Pike. Music/Lyrics: John A. Stone. Copyright Date: Circa 1855. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Radio Mac (Victor 23704) 1928 (pseudonym of Harry “Mac” McClintock). Made Famous by: Bradley Kincaid (Bluebird 5321) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 80. Notes: “Sweet Betsy from Pike” ﬁrst appeared in print around 1858 in San Francisco in Put’s Golden Songster. “Old Put” was a pseudonym for John A. Stone, who wrote and also published several popular gold rush songs. History: This song originated during the California gold rush in the middle of the nineteenth century. The legendary Betsy and Ike were from Pike County, Missouri, less than 100 miles upriver from St. Louis on the west bank of the Mississippi. The song is actually a parody of a parody. It started with an old English ballad titled “William and Diana,” which became “Vilikens and His Dinah,” written by John Parry in 1840. Sweet Bird see Sweet Fern. 2520 Sweet Bunch of Daisies. Alternate Title: “Sweet Golden Daises.” Music/Lyrics: Anita Owen. Copyright Date: 1894. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Albert Benzler (Edison 9141) pre–1907 (as “Sweet Little Daisies”). Earliest Country Recording Found: McMichen’s Home Town Band (Okeh 40445) 1925. Made Famous by: Clayton McMichen’s Georgia Wildcats (Decca 5418) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. Notes: This was Clayton McMichen’s theme song for a short time on radio. Also recorded as “Sweet Golden Daises” by the Kentucky Girls (Columbia 15364D) 1928. This song was a pop hit of 1894. Although the words have long been forgotten, the tune has remained a ﬁddle classic. 2521 Sweet Desire. Music/Lyrics: Jeannie Kendall. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Terrace Music Group (a division of Terrace Entertainment Corp.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1112) 1978. Made Famous by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1112) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/23/78 14 wks., The Kendalls (Ovation 1112). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 2522 Sweet Dreams. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (MGM 12194) 1955. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 3443) 1956; Patsy Cline (Decca 31483) 1963. Country Chart: #2 (1) 6/13/56 33 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 3443); #9 8/11/56 1 wk., Don Gibson (MGM 12194); #6 11/28/60 16 wks., Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7805); #5 5/11/63 16 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31483); #1 (2) 10/23/76 14 wks., Emmy-

2518–2528 • Sweet lou Harris (Reprise 1371). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #15 5/11/63 7 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 31483). No. of Artists: 50. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1956, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1977. Movies: Coal Miner’s Daughter (Universal) 1980, directed by Michael Apted, starring Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, and Levon Helm. Based on the autobiography of Loretta Lynn; Sweet Dreams (Tri-Star) 1985, directed by Karel Reisz, starring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, and John Goodman. Sweet Evelina, Dear Evelina see Dear Evelina, Sweet Evelina. 2523 Sweet Fern. Alternate Titles: “Sweet Bird”; “The Birds Are Returning”; “Tell Him to Come Back Sweet Fern.” Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter/Thomas P. Westendorf (lyrics)/George W. Persley (music). Copyright Date: 1876; 1929. Publisher: Public Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: Public Domain; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The West Virginia Night Owls (Fred Pendleton and Orville Reed) (Victor 21109) 1927 (as “Sweet Bird”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40126) 1929. Country Chart: #1 Record of 1930, The Carter Family (Victor 40126). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21 found. Sweet Floetta see The Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley. Sweet Golden Daises see Sweet Bunch of Daisies. 2524 Sweet Lips. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce/Doug Tubb/Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) 1961. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 31249) 1961. Country Chart: #3 5/29/61 21 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31249). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 2525 Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Don Helms/Merle “Red” Taylor. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 21402) 1955. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 21402) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Sweet Lulur see The Prisoner’s Song. 2526 Sweet Mama Hurry Home or I’ll Be Gone. Music/Lyrics: Jack Neville. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23796) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23796) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 2527 Sweet Memories. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Newbury. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 19575) 1968. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 11465) 1979. Country Chart: #32 7/12/69 10 wks., Don Gibson and Dottie West (RCA Victor 0178); #4 2/10/79 14 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 11465). Pop Chart: #75 6/8/68 6 wks., Andy Williams (Columbia 44527). AC Action: #4 5/25/68 15 wks., Andy Williams (Columbia 44527). No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Author Notes: “I wrote ‘Sweet Memories’ shortly after a broken engagement with a girl from Westphalia, Texas.”— Mickey Newbury. 2528 Sweet Sunny South. Alternate Titles: “Take Me Home to the Sweet Sunny South”; “Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South”; “The Sweet Sunny South”; “In My Dear Old Sunny South.” Music/Lyrics: W.L. Bloomﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1850, 1853. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: De Costa Waltz’s Southern Broadcasters (Gennett 6176) 1927 (as “Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South”); Ray Patterson’s Piedmont Log Rollers (Victor 21132) 1927 (as “Sweet Sunny South”). Made Famous by: Patterson’s Piedmont Log Rollers (Victor 21132) 1928.

Sweet • 2529–2539 Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. Notes: As late as 1991 this song was recorded by John Hartford (Flying Fish 70566). The Sweet Sunny South see Sweet Sunny South. 2529 Sweet Temptation. Music/Lyrics: Clifﬁe Stone/Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Travis (Capitol 349) 1947. Made Famous by: Merle Travis (Capitol 349) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 2530 Sweet Thang. Music/Lyrics: Nathan Stuckey. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Su-Ma Publishing Co., Inc./Stuckey Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Nat Stuckey (Paula 243) 1966. Made Famous by: Nat Stuckey (Paula 243) 1966. Country Chart: #4 9/10/66 18 wks., Nat Stuckey (Paula 243); #45 2/25/67 9 wks., Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32091). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. Author Notes: “Nat had an uncle who called his favorite things, such as a guitar, a ‘sweet thang’ and Nat picked up this saying from him. ‘Thang’ is a southern way to say ‘thing.’ Nat originally wrote ‘Sweet Thang’ for Buck Owens, but Buck turned down the original version. Nat rewrote the song with the lyrics we know today and recorded it for himself on Paula Records. Because of this song, and its recognition, Nat left KWKH Radio for a singing and writing career.”— Ann Stuckey, wife of Nat Stuckey. 2531 Sweet Thang and Cisco. Alternate Title: “Sweetater and Cisco.” Music/Lyrics: Bill Eldridge/Gary Stewart. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Forrest Hills Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gary Stewart (Kapp 2008) 1969 (as “Sweetater and Cisco”). Made Famous by: Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0238) 1969 (as “Sweet Thang and Cisco”). Country Chart: #8 10/4/69 11 wks., Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0238). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Sweetater and Cisco see Sweet Thang and Cisco. 2532 Sweeter Than the Flowers. Music/Lyrics: Morry Burns/Lois Mann/Ervin T. Rouse. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moon Mullican (King 673) 1948. Made Famous by: Moon Mullican (King 673) 1948. Country Chart: #3 5/7/48 37 wks., Moon Mullican (King 673); #12 10/22/48 1 wk., Shorty Long (Decca 46139). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Parodies: “Sweeter Than the Flowers #2,” recorded by Moon Mullican (King 783) 1949, written by Morry Burns, Lois Mann, Ervin T. Rouse and Boyette. Author Notes: “Carrying ‘Sweeter Than the Flowers’ was just like a woman carrying a baby. Now, a song is in your heart and soul just like a child. It’s a load to write about your own mother, and our mother was a very sweet woman. She loved all of her children and we all loved her. And when she passed away, our main remembrance of mama was that she was more sweeter than any ﬂower. We sang her song to hundreds of millions of people throughout our times and career in show business and we’re mighty, mighty proud and happy that we had life in our bodies to do that.”— Ervin T. Rouse. 2533 The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known). Music/Lyrics: Otha Young. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Addison Street Music/The Sterling Music Company Int. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Juice Newton and Silver Spur (RCA APLI/APSI/APKL 1004) 1976. Made Famous by: Juice Newton (Capitol 5046) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/24/81 19 wks., Juice Newton (Capitol 5046). Pop Chart: #7 10/17/81 24 wks., Juice Newton (Capitol 5046). AC Action: #1 1/30/82 1 wk., Juice Newton (Capitol 5046). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982, 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Otha Young).

244 2534 Sweetheart , You Done Me Wrong. Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt/Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe with Lester Flatt (Columbia 38172) 1948. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 38172) 1948. Country Chart: #11 6/19/48 1 wk., Bill Monroe (Columbia 38172). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 2535 Sweethearts in Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1956, 1961, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Pep Records 109XX) 1957. Made Famous by: Buck Owens and Rose Maddox (Capitol 4992) 1963. Country Chart: #19 8/10/63 6 wks., Buck Owens and Rose Maddox (Capitol 4992). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “I got married in 1948, when I was seventeen, I had a couple of young kids, and I wasn’t able to handle the marriage. Along about 1956 when I wrote this song, I had a guilty conscience that I had failed in my family. I was from the school of one marriage, one love, one wife, ’til death do us part. So I wrote the song out of a guilt complex — that’s because I was always wanting to make up for something that I hadn’t been able to do. So I wrote this after my ﬁrst wife Bonnie, ‘Will there be sweethearts in heaven? If there is, then I want you for mine.’”— Buck Owens. 2536 Sweethearts or Strangers. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis. Copyright Date: 1941, 1942, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 8728) 1940. Made Famous by: Bob Atcher (Okeh 6496) 1941; Jimmie Davis (Decca 5902) 1942. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Movies: Cowboy Serenade (Republic) 1942, directed by William Morgan, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie; Strictly in the Groove (Universal) 1942, directed by Vernon Keays, starring Mary Healy, Richard Davies, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, the Jimmy Wakely Trio ( Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrel), and The Dinning Sisters. Notes: This was Bob Atchers’ most popular song. 2537 Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1886 (ﬁrst printing found). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Apollo Male Quartet (Columbia A1169) 1912. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 342 found. 2538 Swing Wide the Gates of Love. Alternate Title: “Swing Wide Your Gate of Love.” Music/Lyrics: Sidney Nathan/Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Globe 124) 1946. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 57-40218) 1949. Country Chart: #7 10/14/49 1 wk., Hank Thompson (Capitol 5740218). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Swing Wide Your Gate of Love see Swing Wide the Gates of Love. 2539 Swingin’. Music/Lyrics: John David Anderson/Lionel A. Delmore. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: John Anderson Music Co., Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29788) 1982. Made Famous by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29788) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/15/83 22 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29788). Pop Chart: #43 3/5/83 13 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29788). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (John David Anderson, Lionel A. Delmore); RIAA Million Seller 1983 ( John Anderson, Warner Bros.); BMI Country Award 1983, 1984; Music City News Award 1984. Author Notes: “The way ‘Swingin’’ came about, I’d

245 been ﬁshing on Old Hickory Lake and was on the way to the house when I saw an old hippie-type van that had an air-brushed license tag with a girl’s name on it. I’ve forgotten the name but for some reason: ‘Her brother’s on the sofa eating apple pie, her mama’s in the kitchen cutting chicken up to fry; her daddy’s in the backyard doing something with a hose; and I’m on the porch with (the girl’s name) feelin’ love down to my toes; we were swingin’.’ All came to me at one time. John Anderson called me later that night and I recited what I’d written and he was interested in helping me ﬁnish it. I suppose the rest is known history! As far as credit goes, I have to thank God for the spontaneity of the song.”— Lionel Delmore. 2540 Swinging Doors. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1965, 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5600) 1966. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5600) 1966. Country Chart: #5 4/9/66 27 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 5600). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 2541 Take a Letter, Miss Gray. Music/Lyrics: Justin Tubb. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Justin Tubb (Groove 0017) 1963. Made Famous by: Justin Tubb (Groove 0017) 1963. Country Chart: #6 4/13/63 16 wks., Justin Tubb (Groove 0017). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Author Notes: “Miss Doris Gray was Jim Reeves’ secretary. She later married Leo Johnson, Jim Reeves’ lead guitar player. I used her name not because she was involved with me or anybody else, but because it rhymes with so many good words that I could use in a song. The only bad thing about it was that I could have had a Jim Reeves record. Jim decided not to do the song because he didn’t want any of his fans to think that he was having an affair with his secretary. He loved the song but he said, ‘I just can’t do it.’ I wound up doing it and it was the biggest record I ever had by myself.”— Justin Tubb. 2542 Take an Old Cold ’Tater (and Wait). Music/Lyrics: E.M. Bartlett. Copyright Date: 1924, 1949. Publisher: Albert E. Brumley. Licensed by: SESAC. Earliest Recording Found: Clarence Ganus (Vocalion 5409) 1929 (as “Take a ’Tater and Wait”). Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20548) 1949. Country Chart: #7 4/16/49 7 wks., Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20548). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Notes: This song may have existed as a poem in the late 19th century. Author Notes: “My father, E.M. Bartlett, Sr., wrote this song in the early twenties. It was considered then a comic quartet number along with other titles he wrote such as ‘You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down,’ ‘The Old Razor Strap’ and ‘The Men Will Wear Kimonos By and By.’ It was not written with country music in mind, but Little Jimmy Dickens picked it up and made it a popular country song.”— Gene Bartlett, Jr., son of E.M. Bartlett. 2543 Take Care of You for Me in Kansas City. Alternate Title: “Kansas City Song.” Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/Red Simpson. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2783) 1970. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2783) 1970. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/6/70 15 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2783) as “Kansas City Song.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Answers: “Kansas City Song” written by Buck Owens and Red Simpson (1970). Not recorded. 2544 Take Good Care of Her. Music/Lyrics: Arthur Kent/Edward C. Warren. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: George Paxton/ Recherche. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Adam Wade (Coed 546) 1961. Made Famous by: Country, Sonny James (Capi-

2540–2550 • Take tol 5612) 1966; Pop, Adam Wade (Coed 546) 1961. Country Chart: #1 4/9/66 20 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5612); #4 2/16/74 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA APBO-0196). Pop Chart: #7 3/13/61 14 wks., Adam Wade (Coed 546). AC Action: #40 3/3/73 2 wks., Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45777). No. of Artists: 25. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1966, 1974. 2545 Take Me. Music/Lyrics: George Jones/Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 2060/3060) 1965 (album cut). Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1117) 1965 (single). Country Chart: #8 11/6/65 18 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1117); #9 12/25/71 11 wks., George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 10815). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 2546 Take Me as I Am (or Let Me Go). Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 51507) 1954. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 44374) 1967. Country Chart: #8 12/30/68 15 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 44374); #34 8/21/76 10 wks., Mack White (Commercial 1319); #28 8/8/81 11 wks., Bobby Bare (Columbia 02414). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 51. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 2547 Take Me Back Again. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7600) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7600) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2548 Take Me Back into Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/ Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1945, 1972, renewed. Publisher: Western Music Publishing Co./Milene Music Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Columbia 36587) 1941. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 16898 T-910) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2549 Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle. Music/Lyrics: Teddy Powell/Walter G. Samuels/Leonard Whitcup. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Leonard Whitcup, Inc./Criscott Music Co./Tee Pee Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Tommy Dorsey with Cliff Weston (Victor 25144) 1935. Earliest Country Recording Found: Prairie Ramblers (ARC 51153) 1935. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 8933) 1937. Country Chart: #4 record of 1938, Gene Autry (Conquerer 8933). Pop Chart: #4 11/9/35 11 wks., Tommy Dorsey (Victor 25144); #20 12/7/35 1 wk., Victor Young (Decca 581) Frank Luther Vocal. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30 found. Movies: Boots and Saddles (Republic) 1937, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Gene Autry, Judith Allen, and Guy Usher. 2550 Take Me Back to Renfro Valley. Music/Lyrics: John Lair. Copyright Date: 1935, 1962. Publisher: Duchess Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Linda Parker and The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Conquerer 8164) 1933. Made Famous by: The Renfro Valley Barn Dance (live radio show, broadcast 1942–1954); Linda Parker and The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Conquerer 8164) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Notes: Theme song of The Renfro Valley Barn Dance (1942–1954). History: While John Lair was musical director of radio station WLS in Chicago, he became increasingly homesick for his old home on Renfro Creek near Mount Vernon, Kentucky. After vacationing in his beloved Renfro Valley, he returned to Chicago and wrote this song. Teaming up with his musical discovery Red Foley, Red’s brother Cotton Foley and country singer

Take • 2551–2557 Whitey Ford, and with a borrowed $500, he started the Renfro Valley Barn Dance originating from Kentucky and using largely local talent. The show was carried live by CBS for 12 years and became a huge success, due in part, according to Lair, to this song. Take Me Back to Tennessee see Careless Love. Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South see Sweet Sunny South. 2551 Take Me Back to Tulsa. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp./Red River Songs, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Conqueror 1180) 1941. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Conqueror 1180) 1941. Country Chart: #3 record of 1941, Bob Wills (Conqueror 1180). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35 found. Author Notes: “The tune ‘Take Me Back to Tulsa’ was part of an old folk tune handed down from my grandfather. It had many verses and several different names. Like my father and grandfather, I added my own verse and called the tune ‘Take Me Back to Tulsa.’”— Bob Wills. 2552 Take Me Down. Music/Lyrics: Mark Gray/J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Chinnichap Publishing/Irving Music Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Warner/Curb 49548) 1980. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13210) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/29/82 13 wks., Alabama (RCA 13210). Pop Chart: #18 5/22/82 13 wks., Alabama (RCA 13210). AC Action: #5 5/22/82 21 wks., Alabama (RCA 13210). No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “‘Take Me Down’ was written around the feel of Michael Chapman’s ‘I Want to Kiss You All Over.’ J.P. and I sat down and literally copped the feel, did our chords and wrote ‘Take Me Down’ to That Feel.’”— Mark Gray. 2553 Take Me Home, Country Roads. Music/Lyrics: Bill Danoff/ Taffy Nivert Danoff/John Denver. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Denver (RCA 0445) 1971. Made Famous by: John Denver (RCA 0445) 1971. Country Chart: #50 6/26/71 12 wks., John Denver (RCA 0445) with backup vocals by Fat City (Bill Danoff/Taffy Nivert). Pop Chart: #2 (1) 4/10/71 23 wks., John Denver (RCA 0445). AC Action: #3 4/3/71 21 wks., John Denver (RCA 0445). No. of Artists: 270. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1971, 1981, 1982, 1983; ASCAP Pop Award 1971; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert Danoff, John Denver); RIAA Million Seller 1971 (John Denver). Notes: This song has been recorded 214 times in America and 55 times overseas. Author Notes: “We had been receiving letters from an artist friend who lived in the mountains of West Virginia reveling in the beauty of the countryside. Then, on the way to a family reunion of Taffy’s relatives in Maryland, Bill started writing a song about the little windey roads we were driving on to get there. The song hung around for a while as the two words, ‘country roads.’ Later, Bill decided to write the song about our artist friend ... the original second verse was: ‘In the foothills, hiding from the clouds; pink and purple West Virginia farmhouse; naked ladies, men who looked like Christ; and a dog named Pancho nibbling on the rice.’ We knew before it was ﬁnished it would never get on the air, but we wrote the chorus anyway. During the last week of December 1970, John Denver came over to our apartment after the last show at the Cellar Door in Washington, D.C., where we were both appearing. He heard the song, got excited, and we dropped the second verse and ﬁnished writing it at six o’clock in the morning. The rest is history. Someday we’ll visit West Virginia.”— Bill and Taffy Danoff. Take Me Home to the Sweet Sunny South see Sweet Sunny South. 2554 Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell

246 Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1050) 1949. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1050) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/31/49 17 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1050); #10 4/12/80 16 wks., Jim Reeves and Deborah Allen (RCA 11946). Pop Chart: #15 9/2/52 8 wks., Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 2193). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950. Author Notes: “No story on this song. I just happened to think of the lines ‘Take me in your arms and hold me like I’ve been holding you in my heart.’ The rest of the song kinda wrote itself.”— Cindy Walker. 2555 Take Me to Your Lovin’ Place. Music/Lyrics: Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Combine Music Corp./EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Kristoshua Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 11369) 1980. Made Famous by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 11369) 1980. Country Chart: #5 10/4/80 17 wks., Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 11369). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 2556 Take Me to Your World. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Beverly Byrd (Epic, unissued) 1967; First released by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10269) 1967. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10269) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/6/68 17 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10269). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Author Notes: “I was working at Epic Records as a staff producer. I had signed a singer named Beverly Byrd. So I said, ‘I’ll do this song on her,’ since she was recording right away and Tammy wasn’t comin’ up for awhile. So I cut ‘Take Me to Your World’ on Beverly. Billy Sherrill liked the track and wanted to write the strings for it. He wrote the strings, put them on the Beverly Byrd track, listened to it, and decided to dub in Tammy Wynette’s voice. And it became Tammy’s record. Needless to say, Beverly went wild when Tammy’s record went to No. 1. We dropped her from the label, and I don’t know whatever became of her.”— Glenn Sutton. 2557 Take My Hand Precious Lord. Alternate Titles: “Precious Lord”; “Precious Lord Take My Hand.” Music/Lyrics: Thomas A. Dorsey. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Heavenly Gospel Singers (Bluebird 6846, Victor 203069) 1937 (as “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 150 found. Author Notes: “This song is very dear to me. I left my home one morning with another fellow driving to St. Louis to sing in a revival at a Baptist church. My wife was going to become a mother in a few days. We got 24 miles outside of Chicago, and I discovered I had left my briefcase with all my music in it. I turned around, drove back to Chicago and went home. My wife was sleeping, and I didn’t disturb her. When I got back in the car, the other fellow said he had changed his mind and decided not to go. As it was, providence was trying to tell me not to go away. But I went on to St. Louis, anyway. Next night, I was working in a revival, and I received a telegram: ‘Your wife just died. Come home.’ Some fellow volunteered to drive me to Chicago, and when I got home next day, I had the body moved. I had a bouncing boy baby. But that night, the baby died. That was double trouble. I felt like going back on God. He had mistreated me, I felt. About a week later, after we had put the baby and the wife away in the same casket I was sitting with the late Theodore Fry, just drowsing. Just like water dropping from the crevice of a rock, the words dropped into the music, ‘Take my hand, precious Lord.’”— the Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey.

247 2558 Take These Chains from My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hy Heath/ Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11479) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11479) 1953. Country Chart: #1 5/9/53 12 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11479). Pop Chart: #8 4/27/63 11 wks., Ray Charles (ABC Paramount 10435). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 125. Author Notes: “‘Take These Chains from My Heart’ was written in Nashville some time during 1952 and was one of the last songs recorded by the late, great genius Hank Williams. It was released shortly before his death on January 1, 1953, and almost every radio station in the United States kept playing it repeatedly as a tribute to him. It was one of the songs that broke the barrier between country and pop music, and also brought country music into the rhythm and blues ﬁeld. Dean Martin and Ray Charles are two among many artists credited with this. It is also credited with being one of the songs instrumental in bringing a stream of pop writers and artists into Nashville and the ﬁeld of country music.”— Rose Heath, wife of Hy Heath. 2559 Take This Job, and Shove It. Music/Lyrics: David Allan Coe. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50469) 1977. Made Famous by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50469) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (2) 11/5/77 18 wks., Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50469). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. Movies: Take This Job and Shove It (AVCO/Embassy) 1981, directed by Gus Trikonis, starring Robert Hays, Art Carney, and Barbara Hershey. Author Notes: “I was living on my boat at the time on Old Hickory Lake in Nashville, Tennessee. My wife, Mimi, and I went to a movie, and as we were coming home from the movie we heard some sirens. Ironically, when we got to the boat dock, the boat dock was on ﬁre. I ran down and was cutting boats loose and everything and letting them drift out into the water — to try and save the boats that I could save. The next day I was sitting around with Billy Sherrill, Buddy Killen, Ron Bledsoe and some other people. We were talking about the incident and how when the ﬁremen got there they had to go right into the blaze and everything. Someone said, ‘How would you like to be a ﬁreman?’ I said, ‘You can take this job and shove it.’ I went back to my boat and laid down and started thinking about that phrase. So I decided to write a song called ‘Take This Job and Shove It.’ As the song took a hold, I felt well this is a good song. So I went back to Billy Sherrill’s boat and played the song for him. He said, ‘Man, that’s great! I’m recording Johnny Paycheck tomorrow and I’ve got one more chance to get a hit record with Paycheck or they’re going to drop him from the label.’”— David Allan Coe. 2560 Talk Back Trembling Lips. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1214) 1963. Made Famous by: Country, Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1214) 1963; Pop, Johnny Tillotson (MGM 13181) 1963. Country Chart: #1 6/22/63 36 wks., Ernest Ashworth (Hickory 1214). Pop Chart: #7 11/9/63 13 wks., Johnny Tillotson (MGM 13181). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963; BMI Pop Award 1963. Parodies: “Talk Back Blubberin’ Lips,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13197) 1966, written by John D. Loudermilk and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “After this song became a hit, we were traveling in Florida one night and came upon a trailer behind this car, and it had these lips painted red and mounted on springs so that they moved. We said, ‘What in the hell is that?’ And as we passed it, we saw ‘Ernie Ashworth — Talk Back Trembling Lips’ painted on the side. He was on tour, and that was his identiﬁcation, his sign. He had them on his suit, too, little lips on springs that would shake around.”— John D. Loudermilk.

2558–2566 • T.B. 2561 Talk to Me. Music/Lyrics: Joe Seneca. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Little Willie John (King 5108) 1958. Made Famous by: Country, Mickey Gilley (Epic 03326) 1982; Pop, Sonny and The Sunglows (Tear Drop 3014). Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/13/82 18 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 03326). Pop Chart: #20 4/21/58 17 wks., Little Willie John (King 5108); #11 9/28/63 9 wks., Sonny and The Sunglows (Tear Drop 3014). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; BMI Pop Award 1963. 2562 Talkin’ in Your Sleep. Music/Lyrics: Roger Cook/Bobby Wood. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Chriswood Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) 1978. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/17/78 16 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214). Pop Chart: #18 7/29/78 18 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1214). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1979; RIAA Million Seller 1979 (Crystal Gayle); BMI Robert J. Burton Award (Most Performed Song) 1979; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Roger Cook, Bobby Wood). 2563 Talkin’ to the Wall. Music/Lyrics: Warner McPherson. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Warner Mack (Decca 31911) 1966. Made Famous by: Warner Mack (Decca 31911) 1966. Country Chart: #3 3/26/66 20 wks., Warner Mack (Decca 31911); #7 6/29/74 14 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 46056). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966, 1975. 2564 Talking Blues. Alternate Title: “Original Talking Blues.” Music/ Lyrics: Unknown (original version); Robert Lunn/William York (new arrangement). Copyright Date: Unknown; 1970. Publisher: Public Domain; Fort Knox Music Co. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Chris Bouchillon (Columbia 15120-D) 1926. Made Famous by: Chris Bouchillon (Columbia 15120-D) 1926; Robert Lunn (in live performance on The Grand Ole Opry in the 1940s and early 1950s). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. History: Robert Lunn was one of the many performers who brought the songs and stylings of vaudeville to the country music stage. During his twenty years on The Grand Ole Opry (1938–1958) he specialized in novelty numbers like “Original Talking Blues,” to which there were countless verses. 2565 Tall Dark Stranger. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2570) 1969. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2570) 1969. Country Chart: #1 8/9/69 15 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2570). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “I learned about this from my grandmother who was raised by her one-armed grandpappy. He had his arm shot off in the Civil War. One time, they started into town and they had this big ﬁght in the mud with a tall dark man, because they were arguing about who was gonna pull their wagon out of the mud so the other one could pass by. They got in a big ﬁght right there in the road, and he was a tall, dark man. If you were tall dark and handsome, and a stranger, she led me to believe, you were not to be trusted, and she never trusted him. I took that experience and wrote the song from that.”— Buck Owens. 2566 T.B. Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23535) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23535) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18.

Teach • 2567–2581 2567 Teach Me to Forget. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Payne (Capitol 1782) 1951. Made Famous by: Leon Payne (Capitol 1782) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2568 Teach My Daddy How to Pray. Music/Lyrics: Jim Baker/Jim Owen. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Sawgrass Music Publishers, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (MCA) 1972. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (MCA) 1972. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2569 Tear Time. Music/Lyrics: Jan Crutchﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Forrest Hills Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Burgess (Decca 32178) 1967. Made Famous by: Wilma Burgess (Decca 32178) 1967; Dave and Sugar (RCA Victor 11322) 1978. Country Chart: #16 8/26/67 15 wks., Wilma Burgess (Decca 32178); #1 (1) 8/12/78 16 wks., Dave and Sugar (RCA Victor 11322). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. Author Notes: “Another writer, Red Lane, and I went ﬁshing at Centerhill Lake all night long. On our way back from Centerhill to Nashville I wrote it in his car with his guitar. I said, ‘Do you want to help me write this song?’ and he said, ‘No, I’m tired.’ The rest is history.”— Jan Crutchﬁeld. 2570 Teardrops in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Cromwell Music, Inc. (USA)/Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (outside USA). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2276) 1947. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2276) 1947. Country Chart: #4 7/26/47 2 wks., Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 2276); #18 8/7/76 13 wks., Rex Allen, Jr. (Warner Bros. 8236); #45 11/21/81 9 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 02575). Pop Chart: #64 6/17/57 7 wks., Teresa Brewer (Coral 61850). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1977. 2571 The Tears Broke Out on Me. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7984) 1962. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7984) 1962. Country Chart: #7 /3/17/62 10 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 47-7984). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. 2572 Tears of the Lonely. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (GRT Records 0201069) 1978. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 02774) 1982. Country Chart: #3 3/20/82 18 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 02774). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983. 2573 Tears on My Pillow. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1941, 1968, renewed. Publisher: Western Music Publishing Co./Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Okeh 06239) 1940. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 06239) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #59 7/24/61 5 wks., The McGuire Sisters (Coral 62276). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. 2574 Teddy Bear. Music/Lyrics: Billy Joe Burnette/Tommy Hill/ Dale Royal/Red Sovine. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Sovine (Starday 142) 1976. Made Famous by: Red Sovine (Starday 142) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (3) 6/19/76 13 wks., Red Sovine (Starday 142). Pop Chart: #40 7/24/76 9 wks., Red Sovine (Starday 142). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; RIAA Million Seller (Red Sovine). Sequel: “Teddy Bear’s Last

248 Ride,” recorded by Diana Williams (Capitol 4377) 1976, written by Dale Royal and Billy Joe Burnette. 2575 Teddy Bear Song. Music/Lyrics: Don Earl/Nick Nixon. Copyright Date: 1971, 1973. Publisher: Champion Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) 1972. Made Famous by: Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/30/73 19 wks., Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743). Pop Chart: #32 2/24/73 19 wks., Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 45743). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1973; BMI Country Award 1974; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Don Earl, Nick Nixon). Notes: This was Barbara Fairchild’s only pop chart record. Tell Him to Come Back Sweet Fern see Sweet Fern. 2576 Tell Me a Lie. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Buckins/Barbara Wyrick. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sami Jo (MGM/South 7029) 1974. Made Famous by: Sami Jo (MGM/South 7029) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/17/83 20 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 04091); #52 2/9/74 12 wks., Sami Jo (MGM South 7029). Pop Chart: #21 2/9/74 14 wks., Sami Jo (MGM South 7029). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1974, 1984; BMI Country Award 1975, 1984. Tell Me That You Love Me see We Parted by the Riverside. 2577 Ten Little Bottles. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bond. Copyright Date: 1954, 1965, renewed. Publisher: Red River Songs. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Bond (Columbia 21222) 1954; Johnny Bond (Starday SLP-187) 1962 (album cut). Made Famous by: Johnny Bond (Starday 704) 1965 (single). Country Chart: #2 (4) 2/6/65 21 wks., Johnny Bond (Starday 704). Pop Chart: #43 3/13/65 8 wks., Johnny Bond (Starday 704). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Notes: In 1920, Bert Williams recorded “Ten Little Bottles” (Columbia 2941). This recording was not available for comparison. 2578 Ten Thousand Drums. Music/Lyrics: Carl Smith/Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 41417) 1959. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 41417) 1959. Country Chart: #5 7/20/59 12 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 41417). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Tenbrook and Molly see Molly and Tenbrooks. 2579 Tender Hearted Sue. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenkins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1945, renewed 1972. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Rambling Rogue (pseudonym of Fred Rose) (Okeh 6747) 1945. Made Famous by: The Rambling Rogue (Okeh 6747) 1945. Country Chart: #5 10/27/45 1 wk., The Rambling Rogue (Okeh 6747). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2580 A Tender Lie. Music/Lyrics: Randy Sharp. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Longitude Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Restless Heart (RCA 8714) 1988. Made Famous by: Restless Heart (RCA 8714) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/8/88 14 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 8714). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989. 2581 Tender Years. Music/Lyrics: Darrell Edwards. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: South Coast Music/Glad Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Mercury 71804) 1961. Made Famous by: George Jones (Mercury 71804) 1961. Country Chart: #1 6/25/61 32 wks., George Jones (Mercury 71804). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961.

249 2582 The Tenderfoot. Alternate Title: “The Horse Wrangler.” Music/Lyrics: D.J. O’Malley. Copyright Date: 1894. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Tex Fletcher (ARC, unissued) 1933; First release: Bill Bender (Varsity 5148) circa 1939. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Notes: This song was written to the tune of “The Day I Played Baseball” (1875) by Pat Rooney, a vaudeville star of the 1880s. Original title: “The D2 Horse Wrangler,” aka “The Horse Wrangler” and “Tenderfoot.” 2583 Tennessee Bird Walk. Music/Lyrics: Jack Blanchard. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Back Bay Music c/o Mietus Mgt. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) 1969. Made Famous by: Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside 010) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/7/70 16 wks., Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside 010). Pop Chart: #23 2/28/70 13 wks., Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside 010). AC Action: #15 3/28/70 8 wks., Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan (Wayside 010). No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970, 1971. Parodies: “Tennessee Bird Talk,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14133) 1970, written by Jack Blanchard and Sheb Wooley. 2584 Tennessee Border. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Work. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Work (Alben 501) 1948. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 46151) 1949. Country Chart: #3 4/2/49 21 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46151) 1949; #15 4/30/49 1 wk., Jimmie Skinner (Radio Artist 244); #8 4/30/49 1 wk., Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 15400); #12 5/7/49 1 wk., Bob Atcher (Columbia 20557). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949. Parodies: “Tennessee Border No. 2,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 21-0078) 1949, written by Jimmy Work with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes: “This is a true song. My wife and I lived in Dukedom, Tennessee, which is on the Tennessee-Kentucky border. I lived on the Tennessee side and she lived on the Kentucky side. We courted across the border. I used to pick her up in a pick-up truck — just like in the song.”— Jimmy Work. 2585 Tennessee Border No. 2. Music/Lyrics: Kenneth C. Burns/ Henry B. Haynes/Jimmy Work. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 0110) 1949. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 46200) 1949. Country Chart: #14 11/5/49 1 wk., Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 0110); #2 12/31/49 10 wks., Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 46200). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950. Notes: This is a parody of “Tennessee Border.” 2586 Tennessee Central Number Nine. Music/Lyrics: Beasley Smith. Copyright Date: 1946. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287) 1947. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Movies: Smoky Mountain Melody (Columbia) 1949, directed by Ray Nazarro, starring Roy Acuff, Guinn “Big Boy” Williams, Russell Arms, and Sybil Merritt. Author Notes: “‘Tennessee Central Number Nine’ was the ﬁrst song my father ever wrote. Roy Acuff ’s recording of it sold over half a million copies. Number Nine was the engine number of a train that ran from Nashville to Harriman, Tennessee, on the Tennessee Central Line.”— Rosalind Smith Minton, daughter of Beasley Smith. 2587 Tennessee Flat Top Box. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Song of Cash/Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash

2582–2592 • Tennessee (Columbia 42147) 1961. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07624) 1987. Country Chart: #11 12/24/61 14 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42147); #1 (1) 11/14/87 22 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07624). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1987 ( John R. Cash); ASCAP Country Award 1989. 2588 Tennessee Homesick Blues. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music/WarnerTamerlane Publishing Corp./Sprocket Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-13819) 1979. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-13819) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/9/84 20 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA PB-13819). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. Movies: Rhinestone (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1984, directed by Bob Clarke, starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton. 2589 Tennessee River. Music/Lyrics: Randy Owen. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Buzzherb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 12018) 1980. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 12018) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/31/80 17 wks., Alabama (RCA 12018). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 2590 Tennessee Saturday Night. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hughes. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 46136) 1947. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 46136) 1948. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/2/48 40 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46136); #11 7/23/49 1 wk., Johnny Bond (Columbia 20545). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949. 2591 Tennessee Stud. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Driftwood. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Warden Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Driftwood (RCA Victor LPM1994L958) 1959. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 7542) 1959. Country Chart: #5 6/22/59 19 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 7542). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Author Notes: “This is actually the story of two generations of my wife’s family — John Merriman, her-great grandfather, and Jess Goodman, her grandfather — rolled into one. John Merriman settled in Tennessee, not Arkansas, in about 1820 or 1825, and a lot of the incidents in the song describe his exploits. Jess Goodman was a soldier in the Union Army in the Civil War and got home to Tennessee only to ﬁnd it overrun with ‘Jayhawkers’ (desperados). Since he was a Union soldier in predominantly Confederate territory, he decided he had better head west. Jess settled in the trading territory of a Frenchman named Timbeaux and founded the town of Timbo, Arkansas. He raised horses and raced them for money until the legislature outlawed it. When he went back to Tennessee, he found a girl, ‘whupped her brother and whupped her pa,’ and brought her back to Arkansas. And when they got back home, it wasn’t long before there was a pretty little horse colt in the yard and a little baby.”— Jimmie Driftwood. Tennessee Wagner see Wagner. 2592 Tennessee Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Pee Wee King/Redd Stewart. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Pee Wee King (RCA VI20-2680) 1948. Made Famous by: Country, Cowboy Copas (King 696) 1948; Pop, Patti Page (Mercury 5534) 1950. Country Chart: #3 5/7/48 33 wks., Pee Wee King (Victor 20-2680); #6 5/7/48 12 wks., Cowboy Copas (King 696); #5 1/5/51 4 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 5534); #12 11/6/48 1 wk., Roy Acuff (Columbia 20551); #18 2/2/80 12 wks., Lacy J. Dalton (Columbia 11190). Pop Chart:

Tennessee • 2593–2603 #35 7/4/64 4 wks., Sam Cooke (RCA 8368); #30 4/20/48 1 wk., Pee Wee King (Victor 20-2680); #1 (13) 11/18/50 26 wks., Patti Page (Mercury 5534); #6 12/16/50 16 wks., Guy Lombardo (Decca 27336); #6 12/30/50 4 wks., Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol 1316); #7 12/2/50 13 wks., Jo Stafford (Columbia 78-39065); #13 1/20/51 5 wks., Spike Jones (RCA Victor 4011); #20 1/6/51 4 wks., Fontaine Sisters (RCA Victor 3979); #24 2/24/51 1 wk., Anita O’Day (London 867). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Over 500. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1950 (Patti Page); RIAA Million Seller 1948 (Cowboy Copas, King 696); BMI Country Award 1948, 1967; BMI Pop Award 1950, 1968; BMI Million Airs Award (3). Parodies: “Tennessee Waltz,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2492) 1962, written by Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: Wise Blood (Universal) 1979, directed by John Huston, starring Brad Dourif and Harry Dean Stanton; Porky’s (Astral Bellevue Pathe) 1982, directed by Bob Clark, starring Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, and Wyatt Knight; The Right Stuff (Warner Bros.) 1983, directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey, and Charles Frank. Author Notes: “While driving back to Nashville from some dates in Texas, Redd Stewart and I were listening to the radio and heard Bill Monroe’s ‘Kentucky Waltz’ and Redd remarked, ‘It’s odd no one ever did a “Tennessee Waltz,” since we make our living on the Grand Ole Opry.’ On the back of an oldfashioned match box, the lyrics were composed. A song was born. Governor Frank Clement signed the bill ofﬁcially on Feb. 17, 1965, making it the Tennessee state song.”— Pee Wee King. Tennessee Whiskey see (Smooth as) Tennessee Whiskey. 2593 Texarkana Baby. Music/Lyrics: Cottonseed Clark/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2806) 1948. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2806) 1948. Country Chart: #1 (3) 5/15/48 26 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2806); #15 7/24/48 1 wk., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 38179). Pop Chart: #18 7/3/48 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2806). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 2594 Texas (When I Die). Alternate Title: “When I Die, Just Let Me Go to Texas.” Music/Lyrics: Bobby Borchers/Ed Bruce/Patsy Bruce. Copyright Date: 1977, 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40976) 1978. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40976) 1978. Country Chart: #5 11/25/78 15 wks., Tanya Tucker (MCA 40976). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Bobby Borchers, Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce). Movies: Resurrection (Universal) 1981, directed by Daniel Petrie, starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, and Richard Farnsworth; Six Pack (Twentieth Century–Fox/Lion Share) 1982, directed by Daniel Petrie, starring Kenny Rogers and Diane Lane; Hard Country (Incorporated Television Company) 1981, directed by David Green, starring Jan Michael Vincent, Kim Bassinger, and Michael Parks. 2595 Texas in My Rear View Mirror. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songpainter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mac Davis (Casablanca 2305) 1980. Made Famous by: Mac Davis (Casablanca 2305) 1980. Country Chart: #9 10/11/80 17 wks., Mac Davis (Casablanca 2305). Pop Chart: #51 10/18/80 9 wks., Mac Davis (Casablanca 2305). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 2596 Texas Plains. Alternate Titles: “Montana Plains”; “Western Plains.” Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen. Copyright Date: 1931, 1961, renewed. Publisher: Music Corp. of America/MCA Songs. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen and His Covered

250 Wagon Jubilee (Decca 5001) 1934. Made Famous by: Stuart Hamblen and His Covered Wagon Jubilee (Decca 5001) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 100. Author Notes: “This is one of the ﬁrst songs I ever wrote. After I got to California, I started writing it and crying my eyes out. I got so lonesome to hear coyotes at night or a wolf howl that I almost went back to Texas. It was my theme song on radio for 23 years.”— Stuart Hamblen. 2597 Texas Playboy Rag. Music/Lyrics: Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1945. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 36841) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 36841) 1945. Country Chart: #2 (1) 10/25/45 12 wks., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 36841). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: Instrumental. The Texas Trail see The Old Chisholm Trail. 2598 Texas Troubadour. Music/Lyrics: Porter Wagoner. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (MCA 40056) 1973. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (MCA 40056) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Texas Wagoner see Wagner. 2599 Texas Women. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47102) 1981. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47102) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/7/81 13 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47102). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982. 2600 Thank God and Greyhound. Music/Lyrics: Larry Kingston/ Ed Nix. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Clark (ABC/Dot 17355) 1970. Made Famous by: Roy Clark (ABC/Dot 17355) 1970. Country Chart: #6 9/26/70 14 wks., Roy Clark (ABC/ Dot 17355). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2601 Thank God for Kids. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Raven (pseudonym of Edward Garvin Futch). Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Raven (ABC/Dot DOA-17646) 1976. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52145) 1982. Country Chart: #3 11/20/82 16 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52145). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. Author Notes: “At the time I was working with Johnny Duncan. We were driving through the Smokies and saw a bunch of kids playing, Johnny said, ‘They sure have a lot of energy!’ I said, ‘Thank God for kids!’ ‘That’s a song title,’ Johnny said. It was a couple of months after that that I sat down and wrote the song.”— Eddy Raven. 2602 Thank God for the Radio. Music/Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/ Robert John Jones. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Blue Lake Music (a division of Terrace Entertainment Group). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Kendalls (Mercury 818056) 1983. Made Famous by: The Kendalls (Mercury 818056) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/14/84 23 wks., The Kendalls (Mercury 818056). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 2603 Thank God I’m a Country Boy. Music/Lyrics: John Martin Sommers. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Denver (RCA 10239) 1975. Made Famous by: John Denver (RCA 10239) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/29/75 14 wks., John Denver (RCA

251 10239). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 3/22/75 19 wks., John Denver (RCA 10239). AC Action: #5 3/29/75 11 wks., John Denver (RCA 10239). No. of Artists: 49. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1975 (John Denver); ASCAP Country Award 1975; ASCAP Pop Award 1975; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1975 ( John Martin Sommers). 2604 Thank You for Calling. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Oree Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Walker (Columbia 21256) 1954. Made Famous by: Billy Walker (Columbia 21256) 1954. Country Chart: #8 6/26/54 13 wks., Billy Walker (Columbia 21256). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. Artist Notes: “I was playing a little club in Mexia, Texas, in late 1953 and I knew Cindy lived there. I called her to see if she had a song that I might be interested in recording in early 1954. She said she did not have but that she would think about it and then she said, ‘Thank you for calling anyway.’ I said, ‘Great, write me something like that.’ She called me at the motel where I was staying the next morning and told me she had part of the song written. She played me the ﬁrst verse and chorus of ‘Thank You for Calling.’ I went back to Wichita Falls, Texas, made a demo on what I had, and recorded it in January 1954.”— Billy Walker. 2605 Thanks a Lot. Music/Lyrics: Don Sessions/Eddie Miller. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Regent Music Corp./Neta Johnston Music/Roschelle Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Houston (Columbia 24156) circa 1961; Billy Parker (Cimarron 4058) circa 1961. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 31526) 1963. Country Chart: #3 9/28/63 23 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 31526). Pop Chart: #45 1/6/65 7 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 31728). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 2606 Thanks Again. Music/Lyrics: Jim Rushing. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic FE 40623) 1988 (album). Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07924) 1988 (single). Country Chart: #17 6/11/88 16 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07924). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “The inspiration came in ’82 or ’83, I was single-parenting my little boy, and it was one of the toughest jobs I’ve ever had. Off and on I’ve single-parented him for four or ﬁve years in the last 12. When we ﬁrst got a divorce, his mother went to California and I had him for a year at age two and a half. I began to get some insight as to what Mother and Daddy went through with me. I wanted something to play for them to show them how I genuinely felt about the love. It’s real love when they’re turning those dollars in the direction of a child and they’re getting up in the middle of the night to rub his belly or rub his legs, do all those things, and, my goodness, my mother wrote me every single day I was in Vietnam, and that was a year. That’s motherly love, and my father, he comes in there, too. Daddy’s 86, and mother’s 83. He’s wonderful to her, and they’re quite a pair.”— Jim Rushing. 2607 That Do Make It Nice. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Fred Ebb/Paul Klein. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: T.M. Music/Hudson Bay Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 20/47-6198) 1955. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 20/47-6198) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (2) 8/20/55 15 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 20/47-6198). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. 2608 That Heart Belongs to Me. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28091) 1952. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28091) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952.

2604 –2614 • That 2609 That Little Boy of Mine. Music/Lyrics: Walter Hirsch/Wayne King/Bennie Meroff. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. (a division of MPL Comm., Inc.)/Forster Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Doc Williams circa 1929. Made Famous by: No one artist. No. of Artists: Four found. 2610 That Lonesome Road. Music/Lyrics: Gene Austin/Nathaniel Shilkret. Copyright Date: 1927, 1928, renewed. Publisher: Nathaniel Shilkret Music Co., Inc./Paramount Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Mrs. Lawson Turner (Victor) 1926. Earliest Release Found: Gene Austin (Victor 21098) 1927. Made Famous by: Ted Lewis (Columbia 2181) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10 3/24/28 4 wks., Gene Austin (Victor 21098); #10 8/10/29 3 wks., Nat Shilkret (Victor 21996) (vocal by Willard Robinson, featured in the movie Show Boat); #3 5/10/30 7 wks., Ted Lewis (Columbia 2181); #12 2/11/39 2 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 2257). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 250. That Lonesome Valley see You Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley. 2611 That Lovin’ You Feelin’ Again. Music/Lyrics: Roy Orbison/ Chris Price. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison (Warner Bros. 49262) 1980. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison (Warner Bros. 49262) 1980. Country Chart: #6 6/28/80 15 wks., Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison (Warner Bros. 49262). Pop Chart: #55 6/28/80 8 wks., Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison (Warner Bros. 49262). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981; Grammy, Best Country Performance, Duo or Group 1980 (Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison, Warner Bros. 49262). Movies: Roadie (United Artists) 1980, directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter, and Art Carney. 2612 That Ramshackle Shack. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Hugh Cross. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Oriole 8177 and all ARC labels) 1932. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Victor 23720) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2613 That Rock Won’t Roll. Music/Lyrics: Bob DiPiero/John Scott Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. c/o EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Restless Heart (RCA 14376) 1986. Made Famous by: Restless Heart (RCA 14376) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/9/86 23 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 14376). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 2614 That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Jimmy Long. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed 1958, 1959. Publisher: Western Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Okeh 2991 and all ARC Labels-6) 1931. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 2991 and all ARC Labels-6) 1931. Country Chart: #1 Record of 1932, Gene Autry (Okeh 2991). Pop Chart: #7 8/24/35 5 wks., Gene Autry (Okeh 2991). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1939 (Gene Autry, Columbia 20727). Sequel: “That Silver-Haired Mother of Mine,” recorded by Gene Autry (1935), written by Gene Autry and Jimmy Long; “Memories of that Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine,” written and recorded by Gene Autry (1934). Movies: Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Republic) 1935, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Lucille Browne; The Phantom Empire (Mascot) 1935, directed by Otto Brower and Reeves Eason, starring Gene Autry and Frankie Darro. Author Notes: “‘That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine’ was my ﬁrst million record seller, which really started me on my way to a radio and movie

That • 2615–2627 career. It will always have a special place in my memory. It’s been such a long time ago I cannot recall how or where the idea came to me.”— Gene Autry. 2615 That Song Is Driving Me Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73488) 1974. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73488) 1974. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/1/ 74 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73488). Pop Chart: 63 6/15/74 4 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73488). AC Action: #24 6/8/74 8 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73488). No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2616 That Was a Close One. Music/Lyrics: Robert Byrne. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129) 1987. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/4/87 21 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 5129). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1988. 2617 That Was the Last Thing on My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Tom Paxton. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Deep Fork Music, Inc./United Artists Music Co./EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tom Paxton (Vanguard 9186) 1964. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 9369) 1968. Country Chart: #7 12/30/67 13 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA 9369). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1968. Movies: Carry It On (United Productions of America) 1970, directed by James Coyne, starring Joan Baez and David Harris, sung by Joan Baez. Notes: This was Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton’s ﬁrst charted duet. 2618 That Was Yesterday. Music/Lyrics: Donna Fargo. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Prima-Donna Music, Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8375) 1977. Made Famous by: Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8375) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/30/77 14 wks., Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8375). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978; Billboard Country Award #1 Recitation 1977. Author Notes: “At ﬁrst, I wrote this song as a ‘normal’ song to be sung with different lyrics than the recitation, but using the same idea of looking back and wondering about the choices we make in life. Anyway, when I recorded it, I didn’t like the way I sounded, but I didn’t want to waste the track, so I decided to write a recitation and talk about my feelings, so actually I just started over and wrote down in prose what I wanted to say and decided that it was too different to ever be a single but would be okay for an album. Secretly, though, I had hopes for the song but never pushed the idea on anyone ... a disc jockey began playing it off the album, got lots of requests and reported them to the record company, and so it became a number one single. When I was writing the song, I just thought that all of us have these feelings for someone in our lives, someone that we never communicated our feelings to, for whatever reason or reasons.”— Donna Fargo. 2619 That Wonderful City. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers and Sara Carter (Bluebird B6810) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers and Sara Carter (Bluebird B6810) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2620 That’s a No No. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Shelby Singleton Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lynn Anderson (Chart 5021) 1969. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Chart 5021) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/2/69

252 15 wks., Lynn Anderson (Chart 5021). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. That’s All in the Movies see It’s All in the Movies. 2621 That’s All That Matters. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date: 1963, 1979 (revised version). Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 42971) 1963. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 50940) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/18/80 16 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 50940); #34 4/4/64 9 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 42971). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980 (Hank Cochran). 2622 (That’s) How I Got to Memphis. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (Mercury 73097) 1970. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (Mercury 73097) 1970. Country Chart: #3 8/22/70 12 wks., Bobby Bare (Mercury 73097). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 2623 That’s How Much I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/ Wally Fowler/J. Graydon Hall. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1948) 1946. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1948) 1946. Country Chart: #2 (4) 10/12/46 17 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1948); #4 3/15/47 1 wk., Red Foley (Decca 46028); #85 8/27/88 2 wks., Neal McCoy (16th Ave. 70417). Pop Chart: #10 3/8/47 5 wks., Frank Sinatra (Columbia 37231); #17 4/26/47 1 wk., Bing Crosby (Decca 23840); #39 7/14/58 9 wks., Pat Boone (Dot 15785). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1946; BMI Pop Award 1947. 2624 That’s Me Without You. Music/Lyrics: J.D. Miller/Bennett Wyatt. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lou Millet (Feature 1035) circa 1950. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28534) 1953. Country Chart: #4 2/14/53 6 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 28534); #9 2/7/53 1 wk., Sonny James (Capitol 2259). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Parodies: “You Said You Could Do Without Me,” recorded by Kitty Wells (Decca 28666) 1953, written by J.D. Miller. 2625 That’s My Kind of Love. Music/Lyrics: Marion Worth (pseudonym of Mary Ann Wilson). Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marion Worth (Guyden 2033) 1960. Made Famous by: Marion Worth (Guyden 2033) 1960. Country Chart: #5 5/22/60 15 wks., Marion Worth (Guyden 2033). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: This is Marion Worth’s highest charted record. 2626 That’s My Ma. Music/Lyrics: Sheb Wooley. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Channel Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sheb Wooley (MGM 13079) 1962. Made Famous by: Sheb Wooley (MGM 13079) 1962. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: This is a sequel to Wooley’s song “That’s My Pa.” Wooley wrote it as a tribute to his mother. When she died, it was sung at her funeral. 2627 That’s My Pa. Music/Lyrics: Sheb Wooley. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Channel Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sheb Wooley (MGM 13046) 1961. Made Famous by: Sheb Wooley (MGM 13046) 1962. Country Chart: #1 1/13/62 17 wks., Sheb Wooley (MGM 13046). Pop Chart: #51 1/6/62 11 wks., Sheb Wooley (MGM 13046). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten.

253 Sequel: “That’s My Ma,” written and recorded by Sheb Wooley (MGM 13079) 1962. Wooley was the only person to record this answer song. Author Notes: “I wrote this ‘true’ story song about my real father taken from memories of childhood.”— Sheb Wooley. 2628 That’s the Thing About Love. Music/Lyrics: Richard Leigh/ Gary Nicholson. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./Lion Hearted Music/Cross Keys Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 52389) 1984. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 52389) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/19/84 20 wks., Don Williams (MCA 52389). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 2629 That’s the Way Love Goes. Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell/ Sanger D. Shafer. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (ABC 799) 1973. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73446) 1973; Merle Haggard (Epic 04226) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/29/73 14 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73446); #1 (1) 12/3/83 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 04226). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973, 1984; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer); Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1984 (Merle Haggard). 2630 That’s What I Like ’Bout the South. Music/Lyrics: Andy Razaf. Copyright Date: 1933, 1944, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Vocalion, Okeh 4566, Conqueror 9206) 1938. Made Famous by: Phil Harris (RCA Victor 2089) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #21 3/15/47 1 wk., Phil Harris (RCA Victor 2089). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Parodies: “That’s What I Like About the West,” recorded by Tex Williams (Capitol Americana 40031) 1947, written by Robert MacGimsey and Edith Bergdahl. Notes: This was Phil Harris’ trademark song. 2631 That’s What It’s Like to Be Lonesome. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Champion Music Corp./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 30773) 1958. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 41309) 1958. Country Chart: #12 12/28/58 17 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 30773); #7 1/5/59 19 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41309); #58 1/16/71 7 wks., Cal Smith (Decca 32768). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 2632 That’s What Makes the Juke Box Play. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Work. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Work (ABC/Dot 1245) 1955. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 10735) 1978. Country Chart: #11 5/20/78 14 wks., Moe Bandy (Columbia 10735); #6 7/2/55 4 wks., Jimmy Work (Dot 1245). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. Author Notes: “At the time, whenever something went wrong someone would say, ‘Well, that’s what makes the jukebox play.’”—Jimmy Work.

2628–2642 • There censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 3322) 1972. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 3322) 1972. Country Chart: #1 5/13/72 11 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 3322). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 2635 That’s Why I’m Blue. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22421) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22421) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2636 Then and Only Then. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Connie Smith (RCA 8489) 1965. Made Famous by: Connie Smith (RCA 8489) 1965. Country Chart: #4 1/23/ 65 24 wks., Connie Smith (RCA 8489). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 2637 Then I Turned and Walked Slowly Away. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/Red Forter. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3174) 1947. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3174) 1948. Country Chart: #2 11/20/48 17 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3174). Pop Chart: #30 1/8/49 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 3174). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2638 Then Who Am I. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/A.L. “Doodles” Owens. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 10126) 1974. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 10126) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/14/74 12 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 10126). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 2639 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Cherry (Verve 10270) 1962. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 9606) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (2) 8/31/68 14 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9606); #4 4/10/76 12 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4245) a medley with “Don’t Pull Your Love.” Pop Chart: #6 1/28/67 13 wks., The Casinos (Fraternity 977); #27 4/17/76 5 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4245). AC Action: #6 8/24/68 12 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 9606); #1 (1) 4/3/76 10 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 4245). No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969, 1977, 1980; BMI Million Airs Award. Author Notes: “This song was written ten years before it was recorded.”— John D. Loudermilk. 2640 There Ain’t No Easy Run. Music/Lyrics: Dave Dudley/Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72779) 1968. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72779) 1968. Country Chart: #10 3/2/68 13 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 72779). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.

That’s Where My Money Goes see Nobody’s Business.

2641 There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang. Music/Lyrics: Hal Bynum/Dave Kirby. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings (Columbia 10742) 1978. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings (Columbia 10742) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (2) 5/20/78 13 wks., Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings (Columbia 10742). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979.

2634 That’s Why I Love You Like I Do. Music/Lyrics: Jack Morrow. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Li-

2642 There Goes My Everything. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Husky

2633 That’s When It’s Coming Home to You. Music/Lyrics: Lois Snapp/Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1943. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6093) 1942. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6093) 1942–1943. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found.

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Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Vaughn Singers (Dot 45-16985) 1965. Made Famous by: Jack Greene (Decca 32023) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (7) 10/22/66 23 wks., Jack Greene (Decca) (32023); #9 1/9/71 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9960). Pop Chart: #20 6/24/67 7 wks., Engelbert Humperdinck (Parrot 40015); #21 1/2/71 8 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9960). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 150. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967, 1968, 1971; BMI Pop Award 1967; BMI Million Airs Award; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award, 1967 (Dallas Frazier); Music City News Song of the Year 1967; CMA Song of the Year 1967; CMA Single of the Year 1967. Parodies: “There Goes My Everything #2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 13668) 1967, written by Dallas Frazier and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: “This song was inspired by a broken marriage between two friends of mine. It is my best selling song to date.”— Dallas Frazier.

2647 There Won’t Be Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Rich. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Charles Rich Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) 1973. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/22/73 17 wks., Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195). Pop Chart: #18 1/26/74 15 wks., Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974.

2643 There Must Be More to Love Than This. Music/Lyrics: William E. Taylor/Laverne Thomas. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Chimneyville Music Publishing Co., Inc./Varia Publishing Co./De Capo Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73099) 1970. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73099) 1970. Country Chart: #1 8/22/70 15 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73099). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971.

There’ll Be a Hillbilly Wedding in June see A Hillbilly Wedding in June.

2644 There Never Was a Time. Music/Lyrics: Margaret Lewis/ Mira Smith. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Ragged Island Music Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 16) 1969. Made Famous by: Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 16) 1969. Country Chart: #5 3/29/69 13 wks., Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 16). Pop Chart: #77 3/29/69 4 wks., Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 16). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Margaret Lewis, Mira Smith). Author Notes: “We wrote the song for Teresa Brewer. It came out of our roots. That’s the way we grew up, in a hardship situation.”— Mira Smith. 2645 There She Goes. Music/Lyrics: Durwood Haddock/Eddie Miller/W.S. Stevenson. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Roschelle Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rocky Bill Ford (Four Star 1670) 1954. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21382) 1955. Country Chart: #3 5/14/55 25 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21382). Pop Chart: #26 11/26/60 10 wks., Jerry Wallace (Challenge 59098). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Answers: “I Walked Away,” written by Durwood Haddock, Eddie Miller and W.S. Stevenson. Not recorded. 2646 There Stands the Glass. Music/Lyrics: Audrey Greisham/Russ Hull/Mary Jean Schurtz. Copyright Date: 1951, 1954, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Jamie Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28834) 1953. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 28834) 1953. Country Chart: #1 10/17/53 27 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 28834). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. Answers: “The Glass That Stands Beside You,” recorded by Jean Sheppard (Capitol 2706) 1954, written by Webb Pierce, Tex Grimsley and Cliff Grimsley; “Please Throw Away the Glass,” recorded by Betty Cody (RCA 5600) 1954, written by Russ Hull, Mary Schurtz and Eugene Wellman. Author Notes: “This song was originally started by Mary Jean Schurtz. I liked it very much and my wife liked the idea of the song, so I took and ﬁnished it up and recorded it. I put it in the name of Audrey Greisham, which is my wife’s former name. Both Jim Denny of the Grand Ole Opry and Fred Rose said recording it would ruin my career because it tolerated drinking. I went ahead and put it out anyway, and it’s

still one of my most requested songs. ‘There Stands the Glass’ is like the national anthem of barroom songs. It took care of all the drinking songs when it happened.”— Webb Pierce.

2648 There You Go. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 258) 1956. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 258) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (5) 12/12/56 28 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 258). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957.

2649 There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Curley Gribbs (Vocalion 55064) 1949. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM X1082) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #7 3/13/54 12 wks., Tony Bennett (Columbia 40169). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 54. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1954. 2650 (There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (for Me). Music/Lyrics: Thomas A. Dorsey. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Rogers (Victor 20-4732) circa 1939. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 46319) 1951. Country Chart: #5 7/7/51 11 wks., Red Foley (Decca 46319). Pop Chart: #25 4/13/57 10 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA EPA 4054). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 75 found. Author Notes: “It was just before Hitler sent his war chariots into Western Europe in the late thirties. I was on a train going through southern Indiana on the way to Cincinnati, and the country seemed to be upset about this coming war that he was about to bring on. I passed through a valley on the train. Horses, cows, sheep, they were all grazing together in this little valley. Kind of a little brook was running through the valley, and up the hill there I could see where the water was falling from. Everything seemed so peaceful with all the animals down there grazing together. It made me wonder, what’s the matter with humanity? What’s the matter with mankind? Why couldn’t man live in peace like the animals down there? So out of that came ‘Peace in the Valley.’”— the Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey. 2651 There’ll Come a Time. Music/Lyrics: Charles K. Harris. Copyright Date: 1895. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Dan Quinn (Edison 1099) 1897; George Gaskin (Edison 1553) 1897; First Country Recording Found: Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15116) 1926. Made Famous by: No one artist. No. of Artists: 40. 2652 There’s a Big Wheel. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper (Hickory 1107) 1959. Made Famous by: Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper (Hickory 1107) 1959. Country Chart: #3 10/19/59 24 wks., Stoney Cooper and Wilma Lee Cooper (Hickory 1107). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. 2653 There’s a Bluebird on Your Windowsill. Music/Lyrics: Elizabeth Clarke. Copyright Date: 1948, 1955, renewed 1976, 1983.

255 Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elizabeth Clarke and Montana Slim (RCA Victor 210060-B). Made Famous by: Tex Williams (Capitol 40225) 1949. Country Chart: #11 10/22/49 2 wks., Tex Williams (Capitol 40225). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 2654 There’s a Chill on the Hill Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Nelson Cogane/Jimmie Davis/Sammy Mysels/Dick Robertson. Copyright Date: 1940, 1944, renewed. Publisher: Charles K. Harris Music Publishing Co., Inc. c/o Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 6100) 1944. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 6100) 1944. Country Chart: #4 9/21/44 3 wks., Jimmie Davis (Decca 6100). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four.

2654 –2664 • There’s art (Columbia 1791); #1 (3) 12/18/1915 12 wks., James Harrison and James Reed (Victor 17882); #3 4/21/1917 5 wks., James Harrison and James Reed (Victor 17882); #3 9/1/1917 5 wks., John McCormack (Victor 64694); #10 2/22/1919 1 wk., Ricardo Stracciari (Columbia 49517). No. of Artists: Six. Notes: The authors were classmates at Harvard when they wrote this song.

There’s a Devil in the Bottle see Devil in the Bottle.

2660 There’s a New Moon Over My Shoulder. Music/Lyrics: Lee Blastic/Jimmie Davis/Ekko Whelan. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 174) 1943. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 174) 1944. Country Chart: #2 11/11/44 22 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 174); #1 2/24/45 18 wks., Jimmie Davis (Decca 6105). Pop Chart: #26 12/9/44 1 wk., Tex Ritter (Capitol 174). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Awards: BMI Country Award 1945.

2655 There’s a Fire in the Night. Music/Lyrics: Bob Corbin. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Sabal Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 13926) 1984. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13926) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/10/84 19 wks., Alabama (RCA 13926). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. Notes: Not the same song as “Fire in the Night” by Narvel Felts.

2661 There’s a Party Goin’ On. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Peer Music, Ltd./EMIAlgee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jody Miller (Epic 10878) 1972. Made Famous by: Jody Miller (Epic 10878) 1972. Country Chart: #4 6/17/72 14 wks., Jody Miller (Epic 10878). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973.

2656 There’s a Gold Mine in the Sky. Music/Lyrics: Charles Kenny/Nick Kenny. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Bourne and Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Okeh 3358) 1937. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 3358 and all ARC Labels) 1937; Bing Crosby (Decca 1565) 1938. Country Chart: #2 Record of 1938, Gene Autry (Okeh 3358). Pop Chart: #5 12/25/37 4 wks., Horace Heidt (Brunswick 8021); #6 1/1/38 14 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 1565); #13 2/19/38 3 wks., Isham Jones (Vocalion 3910); #14 8/19/57 14 wks., Pat Boone (Dot 15602). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Movies: Goldmine in the Sky (Republic) 1938, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Carol Hughes. Sung by Gene Autry.

2662 There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere. Music/Lyrics: Shelby Darnell (pseudonym of Bob Miller)/Paul Roberts. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elton Britt (Bluebird 9000) 1942. Made Famous by: Elton Britt (Bluebird 9000) 1942. Country Chart: #1 record of 1942, Elton Britt (Bluebird 9000). Pop Chart: #7 9/26/42 7 wks., Elton Britt (Bluebird 9000); #14 3/20/43 2 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Decca 6059). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Elton Britt, Bluebird 9000). Author Notes: “It took me eight hours to write this song. I was all by myself. It ﬂowed easily and it was as if I’d known it all my life. Bob Miller was my publisher and had nothing to do with the writing of the song. After the song came out, everyone I met thought I was a cripple. When I’d make an appearance on stage, the audience expected to see a crippled person. This was the ﬁrst hillbilly song on the Lucky Strike Hit Parade— and also the ﬁrst hillbilly sheet music song on ‘The Rack’ on Broadway. The sheet music alone sold 750,000 copies.”— Paul Roberts.

2657 There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In). Music/Lyrics: Denzil Rice/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dobie Gray (MCA 371) 1973. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40173) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/19/74 15 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40173); #6 8/11/79 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA PB 11679). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2658 There’s a Little Bit of Everything in Texas. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 73042) 1946. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 73042) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: Although this song was never a hit, it was one of Ernest Tubb’s most requested songs. Tubb was a native of Texas and was strongly identiﬁed with the Lone Star State throughout his career. There’s a Little Rosewood Casket see The Little Rosewood Casket. 2659 There’s a Long , Long Trail (a Winding ). Music/Lyrics: Alonzo Elliot/Stoddard King. Copyright Date: 1916. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Billy Butch and Herbert Stuart (pseudonyms of Charles Harrison and Albert Wiederhold) (Columbia 1791) 1915. Earliest Country Recording Found: Frank Novack and His Rootin’ Tootin’ Boys (Vocalion 3962) 1937. Made Famous by: The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5963) 1941; James Harrison and James Reed (Victor 17882) 1916. Pop Chart: #9 10/9/1915 1 wk., Billy Burton and Herbert Stu-

2663 There’s a Tear in My Beer. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Big Bill Lister (Liberty 2148) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr., and Hank Williams (Warner Bros./Curb 27584) 1989. Country Chart: #7 2/4/89 10 wks., Hank Williams, Jr., and Hank Williams Sr. (Warner Bros./Curb 27584). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Collaboration 1989 (Hank Williams, Jr., and Hank Williams, Sr., Warner Bros./Curb 27584); BMI Country Award 1990. History: This Hank, Jr., and the late Hank, Sr., recording was done by combining an original Hank, Sr., vocal and guitar 1951 demo with new instrumental tracks and the voice of Hank, Jr. The music video was manufactured by digitally superimposing the image of Hank, Jr., to an earlier Hank, Sr., ﬁlm clip of another song, “Hey Good Lookin.’” An actor whose mouth and chin resembled Hank Williams, Sr., lip-synched the song and this was superimposed on the ﬁlm. 2664 (There’s a) Hole in the Bottom of the Sea. Music/Lyrics: Lloyd George/Rollin Sullivan. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lonzo and Oscar (RCA Victor 2908) 1948. Made Famous by: Lonzo

There’s • 2665–2676 and Oscar (RCA Victor 2908) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2665 There’s an Empty Cot in the Bunkhouse Tonight. Music/ Lyrics: Gene Autry. Copyright Date: 1933. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 8191) 1933. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 8191) 1933. Country Chart: #4 record of 1933, Gene Autry (Conqueror 8191). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Movies: The Singing Cowboy (Republic) 1936, directed by Mack Wright, starring Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette; King of Dodge City (Columbia) 1941, directed by Lambert Hillyer, starring Tex Ritter, Bill Elliot, Jack Ingram, and Dub Cannonball Taylor. 2666 There’s Been a Change in Me. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0412) 1951. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0412) 1951. Country Chart: #1 (11) 1/13/51 23 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 0412). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “I thought of how bashful I was as a kid and how the intervening years had changed me. This song almost didn’t get recorded. There was a musicians’ strike and nothing was being recorded in New York. Steve Scholes, the head of A&R at RCA Victor, suggested I try writing some ‘country’ songs for Eddy Arnold. Steve liked this song and we were on our way to Nashville to play it for Eddy. We stopped in Atlanta where Steve had to supervise some recording. While in Atlanta, he played the song for Sam Wallace, head of promotion for RCA in the southeast. Sam didn’t believe a ‘Yankee’ could write a ‘country’ song and didn’t want Eddy to cut it. Needless to say, after this and subsequent success with Eddy and Hank Snow, Sam changed his opinion. Over the years he and I had some good laughs about this ﬁrst meeting.”— Cy Coben. 2667 There’s More Pretty Girls Than One. Alternate Titles: “Bonnie Blue Eyes”; “Goodbye, Baby, Goodbye”; “Goodbye, Little Bonnie”; “Little Bonnie”; “Little Girl, You’ve Done Me Wrong”; “My Bonnie’s Blue Eyes.” Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Arthur Smith. Copyright Date: 1936, 1943, 1951, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music Inc./Presley-Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Country Recording Found: Jesse James and J.D. Foster (Gennett, unissued) 1927. Earliest Country Release Found: The Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 21193) 1928 (as “Goodbye, My Bonnie, Goodbye”); Crocker and Cannon (Challenger 423) 1929 (as “There’s More Pretty Girls Than One”). Made Famous by: The Arthur Smith Trio (Bluebird 6322) 1936. Country Chart: #21 1/18/64 8 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA 8250). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 48 found. Answers: “The Answer to More Pretty Girls Than One,” recorded by the Arthur Smith Trio (Bluebird 7437) 1938. Sequel: “There’s More Pretty Girls Than One, Part 2,” recorded by the Arthur Smith Trio (1937). 2668 There’s Never Been Anyone Like You. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia C-30925) 1971. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia C-30925) 1971. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2669 (There’s) No Disappointment in Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Frederich Martin Lohman. Copyright Date: 1914; 1915 (ﬁrst printing found). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Perry Kim and Einar Nyland (Rainbow 1066-B) 1923. Earliest Country Recording Found: Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner (Brunswick III) 1926. Made Famous by: No one artist. No. of Artists: Four found.

256 2670 (There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me. Music/Lyrics: Walt Aldridge/ Tom Brasﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12264) 1981. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12264) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/4/81 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12264). Pop Chart: #5 6/27/81 20 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 12264). AC Action: #2 (4) 7/4/81 21 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 12264). No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance Male 1981 (Ronnie Milsap, RCA); ASCAP Country Award 1982, 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Walt Aldridge, Tom Brasﬁeld). 2671 There’s No Stopping Your Heart. Alternate Title: “No Stopping Your Heart.” Music/Lyrics: Michael Brook/Craig Karp. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./Flying Cloud Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Marie Osmond (Capitol 5521) 1986. Made Famous by: Marie Osmond (Capitol 5521) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/9/85 21 wks., Marie Osmond (Capitol 5521). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 2672 There’s No Way. Music/Lyrics: John Jarrard/Lisa Palas/Will Robinson. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Alabama Band Music, Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 13992) 1985. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13992) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/9/85 21 wks., Alabama (RCA 13992). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #32 3/23/85 7 wks., Alabama (RCA 13992). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: Music City News Contemporary Ballad Song of the Year 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 2673 There’s Not a Thing I Wouldn’t Do for You. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hughes. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0002) 1948. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0002) 1949. Country Chart: #3 2/12/49 10 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0002). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2674 There’s Nothing as Sweet as My Baby. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20795) 1951. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20795) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: Also recorded by Roy Hall (Koala Records #15243) 1982. 2675 These Are Not My People. Music/Lyrics: Joe South. Copyright Date: 1967, renewed. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Joe Royal (CBS-4-44103) 1967. Made Famous by: Freddy Weller (Columbia 44916) 1969. Country Chart: #5 7/26/69 15 wks., Freddy Weller (Columbia 44916). Pop Chart: #55 2/22/69 6 wks., Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66360). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1969. 2676 These Hands. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Noack. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Jericho (Daffan 101) 1955. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 6379) 1955. Country Chart: #5 2/1/56 7 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 6379). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. Author Notes: “I wrote ‘These Hands’ while in the army in 1955, stationed in El Paso, Texas. One night I drew guard duty, and during my shift, I looked at the wasteland that is west Texas and New Mexico, and a song from the Second World War, ‘This Is Worth Fighting For,’ kept running through my mind. Looking at the barren country around me, my thoughts were, ‘Is this worth ﬁghting for?’ There is a line in that song to the effect, ‘Didn’t I build that

257 cabin, didn’t I raise the corn?’ and the idea that these tasks, along with any other, are done with a man’s hands, prompted the song. I didn’t plan for it to be a religious or even an inspirational song, but until Johnny Cash put it in its proper perspective, a working man’s song, this is how most people took it.”— Eddie Noack. 2677 They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree. Music/Lyrics: Edward Eliscu/William Hill/William Raskin. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Sony Tunes, Inc./LSQ Music Co., c/o Songwriters Guild of America, Lee Hill Taylor. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Paul Mason (Okeh 45479) 1929; Tommie and Willie (Champion 16034) 1929. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (on The Lum and Abner Show, 1931 –1955). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Movies: King of the Cowboys (Republic) 1943, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Peggy Moran, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. 2678 They Don’t Make ’Em Like My Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40223) 1974. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40223) 1974. Country Chart: #4 4/27/74 15 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40223). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “Song was originally written with Merle Haggard the target, since Bonnie Owens was his wife at the time, she asked me to write Merle something about mom and dad and the Depression. I took the knowledge of my own dad and the Depression years and composed the song in such a way that when Loretta wanted a hit, I sent it and she said it described her daddy to a T. In her version she changed Harlan County to Johnson County and tailored it for her performance. I wonder if Merle Haggard ever knew all this?”— Jerry Chesnut. 2679 They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain. Music/Lyrics: Brad Crandall/Elmo Ellis. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Holden Kay (RCA Victor 4521) 1952; Jim Eanes (Decca 46403) 1952. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 20905) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2680 They Took the Stars Out of Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Decca 6090) 1941. Made Famous by: Floyd Tillman (Decca 6090) 1944. Country Chart: #1 1/8/44 13 wks., Floyd Tillman (Decca 6090). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 2681 They’ll Never Take Her Love from Me. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Payne (Bullet 672) 1948. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10760) 1950. Country Chart: #74 11/14/70 2 wks., Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50716); #5 10/7/50 6 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10760). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Leon Payne). Author Notes: “Leon said he wrote this song for me.”— Myrtie Payne, Leon Payne’s wife. 2682 A Thing Called Love. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Reed. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Vector Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Dean (RCA 3978) 1968. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45534) 1972. Country Chart: #21 3/9/68 14 wks., Jimmy Dean (RCA 9454); #2 (1) 1/29/72 16 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45534). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #37 3/12/72 3 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45534). No. of Artists: 27. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969, 1971, 1972; BMI Pop Award 1971, 1972.

2677–2691 • Third 2683 Things Aren’t Funny Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3830) 1974. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3830) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/2/74 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3830). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2684 Things Have Gone to Pieces. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Payne (‘D’ 1150) 1960. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1067) 1965. Country Chart: #9 3/13/65 21 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1067). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 2685 Think About It Darlin’. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) 1972. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (3) 3/11/72 15 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73273). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1972. 2686 Think About Love (Think About Me). Music/Lyrics: Richard “Spady” Brannan/Tom Campbell. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Mallven Music, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Cottonpatch Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 14218) 1986. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 14218) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/30/85 22 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 14218). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 2687 Think I’ll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep. Music/ Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1965, 1966. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5475) 1965. Made Famous by: Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5475) 1965. Country Chart: #26 10/23/65 8 wks., Charlie Louvin (Capitol 5475); #50 5/6/78 9 wks., Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC 12357). Pop Chart: #30 3/12/66 8 wks., Al Marino (Capitol 5598). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Parodies: “Go Somewhere and Find Myself a Sheep,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA LSP 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. 2688 Think of Me (When You’re Lonely). Music/Lyrics: Estella Olson/Don Rich. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5647) 1966. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5647) 1966. Country Chart: #1 5/21/66 21 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5647). Pop Chart: #74 5/28/66 5 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5647). No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966, 1967. 2689 Think of What You’ve Done. Music/Lyrics: Carter Stanley. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stanley Brothers (King 615) 1958. Made Famous by: Stanley Brothers (King 615) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 2690 Thinking of a Rendezvous. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/ Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10417) 1976. Made Famous by: Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10417) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/2/76 17 wks., Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10417). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 2691 Third Rate Romance. Music/Lyrics: Howard Russell Smith. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Fourth Floor Music, Inc./Warner

Thirty-Nine • 2692–2702 Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12078) 1975. Made Famous by: The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12078) 1975. Country Chart: #11 7/5/75 14 wks., The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12078). Pop Chart: #14 6/11/75 16 wks., The Amazing Rhythm Aces (ABC 12078). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975. Movies: Knightriders (United Film Distribution) 1982, directed by George Romero, starring Ed Harris, Gary Lahti, and Tom Savini. Notes: Used often as background music on the television series The Fall Guy (1981 –1986) on the ABC Network. 2692 Thirty-Nine and Holding. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 6E291) 1980. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 47095) 1980, 1981. Country Chart: #4 1/17/81 15 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 47095). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 2693 This Ain’t Dallas. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Bocephus Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros./Curb 28912) 1985. Made Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros./Curb 28912) 1985. Country Chart: #4 9/7/85 20 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros./Curb 28912). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 2694 This Cold War with You. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20615) 1949. Made Famous by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20615) 1949, 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. 2695 This Crazy Love. Music/Lyrics: James Dean Hicks/Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Tom Collins Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) 1986. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/13/87 15 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 53023). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 2696 This Is It. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8508) 1965. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8508) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (3) 3/6/65 22 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8508). Pop Chart: #88 3/13/65 1 wk., Jim Reeves (RCA 8508). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Author Notes: “Jim Reeves was leaving for New York when he called and told me he would be recording in a few days in Nashville and asked for materials. I told him I would try to come up with something. He said, ‘Thanks, I’ve got to run to catch my plane. This is it.’ I said, ‘That’s a good title for a song.’ Jim didn’t call me when he returned, and wanting him to hear the song I had written, I called his home and Mary said he was down at RCA getting ready to record. I called the studio and sang the song to him over the phone. He said, ‘You and Mamma (my mother) make me a demo tape and get it over here as quick as you can.’ I sent the tape by taxi over to Chet Atkins and Jim and they recorded it. It was a number one song for me and for Jim.”—Cindy Walker. 2697 This Is the Thanks I Get (for Loving You). Music/Lyrics: Tommy Dilbeck. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 5805) 1954. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 5805) 1954. Country Chart: #3 8/25/54 22 wks., Eddy Arnold

258 (RCA 5805). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. 2698 This Land Is Your Land. Music/Lyrics: Woody Guthrie. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed 1958, 1984, 1986. Publisher: Tro-Ludlow Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Woody Guthrie (Folkways 40100) 1958. Made Famous by: Woody Guthrie (Folkways 40100) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #93 12/1/62 1 wk., The New Christy Minstrel Singers (Columbia 42592); #97 12/1/62 1 wk., Ketty Lester (Era 3094). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 143 (plus 90 recordings by various schools, including universities, church groups, corporate choirs, etc.). Awards: NARAS Hall of Fame 1989. Movies: Bound for Glory (United Artists) 1976, directed by Hal Ashby, starring David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland, and John Lehne. History: Adapted from a folk melody used by the Carter Family for their songs, “When the World’s on Fire” and “Little Darling Pal of Mine.” Later, Guthrie’s version was introduced by The Weavers. 2699 This Little Girl of Mine. Music/Lyrics: Ray Charles. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Charles (Atlantic LP8006) 1957. Made Famous by: Everly Brothers (Cadence 1342) 1958. Country Chart: #4 2/1/58 13 wks., Everly Brothers (Cadence 1342). Pop Chart: #26 2/17/58 9 wks., Everly Brothers (Cadence 1342). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. 2700 This Morning , This Evening , So Soon. Alternate Title: “How Many Biscuits Can You Eat?” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Public Domain. Publisher: Dolﬁ Music, Inc. c/o Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Country Recording Found: Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 20544) 1927 (as “Ain’t No Use Working So Hard”); Clarence Ganus (Vocalion 5386) 1927 (as “This Morning, This Evening, So Soon”). Made Famous by: Dr. Humphrey Bate and His Possum Hunters (Brunswick 232) 1928 (as “How Many Biscuits Can You Eat?”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Notes: This is Pappy Lee O’Daniel’s theme song. Dr. Humphrey Bate opened The Grand Ole Opry with this song. 2701 This Ole House. Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Hamblen Music, Inc./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen (RCA Victor 5739) 1954. Made Famous by: Rosemary Clooney (Columbia 40266) 1954. Country Chart: #2 8/11/54 30 wks., Stuart Hamblen (RCA Victor 5739); #16 9/12/60 14 wks., Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1126). Pop Chart: #1 (3) 8/7/54 27 wks., Rosemary Clooney (Columbia 40266); #26 11/3/54 4 wks., Stuart Hamblen (RCA Victor 5739). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200 found. Awards: RIAA (4) Million Seller (Rosemary Clooney, Columbia 40266). Author Notes: “This song was written one cold, wintry day in the High Sierra mountain range when I was on a hunting trip. With a hunting companion, I had gone back into a remote section of the country. We were at least twenty miles from the nearest road when we came upon an old prospector’s cabin. Although there was snow on the ground, there was no smoke coming from the chimney, but I knew the master was at home because a large hound dog was lying on the front porch. Upon entering, we found an old man dead in a back room. I can’t say how long he had been dead, for he looked like he was just asleep, but because of the severe weather it might have been some time, and the old hound was nearly starved. ‘This Ole House’ was the old prospector’s epitaph.”— Stuart Hamblen. 2702 This Time. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI.

259 First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0251) 1974. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0251) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/27/ 74 13 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 0251). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 2703 This Time I’ve Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me. Music/ Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley/Mary Larkin. Copyright Date: 1975, 1976. Publisher: Blue Moon Music/Zomba Enterprises. Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (GRT, unissued) 1975; Mel Street (GRT, unissued) 1975; First Release: Conway Twitty (MCA 40492) 1975. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40492) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/6/75 14 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40492). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. 2704 This White Circle (on My Finger). Music/Lyrics: Margie Bainbridge/Dorothy Lewis. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: SureFire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31580) 1961. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31580) 1963. Country Chart: #7 2/1/64 25 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 31580). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 2705 This World Can’t Stand Long. Music/Lyrics: Walter Bailes. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 20454) 1947. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 20454) 1947. Country Chart: #12 8/7/48 1 wk., Roy Acuff (Columbia 20454). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Notes: This song was copyrighted as “This World’s Too Full of Hate” in 1942, written by Jack Anglin, George W. Peek and Joan R. Wright. 2706 This World Is Not My Home. Alternate Title: “I Can’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown/Albert E. Brumley (arrangement). Copyright Date: Circa 1915–1919; Circa 1936. Publisher: Public Domain; Albert E. Brumley and Sons, Inc. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Golden Echo Quartet (Columbia 14572) 1927. Earliest Country Recording Found: J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers (Bluebird 6088) 1935. Made Famous by: J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers (Bluebird 6088) 1935; The Chuckwagon Gang (Columbia 13963) 1960. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 84 found. Notes: There were at least 53 different copyrights. In 1936 Albert E. Brumley received an arrangement copyright for this song. He never claimed to have written the song, and according to Albert E. Brumley and Sons, Inc., no one knows for sure where he got the song. They do, however, state that his version is the most popular to date. 2707 Thompson’s Old Gray Mule. Alternate Titles: “Jim Thompson’s Old Gray Mule”; “The Braying Mule”; “The Yodeling Mule.” Music/Lyrics: Thomas P. Westendorf. Copyright Date: 1884. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 150-D) 1924 (as “Johnson’s Old Gray Mule”). Made Famous by: Shelton Brothers (Decca 5161) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Jim Thompson’s Old Gray Mule” by Ernest Thompson (Columbia, not issued) in 1924, “The Braying Mule” by Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 15450) in 1926 and “The Yodeling Mule” by Ron Harvey and Earl Shirkey (Columbia 15406) in 1929. The melody of this song is the same as “Old Rattler.” 2708 Those Gambler’s Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22554) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22554) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.

2703–2714 • Thunder 2709 Those Gone and Left Me Blues. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bond/Jimmy Wakely. Copyright Date: 1941, 1942. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Bond (Columbia 06531) 1941. Made Famous by: Johnny Bond (Columbia 06531) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 2710 The Three Bells. Alternate Title: “While the Angelus Was Ringing.” Music/Lyrics: Jean Vallard Gilles (French)/Bert Reisfeld (English). Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Charles K. Harris Music Publishing Co., Inc. (adm. by Peer-Southern Corp.)/Les Nouvell Editions Meridian. Licensed by: ASCAP/ SACEM (France). Earliest Recording Found: Les Compagnons de la Chanson (Columbia 4105) 1948 (as “The Three Bells”). Earliest Country Recording Found: The Browns (RCA Victor 7555) 1959. Made Famous by: Les Compagnons de la Chanson (Columbia 39657) 1952 (a re-release of Columbia 4105); The Browns (RCA Victor 7555) 1959. Country Chart: #1 (10) 8/9/59 19 wks., The Browns (RCA Victor 7555); #29 7/19/69 10 wks., Jim Ed Brown (RCA Victor 0190). Pop Chart: #14 1/19/52 9 wks., Les Compagnons de la Chanson (Columbia 39657); #1 (4) 8/3/59 17 wks., The Browns (RCA Victor 7555); #23 8/31/59 8 wks., Dick Flood (Monument 408). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 115 (92 English; 23 French, as “Les Trois Cloches”). Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1959 (The Browns, RCA Victor 7555); ASCAP Country Award 1969. Notes: In addition to the 92 English language recordings, there are 23 French language versions under the original French title “Les Trois Cloches.” Les Compagnons de la Chanson sometimes accompanied Edith Piaf. 2711 Three Hearts in a Tangle. Music/Lyrics: Ray Pennington/ Sonny Thompson. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Starr (Ray Pennington, Federal 12393) 1960. Made Famous by: Roy Drusky (Decca 31193) 1961. Country Chart: #2 3/19/61 27 wks., Roy Drusky (Decca 31193). Pop Chart: #35 6/26/61 1 wk., Roy Drusky (Decca 31193). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Author Notes: “I was working nightclubs around Cincinnati when I wrote this song. I was just a kid, maybe 21 years old. I came from a poor, high-minded, moral family, who were dead-set against cheating, drinking and those things that your better country are against. I didn’t drink because drinking to me was always taboo. Playing in these nightclubs, drinking and cheating, bothered me a lot. I’d see a guy there with his wife maybe on a Friday night, and the next Saturday or Sunday I’d see him there with someone else. I was trying to put myself as the party in a situation I saw constantly. The song came from watching other people cheat on their husbands and wives. I was single and I wrote a song about the eternal triangle.”—Ray Pennington. 2712 Three Time Loser. Music/Lyrics: Dan Seals. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Pink Pig Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) 1987. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (EMI America 43023) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/27/87 21 wks., Dan Seals (EMI America 43023). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 2713 Throw Your Love My Way. Music/Lyrics: Loys Southerland/ Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46243) 1950. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46243) 1950. Country Chart: #3 6/16/50 15 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46243). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 2714 The Thunder Rolls. Music/Lyrics: Pat Alger/Garth Brooks. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Bait and Beer Music/Forerunner

Tight • 2715–2727 Music, Inc./Major Bob Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44727) 1991. Made Famous by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44727) 1991. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/18/91 20 wks., Garth Brooks (Capitol 44727). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1992. 2715 Tight Fittin’ Jeans. Music/Lyrics: Michael Huffman. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Prater Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 51137) 1981. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 51137) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/11/81 16 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 51137). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 2716 ’Til I Can Make It on My Own. Music/Lyrics: George Richey/Billy Sherrill/Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Altam Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 50196) 1976. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 50196) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/14/76 15 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 50196). Pop Chart: #3 7/7/79 15 wks., Dottie West and Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1299). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977, 1980; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (George Richey, Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette). 2717 ’Til I Gain Control Again. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Jolly Cheeks Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1353) 1976. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Elektra) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/20/82 22 wks., Crystal Gayle (Elektra 69893); #42 6/9/79 8 wks., Bobby Bare (Columbia 10998). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 2718 ’Til I Kissed You. Music/Lyrics: Don Everly. Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369) 1959. Made Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369) 1959. Country Chart: #8 9/7/59 12 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369); #10 1/31/76 15 wks., Connie Smith (Columbia 10277). Pop Chart: #4 8/24/58 16 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959, 1977; BMI Million Airs Award. 2719 Till I Get It Right. Music/Lyrics: Larry Henley/Red Lane. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10940) 1972. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10940) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/30/73 15 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10940). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 2720 Till the End of the World. Music/Lyrics: Vaughn Horton. Copyright Date: 1947, 1948, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor, unissued) 1948; First Release: Murray Sisters (RCA Victor 21-0036) 1948. Made Famous by: Country, Ernest Tubb (Decca 46150) 1949; Pop, Bing Crosby with Grady Martin and His Slew Foot Five (Decca 28265) 1952. Country Chart: #9 2/19/49 6 wks., Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 15368); #4 3/19/49 9 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46150); #12 4/9/49 2 wks., Johnny Bond (Columbia 20549); #10 8/30/52 1 wk., Bing Crosby with Grady Martin and His Slew Foot Five (Decca 28265). Pop Chart: #16 8/2/52 6 wks., Bing Crosby with Grady Martin and His Slew Foot Five (Decca 28265). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. 2721 Till the Rivers All Run Dry. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/Don Williams. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don

260 Williams (ABC/Dot 17604) 1975. Made Famous by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17604) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/31/76 16 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17604). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Wayland Holyﬁeld, Don Williams). 2722 Till You’re Gone. Music/Lyrics: Walt Aldridge/Tom Brasﬁeld. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52038) 1982. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52038) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/1/82 19 wks., Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52038). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1983. 2723 Timber, I’m Falling in Love. Music/Lyrics: Kostas. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Patty Loveless (MCA 53641) 1989. Made Famous by: Patty Loveless (MCA 53641) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/27/89 20 wks., Patty Loveless (MCA 53641). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. Timbrooks see Molly and Tenbrooks. 2724 Time Changes Everything. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan. Copyright Date: 1941, 1969, renewed. Publisher: Red River Songs, Inc. (adm. by Warnerbuilt Songs, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys with Tommy Duncan (Okeh 05758) 1940. Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys with Tommy Duncan (Okeh 05758) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Times Ain’t Like They Used to Be see Careless Love. 2725 The Tip of My Fingers. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./ Champion Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31092) 1960. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 31092) 1960. Country Chart: #7 6/20/60 18 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 31092); #10 7/6/63 16 wks., Roy Clark (Capitol 4956); #3 7/23/66 15 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8869); #16 2/22/75 15 wks., Jean Shepard (United Artists 591); #3 2/8/92 16 wks., Steve Wariner (Arista 12393). Pop Chart: #43 7/23/66 7 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8869); #45 6/29/63 8 wks., Roy Clark (Capitol 4956). AC Action: #8 7/23/66 10 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8869); #19 8/3/63 2 wks., Roy Clark (Capitol 4956). No. of Artists: 36. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960, 1963, 1967, 1992. 2726 Tippy Toeing. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Harden. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Harden Trio (Columbia 43463) 1965. Made Famous by: The Harden Trio (Columbia 43463) 1966. Country Chart: #2 2/12/66 21 wks., The Harden Trio (Columbia 43463). Pop Chart: #44 3/12/66 10 wks., The Harden Trio (Columbia 43463). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. ’Tis a Picture from Life’s Other Side see A Picture from Life’s Other Side. 2727 ’Tis Sweet to Be Remembered. Music/Lyrics: William Marshall Smith/Mac Wiseman (arrangement). Copyright Date: 1902; 1951, 1986, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain; Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Lester McFarland and Robert Gardner (Brunswick, unissued) 1929. Earliest Release Found: Bob Lester and Bud Green (Melotone 12241) 1931. Made Famous by: Mac Wiseman (ABC/Dot 1062) 1950. Country Chart: #8 1/19/52 3 wks., Cowboy Copas (King 1000); #9 2/2/52 1 wk., Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia 20886). Pop Chart:

261 None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Notes: This was Mac Wiseman’s theme song from 1946 until the late 1950s. Lester and Green are pseudonyms for McFarland and Gardner. 2728 To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before. Music/Lyrics: Hal David/ Albert Hammond. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./Casa David. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Bobby Vinton (Tapestry 7RS-1000) 1980. Made Famous by: Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson (Columbia 04217) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/10/84 13 wks., Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson. Pop Chart: #5 3/3/84 21 wks., Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson (Columbia 04217). AC Action: #3 3/10/84 19 wks., Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson (Columbia 04217). No. of Artists: 38 found. Awards: ACM Award 1984; RIAA Million Seller ( Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, Columbia 04217); ASCAP Country Award 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988. Parodies: “To All the Ghouls I’ve Loved Before,” from The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (Hanna-Barbera Productions). Author Notes: “This is a tribute to all the women in my life. It’s not about a man as a womanizer. It’s a song about personal growth, the women in a person’s life beginning in childhood.”— Hal David. 2729 To Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Owepar Publishing, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8498) 1977. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8498) 1977. Country Chart: #3 12/3/77 15 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8498). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 2730 To Know Him Is to Love Him. Music/Lyrics: Phil Spector. Copyright Date: 1958. Publisher: Mother Bertha Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Teddy Bears (Dore 503) 1958. Made Famous by: Country, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris (Warner 28492) 1987; Pop, Teddy Bears (Dore 503) 1958. Country Chart: #18 11/4/72 11 wks., Jody Miller (Epic 10916); #1 (1) 2/21/87 14 wks., Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Trio album (Warner 28492). Pop Chart: # 1 (3) 9/22/58 23 wks., Teddy Bears (Dore 503); #24 7/24/65 7 wks., Peter and Gordon (Capitol 5461) as “To Know You Is to Love You;” #34 4/5/69 7 wks., Bobby Vinton (Epic 10461) as “To Know You Is to Love You.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973, 1988; BMI Robert J. Burton Award 1988. Notes: Phil Spector was a member of the Teddy Bears. 2731 To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man). Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32513) 1969. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32513) 1969. Country Chart: #3 7/19/69 15 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32513). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 2732 To Make Love Sweeter for You. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Kennedy/ Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2202) 1968. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2202) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/28/69 15 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2202). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Author Notes: “I wrote this and took it to Jerry Kennedy and he really didn’t like the melody. That’s why he’s a half writer on it. He changed the melody. He did a lot better with it than I had and I was satisﬁed. Plus I knew if he were a co-writer it would be his next single. In them days it was just like it is today: Ya got to play them politics.”— Glenn Sutton. 2733 To Me. Music/Lyrics: Mack David/Mike Reid. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Collins Court/Lodge Hall Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell and Lee Greenwood (MCA 52415) 1984. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell and Lee

2728–2739 • Together Greenwood (MCA 52415) 1984. Country Chart: #3 7/21/84 20 wks., Barbara Mandrell and Lee Greenwood (MCA 52415). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #24 7/14/84 10 wks., Barbara Mandrell and Lee Greenwood (MCA 52415). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 2734 To My Sorrow. Music/Lyrics: Vic McAlpin (pseudonym of Vernice Johnson McAlpin). Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2481) 1947. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2481) 1947. Country Chart: #2 (2) 11/8/47 15 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2481); #47 8/17/68 9 wks., Johnny Duncan (Columbia 44580). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 2735 To See an Angel Cry. Music/Lyrics: Charles Haney/Conway Twitty/L.E. White. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32546) 1969. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32546) 1969. Country Chart: #1 9/20/69 14 wks., Conway Twitty (Decca 32546). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. 2736 Tobacco Road. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John D. Loudermilk (Columbia 41562) 1960. Made Famous by: The Nashville Teens (London 9689) 1964. Country Chart: #56 4/12/86 7 wks., Roy Clark (Silver Dollar 70001). Pop Chart: #14 9/12/64 11 wks., The Nashville Teens (London 9689); #93 5/9/70 2 wks., Jamul (Lizard 21001). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52. Notes: On July 29, 1993, a street bordering the Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts on Chicago’s South Side was renamed Tobacco Road in honor of Lou Rawls’ rhythm and blues-jazz version of this song. Author Notes: “This is kind of a life story — that’s the way it was. I sold out a little bit on that song, I’m sorry to say, because I said ‘Mother died and daddy got drunk,’ but mother didn’t die at childbirth, and I never saw my dad take a drink in his life. Never heard him say a cussword, either. He was a marvelous man. At the time, I was just starting out in the music business, and I was frankly hungry. I felt that was a good rhyming word — that was a catchy phrase. Now I wish I had not said that, because I seem to be giving an illusion of a father who was fairly rough and a mother who was fairly rough, and my people were very big church-going people. I grew up in the Salvation Army.”— John D. Loudermilk. 2737 Today. Music/Lyrics: Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 40065) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 40065) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2738 Today All Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Lola Jean Dillon/Bobby Harden. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: King Coal Music, Inc./Coal Miners Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Louvin (Koala 14901) 1981. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054) 1981. Country Chart: #5 7/4/81 19 wks., Reba McEntire (Mercury 57054). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. Today I Started Loving You Again see I Started Loving You Again. 2739 Together Again. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1963, 1964, renewed 1991, 1992. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5136) 1964. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5136) 1964. Country Chart: #1 4/4/64 27 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5136); #1 (1) 3/6/76 14 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 1346). Pop Chart: #19

Tom • 2740–2752 3/26/66 8 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10785). AC Action: #1 4/30/66 3 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10785). No. of Artists: 37. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964, 1977; BMI Million Airs Award. Sequel: “Play Together Again, Again,” recorded by Buck Owens and Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8830)1979, written by Jerry Abbott, Buck Owens and Charles Stewart. 2740 Tom and Jerry. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Charles D’Almaine (Victor 4617) 1905 (Medley). Made Famous by: Brad Leftwich (County 790) 1984. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. 2741 Tom Dooley. Alternate Title: “Tom Dula.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown; John Lomax/Alan Lomax/Frank Warner (arrangement). Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Ludlow Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: G.B. Grayson and Henry Whitter (Victor 40235) 1929. Made Famous by: The Kingston Trio (Capitol 4049) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #1 (1) 9/29/58 21 wks., The Kingston Trio (Capitol 4049). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 67. Awards: Grammy, Best Country and Western Performance 1958 (The Kingston Trio); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Pop Award 1958. Notes: “This arrangement was taken from the singing of Frank Proﬁtt. Originally, the title was ‘Tom Dula.’ Proﬁtt changed it to ‘Tom Dooley’”— Jay Marks, Publisher, Ludlow Music. Frank Warner released the song (Elektra EKL-3) in 1958 with the 1947 copyright. History: Tom Dula was found guilty of murdering Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina, in 1866. He was hanged May 1, 1868. Tom Dula see Tom Dooley. 2742 Tomb of the Unknown Love. Music/Lyrics: Michael Smotherman. Copyright Date: 1984, 1986. Publisher: Koppleman Family Music/Bandier Family Music/Seventh Son Music/Jena Music/ Garbo Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kenny Rogers (RCA 14298) 1986. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (RCA 14298) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/8/86 14 wks., Kenny Rogers (RCA 14298). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 2743 A Tombstone Every Mile. Music/Lyrics: Daniel Fulkerson. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Aroostook Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dick Curless (Allagash 101) 1965. Made Famous by: Dick Curless (Tower 124) 1965. Country Chart: #5 3/13/65 17 wks., Dick Curless (Tower 124). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Notes: This is the theme song for Dick Curless. 2744 Tomorrow Never Comes. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bond/Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6106) 1945. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6106) 1945. Country Chart: #3 3/22/45 16 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 6106); #27 4/18/70 12 wks., Slim Whitman (Imperial 66441). Pop Chart: #80 9/10/66 5 wks., B.J. Thomas (Scepter 12165). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 2745 Tonight, Carmen. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Mojave Music/Noma Music/Elvis Presley Music, Inc. (all rights adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 44128) 1967. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 44128) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/3/67 16 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 44128); #32 3/1/86 15 wks., Gene Watson (Epic 05817). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. (Tonight) the Bottle Let Me Down see The Bottle Let Me Down.

262 2746 Too Far Gone. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lucille Starr (Epic 10205) 1967. Made Famous by: Jeannie Seeley (live at the Grand Ole Opry); Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros./Reprise 1326). Country Chart: #72 9/30/67 2 wks., Lucille Starr (Epic 10205); #12 8/18/73 16 wks., Joe Stampley (Dot 17469); #73 4/19/75 8 wks., Emmylou Harris (Reprise 1326); #13 2/3/79 13 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 8732). This was a reissue of a reprise recording. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. 2747 Too Gone Too Long. Music/Lyrics: Gene Pistilli. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Almo Music Corp./High Falutin’ Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286) 1987. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/12/87 19 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; ASCAP Country Song of the Year 1989. 2748 Too Good to Stop Now. Music/Lyrics: Rory Bourke/Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dallas Harms (RCA Canada NKL1-0476) 1982. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 04563) 1984. Country Chart: #4 9/1/84 22 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 04563). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 2749 Too Late. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Wakely. Copyright Date: 1941. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmy Wakely (Decca 5909) 1940. Made Famous by: Jimmy Wakely (Decca 5909) 1940; Jimmie Davis (Decca 5940) 1940; Gene Autry (Okeh 06549) 1941. Country Chart: #5 record of 1940, Jimmy Wakely (Decca 5909); #5 record of 1940, Jimmie Davis (Decca 5940). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Author Notes: “I had a brother-in law that was always knocking his wife around and drank a lot. I got to thinking that maybe one day she’d just have enough and leave, so I wrote a song called ‘Too Late.’ I recorded it as my ﬁrst number on Decca and it was a smash. I went back to Oklahoma City and I ran into my brother-in-law. (Meanwhile, I had written some other songs.) And he said, ‘Man, you never wrote anything as pretty as “Too Late” in your life.’ I said, ‘You should like it, you son of a bitch, it’s the story of your life.’”— Jimmy Wakely. 2750 Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry. Music/Lyrics: Al Dexter. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Al Dexter Songs. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Al Dexter and His Troupers (Okeh 6718) 1944. Made Famous by: Al Dexter and His Troupers (Okeh 6718) 1944. Country Chart: #1 3/11/44 30 wks., Al Dexter and His Troupers (Okeh 6718); #6 3/15/75 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10228); #3 9/2/44 6 wks., Texas Jim Lewis and His Lonestar Cowboys (Decca 6099). Pop Chart: #23 4/1/44 1 wk., Al Dexter and His Troupers (Okeh 6718). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 2751 Too Many Lovers. Music/Lyrics: Samuel Hogin/Ted Lindsay/Mark True. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/ BMI. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) 1981. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/23/81 17 wks., Crystal Gayle (Columbia 02078). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982; BMI Country Award 1982. 2752 Too Many Rivers. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Combine Music/EMI-Blackwood Music,

263 Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brenda Lee (Decca 31792) 1965. Made Famous by: The Forester Sisters (Warner 28442) 1987. Country Chart: #5 3/7/87 23 wks., The Forester Sisters (Warner 28442). Pop Chart: #13 5/29/65 13 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 31792). AC Action: #2 6/5/65 14 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 31792). No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. Author Notes: “I’ve always loved the word ‘river,’ and it seems to me that there was a biblical phrase or something.... I always look for good titles. Brenda Lee recorded it and she had a manager named Dub Albrit who didn’t like the song. He thought it was too country. Dub wasn’t going to let her use my song, but she was in Japan where she was fantastically hot. They needed to put a record out and she couldn’t get back here to record. She and Owen Bradley loved this song, but I still almost didn’t get a single out of it. It was her being in Japan and not being able to record [something else] that got me this single. It was probably the best second verse I’ve written. I knew this song was a hit for someone, but it took me two years to prove it.”— Harlan Howard. 2753 Too Much. Music/Lyrics: Bernard Weinman. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Southern Belle Music/R&H Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA 6800) 1956. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 6800) 1956. Country Chart: #3 1/23/57 14 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 6800). Pop Chart: #1 (3) 1/26/57 17 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 6800). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Elvis Presley); BMI Country Award 1957; BMI Pop Award 1957. 2754 Too Much Is Not Enough. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy/ Ronald D. Taylor. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (MCAD-5721) 1986. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers and The Forester Sisters (MCA/Curb 52917) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/27/86 20 wks., The Bellamy Brothers and The Forester Sisters (MCA/Curb 52917). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “I remember writing this song in a hotel room, when I was in Germany. I wrote it using the old Motown beat. ‘Too Much Is Not Enough’ was a sign that used to hang above the Old Lone Star Cafe in the Village in New York.”— David Bellamy. 2755 Too Much on My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Fortune. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Statler Brothers Music (adm. by All Nations Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 884016) 1985. Made Famous by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 884016) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/24/85 25 wks., The Statler Brothers (Mercury 884016). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 2756 Too Old to Cut the Mustard. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carlisles (Mercury 6348) 1951. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 46387) 1951. Country Chart: #5 1/25/52 9 wks., Ernest Tubb and Red Foley (Decca 46387); #29 12/4/71 10 wks., Buck and Buddy (Buck Owens and Buddy Alan) (Capitol 3215). Pop Chart: #12 8/23/52 6 wks., Rosemary Clooney and Marlene Dietrich, accompanied by Stan Freeman. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “There was a saying up there in Kentucky where I was born that if you couldn’t do a job, you ‘couldn’t cut the mustard.’ Well, I used to do a comedy character on the radio in Knoxville, Tennessee, called ‘Hotshot Elmer,’ and I would tell the old story about the mule the old farmer had who got too old to work. One night he was listening to his master and his master’s wife talking, and the farmer said, ‘We’re just gonna have to send him to the glue factory, because he’s too old to work anymore,’ and so the mule ran off. He

2753–2762 • Touch ran into an old hound dog laying by the side of the road who was too old to hunt ’possum and ’coon and several other old, useless animals, and they all got together and made their own home in the wilderness. Now that’s an old story I got from a ﬁrst grade reader, and I named it. I tied it in with that old saying and called it ‘Too Old to Cut the Mustard.’ Finally, I wrote the song with that title.”— Bill Carlisle. 2757 Top of the World. Music/Lyrics: John Bettis/Richard Carpenter. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Almo Music Corp./Hammer and Nails Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857) 1973. Made Famous by: Country, Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857) 1973; Pop, The Carpenters (A&M 1468) 1973. Country Chart: #2 (1) 6/2/73 15 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 10/20/73 20 wks., The Carpenters (A&M 1468); #74 6/30/73 10 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857). AC Action: #34 7/21/73 5 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45857). No. of Artists: 152. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1974 (The Carpenters, A&M 1468); ASCAP Country Award 1973; ASCAP Pop Award 1974. 2758 Torn Between Two Lovers. Music/Lyrics: Phillip Jarrell/Peter Yarrow. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Muscle Shoals Sound Publishing Co., Inc./Silver Dawn Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mary MacGregor (Ariola American 7638) 1976. Made Famous by: Mary MacGregor (Ariola American 7638) 1977. Country Chart: #3 1/8/77 16 wks., Mary MacGregor (Ariola American 7638). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 11/20/76 22 wks., Mary MacGregor (Ariola American 7638). AC Action: #1 12/25/76 2 wks., Mary MacGregor (Ariola American 7638). No. of Artists: 32. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977, 1978; ASCAP Country Award 1977; BMI Million Airs Award (2); RIAA Million Seller (Mary MacGregor). Tossing the Baby So High see Rock All Our Babies to Sleep. 2759 Touch a Hand, Make a Friend. Music/Lyrics: Homer Banks/ Carl Hampton/Raymond Jackson. Copyright Date: 1973, 1974. Publisher: Irving Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Staple Singers (Stax 0196) 1973. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52646) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/3/85 21 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52646). Pop Chart: #23 2/23/74 13 wks., The Staple Singers (Stax 0196). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 2760 Touch Me. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Liberty 55439) 1962. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Liberty 55439) 1962. Country Chart: #7 5/26/62 13 wks., Willie Nelson (Liberty 55439); #4 2/26/83 18 wks., Tom Jones (Mercury 810445). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 2761 Touch Me When We’re Dancing. Music/Lyrics: Ken Bell/ Terry Skinner/J.L. Wallace. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bama Band (RCA-Freelight PB-11629) 1979. Made Famous by: Country, Alabama (RCA 5003) 1986; Pop, The Carpenters (A&M 2344) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/20/86 20 wks., Alabama (RCA 5003). Pop Chart: #16 6/20/81 14 wks., The Carpenters (A&M 2344). AC Action: #1 8/22/81 2 wks., The Carpenters (A&M 2344). No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. 2762 Touch My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Aubrey Mayhew/Donny Young. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Dream City Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 43795) 1966. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 43795) 1966. Country Chart: #3 10/15/66 18 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 43795). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967.

Touch • 2763–2774 2763 The Touch of God’s Hand. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers (Victor 20-3195) 1937. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (Victor 20-3195); Johnny Ray (Columbia 39908) 1953. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Author Notes: “After World War I, I came to the deserts of Arizona. The environmental change had a tremendous impact on me — from the backwoods of Canada to the deceptively barren deserts of Arizona. Actually out there on that barren land, there is more to see than a forest, on a closer look. The desert is crowded with things to see, which inspired me to write ‘The Touch of God’s Hand.’”— Bob Nolan. 2764 Touch the Hand. Music/Lyrics: Ron Peterson/Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publishing, Co./Meredith Music/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40407) 1975. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40407) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/24/75 13 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40407). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 2765 Touching Home. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/A.L. “Doodle” Owens. Copyright Date: 1968, 1971. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192) 1971. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192) 1971. Country Chart: #3 3/27/71 16 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192). Pop Chart: #110 1971 Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73192). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 2766 Trademark. Music/Lyrics: Porter Wagoner/Gary Walker. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21119) 1953. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21119) 1953. Country Chart: #2 6/27/53 10 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21119). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. 2767 A Tragic Romance. Music/Lyrics: Wiley Morris/Zeke Morris/Louis “Grandpa” Jones. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed 1957. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Cowboy Copas (King 537) 1945. Earliest Releases Found: Cowboy Copas (King 537) 1946, The Morris Brothers (Victor 201905) 1946. Made Famous by: Cowboy Copas (King 537) 1946; Grandpa Jones (King 888) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Author Notes: “I had been singing an old song called ‘After the Ball.’ I liked the story in that song. I took the tune to another old song, ‘Naomi Wise,’ and wrote ‘The Tragic Romance.’”— Louis “Grandpa” Jones. 2768 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Music/Lyrics: Harry Carroll (music)/Ballard MacDonald (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1913, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Henry Burr and Albert Campbell (Columbia A1315) 1913; Victor Military Band (Victor 35302) 1913. Earliest Country Recording Found: Clayton McMichen and Riley Puckett (Columbia 15304) 1927. Made Famous by: Henry Burr and Albert Campbell (Columbia A1315) 1913. Pop Chart: #1 (3) 6/21/1913 10 wks., Henry Burr and Albert Campbell (Columbia A1315); #9 8/9/1913 1 wk., Edna Brown and James Harrison (Edna Brown is the pseudonym of Elsie Baker) (Victor 17338). No. of Artists: Eight found. Notes: Used in the Broadway show The Passing Show of 1914. Sung by Muriel Window. History: Inspired by the novel written by John Fox, Jr. The setting was changed from the Cumberland Mountains to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

264 2769 Trail to Mexico. Alternate Titles: “Following the Cowtrail”; “The Cow Trail to Mexico.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20067) 1925 (as “Following the Cowtrail”); Harry McClintock and His Haywire Orchestra (Victor 40016) 1928 (as “Trail to Mexico”). Made Famous by: Bill Bender (Elite X17) 1939. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33 found. Movies: Westbound Stage (Monogram) 1940, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennett, starring Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell, and Muriel Evans; Oklahoma Raiders (Universal) 1944, directed by Lewis Collins, starring Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight, Dennis Moore, and Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys (Wesley Tuttle, Jimmy Dean, and Paul Sells). Notes: Also recorded as “The Cow Trail to Mexico” by Jules Allen (Victor 23757) 1933. History: This is a reworked version of two British ballads: “Early Early in the Spring” and “The Seaman’s Complaint.” 2770 Train of Love. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Knox Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 258) 1956. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 258) 1956. Country Chart: #7 12/12/56 28 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 258). Pop Chart: #36 6/20/60 8 wks., Annette and The Afterbeats (Buena Vista 359). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. 2771 Train Whistle Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22379) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22379) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Author’s Notes: “The Jimmie who was a brakeman, a happy-go-lucky youngster forever strumming and singing when he wasn’t ‘going high’ on box cars; caring little whether he had a job or not but loving the old smokies, silver rails and the hollow whistles from ‘that old smokestack.’ Whistles? Pretty train whistles? He’d jump up from the table, leaving a delicious, nourishing hot meal to grow cold and tasteless while he rushed outside where he could hear better, to listen; just listen to some old smokie in the distance —‘whao-o-o....’”— Carrie Rodgers (from My Husband Jimmy Rodgers). 2772 Tramp on the Street/Only a Tramp. Music/Lyrics: Grady Cole/Hazel Cole/Dr. Addison D. Crabtree. Copyright Date: 1940, 1947, 1968, 1877. Publisher: Dixie Music Publishing/Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI/All. Earliest Recording Found: Uncle Pete and Louise (Conqueror 8342) 1933; Hazel and Grady Cole (Bluebird 8262) 1939. Made Famous by: Molly O’Day (Columbia 20187) 1947. Country Chart: #14 6/25/48 1 wk., Bill Carlisle (King 697). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. History: The composition by Grady and Hazel Cole is similar to the chorus and one verse of Dr. Crabtree’s 1877 song “Only a Tramp.” The Tramp see The Poor Tramp Has to Live. 2773 Travelin’ Blues. Music/Lyrics: Shelly Lee Alley/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23564) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23564) 1931; Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20842) 1951. Country Chart: #6 10/5/51 9 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20842). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22. 2774 Treasure Untold. Alternate Title: “Treasures Untold.” Music/ Lyrics: Ellsworth Cozzens. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21433) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21433) 1928. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Notes: “Most sources list Cozzens only as author.”— Peer.

265 Treasures Untold see Treasure Untold. 2775 Trip to Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3612) 1973. Made Famous by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 3612) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/2/73 16 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3612). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 2776 Trouble in Mind. Music/Lyrics: Richard M. Jones. Copyright Date: 1926, 1937, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Thelma Lavizzo (Paramount 12206) 1924. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 03343) 1936. Country Chart: #3 record of 1937, Bob Wills (Vocalion 03343) 1936; #7 1/28/56 3 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 6365); #8 7/16/77 4 wks., Hank Snow (RCA Victor 11021). Pop Chart: #92 1/23/61 2 wks., Nina Simone (Colpix 175); #86 12/15/62 5 wks., Aretha Franklin (Columbia 42625). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 75 found. Sequels: “Trouble in Mind #2,” recorded by Jack and Leslie (Decca 5561B) 1938, written by Richard M. Jones; “New Trouble in Mind Blues,” recorded by Shelton Brothers (Decca 5339A) 1937. 2777 Trouble in Paradise. Music/Lyrics: Kenny O’Dell. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Warner’s House of Gold Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40283) 1974. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40283) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/7/74 17 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40283). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “I was glancing at a tabloid magazine and the headline was ‘Trouble in Paradise.’ The story was about some movie couple’s marriage. The title is not new; in fact there have been several songs by that title. In the late ﬁfties or early sixties The Crests had a rock hit by that name — of course it was a totally different song.”— Kenny O’Dell. 2778 Trouble in the Amen Corner. Music/Lyrics: Archie Campbell (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Archie Campbell (RCA Victor 7660) 1959. Made Famous by: Archie Campbell (RCA Victor 7660) 1959. Country Chart: #24 3/13/60 4 wks., Archie Campbell (RCA Victor 7660). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. History: Archie Campbell wrote these lyrics to the tune of “Rock of Ages.” 2779 Trouble’s Back in Town. Music/Lyrics: Dick Flood. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31363) 1961. Made Famous by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31363) 1962. Country Chart: #4 5/12/62 13 wks., The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31363). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. Notes: This was the theme song of The Wilburn Brothers Show, a syndicated television show which lasted from 1963 to 1974. Troubles Waltz see Short Life of Trouble. 2780 Truck Driver’s Blues. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan. Copyright Date: 1939 (common law), 1966 (ofﬁcial copyright). Publisher: Ted Daffan Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers with Moon Mullican (Decca 5725) 1939. Made Famous by: Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers (Decca 5725) 1939. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. History: This song is generally recognized as the ﬁrst truck driving song. In the twenties and thirties sales of country records were somewhat conﬁned to the southern states. This record sold throughout the country, and was so successful that Art Satherly, producer at Columbia records, signed Ted Daffan as an artist. Author Notes: “Late at night, returning from

2775–2787 • True playing dances around the country, we would stop at little roadside cafes. They were popular with the truck drivers, and I noticed that when they came in, they headed for the jukebox and put a nickel in or so. I realized that no one had ever written a song about them, and that such a song would have a ready-made audience. So I wrote the ﬁrst truck drivers song, and it became the top-selling country song of 1939, because truck drivers demanded it all over the nation.”— Ted Daffan. 2781 Truck Drivin’ Son-of-a-Gun. Music/Lyrics: Dixie Deen/Ray King. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Shelby Singleton Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72442) 1965. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72442) 1965. Country Chart: #3 7/10/65 21 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 72442). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 2782 Truck Driving Man. Music/Lyrics: Terry Fell. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Terry Fell (“X” 0010) 1954. Made Famous by: George Hamilton IV (RCA 8462) 1964. Country Chart: #11 12/5/64 18 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA 8462); #29 6/19/76 11 wks., Red Steagall (ABC/Dot 17634). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18 found. 2783 Truck Stop. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Smith (original version)/ Vaughn Horton (additional lyrics). Copyright Date: 1968, 1970. Publisher: Papa Joe’s House of Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Smith (ABC 11162) 1969 (instrumental); Dick Curless and Jerry Smith (Capitol ST-11119) 1972. Made Famous by: Jerry Smith (ABC 11162) 1969. Country Chart: #44 5/17/69 10 wks., Jerry Smith (ABC 11162). Pop Chart: #71 5/10/69 7 wks., Jerry Smith (ABC 11162). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1969. Notes: This is the theme song of piano player Jerry Smith. 2784 Trucker’s Prayer. Music/Lyrics: Jim Thornton/Scott Turner. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72697) 1967. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72697) 1967. Country Chart: #23 7/15/67 14 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 72697). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 2785 True Life Country Music. Music/Lyrics: Sam Lorber/Danny Morrison/Jeff Silbar. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Bobby Goldsboro Music, Inc./Warner House of Music/Warner Bros. Gold. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12120) 1980. Made Famous by: Razzy Bailey (RCA 12120) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/22/80 17 wks., Razzy Bailey (RCA 12120). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981. True Love, Don’t Lie to Me see In the Pines. 2786 True Love Ways. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Holly/Norman Petty. Copyright Date: 1958, 1960, renewed. Publisher: Wren Music Co./MPL Communications, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Buddy Holly (Coral 62352) 1958. Made Famous by: Mickey Gilley (Epic 50876) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/10/80 12 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 50876). Pop Chart: #14 5/8/65 11 wks., Peter and Gordon (Capitol 5406). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1981; BMI Country Award 1981. Movies: The Buddy Holly Story (Columbia) 1978, directed by Steve Rash, starring Gary Busey, Don Stroud, and Charles Martin Smith. 2787 True Love’s a Blessing. Music/Lyrics: Sonny James/Carole Smith. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Mike Curb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 5536) 1965. Made

Try • 2788–2799 Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 5536) 1965. Country Chart: #3 12/11/65 18 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5536). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. 2788 Try a Little Kindness. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Austin/Thomas Curt Sapaugh. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Glen Campbell Music/Beechwood Music Corp. (adm. by Beechwood Music Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2659) 1969. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2659) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (1) 10/25/69 13 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2659). Pop Chart: #23 10/11/69 11 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2659). AC Action: #1 11/15/69 1 wk., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2659). No. of Artists: 20. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Glen Campbell); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Pop Award 1969; BMI Country Award 1970. 2789 Try Me One More Time. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6093) 1943. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6093) 1943. Country Chart: #2 (3) 12/30/43 35 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 6093). Pop Chart: #18 1/22/44 3 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 6093). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1944. 2790 Tryin’ to Beat the Morning Home. Music/Lyrics: Elroy Kahanek/T.G. Sheppard/Red Williams. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Stone Diamond Music Corp./Don Crews Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6006) 1975. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6006) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/12/75 14 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6006). Pop Chart: #95 5/10/75 3 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Melodyland 6006). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2791 Trying to Love Two Women. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41217) 1980. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41217) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/19/80 15 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 41217). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 2792 Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues. Music/Lyrics: Joe Kaipo/ Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22220) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22220) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 2793 Tuck Me to Sleep (in My Old Kentucky Home). Music/ Lyrics: Samuel Lewis/George Meyer/Joseph Young. Copyright Date: 1921, renewed. Publisher: Bourne and Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Aileen Stanley (Okeh 4409) 1921 (as “Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old ’Tucky Home”). Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 18807) 1921. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #12 11/26/21 1 wk., Ernest Hare (Pathe 20612); #15 11/26/21 1 wk., Billy Jones (Okeh 4409); #2 (1) 12/10/21 7 wks., Vernon Dalhart (Victor 18807). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 2794 Tulsa Stomp. Music/Lyrics: Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 04325) 1938. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 04325) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2795 Tulsa Time. Music/Lyrics: Danny Flowers. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 12425) 1978.

266 Made Famous by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 12425) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/4/78 16 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 12425). Pop Chart: #30 6/21/80 14 wks., Eric Clapton (RSO 1039). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. Awards: ACM Single Record of the Year 1978; ASCAP Country Award 1979. 2796 Tumbling Tumbleweeds. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Williamson Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5047) 1934. Made Famous by: The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5047) 1934; Gene Autry (Vocalion/Okeh 3007 and all ARC Labels) 1935. Country Chart: #1 record of 1935, Gene Autry (Vocalion/ Okeh 3007); #11 8/13/48 1 wk., The Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor 1904). Pop Chart: #13 12/15/34 2 wks., The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5047); #10 2/9/35 5 wks., Gene Autry (Melotone 13315); #17 12/2/39 2 wks., Glen Gray (Decca 2777); #12 4/6/40 7 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 3024); #60 8/15/56 8 wks., Roger Williams (Kapp 156); #30 4/14/58 4 wks., Billy Vaughn and Orchestra (ABC/Dot 15710). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 110. Movies: Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Republic) 1935, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Lucille Browne; Silver Spurs (Republic) 1943, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Phyllis Brooks, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers, sung by Roy Rogers; Hollywood Canteen (Warner Bros.) 1944, directed by Delmar Daves, starring Joan Leslie, Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; Don’t Fence Me In (Republic) 1945, directed by John English, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and George “Gabby” Hayes. History: Adaptation of a poem by the author, Bob Nolan, in 1927 titled “Tumbleweed Trails.” Although Gene Autry had the biggest hit of this song, the version done by Bob Nolan’s group, the Sons of the Pioneers, is the best remembered version. Author Notes: “I originally wrote the song about ‘tumbling leaves.’ During a period of time, in singing it over the radio with the Sons of the Pioneers, of which I was an original member, the listening audience would request it under the title ‘Sing about the tumblin’ weeds.’ After many such requests, I changed the words to ‘Tumbling Tumbleweeds,’ changing the tune slightly to accommodate the extra syllables. The Sons of the Pioneers then had an hour on the radio every day, which prompted us to make ‘Tumbling Tumbleweeds’ our theme song.”— Bob Nolan. 2797 Tupelo County Jail. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce/Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30711) 1958. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30711) 1958. Country Chart: #7 10/26/58 10 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 30711); #40 6/4/66 3 wks., The Stonemans (MGM 13466). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 2798 Tupelo Mississippi Flash. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Reed Hubbard. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Vector Music Corp./Sixteen Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Reed (RCA 9334) 1967. Made Famous by: Jerry Reed (RCA 9334) 1967. Country Chart: #15 11/4/67 15 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 9334). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 2799 Turkey in the Straw. Music/Lyrics: Bob Farrell (claimed)/ George Washington Dixon (claimed)/George Nichols (claimed). Copyright Date: 1834. Publisher: G. Willig (as Zip Coon)/now Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Billy Golden (Columbia, not numbered) 1891. Earliest Country Recording Found: Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19149) 1923. Made Famous by: Pop, Billy Golden (Columbia, not numbered) 1891, Sylvester Louis “Vess” Ossman (Victor 4424) 1905; Country, Carson Robison (Bluebird 11460) 1942; Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19149) 1923. Country Chart: #3 record of 1923, Eck

267 Robertson and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19149). Pop Chart: #1 (7) 10/17/1891 7 wks., Billy Golden (Columbia, not numbered); #8 10/28/05 1 wk., Vess Ossman (Victor 4424); #4 12/30/05 3 wks., Billy Golden (Victor 4515); #14 12/25/26 1 wk., Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15084); #22 4/4/42 1 wk., Carson Robison (Bluebird 11460). No. of Artists: 250. Notes: Bob Farrell, George Washington Dixon, and George Nichols all claimed to have written this song. The issue has never been resolved. 2800 Turn It Loose. Music/Lyrics: Craig Brickhardt/Brent Maher/ Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Blue Quill Music/ Colgems-EMI Music, Inc./Don Schlitz Music/Welbeck Music/ MCA Music Publishing (a division. of MCA, Inc). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 5329) 1987. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 5329) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/16/88 17 wks., The Judds (RCA 5329). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 2801 (Turn Out the Light and) Love Me Tonight. Alternate Title: “Catch Me If You Can.” Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17568) 1975. Made Famous by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17568) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/16/75 16 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17568). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. Turn Out the Lights see My Party’s Over. 2802 Turn the World Around the Other Way. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1967, 1968. Publisher: Shelby Singleton Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 9265) 1967. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 9265) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/19/67 16 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9265). Pop Chart: #66 8/19/67 8 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9265). AC Action: #3 8/19/67 14 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9265). No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968; BMI Pop Award 1967. 2803 Turn Your Radio On. Music/Lyrics: Albert E. Brumley. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed 1966. Publisher: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Vocalion/Okeh 04910) 1939. Made Famous by: Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird B-8843) 1941. Country Chart: #17 12/4/71 8 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2048). Pop Chart: #63 11/20/71 7 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 2048). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. Author Notes: “I wrote ‘Turn Your Radio On’ in 1937, and it was published in 1938. At this time radio was relatively new to the rural people, especially gospel programs. I had become alert to the necessity of creating song titles, themes and plots, and frequently people would call me and say: “Turn your radio on, Albert, they’re singing one of your songs on such-a-such a station.” It ﬁnally dawned on me to use their quote, ‘Turn your radio on,’ as a theme for a religious originated song, and this was the beginning of ‘Turn Your Radio On’ as we now know it.”— Albert E. Brumley. 2804 Turnin’ Off a Memory. Alternate Titles: “I’m Turnin’ Off a Memory”; “Turnin’ on a Memory”; “I’m Turnin’ on a Memory.” Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1972, 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3294) 1972. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3294) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/25/72 10 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 3294). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Turnin’ on a Memory see Turnin’ Off a Memory. 2805 Turning Away. Music/Lyrics: Timothy Krekel. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI.

2800–2809 • Twinkle First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29254) 1984. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29254) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/7/84 20 wks., Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29254). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 2806 Tweedle-O-Twill. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Western Music Publishing. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Okeh 6680) 1942. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 6680) 1942. Country Chart: #5 record of 1942, Gene Autry (Okeh 6680); #88 7/9/72 3 wks., Kathy and Larry Barnes (Republic 389). Pop Chart: #20 1/15/44 1 wk., Gene Autry (Columbia 36587) rerelease. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Movies: Home in Wyoming (Republic) 1942, directed by William Morgan, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Fay McKenzie. Author Notes: “Freddie Rose and I worked well together, often sitting down and designing a song for a particular movie scene. We did that in 1942 for a movie called Home in Wyoming. We needed music for a scene in which a little street urchin rolled a cigarette out of corn silk and smoked it. The song we wanted was already a hit, ‘Small Fry,’ but the rights were high and the studio wouldn’t pay it. So Freddie said, ‘Well, hell, let’s just take the scene and write our own.’ And we did. The song became ‘Tweedle-O-Twill,’ and over a dozen artists recorded it.”— Gene Autry. 2807 Twenty-one Years. Music/Lyrics: Bob Miller; Frank Royal (additional lyrics). Copyright Date: 1930, 1931; 1961 (new lyrics by Frank Royal). Publisher: Mills Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Miller and Barney Burnett (Gennett 7220) 1930. Made Famous by: Bob Miller and Barney Burnett (Gennett 7220) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Answers: “New Twenty-one Years,” recorded by Bob Miller (Columbia 15739) 1932; “Twenty-one Years Part 2,” recorded by Ernest Hare (Regal Zonophone 21332) 1932, and by Lester McFarland and Robert Gardner (Brunswick 596) 1932; “Answer to Twenty-one Years,” recorded by the Don Hall Trio (Victor 23782) 1933, written by Bob Miller and recorded by at least 6 different artists; “Last of the Twenty-one Year Prisoner,” recorded by Ray Titley (Conqueror 8395) 1934; “Ninety-nine Years (Answer to ‘Twenty-one Years’),” recorded by Asa Martin and James Roberts (Banner 32426) 1932; “Answer to Ninety-nine Years,” recorded by Leroy Anderson, “The Red Headed Brierhopper” (Champion 16648) 1933. Twenty Years in Prison see The Boston Burglar. 2808 Twilight on the Trail. Alternate Title: “When It’s Twilight on the Trail.” Music/Lyrics: Louis Alter/Sidney D. Mitchell. Copyright Date: 1935, 1936, renewed. Publisher: Famous Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Bing Crosby (Decca 757) 1936. Made Famous by: Bing Crosby (Decca 757) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70. Movies: Twilight on the Trail (Paramount) 1941, directed by Howard Bretherton, starring William Boyd, Brad King, and The Jimmy Wakely Trio ( Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrel); The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (Paramount) 1936, directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Sylvia Sydney, Fred MacMurray, and Henry Fonda. Song introduced by Fuzzy Knight. History: This song was a favorite of President Franklin Roosevelt. A manuscript of the song and a copy of Bing Crosby’s record are on display at the Roosevelt Memorial Library in Hyde Park, New York. Twinkle Little Star see Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. 2809 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Alternate Titles: “Twinkle Little Star”; “Honeysuckle.” Music/Lyrics: Fred Macevoy. Copyright Date: 1879. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded

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by: W.T. Narmour and S.W. Smith (Okeh 45276) 1928 (as “Little Star”). Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 05401) 1938 (as “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 82. Notes: Also recorded as “Twinkle Little Star” by Paul Miles and The Red Fox Chasers (GNT 6568) 1928 and “Honeysuckle” by Charlie Poole and Roy Harvey (Columbia 15615-D) 1931.

1987. Publisher: Dennis Robbins Music/Rocky Core Music Corp./ Trevcor Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44701) 1990. Made Famous by: Garth Brooks (Capitol 44701) 1991. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/9/91 20 wks., Garth Brooks (Capitol 44701). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1992; ASCAP Country Award 1992.

2810 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Inorbit Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 07631) 1987. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 07631) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/21/87 22 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 07631). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. Author Notes: “This song was inspired by the death of a good friend, Lewis Talley, who was my road manager.”—Merle Haggard.

2818 Two Story House. Music/Lyrics: David Lindsey/Glenn Tubb/ Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: ATV Music Corp./First Lady Songs, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette and George Jones (Epic 50849) 1980. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette and George Jones (Epic 50849) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (1) 3/1/80 14 wks., Tammy Wynette and George Jones (Epic 50849). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981.

2811 Two Dollars in the Juke Box. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45357) 1976. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45357) 1976. Country Chart: #3 11/6/76 16 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45357). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977.

2819 Uncle Eph’s Got the Coon. Alternate Title: “Ephram Got the Coon.” Music/Lyrics: Louis Jones. Copyright Date: 1950, Circa 1870s. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music/Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI/All. First Recorded by: Wade Ward (Okeh, unissued) 1925 (as “Brother Ephram”); Shelton Brothers (Decca 5456) 1937 (as “Uncle Eph’s Got the Coon”). Made Famous by: Grandpa Jones (King 867) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Notes: Also recorded as “Ephram Got the Coon” by the Dunham Jubilee Singers (Columbia 14609-D) 1931.

2812 Two Doors Down. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Zella Lehr (RCA 11174) 1977. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA PB-11240) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/18/78 14 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA PB-11240); #7 12/17/77 18 wks., Zella Lehr (RCA 11174). Pop Chart: #19 3/18/78 12 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA PB-11240). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978, 1979; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Dolly Parton). 2813 Two Dozen Roses. Music/Lyrics: Robert Byrne/Mac McAnally. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Beginner Music/ColgemsEMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Shenandoah (Columbia 69061) 1989. Made Famous by: Shenandoah (Columbia 69061) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/16/89 26 wks., Shenandoah (Columbia 69061). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 2814 Two Glasses Joe. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 29220) 1954. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 29220) 1954. Country Chart: #11 10/6/54 5 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 29220). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 2815 Two Little Orphans. Alternate Title: “Our Mama’s in Heaven.” Music/Lyrics: Charles A. Burke/Sidney H. Horner. Copyright Date: 1899. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: George Reneau (Vocalion 15349) 1925 (as “The Two Orphans”); Ernest Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers (Edison 51935) 1927. Made Famous by: Ernest Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers (Edison 51935) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28 found. 2816 Two More Bottles of Wine. Music/Lyrics: Delbert McClinton. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Universal Duchess Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Delbert McClinton (ABC 907) 1975. Made Famous by: Emmylou Harris (Warner 8553) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/15/78 10 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner 8553). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 2817 Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Boyd/Warren Haynes/Dennis Robbins. Copyright Date:

2820 Uncle Pen. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Decca 46283) 1950. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04527) 1984; Bill Monroe (Decca 46283) 1951. Country Chart: #14 5/26/56 4 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 6494); #1 (1) 7/21/84 11 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Sugar Hill 04527). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Movies: Big Bad John (Red River) 1989, directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Doug English, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Buck Taylor, and Red Steagall. Author Notes: “My Uncle Pen [Pen Vandiver] was one of Kentucky’s old-time ﬁddlers, and he had the best shufﬂe with the bow that I’d ever seen, and kept the best time. That’s one reason people asked him to play for the dances around Rosine, Kentucky. In his later years he was a crippled man. He had been drowned by a mule and had to use crutches the rest of his life. My last years in Kentucky were spent with him. He done the cooking for the two of us. We had fatback, sorghum molasses, and hoe cakes for breakfast, followed up with black-eyed peas with fatback, and cornbread and sorghum for dinner and supper. I can remember those days so very well. There were hard times and money was scarce, but also there were good times. If it was to do over, I’d live them again.”—Bill Monroe. 2821 Under the Double Eagle. Music/Lyrics: J.F. Wagner. Copyright Date: 1895, 1907 by Theo Presser Publishing. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Edison Military Band (Edison 91) 1896; Blue Ridge Highballers (Columbia 15070) 1926. Made Famous by: Pop, Sousa’s Band (Victor 5639) 1909; Country: Bill Boyd’s Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 5945) 1935. Country Chart: #4 record of 1935, Bill Boyd’s Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 5945). Pop Chart: #3 2/13/09 3 wks., Sousa’s Band (Victor 5639). No. of Artists: 115. 2822 Under the Inﬂuence of Love. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard/ Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed 1989. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) 1961. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4602) 1961. Country Chart: #2 8/13/61 24 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 4602). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961.

269 2823 Under Your Spell Again. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/Leonard “Dusty” Rhodes. Copyright Date: 1959, 1960, renewed 1987, 1988. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) 1959. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4245) 1959. Country Chart: #4 10/4/59 22 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 4245); #5 11/22/59 15 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41477); #39 6/19/71 8 wks., Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter (RCA 9992); #65 4/10/76 7 wks., Barbara Fairchild (Columbia 10314); #93 3/18/89 1 wk., Shelby Lynne (Epic 34-68584/CBS). Pop Chart: #35 12/18/65 8 wks., Johnny Rivers (Imperial 66144). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. 2824 Understand Your Man. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 42964) 1964. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 42964) 1964. Country Chart: #1 (6) 2/22/64 22 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42964); #26 5/23/64 7 wks., Margie Bowes (Decca 31606) as “Understand Your Gal.” Pop Chart: #35 2/15/64 8 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 42964). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. 2825 Unfaithful One. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Bruner/A. Lyles. Copyright Date: 1949, 1950, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46213) 1949. First Release: Ray Smith (Columbia 20670) 1950. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46213) 1950. Country Chart: #8 3/18/50 2 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46213). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 2826 Unknown Soldier’s Grave. Music/Lyrics: Vaughn DeLeath. Copyright Date: 1916. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Perfect 12238) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Perfect 12238) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 2 found. History: The ﬁrst “unknown soldier,” an American soldier of World War I, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 1921. The tomb was completed in 1931 and opened to the public in 1932. An unknown soldier of World War II and one from the Korean War were buried May 30, 1958. The unknown soldier of the Vietnam War was buried May 28, 1984. In 1998, 26 years after his death in Vietnam, the body of Lieutenant Michael Blassie was disinterred from his grave when DNA testing proved his identity. 2827 Unloved, Unwanted. Music/Lyrics: Irene Stanton/Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31349) 1962. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells (Decca 31349) 1962. Country Chart: #5 3/3/62 14 wks., Kitty Wells (Decca 31349). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1962. The Unlucky Road to Washington see White House Blues. 2828 Unmitigated Gall. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Mercury L-38354) 1966. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Mercury L-38354) 1966. Country Chart: #7 10/15/66 16 wks., Faron Young (Mercury 72617). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Author Notes: “I was in Pendleton, Oregon, with my manager, Shelley Snyder. We had three days before I was going to work at the club across the street. We had spent all of the money that we had — I think I was making $50 a day, and I was going to get $500. This was one of the ﬁrst times I had ever booked out as a single act in a club. In three days we were going to get $500, so we could pay our bill. We sent our laundry out, we ordered up our food, and we partied every night

2823–2834 • Vietnam at the bar. About the third day, the manager of the hotel used the pass key and came into our room. Shelley was in one bed and I was in the other. We were both asleep. The manager woke him up and said, ‘Mr. Snyder, you and Mr. Tillis have been here for three days now, and I want you to come downstairs and establish your credit. You’ve sent your laundry out, you’ve ordered your food, you’ve been to the bar....’ And Shelley said, ‘How dare you barge into our room when we’re in a sound slumber, a much-needed rest! How dare you have the unmitigated gall to come in here like that! If you want our money, I demand that you place our bill in our box and we’ll pay it.’ And the guy said, ‘Yes, sir,’ and he left. And I said, ‘Oh, my God, what are we going to do?’ And Shelley said, ‘Tillis, get up and put on your suit with the roses and the sequins — I’m going to parade you through the lobby.’ He said, ‘Maybe they’ll extend our credit a few more hours.’ And I did, and they did.”— Mel Tillis. 2829 Until I Met You. Music/Lyrics: Hank Riddle. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: King Coal Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 5148, MCA 51015) 1980. Made Famous by: Judy Rodman (MTM 72065) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/22/86 25 wks., Judy Rodman (MTM 72065). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 2830 Until My Dreams Come True. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier. Copyright Date: 1967, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Greene (Decca 32423) 1968. Made Famous by: Jack Greene (Decca 32423) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/14/68 17 wks., Jack Greene (Decca 32423). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 2831 Up Against the Wall, Redneck. Music/Lyrics: Ray Wiley Hubbard. Copyright Date: 1973, 1974. Publisher: Tennessee Swamp Fox Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 382) 1973. Made Famous by: Jerry Jeff Walker (MCA 382) 1974. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Uptown Blues see Lee Highway Blues. 2832 The Valley Road. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Hornsby/John Hornsby. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Bruce Hornsby and The Range (RCA 7645) 1987. Made Famous by: Bruce Hornsby and The Range (RCA 7645) 1987; Bruce Hornsby and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Universal UVLD 12-500) 1989. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 4/30/88 16 wks., Bruce Hornsby and The Range (RCA 7645). AC Action: #1 6/18/88 6 wks., Bruce Hornsby and The Range (RCA 7645). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: Grammy, Best Bluegrass Recording 1989 (Bruce Hornsby and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Universal UVLD 12-500). 2833 A Very Special Love Song. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) 1974. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (3) 2/23/74 14 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 11091). Pop Chart: #11 2/23/74 14 wks., Charlie Rich (Epic 11091). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Song 1974 (Billy Sherrill, Norris Wilson); BMI Country Award 1974, 1975. Author Notes: “‘A Very Special Love Song’ came from the mere fact that my favorite theme in the world is the Summer of 42 [movie] theme.’ It’s the most gorgeous thing I ever heard in my life and I wanted to write something like that.”— Norris Wilson. The Vicious Circle see In the Ghetto. 2834 Vietnam Blues. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc.

Vietnam • 2835–2839 (formerly Buckhorn Music Publishing, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Sanders (Dot 16766) 1965. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72550) 1966. Country Chart: #12 3/12/66 12 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 72550). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Vietnam Deck of Cards see Deck of Cards. 2835 The Wabash Cannonball. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter/William Kindt. Copyright Date: 1904, 1933, 1939, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain/Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Orla Clark (Gennett, unissued) 1929. Earliest Release Found: Hugh Cross (Columbia 15439) 1929. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff and The Crazy Tennesseans (Vocalion/Okeh 4466) 1939. Country Chart: #1 record of 1939, Roy Acuff and The Crazy Tennesseans (Vocalion/Okeh 4466); #63 2/14/70 3 wks., Danny Davis and The Nashville Brass (RCA Victor 9785); #91 10/27/84 2 wks., Willie Nelson and Hank Wilson (pseudonym of Leon Russell) (Paradise 629). Pop Chart: #12 12/24/38 2 wks., Roy Acuff and The Crazy Tennesseans (Vocalion/Okeh 4466). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 217. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1938 (Roy Acuff and The Crazy Tennesseans, Vocalion/Okeh 4466). Answers: “From Shore to Shore,” recorded by Charlie Monroe’s Boys (Bluebird 8118) 1939; “The Wabash Cannonball #2,” recorded by the Morris Brothers (Bluebird 8252) 1939; “The Gospel Cannonball,” recorded by the Delmore Brothers (Decca 5970) 1941; “Modern Cannonball,” recorded by Denver Darling and His Lone Star Cowboys (Decca 6063) 1942, written by Bill Boyd, A.P. Carter and Earl Nunn; “Goodbye Wabash Cannonball,” recorded by Sheb Wooley (MGM 14287) 1971, written by Jean Surrey (pseudonym of Eugenia Survilla); “Jukebox Cannonball,” recorded by Bill Haley (Holiday 113) 1951. Movies: Grand Ole Opry (Republic) 1940, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, June Weaver, Uncle Dave Macon, Roy Acuff, and The Smoky Mountain Boys; Rollin’ Home to Texas (Monogram) 1941, directed by Al Herman, starring Tex Ritter, Cal Shrum, Slim Anderson, Eddie Dean, and Virginia Carpenter. Notes: The following are annotations from various sources: “The earliest record of a passenger train by the famous name Wabash Cannonball dates to 1885 ... when the old Wabash Railroad applied the term to its Chicago to Kansas City run.”—C.R. Fountain, Norfolk and Western Railway Co. (as quoted in the Champaign-Urbana Courier). “The ﬁrst published version of ‘Wabash Cannon Ball’ was written by William Kindt in 1905. Kindt must have based his text on an earlier song entitled ‘The Great Rock Island Route!,’ which was published by 1882, words and music by J.A. Roff. The earliest recordings on disc were in 1929 ... however, the recordings that were most responsible for the widespread popularity of the song were those by Roy Acuff in 1936 and 1947. It is interesting to note the extent to which Roy Acuff ’s 1936 version has driven out earlier versions. Acuff ’s earlier test was essentially the same as the one recorded by Hugh Cross in 1929.”— Norm Cohen, Secretary, John Edwards Memorial Foundation. “I learned the ‘Wabash Cannon Ball’ when I was a very young boy living in East Tennessee near Knoxville. I sing the song in exactly the same way I found it. I never changed a word. The fact that there’s a reference to a Daddy Claxton in the last verse, which also happens to be my middle name, is a coincidence. My father named me after Dr. P.T. Claxton, a prominent teacher and lecturer at Austin Peay College in Clarksville, Tennessee. On the day I was born he had given a lecture in our town. My father was so impressed, he named me after him.”— Roy Acuff. The Waco Girl see Knoxville Girl. Waggoner see Wagner. 2836 Wagner. Alternate Titles: “Waggoner”; “Kentucky Waggoners”; “Arkansas Wagner”; “Georgia Wagoner”; “Tennessee Wagner”;

270 “Texas Wagoner”; “The Wild Wagoner”; “Northeast Texas”; “Old Waggoner”; “Wagner Hornpipe.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1839–1840s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Uncle Am Stuart (Vocalion 14840) 1924 (as “Waggoner”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as “Kentucky Waggoners” by Allen Sisson (Edison 51720) in 1925, “Arkansas Wagner” by Reaves White Country Ramblers (Vocalion 5219) in 1928, “Georgia Wagoner” by Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15612-D) in 1930, “Tennessee Wagner” by the Walter Family (CH 16595) in 1933, “Texas Wagoner” by Eck Robertson and Family (Victor 40145) in 1929, “The Wild Wagoner” by Jilson Setters (Victor 21353) in 1928, “Northeast Texas” by Milner and Curtis and Magnolia Ramblers (Vocalion 5426) in 1930, “Old Waggoner” by Crazy Hillbillies Band (Okeh 45576) in 1934 and “Wagner Hornpipe” by the Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 6066) in 1941. History: This popular ﬁddle tune was named after Wagner, a famous Tennessee racing horse who beat Grey Eagle, a famous Kentucky racing horse in a three-heat race which took place in Louisville, Kentucky in 1839. Wagner’s jockey, a slave named Cato, had been promised his freedom should he win. He won the race, but research did not reveal documentation conﬁrming the fact that Cato obtained his freedom. Wagner Hornpipe see Wagner. 2837 Wagon Train. Music/Lyrics: Andre Rene/Bob Russell. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed 1985. Publisher: Gordon Music Co., Inc./Marlen Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor BY/WBY-68A) 1957. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor BY/WBY-68A) 1957. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: This was the theme of the television series Wagon Train (1957–1965) on NBC and ABC starring Ward Bond and Robert Horton. Ward Bond died in 1961 and was replaced by John McIntire until the end of the series in 1965. 2838 The Wagoners Lad. Alternate Titles: “Your Wagon Needs Greasin’”; “Pretty Polly.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1908 (collected by Cecil Sharp). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Kelly Harrell (Victor 20103) 1926 (as “My Horses Ain’t Hungry”); Buell Kazee (Brunswick 213) 1928 (as “The Wagoners Lad”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Notes: Also recorded as “Your Wagon Needs Greasin’” by Carolina Twins (Victor 21363) in 1928 and “Pretty Polly” by Lester McFarland and Robert Gardner (Brunswick 116) in 1936. 2839 Wait a Little Longer, Please, Jesus. Music/Lyrics: Hazel Houser. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chester Smith (Capitol 2941) 1954. Made Famous by: Chester Smith (Capitol 2941) 1955. Country Chart: #12 4/23/55 3 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21368). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Over 100. Author Notes: “This song was written like a prayer. My father, a minister, raised me as a member of the Assembly of God Church, and we believe in Christ’s second coming. When you’re a Christian, you want that day to come as soon as possible, because you’d like to be in heaven with the angels and have happier times than we have here on earth. Yet at the same time, you don’t want him to rush it, because there are others that might be lost because they’re not saved. As a Christian, I was anxious to be in a better place, but at the same time, ‘wait a little longer’— give these others I love so much a chance to become a Christian, too, before the end of time.”— Hazel Houser.

271 2840 Wait for the Wagon. Alternate Titles: “Wait for the Wagon, Phillis”; “Waiting in Your Coca-Cola Line.” Music/Lyrics: R. Bishop Buckley/George P. Knauff. Copyright Date: 1851. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Wenatchee Mountaineers (Oriole 8269) 1933. Made Famous by: No one artist. No. of Artists: 46. Movies: Git Along Little Dogies (Republic) 1937, directed by Joe Kane, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and The Maple City Four. Notes: Also recorded as “Wait for the Wagon, Phillis” by Bradley Kincaid and “Waiting in Your Coca-Cola Line,” written by Buck Owens, Don Rich and Nat Stuckey(1966). Wait for the Wagon, Phillis see Wait for the Wagon. 2841 Waitin’ in Your Welfare Line. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/ Don Rich/Nat Stuckey. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5566) 1965. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5566) 1965, 1966. Country Chart: #1 1/22/66 19 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5566). Pop Chart: #57 1/29/66 7 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5566). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Author Notes: “I was an announcer at radio station KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana, and there was much concerning welfare and the welfare program. I met my wife, Ann, for lunch every day, and often Frank Page went with us. Frank would suggest an expensive place for lunch and I would respond that I had the ‘hongries’ but I was ‘waitin’ in the welfare line’ and I eventually wrote a poem which I put to music stating, ‘I got the hongries for your love, and I’m waitin’ in your welfare line.’ Frank Page took the song to the DJ convention in Nashville in 1965 and gave it to Don Rich, guitarist for Buck Owens. They recorded it in December 1965. It was a number one song for about ten weeks.”— Nat Stuckey. 2842 Waiting for a Train (All Around the Water Tank). Music/ Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40014) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40014) 1929. Country Chart: #3 record of 1928, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40014); #11 11/21/70 12 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 1119); #64 7/28/84 6 wks., Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5371) as “All Around the Water Tank.” Pop Chart: #14 4/6/29 3 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40014). No. of Artists: 81. Author Notes: “Most people on the railroads would put hobos off the train and tell them, ‘This is no free ride.’ They wouldn’t put them in jail, they would just tell them to be on the way, whereas Daddy would let them go ahead and ride. I remember Mother telling me that he’d just close the doors and make out like he didn’t even see them. Daddy would pick up hobos — that’s what my mother called them — and buy them food and clothing and even luggage. I remember one time he brought one home whose name was ‘Dices.’ He just kept staying and staying until Mother ﬁnally told Daddy it was time he went on down the way. ‘We’re not running a hotel here, Jimmie.’ But that was just like him; every time we turned around he was picking up somebody. He would give you the shirt off his back.”— Anita Rodgers Court, daughter of Jimmie Rodgers. 2843 Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Billy Gray/Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2063) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2063) 1952. Country Chart: #3 6/28/52 15 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 2063). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. Waiting in Your Coca-Cola Line see Wait for the Wagon. Wake Up in the Morning see Midnight Special.

2840–2850 • Walkin’ 2844 Wake Up, Irene. Music/Lyrics: Weldon Allard/Johnny Hathcock. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram, Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2646) 1953. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2646) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/12/53 19 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 2646). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. Notes: This was an answer to “Goodnight Irene.” 2845 Wake Up Little Susie. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications/Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1337) 1957. Made Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1337) 1957. Country Chart: #1 9/21/57 22 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1337). Pop Chart: #1 (4) 9/30/57 26 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1337); #27 4/3/82 11 wks., Simon and Garfunkel (Warner Bros. 50053). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1957 (The Everly Brothers, Cadence); BMI Country Award 1958; BMI Pop Award 1957; BMI Million Airs Award. Wake Up Susan see Wake Up Susie. 2846 Wake Up Susie. Alternate Title: “Wake Up Susan.” Music/ Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Circa 1786–1825. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Leopold Moeslin (Edison AM42) 1908. Made Famous by: Tommy Jackson (Dot 1186) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. 2847 Walk on By. Music/Lyrics: Kendall Hayes. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834) 1961. Made Famous by: Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834) 1961. Country Chart: #1 (19) 9/4/61 37 wks., Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834); #98 6/23/79 1 wk., Robert Gordon (RCA Victor 11608); #43 3/8/80 7 wks., Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 49183); #73 4/11/87 4 wks., Perry Lapointe (Door Knob 270); #55 7/23/88 6 wks., Asleep at the Wheel (Epic 07966). Pop Chart: #5 10/30/61 16 wks., Leroy Van Dyke (Mercury 71834). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 49. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1962; BMI Pop Award 1961. Answers: “I’ll Just Walk On,” recorded by Margie Singleton (Mercury 71928) 1962, written by Kendall Hayes and Margie Singleton. 2848 Walk Right Back. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Curtis. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5199) 1961. Made Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5199) 1961. Country Chart: #4 1/21/78 16 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4527). Pop Chart: #7 2/13/61 13 wks., The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5199). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978; BMI Million Airs Award. Walk Right in Belmont see Midnight Special. Walk That Lonesome Valley see You Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley. 2849 Walk Through This World with Me. Music/Lyrics: Sandra Seamons/Kay Jeanne Savage. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lowell Knipp (Musicor MU1131) 1965. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1226) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/21/67 22 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1226). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 2850 Walkin’ After Midnight. Music/Lyrics: Alan Block/Don Hecht. Copyright Date: 1956, 1971, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lynn Howard

Walkin’ • 2851–2861 (Accent 1044) 1956. Made Famous by: Patsy Cline (Decca 30221) 1957. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/20/57 19 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 30221). Pop Chart: #12 2/23/57 16 wks., Patsy Cline (Decca 30221). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. 2851 Walkin’ Away. Music/Lyrics: Clint Black/Dick Gay/Hayden Nichols. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Howlin’ Hits Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Clint Black (RCA 2520) 1990. Made Famous by: Clint Black (RCA 2520) 1990. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/10/90 26 wks., Clint Black (RCA 2520). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991. 2852 Walking a Broken Heart. Music/Lyrics: Dennis Linde/Alan Rush. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia FC 38730) 1983. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 52514) 1985. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/15/85 20 wks., Don Williams (MCA 52514). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 2853 Walking on New Grass. Music/Lyrics: Ray Pennington. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Price (Boone 1042) 1966. Made Famous by: Kenny Price (Boone 1042) 1966. Country Chart: #7 8/20/66 18 wks., Kenny Price (Boone 1042). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. Notes: This was Kenny Price’s theme song. Author Notes: “This was originally written as ‘Walking on New Ground.’ In Kentucky, ‘new ground’ was when you cleaned up a wooded area and made a ﬁeld out of it. When I played the song for Ray Price, to try to get him to record it, the next day he says to me, ‘Remember that “Walking on New Grass” song you played for me....’ and I said, ‘What did you call it?’ He said, ‘Walking on New Grass,’ and I said, ‘I’m going to change it to that.’ I’m so glad he said that because not everyone knows what new ground is.”— Ray Pennington. 2854 Walking Shoes. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./Littlemarch Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44520) 1990. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44520) 1990. Country Chart: #3 3/24/90 23 wks., Tanya Tucker (Capitol 44520). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991. 2855 Walking the Floor (Over You). Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 5958) 1941. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 5958) 1941. Country Chart: #2 record of 1941, Ernest Tubb (Decca 5958); #18 7/10/65 16 wks., George Hamilton IV (RCA Victor 8608); #31 11/10/79 3 wks., Ernest Tubb and Friends (guest vocals by Merle Haggard, Chet Atkins and Charlie Daniels) (Cachet 4507). Pop Chart: #23 8/23/41 1 wk., Ernest Tubb (Decca 5958). No. of Artists: 40. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1941 (Ernest Tubb). Parodies: “Walkin’ the Floor Over You No. 2,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4117) 1963, written by Ernest Tubb and Sheb Wooley. Answers: “Answer to Walking the Floor Over You,” written and recorded by Ernest Tubb (1944). Author Notes: “I was living in Fort Worth, Texas, and had a sponsored radio program on KGKO. I had worked my way up from ten dollars a week I was making in a drug store to seventy-ﬁve dollars a week on the radio. This was in 1941. I had written ‘Walking the Floor Over You,’ and Dave Kapp happened to be in town with his recording equipment, so we set up a date. I had four songs altogether, and Dave liked ‘I Wonder Why You Said Goodbye’ and wanted to release it next. But I said, ‘Mr. Kapp, do me a favor and release

272 “Walking the Floor Over You” next and I’ll never ask you another favor.’ Well, he agreed, and that record was such a hit that I guess I’m the only Decca artist who had picked all my releases since 1941.”— Ernest Tubb. 2856 Waltz Across Texas. Music/Lyrics: Talmadge Tubb. Copyright Date: 1959, 1965, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Munday (Corvair) 1959. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 31824) 1965. Country Chart: #34 11/13/65 4 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 31824). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19. Movies: Waltz Across Texas (Atlantic Releasing Corp.) 1983, directed by Ernest Day, starring Anne Archer, Terry Jastrow, and Noah Berry, sung by Waylon Jennings. History: Inspired by this song, David Wasdell, a dance instructor at Amarillo College in Texas, together with a crew and his partner Linda Tahirthart (plus 21 other partners along the way) literally waltzed across Texas. The 203 mile trek took 19 days starting September 10, 1979, near Farewell, Texas, on the Texas–New Mexico state line and ending on September 29, 1979, at Hollis, Oklahoma. Author Notes: “I was a bystander at a poker game one time. Someone raised this guy’s hand, and he looked at his hand and said, ‘I’m ﬁxing to waltz across Texas.’ He had a good poker hand.”— Talmadge Tubb. 2857 Waltz of the Wind. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 38042) 1947. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 38042) 1948. Country Chart: #8 2/7/48 5 wks., Roy Acuff (Columbia 38042). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31. 2858 The Waltz You Saved for Me. Music/Lyrics: Emil Flindt/Gus Kahn/Wayne King. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: EMIFeist Catalog, Inc. (outside USA). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Wayne King (Victor 22575) 1930. Made Famous by: Wayne King (Victor 22575) 1930. Country Chart: #13 1/27/62 10 wks., Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4650). Pop Chart: #4 12/20/30 15 wks., Wayne King (Victor 22575); #18 1/6/34 2 wks., Wayne King (Victor 22575). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16 found. Notes: This was the theme song for Wayne King. It was also played extensively by country ﬁddlers and is still popular today. It appeared in Lady Esther Serenade, a radio musical series starring Bess Johnson as Lady Esther. 2859 The Wanderer. Music/Lyrics: Ernie Maresca. Copyright Date: 1960, 1961. Publisher: Mijac Music Co. (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dion (Dion DiMucci) (Laurie 3115) 1961. Made Famous by: Country, Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 8306) 1988; Pop, Dion (Laurie 3115) 1961. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/28/88 18 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 8306). Pop Chart: #2 12/4/61 18 wks., Dion (Laurie 3115). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1962; BMI Country Award 1989. 2860 Wandering Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Jamie O’Hara. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50962) 1980. Made Famous by: Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50962) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (1) 12/27/81 17 wks., Ronnie McDowell (Epic 50962). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 2861 War Is Hell (on the Homefront Too). Music/Lyrics: Bucky Jones/Curly Putman/Dan Wilson. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29934) 1982. Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29934) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/4/82 19 wks.,

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T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29934). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; ASCAP Country Award 1983.

his Waterloo.’ and I said, ‘John, that’s great.’ And he said, ‘That’s the corniest thing! I don’t even want my name on it.”— Marijohn Wilkins.

2862 The Warm Red Wine. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (MGM 10491) 1949. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46175) 1949. Country Chart: #8 9/3/49 8 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46175); #72 12/7/68 3 wks., Wes Buchanan (Columbia 44686); #10 9/30/ 49 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (MGM 10491). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Author Notes: “‘Warm Red Wine’ was written into a song after I read Proverbs 23:29–35 in the Bible.”— Cindy Walker.

2867 Watermelon Hanging on the Vine. Music/Lyrics: James Connor. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Monroe Brothers (Bluebird B6829) 1936. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys in the 1950s. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found.

2863 Wasted Days and Wasted Nights. Music/Lyrics: Huey P. Meaux. Copyright Date: 1960, 1975, renewed 1988. Publisher: EMIUnart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Freddy Fender (Duncan 1001) 1959. Made Famous by: Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17558) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/21/75 16 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17558). Pop Chart: #8 6/21/75 19 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17558). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1975 (Freddy Fender, ABC/Dot 17558); BMI Country Award 1976. 2864 Watchin’ Scotty Grow. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copyright Date: 1970, 1971. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) 1970. Made Famous by: Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727) 1971. Country Chart: #7 1/2/71 15 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727). Pop Chart: #11 12/26/70 13 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727). AC Action: #1 1/9/71 6 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50727). No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971, 1972; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970. 2865 Watergate Blues. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73394) 1973. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73394) 1973. Country Chart: #16 6/30/73 11 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73394). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 2866 Waterloo. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk/Marijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393) 1959. Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393) 1959. Country Chart: #1 (5) 6/8/59 19 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393). Pop Chart: #4 5/25/59 16 wks., wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 41393). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959; BMI Pop Award 1959; BMI Million Airs Award. Parodies: “Waterloo,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 7585) 1959, written by John D. Loudermilk and Marijohn Wilkin with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Notes: The theme song for Stonewall Jackson. Author Notes: “John D. Loudermilk and I would get together to write whether or not we had anything to write about. My main instrument is the piano and his was the gorgeous classical guitar. We were a good team. So he sat on the ﬂoor and we were totally blanked that night. John, instead of saying, ‘We can’t write tonight,’ he says, ‘I think we’ve met our Waterloo.’ But on my piano I had the hymn book turned to ‘When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder.’ And if you think about it, the melody is basically ‘When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder.’ John started strumming on his guitar, and he sang ‘Waterloo, Waterloo.’ and I sang back, ‘Where will you meet your Waterloo?’ And he said, ‘Every puppy has its day,’ and I said, ‘Everybody has to pay.’ And we both said, ‘Everybody has to meet

2868 Way Down. Music/Lyrics: Layng Martine, Jr. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Ray Stevens Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10998) 1977. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10998) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/25/77 17 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10998). Pop Chart: #18 6/25/77 21 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 10998). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1977 (Elvis Presley, RCA Victor 10998); BMI Country Award 1978. Way Down in Jail on My Knees see Going Down the Road. 2869 Way Down the Old Plank Road. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Uncle Dave Macon and Sam McGee (Vocalion 15321) 1926. Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon and Sam McGee (Vocalion 15321) 1926. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. History: This song describes life on a chain gang. “Way Down the Old Plank Road” and “Buddy Won’t You Roll Down the Line” are two good examples of a number of songs of this type that Dave Macon recorded. 2870 The Way I Am. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41200) 1980. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41200) 1980. Country Chart: #2 (2) 3/15/80 14 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 41200). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 2871 Way Out There. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5013) 1934. Made Famous by: Bob Nolan and The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5013) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24 found. Movies: Song of Arizona (Republic) 1946, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers. Author Notes: “This was my very ﬁrst tune. There was something about the lure of the road and the nights of the road that prompted me to join them. For approximately four years, my young life was spent in riding the rails and enjoying the ‘romance of the road.’ I traveled everywhere in this country, moving along on a capricious thought. I actually composed ‘Way Out There’ when I was enjoying the freedom of boyhood travel.”— Bob Nolan. 2872 The Way We Make a Broken Heart. Music/Lyrics: John Hiatt. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Bilt Publishing Co./Bug Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ry Cooder (Warner Bros. RSK 3489) 1980. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/18/87 15 wks., Rosanne Cash (Columbia 07200). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. 2873 Wayfaring Stranger. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Country Recording Found: Vaughan’s Texas Quartet (Victor 40231) 1929 (as “The Wayfaring Pilgrim”). Made Famous by:

Ways • 2874 –2885 Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49239) 1980. Country Chart: #7 5/31/80 11 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 49239). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 96 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980. 2874 The Ways to Love a Man. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton/Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10512) 1969. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10512) 1969. Country Chart: #1 8/30/69 16 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10512). Pop Chart: #81 8/30/69 4 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10512). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 2875 The Wayward Wind. Music/Lyrics: Stan Lebowsky/Herb Newman. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gogi Grant (Era 1013) 1956. Made Famous by: Country, Tex Ritter (Capitol 3430) 1956; Pop, Gogi Grant (Era 1013) 1956. Country Chart: #57 2/19/83 11 wks., James Galway with Sylvia (RCA 13441). Pop Chart: #1 (8) 4/28/56 28 wks., Gogi Grant (Era 1013); #28 6/30/56 13 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 3430). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 64. 2876 We Believe in Happy Endings. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 55020) 1977. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley and Emmylou Harris (RCA 8632) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/2/89 21 wks., Earl Thomas Conley and Emmylou Harris (RCA 8632). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 2877 We Belong Together. Music/Lyrics: Carol Chase. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Paukie Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Susie Allanson (Warner Bros. 8594) 1978. Made Famous by: Susie Allanson (Warner Bros. 8594) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (2) 6/24/78 11 wks., Susie Allanson (Warner 8597). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 2878 We Could. Music/Lyrics: Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications (USA)/AcuffRose Music, Inc. (outside USA). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 21434) 1955. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0257) 1974. Country Chart: #3 4/20/74 14 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 0257). Pop Chart: #41 11/7/64 6 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 5293). AC Action: #6 11/14/64 5 wks., Al Martino (Capitol 5293). No. of Artists: 16 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “It was a birthday present to my husband, Boudleaux. We were working in the basement house. He was laying on the couch, he likes to lay on the couch when he’s working. I was sitting in the chair directly across from him and he fell asleep. I kept looking at him and thinking, ‘How precious,’ and I thought, ‘If anybody could make this old world whistle, we could, we could.’ If you want to talk about inspirational tunes, that song came so fast it was all I could do to write it down. My name’s on it, but it was there so fast, I don’t even feel like I wrote it.”— Felice Bryant. 2879 We Did, but Now You Don’t. Music/Lyrics: Woody Bomar/ Bernie Clifford/Pat McManus. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Elektra 69964) 1982. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Elektra 69964) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/18/82 18 wks., Conway Twitty (Elektra 69964). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 2880 We Didn’t See a Thing. Music/Lyrics: Gary Gentry. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI.

274 First Recorded by: Ray Charles and George Jones (Columbia 04297) 1983. Made Famous by: Ray Charles and George Jones (Columbia 04297) 1983. Country Chart: #6 12/17/84 21 wks., Ray Charles and George Jones (Columbia 04297). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2881 We Had It All. Music/Lyrics: Donny Fritz/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Danor Music Inc., c/o Almo-Irving. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dobie Gray (Master L16249) 1972. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0961) 1973. Country Chart: #28 5/26/73 10 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 0961); #44 4/2/83 11 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 52154); #31 9/6/86 13 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 5001). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. 2882 We Live in Two Different Worlds. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 15259) 1944. First Release: Roy Acuff (Columbia 36856) 1945. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 36856) 1945. Country Chart: #96 6/19/76 4 wks., Rachel Sweet (Derrick 1000). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. 2883 We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds. Music/Lyrics: Melba Montgomery. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones and Melba Montgomery (United Artists 575) 1963. Made Famous by: George Jones and Melba Montgomery (United Artists 575) 1963. Country Chart: #3 5/4/63 28 wks., George Jones and Melba Montgomery (United Artists 575). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. 2884 We Parted by the Riverside. Alternate Title: “Tell Me That You Love Me.” Music/Lyrics: Will S. Hays/Ernest Stoneman. Copyright Date: 1866; 1929. Publisher: Public Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Ernest Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers (Edison 52312) 1928; Stoneman Family (Victor 40030) 1928; Carter Family (Victor 23656) 1932 (as “Tell Me That You Love Me”). Made Famous by: Carter Family (Victor 23656) 1932 (as “Tell Me That You Love Me”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 56 found (48 using the title “Tell Me That You Love Me”). We Read of a Place Called Heaven see How Beautiful Heaven Must Be. 2885 We Sat Beneath the Maple on the Hill. Alternate Title: “The Maple on the Hill.” Music/Lyrics: Gussie L. Davis. Copyright Date: 1880. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Vocalion 5044) 1924. Made Famous by: J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers (Bluebird 6065) 1935. Country Chart: #2 record of 1936, J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers (Bluebird 6065). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31. Answers: “Maple on the Hill #2,” recorded by the Prairie Ramblers (ARC 6-09-60) 1936; “Answer to Maple on the Hill Part 1,” recorded by the Dixon Brothers (Bluebird 6462) 1936; “Answer to Maple on the Hill Part 3,” recorded by the Dixon Brothers (Bluebird 6630) 1936; “Answer to Maple on the Hill Part 2,” recorded by the Dixie Reelers (Bluebird 6713) 1936; “New Maple on the Hill,” recorded by The Crowder Brothers (ARC 7-02-63) 1936; “Answer to Maple on the Hill Part 4,” recorded by the Dixon Brothers (Bluebird 6867) 1937; “The Maple on the Hill is Gone,” recorded by Don Weston (Decca 5421) 1937; “Maple on the Hill #4,” recorded by the Prairie Ramblers (ARC 7 09-51) 1937; “There’ll Always Be a Maple on the Hill,” recorded by the Shelton Brothers (Decca 5826) 1940. History: Written in 1880 by Gussie L. Davis, one of the few successful black songwriters on Tin Pan Alley, this song has been preserved virtually intact in country

275 circles. Davis, a Pullman porter, traveled from his native Cincinnati to New York, where he got a job sweeping the ﬂoors of the Conservatory of Music, and legend has it that it was here that he learned the elements of musical composition. It remains a great favorite of bluegrass musicians, who have shortened the title to “Maple on the Hill.” 2886 We Sure Can Love Each Other. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/ Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Music Corp. of America. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) 1971. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707) 1971. Country Chart: #2 3/6/71 15 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10707). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 2887 Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (Sterling 204) 1946. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (Sterling 204) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2888 Weary Blues from Waitin’. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 20883) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11574) 1953. Country Chart: #7 10/3/53 2 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11574). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. 2889 Wedding Bells. Music/Lyrics: Claude Boone. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Morley Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bill Carlisle (King 656) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10401) 1949. Country Chart: #2 5/3/49 29 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10401); #7 9/2/49 6 wks., Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 40224). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Sequel: “Memories of Wedding Bells,” recorded by Claude Boone (Mercury 6248); “Memories of Wedding Bells,” recorded by Texas Jim Robertson (RCA 0304) 1950. 2890 Wednesday Night Waltz. Alternate Title: “Step High Waltz.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Leake County Revelers (Columbia 15189-D) 1927. Made Famous by: Leake County Revelers (Columbia 15189-D) 1927, 1928. Country Chart: #2 record of 1927, Leake County Revelers (Columbia 15189-D). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23 found. Notes: Also recorded as “Step High Waltz” by Roane County Ramblers (Columbia 15377-D) 1928. History: There are no indications that this song was ever recorded or published before 1927. It was probably composed in the late teens or early 1920s by a member or members of the Leake County Revelers. 2891 A Week in a Country Jail. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72998) 1969. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72998) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/20/69 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72998). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “This is a narrative, slightly exaggerated, of a time I spent in jail in Paintsville, Kentucky. The infraction of justice was a trafﬁc violation and not having my driver’s license in my possession.”— Tom T. Hall. 2892 The Weekend. Music/Lyrics: Beckie Foster/Bill Labounty. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (MCA 5926) 1986 (album cut). Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 53068) 1987 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/25/87 23 wks., Steve Wariner

2886–2896 • We’ll (MCA 53068). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988. The Weeping Willow Tree see Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow Tree. 2893 Welcome to My World. Music/Lyrics: Ray Winkler/Johnny Hathcock. Copyright Date: 1961, 1964. Publisher: Tuckahoe Music, Inc./Neilrae Music Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8289) 1964. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 8289) 1964. Country Chart: #2 1/25/64 26 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 8289); #34 7/3/71 9 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 9993). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964, 1968, 1972; BMI Million Airs Award. Author Notes: “John Hathcock and I were working at a daytime radio station in Amarillo, Texas. We played a lot of records, heard and wrote a lot of songs. John was the pro, having written several hits for Hank Thompson, and I was the novice. However, Jim Reeves was patient enough to listen to my songs, and he said to me, ‘You’re getting better.’ Being the nice polite guy and good friend that he was, it came as no surprise to John and me when Jim suggested to us that he would like to come by the station the day after his personal appearance in that west Texas town, and bend an ear to the tape dubs of our original creations. There were four songs and the crude sounding tape, including the original rough dub of ‘Welcome to My World.’ The following day, when the appointed time came for Jim’s arrival at the station, John and I had the tape machine turned on, cued up and ready to roll. Jim listened attentively, and, when the tape ran out and the sounds of the songs ended, he thoughtfully and pleasantly said, ‘I sure do like “Welcome to My World!”’ The rest is musical history.”— Ray Winkler. 2894 Welfare Cadillac. Music/Lyrics: Guy Drake. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Bull Fighter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Guy Drake (Royal American 1) 1969. Made Famous by: Guy Drake (Royal American 1) 1970. Country Chart: #6 1/10/70 14 wks., Guy Drake (Royal American 1). Pop Chart: #63 1/31/70 14 wks., Guy Drake (Royal American 1). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Author Notes: “In 1969, I came from Greenville, Kentucky, to Nashville with a tune called ‘Welfare Cadillac.’ I believed the song was a hit and took it to all the major labels in Music City. The record executives laughed me off, and they kept laughing until ‘Welfare Cadillac’ became the number one hit in the nation. Me and my wife gathered up an armload of records and took off to various radio stations in the South. We were gone three weeks and when we got back to Nashville ‘Welfare Cadillac’ was high on the charts and stayed there for 34 weeks. It made me feel good to know that an ole country boy had made a fool out of those big Nashville cats.”— Guy Drake. We’ll All Dance Around see Big Ball in Cow Town. 2895 We’ll Meet Again Sweetheart. Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt/Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6181) 1949. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6181) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. 2896 We’ll Rest at the End of the Trail. Music/Lyrics: Curt Poulton/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bing Crosby (Decca 791) 1936. Earliest Country Recording Found: The Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5248) 1936. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (Decca 5248) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Movies: Rhythm on the Range (Paramount) 1936, directed by Norman Taurog, starring Bing Crosby, Frances Farmer, Bob “Bazooka” Burns, Martha Raye, the Sons of the Pioneers, and Louie Prima.

We’ll • 2897–2906 2897 We’ll Understand It All Better Bye and Bye. Music/Lyrics: Charles Tindley. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Frank and James McGravy (Okeh 40319) 1925. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 37. History: Charles Tindley (1851 –1933) was a black Methodist minister born into slavery in Philadelphia, who also wrote “I’ll Overcome Someday” in 1901, the inspiration for the Civil Rights Movement anthem, “We Shall Overcome.” 2898 We’re Not the Jet Set. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 11083) 1974. Made Famous by: George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 11083) 1974. Country Chart: #15 2/9/74 13 wks., George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 11083). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Movies: Stand by Your Man (CBS-TV) 1981, directed by Jerry Jameson, starring Annette O’Toole, Tim MacIntire, and Cooper Huckabee. 2899 Were You There (When They Cruciﬁed My Lord). Music/ Lyrics: Juanita Moore. Copyright Date: 1907 (ﬁrst printing found). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Paul Robeson (Victor 19742) 1925. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 92. History: While the origins of this Negro spiritual song are lost in the nineteenth century, the most familiar version ﬁrst appeared in a small book of spirituals published in 1907 by Joan Work and Frederick Work. Its message of pain and suffering made it a favorite of black slaves. Western Plains see Texas Plains. 2900 Westphalia Waltz. Alternate Title: “Please Don’t Leave Me Anywhere.” Music/Lyrics: Cotton Collins. Copyright Date: 1947, 1948, renewed 1975, 1976. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lone Star Playboys (Blue Bonnet 102-B) 1947. Made Famous by: Lone Star Playboys (Blue Bonnet 102-B) 1947; Hank Thompson (Capitol 3235) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 26 found. History: Cotton Collins was a member of the Lone Star Playboys. Legend has it that a young ﬁddle-soldier during World War II found this song in Germany. Perhaps this young soldier was Cotton Collins. 2901 We’ve Got a Good Fire Goin’. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (Capitol 5526) 1986. Made Famous by: Don Williams (Capitol 5526) 1986. Country Chart: #3 4/12/86 21 wks., Don Williams (Capitol 5526). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “When I wrote this song, I didn’t have anybody in my life. I wrote it in a conceptual way so as to perceive what I would really like to have my life be like. Like, I’d like to have this woman in the living room, there’s a storm coming across the hill, and I’m going to give her a hug. So I’ve got a good woman and we’ve got a good ﬁre. Sometimes when you’re lonely, you write better. This is my personal favorite love song.”— Dave Loggins. 2902 We’ve Got Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Bob Seger. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Gear Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Seger (Capitol 6315) 1978. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (Liberty 1492) 1982, 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/29/83 17 wks., Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (Liberty 1492). Pop Chart: #6 1/29/83 18 wks., Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (Liberty 1492). AC Action: None. No. of Artists:

276 Nine. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award (5) 1978–1987; ASCAP Song of the Year 1984. 2903 Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am. Music/Lyrics: Hank Penny. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Penny (King 869) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Penny (King 869) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 2904 What a Difference You’ve Made in My Life. Music/Lyrics: Archie P. Jordan. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11146) 1977. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11146) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/19/77 16 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11146). Pop Chart: #80 12/24/77 5 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11146). AC Action: #19 1/7/78 11 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 11146). No. of Artists: 30. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978. 2905 What a Friend We Have in Jesus. Music/Lyrics: Charles Crozat (music)/Joseph Scriven (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1866. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Chimes (Edison 3222) 1897 (instrumental); J.J. Fisher (Edison 7014) 1899. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 74397) 1963 (and in personal appearances). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 226 found. Parodies: “What a Friend We Have in Mother,” recorded by the Dixie Reelers (Bluebird 6461) 1936. History: Joseph Scriven wrote the lyrics to this hymn to comfort his mother and did not intend it for publication. A friend of his discovered it quite by accident and submitted it to a publisher. Charles Converse liked it and set it to music. 2906 What a Man My Man Is. Music/Lyrics: Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Peer Music, Ltd./Talbot Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10041) 1974. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10041) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/26/74 13 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10041). Pop Chart: #93 1/4/75 3 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 10041). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “This song I wrote because Atlantic Records hired me to do so. Rick Sanjeck, who was there at the time, hired me to produce the Lennon Sisters. So I started thinking of something with three parts the girls could do on their session. The Lennon Sisters sent me some songs and I sent them some songs back and forth through the mail. Then Atlantic ﬂew me to Vegas to meet them and see them work with Andy Williams. I was to carry with me all the songs we had picked along with the chord sheets — to get their keys and stuff. So I ﬂew to Vegas to meet them at Caesar’s Palace where they were working. I stayed that night behind stage with them and watched them perform with Andy Williams. I played them ‘What a Man My Man Is’ and they loved it. Then the Lennons got into a contract dispute with Atlantic and Atlantic dropped them before we ever did the album. I had all the lead sheets made and the sessions all set up and everything prepared. Atlantic was going to drop them so the Lennon Sisters sued Atlantic. I had to go to Los Angeles to testify at the trial. By then the song had gone number one by Lynn Anderson. The Lennons were saying, ‘Hey, we would have had a number one record. They [Atlantic] cost us a number one record.’ And that’s why they were suing. They said, ‘Man, you cost us a lot of dollars here by him [Glenn Sutton] going ahead since he didn’t get to do the project on us, he did it on Lynn Anderson. It went number one for her so you can see how great the song was.’ So during the lawsuit I’m sitting there with this judge asking me questions. He looks at me and says, ‘Do you think this would have been a number

277 one record by the Lennon Sisters? This seems to be the question.’ I said, ‘Judge, I think it would have been a number one record if I’d a sung it.’ And the courtroom just went wild. The Lennons won their lawsuit and got some kind of settlement out of it and I never heard anything more about it. I’m glad Lynn did it rather than the Lennons. Probably it was a bigger record. But that’s the way that came about.”— Glenn Sutton. 2907 What About You. Music/Lyrics: Jack Anglin/Jim Anglin/ Johnnie Wright. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 21-0026) 1949. Made Famous by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 21-0026) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 2908 What Ain’t to Be, Just Might Happen. Music/Lyrics: Porter Wagoner. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Owepar Publishing/Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner (RCA LSP-4661) 1972. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 74-0648) 1972. Country Chart: #8 2/26/72 14 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 74-0648). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2909 What Am I Gonna Do (with the Rest of My Life). Music/ Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 04006) 1983. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 04006) 1983. Country Chart: #3 7/16/83 20 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 04006). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 2910 What Am I Gonna Do About You. Music/Lyrics: Jim Allison/Douglas Gilmore/Robert Simon. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Sixteen Stars Music/Dixie Stars Music. Licensed by: BMI/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52922) 1986. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52922) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/11/86 22 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 52922). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 ( Jim Allison, Douglas Gilmore, Robert Simon); BMI Country Award 1987. 2911 What Are We Doin’ in Love. Music/Lyrics: Randy Goodrum. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Sailmaker Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dottie West and Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404) 1981. Made Famous by: Dottie West and Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/4/81 15 wks., Dottie West and Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404). Pop Chart: #14 3/28/81 20 wks., Dottie West and Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404). AC Action: #7 4/11/81 20 wks., Dottie West and Kenny Rogers (Liberty 1404). No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 2912 What Did I Promise Her Last Night. Music/Lyrics: Ronald E. McCowan/Wayne P. Walker. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Sawgrass Music, c/o Songs of Polygram Intl. Music Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Mack (20th Century) 1975. Made Famous by: Mel Tillis (MCA 40836) 1977. Country Chart: #4 12/24/77 16 wks., Mel Tillis (MCA 40836); #75 6/4/77 6 wks., Billy Parker (SCR 144). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. 2913 What Does It Take (to Keep a Woman Like You Satisﬁed). Music/Lyrics: James W. Glaser. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Payne (Epic 10027) 1966. Made Famous by: Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 9242) 1967. Country Chart: #5 7/22/67 18 wks., Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor 9242) as “What Does It Take (to Keep a Man Like You Satisﬁed).” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968.

2907–2921 • What 2914 What Goes on When the Sun Goes Down. Music/Lyrics: John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10593) 1976. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10593) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/20/76 14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 10593). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 ( John Schweers); ASCAP Country Award 1976. What Have You Done see East Virginia Blues. 2915 What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana. Music/Lyrics: Dave Kirby. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia KC-33814) 1975. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4326) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/11/76 13 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4326). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2916 What I Didn’t Do. Music/Lyrics: Wood Newton/Michael Noble. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Warner Bros. Gold Music Corp./Warner House of Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (MCA 52506) 1984. Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 52506) 1984. Country Chart: #3 12/15/85 25 wks., Steve Wariner (MCA 52506). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award 1986. 2917 What I’d Say. Music/Lyrics: Robert Byrne/Will Robinson. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Alabama Band Music Co. (a division of Wildcountry, Inc.)/Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8717) 1988. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 8717) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/88 24 wks., Earl Thomas Conley RCA 8717). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 2918 What Is Life Without Love. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/ Owen Bradley/Vic McAlpin. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2058) 1947. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2058) 1947. Country Chart: #1 3/1/47 22 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2058). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1947. 2919 What Is Truth? Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Song of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) 1970. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134) 1970. Country Chart: #3 4/18/70 14 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134). Pop Chart: #19 4/25/70 6 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134). AC Action: #4 4/18/70 8 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia 45134). No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Parodies: “What Is Youth,” recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14133) 1970, written by Johnny Cash and Sheb Wooley. 2920 What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am?). Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn/Teddy Wilburn. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: SureFire Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32184) 1967. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32184) 1967. Country Chart: #5 9/23/67 17 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32184). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 2921 What Kinda Deal Is This. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Gilbreath. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Lair Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Carlisle (Hickory 1348) 1965. Made Famous by: Bill Carlisle (Hickory 1348) 1965. Country Chart: #4 12/11/65 17 wks., Bill Carlisle (Hickory 1348). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966.

What • 2922–2934 2922 What Locks the Door? Music/Lyrics: Vic McAlpin. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Greene (Decca DL-4939) 1967 (album cut). Made Famous by: Jack Greene (Decca 32190) 1967 (single). Country Chart: #2 (4) 9/30/67 20 wks., Jack Greene (Decca 32190). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 2923 What She Is (Is a Woman in Love). Music/Lyrics: Paul Harrison/Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Ranger Bob Music/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dobie Gray (Capitol 48051) 1987. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 6894) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/12/88 23 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 6894). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; ASCAP Country Award 1989. 2924 What We’re Fighting For. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72500) 1965. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72500) 1965. Country Chart: #4 11/20/65 16 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 72500). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. History: This song is a letter written by a soldier ﬁghting in the Vietnam War in response to a letter he had received from his mother. In her letter the mother had described the anti-war demonstrations taking place in the United States. Although this is not a pro-war song, it is an expression of patriotism and the need for protecting U.S. sovereignty. 2925 What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House). Music/ Lyrics: Hugh Ashley/Lois Blanchard. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Sebanine Music, Inc. (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 3363) 1956. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 6421) 1956. Country Chart: #15 3/24/56 1 wk., Red Sovine (Decca 29825); #8 3/31/56 11 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 6421). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. 2926 What Would You Give in Exchange (for Your Soul). Music/ Lyrics: F.J. Berry/J.H. Carr. Copyright Date: 1912. Publisher: Stamps Baxter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wade Mainer and Zeke Morris (Bluebird 8073) 1936; The Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 6309) 1936. Made Famous by: The Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 6309) 1936. Country Chart: #3 record of 1936, The Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 6309). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30. Parodies: “What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Mother-in-Law,” recorded by the Sweet Violet Boys (Vocalion 4010) 1938. Sequels: “What Would You Give in Exchange #2,” recorded by Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 7122) 1937; “What Would You Give in Exchange #3,” recorded by Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 7122) 1937; “What Would You Give in Exchange #4,” recorded by Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 7326) 1937; “What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul #5,” recorded by Dixon Brothers (Bluebird 7263) 1937. 2927 Whatever Happened to Old Fashioned Love. Music/Lyrics: Lewis Anderson. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: B.J. Thomas (Cleveland Intl. 03492) 1983. Made Famous by: B.J. Thomas (Cleveland Intl. 03492) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/12/83 21 wks., B.J. Thomas (Cleveland Intl. 03492). Pop Chart: #93 5/21/83 2 wks., B.J. Thomas (Cleveland Intl. 03492). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Lewis Anderson). 2928 What’s a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This). Music/Lyrics: John Jarrard/Charles Quillen. Copyright Date: 1984.

278 Publisher: Dejamus, Inc./Quillsong Music/Alabama Band Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 25294) 1985. Made Famous by: John Schneider (MCA 52723) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/14/86 24 wks., John Schneider (MCA 52723). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 ( John Jarrard, Charles Quillen); ASCAP Country Award 1987. 2929 What’s Forever For? Music/Lyrics: Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: England Dan and John Ford Coley (Atlantic BT76015) 1978. Made Famous by: Michael Martin Murphey (Liberty 1466) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/19/82 24 wks., Michael Martin Murphey (Liberty 1466). Pop Chart: #19 7/24/82 20 wks., Michael Martin Murphey (Liberty 1466). AC Action: #4 7/17/82 22 wks., Michael Martin Murphey (Liberty 1466). No. of Artists: Six. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Rafe VanHoy); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1983. Parodies: “What’s a W-4,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 7-29370) 1984, written by Rafe VanHoy with special lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. Notes: England Dan and John Ford Coley re-recorded a slightly different version in 1978. 2930 What’s Going on in Your World. Music/Lyrics: David Chamberlain/Royce Porter/Red Steagall. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Debarris Music/Ha-Deb Music/Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 53648) 1989. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 53648) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/29/89 29 wks., George Strait (MCA 53648). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990; ASCAP Country Award 1990. 2931 What’s Happened to Blue Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Jessi Colter. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jessi Colter (Capitol 4087) 1975. Made Famous by: Jessi Colter (Capitol 4087) 1975. Country Chart: #5 8/23/75 17 wks., Jessi Colter (Capitol 4087). Pop Chart: #57 10/11/75 5 wks., Jessi Colter (Capitol 4087). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 2932 What’s He Doing in My World? Music/Lyrics: Carl Belew/ Eddie Bush/Barry Moore. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8516) 1965. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8516) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/27/65 25 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8516). Pop Chart: #60 5/15/65 9 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8516). AC Action: #18 5/29/65 7 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 8516). No. of Artists: 46. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 2933 What’s It? Music/Lyrics: Jack Neville/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23609) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23609) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 2934 What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me). Music/Lyrics: Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2164) 1968. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2164) 1968. Country Chart: #2 6/8/68 16 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2164). Pop Chart: #94 7/6/68 3 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash 2164). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Author Notes: “Al Gallico, my publisher, being the hyper that he was, called me and said, ‘Ya gotta have a song for Jerry Lee. Ya know, Jerry Lee’s cuttin’ in two weeks. I want ya ta write somethin’ for Jerry Lee Lewis.’ So I said, ‘Ok, I’ll do it.’ I never thought much more about it. So, about three days before

279 they were going to cut, Al called me and said, ‘Ya got dat tune for Jerry Lee?’ I said, ‘Yeah, I’m workin’ on it.’ You know, I’d always say that because I had to get him off my back. And he said, ‘You’re workin’ on it, ok. Ya got it ﬁnished yet? How close are ya?’ Well I said, ‘I don’t lack much. I’ve got to tie it together but I’ll call you when I get it.’ So, it gets closer and closer and I still don’t have anything. So he called me two days before the recording session and he said, ‘Ya got dat song for Jerry Lee? I called Jerry Kennedy, you’re supposed ta see him at ten o’clock in the mornin’ and I told him you’d bring him da song. Now ﬁnish it and get it over there.’ I said, ‘Ok, I’ll ﬁnish it.’ he calls me again and I’m mixing a session in Studio A up there at Columbia. And they say, ‘Al Gallico’s on the phone. He said it was urgent.’ So I turn the machines off and I go to the phone. It’s in the little room back where they’ve got the backup machine. At that time they had two engineers, one guy running the board and one guy running the backup — there was no remote. So the backup guy had been reading the paper in there and had the paper strewn all over the ﬂoor. He sat up on a stool. So, I sat down on that stool and started talking to Gallico and he said, ‘Ya got dat song ﬁnished?’ I said, ‘Yeah, I got it man. I’m through with it. I ﬁnished it.’ Gallico said, ‘Well, I told him you’d be over there by ten o’clock in the mornin’.’ I said, ‘Okay, I’ll be over there with it.’ So I ﬁgured that would get him off my back and I’d just take a song over there and then that way I’m off the hook with Gallico since I don’t have anything anyway. And he says, ‘What’s da title of it so I can tell Jerry?’ So, then, I’m really screwed. I said, ‘Hang on just a minute, somebody’s hollerin’ at me.’ I put him on hold and I’m looking at a full page ad the paper just happened to be turned to. It was a beer ad with a big can on it and it said, ‘The beer that made Milwaukee famous.’ So I’m looking at this ad and he said, ‘Ya, ya, what’s da title of it. I gotta tell Jerry da title, I’ll tell him you’ll be there in the mornin’.’ I said, ‘It’s called “What’s Made Milwaukee Famous.”’ He said, ‘Dat’s a great fuckin’ title! D’ya hear? Dat’s great! Ok, I’ll tell Jerry.’ So then I had to go home and write it.”— Glenn Sutton. 2935 What’s Wrong with the Way That We’re Doing It Now. Music/Lyrics: Justin Tubb. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: CareersBMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./Carey and Mr. Wilson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Justin Tubb (Second Generation 2111) 1977. Made Famous by: Justin Tubb (Second Generation 2111) 1977. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Author Notes: “There was a time when I wrote this song I was really fearful that country music as we know it might be going out and it almost did. The ﬁrst time that the idea formed was hearing Waylon sing ‘Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way’ and I said, ‘What’s wrong with that?’ My idea was there ain’t nothing wrong with that. It was about that time that John Denver and Olivia Newton-John and Englebert Humperdinck were getting played on country stations. I just got a little bit mad about it. The whole idea was to put the radio stations on the spot and say, ‘Hey, what are you all doin’?’ The idea was not to shame them, but embarrass them into playing my record and let them hear the op-ed side. It didn’t work cause most of the reporting stations refused to play it. It was against everything they were doing. The smaller stations that did not report played it, setting it in their top ten and in most places, number one. It was an underground hit, if you will. After fourteen years it is still my most requested song. The song isn’t too relevant today [1992]. I’m ﬁxin’ to go in the studio again and recut it. I intend to rewrite the second verse. Instead of bringing the radio stations to task, I’m going to pay tribute to Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Randy Travis and thank them for keeping the faith and bringing traditional country music back to the forefront.”— Justin Tubb.

2935–2943 • When 2936 What’s Your Mama’s Name Child? Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/Earl Montgomery. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Altam Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45799) 1973. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45799) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/24/73 17 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45799). Pop Chart: #86 6/?/73 4 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45799). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 2937 Wheel Hoss. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc., c/o Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Bill Monroe (Decca 29645) 1955. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Decca 29645) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1984 (Ricky Skaggs, Sugarhill/Epic FE 39410). 2938 Wheels. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bellamy Brothers (MCA 52579) 1985. First Release: Restless Heart (RCA 5280) 1987. Made Famous by: Restless Heart (RCA 5280) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/31/87 23 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 5280). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 2939 When a Man Loves a Woman (The Way That I Love You). Music/Lyrics: Bill Eldridge/Gary Stewart. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Forrest Hills Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Walker (MGM 14134) 1970. Made Famous by: Billy Walker (MGM 14134) 1970. Country Chart: #3 6/27/70 18 wks., Billy Walker (MGM 14134). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 2940 When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams and The Country Boys (Sterling 204) 1946. Made Famous by: Hank Williams and The Country Boys (Sterling 204) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 2941 When I Call Your Name. Music/Lyrics: Tim Dubois/Vince Gill. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp./ Tim Dubois Music (ASCAP)/Beneﬁt Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/ BMI. First Recorded by: Vince Gill (MCA 79011) 1989. Made Famous by: Vince Gill (MCA 79011) 1989. Country Chart: #2 6/30/90 16 wks., Vince Gill (MCA 79011). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991; BMI Country Award 1991, 1990; CMA Single of the Year 1990; Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1990 (Vince Gill, MCA 79011). When I Die, Just Let Me Go to Texas see Texas (When I Die). 2942 When I Dream. Music/Lyrics: Sandy Mason Theoret. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Sandy Mason (Boots Bos 7164) 1976. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1288) 1979. Country Chart: #3 4/14/79 13 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1288). Pop Chart: #84 7/7/79 3 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1288). AC Action: #20 4/14/79 14 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1288). No. of Artists: 17. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Sandy Mason Theoret). 2943 When I Stop Dreamin’. Music/Lyrics: Ira Louvin/Charlie Louvin. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.

When • 2944 –2953 Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3177) 1955. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3177) 1955. Country Chart: #8 9/10/55 13 wks., Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3177). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #25 1/18/69 5 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/ TRC 11170). No. of Artists: 34. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. 2944 When I Stop Leaving (I’ll Be Gone). Music/Lyrics: Kent Robbins. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 11287) 1978. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 11287) 1978. Country Chart: #3 6/24/78 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 11287). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 2945 When I Take My Vacation in Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Herbert Buffum. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: UniversalMCA Music Publishing (a division of Universal Studios, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Carl Story. Made Famous by: No one artist. No. of Artists: Ten found. Author Notes: “In the summer of 1925, I was holding a meeting in Huntington Beach, California. Calling for titles for a new song, one night in the meeting, Kathryn Perkins, a little girl of about eleven years of age, spoke up in her childish voice and said, ‘When I take my vacation in Heaven.’ The grown people looked at each other and smiled patronizingly, but her suggestion received only three votes, and another title was chosen by the audience. But after I returned home the subject gripped me, and the more I thought along the line the more it gripped me. I recalled that for many years I had talked to my family of taking a long vacation somewhere but, I never seemed to have the money when I had the time, and vice versa. ‘Taking a vacation in Heaven?’ Why, it was the very place! After the rest of the family went to bed that night, I began writing. By one o’clock in the morning, the song was ﬁnished.”— Herbert Buffum. 2946 When I’d Yoo Hoo in the Valley (to My Lulu in the Hills). Music/Lyrics: Murray Martin/Henry Russell. Copyright Date: 1935. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp./H.R. Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Country Recording Found: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Vocalion 4690) 1939 (as “When I Yoo Hoo in the Valley”). Made Famous by: Lulu Belle and Scotty (Vocalion 4690) 1939. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 2947 When I’m Away from You. Music/Lyrics: Francis John Miller. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Rare Blue Music, Inc., c/o Chrysalis Music Group. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Frankie Miller (Chrysalis 1220) 1979. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (Elektra 69850) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/15/83 12 wks., Bellamy Brothers (Elektra 69850). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984. 2948 When It’s Lamp Lightin’ Time in the Valley. Music/Lyrics: Herald Goodman/Sam C. Hart/Joe Lyons/Curt Poulton/Dean Upson. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed 1959. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 8094) 1933 (as “Lamp Lighting Time in the Valley”). Made Famous by: The Vagabonds (Romeo 5214) circa 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #14 6/3/33 Wayne King (Brunswick 6563). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 2949 When It’s Night-Time in Nevada. Music/Lyrics: Will E. Dulmage/Clint H. O’Reilly/Richard W. Pascoe. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tommy and Willie (Champion 16301) 1931. Made Famous by: The Sons of the Pioneers (RCA PM-2603) 1963. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Movies: Night

280 Time in Nevada (Republic) 1948, directed by William Whitney, starring Roy Rogers, Adele Mars, Andy Devine, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers, sung by Roy Rogers. When It’s Peach Pickin’ Time in Delaware see Peach Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia. 2950 When It’s Prayer Meetin’ Time in the Hollow. Music/Lyrics: Fleming Allan/Al Rice. Copyright Date: 1933, 1960, renewed. Publisher: Musicountry Tunes, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom Dix and Don Wilson (Bluebird 5472) 1933. Made Famous by: Louise Massey and The Westerners (Columbia 33374) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Notes: Louise Massey and The Westerners recorded this song on Columbia records at least 6 times. Author Notes: “I was ‘home-grown and hand-spanked’ on a farm in a country hollow in upstate New York and attended a church there, so the title came easy. My co-writer, Fleming Allan, now demised, was musical director of radio station WLS in Chicago, and I was a member of a barbershop quartet known as the Maple City Four which was the WLS staff quartet for 35 years. Fleming and I wrote many songs for various artists, including Bradley Kincaid, Gene Autry and Louise Massey and The Westerners. This song was often done as a rhythm number without the verse.”— Al Rice. 2951 When It’s Roundup Time in Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: W. Lee O’Daniel and His Lightcrust Doughboys (Vocalion 2832) 1934. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 5090) 1934; Gene Autry (Columbia 20543) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. When It’s Roundup Time in Texas see When the Bloom Is on the Sage. 2952 When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below). Music/ Lyrics: Tillman Franks/Johnny Horton. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308) 1958. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/12/59 23 wks., Johnny Horton (Columbia 41308). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Notes: First copyright was by T. Snow and Robert Sauer in 1923. Snow was a pseudonym of Mary Hale Woolsey. The second copyright was by Mary Hale Woolsey and Robert Sauer in 1929. The third was acquired by Mary Hale Woolsey, Milton Taggart and Robert Sauer in 1935. This song was popular in both country and pop music for over a decade. 2953 When It’s Springtime in the Rockies. Music/Lyrics: Robert Sauer/Milt Taggart/Mary Hale Woolsey. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed 1951, 1957. Publisher: Roseworth and Co./Villa Moret/EMIRobbins Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Palmer and Monte Hall (Brunswick) 1928. Made Famous by: Country, Gene Autry (Vocalion/Okeh 03448, and all ARC labels) 1938; Pop, Frank Luther and Carson Robison with The Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra (Victor 22339) 1930. Country Chart: #5 record of 1938, Gene Autry (Vocalion/Okeh 03448). Pop Chart: #14 3/29/30 4 wks., Ford and Glen (Columbia 1828); #1 (2) 4/12/30 19 wks., Frank Luther and Carson Robison and Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra (Victor 22339); #5 5/10/30 7 wks., Ray Miller (Brunswick 4735); #1 (3) 6/7/30 11 wks., Ben Selvin (Columbia 2206). No. of Artists: 18 found. Movies: Silver Spurs (Republic) 1943, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, Smiley Burnette, Phyllis Brooks, Bob Nolan, and Sons of the Pioneers. Author Notes: “I wrote the lyrics back in 1916 when I was a high school student at Young University, where Robert Sauer was professor of wind music and leader of the

281 Young University Band. The original edition carried the name of T. Snow as lyric writer, the name being invented by Professor Sauer when he could not remember the name of the student who brought it to him. It had been in print more than a year when it came to my notice and I contacted the professor’s publisher to establish my authorship. I always believed the professor had a vague idea that the student’s name had something to do with the weather. My maiden name was Hale, but not Snow.”— Mary Hale Woolsey, from a letter to Robbins Music dated March 1951. 2954 When It’s Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. (adm. by Warner-Elektra-Asylum Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (Decca 5925 M#68074-A) 1940. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (Decca 5925 M#68074-A) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. When It’s Twilight on the Trail see Twilight on the Trail. 2955 When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Dwight Butcher/Lou Herscher. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Perfect 12957) 1933. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Perfect 12957) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Notes: Also recorded by Ernest Tubb (Decca 28696) in 1952 and Hank Snow (RCA Victor 5221) in 1953. Author Notes: “This song was written a few days after Jimmie’s death. I had always idolized Jimmie but, having been raised on a Tennessee hillside farm, never got too far away or ever had a chance to meet him. When Ralph Peer told me he was coming up to New York for a session in the spring and that he might record some of my songs, well, this was just about the most important thing I had ever had to look forward to. Lou Herscher and I had been writing songs together that year (1933) and decided to present to Jimmie, through Ralph Peer, four or ﬁve of our best numbers, ‘Old Love Letters Bring Memories of You’ being among them. Jimmie arrived, but he didn’t last long. I went over to the Taft Hotel several evenings and rehearsed the songs with him. He would lay on the bed and prop himself up with pillows in order to hold the guitar. The last song on his last session, he recorded our song, ‘Old Love Letters.’ He died that night. We wrote ‘When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye’ a few days later. I wrote the words and Lou wrote the music. Because of our great admiration for this man, we wrote this song. Every word came straight from the heart.”— Dwight Butcher. 2956 When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon. Music/Lyrics: Sheb Wooley. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 5490) 1953. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA 5490) 1953. Country Chart: #6 11/28/53 6 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 5490). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 2957 When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again. Music/Lyrics: Gene Sullivan/Wiley Walker. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan (Okeh 06374) 1941. Made Famous by: Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan (Okeh 06374) 1941; Merle Haggard (MCA 40743) 1977. Country Chart: #4 record of 1941, Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan (Okeh 06374); #5 10/26/44 1 wk., Cindy Walker (Decca 6103); #11 8/20/48 7 wks., Clifﬁe Stone and His Barn Dance Band (Capitol 15108). Pop Chart: #19 12/1/56 15 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor EPA-992). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 75. Author Notes: “In 1940, my partner Wiley Walker and I recorded a session for Columbia, and it was a mistake. We didn’t have any idea about original songs; we were just going to do songs

2954 –2961 • When we thought we liked. Art Satherly, Columbia A&R man, kicked most of them out, and we had to learn and record six songs in one day. It didn’t come off. After the session he sat us down and said, ‘You’re going to have to write your own songs if you’re interested in the recording business.’ Because of this I started trying to write songs. Shortly after, we were moving from Lubbock, Texas, to Oklahoma City to take a new job. I had everything I owned in the car including my wife and two kids. I drove all night across the west Texas prairie, looking right into a full moon. It was so bright on that ﬂat ground I could turn my headlights out and still see the road. That’s where the idea struck me for this song. Everybody was asleep, and as I drove along, I started putting the song together.”— Gene Sullivan. 2958 When Pay Day Rolls Around. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Music of the West. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cal Golden (Hoedown Hall). Made Famous by: The Sons of the Pioneers (RCA 3024-2-R). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Movies: Red River Valley (Republic) 1941, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Roy Rogers, George “Gabby” Hayes, Sally Payne, Gale Storm, and The Sons of the Pioneers. 2959 When the Bloom Is on the Sage. Alternate Title: “When It’s Roundup Time in Texas.” Music/Lyrics: Fred Howard/Nat Vincent. Copyright Date: 1930, 1957, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Happy Chappies (Columbia 2194) 1930. Made Famous by: Beverly Hillbillies (Brunswick 421) 1930; Happy Chappies (on radio, in vaudeville and on their Columbia recording). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #7 5/24/30 14 wks., Beverly Hillbillies (Brunswick 421) 1930. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Notes: This was the theme of The Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters, a 15 to 30 minute children’s show broadcast on the NBC network radio from 1933 to 1950. The bridge starts with the phrase, “When it’s roundup time in Texas/And the bloom is on the sage.” History: Singer-songwriter Nat Vincent ﬁrst saw sagebrush in bloom and other beauties of the western plains when he was playing the Pantages vaudeville circuit in the mid–1920s. Doing a series of shows in Fort Worth, Texas, he was invited to see a cattle roundup and was so impressed with the scenery, he vowed to write about it some day. Several years later, he teamed up with another songwriter, Fred Howard, as part of the very successful “Happy Chappies” on the Blue Monday Jamboree on radio in San Francisco. One day, a Texan wired the show from his hotel room, offering $250 if the duo would write a song and sing it during the course of a single program. The program director announced the prize at the beginning of the show and gave Vincent and Howard a studio and piano to try to write. Vincent recalled his experience in Texas and by the time the program was ﬁnished, they had written a verse and chorus of “When the Bloom Is on the Sage.” The song enjoyed instant popularity. 2960 When the Cactus Is in Bloom. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23636) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23636) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. When the Curtains of Night Are Pinned Back by the Stars see I’ll Remember You, Love, in My Prayers. 2961 When the Grass Grows Over Me. Music/Lyrics: Don Chapel. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 1333) 1968. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1333) 1968. Country Chart: #2 11/23/68

When • 2962–2971 17 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1333). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. When the Great Ship Went Down see Sinking of the Titanic. 2962 When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder. Music/Lyrics: James M. Black. Copyright Date: Circa 1898. Publisher: Public Domain. First Recorded by: The Haydn Quartet (Victor 4689) 1906. Made Famous by: The Haydn Quartet (Victor 4689) 1906. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #6 6/30/06 1 wk., The Hadyn Quartet (Victor 4689). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 95. Parodies: “When the Roll Is Called by the Fireside,” recorded by Gene Austin (Victor 24725) 1934. History: James Black wrote this song when he was only 16 years of age. This great gospel song might have been lost forever had it not been written in green ink. A music publisher inspecting a pile of manuscripts paused at the unusual color of the manuscript, and though the author was not known to him, the concept was novel and the lyrics bore it up. It was published immediately thereafter. Author Notes: “While a teacher in a Sunday school and president of a young people’s society, I one day met a girl fourteen years old, poorly clad and the child of a drunkard. She accepted my invitation to attend the Sunday school and joined the young people’s society. One evening at a consecration meeting when members answered the roll call by repeating scripture texts, she failed to respond. I spoke of what a sad thing it would be, when our names are called from the Lamb’s Book of Life if one of us should be absent. And I said, ‘Oh God, when my own name is called up yonder, may I be there to respond!’”— James M. Black. 2963 When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland. Music/Lyrics: George Evans. Copyright Date: 1913. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Carter Family (Victor 40229) 1929. Made Famous by: Carter Family (Bluebird 5716) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. 2964 When the Snow Is on the Roses. Music/Lyrics: Hans Last (music)/Ernst Bader (German lyrics); Larry Kusik/Eddie Snyder (English lyrics). Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Frances, Day and Hunter/GMB Music/EMI-Miller Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ed Ames (RCA 9319) 1967. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Columbia 45644) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/22/72 15 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 45644). Pop Chart: #98 9/30/67 2 wks., Ed Ames (RCA 9319). AC Action: #1 (4) 9/30/67 9 wks., Ed Ames (RCA 9319). No. of Artists: Nine found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1972. Notes: Adapted from the German song “Der Weg Ins Land Der Liebe.” Author Notes: “A radio personality friend in north Alabama, Edgar Clayton, heard it and thought it would be ideal for me. I took his advice and it was very rewarding.”— Sonny James. 2965 When the Tingle Becomes a Chill. Music/Lyrics: Lola Jean Dillon. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40484) 1975. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (MCA 40484) 1975. Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/15/75 14 wks., Loretta Lynn (MCA 40484). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Lola Jean Dillon). Notes: Used once as background music on the soap opera Days of Our Lives on the NBC network. Author Notes: “I was just thinking about the difference between when you’re in love and when you fall out of love. I had a friend who was going through some marriage difﬁculties at the time. Talking to her gave me the idea for the song.”— Lola Jean Dillon. 2966 When the Wagon Was New. Music/Lyrics: J.M. Purdom (pseudonym of Johnnie Masters). Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Masters Family (Columbia 20888) circa 1950. Made Famous by:

282 Sam McGee (Arhoulie 5012) 1963. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Author Notes: “I guess it must have been back in the twenties when I wrote this song. Back in the days when I was just a kid we did a lot of that — went to church in wagons and even on horseback. Those were the horse and buggy days.”— Sam McGee. 2967 When the White Azaleas Start Blooming. Music/Lyrics: Bob Miller. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Barney Burnett’s Trio (CR 3502) 1933. Made Famous by: Louise Massey and The Westerners (Columbia 20230) 1934. Country Chart: #21 7/11/42 1 wk., Bing Crosby (Decca 1839). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. 2968 When the Work’s All Done This Fall. Alternate Titles: “I’m a Lone Star Cowboy”; “A Jolly Group of Cowboys”; “I Must See My Mother”; “After the Roundup.” Music/Lyrics: D.J. O’Malley. Copyright Date: 1893. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 7004) 1924 (as “The Dixie Cowboy”). Made Famous by: Carl T. Sprague (Victor 19747) 1924 (as “When Work’s All Done This Fall”). Country Chart: #2 record of 1925, Carl T. Sprague (Victor 19747). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 53. History: D.J. O’Malley was a Montana cowboy for the better part of 2 years, but he also found time to write countless verses about life herding cattle. The most famous work of this “Cowboy Poet” was “When the Work’s All Done This Fall,” an account of the tragic death of a young man killed during a nighttime stampede. It was originally published in 1893 in the Miles City, Montana, Stock Growers’ Journal as “After the Round-Up.” Soon it was discovered that the poem could be sung to the 1892 Charles K. Harris waltz “After the Ball,” and it became a popular ballad throughout the West. In an interview in Western Story Magazine in 1932, O’Malley said that the cowboy on whom he based the story was named Charlie Rutledge, and that he actually was killed while cutting cattle from the herd by his horse stumbling and falling on him. “But I made it appear as though he had met his death during a stampede at night,” he said. 2969 When the World Has Turned You Down. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6023) 1941. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6023) 1941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. 2970 When They Baptized Sister Lucy Lee. Alternate Title: “Baptizing Sister Lucy Lee.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Four Buzz Saws (Pol 562) 1930 (as “Baptizing Sister Lucy Lee”); The Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion 02916) 1934 (as “When They Baptized Sister Lucy Lee”). Made Famous by: Lew Childre (Starday SLP 153) 1962 (also live performance at the Grand Ole Opry). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. History: Lew Childre (1901 –1961) brought some songs from his vaudeville and radio past when he joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1945. He was a member of the Opry until 1959. His repertoire included quite a few comic and novelty songs. This song is a comic treatment of baptism by immersion. 2971 When They Operated on Papa (They Opened Mama’s Male). Music/Lyrics: Arlie Carter/Jimmie Heap. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Heap (Imperial 8105) 1951. Made Famous by: Jimmie Heap (Imperial 8105) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.

283 When They Ring Dem Golden Bells see When They Ring the Golden Bells. 2972 When They Ring the Golden Bells. Alternate Title: “When They Ring Dem Golden Bells.” Music/Lyrics: Dion De Marbelle. Copyright Date: 1887; 1907 (ﬁrst printing found). At least 127 printings by 1968. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Shannon Four (Okeh 40302) 1925. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50. Notes: Also recorded as “When They Ring Dem Golden Bells” by The I.C. Colored Glee Club (Okeh 8681) 1929. History: Dion de Marbelle was born in France in 1818. He later immigrated to the United States and became as American as apple pie. He fought in the Civil War and became the ﬁrst clown in Bailey’s (later Barnum and Bailey) Circus. He also helped Bill Cody organize his wild West shows. Though he wrote many other ﬁne songs, this is his most enduring. 2973 When Two Worlds Collide. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/ Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (RCA 7878) 1961. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (RCA 7878) 1961. Country Chart: #6 6/5/61 18 wks., Roger Miller (RCA 7878); #6 4/12/69 14 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 0135); #11 2/9/80 12 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 46591). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 37. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Author Notes: “It was Roger Miller’s idea. He had seen the science ﬁction movie When Worlds Collide and was convinced that the title of the movie could be transferred to the title of a country song. He said, ‘It would be about the separate worlds of a man and a woman on a collision course.’ I argued with him and told him that we couldn’t steal the title of a movie and make it into a song. ‘Ok,’ he said, ‘so we’ll change it a bit,’ and we did. When the song came out, it was entitled, ‘When Two Worlds Collide.’”— Bill Anderson. “There had been a movie in the ﬁfties called When Worlds Collide. I always liked that title, and it gave me the idea for the song. It was about 1960, and Bill Anderson and I were driving to San Antonio. Bill went to sleep in the back seat, but he raised up enough to get a couple of lines in and help me ﬁnish the song.”— Roger Miller. 2974 When We Make Love. Music/Lyrics: Troy Seals/Mentor Williams. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp./Two Sons Music/Welbeck Music Corp./Horipro Ent. Group. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 13763) 1984. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13763) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/21/84 19 wks., Alabama (RCA 13763). Pop Chart: #72 5/19/84 10 wks., Alabama (RCA 13763). AC Action: #8 5/5/84 16 wks., Alabama (RCA 13763). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 2975 When Will I Be Loved. Music/Lyrics: Phil Everly. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1380). Made Famous by: Pop, The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1380) 1959; Country, Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 4050) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/19/75 15 wks., Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 4050). Pop Chart: #8 5/30/60 13 wks., The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1380); #2 (2) 4/26/75 19 wks., Linda Ronstadt (Capitol 4050). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 50. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976; BMI Pop Award 1960, 1976; BMI Robert J. Burton Award (Most Performed Country Song) 1976; BMI Million Airs Award. 2976 When You Leave, Don’t Slam the Door. Music/Lyrics: Joe Allison. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Tex Ritter Music Publications. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 296) 1946. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 296) 1946. Country Chart: #3 10/9/46 10 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 296).

2972–2981 • Where Pop Chart: #3 10/11/46 13 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 296). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Author Notes: “I had gone to work for Tex Ritter MC-ing his shows and traveling with him. People were always bringing him songs, and I would listen as they pitched their songs. The more I heard, the more I thought I was able to do as well. So, the ﬁrst song I ever wrote was ‘When You Leave, Don’t Slam the Door.’ I had no idea that Tex would accept the song but he did and it went to number one.”— Joe Allison. 2977 When You Say Nothing at All. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Don Schlitz Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Scarlet Moon Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/ BMI. First Recorded by: Keith Whitley (RCA 8637) 1988. Made Famous by: Keith Whitley (RCA 8637) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/17/88 22 wks., Keith Whitley (RCA 8637). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989; BMI Country Award 1989. When You’re a Woman Rated X see Rated X. 2978 When You’re Hot, You’re Hot. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Reed. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Vector Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Reed (RCA 9976) 1971. Made Famous by: Jerry Reed (RCA 9976) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (5) 5/8/71 15 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 9976). Pop Chart: #9 5/8/71 12 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 9976). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1971 ( Jerry Reed, RCA); BMI Country Award 1972; BMI Pop Award 1971; RIAA Million Seller ( Jerry Reed, RCA 9976); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 ( Jerry Reed). Author Notes: “Glen Campbell, Anne Murray and I used to do a lot of trio work. We were on stage one night singing a song called, ‘Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own.’ We had Anne between us singing the female part. She would look at Glen and sing, ‘Nobody’s business, nobody’s business,’ and I was supposed to say, ‘Ain’t nobody’s business but my own.’ We were moving right along (really the song was meant for a duet), so I made up my mind to have a little fun. I screamed out at the audience, ‘When you’re hot, you’re hot!’ and the audience just fell down. And that’s how the song was conceived. I said, ‘Hey! Oh, man, we got to write that! Jesus Christ, let me out of here!’”— Jerry Reed. 2979 Where Are You Now. Music/Lyrics: Clint Black/Hayden Nicholas. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Howlin’ Hits Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Clint Black (RCA 23724-R) 1990 (album cut). Made Famous by: Clint Black (RCA 62016) 1991 (single). Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/27/91 20 wks., Clint Black (RCA 62016). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1992. 2980 Where Could I Go? Music/Lyrics: James B. Coats. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed 1968. Publisher: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Cramer. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 14573) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. History: James Coats, one of the foremost gospel songwriters of the South, was born in Summerland, Mississippi, in 1901. He was a public school teacher for more than twenty years, a music teacher for most of his life, and a deacon, then a pastor, in the Baptist church. According to “Ma” Baxter’s gospel songwriters biography, he believed that all true music came through inspiration from God and that the true ofﬁce of music is the worship of God. 2981 Where Did I Go Wrong. Music/Lyrics: Steve Wariner. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Steve Wariner Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (MCA 53504) 1989. Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 53504) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/4/89 22 wks., Steve Wariner (MCA 53504). Pop Chart: None.

Where • 2982–2993 AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 2982 Where Do I Put Her Memory. Music/Lyrics: Jim Weatherly. Copyright Date: 1973, 1974. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jim Weatherly (Buddah BDS-5608) 1974. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 11477) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/24/79 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 11477). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 2983 Where Do the Nights Go. Music/Lyrics: Mike Reid/Rory Bourke. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Lodge Hall Music, Inc./ RMB Songs/Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5259) 1987. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5259) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/24/87 20 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 5259). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1989. 2984 Where Does the Good Times Go. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5811) 1966. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5811) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (4) 1/14/67 16 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5811). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1967. 2985 Where Have All Our Heroes Gone. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/Bob Talbert. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Stallion Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32744) 1970. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32744) 1970. Country Chart: #6 10/24/70 14 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32744). Pop Chart: #93 11/21/70 3 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32744). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1970 (Bill Anderson, Bob Talbert). Author Notes: “My co-writer, Bob Talbert, is a newspaperman in Detroit. He’s originally from Columbia, South Carolina, where I’m from. He had come to a show we were doing there at Cobo Hall. Merle Haggard was on stage singing ‘Okie from Muskogee,’ and Bob turned to me and said, ‘Lord, look at that. This guy is their hero.’ This was after all the riots in Detroit. And he turned to me and said, ‘Where have all our heroes gone, anyhow?’ And, boom, bells went off.”— Bill Anderson. Where Is My Boy Tonight? see Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight? 2986 Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight? Alternate Title: “Where Is My Boy Tonight?” Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Robert Lowery. Copyright Date: 1877. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 15004D) 1924. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29. Notes: This song was written for the temperance movement. 2987 Where Love Used to Live. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10394) 1968. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10394) 1968. Country Chart: #2 10/19/68 14 wks., David Houston (Epic 10394). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Author Notes: “We had one line for this song when David Houston recorded it. We had been toying with the line, ‘Four men and a big truck came today. Now they came right in and took the things away....’ That’s all we had, and that’s all I could get. David was recording the next day and we still didn’t have it. So we decided we won’t even tell him. We’ll tell him we got it, shut up and do this. We’ll cut the track. We cut the track at two. We just did a one/one,

284 four/one, one/ﬁve, ﬁve/one. David and even the musicians said, ‘What’s this damn thing about?’ We ﬁnished at ﬁve. We didn’t even have a song. We wrote the lyric to the track between ﬁve and six and then went back in and overdubbed David at six. It came out great. It was just pressure. We were trying to get as many recordings as we could.”— Glenn Sutton. 2988 Where the Blue and Lonely Go. Music/Lyrics: Charles Sagle/ William Silva/Alvaro Verissimo/James Warren. Copyright Date: 1966 (unpublished), 1969 (published). Publisher: Sands Music Corp., c/o Barton Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Drusky (Mercury 72886) 1968. Made Famous by: Roy Drusky (Mercury 72886) 1968. Country Chart: #10 1/25/69 13 wks., Roy Drusky (Mercury 72886). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1968. 2989 Where the Old Red River Flows. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis. Copyright Date: 1931, 1947, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Davis (Victor 23525) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Victor 23525) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Notes: At various times this was the theme song for Jimmie Davis, Hank Williams and Red Sovine. Author Notes: “I wrote this song on a train to Chicago from Shreveport on my way to a recording session. I was born about seventy miles from the Red River, but for several years I’ve had a farm located on the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana.”— Jimmie Davis. 2990 Where the Soul Never Dies. Alternate Title: “Where the Soul of Man Never Dies.” Music/Lyrics: William M. Golden. Copyright Date: 1915. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: the Rev. M.L. Thrasher and His Gospel Singers (Columbia 15271) 1928. Made Famous by: The Chuck Wagon Gang. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25 found. History: The church hymnal lists author as William M. Golden with a 1942 copyright to R.E. Winsett. Where the Soul of Man Never Dies see Where the Soul Never Dies. 2991 Where We’ll Never Grow Old. Music/Lyrics: James C. Moore. Copyright Date: Circa 1923. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Jenkins Family (Okeh 45055) 1926 (as “Land Where We’ll Never Grow Old”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 49. James C. Moore’s song was dedicated to his mother and father. Where Your Sweetheart Waits for You see Cowboy Jack. 2992 Where’ve You Been. Music/Lyrics: Jon Vezner/Don Henry. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Wrensong Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 876262) 1989. Made Famous by: Kathy Mattea (Mercury 876262) 1989. Country Chart: #10 12/9/89 16 wks., Kathy Mattea (Mercury 876262). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #25 2/3/90 10 wks., Kathy Mattea (Mercury 876262). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990; Grammys, Country Song of the Year 1990 (Don Henry and John Vezner), Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1990 (Kathy Mattea); CMA Song of the Year 1990; NSAI Song of the Year 1990; ACM Song of the Year 1990. While the Angelus Was Ringing see The Three Bells. 2993 Whippin’ That Old T.B. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23751) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23751) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.

285 Whiskers see Alabama Jubilee. 2994 Whiskey River. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bush. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Full Nelson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Bush (RCA Victor 0745) 1972. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 10877) 1978 (the opening song for every Willie Nelson concert). Country Chart: #14 7/22/72 15 wks., Johnny Bush (RCA 0745); #12 12/23/78 12 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 10877). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 2995 Whisper Your Mother’s Name. Music/Lyrics: Harry Braisted/ Nathan Carter/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1896, 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22319) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22319) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 2996 Whispering Hope. Music/Lyrics: Alice Hawthorne (pseudonym of Septimus Winner). Copyright Date: 1868. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Alma Gluck and Louise Homer (Victor 87107) 1912. Made Famous by: Alma Gluck and Louise Homer (Victor 87107) 1912; Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae (Capitol 690) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 7/20/1912 4 wks., Alma Gluck and Louise Homer (Victor 87107); #4 8/20/49 23 wks., Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae (Capitol 690). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 138. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1949 (Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae, Capitol 690). 2997 White Cross on Okinawa. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Johnson/Cliff Suden/James Robert Wills. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia 36881) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 36881) 1945. Country Chart: #1 12/20/45 6 wks., Bob Wills (Columbia 36881). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 2998 White Dove. Music/Lyrics: Carter Stanley. Copyright Date: 1949, 1976, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (Columbia 20577) 1949. Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (Columbia 20577) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Author Notes: “This is a true to life song. It’s sorta the way we were raised. Carter would come up with things on the spur of the moment. It’s kind of a heart song.”— Ralph Stanley, brother of Carter Stanley. 2999 White House Blues. Alternate Titles: “The Road to Washington”; “The Unlucky Road to Washington”; “McKinley”; “From Buffalo to Washington”; “Mr. McKinley.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1901 or 1902. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Charlie Poole and His North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15099) 1926. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18 found. Notes: Also recorded as “The Road to Washington” by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 45125) 1927, “The Unlucky Road to Washington” by Ernest Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers (Edison 52299) 1928, “McKinley” by Riley Puckett (Columbia 15448) 1929, “From Buffalo to Washington” by The Swingbillies (Bluebird 7121) 1937 and “Mr. McKinley” by Homer Briarhopper (Decca 5588) 1938. History: The tune is the same as “Battleship of Maine.” William McKinley, 25th U.S. president, was shot on September 6, 1901, by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. He died eight days later and was succeeded by Teddy Roosevelt. McKinley is best remembered for winning the Spanish-American War of 1898, an event triggered by the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana Harbor. The war’s settlement resulted in Spain’s ceding Puerto

2994 –3005 • Who Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the U.S. “White House Blues” became a favorite of populist southern farmers and mill hands. 3000 The White Knight. Music/Lyrics: Cledus Maggard (pseudonym of Jay Huguely). Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Jay Huguely Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cledus Maggard and The Citizens Band (Mercury 73751) 1975. Made Famous by: Cledus Maggard and The Citizens Band (Mercury 73751) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/20/75 14 wks., Cledus Maggard and The Citizens Band (Mercury 73751). Pop Chart: #19 12/27/75 15 wks., Cledus Maggard and The Citizens Band (Mercury 73751). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976. 3001 White Lightning. Music/Lyrics: J.P. Richardson. Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Mercury 71406) 1959. Made Famous by: George Jones (Mercury 71406) 1959. Country Chart: #1 3/15/59 22 wks., George Jones (Mercury 71406). Pop Chart: #73 5/4/59 5 wks., George Jones (Mercury 71406). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. 3002 White Line Fever. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol ST-384) 1970. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol ST-384) 1970. Country Chart: #68 3/4/72 4 wks., Buddy Alan (Capitol 3266); #95 3/1/80 2 wks., Flying Burrito Brothers (Regency 45001). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Movies: Acapulco Gold (Riddle) 1978, directed by Burt Brinckerhoff, starring Marjoe Gortner, Robert Lansing, John Harkins, Ed Nelson, Lawrence Casey, Randi Oakes, and Phil Hoover; Deadhead Miles (Paramount) 1972, directed by Vernon Zimmerman, starring Alan Arkin and Paul Benedict. Author Notes: “This song is about life going up and down the highway. The tiring endless hours spent on the road. But when I’m home there’s always a yearning for the road again. There’s always a white line.”— Merle Haggard. 3003 A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation). Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc./Mariposa Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 40864) 1957. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 40864) 1957. Country Chart: #1 (5) 5/20/57 22 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 40864). Pop Chart: #2 (1) 4/13/57 26 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 40864). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Marty Robbins); BMI Country Award 1957; BMI Pop Award 1957. 3004 Who at My Door Is Knocking. Alternate Title: “Who at the Door Is Standing.” Music/Lyrics: A.B. Everett (music)/Mary Bridges Canedy Slade (lyrics); Eddy Arnold (revised version). Copyright Date: 1871; 1948, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain; Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: All/BMI. Earliest Country Recording Found: John McGhee and Frank Welling (Paramount 3093) 1928 (as “Knocking at the Door”); Eddy Arnold (RCA H4-0021/20-2491) 1947 (as “Who at the Door Is Standing”). Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA H4-0021/20-2491) 1947–1948. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18 found. Who at the Door Is Standing see Who at My Door Is Knocking. 3005 Who Threw the Mush in Grandpa’s Whiskers. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Gregory. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. (a division of MPL Communications, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bobby Gregory (Okeh 45473) 1930. Made Famous by: Bobby Gregory (Okeh 45473) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found.

Whoa • 3006–3019 3006 Whoa Mule, Whoa. Alternate Title: “Ridin’ on a Humpback Mule.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Stanley Trio (Okeh 40271) 1924 (as “Whoa Mule”); Chubby Parker (Gennett 6120) 1927 (as “Whoa Mule, Whoa”). Made Famous by: The Shelton Brothers and Curly Fox (Decca 5173) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 33. 3007 Whoa Sailor. Music/Lyrics: Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Globe 124) 1946. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 40218) 1949. Country Chart: #6 10/1/49 7 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 40218). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 3008 Whoever’s in New England. Music/Lyrics: Kendall Franceschi/Quentin Powers. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Silverline Music, Inc./Warner Bros. Music. Licensed by: BMI/SESAC. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52767) 1986. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 52767) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/22/86 23 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 52767). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Female 1987 (Reba McEntire); National Songwriter Award, Song of the Year 1987; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Kendall Franceschi, Quentin Powers); BMI Country Award 1987. 3009 Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On. Music/Lyrics: David C. Williams. Copyright Date: 1955, 1956. Publisher: Do-Viea Music Co./Whole Lotta Shakin’ Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Big Maybelle (Okeh) 1955. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 267) 1957. Country Chart: #1 6/12/57 23 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 267). Pop Chart: #3 6/24/57 29 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 267). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 200. Awards: RIAA Million Seller ( Jerry Lee Lewis). 3010 A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Diana Trask (ABC AC-30030) 1975. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 10757) 1976. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/28/76 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 10757). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies see Get Along Little Dogies. 3011 Who’s Cheatin’ Who? Music/Lyrics: Jerry Hayes. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Vogue Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charly McClain (Epic 50948) 1980. Made Famous by: Charly McClain (Epic 50948) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/29/80 17 wks., Charly McClain (Epic 50948). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 3012 Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes. Music/Lyrics: Max D. Barnes/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Warner Bros. Music Corp./Two Sons Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 05439) 1985. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 05439) 1985. Country Chart: #3 8/3/85 20 wks., George Jones (Epic 05439). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986; BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “This song was a labor of love. Who is gonna ﬁll their shoes when these guys are gone? There were so many people we left out. We left the women out. We tried to get Loretta, Brenda Lee and Dolly and Kitty Wells in, but the song would have been too long. We labored over it, but it came free and easy, because these were the people we

286 really respected. And it was anything but a cheap shot to try to get a record on somebody. Then Randy Travis and Ricky Shelton came along. Clint Black. Garth Brooks. Now we have another onslaught of good singers, and I think the traditional slots will be ﬁlled.”— Troy Seals. 3013 Who’s Gonna Mow Your Grass? Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2377) 1969. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2377) 1969. Country Chart: #1 2/1/69 15 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2377). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 3014 Who’s Gonna Play This Old Piano. Music/Lyrics: Ray Griff. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Blue Echo Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73328) 1972. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73328) 1972. Country Chart: #14 10/7/72 13 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73328). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “I was inspired to write this song after I attended one of Jerry Lee’s shows. I wrote this for him.”— Ray Griff. Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet see Green Valley Waltz. 3015 Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out? Music/Lyrics: Loucille Cosenza/Johnny Tillotson/Teddy Wilburn. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Ridge Music Corp. c/o Tannen Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32496) 1969. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32496) 1969. Country Chart: #18 6/14/69 10 wks., Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32496). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 3016 Who’s Lonely Now. Music/Lyrics: Kix Brooks/Don Cook. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 22779) 1989. Made Famous by: Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 22779) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/7/89 26 wks., Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 22779). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 3017 Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now? Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenkins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6703) 1942. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6703) 1943. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 3018 Why Baby Why. Music/Lyrics: Darrell Edwards/George Jones. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music, Inc./Trio Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: George Jones (Starday 202) 1955. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce and Red Sovine (Decca 29755) 1955; Charley Pride (RCA Victor 13397) 1982. Country Chart: #4 11/9/55 18 wks., George Jones (Starday 202); #1 12/14/55 25 wks., Webb Pierce and Red Sovine (Decca 29755); #23 9/17/61 3 wks., Warren Smith and Shirley Collie (Liberty 55361); #1 12/4/82 12 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 13397). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956, 1983. 3019 Why Did You Give Me Your Love? Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5892) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5892) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three.

287 3020 Why Didn’t I Think of That. Music/Lyrics: Paul Harrison/ Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Ranger Bob Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Doug Stone (Epic 77025) 1992. Made Famous by: Doug Stone (Epic 77025) 1993. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/19/93 20 wks., Doug Stone (Epic 77025). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1994; BMI Country Award 1994. 3021 Why Do I Have to Choose. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Full Nelson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 03965) 1983. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 03965) 1983. Country Chart: #3 6/18/83 21 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 03965). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 3022 Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right). Music/Lyrics: Donny Lowery/Randy Sharp. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Ramble Seat Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Restless Heart (RCA 5132) 1987. Made Famous by: Restless Heart (RCA 5132) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/30/87 25 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 5132). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #11 8/22/87 18 wks., Restless Heart (RCA 5132). No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1988; BMI Pop Award 1988, 1989. Why Don’t We Spend the Night see Why Don’t You Spend the Night. 3023 Why Don’t You Haul Off and Love Me. Music/Lyrics: Lonnie Glosson/Wayne Raney. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wayne Raney (King 791) 1949. Made Famous by: Wayne Raney (King 791) 1949. Country Chart: #1 (3) 7/30/49 22 wks., Wayne Raney (King 791); #5 10/8/49 11 wks., Merv Shiner (Decca 46178); #9 10/8/49 2 wks., Bob Atcher (Columbia 20611); #6 10/7/49 1 wk., Jerry Jericho (Four Star 1347). Pop Chart: #22 10/1/49 4 wks., Wayne Raney (King 791). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: BMI Country Award 1949; BMI R&B Award 1949 (for a recording by Bull Moose Jackson, King 4322). Author Notes: “I got the idea for this song one day when Lonnie Glosson’s little daughter, Mary, got on her father’s lap and said, ‘Daddy, why don’t you haul off and give me some loving?’ It was one of the easiest songs I’ve ever written. My recording of the song sold over a million copies, and it has been recorded twenty-one times or more since.”— Wayne Raney. 3024 Why Don’t You Love Me? Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10696) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10696) 1950. Country Chart: #1 (10) 5/26/50 20 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10696); #15 5/17/75 13 wks., Connie Smith (Columbia 10135). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 70. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950, 1976. 3025 Why Don’t You Spend the Night. Alternate Title: “Why Don’t We Spend the Night.” Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11909) 1979. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11909) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/12/80 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 11909). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 3026 Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For? Music/Lyrics: Mark True. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (United

3020–3031 • Why Artists 1259) 1978. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1259) 1978, 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/2/78 14 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 1259). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1979. 3027 Why Lady Why? Music/Lyrics: Teddy Gentry/Richard Edward Scott. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Sheddhouse Music, c/o Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Maypop Music (a division of Wild Country, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 12091) 1980. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 12091) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/20/80 19 wks., Alabama (RCA 12091). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981; ASCAP Country Award 1981, 1985. 3028 Why Me? Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Resaca Music Publishing Co. (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kris Kristofferson (GRT 044-31909) 1973. Made Famous by: Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/7/73 20 wks., Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571). Pop Chart: #16 4/7/73 38 wks., Kris Kristofferson (Moument 8571). AC Action: #28 7/21/73 5 wks., Kris Kristofferson (Monument 8571). No. of Artists: 85. Awards: NSAI Songwriter of the Year Award 1973 (Kris Kristofferson); RIAA Million Seller 1973 (Kris Kristofferson); BMI Country Award 1974; Music City News Song of the Year 1973. Author Notes: “I went to church by chance one Sunday at Jimmy Snow’s. Larry Gatlin was there singing and he sang ‘Help Me.’ It moved me in a weird way. It really affected me. It got to be a kind of profound experience and blew my mind wide open. It may have been on the way home that I started writing. It just came to me.”— Kris Kristofferson. 3029 Why Not Me. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard/Brent Maher/ Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Blue Quill Music/Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc./ Welbeck Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA 13923) 1984. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA 13923) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/6/84 22 wks., The Judds (RCA 13923). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Performance, Duo or Group with Vocal 1986 (The Judds); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Harlan Howard, Brent Maher, Sonny Throckmorton); ASCAP Song of the Year 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1985, 1986; BMI Country Award 1985. Author Notes: “Brent Maher helped write it. He called me and wanted us to write a song for the Judds. I had a friend, Sonny Throckmorton, who had just moved into the neighborhood and I told Brent, ‘Why don’t we get Sonny to help out?’ And he said, ‘Great.’ So the three of us met and threw ideas back and forth. Brent and Sonny were playing their guitars and Sonny kept saying, ‘What about me?’ I’m thinking about small town girls, east Kentucky, little hick town, and that’s the way the story goes. Of course the story of the boyfriend was contrived. We were painting a make believe story about a real life setting.”— Harlan Howard. 3030 Why Should I Be Lonely? Music/Lyrics: Estelle Lovell/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23609) 1930. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23609) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 3031 Why Should I Cry? Music/Lyrics: Zeke Clements. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0300) 1950. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0300) 1950. Country Chart: #3 4/14/50 13 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0300). Pop Chart: None. AC

Why • 3032–3038 Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1950. 3032 Why Should We Try Anymore? Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./ Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10760) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10760) 1950. Country Chart: #9 10/6/50 1 wk., Hank Williams (MGM 10760). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. 3033 Why There’s a Tear in My Eye. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Jimmie Rodgers with Sara and Maybelle Carter (Bluebird 6698) 1936. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers with Sara and Maybelle Carter (Bluebird 6698) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Notes: This song was written and copyrighted by Carson Robison under the title “An Old Man’s Story.” 3034 Why’d You Come in Here Lookin’ Like That. Music/Lyrics: Bob Carlisle/Randy Thomas. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Benny Hestor Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (Columbia 68760) 1989. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (Columbia 68760) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/6/89 20 wks., Dolly Parton (Columbia 68760). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 3035 Wichita Lineman. Music/Lyrics: Jim Webb. Copyright Date: 1968, renewed. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2302) 1968. Made Famous by: Glen Campbell (Capitol 2302) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (2) 11/2/68 19 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2302). Pop Chart: #3 11/16/68 15 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2302). AC Action: #1 12/14/68 6 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2302). No. of Artists: 20. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1969 (Glen Campbell); Grammy, Best Engineered Recording (Non-Classical) 1968 (Hugh Davies and Joe Polito); ACM Song of the Year 1968; ASCAP Country Award 1969, 1981, 1982, 1983. Author Notes: “I relate to music visually. For instance, ‘Wichita Lineman’ came to me when I was driving along on one of those ﬂat Oklahoma panhandle roads up by Kansas. You can see for ﬁfty miles and the telephone poles recede into the distance. As I was driving, I saw a man working on the top of one of these tall poles. It was such a vividly desolate and lonely image, and as I drove on he was lost in the distance. There he was, suspended between heaven and earth. I wondered what he was listening to, what was he thinking about. I got the strong impression that he was listening to what was going on, on the wires — they have those little phones. One thing led to another, but it was triggered by the stark image of the man out there on the ﬂats.”— Jimmy Webb. 3036 Widow Maker. Music/Lyrics: Penny Jay/Robert Wilson. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Troy Martin Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kirk Hansard (Columbia 42935) 1963. Made Famous by: Jimmy Martin (Decca 31558) 1964. Country Chart: #19 2/8/64 15 wks., Jimmy Martin (Decca 31558). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Author Notes: “Robert Wilson, my cowriter, was in prison in Fort Madison, Iowa, for breaking and entering. He had written several people to get help with his songs, but had not gotten any response. When he wrote to me, I said, ‘The Lord’s been good to me, let me see if I can’t help Robert.’ The song was real long and to the tune of an old PD song. I worked on it for three weeks, changing the melody and some of the words and shortening it so it could be recorded. Because of the success of this song, and the efforts of my husband and myself, Robert was released from

288 prison and we brought him to Nashville. We wrote some more songs together (including ‘Little by Little’ and ‘Forbidden Street’ for Carl and Pearl Butler). Kirk Hansard had recorded the song for Columbia and I had gone on the road with the Jimmy Martin Show. In the car I was showing the song to Jimmy and when we reached our destination that evening, Jimmy called his producer and told him that he had a hit. Jimmy recorded the song when we got back to Nashville, but his release was held up until a couple of days after Kirk’s release because of contract agreements.”— Penny Jay. Wigs on the Green see Fisher’s Hornpipe. 3037 Wild and Blue. Music/Lyrics: John Scott Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Candy Cane Music/Combine Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29917) 1982. Made Famous by: John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29917) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/25/82 20 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29917). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 3038 Wild Side of Life. Music/Lyrics: Arlie Carter/William Warren. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Heap and His Melody Masters with Perk Williams (Imperial 8105) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 1942) 1952. Country Chart: #1 (15) 3/15/52 30 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 1942); #6 7/26/52 4 wks., Burl Ives and Grady Martin and His Slew Foot Five (Decca 28055) #13 1/10/76 12 wks., Freddy Fender (GRT 039) #60 10/6/79 6 wks., Rayburn Anthony and Kitty Wells (Mercury 57006) #10 6/6/81 13 wks., Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter (RCA Victor 12245). Pop Chart: #27 6/14/52 1 wk., Hank Thompson (Capitol 1942); #30 7/26/52 1 wk., Burl Ives (Decca 28055). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 53. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1952 (Hank Thompson); BMI Country Award 1952. Answers: “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels,” recorded by Kitty Wells (Decca 28232), written by J.D. Miller; “The Child’s Side of Life,” recorded by Johnny Horton (Mercury 70014) in 1952 and also by Wayne Raney (King 1149) 1952, written by Joe Nixon and Tommy Thomas. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Columbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Author Notes: “I had been married for about seven or eight months, and my wife asked me for a divorce. I asked her why, and she said I reminded her of her ex-husband more than she thought I would. I told her I didn’t believe her, but I went out and got her a divorce anyway. Later on, I went to a dance with a buddy of mine, and she came in with his wife. They sat over at a table with two guys that had on suits of clothes and big ties and were drinking big ﬁfths of whiskey. Well, we weren’t able to afford that kind of drinking. We were just a couple of country boys drinking beer. They were drinking and having such a good time that I said, ‘She didn’t quit me because she didn’t think nothing of me, she just quit me to go back to the wild side of life.’ And I got to looking at her and she was dressed, and I thought, ‘She is, she’s just a perfect angel,’ and that gave me the idea for the song. I got home that night, and I was sitting on the side of my bed, feeling just as low as a person could feel. After seeing her down there, I was hurting, you know. She had told me when we were separated, ‘Don’t write me. If you do, I’ll just tear the letters up. And if you call me on the phone, I’ll just hang up.’ But I wanted to talk to her, so I wrote it in the words of a song. I went down there the next week and went up on the bandstand. Jimmy Heap and The Melody Masters were playing there then, and he announced that a friend of theirs wanted to sing a song that he’d written, they asked me the tune, and I said I had kind of copied ‘Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes,’ which is a real old tune. So they gave me an introduction,

289 and I sang ‘The Wild Side of Life.’ She knew it was about her right off the bat, and a friend of mine overheard her say, ‘I ought to go up there and pull that grey-headed son of a gun’s hair all out.’ I’ve never talked to her since. I did see her a time or two at a distance.”— William Warren. The Wild Wagoner see Wagner. 3039 Wild Weekend. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc./Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32276) 1968. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32276) 1968. Country Chart: #2 (1) 3/16/68 18 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32276). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Parodies: “Weird Weekend,” recorded by Don Bowman (RCA LSP 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. 3040 Wildwood Flower. Alternate Titles: “I’ll Twine Mid the Ringlets”; “Frail Wildwood Flower”; “Joe Reeves.” Music/Lyrics: Maud Irving (music)/J.P. Webster (lyrics); A.P. Carter (revised version). Copyright Date: 1860; 1935. Publisher: Public Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All; BMI. First Recorded by: Carter Family (Victor V40000) 1928 (vocal by Sara Carter with two guitars). Made Famous by: Carter Family (Victor V40000) 1928 (vocal by Sara Carter with two guitars). Country Chart: #5 6/4/55 9 wks., Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys with Merle Travis (Capitol 3106); #100 1/13/79 1 wk., Tommy Wills (Golden Moon 004); #55 8/27/83 9 wks., Roy Clark (Churchill 94025). Pop Chart: #3 8/11/28 10 wks., Carter Family (Victor V40000). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 193. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Carter Family, Victor V40000). Parodies: “Wildwood Flower,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2492) 1962. Notes: Also recorded as “Frail Wildwood Flower” by Miller Wikel on 6/25/28 (GE 13919) and 10/1928 (Gennett 6566) and in 1929 as “Joe Reeves” (Conqueror 7254). In addition to the Joe Reeves pseudonym, Miller Wikel was also known as James Roberts. History: According to Mother Maybelle, this was the most popular song the Carters ever recorded. It is still popular in bluegrass circles and done instrumentally quite frequently. It lends itself to solo guitar riffs. Maybelle recalls hearing the song when she was a very young girl. 3041 Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Alternate Title: “Can the Circle Be Unbroken.” Music/Lyrics: Charles H. Gabriel/Ada Habersohn; A.P. Carter revised version). Copyright Date: 1907, 1935, renewed. Publisher: Public Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: the Rev. M.L. Gipson (Paramount) 1927 (as “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”). Earliest Country Recording Found: Frank and James McGravy (Okeh 45433) 1930 (as “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Banner 33465, Conqueror 8529, Oriole 8484, Melotone 13432, Okeh 03027, Perfect 13155, Romeo 5484, Vocalion 03027, all ARC labels) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #17 8/24/35 1 wk., The Carter Family (Banner 33465). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 109 (34 as “Can the Circle Be Unbroken”; 75 as “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”). Notes: The Carter Family ﬁrst recorded this song for Victor on 6/17/33 and it was rejected. This was the last pop chart record for the Carters. History: The chorus of the 1907 composition of “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” is virtually the same in lyric and very similar in melody to the A.P. Carter composition “Can The Circle Be Unbroken.” However, A.P. Carter has written an entirely different story in the lyric to his verses. Unlike the earlier composition, Carter uses the melody of his chorus for his verses as well. 3042 Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown? Music/Lyrics: Eliza Edmunds Stites Hewitt. Copyright Date: 1897. Publisher: Public

3039–3046 • Wind Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Harry Anthony and James Harrison (Edison 9491) 1907. Earliest Country Recording Found: The Jenkins Family (Okeh 40331) 1925. Made Famous by: The Maddox Brothers and Rose (Columbia 21426) 1955. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. History: Eliza Edmunds Stites Hewitt (1851 –1920) was born, lived and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This hymn was very popular from 1900 until the 1920s. There were more than 176 printings by 1968. 3043 Will You Be Loving Another Man? Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt/Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20189) 1946. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20189) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. 3044 Willie Roy, the Crippled Boy. Music/Lyrics: Doc Williams. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Doc Williams (Wheeling 1002) 1947. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Columbia 20586) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Author Notes: “This song was written about a true event. I visited a young nine-year-old boy in New Philadelphia, Ohio, who had two of his legs amputated in an effort to stop the growth of cancer. He was a very cheerful lad and impressed me very much. I intended to call the song just ‘Willie Roy,’ but after meeting him, I revised the lyrics and included ‘The Crippled Boy’ in the title. It has always been one of my most requested numbers, perhaps because so many of my fans are crippled or are conﬁned to a wheel chair.”— Doc Williams. Willis Mabry see Hills of Roane County. Willis Mayberry see Hills of Roane County. 3045 Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me. Music/Lyrics: Billy Joe Shaver. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. (under license from ATV). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury SR-61368) 1972. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA APBO-0086) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “It’s pretty much my free spirit — the way that I guess I used to be. I hold myself in from being that way, but I still have ‘restless’ in me to go out and be moving on. Moving is the closest thing to being free as a lion out there and kind of tells what the song is about. It refers to Willie Nelson in a way, but most of all it’s about myself.”— Billy Joe Shaver. 3046 The Wind Beneath My Wings. Music/Lyrics: Larry Henley/ Jeff Silbar. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: House of Gold Music, Inc./Bobby Goldsboro Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roger Whittaker (RCA Victor-61985) 1982. Made Famous by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29532) 1983. Country Chart: #4 8/6/83 12 wks., Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29532). Pop Chart: #1 2/18/89 29 wks., Bette Midler (Atlantic 88972); #65 3/26/83 6 wks., Lou Rawls (Epic 03758). AC Action: #10 3/19/83 15 wks., Lou Rawls (Epic 03758); #23 12/3/83 11 wks., Gladys Knight and The Pips (Columbia 04219) as “Hero.” No. of Artists: 252 (including many gospel groups). Awards: Grammys, Song of the Year 1990 (Larry Henley, Jeff Silber), Record of the Year 1990 (Bette Midler, Atlantic 88972); RIAA Million Seller 1989 (Bette Midler); ACM Award 1983; CMA Award 1984; BMI Country Award 1984; ASCAP Country Award 1984; BMI Pop Award 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Larry Henley, Jeff Silber). Author Notes: “The song was inspired by my wife. I was married at the time. I used to tell her that she was my hero. I had the idea for two years before I ever wrote it. I had it written down,

Window • 3047–3057 ‘You are the wind beneath my wings’ on the front of my songbook. I always thought I would write it some day, but ten years went by before I actually wrote it. When I wrote the song, I never dreamed that a woman would ever record the song at all. I thought what was important about the song was that a man would call a woman his hero.”— Larry Henley. 3047 The Window Up Above. Music/Lyrics: George Jones. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Glad Music Co./Trio Music Co., Inc./Fort Knox Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Mercury 71700) 1960. Made Famous by: George Jones (Mercury 71700) 1960. Country Chart: #2 11/13/60 34 wks., George Jones (Mercury 71700); #1 3/15/75 15 wks., Mickey Gilley (Playboy 6031); #10 2/6/88 20 wks., Patty Loveless (MCA 53270). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961, 1976.

290 (United Artists 50292). Pop Chart: #35 5/3/69 13 wks., Vicki Carr (Liberty 56092); #43 6/29/68 6 wks., Billy Vera and The Beaters (Atlantic 2526); #94 9/16/72 5 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50938). AC Action: #6 3/29/69 19 wks., Vikki Carr (Liberty 56092); #28 9/16/72 4 wks., Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists 50938). No. of Artists: 81. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1969, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1968, 1969; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Bobby Goldsboro); RIAA Million Seller ( Johnny Darrell).

Wine and Roses see I Threw Away the Rose.

3054 With Tears in My Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Paul Howard. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wesley Tuttle (Capitol 216) 1945. Made Famous by: Wesley Tuttle (Capitol 216) 1945. Country Chart: #1 9/27/45 15 wks., Wesley Tuttle (Capitol 216). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1945.

3048 Wine Me Up. Music/Lyrics: Billy Deaton/Faron Young. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Mercury 72936) 1969. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Mercury 72936) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (2) 7/12/69 16 wks., Faron Young (Mercury 72936). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight.

3055 With This Ring I Thee Wed. Music/Lyrics: Ed Nelson, Jr./ Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Intersong-USA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0328) 1950. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0328) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.

3049 Wine, Women and Song. Music/Lyrics: Betty Sue Perry. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31608) 1964. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31608) 1964. Country Chart: #3 5/2/64 24 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31608). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964.

3056 Woke Up in Love. Music/Lyrics: J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Paciﬁc Island Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Exile (Epic 04247) 1983. Made Famous by: Exile (Epic 04247) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/3/84 21 wks., Exile (Epic 04247). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984.

3050 Wings of a Dove. Music/Lyrics: Bob Ferguson. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Husky Music, Inc./Larrick Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406) 1960. Made Famous by: Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406) 1960. Country Chart: #1 (10) 9/5/60 36 wks., Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406). Pop Chart: #12 11/28/60 18 wks., Ferlin Husky (Capitol 4406). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961; BMI Pop Award 1961. Movies: Tender Mercies (Universal) 1983, directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, and Ellen Barkin. Author Notes: “This is a personal expression of faith and joy in achieving a goal. When I wrote it, I had just completed thirteen ﬁlms on wildlife, and I was elated that the job was done.”—Bob Ferguson. 3051 The Winner. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (RCA 10556) 1975. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA 10556) 1976. Country Chart: #13 3/13/76 14 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA 10556). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Shel Silverstein). 3052 With One Exception. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10154) 1967. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10154) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/29/67 18 wks., David Houston (Epic 10154). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. 3053 With Pen in Hand. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Goldsboro. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAL 3642) 1968. Made Famous by: Johnny Darrell (United Artists 50292) 1968. Country Chart: #3 4/27/68 18 wks., Johnny Darrell

3057 Wolverton Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Merle Kilgore/Claude King. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Painted Desert Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Claude King (Columbia 42352) 1962. Made Famous by: Claude King (Columbia 42352) 1962. Country Chart: #1 5/5/62 26 wks., Claude King (Columbia 42352); #24 9/22/62 3 wks., Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo 223) as “(I’m the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain.” Pop Chart: #6 5/26/62 16 wks., Claude King (Columbia 42352); #38 8/18/62 7 wks., Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo 223) as “(I’m the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain.” AC Action: #3 6/9/62 14 wks., Claude King (Columbia 42352); #10 9/22/62 2 wks., Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo 223) as “(I’m the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain.” No. of Artists: 50 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1962 (Claude King); BMI Country Award 1962; BMI Pop Award 1962. Parodies: “Three Mile Island,” recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 25057) 1984, written by Merle Kilgore and Claude King with special lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden; “I’m Going Down Wolverton Mountain,” recorded by Betty Luther (Topp 1066); “Keep Off My Mountain” recorded by Cliff Adams (Dot 45-16385) 1962; “Lucy Clowers” recorded by Bob Rose (Town and Country 100). Answers: Female version, “(I’m the Girl on) Wolverton Mountain,” recorded by Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo 223) 1962, written by Merle Kilgore and Claude King. Notes: Adapted from a traditional American mountain song. Author Notes: “Wolverton Mountain is located in north central Arkansas between Morrilton and Clinton — off I-40 about 15 miles to the mountain. Clifton Clower was married to my mother’s sister. He was born in 1890 and died in 1994. He was the best marksman in the area. Also, he was very handy with a knife and got a lot of respect. Years ago, he had a string band and played the mandolin and the ﬁddle. He taught me to love and appreciate country music. He was in World War I and served under Sergeant York. In one of Sergeant York’s last public interviews, York said that one of his favorite songs was ‘Wolverton Mountain,’ and that he had once known a man in his outﬁt by the name of Clifton

291 Clower. An effort was made to reunite York and Clower, but York died before the reunion could take place.”— Merle Kilgore. 3058 A Woman Always Knows. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10696) 1971. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10696) 1971. Country Chart: #2 (4) 1/9/71 16 wks., David Houston (Epic 10696). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. 3059 Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone). Music/ Lyrics: Sharon Higgins. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32439) 1969. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32439) 1969. Country Chart: #1 2/22/69 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32439). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. 3060 A Woman in Love. Music/Lyrics: Doug Millett/Curtis Wright. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: David ’N’ Will Music/ Front Burner Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 9027) 1989. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA 9027) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/23/89 26 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 9027). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990. 3061 Woman (Sensuous Woman). Music/Lyrics: Gary S. Paxton. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Acoustic Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (Hickory 1638) 1972. Made Famous by: Don Gibson (Hickory 1638) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/10/72 18 wks., Don Gibson (Hickory 1638). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 30 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. 3062 Woman to Woman. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 8-50008) 1974. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 8-50008) 1974. Country Chart: #4 8/17/74 16 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 8-50008). Pop Chart: #92 3/4/78 5 wks., Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736). AC Action: #49 2/11/78 2 wks., Barbara Mandrell (ABC/Dot 17736). No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. 3063 Womanhood. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 50574) 1978. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 50574) 1978. Country Chart: #3 7/15/78 15 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 50574). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979. 3064 Women Do Know How to Carry On. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Emmons/Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Baby Chick Music/Waylon Jennings Music/Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 13257) 1981. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 13257) 1982. Country Chart: #4 6/26/82 16 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 13257). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. (The) Women Make a Fool Out of Me see Blue Yodel No. 13. 3065 Wonder Could I Live There Anymore. Alternate Title: “I Wouldn’t Want to Live There Anymore.” Music/Lyrics: Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 9855) 1970. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 9855) 1970. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/13/70 17 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9855). Pop Chart: #87 7/4/70 3 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 9855). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Author Notes: “The song was written after a vacation trip to my hometown during the summer months of 1969.”— Bill Rice.

3058–3072 • World 3066 Wondering (If You’re Wondering , Too). Music/Lyrics: Joe Werner. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe Werner and the Riverside Ramblers (Bluebird 6926) 1937. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 46364) 1952. Country Chart: #1 (4) 1/5/52 27 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 46364). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1952. Answers: “The Answer to Wondering,” recorded by The Louisiana Rounders (Decca 5483) 1937, written by Joe Werner. Notes: This was Webb Pierce’s ﬁrst chart record. 3067 The Wonders You Perform. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10687) 1970. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10687) 1970. Country Chart: #5 11/28/70 13 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10687). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971. Won’t Be Worried Long see Worried Man Blues. 3068 Won’t You Ride on My Little Red Wagon. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifﬁn. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnnie + Jack. Made Famous by: Hank Penny (King 639) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. 3069 Workin’ Man Blues. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2503) 1969. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2503) 1969. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/5/69 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2503). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 25. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Answers: Female version: “Workin’ Girl Blues.” Movies: Drive-In (Columbia) 1976, directed by Rod Amateau, starring Lisa Le Mole, Glenn Morshaver, and Gary Caragnaro. Author Notes: “I wanted to write a song that I could do on shows with good instrumentals like ‘Folsom Prison,’ and this was it.”— Merle Haggard. 3070 Working on the Building. Alternate Title: “I’m Working on a Building.” Music/Lyrics: Bowles/Noyles. Copyright Date: Circa late 1800s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Carter Family (Bluebird 5716) 1934 (as “I’m Working on a Building”). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24. Notes: Also recorded by The Heavenly Gospel Singers (Bluebird 6636) 1936. 3071 The World Needs a Melody. Music/Lyrics: Larry Henley/Red Lane/Johnny Slate. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Lane (RCA 9970) 1971. Made Famous by: Red Lane (RCA 9970) 1971. Country Chart: #32 4/24/71 11 wks., Red Lane (RCA 9970); #35 9/30/72 8 wks., Johnny Cash and The Carter Family (Columbia 45679). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Author Notes: “I had the original recording on that song. My background singers were Bobby Bare, Skeeter Davis, Dottie West, Jim Ed Brown, Doug Kershaw, Larry Henley and Johnny Slate, who was one of the writers. Danny Davis played the little horn part on it. I believe it was the ﬁrst time in town that an artist came to help out another artist on a record session. There were some heavy folks on that record but it was at a time when no one could work it out contract-wise, so their names never surfaced.”— Red Lane. 3072 World of Make Believe. Music/Lyrics: Marion Carpenter/Pee Wee Maddux/Pete McCord. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Embassy Music Corp./Gulf Stream Music Co./Singing River

World • 3073–3082 Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (MCA 40164) 1973. Made Famous by: Bill Anderson (MCA 40164) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/15/73 14 wks., Bill Anderson (MCA 40164). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 3073 A World of Our Own. Music/Lyrics: Tom Springﬁeld/Chris Langdon. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Springﬁeld Music. Licensed by: PRS. First Recorded by: The Seekers (Capitol 5430) 1965. Made Famous by: Country, Sonny James (Capitol 2067) 1967; Pop, The Seekers (Capitol 5430) 1965. Country Chart: #1 (3) 1/20/68 17 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2067). Pop Chart: #19 5/29/65 10 wks., The Seekers (Capitol 5430). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1968. 3074 Worried Man Blues. Alternate Title: “Won’t Be Worried Long.” Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: John D. Fox (Gennet 6352) 1927. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40317) 1930. Country Chart: #4 Record of 1930, The Carter Family (Victor 40317). Pop Chart: #14 9/6/30 3 wks., The Carter Family (Victor 40317). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34 (17 under Peer copyright). 3075 Worried Mind. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan/Jimmie Davis. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan and The Texans (Okeh 5668) 1940 (vocal by Chuck Keeshan). Made Famous by: Ted Daffan and The Texans (Okeh 5668) 1940 (vocal by Chuck Keeshan). Country Chart: #5 record of 1940, Ted Daffan and The Texans (Okeh 5668). Pop Chart: #27 5/17/41 1 wk., Bob Wills (Okeh 6101). AC Action: #20 7/14/62 2 wks., Ray Anthony (Capitol 4742). No. of Artists: 39. Sequel: “New Worried Mind,” recorded by Roy Rogers (Decca 5906) 1940, written by Ted Daffan and Jimmie Davis. Notes: Although this song was originally written and recorded by Daffan in 1940, it was later sold to Jimmie Davis, who now owns one-half share of the royalties. Author Notes: “This song was an attempt to catch the mood of the people who haunted the little taverns where jukeboxes were the only source of entertainment. The title was suggested by a cheating girl friend.”— Ted Daffan. 3076 Would You Lay with Me (in a Field of Stone). Music/Lyrics: David Allan Coe. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./Captive Music, c/o Mighty Nice Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) 1974. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) 1974. Country Chart: #1 1/12/74 17 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991). Pop Chart: #46 2/16/74 10 wks., Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975. Author Notes: “My brother was getting married and he didn’t want to use the regular marriage vows, which is what the lyrics are. After I wrote the lyrics, I thought well now this is really great and I put a melody to it. A ﬁeld of stone is a graveyard. In other words, ‘Will you be with me when I die?’ It’s a commitment between a man and a woman.”— David Allan Coe. 3077 Would You Mind. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 6057) 1955. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (RCA Victor 6057) 1955. Country Chart: #3 3/30/55 27 wks., Hank Snow (RCA Victor 6057). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: “Hank liked to sing a lot of words fast. I wrote a lot of fast words and music. It worked out good for both of us.”— Cy Coben. 3078 Would You Take Another Chance on Me. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Polygram Intl.

292 Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) 1971. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/6/71 17 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury 73248). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 ( Jerry Foster, Bill Rice); ASCAP Country Award 1972. Author Notes: “The song was tailored for Jack Greene. Jack was having some problems in his marriage and wanted a pretty love song, something that would tell his wife that he was sorry and that he still loved her. When the song was ﬁnished, Jack came by the ofﬁce, listened to it, and said, ‘Well, I like the song, boys, but I don’t think it’s exactly what I’m looking for.’ The song lay around for two years. Finally, I pitched it to Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis’ producer. I thought it would ﬁt Jerry Lee, because I knew how he felt about Myra, the cousin he had married. I think that this was the one true love in his life, and I think he equated the song with how he felt about her. I’ve never heard him do a performance like the one he did on this song. The hair on my arms stood up when I heard him sing it.”— Jerry Foster. 3079 A Wound Time Can’t Erase. Music/Lyrics: Bill D. Johnson. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Harbor Hills Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sky Johnson (Cactus) 1957 (pseudonym of Bill D. Johnson). Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42229) 1961/62. Country Chart: #3 1/20/62 22 wks., Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 42229). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 35 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1962. Author Notes: “Jim Denny didn’t want to cut the song, but Stonewall insisted and it was cut on the same session with ‘Leona.’ I played steel on Stonewall’s record. I was 18 years old when I wrote this song. I was going steady with a girl in high school and we had a disagreement. Four hours later I saw her riding with some guy in a new Mercury and it broke my little heart. I went home and wrote this song. We later got married, got divorced, then remarried and divorced again.”— Bill D. Johnson. 3080 The WPA Blues. Music/Lyrics: Lester Melrose/William Weldon. Copyright Date: 1936. Publisher: Universal-MCA Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Casey Bill (pseudonym of William Weldon) (Vocalion 03186) 1935. Made Famous by: Casey Bill (Vocalion 03186) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: William Weldon, known as Casey Bill, also wrote “I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town.” 3081 The Wreck of Old Number Nine. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15121) 1927. Made Famous by: Al Craver (Columbia 15121) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #16 5/28/27 2 wks., Al Craver (Columbia 15121). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Author Notes: “‘The Wreck of Number Nine’ was written at a time when there seemed to be a rash of tragedy songs ending up in a sort of moral. Carson’s comment on this song read: ‘Good piece of railroad material (ﬁctional).’ There has been consistent use of this number over the years, and it seems to have revived recently.”— Catherine Robison, wife of Carson Robison. 3082 The Wreck of the C&O No. 5. Music/Lyrics: Cleburne C. Meeks/Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1927. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 117, LP 2213) 1927. Made Famous by: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15135) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: On October 6, 1920, the

293 C&O luxury train Number 5, the Sportsman, left White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia, on a leg of its regular run between Washington and Cincinnati. The train, pulled by engine 137, struck a broken rail at Dickson, West Virginia, eight minutes into its run and ran into an embankment. The coal car broke through to the engine cab and pinned the engineer’s legs with loose coal. Broken steam pipes scalded the engineer, Dolly Womack, with live steam and boiling water, to death. The mail car was badly damaged and a mail clerk was killed, but the ﬁreman, Charlie Poteet, escaped with a few scratches. The Wreck of the FF&V see The Wreck on the C&O. 3083 Wreck of the Old 97. Alternate Title: “Wreck of the Southern Old 97.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown; Fred Lewey/Charles Noell/ Henry Clay Work (revised version). Copyright Date: Circa 1903– 1905; 1923. Publisher: Public Domain; Shapiro, Bernstein and Co, Inc. Licensed by: All/ ASCAP. First Recorded by: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40015) 1923 (as “Wreck on the Southern Old 97”). Made Famous by: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40015) 1923; Vernon Dalhart (Edison 513, Victor 19427) 1924. Country Chart: #4 record of 1923, Henry Whitter (Okeh 40015); #2 record of 1924, Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19427). Pop Chart: #12 5/31/24 1 wk., Henry Whitter (Okeh 40015); #4 5/16/25 8 wks., Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19427). No. of Artists: 28 found. Notes: Several local musicians put together ballads about the incident to the tune of “The Ship that Never Returned,” a song written by Henry Clay Work in 1865. Legal battles concerning the song’s authorship ensued and continued until the 1940s. Some believe that the lyric was written by David Graves George, a farmer who saw the wreck. But, folklorist Robert W. Gordon proved that Red Lewey and Charles Noell had a hand in writing it. The true authorship will always remain a mystery. History: On September 27, 1903, Number 97, the Southern Railway’s fast mail train between Washington and Atlanta, reached Monroe, Virginia, about an hour late. There, a change of crew put Joseph A. Broady at the throttle. Known as a daredevil, Broady was trying to make up the lost time when he hit Stillhouse Trestle, a wooden bridge across Cherrystone Creek, too fast to make the descending curve. The locomotive and ﬁve cars ﬂew off the rails into the ravine below.”— Norm Cohen, John Edwards Memorial Foundation. 3084 The Wreck of the Shenandoah. Music/Lyrics: Maggie Andrews/Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19779) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19779) 1925. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #6 1/2/26 3 wks., Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19779). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. History: The Shenandoah was the ﬁrst rigid airship to be built in the United States. Launched September 4, 1923, it was torn to pieces two years later by a thunderstorm on the night of September 23, 1925, near Ava, Ohio, killing 14 of the 43 crew members. The U.S. Navy built the Shenandoah using design ideas from German zeppelins used in World War I. It was more than 680 feet long and ﬁlled with more than 2 million cubic feet of helium gas.

3083–3090 • Wurlitzer Six found. Notes: “‘Engine 143’ was one of the Carter Family’s bestselling records, their Victor release selling more than 88,000 copies, their Montgomery Ward release more than 5,400.”—Norm Cohen. Also recorded as “The Brave Engineer” by Roy Harvey and The North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15174) in 1926, “Wreck on the C&O Road” by Bradley Kindaid (Gennett 6823) in 1929 and “The Wreck of the FF&V” by Duke Clark (Superior 2687) in 1931. History: On October 23, 1890, famed railroad engineer George Alley was running Train No. 4, the FFV, or Fast Flying Virginian, eastbound on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad between Hinton and Clifton Forge, West Virginia, on the main line between New York and Cincinnati. The FFV was a legend of speed and luxury in its time, featuring vestibule cars, steam heat, electric lights and fans and leather seats. The train was an hour behind schedule when Engine 143 left Hinton at 5 A.M. on a dark and rainy morning, and Alley was trying to make up time. They were only a few miles out when the engine hit a huge boulder that had fallen from the Appalachian cliffs above. Alley died ﬁve hours after the wreck on the C&O, though his ﬁreman jumped clear and survived. Several mail and baggage cars were derailed, but no passengers were injured. Wreck on the C&O Road see The Wreck on the C&O. 3086/3087 Wreck on the Highway. Music/Lyrics: Dorsey Dixon. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Bethel Jubilee Quartet (pseudonym of The Fisk Jubilee Quartet) (Victor 16448) 1910 (as “I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray”). Earliest Country Recording Found: Dorsey Dixon (Bluebird 7449) 1938 (as “Didn’t Hear Nobody Pray”). Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6685) 1942. Country Chart: #4 record of 1942, Roy Acuff (Okeh 6685); #8 6/18/61 3 wks., Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1147). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45. History: There were at least seven recordings between 1910 and 1926 of the Negro spiritual “I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray.” The entire body of the spiritual was used as the chorus of the Dorsey Dixon composition, with the exception of one lyric line which relates to the verse story of “Wreck on the Highway.” 3088 Wrinkled and Old. Music/Lyrics: Tex Hall/Gordon Sizemore. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Kelly Music Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gordon Sizemore (process, unreleased) 1946. First Release: Nick Foley (Process 128) 1965. Made Famous by: Sego Brothers and Naomi (Songs of Faith 15) circa 1970. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: This song was written when both authors had radio shows in KFAB in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Wreck of the Southern Old 97 see Wreck of the Old 97.

3089 Write a Letter to My Mother. Alternate Titles: “One Wore Blue and One Wore Gray”; “Not a Word of That Be Said.” Music/ Lyrics: E. Bowers (lyrics)/P.B. Isaacs (music). Copyright Date: Circa early 1860s. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Charles Nabell (Okeh 40362) 1925. Earliest Release Found: Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15711) 1932. Made Famous by: Charlie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15711) 1932. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Notes: Also recorded as “Not a Word of That Be Said” by Wade Mainer.

3085 The Wreck on the C&O. Alternate Titles: “Engine 143”; “The Brave Engineer”; “Wreck on the C&O Road”; “The Wreck of the FF&V.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1900; 1913 (ﬁrst printing). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: George Reneau with Gene Austin (Vocalion 14897) 1924 (as “The C&O Wreck”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40089) 1929 (as “Engine One Forty-three”). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:

3090 The Wurlitzer Prize. Alternate Title: “I Don’t Want to Get Over You.” Music/Lyrics: Buddy Emmons/Chips Moman. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 11118) 1977. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 11118) 1977. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/8/77 16 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 11118). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978.

Yakety • 3091–3101 Yakety Axe see Yakety Sax. 3091 Yakety Sax. Alternate Title: “Yakety Axe.” Music/Lyrics: Randy Randolph/James Rich. Copyright Date: 1958, 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Boots Randolph (Monument 804) 1963. Made Famous by: Boots Randolph (Monument 804) 1963; Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 8590) 1965 (as “Yakety Axe”). Country Chart: #4 6/26/65 19 wks., Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 8590) as “Yakety Axe”; #91 3/20/75 4 wks., Eric Weissberg and Deliverance (Epic 50072). Pop Chart: #35 2/23/63 9 wks., Boots Randolph (Monument 804); #98 7/17/65 2 wks., Chet Atkins (RCA Victor 8590) as “Yakety Axe.” AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 40. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Movies: Murder in Music City (NBC-TV) 1979, directed by Leo Penn, starring Sonny Bono, Leo Purcell, Claude Akins, and Belinda Montgomery. Notes: This was the theme for The Benny Hill Show (Thames Television, England). The syndicated television show aired in the United States in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s on various stations. 3092 Y’all Come. Alternate Title: “You All Come.” Music/Lyrics: Arleigh Duff. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Trio Music Co., Inc./Fort Knox Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Arlie Duff (Starday 104) 1953. Made Famous by: Arlie Duff (Starday 104) 1953. Country Chart: #7 11/28/53 10 wks., Arlie Duff (Starday 104). Pop Chart: #20 1/30/54 3 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca 28969). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. Notes: Porter Wagoner used this song almost like a theme in personal appearances. Arleigh Duff also wrote a book titled Y’all Come (Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, 1983). Author Notes: “I was coaching basketball and staying with my grandma. One Sunday afternoon, this old lady came to visit in a ﬂat bed truck. I was lying in the porch swing listening to their conversation. As the old lady started to leave, before she ﬁnally crawled into that ﬂat bed truck, she said ‘Y’all come’ seventeen times. I just knew there had to be a song there somewheres.”— Arleigh Duff. 3093 Y’all Come Back Saloon. Music/Lyrics: Sharon Vaughn. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC Dot 17710) 1977. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC Dot 17710) 1977. Country Chart: #3 7/16/77 18 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC Dot 17710). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1977. 3094 The Year That Clayton Delaney Died. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) 1971. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/10/71 20 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221). Pop Chart: #42 8/21/71 12 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73221). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1971 (Tom T. Hall). Author Notes: “Clayton Delaney was a real person, though that wasn’t his real name. He lived in eastern Kentucky, and as a young man of 18, he moved to Ohio. It was right after the Second World War, during the boom, when the G.I.s were all coming home, and there was money to spend, and people were drinking beer and dancing. Hank Williams was happening. Jim Reeves was happening. Ernest Tubb was still very popular. And Clayton was a great country music picker. He worked in Ohio for a while in nightclubs and saloons, and then his health failed him, and he came back home to Kentucky. He died of either cancer of the lung or TB, but they never knew which. I remember he used to say, ‘Boy, Tom, you should have seen us then! We all had the shirts just alike.’ He didn’t pick like the records, though, and this was really how I got into the music business. Because, at seven or

294 eight, I thought that songs just came from somewhere — they were all hits, because they didn’t play the ones that weren’t. But Clayton would take the hit records and sing them the way he wanted to sing them. At ﬁrst, I was a little bit insulted, but then I was very much entertained. He would change the tempo, play different licks. Everybody else I’d heard play guitar and sing wanted to do it as close to the record as they could get, but Clayton wanted to do it the way Clayton did it. And I said, ‘Hey! That’s an idea. If a guy can do that, probably you could get some new songs and start all over and have a whole new style.’ Which is where ‘Tom T. Hall’ came from.”— Tom T. Hall. 3095 Yearning ( Just for You). Music/Lyrics: Joe Burke/Benny Davis. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: World Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Bob Wills (Vocalion/Okeh 04934) 1938. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion/ Okeh 04934) 1938. Country Chart: #22 6/18/61 4 wks., Benny Barnes (Mercury 71806). Pop Chart: #2 (4) 6/27/25 8 wks., Gene Austin (Victor 19625); #9 8/1/25 1 wk., Harry Reser (Columbia 319) instrumental; #3 4/2/38 8 wks., Tommy Dorsey (Victor 25815) Jack Leonard vocal. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. 3096 Years. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41162) 1979. Made Famous by: Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41162) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 12/15/79 15 wks., Barbara Mandrell (MCA 41162). Pop Chart: #35 2/2/80 13 wks., Wayne Newton (Aries 2 108). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. 3097 Years After You. Music/Lyrics: Thom Schuyler. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 60160) 1982. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 52470) 1984. Country Chart: #2 (2) 10/20/84 21 wks., John Conlee (MCA 52470). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985, 1986. 3098 The Yellow Rose of Texas. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Lee/Lynn Nilles/John Wilder. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: CareersBMG Music Publishing, Inc./Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Lee with Lane Brody (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 29379) 1984. Made Famous by: Johnny Lee with Lane Brody (Full Moon/Warner Bros. 29379) 1984. Country Chart: #1 2/4/84 12 wks., Johnny Lee with Lane Brody (Full Moon/Warner 29379). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. 3099 Yellow Roses. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1989, 1990. Publisher: Velvet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (Columbia 69040) 1989. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (Columbia 69040) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/26/89 26 wks., Dolly Parton (Columbia 69040). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 3100 Yes, I Know Why. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce. Copyright Date: 1955, 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29805) 1956. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29805) 1956. Country Chart: #2 (7) 3/3/56 21 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29805). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 3101 Yes, Mr. Peters. Music/Lyrics: Steve Karliski/Larry Kolber. Copyright Date: 1964, 1965. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Drusky and Priscilla Mitchell (Mercury 72416) 1965. Made Famous by: Roy Drusky and

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295 Priscilla Mitchell (Mercury 72416) 1965. Country Chart: #1 5/29/65 23 wks., Roy Drusky and Priscilla Mitchell (Mercury 72416). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. Answers: “Hurry Mr. Peters,” recorded by Justin Tubb and Lorene Mann (RCA 8659) 1965, written by Steve Karliski and Larry Kolber. 3102 Yesterday, When I Was Young (Hier Encore). Music/Lyrics: Charles Aznavour (French lyrics and music)/Herbert Kretzmer (English lyrics). Copyright Date: 1965, 1966. Publisher: Hampshire House Publishing Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charles Aznavour (Reprise R6245) 1966. Made Famous by: Country, Roy Clark (Dot 17246) 1969; Pop, Charles Aznavour (Reprise R6245) 1967. Country Chart: #9 6/7/69 16 wks., Roy Clark (Dot 17246). Pop Chart: #19 6/14/69 10 wks., Roy Clark (Dot 17246). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 58. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1969. 3103 Yesterday’s Girl. Music/Lyrics: Billy Gray/Hank Thompson. Copyright Date: 1952, 1953. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2553) 1953. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capitol 2553) 1953. Country Chart: #8 9/19/53 4 wks., Hank Thompson (Capitol 2553). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 3104 Yesterday’s Tears. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6098) 1944. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6098) 1944. Country Chart: #4 5/24/44 4 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 6098). Pop Chart: #29 6/24/44 1 wk., Ernest Tubb (Decca 6098). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 3105 Yesterday’s Wine. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Full Nelson Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 0542) 1971. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard and George Jones (Epic 03072) 1982. Country Chart: #62 10/23/71 7 wks., Willie Nelson (RCA Victor 0542); #1 (1) 8/7/82 15 wks., Merle Haggard and George Jones (Epic 03072). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983. 3106 The Yodeling Cowboy. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22271) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22271) 1930. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. The Yodeling Mule see Thompson’s Old Gray Mule. 3107 Yodeling My Way Back Home. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7280) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7280) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. 3108 The Yodeling Ranger. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23830) 1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23830) 1933. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 3109 Yonder Comes a Sucker. Alternate Title: “Railroad, Steamboat.” Music/Lyrics: Jim Reeves. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Reeves (RCA 6200) 1955. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves

(RCA 6200) 1955. Country Chart: #4 8/20/55 20 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 6200). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955, 1956. 3110 You Ain’t Just Whistlin’ Dixie. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49032). Made Famous by: The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49032). Country Chart: #5 8/18/79 13 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49032). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980. Author Notes: “I was raised in the South and much a dyed-in-the-wool southerner.... ‘You ain’t just whistlin’ Dixie’ means you’re not kidding. It’s an old southern expression that has not been used since before I was born. It’s probably my favorite song that I’ve written.”— David Bellamy. 3111 You Ain’t Woman Enough. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31966) 1965. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31966) 1965. Country Chart: #2 6/4/66 23 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31966). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 34. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966, 1967. Author Notes: “I think that all women get upset when they think that some other woman is messin’ with their husband or their man. I try to write everyday living, everyday life.”— Loretta Lynn. You All Come see Y’all Come. 3112 You Almost Slipped My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Tilden Back/ Delbert Barker/Don Goodman/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Price (RCA 0686) 1972. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 12100) 1980. Country Chart: #4 9/27/80 18 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 12100); #44 4/29/72 11 wks., Kenny Price (RCA 0686). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 3113 You Always Come Back to Hurting Me. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall/Johnny Rodriguez. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73368) 1973. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73368) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/31/73 16 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73368). Pop Chart: #86 6/23/73 4 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73368). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 3114 You and I. Music/Lyrics: Frank Myers. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle (Elektra 69936) 1982. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle (Elektra 69936) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/9/82 19 wks., Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle (Elektra 69936). Pop Chart: #7 10/9/82 29 wks., Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle (Elektra 69936). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award (5) 1978–1987; ASCAP 1 of 5 Most Performed Country Songs of Decade (1980–1989). 3115 You and Me. Music/Lyrics: Jack Anglin/Jim Anglin/Johnnie Wright. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Morris Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29740) 1956. Made Famous by: Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29740) 1956. Country Chart: #3 1/18/56 31 wks., Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca 29740). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956.

You • 3116–3127 3116 You and My Old Guitar. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/ Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40072) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40072) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. 3117 You Are My Flower. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Decca 5692) 1938. Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Decca 5692) 1038; Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 42954) 1964. Country Chart: #12 2/15/64 18 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 42954). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Author Notes: “I wrote the music to this song myself. Sara Carter and I found some words in a pamphlet with the words, changed some of the words and ﬁxed a tune to it. It was a good song for us.”— Mother Maybelle Carter, of the Original Carter Family. 3118 You Are My Sunshine. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Davis/Charles Mitchell. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Pine Ridge Boys (Bluebird 8263) 1939; The Rice Brothers Gang (Decca 5763) 1939. Made Famous by: Country, Jimmie Davis (Decca 5813) 1940, Gene Autry (Okeh 6274) 1940; Pop, Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10375) 1962. Country Chart: #2 record of 1940, Jimmie Davis (Decca 5813); #1 record of 1941, Gene Autry (Okeh 6274); #69 5/7/77 6 wks., Duane Eddy with vocals by Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Deed Eddy, Kin Vassy (Electra 45359). Pop Chart: #20 11/9/40 2 wks., Wayne King (Victor 26767); #19 8/30/41 1 wk., Bing Crosby (Decca 3952); #23 8/30/41 1 wk., Gene Autry (Okeh 6274); #7 11/17/62 12 wks., Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount 10375). No. of Artists: 383. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award (2); BMI Country Award 1968; BMI Pop Award 1940, 1962; BMI R&B Award 1962. Answers: “Answer to You Are My Sunshine,” recorded by Bob Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes (Okeh 6090) 1940, written by Bob Atcher; also recorded by The Rodik Twins (Decca 5980) 1941. Movies: Take Me Back to Oklahoma (Monogram) 1940, directed by Al Herman, starring Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys, Carlton Young, and Ruth Rodgers; Strictly in the Groove (Universal) 1942, directed by Vernon Keays, starring Mary Healy, Richard Davies, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, The Jimmy Wakely Trio (Jimmy Wakely, Johnny Bond, and Scotty Harrel), and The Dinning Sisters; Louisiana (Monogram) 1947, directed by Phil Karlson, starring Jimmie Davis, Margaret Lindsay, and John Gallandet. History: Used by Jimmie Davis as a campaign song in both of his successful bids for the ofﬁce of governor of Louisiana in 1944 and 1959. In 1973, Davis recorded a religious version, “Christ Is My Sunshine” (Canaan 9760). “You Are My Sunshine” was and still is Davis’ most popular song. 3119 You Are My Treasure. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Forrest Hills Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Greene (Decca 32261) 1968. Made Famous by: Jack Greene (Decca 32261) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/17/68 15 wks., Jack Greene (Decca 32261). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Author Notes: “When I heard that Jack Greene was coming up for a recording session and being in Nashville at the time, I took ‘You Are My Treasure’ to Owen Bradley to listen to for a possible recording by Jack Greene. Owen said, ‘I think Jack is somewhere in the building now, let’s ﬁnd him and see what he thinks.’ Lucky for me, Jack was there and listened to the song and recorded it on his next session. I think it is one of my most beautiful recordings.”— Cindy Walker. You Are What I Need see Flesh and Blood. 3120 You Asked Me To. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings/Billy Joe

296 Shaver. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0086) 1973. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0086) 1973. Country Chart: #8 10/6/73 15 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 0086); #80 3/11/78 5 wks., Billy Joe Shaver (Capricorn 0286); #8 4/18/81 15 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 12205). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. 3121 You Better Keep It on Your Mind. Music/Lyrics: Vic McAlpin/Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams, Sr. (MGM 11675) 1954. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11675) 1954. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 3122 You Better Not Do That. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Central Songs, Inc./ Screen Gems-EMI music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tommy Collins (Capitol 2701) 1953. Made Famous by: Tommy Collins (Capitol 2701) 1954. Country Chart: #2 2/17/54 21 wks., Tommy Collins (Capitol 2701). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954. 3123 You Can Dream of Me. Music/Lyrics: John Hall/Steve Wariner. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Steve Wariner Music/ Siren Songs/Fleetside Music c/o EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Steve Wariner (MCA 52721) 1986. Made Famous by: Steve Wariner (MCA 52721) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/16/85 22 wks., Steve Wariner (MCA 52721). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986. 3124 You Can’t Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don’t Shine). Music/ Lyrics: Martin Cooper. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Martin Cooper Music/L&G Music Prod., Inc./Donna Fargo Music, Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Donna Fargo (Dot 17506) 1974. Made Famous by: Donna Fargo (Dot 17506) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/8/74 15 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17506). Pop Chart: #54 6/29/74 13 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17506). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1974. 3125 You Can’t Pick a Rose in December. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31156) 1960. Made Famous by: Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31156) 1960. Country Chart: #8 10/24/60 20 wks., Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31156). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 3126 You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 2043) 1966. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash 2043) 1966. Country Chart: #35 7/9/66 5 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2043). Pop Chart: #40 6/25/66 6 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2043). AC Action: #17 6/25/66 7 wks., Roger Miller (Smash 2043). No. of Artists: Five. Author Notes: “It’s an absurd thing, you can’t dangle from a bridge on a string, you know, you can’t do this, you can’t do that, but you can be happy if you have a mind to be happy.”— Roger Miller. 3127 You Can’t Run from Love. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) 1983. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/2/83 17 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712). Pop Chart: #55 4/23/83 8 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712). AC Action: None.

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No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; BMI Pop Award 1983.

You Don’t Have to Call Me Darlin’, Darlin’ see You Never Even Called Me by My Name.

3128 You Comb Her Hair. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (United Artists 578) 1963. Made Famous by: George Jones (United Artists 578) 1963. Country Chart: #5 7/13/63 22 wks., George Jones (United Artists 578). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Author Notes: “I was in the ofﬁce, Harlan was sitting there, and I got a phone call. While I was on the phone, the person I was talking with said, ‘Who do you love?’ and I said, ‘Well, you ought to know, you comb her hair every morning.’ When I hung up Harlan said, ‘Do you know what you said?’ I said, ‘No, what?’ he said, ‘You comb her hair.’ I said, ‘Yeah, that’s a good line.’ He said, ‘We oughta write that.’ And we did.”— Hank Cochran.

3133 You Don’t Know Me. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker/Eddy Arnold. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 6502) 1956. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 6502) 1956. Country Chart: #10 9/1/56 8 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 6502); #61 5/2/70 7 wks., Ray Pennington (Monument 1194); #1 (1) 7/4/81 16 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172). Pop Chart: #2 (1) 7/28/62 11 wks., Ray Charles (ABC Paramount 10345); #14 7/7/56 24 wks., Jerry Vale (40710). AC Action: #1 (3) 8/4/62 10 wks., Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10345); #12 7/25/81 15 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 02172). No. of Artists: 76. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1962, 1981; BMI R&B Award 1962; BMI Country Award 1968, 1982; BMI Million Airs Award. Author Notes: “It was the end of the Nashville music week celebration. I was leaving for home in Texas and had gone up the RCA Victor suite to tell some friends goodbye. Eddy Arnold came in the door as I was leaving and said, ‘I’ve got a wonderful idea for a song called “You Don’t Know Me.” It’s about a guy who’s been in love with a girl a long time but too shy to let her know. See what you can come up with.’ At the time I didn’t think it was much of a title, but a few months later out of the blue a song began singing in my mind. ‘You give your hand and then you say hello.’ It seemed to write itself except for the last line. I couldn’t seem to ﬁnd an ending. Then a few days later the words came singing again, so simple, so right.... ‘You give your hand to me and then you say goodbye.’ The rest was easy. I knew I had the song that Eddy was talking about and called him and sang it over the phone. He had forgotten about giving me the title, but said, ‘I love the song and I’ll record it,’ and he did a week later in New York.”— Cindy Walker.

3129 You Could’ve Heard a Heart Break. Music/Lyrics: Marc Rossi. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Songmaker Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rodney Lay (Churchill) 1982. Made Famous by: Johnny Lee (Warner Bros. 29206) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/25/84 24 wks., Johnny Lee (Warner Bros. 29206). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: Nashville Songwriter’s Association Award 1984; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Marc Rossi); ASCAP Country Award 1985. Author Notes: “I had the idea and the title written in my head for some time — it was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, a heart break. Some time later I attended a Nashville songwriter’s association seminar as a participant. The title was chosen for discussion and everyone, including professional songwriters, suggested that I keep working along the lines of that idea. I did, but nothing came together. At the same time I was working as a bartender and one day a friend said to me, ‘You probably see a lot of unhappy people tending bar,’ and something clicked. I reworked that idea into the song and it became a hit.”— Marc Rossi. 3130 You Decorated My Life. Music/Lyrics: Debbie Hupp/Bob Morrison. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc. (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Morrison (Monument 45-251) 1978. Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 9/15/79 12 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315). Pop Chart: #7 9/22/79 18 wks., Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1315). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Song 1979 (Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison); ASCAP Country Award (6) 1978–1987, 1989; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1979 (Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison). 3131 You Don’t Care What Happens to Me. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6742) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6742) 1945. Country Chart: #5 7/21/45 4 wks., Bob Wills (Okeh 6742); #55 4/11/70 4 wks., Wynn Stewart (Capitol 2751). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 3132 You Don’t Have to Be a Baby to Cry. Music/Lyrics: Bob Merrill/Terry Shand. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: R.F.D. Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Moon Mullican (King 868) 1950. Made Famous by: Country, Ernest Tubb (Decca 46257) 1950; Pop, The Caravelles (Smash 1852) 1963. Country Chart: #10 10/28/50 2 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46257); #63 3/26/77 10 wks., Ann J. Morton (Prairie Dust 7613). Pop Chart: #3 11/23/63 13 wks., The Caravelles (Smash 1852). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1977; ASCAP Pop Award 1963.

3134 You Don’t Know My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Skinner. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Skinner (Radio Artist 256) 1950. Made Famous by: Jimmy Martin (Decca 31157) 1960. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. 3135 You Don’t Love Me Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Alan Ray/Jeffrey Raymond. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488) 1978. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/10/78 14 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488). Pop Chart: #53 6/24/78 7 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45488). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; BMI Pop Award 1978. 3136 You Don’t Love Me, but I’ll Always Care. Music/Lyrics: Ed Ballantine/Lou Wayne (new arrangement). Copyright Date: 1941. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion/Okeh 05597) 1940. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion/Okeh 05597) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found. 3137 You Don’t Want My Love. Alternate Title: “In the Summertime (You Don’t Want My Love).” Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (RCA Victor 7776) 1960. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (RCA Victor 7776) 1960. Country Chart: #14 11/6/60 16 wks., Roger Miller (RCA Victor 7776). Pop Chart: #64 12/12/60 7 wks., Andy Williams (Cadence 1389). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 16. Author Notes: “This song was written driving from Fort Worth to Nashville, I had not gotten a job in Texas and I was borrowing money from my mother to try to go back and get back in the music business. I wrote that song

You • 3138–3149 as sort of a joke for Buddy Killen, I thought it would be a good joke, I started out trying to write the worst song I could. I thought I was completely out of meter. I was trying to write a bad song, and it came out good.”— Roger Miller. 3138 You Gave Me a Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc./Mojave Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Frankie Laine (ABC 11174) 1969. Made Famous by: Country, Johnny Bush (Stop 257) 1969; Pop, Frankie Laine (ABC 11174) 1969. Country Chart: #7 3/22/69 15 wks., Johnny Bush (Stop 257). Pop Chart: #24 2/8/69 11 wks., Frankie Laine (ABC 11174). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 38 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1969; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Marty Robbins). 3139 You Give Me Your Love (and I’ll Give You Mine). Music/ Lyrics: W.L.A. Davis/ M.J. Fitzpatrick. Copyright Date: 1902. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest County Recording Found: MacFarland and Gardner (Brunswick 109) 1926. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #6 4/18/23 3 wks., Great White Way Orchestra (Victor 18964). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 154. 3140 You Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley. Alternate Titles: “That Lonesome Valley”; “John the Baptist”; “Walk That Lonesome Valley.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown; A.P. Carter (revised version). Copyright Date: Unknown; 1931. Publisher: Public Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Jenkins Family (Okeh 40377) 1925 (as “That Lonesome Valley”). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 23541) 1931. Country Chart: #4 record of 1931, The Carter Family (Victor 23541) as “Lonesome Valley.” Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23 found. Notes: Also recorded as “John the Baptist” by Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15086-D) 1926, “Walk That Lonesome Valley” by J.E. Mainer’s Mountaineers (Bluebird 6596) 1936 and “You’ve Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley” by The Monroe Brothers (Bluebird 6477) 1936. You Gotta Let My Dog Alone see Sugar in the Gourd. 3141 You Lay So Easy on My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Fields/ Donald Riis/Bobby G. Rice. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Americus Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bobby G. Rice (Metromedia Country 902) 1972. Made Famous by: Bobby G. Rice (Metromedia Country 902) 1973. Country Chart: #3 12/23/72 16 wks., Bobby G. Rice (Metromedia Country 902); #70 3/10/84 6 wks., Narvel Felts (Evergreen 1017); #79 10/3/87 3 wks., Bobby G. Rice (Door Knob 285). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973. Author Notes: “Bobby G. Rice was recording for Royal American and needed a ballad hit song. Freddy Hart had just had a hit with ‘Easy Lovin’ using falsetto in the melody. This gave the three writers the inspiration to do a ballad for Bobby G. using a falsetto hook in the melody.”— Dick Heard, Publisher. 3142 You Lie. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Black/Bobby Fischer/Austin Roberts. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Five Bar-B Music/MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/EMI-April Music Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Cee Cee Chapman (Curb CRB 10613) 1988. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (MCA 79071) 1990. Country Chart: #1 8/24/90 20 wks., Reba McEntire (MCA 79071). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991. 3143 (You Lift Me) Up to Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Bob Morrison/ Johnny MacRae. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Southern Nights Music/Music City Music, Inc. (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc.

298 and Southern Days Music). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (Mercury 57025) 1980. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (Mercury 57025) 1980. Country Chart: #8 6/14/80 15 wks., Reba McEntire (Mercury 57025). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981. 3144 You Light Up My Life. Music/Lyrics: Joe Brooks. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Curb Songs/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455). Made Famous by: Debby Boone (Warner/ Curb 8455). Country Chart: #4 10/22/77 14 wks., Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455). Pop Chart: #1 (10) 9/3/77 25 wks., Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455). AC Action: #1 (1) 9/10/77 21 wks., Debby Boone (Warner/Curb 8455). No. of Artists: 19 found. Awards: RIAA (2) Million Seller 1977 (Debby Boone); ASCAP Country Award 1977, 1981; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 ( Joe Brooks). Movies: You Light Up My Life (Columbia) 1977, directed by Joseph Brooks, starring Didi Conn, Joe Silver, Michael Zaslow, Stephan Nathan, and Melanie Mayron. 3145 You Look So Good in Love. Music/Lyrics: Glen Ballard/Rory Bourke/Kerry Chater. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52279) 1983. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52279) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/8/83 23 wks., George Strait (MCA 52279). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Glen Ballard, Rory Bourke, Kerry Chater); ASCAP Country Award 1984, 1985; BMI Country Award 1984. 3146 You Made a Wanted Man of Me. Music/Lyrics: Jeff Crossan. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie McDowell (Epic 04167) 1983. Made Famous by: Ronnie McDowell (Epic 04167) 1983. Country Chart: #3 10/15/83 23 wks., Ronnie McDowell (Epic 04167). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 3147 You Make Me Want to Make You Mine. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Juice Newton (RCA 14139) 1985. Made Famous by: Juice Newton (RCA 14139) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/20/85 22 wks., Juice Newton (RCA 14139). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. Author Notes: “I wrote the whole song in my head. The song is so up-tempo that it’s very difﬁcult to play on acoustic guitar or just sit down at a piano and play. When it came time to demo it, I sat down and put little diamond chords and I told the guitar player what I wanted him to play — what I heard. I told the keyboard player and the drummer what I heard — the feels. You see, I’ve got a little band in my head. I wrote the whole song in a capella fashion. I never picked up an instrument to play it until I took it to the studio to demo it.”— Dave Loggins. 3148 You May See Me Walkin’. Music/Lyrics: Tom Uhr. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./ Amanda-Lin Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02499) 1981. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02499) 1981. Country Chart: #9 9/12/81 17 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 02499). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1982. 3149 You Mean the World to Me. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/ Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico

299 Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10224) 1967. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10224) 1967. Country Chart: #1 9/23/67 17 wks., David Houston (Epic 10224). Pop Chart: #75 10/7/67 7 wks., David Houston (Epic 10224). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 3150 You Nearly Lose Your Mind. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 6093) 1942. Made Famous by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46125) 1948 (re-release of 1942 recording). Country Chart: #5 record of 1943, Ernest Tubb (Decca 6093); #15 7/17/48 1 wk., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46125). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five found. 3151 You Needed Me. Music/Lyrics: Randy Goodrum. Copyright Date: 1975, 1978. Publisher: Ironside Music/Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) 1977. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 4574) 1978. Country Chart: #4 5/13/78 18 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4574). Pop Chart: #1 (1) 7/15/78 26 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4574). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Awards: ASCAP 1 of 5 Most Performed Country Songs of Decade (1980–1989); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Randy Goodrum); RIAA Million Seller 1978 (Anne Murray); ACM Song of the Year 1978; ASCAP Country Award (8 awards) 1978–1987, 1989; NSAI Song of the Year 1978. 3152 You Never Even Called Me by My Name. Alternate Titles: “You Don’t Have to Call Me Darlin’, Darlin’”; “The Perfect Country Song.” Music/Lyrics: Steve Goodman. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Turnpike Tom Music (adm. by EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: David Allan Coe (Columbia 10159) 1974. Made Famous by: David Allan Coe (Columbia 10159) 1975. Country Chart: #8 7/5/75 17 wks., David Allen Coe (Columbia 10159). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975; ASCAP Award of Merit 1975. 3153 You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Goodbye). Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883) 1976. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/6/76 16 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977. 3154 You Should Have Been Gone by Now. Music/Lyrics: Frank J. Meyers/Don Pfrimmer/Eddy Raven. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Raven Song Music/Michael H. Goldsen/Collins Court. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Raven (RCA 14250) 1986. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (RCA 14250) 1986. Country Chart: #3 3/15/86 22 wks., Eddy Raven (RCA 14250). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 3155 You Still Move Me. Music/Lyrics: Dan Seals. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Pink Pig Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (EMI America PW 17231) 1986 (album cut). Made Famous by: Dan Seals (EMI America 8343) 1986 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/25/86 22 wks., Dan Seals (EMI America 8343). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Dan Seals); BMI Country Award 1988. 3156 You Take Me for Granted. Music/Lyrics: Leona Williams. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-

3150–3160 • You censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 03723) 1983. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 03723) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/12/83 18 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 03723). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. Author Notes: “My life situation at the time was the inspiration for this song. I wrote ‘You Take Me for Granted,’ and it got so bad that I wrote ‘Someday When Things Are Good.’”— Leona Williams. 3157 You Turn Me on (Like a Radio). Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill/ Jim Weatherly. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ed Bruce (RCA 13937) 1984. Made Famous by: Ed Bruce (RCA 13937) 1984. Country Chart: #3 11/3/84 22 wks., Ed Bruce (RCA 13937). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1986. 3158 You Two Timed Me One Time Too Often. Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 206) 1945. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 206) 1945. Country Chart: #2 record of 1945, Tex Ritter (Capitol 206). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1945. 3159 (You Were) Always on My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Christopher/Mark James (pseudonym of Francis Zambon)/Wayne Carson Thompson. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Screen GemsEMI Music, Inc./Sebanine Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gwen McCrae (Columbia 45578) 1972. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 02741) 1982. Country Chart: #45 7/08/72 10 wks., Brenda Lee (Decca 32975); #16 12/9/72 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0815); #20 10/13/79 12 wks., John Wesley Ryles (MCA 41124) as “You Were Always on My Mind”; #1 (2) 3/06/82 21 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 02741). Pop Chart: #5 4/10/82 23 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 02741); #4 3/26/88 15 wks., The Pet Shop Boys (EMI-Manhattan 50123). AC Action: #2 (7) 3/20/82 26 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 02741). No. of Artists: 49. Awards: Grammys, Song of the Year 1982 ( Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson), Best Country Song 1982 ( Johnny Christopher, Mark James, Wayne Carson Thompson), Best Country Vocal Performance, Male 1982 (Willie Nelson); ACM Album of the Year 1982 (Willie Nelson); ACM Single Record of the Year 1982 (Willie Nelson); CMA Single of the Year 1982. Author Notes: “I had gone on a trip to Memphis and had stayed ten days longer than I had planned. I called my wife in Springﬁeld [Missouri] and told her I was going to have to stay even longer. She was pretty damned irate about it and I tried to calm her down. I said, ‘I know I’ve been gone a lot, but I’ve been thinking about you all the time’ and it struck me then, that this was a good idea. I said, ‘I have to hang up, because I have to put this in a song.’”— Wayne Carson Thompson. 3160 You Were Always There. Music/Lyrics: Donna Fargo. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Prima-Donna Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17460) 1973. Made Famous by: Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17460) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/26/73 14 wks., Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17460). Pop Chart: 93 6/16/73 7 wks., Donna Fargo (ABC/Dot 17460). AC Action: #47 7/14/73 3 wks., Donna Fargo (Dot 17460). No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI Country Award 1974. Author Notes: “This is a song I wrote for my mother after she died and for all those who have lost loved ones. When I was writing this song, it seemed as I looked back at my life, that I was so busy cheer-leading, being Miss this and Miss that and running here and there that I hadn’t taken the time to really get to know my mother. Her dying was the last thing

You • 3161–3168 I would have imagined at that time. I tried to say in it that we should be kind to the people we love, talk about our dreams and plans ’cause we never know when they won’t be around to share them. ‘She was always there ... so we never took the time....’” (paraphrase from lyrics)— Donna Fargo. 3161 You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone. Alternate Title: “Mother and Home.” Music/Lyrics: Harry Birch/W.J. Laney. Copyright Date: Circa 1885; Circa 1910. Publisher: Public Domain; Public Domain. Licensed by: All/All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4994) 1923 (as “You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone”); Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 19627) 1925 (as “Mother and Home”). Made Famous by: Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4994) 1924. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #2 3/29/24 8 wks., Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 4994). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1924 (Fiddlin’ John Carson). Sequel: “You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone #2,” recorded by Fiddlin’ John Carson (Okeh 45384) 1929. Notes: The John Carson version gives author’s credit to John Carson and E.B. Brochman. 3162 You Win Again. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11318) 1952. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11318) 1952; Charley Pride (RCA Victor 12002) 1982. Country Chart: #10 11/15/52 1 wk., Hank Williams (MGM 11318); #2 (2) 12/23/57 10 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 281); #75 1/24/80 5 wks., Jeris Ross (Door Knob 117); #1 (1) 5/10/80 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 12002). Pop Chart: #13 11/29/52 5 wks., Tommy Edwards (MGM 11326); #92 11/19/55 2 wks., The Paulette Sisters (Capitol 3186); #95 2/17/58 1 wk., Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 281); #22 2/24/62 10 wks., Fats Domino (Imperial 5816). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 145. Awards: BMI Country Award 1981. 3163 You’ll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams). Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Sunﬂower County Songs. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Russell (Polydor 14475) 1978. Made Famous by: The Statler Brothers (Mercury 76142) 1982. Country Chart: #3 3/13/82 18 wks., The Statler Brothers (Mercury 76142); #24 5/13/78 12 wks., Johnny Russell (Polydor 14475). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983; ASCAP Country Award 1983. Author Notes: “I had ... taken my second wife home to her folks in Elkins, West Virginia. We were separating and I said to myself, ‘You’ll be back.’ That’s how it started. I was coming down the Bluegrass Parkway between Lexington and Interstate 65 and I was speeding and I got a ticket. The policeman said, ‘What are you doing, man?’ and I said, ‘Writing a song.’ he said, ‘I hope it makes some money cause this is going to cost you some money!’ I wished I had left her there then but she came back.”— Johnny Russell. You’ll Find Her with the Angels see Hello, Central Give Me Heaven. 3164 You’ll Lose a Good Thing. Music/Lyrics: Barbara Lynn Ozen. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Crazy Cajun Music/Jamie Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Barbara Lynn ( Jamie 1220) 1962. Made Famous by: Pop, Barbara Lynn ( Jamie 1220) 1962; Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17607) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/7/76 15 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17607) 1976. Pop Chart: #8 6/16/62 13 wks., Barbara Lynn (Jamie 1220); #32 2/14/76 10 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17607). AC Action: #28 2/28/76 10 wks., Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot 17607). No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977.

300 3165 You’ll Still Be in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Starcher/ Ted West. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Mystarama Publishing Co. Licensed by: Was BMI, currently unafﬁliated. First Recorded by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1021) 1945. Made Famous by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1021) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Author Notes: “The tune to this song is exactly the same tune as ‘Cold, Cold Heart’ by Hank Williams. Late in 1951 my wife, Mary Ann, and I were driving around Wheeling with the car radio on and ‘Cold, Cold Heart’ was being played. My wife said, ‘That’s your tune.’ My publisher, C.V. Clark of Dixie Music, sued Hank’s publisher and we settled out of court in 1955. I received a check from my publisher for $500.00.”— Buddy Starcher. 3166 Young Love. Music/Lyrics: Ric Cartey/Carole Joyner. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ric Cartey (RCA Victor 6751) 1956. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 3602) 1956, 1957. Country Chart: #1 (9) 12/22/56 24 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 3602); #20 7/5/69 11 wks., Connie Smith and Nat Stuckey (RCA Victor 0181); #48 1/3/76 8 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 618); #75 7/24/82 5 wks., Stella Parton (Town House 1059). Pop Chart: #1 1/5/57 21 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 3602); #1 (6) 1/19/57 21 wks., Tab Hunter (Dot 15533); #17 1/26/57 12 wks., The Crew Cuts (Mercury 71022); #50 3/26/66 6 wks., Lesley Gore (Mercury 72553); #25 8/4/73 11 wks., Donny Osmond (MGM/Kolob 14583); #93 1/24/76 2 wks., Ray Stevens (Barnaby 618). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 47. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Sonny James); RIAA Million Seller 1957 (Tab Hunter, Dot 15533); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1957, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1957. Author Notes: “Written by two teenagers who were in love at the time. First recorded by Ric Cartey. His recording was submitted to Ken Nelson, A&R at Capitol. He liked the song but not the recording. He recorded it with Sonny James. Covers were made by The Crew Cuts, Tab Hunter, and the original recording appeared on RCA. All were in the charts at the same time in 1957. Later a hit in the sixties by Lesley Gore and then a hit in the seventies by Donny Osmond. Has been recorded by many top artists through the years.”— Bill Lowery. Artist’s Comments: “My ﬁrst big hit and it became a trademark for my style of country, featuring my acoustic guitar. Most folks regard it as the ﬁrst traditional country record to ‘cross over’ into other ﬁelds. Following ‘Young Love,’ Ferlin Husky had a crossover hit, ‘Gone,’ then Marty Robbins had ‘A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation.’”— Sonny James. 3167 Young Love (Strong Love). Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley/ Kent Robbins. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Colter Bay Music/ Irving Music, Inc./Rondor Music (London). Licensed by: BMI/PRS. First Recorded by: The Judds (RCA/Curb 8820) 1989. Made Famous by: The Judds (RCA/Curb 8820) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/25/89 21 wks., The Judds (RCA/Curb 8820). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. 3168 Your Cheatin’ Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./ Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11416) 1953. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11416) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (6) 2/14/53 23 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11416). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 2/21/53 17 wks., Joni James (MGM 11426); #18 3/14/53 6 wks., Frankie Laine (Columbia 39938); #25 3/28/53 2 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11416); #29 12/8/62 9 wks., Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount 10375). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 300. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Joni James); BMI Country Award 1953, 1970; BMI Pop Award 1953; MBMI Pop Award 1968; BMI Million Airs Award; NARAS Hall of Fame

301 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1976. Parodies: “Your Clobbered Heart,” recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA-Victor 5429) 1953, written by Hank Williams with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: Your Cheatin’ Heart (MGM) 1965, directed by Gene Nelson, starring George Hamilton, Susan Oliver, Red Buttons, and Arthur O’Connell. Author Notes: “Hank and I became engaged in Nashville, Tennessee. We decided to drive down to my home in the bayou country in Louisiana to tell my mom and dad that we were to be married. This was early summer 1952. I didn’t know much about Hank’s past and I didn’t really care, but I was young and had not experienced misery. Hank started telling me about his problems with his ex-wife, Audrey. He said that one day her cheatin’ heart would pay. Then he said, ‘Hey, that’d make a good song! Get out my tablet, baby; me and you are gonna write us a song!’ Just about as fast as I could write, Hank quoted the words to me in a matter of minutes. Then he looked over at me, my hair ﬂying in his convertible car, eating an ice-cream cone and said, ‘One thing baby, ole Hank could never be ashamed of you.’ Once again his eyes brightened as he said, ‘Write this down for ole Hank.’ And so it was — another thought from the heart of a gentle man with the soul of a giant and the needs of a child — tender love.”— Billie Jean Williams Horton, Hank Williams’ second wife. 3169 Your Good for Nothin’ Heart. Music/Lyrics: Pat Noto/Webb Pierce/Edward Anthony Scalzi/George Williams. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29480) 1954. Made Famous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 29480) 1955. Country Chart: #1 6/18/55 6 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29480). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. 3170 Your Good Girl’s Gonna Go Bad. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10134) 1967. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10134) 1967. Country Chart: #3 3/18/67 21 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10134). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Notes: Used in the Tammy Wynette biographical television movie Stand by Your Man. 3171 Your Heart’s Not in It. Music/Lyrics: Michael Garvin/Bucky Jones/Tom Shapiro. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./O’Lyric Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia FC 39338) 1984 (album cut). Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 04578) 1984 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/1/84 23 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 04578). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; ASCAP Country Award 1985.

3169–3180 • You’re Your Mother Still Prays for You see Cowboy Jack. 3174 Your Old Love Letters. Alternate Title: “Old Love Letters.” Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bond. Copyright Date: 1955, 1983, renewed. Publisher: Red River Songs, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Smiley Maxedon (Columbia 21046) 1952. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 7837) 1961. Country Chart: #10 3/12/61 13 wks., Porter Wagoner (RCA 7837). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 19 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. 3175 Your Squaw Is on the Warpath. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32392) 1968. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32392) 1968. Country Chart: #3 10/26/68 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32392). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21. Parodies: “Your Chief Is on the Warpath,” recorded by Sonny Wright (Kapp 3614) 1969, written by Jimmie Helms and Loretta Lynn. 3176 Your Tender Loving Care. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1967, 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5942) 1967. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5942) 1967. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/15/67 16 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5942). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. 3177 Your Time’s Coming. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson/Shel Silverstein. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Mercury 72983) 1969. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Mercury 72983) 1969. Country Chart: #4 11/1/69 14 wks., Faron Young (Mercury 72983). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Your Wagon Needs Greasin’ see The Wagoners Lad. 3178 You’re Free to Go. Music/Lyrics: Lou Herscher/Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Don Robertson Music Corp./ Accadia Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21462) 1955. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21462) 1955. Country Chart: #6 11/23/55 17 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21462); #9 1/29/77 13 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10466). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956; ASCAP Country Award 1977. Movies: A Tornado in the Saddle (Columbia) 1942, directed by William Burke, starring Russell Hayden, Dub Taylor, Alma Carroll, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.

3172 Your Love’s on the Line. Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley/ Randy Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Blue Moon Music/ EMI-April Music, Inc./EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Labor of Love Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13525) 1983. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13525) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/14/83 19 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13525). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1984; BMI Country Award 1984.

3179 You’re from Texas. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Mesa Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 6722). Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 6722). Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/14/44 20 wks., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 6722). Pop Chart: #14 10/14/44 3 wks., Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 6722). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1944. Author Notes: “I just wanted to write a song about Texas and came up with the title. Bob Wills had a very big juke box and dance recording and did the song also in the Columbia Motion Picture Tornado in the Saddle and many artists still sing the song on their tours. It is still active and being recorded.”— Cindy Walker.

3173 Your Man Loves You Honey. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Hallnote Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73899) 1977. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73899) 1977. Country Chart: #4 4/9/77 16 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73899). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978.

3180 You’re Gettin’ to Me Again. Music/Lyrics: Woody Bomar/Pat McManus. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc. (adm. by EMI-April Music, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jim Glaser (RCA Canada NV-200) 1983. Made Famous by: Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 105) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/9/84 24 wks., Jim Glaser (Noble Vision 105). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-

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(Columbia 45356). No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972.

3181 You’re Gonna Change (or I’m Gonna Leave). Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: AcuffRose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10506) 1949. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10506) 1949. Country Chart: #4 9/23/49 9 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10506). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21.

3188 You’re Out Doing What I’m Here Doing Without. Music/ Lyrics: Allen Frizzell/Bo Roberts. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Desert Rose Music/Ski Slope Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Watson (MCA 52191) 1983. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (MCA 52191) 1983. Country Chart: #2 (1) 3/19/83 19 wks., Gene Watson (MCA 52191). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984.

3182 You’re Gonna Love Yourself (in the Morning ). Music/Lyrics: Donny Fritts. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Combine Music (adm. by EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wayne Carson (Monument 8581) 1973. Made Famous by: Charlie Rich (United Artists 1325) 1979. Country Chart: #77 9/29/73 7 wks., Wayne Carson (Monument 8581); #35 5/29/75 10 wks., Roy Clark (ABC/Dot 17545); #22 11/24/79 13 wks., Charlie Rich (United Artists 1325); #43 4/9/83 9 wks., Willie Nelson and Brenda Lee (Monument 03781). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15.

3189 You’re So Good When You’re Bad. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Royalhaven Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 13293) 1982. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA 13293) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/28/82 17 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 13293). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983.

3183 You’re Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation. Music/Lyrics: Jeff Crossan. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie McDowell (Epic FE 38514) 1983 (album cut). Made Famous by: Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03946) 1983 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/11/83 22 wks., Ronnie McDowell (Epic 03946). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. 3184 You’re Lookin’ at Country. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851) 1971. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851) 1971. Country Chart: #5 7/31/71 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1972. 3185 You’re My Best Friend. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/ Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17550) 1975. Made Famous by: Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17550) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/12/75 17 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17550). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976. 3186 You’re My Jamaica. Music/Lyrics: Kent Robbins. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: John Ragsdale (Monument 257) 1978. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 11655) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/14/79 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Victor 11655). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Author Notes: “I’m a real sucker for the islands, the feel and sway of things. One of my earliest musical remembrances was Harry Belafonte. I just love Harry Belafonte. I’ve always been a sucker for the rhythms of reggae and calypso. Before I ﬁnished ‘You’re my Jamaica’ I went down to a travel agency to make sure my images were right. I didn’t want to give pink sands in Jamaica if that was Bermuda. I lined those things up and just went to it.”— Kent Robbins. 3187 You’re My Man. Music/Lyrics: Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Pera Music Corp./Talbot Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) 1971. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356) 1971. Country Chart: #1 (2) 5/1/71 15 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356). Pop Chart: #63 5/15/71 6 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45356). AC Action: #6 5/1/71 9 wks., Lynn Anderson

3190 You’re Something Special to Me. Music/Lyrics: David Anthony. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Reba McEntire Music/Cowdaddies Music/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52764) 1986. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA 52764) 1986. Country Chart: #4 1/18/86 21 wks., George Strait (MCA 52764). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 3191 You’re Still Mine. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Thorpe/Faron Young. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Faron Young (Capitol 3369) 1956. Made Famous by: Faron Young (Capitol 3369) 1956. Country Chart: #4 4/4/56 16 wks., Faron Young (Capitol 3369). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956. 3192 You’re Still New to Me. Music/Lyrics: Paul Davis/Paul Overstreet. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Web IV Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marie Osmond and Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613) 1986. Made Famous by: Marie Osmond and Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613) 1986. Country Chart: #1 8/30/86 21 wks., Marie Osmond and Paul Davis (Capitol/Curb 5613). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes: “Originally pitched to Marie Osmond as ‘solo’ song. Then Capitol had the idea that this song would make a good duet. Played for Marie’s then-current duet partner, Dan Seals, and he ‘passed’ so the idea of co-writer, Paul Davis, came to mind for duet, since Paul had recently been signed to Capitol.”—Publisher’s Comment. 3193 You’re the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had. Music/ Lyrics: Wayland Holyﬁeld/Randy Hatch. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Ed Bruce (MCA 51210) 1981. Made Famous by: Ed Bruce (MCA 51210) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/28/81 21 wks., Ed Bruce (MCA 51210). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1982; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Wayland Holyﬁeld, Randy Hatch). 3194 You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me. Alternate Title: “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.” Music/Lyrics: Jim Weatherly. Copyright Date: 1972, 1973. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Steve Lawrence (MGM 14531) 1973. Made Famous by: Country, Ray Price (Columbia 45889) 1973; Pop, Gladys Knight and The Pips (Buddah 403) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/28/73 16 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45889). Pop Chart: #3 2/16/74 17 wks., Gladys

303 Knight and The Pips (Buddah 403). AC Action: #10 3/2/74 13 wks., Gladys Knight and The Pips (Buddah 403); #21 8/4/73 10 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 45889); #31 7/21/84 7 wks., Style Council (Geffen 29248). No. of Artists: 36. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973; ASCAP Pop Award 1974; RIAA Million Seller 1974 (Gladys Knight and The Pips, Buddah). 3195 You’re the First Time I’ve Thought About Leaving. Music/ Lyrics: Kerry Chater/Dickey Lee. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Reba McEntire (Mercury 810338) 1983. Made Famous by: Reba McEntire (Mercury 810338) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/5/83 21 wks., Reba McEntire (Mercury 810338). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. 3196 You’re the Last Thing I Needed Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Don Pfrimmer/David Wills. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Jones (not released). First Released: John Schneider (MCA 5668LP, MCA 52827) 1986. Made Famous by: John Schneider (MCA 52827) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/10/86 20 wks., John Schneider (MCA 52827). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1987. 3197 You’re the Nearest Thing to Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Jim Atkins/Johnny Cash/Hoyt Johnson. Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 302) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Sun 302) 1958. Country Chart: #5 8/16/58 17 wks., Johnny Cash (Sun 302). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. 3198 You’re the One. Music/Lyrics: Bob Morrison. Copyright Date: 1971, 1974. Publisher: Arcane Music, Inc./Glenwood Music Corp./ Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Bob Morrison (Capitol MT-743) 1972. Made Famous by: The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17732) 1977. Country Chart: #2 12/3/77 11 wks., The Oak Ridge Boys (ABC/Dot 17732). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978. Movies: Semi-Tough (Twentieth Century–Fox) 1977, directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Kris Kristofferson, Robert Preston, Bert Convy, and Lotte Lenya. 3199 You’re the Only Good Thing (That’s Happened to Me). Music/Lyrics: Chuck Gregory/Jack Toombs. Copyright Date: 1953, 1954, 1959, renewed 1987. Publisher: Golden West Melodies, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jack Toombs (Escello 2033A) 1954; Gene Autry (Columbia 21269) 1954. Made Famous by: George Morgan (Columbia 41523) 1959. Country Chart: #4 1/10/60 20 wks., George Morgan (Columbia 41523); #29 2/25/78 5 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 11187). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. Notes: The song was ﬁrst copyrighted by Jack Toombs in 1953 by Speed Publishing Co. Author Notes: “Around 1953 I sold the song to Frank Innocenti and A.C. Reed. Somehow Clarence Beatty and Chuck Gregory made a deal with them and Chuck Gregory got his name on the song. My ex-wife, Joyce, was the inspiration for the song. I sold the song for $300.” 3200 You’re the Only One. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Roberts/Carole Bayer Sager. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Fedora Music/Begonia Melodies, Inc. (adm. by Unichappell Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11577) 1979. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 11577) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 6/9/79 14 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11577). Pop Chart: #59 6/30/79 6 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11577). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Movies: Rim of the Canyon (Republic) 1949, di-

3195–3204 • You’re rected by John English, starring Gene Autry, Nan Leslie, and Frankie Marvin; The Old Barn Dance (Republic) 1938, directed by Joseph Kane, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Helen Valkis, and Roy Rogers; Mexicali Rose (Republic) 1939, directed by George Sherman, starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Noah Berry. 3201 You’re the Only Star (in My Blue Heaven). Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (ARC 6/05/59) 1935. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (ARC 6/5/59) 1936; Enoch Light and His Hotel Taft Orchestra (personal appearances). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Author Notes: “At a time when the National Barn Dance was gaining listeners all over the South and Midwest, I found myself receiving love letters from a lady in Iowa. I mean, mash notes. She had developed the notion that I was singing to her, just to her, and the letters, reeking with gypsy rose perfume, would begin: ‘Gene, darling, I heard the song you sang to me last night and I understood.’ You get a stream of letters, all in that vein, and you begin to feel a mite nervous. It had nothing to do with protecting my image. I don’t know if they had groupies in my day, but they had crazy women and suspicious husbands and I tried to avoid both. Finally, her doctor wrote and asked if I would reply to the lady and tell her, ﬁrmly, that I was not in love with her and not singing to her. He said I would be doing a great service. She was going through the change in life, he said, and her mind had grown a little fuzzy. I could never bring myself to do that but, in time her letters stopped. In the last one I received, she described being alone that night. After hearing me sing, she walked outside, stood on the porch and gazed at the evening sky. ‘I looked at the stars in the heavens,’ she wrote. ‘I saw millions of them. But you are the only star in my blue heaven.’ And that was where I got the idea, and that title, for one of my early hits ‘You’re the Only Star in My Blue Heaven.’”— Gene Autry. 3202 You’re the Only World I Know. Music/Lyrics: Robert F. Tubert/Sonny James. Copyright Date: 1964. Publisher: Curb Music/ Marson Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 5280) 1964. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 5280) 1964. Country Chart: #1 11/14/64 25 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5280). Pop Chart: #91 11/28/64 6 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5280). AC Action: #22 1/23/65 1 wk., Sonny James (Capitol 5280). No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1965. 3203 You’re the Reason. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Edwards/Terry Fell/ Fred Henley/Mildred Imes. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) 1961. Made Famous by: Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) 1961. Country Chart: #16 8/28/61 6 wks., Joe South and The Believers (Fairlane 21006); #4 9/4/61 24 wks., Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075); #14 9/11/61 12 wks., Hank Locklin (RCA Victor 7921); #48 11/11/67 10 wks., Johnny Tillotson (MGM 13829); #94 4/18/81 2 wks., The Sligo Studio Band (GBS 708); #90 8/1/81 2 wks., John Rex Reeves (Soc-A-Gee 110); #82 12/11/82 4 wks., Narvel Felts (Complete 101). Pop Chart: #11 8/28/61 17 wks., Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 18. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1961; BMI Country Award 1962. Movies: Every Which Way but Loose (Warner Bros.) 1978, directed by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Ruth Gordon, Beverly D’Angelo, and Clyde the Orangutan. 3204 You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant/Larry Collins/James Pinkard. Copyright Date: 1967 (music), 1980 (lyrics). Publisher: House of Bryant Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Frizzell and Dottie West (Warner Bros. 49650) 1980. Made

You’re • 3205–3216 Famous by: David Frizzell and Dottie West (Warner Bros. 49650) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/17/81 17 wks., David Frizzell and Dottie West (Warner Bros. 49650). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ACM Song of the Year 1981; NSAI Song of the Year 1981; ASCAP Country Award 1982; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Larry Collins and James Pinkard). 3205 You’re the Reason (I’m in Love). Music/Lyrics: Jack Morrow. Copyright Date: 1956, 1957, renewed 1984, 1985. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capitol 3602) 1956. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 3602) 1957. Country Chart: #6 1/26/57 12 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 3602). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1957. 3206 You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly. Music/Lyrics: L.E. White/Lola Jean Dillon. Copyright Date: 1977, 1978. Publisher: Coal Miners Music, Inc./Twitty Bird Enterprises (CBS). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: L.E. White and Lola Jean Dillon (Epic 50474) 1977. Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (MCA 40920) 1977. Country Chart: #90 11/26/77 3 wks., L.E. White and Lola Jean Dillon (Epic 50474); #6 6/24/78 9 wks., Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (MCA 40920). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Notes: Voted the “Most Unusual Song Title” by Star magazine. Sung by Paul Harvey on his syndicated news program. 3207 Yours Love. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1968, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 9642) 1968. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 9642) 1968; Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0104) 1969. Country Chart: #5 11/16/68 17 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 9642); #9 3/8/69 14 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0104); #67 3/3/79 5 wks., Jerry Wallace (Four Star 1036). Pop Chart: #78 8/1/70 7 wks., Joe Simon (Sound Stage 2664). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Harlan Howard); BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: “This song was written for my wife, Donna Gail, when we were preparing to get married. About a week before we got married, I had written a poem. It was called ‘My Wedding Prayer.’ In this poem I put all the things I really felt, hoped and wished for her. After I got the poem done, I looked at it, and every line it seemed ended up saying ‘Yours love.’ My commercial songwriter’s mind took over, and I said, ‘Man, this might be a good song.’ So then I changed the title, put a melody to it, and instead of handing her a poem, I sang her a song.”— Harlan Howard. 3208 You’ve Got a Lover. Music/Lyrics: Shake Russell. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Shake Russell Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Shake Russell and Dana Cooper (Old No. 7 Records 34839) 1978. Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04044) 1983. Country Chart: #2 (1) 8/13/83 19 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic 04044). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984. Author Notes: “I was living in Houston and separated from my girlfriend who later became my wife. She had someone else at the time. Also, my friend, Ron Crich, gave me the idea. He was at Cooter’s, a bar in Houston, and overheard a spat between this couple. The man asked the girl, ‘Are you with him?’ And then he said, ‘I know you’ve got a lover, but it’s not me.’”— Shake Russell. 3209 You’ve Got the Touch. Music/Lyrics: John Jarrard/Lisa Palas/William Robinson. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Alabama Band Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 5081) 1986. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 5081) 1987. Country

304 Chart: #1 (1) 1/24/87 22 wks., Alabama (RCA 5081). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. 3210 You’ve Got to See Mama Every Night. Music/Lyrics: Con Conrad/Billy Rose. Copyright Date: 1923, renewed 1951. Publisher: EMI-Feist Catalog, Inc. (outside USA)/Con Conrad Music Co. (USA). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Perfect 14092) 1923; Dolly Kay (Columbia 3808) 1923. Made Famous by: Dolly Kay (Columbia 3808) 1923; Sophie Tucker (Okeh 4817) 1923. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #5 4/28/23 4 wks., Dolly Kay (Columbia 3808); #11 6/30/23 1 wk., Billy Murray and Aileen Stanley (Victor 19431); #13 6/30/23 1 wk., Mamie Smith (Okeh 4781); #6 7/28/23 3 wks., Sophie Tucker (Okeh 4817). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13 found. 3211 You’ve Just Stepped in (from Stepping Out on Me). Music/ Lyrics: Don Trowbridge. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Bond (Diplomat 660-5-1502) 1963 (as “In from Stepping Out”). Made Famous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32332) 1968. Country Chart: #2 6/15/68 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32332). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. 3212 You’ve Never Been This Far Before. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) 1973. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (3) 7/21/73 19 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40094). Pop Chart: #22 8/11/73 14 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40094). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1973 (Conway Twitty); BMI Country Award 1974; National Songwriters Song of the Year 1974. 3213 You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me. Music/Lyrics: William “Smokey” Robinson. Copyright Date: 1962, 1963. Publisher: Jobete Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Smokey Robinson and The Miracles (Tamla 54073) 1962. Made Famous by: Country, Mickey Gilley (Epic 04269) 1984; Pop, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles (Tamla 54073) 1963. Country Chart: #2 (1) 1/7/84 20 wks., Mickey Gilley (Epic 04269). Pop Chart: #8 1/12/63 10 wks., Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54073). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 42 found. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. 3214 You’ve Still Got a Place in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Payne (Capitol 1093) 1950. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 04413) 1984. Country Chart: #14 10/7/78 13 wks., Con Hunley (Warner Bros. 8671); #3 4/7/84 19 wks., George Jones (Epic 04413). Pop Chart: #60 3/23/68 7 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0672). AC Action: #7 3/23/68 12 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0672). No. of Artists: 37. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985. Zeb Torney’s Gal see Zeb Turney’s Gal. 3215 Zeb Turney’s Gal. Alternate Title: “Zeb Torney’s Gal.” Music/ Lyrics: Maggie Andrews (pseudonym of Carson Robison)/Marjorie Lamkin. Copyright Date: 1926, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19867) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19867) 1926. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. 3216 Zebra Dun. Alternate Title: “Educated Feller.” Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: circa 1899; 1908 (ﬁrst known printing). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found:

305 Jules Allen (Victor 40022) 1928. Made Famous by: Jules Allen (Victor 40022) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 13. History: The melody to this song is taken from an old Irish melody “The Son of a Gambolier.” In some versions the tune is reminiscent of “The Battle Hymn of the Repub-

3216 • Zebra lic” and “Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech.” A zebra dun is a Spanish-bred buckskin horse, light tan or dun in color with zebra stripes on its legs, brown crosses over its withers, and a brown line running down its back.

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Index References are to entry numbers. Abbey, M.E. 1584 Abernathy, Lee Ro 823 Abernathy, Mack 2382 Abrahams, Maurice 2148 “Acapulco Gold” 3002 “Ace in the Hole” 484 Ackley, Alfred H. 1151 Acuff, James W. 1488 Acuff, Roy 94, 171, 226, 335, 555, 663, 683, 839, 999, 1118, 1148, 1260, 1278, 1467, 1708, 1922, 1938, 1976, 2019, 2078, 2100, 2123, 2130, 2470, 2471, 2492, 2499, 2586, 2592, 2705, 2835, 2857, 2882 Adams, Easy 136 Adams, Johnny 2169 Adams, O.B. “Easy” 136 Adams, Sarah Flower 1903 Addison, Charles E. 1605 Adkins, Dennis 3 Adler, Richard 2487 Adrian, John 286 Ageron, Marcel Eugene 2066 Ahlert, Fred 1308 Akeman, David “String Bean” 142 Alabama 324, 379, 380, 518, 652, 656, 671, 719, 944, 1219, 1246, 1326, 1522, 1675, 1832, 1984, 2209, 2296, 2439, 2448, 2552, 2589, 2655, 2672, 2761, 2974, 3027, 3209 “Alamo Bay” 567 Alan, Buddy 1834, 3002 Aldridge, Walt 959, 2309, 2670, 2722 Alger, Pat 788, 2714 “All of Me” 33 “All That Jazz” 311 Allan, Fleming 2950 Allanson, Susie 2877 Allard, Weldon 2844 Allen, Austin 2246 Allen, Buddy 330 Allen, Deborah 111, 549, 571, 1327, 1426, 1572, 1950, 1968 Allen, Edward 1584 Allen, George N. 602 Allen, Joe 1777, 2092, 2342 Allen, Jules 3216 Allen, Red 2019 Allen, Rex 8, 444, 543 Allen, Rex, Jr. 1634, 2570 Allen, Rosalie 177, 849 Allen, Steve 1569 Allen Brothers 2246 Alley, Jim 2044 Alley, Shelly Lee 745, 2773 Allison, Audrey 912, 913

Arnold, Eddy 80, 271, 337, 341, 344, 447, 542, 557, 603, 613, 616, 735, 801, 893, 926, 1144, 1168, 1172, 1212, 1221, 1266, 1339, 1398, 1450, 1475, 1481, 1487, 1505, 1534, 1593, 1631, 1672, 1727, 1744, 1753, 1805, 1809, 1810, 1814, 1853, 2030, 2186, 2200, 2415, 2419, 2554, 2571, 2591, 2593, 2607, 2623, 2637, 2639, 2666, 2673, 2697, 2720, 2725, 2734, 2776, 2802, 2893, 2918, 2932, 3004, 3031, 3133 Arnold, J.W. 2330 Arnold, Kokomo see Arnold, James “Kokomo” Arnold, James “Kokomo” 1779 Arnold, Kokomo see Arnold, James “Kokomo” Arnold, Kay 434 Arnold, Kokomo see Arnold, James “Kokomo” Arthur, Willis 2000 Arthur Smith Trio 2667 Asher see Sizemore, Asher Asher, Virginia 1998 Asher & Rodeheaver see Asher, Virginia; Rodeheaver, Homer Asleep at the Wheel 989, 1841, 2847 Ashley, Hugh 2925 Ashley, Leon 1535 Ashlock, Jesse 1047, 1511, 1868, 2107, 2481 Ashworth, Ernest 519, 1157, 2560, 3125 Atcher, Bob 1018, 2100, 2349, 2536, 2584, 3023 Atchison, Tex 197, 1739 Atchley, Sam 384 Atherton, Charles K. 1517 Atkins, Chet 206, 404, 413, 742, 1774, 2114, 2397 Atkins, Jim 3197 Atkins String Co. 1917 Attlesey, Bob 491 Attlesey, Joe 491 August, Roy 1330 Austin, Bobby 81, 2788 Austin, Chris 253 Austin, Gene 1995, 2610 Autry, Gene 6, 100, 121, 153, 224, 318, 487, 489, 539, 734, 750, 818, 822, 880, 952, 1093, 1181, 1532, 1548, 1592, 1769, 1770, 1820, 1878, 1948, 2086, 2190, 2233, 2425, 2443, 2548, 2549, 2573, 2612, 2614, 2656, 2665,

Allison, Jim 2910 Allison, Joe 912, 913, 1205, 1621, 2976 Allsup, Joyce Ann 519 Alman, Robert 207 “Along the Navajo Trail” 47 Alter, Louis 2808 Altmore, Frank 952 Alves, Rich 2448 Amadeo, Jim 86 Amazing Rhythm Aces 98, 634, 2691 American Quartet 337 Ames, Ed 2964 Ames Brothers 1389 Amos, Betty 2273 Amway, John 527 Anders, Scott 944, 2065 Anderson, Bill 281, 308, 373, 374, 386, 402, 558, 618, 691, 712, 761, 795, 873, 1063, 1084, 1125, 1129, 1131, 1133, 1137, 1226, 1239, 1428, 1657, 1661, 1734, 1837, 1867, 2017, 2083, 2111, 2140, 2238, 2257, 2384, 2430, 2631, 2636, 2687, 2725, 2973, 2985, 3039, 3072 Anderson, Carl 269 Anderson, Casey 1290 Anderson, John David see Anderson, John Anderson, John 207, 1100, 1123, 1313, 2309, 2539, 3037 Anderson, Lewis 1664, 2433, 2927 Anderson, Liz 747, 1290, 1735, 1858 Anderson, Lynn 436, 1001, 1139, 1393, 1425, 1500, 1589, 2205, 2269, 2301, 2620, 2668, 2757, 2906, 3187 Anderson, Robert D. 934 Andre, Fabian 42 Andrews, Maggie 1896, 1914, 3084, 3215 Andrews Sisters 238, 539, 557, 1300, 2101 Anglin, Jack 98, 1044, 2022, 2907, 3115 Anglin, Jim 98, 1044, 2022, 2907, 3115 Anthony, David 3190 Anthony, Harry 1122 Apollo Male Quartet 2537 Arata, Tony 459 Arizona, Joe 2121 “Arizona Frontier” 2173 Arkansas Barefoot Boys 621 “Arkansas Judge” 1501, 1896

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2677, 2796, 2806, 2948, 2953, 2955, 3201 Axton, Mae Boren 898 Aznavour, Charles 3102 Babbitt, Harry 1457 Babcock, Joseph T. 1176 Baber, George 2220 Baby Stewart 1179 Bacharach, Burt 76, 2485 Back, Tilden 3112 “Back in the Saddle” 121, 1298 “Back to the Future” 1462 Badarzewska, Thecla 1722 Bader, Ernst 2964 Baer, Charles E. 2094 Baggett, Linda 1097 Baham, Roy 353 Bailes, Frankie 1971 Bailes, Johnnie 600, 1170 Bailes, Walter 600, 1170, 2705 Bailes Brothers 600, 1170, 1971 Bailey, De Ford 2068 Bailey, Razzy 729, 1109, 1706, 1775, 1925, 2305, 2785 Baillie & the Boys 1957 Bainbridge, Margie 2704 Baker, Butch 546 Baker, Elsie 1800 Baker, Jim 2568 Ball, Bentley 426, 2495 Ball, Marcia 1288 Ballantine, Ed 3136 Ballard, F.D. 1966 Ballard, Glen 3145 Ballew, H.M. 889 Ballman, Wanda 2330 Bama Band 2761 Bandy, Moe 137, 525, 864, 1048, 1106, 1334, 1395, 1483, 2331, 2632 Banks, Homer 1228, 2759 Bannon, R.C. see Bannon, Royal C. Bannon, Royal C. 2034, 2046 Barber, Billy 113 Barber, Glenn 439 Bare, Bobby 456, 480, 500, 596, 690, 747, 782, 879, 1746, 1747, 1777, 1958, 2110, 2293, 2439, 2494, 2546, 2622, 2717, 3051 Bare, Bobby, Jr. 456 Bare, Bobby, Sr. 456 Barer, Marshall 1312 Barker, Aaron 108 Barker, Bobby 1048 Barker, Delbert 3112 Barlow, Harold 1434 Barn Dance Band 2084, 2957

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Index Barnes, Howard 1144 Barnes, Kathy 153, 2806 Barnes, Larry 2806 Barnes, Max D. 562, 591, 1042, 1196, 1217, 1458, 2172, 2602, 3012 Barnes, Paul 576 Barnett, Brenda 381 Barnhill, Gayle 1905 Barrett, Bill 1609 Barris, Harry 1796 Barry, Jeff 2060, 2267 Bartlett, E.M. 2542 Barton, Billy 478, 480 Bate, Dr. Humphrey 510, 2700 Baumgarden, Marvin 751 Baxter, Don 2101 Baxter, J.R., Jr. 663 Bayless, T.D. 2098 Beach, Margo Sylvia 872 Bear Family 2085 Bears, Teddy 2730 Beatles 1074 Becaud, Gilbert 1555 Beck, Jim 1123, 1171, 1247, 1648 Beckham, Bob 2033 Belafonte, Harry B. 1312 Belew, Betty 1707 Belew, Carl 55, 446, 559, 921, 1634, 2456, 2484, 2932 Believers 3203 Bell, Kenneth see Bell, Ken Bell, Kenny see Bell, Ken Bell, Ken 1099, 1374, 2337, 2761 Bell, Kenneth see Bell, Ken Bellamy, David 460, 669, 711, 1135, 1222, 1508, 1697, 1988, 2176, 2502, 2754, 3110 Bellamy, R. 2230 Bellamy Brothers 460, 522, 669, 711, 1135, 1222, 1508, 1566, 1697, 1988, 2176, 2502, 2754, 2938, 2947, 3110 Bender, Bill 2769 Benedict, Ernest 1300 Benjamin, Benny 1067, 1273 Bennard, Rev. George 1998 Bennett, Harry 127 Bennett, Roy C. 2455 Benson, Ray 2496 Benton, Brook 636, 1409, 1698 Berg, Matraca 654, 1530 Berlin, Irving 234 “Bernadine” 1682 Bernard, Henry 1281 Berry, Chuck 1462, 2131 Berry, F.J. 2926 Berry, W.A. 2291 “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” 1177 Bettis, John 2034, 2046, 2386, 2757 Beverly Hillbillies 2490 Bible, Ken 914 Bibo, Irving 821 Biese, Paul 2194 “Big Bad John” 179, 181, 998, 2069, 2820 The Big Carnival 484 Biggs, Bunny 697 Bill, Foreman 787 Bill & Joe Callahan 449 Billings, Bud 141, 335, 2149 Billings, Joe 141 Birch, Harry 3161 Bird, Vicki 1806 Birthday Gift 1953 Bishop, Randy 931

Bishop, T. Brigham 477 Black, Buddy 104 Black, Charlie 213, 522, 984, 1103, 1603, 2027, 2290, 2333, 2385, 2498, 3142 Black, Clint 175, 1510, 1705, 1951, 2851, 2979 Black, James M. 2962 Black, Jeanne 912, 913 Black, Ted 1682 Blackburn, Johnny 1904 Blackburn, Tom 129 Blackmon, James “Buddy” 2039 Blackwell, Dwayne 1306 Blackwell, Otis 36, 531, 837 Blackwood, Cecil Stamps 1980 Blaha, Vaclav 235 Blair, Hal 1041, 1928, 2026 Blake, Eubie 297 Blaker, Clay 2443 Blanchard, Jack 2583 Blanchard, Lois 2925 Bland, A.P. 999 Bland, James A. 856, 1967 Blandamer, Oscar 468 Blastic, Lee 2660 Blaze 1443, 1807 The Blazing Sun 293 Blazy, Kent 1234 Blenkhorn, Ada 1501 Blevins, Paul 1556 Blind Blake 1359 Bliss, Phillip 1565 Block, Alan 2850 Block, Ray 1352 Bloomﬁeld, W.L. 2528 Blue Boys 1325 “Blue Canadian Rockies” 224 Blue Ridge Rangers 1443 Blue Skies 234 Blue Sky Boys 84, 953, 1751, 1870, 2009, 2803 Blueﬁeld, Becky 1669 Bluegrass Alliance 722 Bluegrass Boys 2867 Blueridge Entertainers 553 The Blues Brothers 385 Bob & Mac 608 Bobbyﬁscher, Wright 3142 Boberg, Rev. Carl 1007 The Bodyguard 1177 Bogard, Steve 1824, 1911 Bogguss, Suzy 1169 Bomar, Woody 2879, 3180 Bond, Eddie 3211 Bond, Johnny 370, 515, 1191, 1284, 1739, 2405, 2577, 2590, 2709, 2720, 2744, 3174 Bonds, Gary “U.S.” 2321 “Bonnie and Clyde” 258, 699 Bonnie Blue Eyes 2100 Bonnie Lou 2285 Booker, Jay 2506 Boone, Claude 2889 Boone, Debby 87, 112, 3144 Boone, Larry 301 Boone, Pat 823 Booth, Ann 2234 Booth, Tony 1506, 1638, 2276 “Boots & Saddles” 2549 Borchers, Bobby 325, 783, 1338, 1444, 2594 Border G-Man 121 Bordertown Trail 1412 Botkin, Roy 64, 1221, 1672 Botkin, Roy, Jr. see Botkin, Roy Botsford, George 203 Bouchillon, Chris 2564

Boudreaux, Randy 21 “Bound for Glory” 2698 Bourke, Fiddlin’ Frenchie 186 Bourke, Rory 111, 213, 522, 611, 1103, 1572, 1603, 1827, 1905, 2225, 2290, 2748, 2983, 3145 Bowers, E. 3089 Bowes, Margie 2824 Bowles, Bryant 3070 Bowles, Rick 1045, 1112 Bowling, Roger 211, 421, 1710 Bowman, Don 357, 712, 1491 Boyce, Tommy 388 Boyd, Bill 136, 2064, 2294, 2450, 2536, 2821 Boyd, Bobby 2817 Brackett, Mrs. L.L. 889 Bradbury, William 1960 Braddock, Bobby 198, 514, 654, 796, 886, 925, 1066, 1079, 2429, 2690, 2898, 3063 Bradley, Owen 253, 1922, 2918 Bradshaw, Terry 1332, 1534 Braham, David 2063 Braisted, Harry 2995 Bramlett, Delaney 1909 Brannan, Richard “Spady” 2686 Brannon, Kippi 2388 Brannon, Spady 2167 Brantley, James 109 Brasﬁeld, Tom 959, 2018, 2309, 2670, 2722 Brazos Valley Boys 2393, 3040 Breau, Harold 1407 Breaux, Amedee 1465 Breaux, Cleona 1465 Breeland, Walt 657, 1920 Brennan, Walter 1997 Bresh, Tom 2391 Brickhardt, Craig 1115, 2800 Bridgers, Luther B. 884 Bridgewater, Mrs. A.S. 999 Brinkley, Joseph 2051 Britt, Elton 177, 322, 361, 499, 590, 1452, 2311, 2425, 2662 Britten, Terry 2486 Brock, Blanche Kerr 177 Brock, Virgil P. 177 Brock, William I. 1265 Brockman, James 1114 Brody, Lane 3098 “Bronco Billy” 425 Brook, Michael 2671 Brooks, Garth 459, 1234, 2198, 2295, 2714, 2817 Brooks, Harry 14 Brooks, Joe 3144 Brooks, Karen 654, 1530 Brooks, Kix 1327, 3016 Brooks, Leon Eric 1808 Brooks, Randy 832 Brooks & Dunn 260, 2313 Brown, Billy 912 Brown, Frank, Jr. 1666 Brown, Frankie 264, 1935 Brown, George 882 Brown, Herschel 1578 Brown, Hylo 1666 Brown, Jim Ed 316, 708, 906, 1009, 1073, 1273, 1312, 1491, 1652, 1719, 2118, 2267, 2710 Brown, Lester 1 Brown, Marshall 2285 Brown, Maxine 1652 Brown, Milton 42, 143, 203, 329, 641 Brown, Prescott 306 Brown, Robert 2368

Brown, Sawyer 1552, 2142, 2476 Brown, T. Graham 467, 544, 911, 1158, 1185 Browns 1157, 1652, 2268, 2281, 2710 Brown’s Ferry Four 1435, 2012 Bruce, Ed 687, 1738, 1741, 2594, 3157, 3193 Bruce, Patsy 1738, 2594 Brumley, Albert E. 505, 1236, 1259, 2161, 2706, 2803 Bruner, Cliff 1098, 1260, 1269, 1387, 2780, 2825 Bryan, Alfred 510 Bryant, Anita 2071 Bryant, Boudleaux 27, 125, 199, 223, 311, 391, 409a, 413, 504, 1317, 1397, 1574, 1774, 1866, 2059, 2153, 2186, 2205, 2546, 2845, 3204 Bryant, Felice 199, 311, 391, 409a, 2153, 2205, 2845, 2878, 3204 Bryant, Hoyt 617, 1363, 1828 Bryant, Hoyt “Slim” see Bryant, Hoyt Bryant, Ivy J. 2044 Bryant, Slim see Bryant, Hoyt Bryant, Thomas Hoyt “Slim” see Bryant, Hoyt Buchanan, Wes 2862 Buchanan Brothers 1733 Buck & Buddy 2756 Buckaroos, Buckaroos, 295 Buckingham, Jan 1064 Buckins, Mickey 2576 Buckley, R. Bishop 2840 “The Buddy Holly Story” 1807, 2786 Buffett, Jimmy 1745 Buffum, Herbert 2945 Bullock, Jeffrey H. 772 Bumgarner, Samantha 696 Bunch, Pat 1285 Burce, Ed 1738 Burch, Fred 131, 1008, 2132, 2395 Burg, Bradley 2267 Burgess, Wilma 106, 565, 1805, 2569 Burke, Charles A. 2815 Burke, Fiddlin’ Frenchie 681 Burke, Joe 1968, 3095 Burnett, Barney 2807 Burnett, Richard 2340 Burnette, Billy Joe 2574 Burnette, Lester “Smiley” 970 Burnette, Smiley 970, 1412, 1731, 2190 Burnette Sisters 663 Burns, George 129 Burns, Jackie 1228 Burns, Kenneth C. 2585 Burns, Morry 1281, 1466, 1469, 2532 Burr, Gary 304, 1724 Burr, Henry 1849, 2175, 2406, 2768 Burris, Roy Edward 1972 Burt, Benjamin Hapgood 861 Burt, Ed 2352 Burton, Eddie 461 Bush, Eddie 2932 Bush, Johnny 198, 374, 1253, 2994, 3138 Buskirk, Paul 657, 1920 Busse’s Buzzards 491 Busters, Buckle 609, 2242 Butcher, Dwight 1991, 2955

309 Butler, Carl 445, 1231 Butler, Larry 943 Butler, Pearl 1516 Byers, Brenda 104 Byers, Joy 926 Bynum, Hal 345, 1710, 1950, 2641 Byrd, Beverly 2556 Byrd, Jerry 2474 Byrne, Robert 1004, 1045, 2018, 2616, 2813, 2917 Cagle, Buddy 2359 “Calamity Jane” 2276 Caldwell, Toy 327 Calico, Smith, 2239 “Call of the Canyon” 318 Callahan, Homer 996 Callahan Brothers 449 Callaway, W. 1987 Callaway, William R. 489 Calloway, Cab 403 Campbell, Albert 2768 Campbell, Archie 2778 Campbell, George 720 Campbell, Glen 27, 257, 302, 310, 410, 556, 586, 743, 756, 857, 973, 1090, 1167, 1307, 1409, 1413, 1414, 1555, 2183, 2323, 2446, 2639, 2788, 3035 Campbell, Jo Ann 3057 Campbell, Lucie E. 914 Campbell, Paul 2016 Campbell, Tom 2686 Cannon, Buddy 1029, 1336, 2283 Cannon, James 2361 Canova, Judy 808 Capehart, Jerry 155 Caplinger, Warren 207a, 953 Carbone, Joey 1070 Cardwell, Jack 478, 485 Cargill, Henson 2379, 2483 Carl Butler & Pearl 549 Carlisle, Bill 1377, 1519, 1933, 1934, 2150, 2756, 2772, 2889, 2921 Carlisle, Bob 3034 Carlisle, Cliff 770 The Carlisles 1377, 1519, 1933, 2756 Carlo, Tyran 1635 Carmichael, Hoagy 759 Carnes, Kim 538, 1725 Carnes, Rick 323 Carolina Gospel Singers 589 Carolina Tar Heels 828 Carpenter, Marion 3072 Carpenter, Richard 1257, 2757 Carr, J.H. 2926 Carr, Michael 2443 Carr, Valerie 2066 Carroll, Harry 2768 “Carry It On” 2617 Carson, Fiddlin’ John 313, 484, 937, 1027, 1578, 1612, 1981, 1987, 3161 Carson, Jenny Lou 344, 557, 1212, 1221, 1445, 1560, 1672, 1744, 3158 Carson, John 681, 1610 Carson, Martha 1309, 2258 Carson, Rosalee 1610 Carson, Wayne 381, 1150, 2320, 3182 Carter, A.P. 305, 610, 701, 752, 794, 824, 969, 1114, 1451, 1459, 1501, 1520, 1600, 1611, 1713, 1772, 1851, 2015, 2366, 2523,

2835, 3033, 3041, 3074, 3117, 3140 Carter, Anita 223, 1089, 2195, 2217 Carter, Arlie 2971, 3038 Carter, Helen 2217 Carter, June 409a, 838, 1224, 1440, 1645, 2195, 2217 Carter, Lonnie 2373 Carter, Maybelle 3033 Carter, Mother Maybelle 2092 Carter, Nathan 2995 Carter, R. Kelso 2460 Carter, Sara 2619, 3033 Carter, Wilf 1886 Carter Family 204, 305, 336, 424, 610, 701, 752, 794, 844, 865, 915, 969, 1451, 1453, 1459, 1501, 1600, 1611, 1713, 1762, 1772, 1851, 2015, 2062, 2366, 2523, 2884, 2963, 3040, 3071, 3074, 3085, 3117, 3140 Cartey, Ric 3166 Carver, Cynthia May 2229 Casey, Ruth 436 Cash, Johnny 34, 128, 132, 188, 215, 272, 307, 390, 454, 465, 498, 512, 528, 564, 689, 693, 703, 724, 766, 838, 846, 942, 948, 1087, 1124, 1155, 1164, 1224, 1359, 1440, 1495, 1645, 1716, 1740, 1794, 1969, 2035, 2036, 2041, 2053, 2092, 2145, 2182, 2195, 2217, 2272, 2277, 2401, 2507, 2587, 2641, 2648, 2682, 2770, 2824, 2908, 2915, 2919, 3071, 3197 Cash, Rosanne 128, 229, 1062, 1074, 1242, 1417, 1841, 1907, 2235, 2287, 2587, 2872 Cash, Roy 1155 Cash, Tommy 817, 1146 Cass County Boys 734 Cassady, Linda 1059 Catlin, George 2063 Cato, Connie 1019 Cattle Raiders 871 Cavanaugh, James 1118, 1796 Cerney, Todd 1285 Certain, Louise 445, 2345 Chalmers, Charles 381 Chamberlain, David 53, 2930 Chambers, Carl 379 Chambers, Joe 2414 Chance, Floyd 43 Chaney, Hank 150 Channel, Bruce 95, 571, 2075 Chapel, Don 2961 Chapel, Jean 1631 Chapin, Betty 399 Chapman, Beth Nielsen 692, 1954, 2497 Chapman, Cee Cee 3142 Chappalear, Leon 491 Charles, Dick 47 Charles, Ray 26, 2286, 2699, 2880 Charleston Chasers 14 Charlie Daniels Band 502, 2479 Charms 903 Chase, Carol 2877 Chater, Kerry 1219, 1369, 3145, 3195 Chatman, Bo 403 Chattaway, Thurland 2175 Cheetham, Everett 217 Chera, Leonard 2422 Cherokee Strip 1869 Cherry, Don 2639 Chesnut, Jerry 74, 558, 812, 816,

Index 960, 1230, 1405, 1651, 2041, 2678, 3067 Chesnutt, Mark 290, 1287 Childre, Lew 1296, 1329, 2970 Chimes, Chimes, 2905 Choates, Harry 1465 Chordettes 262 Christian, Rick 1065 Christopher, Johnny 3159 Chuck Wagon Gang 101, 1236, 1259, 1978, 2990 Churchill, Savannah 1273 Circle O Ranch Boys 1771 Citizens Band 3000 Clanton, Darrell 1638 Clark, Carl 2208 Clark, Cottonseed 2593 Clark, Guy Charles 498 Clark, Guy 901, 2322 Clark, Louie 1564 Clark, Michael 393, 2386 Clark, Roy 391, 976, 1138, 1218, 1537, 1837, 2600, 2725, 2736, 3040, 3102, 3182 Clark, Steve 1624 Clark, Susanna 389 Clarke, Elizabeth 2653 Clarke, Grant 2148 Clayton, Lee 1240 Clayton, Paul 829 Clement, Doris 526 Clement, Jack 128, 512, 846, 1113, 1480, 1489, 1780, 2035, 2908 Clements, Zeke 1475, 2390, 2419, 3031 Clemons, H. 1959 Clephane, Elizabeth 1927 Clifford, Bernie 2879 Clinch Mt. Boys 1766 Cline, Patsy 80, 429, 648, 882, 1078, 1584, 2116, 2298, 2325, 2522, 2850 Clyde, Harry C. 1027 Coal Miner’s Daughter 382, 429, 2522 “Coal Miner’s Daughter” 1078 Coard, Henry A. 852 “Coast to Coast” 1033 Coats, James B. 2980 Cobb, George L. 20, 84 Cobb, Will D. 1256, 2505 Cobble, Charles 343 Coben, Cy 358, 613, 616, 747, 1015, 1168, 1525, 2666, 3077 Cochran, Hank 319, 346, 567, 572, 740, 1078, 1172, 1180, 1205, 1371, 1413, 1596, 1619, 1727, 1961, 2129, 2245, 2283, 2325, 2571, 2621, 3128 Coe, David Allan 761, 1008, 1816, 2189, 2394, 2458, 2559, 3076, 3152 Cogane, Nelson 2654 Cohen, Daniel 2433 Colder, Ben 45 Cole, Bob 189 Cole, Grady 2772 Cole, Hazel 2772 Cole, Sami Jo 1040 Coleman, Hal 198 Coleman, Jim 917 Coleman, Larry 349 Coletharp, Ruth E. 1570 Collidge, Edwina 48 Collie, Shirley 3018 Collins, Albert 1711 Collins, Arthur 20, 1986 Collins, Brian 1985, 2464

Collins, Cotton 2900 Collins, Judy 58 Collins, Larry 495, 3204 Collins, Tommy 331, 1238, 1241, 1783, 2215, 2248, 3122 Colter, Jessi 1160, 1324, 1393, 2518, 2823, 2931 Colton, Tony 409 Commander Cody 989, 2391 Como, Perry 1352 Les Compagnons de la Chanson 2710 The Complete Beatles 2163 Compton, Harry 1014 The Concrete Wilderness 4 Conlee, John 95, 126, 161, 307, 396, 728, 825, 1066, 1327, 1351, 1523, 1786, 1999, 2220, 2300, 3097 Conley, Earl Thomas 68, 347, 554, 679, 959, 984, 1045, 1094, 1673, 1689, 1942, 2018, 2193, 2431, 2616, 2703, 2876, 2917, 2923, 3172 Connor, James 2867 Conrad, Con 821, 3210 Contardo, Johnny 85 “Convoy” 211, 400, 545 Conway, Julie 1457 Cooder, Ry 2872 Cook, Don 442, 1185, 1426, 1523, 2389, 2420, 3016 Cook, Roger 1680, 2562 Cooke, Sam 285, 814 Cooley, Donnell Clyde “Spade” 2294 Cooley, Spade 499, 1975, 2294 Cooper, Dana 3208 Cooper, Martin 3124 Cooper, Stoney 91, 187, 355, 394, 605, 1373, 1551, 1778, 2652, 3044 Cooper, Wilma Lee 187, 355, 1778, 2652 Coots, J. Fred 1682 Copas, Lloyd E. “Cowboy” 18, 131, 322, 2349, 2487, 2509, 2592, 2727, 2767 Copeland, Leon C. 1539 Corbin, Bob 324, 2655 Corbin, Ray 392 Cordle, Larry 947 Corey, Jill 1555 Cornelius, Helen 708, 1073, 1273, 1719, 2267 Cosenza, Loucille 3015 Costello, Bartley 42 Cotner, Carl 734 “Country” 1143 Country Boys 2940 Country Gentlemen 2219 Court, Anita Rodgers 1023 Cousin Emmy & Her Kinfolk 2229 Couture, Raymond 1407 Covered Wagon Jubilee 2596 Coward, Buster 588 “Coward of the County” 421 Cowart, W. Donivan 1546 “Cowboy Canteen” 1922 Cowboy Ramblers 136, 2450, 2536, 2821 “Cowboy Serenade” 2536 Cox, Billy 677, 725, 2452 Cozzens, Ellsworth 482, 2774 Crabtre, Dr. Addison D. 2772 Cracker Jacks 847 Craddock, Billy “Crash” 286, 530, 611, 2228, 2231, 2687

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Index Craft, Paul 290, 596, 864, 1411, 1499 Craig, Charlie 2334 Craig, Francis 1902 Crain, Tom 502 Cramer, Floyd 1528, 1663, 1866, 2252 Crandall, Brad 2679 Crane, Jimmie 1019 Craven, Paul 1978 Craver, Al 1514, 1609, 1870, 1896, 1914, 3081 Crawford, Blackie 51 Crazy Tennesseans 2835 Crofford, Cliff 143, 2280 Crofford, Clifton 1997 Crosby, Bing 48, 539, 966, 1298, 1869, 2101, 2720, 2808, 2896, 2967 Crosby, Bob 1541, 1904 Crosby, Eddie 253 Cross, Hugh 555, 2612 Crossan, Jeff 3146, 3183 Crowell, Rodney 2, 10, 901, 1024, 1051, 1062, 1417, 1546, 1644, 1957, 2322, 2434, 2717 Crozat, Charles 2905 Crudup, Arthur 1840 Crum, Simon 417 Crume, Arthur 2131 Crutchﬁeld, Jan 791, 2302, 2464, 2569 Crutchﬁeld, Jerry 526, 1507 Crysler, Gene 1804 Cumberland Ridge Runners 1249, 1310, 2262, 2550 Cunningham, John 1816 Curb, Mike 23, 2152 Curless, Dick 583, 2298, 2743 Curtis, Manny 1555 Curtis, Sonny 1323, 2848 Cutrer, T. Tommy 662 Daffan, Ted 236, 264, 891, 1288, 1433, 1531, 1935, 2346, 2780, 3075 Dain, Irving 384 Daisy, Pat 644, 1639 Dale, Bill 788 Dale, Kenny 1806 Daley, Dan 2479 Dalhart, Vernon 231, 268, 399, 484, 626, 966, 1353, 1446, 1461, 1490, 1517, 1576, 1588, 1846, 1967, 2128, 2256, 2338, 2793, 2826, 3084, 3210, 3215 Dallas, Johnny 893 Dalton, Lacy J. 582, 2378, 2592 Daly, Joseph M. 360 Damone, Vic 371 Damphier, Tom 323 Daniel, Eliot 232, 2082 Daniels, Charlie 502, 2449 Danoff, Bill 2553 Danoff, Taffy Nivert 2553 Danzig, Evelyn 2268 Darby, Tom 201, 387 Darby & Tarlton 201, 387 Darling, Denver 6 Darnell, Shelby 2662 Darrell, Johnny 1855, 2232, 2437, 2681, 3053 Darst, Daniel D. 207, 2210 Dass, William 986 Dave & Sugar 575, 798, 1307, 1315, 2139, 2569 Davenport, Charles “Cow Cow” 1731

David, Bobby 501, 987 David, Hal 1392, 2255, 2269, 2485, 2728 David, Mack 870, 1389, 2362, 2733 Davies, Gail 1253, 1397, 1936, 2225 Davis, Benny 532, 1968, 3095 Davis, Bill 419 Davis, Chip 1989 Davis, Danny 387, 698, 739, 1009, 1920, 2835 Davis, Gene 1194 Davis, Gussie L. 667, 1353, 2885 Davis, Jimmie 148, 156, 387, 1005, 1077, 1096, 1098, 1182, 1387, 1847, 1876, 1949, 2369, 2515, 2536, 2654, 2660, 2749, 2951, 2989, 3075, 3118 Davis, Karl 1310, 1502, 2127, 2262 Davis, Link 186 Davis, Louis F. 400 Davis, Mac 110, 985, 1355, 1408, 1639, 2483, 2595, 2864 Davis, Paul 261, 1197, 1476, 1761, 2031, 2374, 3192 Davis, Sammy, Jr. 2391 Davis, Skeeter 55, 480, 635, 712, 790, 1041, 1866, 2033, 2913 Davis, Steven 2043, 2143 Davis, Tex 150 Davis, W.L.A. 3139 Davis Sisters 1081 Day, Doris 2276 Deadhead Miles 3002 Deadwood, Anderson, 1959 Dean, Eddie 1076, 2026 Dean, Emmett S. 1488 Dean, Jimmy 179, 299, 662, 1782, 2132, 2388, 2682 Dean, Steve 902, 1390, 2448 Dearest Dean 2026 Deaton, Billy 3048 Dee, Duane 162 Deep in the Heart of Texas 426, 492, 2495 “The Deer Hunter” 596 Dees, Bruce 1311, 1349 De Haven, Penny 575 De Lachau, Countess Ada 1607 Delaney & Bonnie & Friends 1909 Delange, Eddie 47 DeLanoe, Pierre 1555 De Laughter, Hollis 471, 1134, 1786 DeLeath, Vaughn 2826 “Deliverance” 672 Delmore, Alton 155, 219, 230, 253, 292, 673, 727, 802, 2445, 2667, 2954 Delmore, Lionel A. 2539 Delmore, Rabon 219, 230, 253, 292, 673, 727, 802, 2445 Delmore Brothers 219, 230, 253, 292, 673, 727, 785, 802, 2445, 2954 Delugg, Milton 2116 De Marbelle, Dion 2972 DeMetrius, Claude 876 Denmon, Morgan 1829 Denny, J. William 159 Denton, Bobby 655 Denver, Bobby 614 Denver, John 70, 120, 825, 1333, 2411, 2512, 2553, 2603 Dermer, Emma 625 Derose, Peter 882

Derstine, Martin 645, 1277, 1632, 1694 Desert Bloom 1807 “Desert Hearts” 150, 429 Desert Rose Band 98, 934, 1154 Desylva, Bud 1296 Detterline, John B., Jr. 2189 DeVal, Buddy 86 Devaney, Don 438, 2427 Devaney, Yvonne 1781 Devito, Hank 1242, 2137 DeWitt, Lewis 695 Dexter, Al 849, 1320, 2101, 2216, 2402, 2750 Diamond, Steve 568 Diamond Rio 1760 Dickens, Little Jimmy 72, 99, 409a, 950, 1317, 1582, 1752, 2059, 2146, 2156, 2542, 2679, 2878 Dickerson, Dub 1648 Didier, Julie 79 Difﬁe, Joe 962 DiGregorio, Taz 502 Dilbeck, Tommy 1266, 1853, 2697 Dill, Danny 342, 500, 1641, 2074 Dillon, Dean 346, 660, 1371, 1379, 1544, 1719, 1748, 1943, 1961, 2283, 2394 Dillon, Lola Jean 2417, 2738, 2965, 3206 Dimucci, Dion 2859 Dinapoli, Mike 2324 DiPiero, Bob 62, 368, 523, 1616, 2282, 2613 Dix, Tom 2950 Dixie Blue Boys 853 Dixie Deen 2781 Dixie Entertainers 1948 Dixie Harmonizers 207a Dixie Mountaineers 2815 Dixieliners 192 Dixon, Dorsey 1367, 3086/3087 Dixon, Floyd 938 Dixon, George Washington 2799 Dixon, Mason 825 Dixon Brothers 1367 Dobbins, Gene 611, 935 Dobbins, Sharon K. 905, 2329 Doctor Hook 1747, 2139 Dodd, Bonnie 151, 1077, 1227 Dolan, Jimmy 990 Don & Dewey 1316 Donaldson, Walter 1849 Don’t Fence Me In 539, 1869, 2796 Dorff, Steve 143, 384, 425, 568, 641, 1052, 1105 Dorian, Joe 349 Dorman, Harold 1792, 1833 Dorsey, Thomas A. 2557, 2650 Dottsy 2105 Douglas, Joe 123 “Down Dakota Way” 322 Drake, Guy 2894 Draper, Rusty 1855, 1920 Dresser, Paul 1490 Drifters 2231, 2261 Drifting Cowboys 2144 Driftwood, Jimmie 144, 145, 2591 “Drive-In” 1152, 3069 Drusky, Roy 46, 71, 78, 414, 1044, 1315, 1858, 2083, 2259, 2275, 2382, 2711, 2988, 3101 Dubin, Al 48 Dubois, Tim 254, 1675, 1775, 2303, 2941 Dudley, Dave 757, 2113, 2374, 2640, 2781, 2784, 2834, 2924

Duff, Arleigh 1418, 3092 Duff, Arlie see Duff, Arleigh Dulmage, Will E. 2949 Duncan, Jimmy 1885 Duncan, Johnny 388, 708, 1211, 1383, 1441, 2299, 2335, 2488, 2690, 2734 Duncan, Stuart 1547 Duncan, Tommy 273, 294, 405, 601, 746, 1110, 1607, 2351, 2451, 2466, 2551, 2724 Dunlap, Gene 1029 Dunn, Holly 83, 457 Dunn, James 1946 Dunn, Ronnie 260, 2313 Dunn, Taylor 37, 2278 Durden, Tommy 898 Durrill, John 1784 Dycus, Frank 1748 Dyer, Jan 648 Dyke, Leroy Van 104, 2847 Eagles 1717 Eanes, Jim 1815 Earl, Don 1507, 2575 Earle, Steve 440 Easton, Sheena 2902 Eastwood, Clint 143 Eaton, Connie 69 Ebb, Fred 2607 Eberle, Bob 2026 Eckler, Pop 1817 Ed, Jim 1652 Eddy, Deed 3118 Eddy, Duane 3118 Edge, Kathy 1157 Edison Military Band 821, 2821 Edmonds, Dave 2137 Edward, King, IV 517 Edwards, Bobby 3203 Edwards, Darrell 2272, 2581, 3018 Edwards, Fred 502 Edwards, Gus 1256, 2505 Edwards, Stoney 542, 1218, 2329 Ehrlich, Larry 829 Elder, Odis 1149 Eldridge, Bill 2302, 2531, 2939 “The Electric Horseman” 1738, 1864 Eliscu, Edward 2677 Elledge, Jimmy 2022 Ellingson, Dave 538 Elliot, Albert 907 Elliot, Alonzo 2659 Elliot, F.M. 424 Ellis, Elmo 2679 Elmo & Patsy 832 Ely, John 2496 Emerson, Lee 1160 Emerson, Tom 2311 Emery, Ralph 917 Emery, S.A. 2380 Emmett, Dan 238, 1981, 2141, 2503 Emmett, Daniel Decatur see Emmett, Dan Emmons, Bobby 1712, 3064 Emmons, Buddy 2156, 3090 Endsley, Melvin 1518, 2364 Enis, Bill 2293 Entwisle, J. Howard 1501 Eppell, John Valentine 1800 Ernest Tubb & Red Foley 2756 Ertis, Barry 198 Espinosa, Juan 753 Estes, Milton 995 Evans, Dale 178, 875, 1181

311 Evans, George 2963 Everett, A.B. 3004 Everett, Bill 773 Everly, Don 290, 340, 2718 Everly, Phil 2975 Everly Brothers 27, 128, 199, 311, 340, 377, 504, 2699, 2718, 2845, 2848, 2975 “Every Which Way But Loose” 166, 641, 2280, 3203 Ewing, Skip 1217 Exile 380, 431, 777, 860, 1037, 1049, 1072, 1394, 1484, 2319, 2552, 3056 Fagan, Jim 507 Faile, Tommy 2088 Fain, Sammy 2276 Fairchild, Barbara 1507, 1556, 2575, 2823 Farar, Donna 1533 Fargo, Donna 530, 737, 866, 1601, 1807, 2293, 2514, 2618, 2847, 3124, 3160 Farrell, Bob 2799 Farrell, Wes 388 “Fat City” 924 Feathers, Charles A.L. 1082 Feldman, Jerome 2261 Fell, Terry 2782, 3203 Feller, Dick 607, 1658, 2411 Felts, Narvel 739, 1059, 1635, 2169, 3140, 3203 Fender, Freddy 162, 1316, 1622, 2276, 2863, 3164 Fendermen 246 Ferguson, Bob 332, 625, 3050 Ferguson, Celia 615 Ferguson, Sandra 615 Fidler, Max 511 Fields, Charlie 3141 Fields, W. Arthur 626 Finneran, Vince 1020 Finney, Maury 45, 1722 Fiorito, Ted 2207 First Edition 308, 1152, 2232 Fischer, John Christian 686 Fischer, William G. 1122 Fisher, Freddie “Schnickelfritz” 2101 Fisher, Mark 1968 Fisher, Shug 372 Fitzer, Dean 306 Fitzgerald, M.J. see Fitzpatrick, Michael G. Fitzpatrick, M.J. see Fitzpatrick, Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. 268, 3139 Five Card Stud 549 “Five Easy Pieces” 514, 572 Flatt, Lester 16, 221, 312, 541, 566, 682, 1223, 1280, 1599, 2006, 2345, 2534, 2727, 2895, 3043 Flatt & Scruggs 133, 142, 258, 312, 445, 511, 541, 566, 606, 668, 694, 699, 700, 1155, 1263, 1898, 2006, 2063, 2087, 2097, 2122, 2246, 2895, 3117 Fleetwood, Ansley 1483 Fleming, Rhonda 35, 428, 779, 1174, 1200, 1586, 1789, 1941, 2381, 2392, 3096 Fleming-Gill, Rhonda 1364 Fletcher, Curley 2490 Fletcher, Tex 1630 Flindt, Emil 2858 Flood, Dick 2779 Flowers, Danny 2795

Flying Burrito Brothers 3002 Foley, Betty 2259 Foley, Red 20, 94, 100, 200, 322, 354, 551, 727, 786, 820, 862, 880, 903, 914, 970, 990, 1090, 1250, 1339, 1474, 1656, 1774, 1791, 1912, 1923, 1934, 2000, 2022, 2057, 2259, 2294, 2390, 2468, 2487, 2504, 2584, 2585, 2590, 2623, 2650, 2756, 3115 Ford, Ernest see Ford, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Ernie see Ford, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Mary 1182, 1807 Ford, Rocky Bill 2645 Ford, Tennessee Ernie 75, 106, 129, 441, 1273, 1836, 2341, 2377, 2487, 2584 Foree, Mel 770, 1938 “The Forest Rangers” 1457 Forester Sisters 1080, 1204, 1484, 1632, 1737, 2752, 2754 Forman, Peggy 1186, 2061 Forter, Red 2637 Fortune, James Lester see Fortune, Jimmy Fortune, Jimmy 628, 1822, 1879, 2755 Foster, Beckie 2892 Foster, David 1956 Foster, Fred L. 1756 Foster, Garley 828 Foster, James 1760 Foster, Jerry 17, 473, 614, 974, 1287, 2332, 2668, 2685, 2692, 3078 Foster, John 1597 Foster, Sally 2425 Four, Rose 751 Four Great Wonders 914 Four Knights 1966 Four Lads 576 Fowler, Greg 656 Fowler, Russell 1326 Fowler, Wallace see Fowler, Wally Fowler, Wally 823, 1814, 2623 Fowler, Wally, Jr. see Fowler, Wally Fox, Curly 3006 Fox, G.D. 2062 Franceschi, Kendall 3008 Francis, Connie 532 Frank, J.L. 1260, 2509 Frankie and Johnny 723 Franklin, Bill 2383 Franklin, Larry 2496 Franks, Tillman 980, 1005, 1292, 2367, 2952 Fraser, Paul 57 Frazier, Dallas 13, 28, 138, 170, 185, 630, 721, 1036, 1229, 1331, 1463, 2437, 2638, 2642, 2765, 2830, 2936 Freed, Ralph 7 “The Freedom Riders” 462 Freeman, Ernie 2163 Frey, Glen 1717 Fricke, Janie 50, 388, 571, 581, 933, 1272, 1380, 1572, 2104, 2126, 2334, 2576, 2852, 3171 Friedman, Ray 2370 Friend, Cliff 561, 1700 Fries, William 400, 1989 Fright Night 150 Friml, Rudolph 1365, 2222 Fritts, Donny 3182 Fritz, Donny 2881 Frizzell, Allen 3188

Index Frizzell, David 1022, 1099, 1306, 3204 Frizzell, Lefty 51, 137, 560, 776, 1123, 1136, 1171, 1247, 1299, 1619, 1641, 1648, 1812, 2238, 2323, 2629, 2773 Fromholz, Steve 1206 Fruit Jar Guzzlers 207a Fulkerson, Daniel 2743 “Full Metal Jacket” 922 Fuller, Jep 2256 Fulton, Katherine R. 706 Futch, Edward Garvin 2601 Gabbard, Rusty 1254 Gabriel, Charles H. 284, 3041 Gaches, Martha Lou 1977 Galbraith, Gordon 1089 Gale, Crystal 2058 Gallagher, Benny 2467 Gallimore, Byron 650 Galther, William J. 887 Galway, James 2875 The Gambler: Luck of the Draw 744 The Gambler 2: The Adventure Continues 744 The Gambler III 744 Gann, Wiley 1792 Gantry, Chris 586 Garland, Hank 2504 Garland, Walter “Hank” 2504 Garrett, Samuel 194, 771, 1614 Garrett, Snuff 143, 425, 641, 1784, 2280 Garth, Alan 1589 Garvin, Michael 497, 1158, 2048, 3171 Garychurch, Walker, 1026 Gaskin, George J. 667, 2096 Gass, Aubrey 479 Gaston, Lyle 210 Gateley, Jimmy 281 Gatlin, Larry 38, 289, 998, 1069, 1101, 1108, 1524, 1678, 1921, 2465, 2555 Gatlin Brothers Band 38, 998, 1524, 2555 Gay, Dick 2851 A Gay Ranchero 753 Gayle, Crystal 115, 436, 545, 855, 1070, 1243, 1258, 1262, 1410, 1728, 2058, 2166, 2441, 2486, 2562, 2717, 2751, 2805, 2942, 3026, 3114, 3153 Gazzaway, Bob 1492 Geesinslaw Brothers 365 Geiger, Mike 467 Genaro, Will 2125 Gene & Debbie 2197 Gentry, Bobbie 27, 1555, 1667, 1963 Gentry, Gary Lee see Gentry, Gary Gentry, Gary 2028, 2189, 2880 Gentry, Teddy 656, 1326, 3027 George, Bobby 1138, 1640 George, Lloyd 2664 George & Gene 1433, 1667 Georgia Organ Grinders 124 Georgia Wildcats 760 Geraldo 561 “G.I. Blues” 237 Gibb, Barry 1378, 2181 Gibb, Maurice 1378 Gibb, Robin 1378 Gibb, Steve 2297 Gibbs, Georgia 2285 Gibbs, Terri 2421

Gibson, Arbie 252, 975, 1577 Gibson, Bob 1 Gibson, Dave 1225 Gibson, Don 76, 98, 222, 528, 738, 1043, 1096, 1124, 1131, 1203, 1321, 1373, 1486, 1637, 1662, 1969, 2197, 2269, 2522, 2527, 2652, 3061 Giersdorf, Harold Wesley 1038 Gilbert, L. Wolfe 582 Gilbert, Ronnie 829 Gilbreath, Wayne 2921 Giles, Rick 1911 Gilkyson, Hamilton “Terry” 441 Gill, Vince 2941 Gilles, Jean Vallard 2710 Gillespie, Haven 2194 Gillespie, Jerry 522, 851, 908, 1103, 2333, 2421 Gilley, Mickey 271, 285, 374, 565, 704, 890, 1143, 1633, 2073, 2136, 2213, 2332, 2457, 2561, 2572, 2621, 2748, 2786, 3047, 3133, 3213 Gilliland, Henry 93, 529, 2147, 2243, 2799 Gilmore, Douglas 2301, 2910 The Girl Can’t Help It 150 “The Girl from Tobacco Row” 2125, 2406 Girls of the Golden West 2207 “Git Along Little Dogies” 2840 Givens, Van 559, 2456 Glaser, James W. see Glaser, Jim Glaser, Jim 2371, 2913, 3180 Glaser, Tompall 2134, 2494 Glaser Brothers 648, 1486, 1701 Glassmeyer, Steven 1688 Glenn, Artie 444 Glenn, Darrell 444 Glickman, Fred 1836 Glosson, Lonnie 3023 Glover, Henry 253 Gluck, Alma 2996 Gmeiner, Tom 894 “The Godfather II” 898 Goell, Kermit 1902 Goff, Duke 2234 “The Gold Guitar” 4, 46 Golden, Billy 2799 Golden, Cal 2958 Golden, Jeff 2364 Golden, William M. 2990 “Goldmine in the Sky” 2656 Goldsboro, Bobby 971, 2864, 3053 Gollahon, Gladys 2057 Goodman, Don 517, 670, 2196, 3112 Goodman, Herald 2948 Goodman, Steve 375, 3152 Goodrum, Charles “Randy” 1956 Goodrum, Randy 288, 1554, 2911, 3151 Gordon, Paul Howard 269 Gordon, Robert 1414, 2847 Gordy, Berry 1635 Gordy, Gwendolyn 1635 Gore, Albert 508 Goree, Albert 605 Gorrell, Stuart 759 Gosdin, Steve 1336 Gosdin, Vern 278, 511, 1033, 1336, 1371, 2283 Gould, William F. 207a Goullaud, Louis 1618 Gow, Neil 1542 Graham, Charles 2096, 2314 Grammer, Billy 500, 829

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Index “Grand Ole Opry” 839, 2835 Grant, Gogi 2875 Grant, Marshall 1645 Grant, Tom 461 Grashey, Don 86 Graves, Buck 2345 Graves, Burkett 394, 682 Graves, Pete 299 Gray, Billy 795, 2843, 3103 Gray, Claude 657, 1265, 1854, 1880, 1920 Gray, Dobie 825, 1704, 2657, 2881 Gray, Mark 380, 1380, 2274, 2498, 2552 Gray, William B. 2328 Grayson, G.B. 858, 1547, 1608 Grayson, Jack 685 Grayson & Whitter 1608 Grayson Country Boys 2117 Grean, Charles 741, 913 “The Great Caruso” 2064 Green, Bill 1957 Green, Bud 1296 Green, Charles 616 “The Green Berets” 135 Greene, Earl 775, 2374 Greene, Jack 40, 1180, 2464, 2642, 2830, 2922, 3119 Greene, John W. 775 Greenebaum, John 579, 894 Greenway, Roger 1410, 2266 Greenwood, Lee 517, 568, 784, 791, 902, 1064, 1369, 1824, 2196, 2420, 2733 Gregory, Bobby 986, 2511, 3005 Gregory, Chuck 3199 Greisham, Audrey 2646 Gribbs, Curley 2649 Griff, Ray 106, 321, 1383, 1825, 3014 Grifﬁn, Rex 176, 1481, 1529, 1865, 3068 Grifﬁth, Nanci 788, 1670 Grimes, John 716 Grimley, Tex 1343 Grimsley, E.M. 1343 Grimsley, Willie Clifton 1343 Grisham, Audrey 1403 Griswold, Earl 741 Grosz, Will 48 Grubb, Clyde 1148 Gruska, Jay 269 Guitar, Bonnie 466, 764 Guiteau, Charles 352 Gully Jumpers 1615 Gundry, Bob 1243 Gunter, Sidney “Hardrock” 200 Guthrie, Arlo 375 Guthrie, Jack 1973 Guthrie, Woody 1973, 2090, 2698 Gwyn, Jack 1038 Habersohn, Ada 3041 Haddock, Durwood 2645 Hadyn Quartet 831 Hager, Charley 1768 Hagers 2355 Haggard, Kelli 1399 Haggard, Merle 45, 52, 82, 143, 181, 270, 276, 331, 356, 453, 631, 643, 676, 731, 792, 833, 1017, 1026, 1034, 1092, 1134, 1152, 1156, 1159, 1161, 1189, 1235, 1237, 1290, 1297, 1356, 1399, 1402, 1413, 1449, 1503, 1550, 1553, 1567, 1640, 1687, 1736,

1784, 1835, 1857, 1858, 1900, 1972, 1993, 2069, 2104, 2151, 2158, 2168, 2171, 2215, 2248, 2343, 2348, 2355, 2359, 2360, 2408, 2423, 2424, 2469, 2540, 2629, 2683, 2804, 2810, 2870, 2909, 2915, 3002, 3069, 3083, 3105, 3156 Hail, Ewan 1536 Halcomb, Robert 1531 Haldeman, Oakley 293, 1181 Hale, Travis 306 Haley, Bill 1788 Hall, Ewan 426, 2495 Hall, George 2207 Hall, Hillman 2077 Hall, J. Graydon 1814, 2623 Hall, John 3123 Hall, M. Fred 626 Hall, Monte 2953 Hall, Raymond 1820, 1929, 2444, 2547, 3108 Hall, Roy 553 Hall, Tex 3088 Hall, Tom T. 130, 416, 665, 722, 757, 877, 918, 922, 968, 1046, 1117, 1119, 1325, 1682, 1746, 1757, 1982, 2113, 2164, 2247, 2398, 2436, 2615, 2622, 2640, 2865, 2891, 2924, 3045, 3094, 3113, 3173 Hall, Wendell 1381 Hall, William C. 1681 Halley, Bob 2299 Hamblen, Stuart 1195, 1385, 1847, 1876, 2179, 2596, 2701 Hamilton, George, IV 1, 223, 239, 278, 321, 362, 2219, 2318, 2667, 2782, 2855 Hamlet, Norman 2469 Hammer, Jack 837 Hammerstein, Oscar, II 1365, 2222 Hammond, Albert 2728 Hampton, Carl 1228, 2759 Hampton, Paul 2269 Hanby, Benjamin Rusell 469 Handley, John J. 2380 “Hands Across the Border” 401 Haney, Charles 2735 Hankey, Arabella Catherine 1122 Hanner, Dave 157, 1655 Hansard, Kirk 3036 Harbach, Otto 1365, 2222 Hard Country 2594 “Hardcore” 2124 Harden, Bobby 2726, 2738 Harden Trio 2726 Hardin, Tim 1224 Harding, Chuck 978 Hare, Ernest 582 Hargrove, Linda 1482, 2394 Harju, Gary 425 Harlan, Byron G. 1341 Harlan, Byron 20, 1986 Harms, Dallas 2072, 2748 “Harper Valley PTA” 877 Harpo, Slim 2152 Harrell, Kelly 105, 283, 352, 856, 2226 Harrington, Shawna 1380 Harris, Charles K. 915, 1772, 2651 Harris, Don 1316 Harris, Donna 45 Harris, Emmylou 170, 227, 266, 1152, 1155, 1216, 1220, 1321, 1350, 1546, 1663, 2261, 2522,

2611, 2717, 2729, 2730, 2739, 2746, 2816, 2873, 2876 Harris, Harry 949 Harris, Phil 2630 Harris, Sam 1615 Harris, Stewart 1633, 2221 Harris, Ted 446, 857, 867 Harrison, Betty E. 988 Harrison, Danny 710 Harrison, Gary 1719 Harrison, James 1122 Harrison, Paul 2923, 3020 Hart, Bobby 388 Hart, Charles 1584 Hart, Dick 2376 Hart, Freddie 212, 612, 685, 827, 859, 1266, 1506, 1654, 1860, 2513, 2775 Hart, Sam C. 2948 Hartford, Chapin 1760 Hartford, Frank 1344 Hartford, John 756 Harton, Hal 1266 Harvey, Alex 107, 495, 911 Harvey, Carey D. 580, 1437 Harvey, Roy 709 Haselden, Tony 1382 Haskell, Reverend Jefferson 1960 Hatch, Randy 3193 Hatch, Tony 1873 Hathcock, Johnny 2844, 2893 Hausey, Howard 980, 2004 Hawes, Bess 2338 Hawkins, Boyce 782 Hawkins, Debi 1729 Hawkins, Hawkshaw 1123, 1638, 2067, 2387, 2407, 2511 Hawthorne, Alice 1590, 2996 Haydn Quartet 1809, 2505, 2962 Hayes, Bill 129 Hayes, Billy 225 Hayes, J.H. “Red” 2259 Hayes, Jerry 2211, 3011 Hayes, Kendall 2847 Hayes, Red 2259 Haynes, Henry B. 2585 Haynes, Walter 618, 771, 1419, 2302 Haynes, Warren 2817 Hays, Jack 991 Hays, Janice 992 Hays, Lee 829 Hays, Will S. 1279, 1451, 1612, 1809, 2884 Hayward, Charlie 502 Haywire Orchestra 1979 Hazzard, Tony 722 Head, Wayne Carson 2415 Heagney, Billy 2206 Heap, Jimmie 2178, 2971, 3038 Heard, Dick 1504 Hearne, Bill 1533 Hearne, Bonnie 1533 Heart of the Rio Grande 370, 492 Heartbeats 685, 2513 Heartbreak Hotel 898 “Heartbreak Ridge” 2269 Heath, Boyd 2390 Heath, Hy 1836, 2558 Heather, Marion 2089 Hecht, Don 2850 Hee Haw Band 909 Heel, Joanne 2033 Heeney, Michael P. 2478 Helf, J. Fred 1341, 1585 Helierman, Fred 829 Hellard, Ron 976, 1158, 1323 Hellard, Ronald see Hellard, Ron

Hellerman, Fred 1312 “Hello, Frisco, Hello” 2148 Helms, Bobby 726, 1885, 1914 Helms, Don 2418, 2525 Henderson, Joe 2396 Henderson, Ray 1296 Hendricks, Belford 1409 Henley, Cherokee Jack 547 Henley, Don 1717 Henley, Fred 3203 Henley, Larry 933, 1374, 1625, 2719, 3046, 3071 Henley, Mark 803 Henning, Paul 133, 2087 Henry, Don 2992 Herbert, Arthur 287 Herbstritt, Larry 425, 1105 “Here Comes the Band” 2207 Heritier, Claude 1250 Herndon, Mark 1326 Herscher, Lou 675, 1303, 1991, 2955, 3178 Hershey, June 492 Herzig, Billy 2193 Hewitt, Dolph 1183 Hewitt, Eliza Edmunds Stites 3042 “Hi Beautiful” 561 “Hi Neighbor” 2078, 2499 Hiatt, John 2872 Hicks, James Dean 1390, 2695 Hicks, Johnny 1038 Higgins, Sharon 3059 “High Noon” 945 Highland Quartet 1903 Highway 101 438, 523, 2434, 3016 Highwaymen 498 Higley, Dr. Brewster M. 966 Hill, Al 1560 Hill, Billy 318, 633, 882, 1532, 2001, 2120 Hill, Byron 705, 2093 Hill, Eddie 2501 Hill, Goldie 86, 1116, 1345, 1652 Hill, Steve 1154 Hill, Tiny 990, 1280, 2370 Hill, Tommy 767, 768, 2388, 2574 Hill, William 2677 Hillbillies 2242 Hilliard, Bob 76, 271, 2116 Hillman, Chris 1154 Hine, Stuart K. 1007 Hinson, Jimbeau 1330 Hirsch, Walter 2609 Hitchcock, Stan 974 “Hittin’ the Trail” 217 Hobbs, Bud 322 Hobbs, Cliff 677, 725 Hobbs, Pam 1160 Hobson, Joe 1556 Hodges, Jimmie 2425 Hoeﬂe, Carl 2078 Hoffman, Don 2234 Hoffman, Rev. Elisha 1540 Hoffmaster, Carmichael, 599 Hofheinz, Dene 2267 Hogin, Samuel 2751 Holiday, Jimmy 26 Holiday Rhythm 1979 Hollier, Jill 1306 Holloway, Dean 181, 792 Holly, Buddy 2153, 2786 Holly, Doyle 2139 “Hollywood Canteen” 539, 2796 Holmes, D.S. 852 Holyﬁeld, Wayland 408, 1253, 1258, 1272, 1908, 1945, 2136,

313 2177, 2307, 2410, 2516, 2572, 2721, 3163, 3185, 3193 “Home in Oklahoma” 639 Home in San Antone 965, 1981 “Home in Wyoming” 2806 Homer, Louise 2996 Homer & Jethro 144, 409a, 512, 1013, 1434, 2585 Honeysuckle Rose 429, 1727, 2014 “Honky Tonk Man” 980 Hoosier Hot Shots 2370, 2425 Hope, Dorothy Jo 455 Hopkins, Al 609, 2242 Horner, Sidney H. 2815 Hornsby, Bruce 2832 Hornsby, John 2832 Horton, Johnny 22, 145, 980, 1292, 1464, 1953, 2004, 2367, 2952 Horton, Vaughn 6, 246, 583, 950, 1452, 1537, 1807, 2504, 2570, 2720, 2783 Hotel Taft Orchestra 2207 Houchens, William B. 1542 House, Bob 408 House, Gerry 1616 House, Jerry 1088, 1776 House, Jewel 1884 Houser, Hazel 1842, 2839 Houston, David 45, 49, 107, 811, 878, 1660, 1722, 1855, 2395, 2987, 3052, 3058, 3149 Houston, Don 2605 Howard, Chuck 395, 869, 1297, 1619 Howard, Eddy 2148 Howard, Fred 2490, 2959 Howard, Harlan 2, 72, 216, 307, 317, 364, 649, 651, 707, 896, 899, 1021, 1053, 1060, 1066, 1078, 1198, 1432, 1506, 1582, 1794, 1813, 1931, 1962, 2091, 2245, 2275, 2298, 2318, 2323, 2416, 2434, 2494, 2508, 2752, 2822, 3029, 3128, 3207 Howard, Jan 649, 712, 1021, 1137, 1226, 1266, 1883, 2257 Howard, Lynn 2850 Howard, Paul 3054 Hoy, Rafe Van 1327, 1572 Hoyer, Mike 1651 Hubbard, Jerry Reed 66, 848, 2798 Hubbard, Ray Wiley 2831 Hudson, Larry G. 1487 Hudson, Lathan 1913 Huffman, Michael 2715 Hughes, Billy 2590, 2673 Hughes, Marvin 786, 1922 Hughes, Michael Dennis 1153 Huguely, Jay 3000 Hull, Russ 1250, 2646 Hunley, Con 439, 2259, 3214 Hunter, Harry 2062 Hunter, Ivory Joe 632, 2356 Hunters 135 Hupp, Debbie 87, 533, 3130 Hurt, Jim 1109, 1675 Husky, Ferlin 417, 480, 655, 716, 1783, 2033, 2858, 3050 Huston, David 1855 Huston, Rex 660 “I Walk the Line” 1164 Iﬁeld, Frank 1938 Iglesias, Julio 2728 Imes, Mildred 3203 Imus, Fred 1073

“In Old Santa Fe” 1731 “Incendiary Blonde” 2149 Ingle, Red 369 Ingram, Luther 1228 Inman, Autry 1054, 1802 Irby, Jerry 595 Irene Spain Family 1540 Irving, Lonnie 2099 Irving, Maud 3040 Irwin, Mark 930 Isaacs, P.B. 3089 Ives, Burl 238, 317, 740, 766, 804, 1407, 1596, 1638, 3038 Jackson, Alan 930, 1209 Jackson, Carl 2323 Jackson, Charlie 2246 Jackson, Chuck 76, 973 Jackson, Papa Charlie see Jackson, Charlie Jackson, Raymond 1228, 2759 Jackson, Rudolph 903 Jackson, Stonewall 202, 207a, 530, 1176, 1552, 1581, 1969, 2456, 2463, 2866, 3079 Jackson, Tommy 1642, 2846 Jackson, Wade 530 Jackson, Wanda 2353 Jacobs, Al 1019 Jacobs, Walter 2373 Jaffee, Moe 1322 “Jailhouse Rock” 1442 James, Atlanta 1338 James, Billy 1329 James, Dick 2346 James, Mark 1818, 2518, 3159 James, Sonny 1, 121, 167, 262, 282, 330, 548, 632, 636, 906, 927, 1081, 1126, 1267, 1274, 1359, 1360, 1375, 1409, 1418, 1595, 1873, 1904, 2049, 2128, 2214, 2236, 2544, 2624, 2634, 2787, 2964, 3073, 3166, 3178, 3202, 3205 James, Tom 1263, 2006 Jans, Tom 1704, 2060 Jarrard, John 1632, 2672, 2928, 3209 Jarrell, Phillip 2758 Jarrett, Ted 1683 Jarvis, John 2389 Jay, Penny 549, 3036 Jay & the Americans 388 “The Jazz Singer” 234 Jenkins, Rev. Andrew 169, 196, 484, 597, 785 Jenkins, Floyd 683, 1278, 1708, 2100, 2130, 2579, 3017 Jenkins, Gordon 2016 Jenkins, Larry 2414 Jenkins Family 367, 1215 Jennings, Bob 1891 Jennings, Dick 1614 Jennings, Waylon 56, 61, 89, 255, 325, 327, 343, 364, 395, 475, 498, 591, 806, 809, 948, 979, 1024, 1031, 1089, 1240, 1293, 1393, 1422, 1489, 1491, 1544, 1649, 1676, 1701, 1711, 1712, 1738, 1864, 1983, 2044, 2154, 2221, 2336, 2484, 2518, 2641, 2702, 2823, 2881, 3045, 3064, 3090, 3118, 3120, 3207 Jennings, Will 670 Jericho, Jerry 2676, 3023 Jerome, Maurice K. 1869 Jesters 1322 Jim & Jesse 507, 797

Index Jimmy Wakely Trio 370 Jo, Sami 2576 Joel, Billy 2295 Johnnie & Jack 98, 1044, 1170, 1966, 2112, 2484, 2907, 3068 Johns, Sammy 61, 396, 497 Johnson, Bill D. 3079 Johnson, Charles 510, 1357 Johnson, Cliff 2461, 2997 Johnson, Earl 1948 Johnson, Harry 808 Johnson, Howard 1588 Johnson, Hoyt 3197 Johnson, J. Rosamond 189 Johnson, Jack D. 506 Johnson, James Weldon 189 Johnson, Jay 225 Johnson, Michael 779, 1819 Johnson, Sky 3079 Joiner, James 655 Jones, Billy 582 Jones, Bucky 524, 1158, 1347, 2048, 2861, 3171 Jones, David Lynn 1623 Jones, Eddie 1142 Jones, George 198, 472, 572, 574, 657, 796, 816, 830, 886, 925, 1026, 1174, 1196, 1229, 1230, 1283, 1292, 1325, 1489, 1581, 1671, 1707, 1902, 1930, 2021, 2028, 2095, 2142, 2145, 2250, 2272, 2312, 2327, 2329, 2394, 2451, 2478, 2545, 2581, 2684, 2818, 2849, 2880, 2883, 2898, 2961, 3001, 3012, 3018, 3047, 3083, 3105, 3128, 3196, 3214 Jones, Grandpa 240, 619, 1415, 1977, 1995, 2767, 2819 Jones, Louis “Grandpa” see Jones, Grandpa Jones, Louis Marshall see Jones, Grandpa Jones, Louis see Jones, Grandpa Jones, Marshall Louis “Grandpa” see Jones, Grandpa Jones, Otho 668 Jones, Paul H. 1199 Jones, Ralph 2108 Jones, Richard M. 2776 Jones, Robert John 2602 Jones, Rupert 2097 Jones, Shirley 644 Jones, Stan 766 Jones, Tom 468, 500, 1405, 1523, 2266, 2760 Jones, Whitey 1613 Jordan, Archie 587, 870, 1392, 1573, 2255, 2904 Jordan, Cindy 1472 Joy, Homer 2493 Joyce, Brenda 565 Joyner, Carole 3166 Judd, Naomi 348 Judds 348, 440, 531, 772, 774, 834, 881, 1115, 1562, 1677, 1732, 1755, 2201, 2800, 3029, 3167 Justis, Bill 2163 Kaeuffer, Eugene 2510 Kahanek, Elroy 2790 Kahn, Gus 1849, 2858 Kaipo, Joe 2792 Kalb, Carlene 1799 Kalb, Cyrus W., Jr. 1799 Kane, Kieran 95, 326, 571 Kanter, Hillary 1703 Karl & Harty 1310, 1502, 2127 Karliski, Steve 712, 1810, 3101

Karp, Craig 1225, 2274, 2671 Kassel, Art 975 Kay, Dolly 3210 Kay, Holden 2679 Kaye, Helen 1790 Kaye, Sandra 2033 Kaz, Eric 1052 Kazee, Buell 309 Kearns, Bill 1175 Keating, Lloyd 1682 Keefer, Arrett 527 Keen, Jule 2199 Keeshan, Chuck 1935 Keith, Larry 1109 Keith, Vivian 162 Kellum, Murry 1246 Kelly, Casey 79 Kelly, Daniel E. 966 Kelly, Karen 1560 Kelly, Leon 991, 992 Kemp, Wayne 325, 470, 684, 1270, 1338, 1346, 1671, 1916, 2036 Kendall, Jeannie 2521 Kendalls 222, 908, 1384, 1842, 2103, 2521, 2602 Kendis, James 1114 Kennedy, Gene 1891 Kennedy, Jerry 2732 Kennedy, Jimmy 2443 Kennedy, Mary Ann 517, 1285, 2196 Kenner, Bill 2073 Kennerley, Paul 266, 440, 774, 881, 951, 1350, 1562, 2114, 2854, 3167 Kenney, Jack 1545 Kenny, Charles 1541, 1682, 2656 Kenny, Nick 1541, 1682, 2656 “Kenny Rogers as the Gambler” 744 Kent, Arthur 635, 2544 Kent, George 918 Kentucky Headhunters 1969 Kerrigan, James J. 2173 Kerrigan, Thomas 2117 Kershaw, Doug 316, 509, 1444, 1667, 2404 Kershaw, Rusty 316, 509 Kesler, Stan 1082 Kidder, Mrs. M.A. 506 Kilgore, Merle 1464, 1487, 1821, 1996, 2195, 3057 Killen, Buddy 1131, 1661 “Killers Three” 1736 Kimball, Jennifer 261, 1178 Kincaid, Bradley 852, 1279, 1357, 2094, 2519 Kindt, William 2835 King, Ben. E. 2457 King, Claude 22, 1535, 2248, 3057 King, Donny 1155, 1288, 2484 King, Hugh 1702 King, Norman 1468 King, Pee Wee 197, 257, 349, 1260, 2387, 2509, 2592 King, Ray 2781 King, Robert 399, 1597 King, Sherri 45 King, Stoddard 2659 King, Tony 1427 King, Wayne 2609, 2858 King of Dodge City 2665 “King of the Cowboys” 753, 1298, 2173, 2677 Kingsley, Robie 283 Kingston, Larry 2103, 2600

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Index Kingston Trio 2182, 2338, 2741 Kirby, Dave 1180, 1370, 1763, 2348, 2641, 2915 Kirk, Eddie 322, 787, 2405 Kirk, Reece 2058 Kirkpatrick, William J. 1656 Kitson, Ron 868 Kitty Wells & Red Foley 3115 Klein, Paul 2607 Klein, Saul 675, 1303 Klenner, John 590 Knauff, George P. 2840 Knight, Baker 565, 1307 “Knightriders” 2691 Knipe, Fred O. 1591 Knipp, Lowell 2849 Kniss, Richard L. 2512 Knobloch, Fred 117 Knopﬂer, Mark 404, 2114 Koenig, Martha 329 Kohlman, Churchill 436 Kolber, Larry 3101 Koller, Fred 788 Kosloff, Ira 1173 Kosser, Mike 1384 Kostas 2723 Krekel, Timothy 2805 Kretzmer, Herbert 3102 Kristofferson, Kris 464, 498, 713, 733, 924, 948, 1210, 1701, 1704, 1756, 1947, 2020, 2023, 2110, 2354, 2488, 2507, 2834, 3028, 3177 Kucharski, Robert James 2019 Kurhajetz, John 803 Kusik, Larry 2964 Kyser, Kay 1457 La Beef, Sleepy 205 LaBounty, Bill 1085, 1720, 2892 La Farge, Peter 132 Laine, Frankie 1753, 1836, 3138 Lair, John 709, 2550 Laird, Elmer 2112 Lambert, Dennis 410, 556 Lamkin, Marjorie 3215 Lampert, Diane 277 Lane, Boyd 709 Lane, Cristy 936, 1103, 2023 Lane, Red 470, 471, 1134, 1786, 1913, 2146, 2719, 3071 Laney, W.J. 3161 Langdon, Chris 3073 Lange, Johnny 232, 1836, 2082 Lapointe, Perry 2847 Larkin, Bob 2260 Larkin, Fiddlin’ Bob 2260 Larkin, Mary 2703 “Las Vegas Hillbillys” 168 La Salle, Denise 1749 Last, Hans 2964 “The Last Picture Show” 271, 385, 653, 776, 939, 1039, 1443, 1497, 1700, 1884, 1967, 2064, 2173, 2387, 3038 Latham, Dwight 1322 Lavizzo, Thelma 2776 Lawrence, Steve 407, 3194 Lawrence, Tracey 21 Lawson, Herbert Happy 80 Lay, Rodney 3129 Layman, Zora 2288 Lazar, David 829 Leach, Claude 795 Leake County Revelers 821, 2890 Lebowsky, Stan 2875 Lebsock, Jack 212, 685, 2513

Ledbetter, Huddie “Leadbelly” 407, 820 Lee, Albert 409 Lee, Brenda 182, 277, 706, 1463, 1947, 2752, 3159, 3182 Lee, Dickey 98, 575, 644, 1253, 1347, 1424, 1568, 1909, 1925, 2203, 2452, 3195 Lee, Jerry 549 Lee, Jimmy 293 Lee, Johnny 174, 938, 1033, 1650, 2029, 2093, 3098, 3129 Lee, Larry 721 Lee, Wilma 91, 187, 355, 394, 605, 1373, 1551, 1778, 3044 Leftwitch, Brad 2740 Lehner, Fred 962 Lehr, Zella 2812 Leiber, Jerry 994, 1440, 1442, 2182, 2231, 2457 Leigh, Richard 389, 545, 1262, 1583, 2136, 2628 Lemaire, Alfred “Sonny” see LeMaire, Sonny LeMaire, Sonny 431, 777, 860, 1037, 1049, 1072, 1394, 1484, 2319 Lennon, John 1074 Leo, Josh 115, 963 Leslie, Edgar 65 Lester, Chester 2305 Lewey, Fred 3083 Lewis, Al 371 Lewis, Barbara 112 Lewis, Bobby 920, 1010 Lewis, Dorothy 2704 Lewis, Hugh X. 202 Lewis, Jerry Lee 74, 351, 385, 837, 1332, 1773, 2020, 2026, 2261, 2301, 2308, 2643, 2685, 2692, 2732, 2765, 2842, 2934, 2973, 3009, 3014, 3078, 3162 Lewis, Joe “Cannonball” 159 Lewis, Linda Gail 549 Lewis, Margaret 1970, 2169, 2644 Lewis, Sam 1358 Lewis, Samuel 2793 Lewis, Ted 882, 2610 Lewis, Texas Jim 2750 Lightcrust Doughboys 156 Lightfoot, Gordon 2008, 2185 Lilley, Joseph J. 1457 Linde, Dennis 1305, 1348, 2852 Lindsay, Ted 2751 Lindsey, David 2818 Lindsey, Lawanda 921 Lipham, Curley 1199 Lipscomb, Dickey Lee 2312 Lister, Big Bill 2663 Little Joe the Wrangler 426, 1606, 2495 “Living Proof ” 314, 388, 983, 1443, 2459 Livingston, Jerry 7, 1892 Lloyd, Harry 1105 Lloyd, Keith 173 Locke, Marshall P. 189 Locklin, Hank 698, 754, 1556, 2281, 3203 Loesser, Frank 879, 1457 Logan, Bud 1325 Logan, Frederick Knight 1800 Loggins, Dave 568, 645, 664, 719, 897, 1277, 1694, 1728, 1826, 1946, 2037, 2209, 2296, 2901, 2938, 3147 Loggins, Kenny 463 Loggins & Messina 463, 1969

Lohman, Frederich Martin 2669 Lomax, Alan 2741 Lomax, John 820, 2741 London, Laurie 936 Lone Pine, Hal 1407 “The Lone Prairie” 601 Lone Star Cowboys 491 Lone Star Playboys 2900 Lonestar Cowboys 2750 Long, Frances 2214 Long, Jimmy 822, 1878, 2614 Long, Shorty 2532 Longbrake, Arthur 2121 Lonzo & Oscar 1322, 2664 Lopez, Gilbert 872 Lopez, Vincent 234 Lorber, Sam 2785 Loring, Gloria 269 Lorrie, Myrna 86 Lost Planet Airmen 989 Loudermilk, John D. 1, 64, 239, 278, 1167, 1917, 2219, 2237, 2560, 2639, 2736, 2866 Louis, Jimmy 280 Louisiana 3118 Louvin, Charlie 19, 90, 338, 659, 732, 1063, 1157, 1216, 1377, 1693, 2123, 2429, 2687, 2738, 2943 Louvin, Ira 19, 90, 338, 659, 732, 1157, 1216, 1377, 1693, 2943 Louvin Brothers 19, 338, 732, 988, 1054, 1216, 1520, 1693, 1837, 1842, 2499, 2548, 2943 “Love Me Tender” 1686 Loveless, Patty 345, 1229, 2723, 3047 Lovell, Estelle 3030 Lover, Samuel 769 Lovett, Lyle 2458 Lovin’ Spoonful 1898 “Loving You” 1559 Lowe, Bernie 1559 Lowe, Johnny 2376 Lowery, Donny 1984, 3022 Lowery, Reverend Robert 2292, 2986 Lowes 1025 Luban, Francis 753 Lucas, Ann 1654 Luke the Drifter 151, 1492, 1768, 2159 Luke the Drifter,Jr. 151 Lulu Belle 1597 Lulu Belle & Scotty 505, 785, 2180, 2803, 2946 Lulubelle & Scotty 1831 Luman, Bob 392, 980, 1574, 1636, 2259, 2293 Lunn, Robert 2564 Lunsford, Bascom L. 1831 Lunsford, Mike 1375 Luther, Frank 141 Lyle, Graham 1458, 1755, 2467, 2486 Lyles, A. 2825 Lyn, Shirley 1143, 1802 Lynn, Barbara 3164 Lynn, Judy 710 Lynn, Loretta 11, 97, 160, 227, 382, 483, 536, 670, 688, 868, 929, 967, 1042, 1111, 1153, 1165, 1289, 1539, 1669, 1681, 2040, 2061, 2098, 2162, 2325, 2417, 2500, 2530, 2678, 2731, 2777, 2829, 2920, 2965, 3015, 3049, 3059, 3111, 3175, 3184, 3206, 3211

Lynne, Shelby 2823 Lyon, Del 2038 Lyons, Joe 2948 Mac & Bob 1256, 1341 Macdonald, Ballard 399, 2768 MacDonald, Skeets 551 Macevoy, Fred 2809 MacGregor, Mary 2758 Mackintosh & T.J. 121, 430, 2466 “Macintosh & T.J.” 255 Mack, Bill 593 Mack, Geoff 1425 Mack, Ronnie 2912 Mack, Warner 280, 1375, 2371, 2372, 2563 Macon, Dave see Macon, Uncle Dave Macon, Uncle Dave 29, 296, 359, 1268, 1992, 2011, 2292 Macpherson, Harry 2207 MacRae, Johnny 533, 1153, 1208, 1624, 3143 Madden, Edward 2351 Maddox, Rose 46, 398, 1654, 1933, 2358, 2535, 3042 Maddox Brothers 751, 1933, 3042 Maddux, Murphy “Pee Wee,” Jr. see Maddux, Pee Wee Maddux, Pee Wee 2271, 3072 Maggard, Cledus 3000 Magness, Tommy 206 Maguire, Pat 910 Maher, Brent 772, 1115, 1554, 1562, 2201, 2800, 3029 Mahr, Beverly 703 Mainer, J.E. 2706, 2885 Mainer, Wade 1594, 2452, 2926 Malette, Wanda 1477, 1650 Malie, Tommie 949 Malloy, David 594, 800, 1107, 1120, 1695, 2119, 2167, 2426, 2475, 2517, 3127 Malnegra, Richard 932 Malone, M.H. 1684, 1766 Mandell, Steve 672 Mandrell, Barbara 428, 870, 1053, 1174, 1228, 1364, 1749, 1777, 2034, 2043, 2381, 2722, 2733, 3096 Manglaracina, Cayet 920 Manker, Sidney 2163 Mann, Barry 931 Mann, Kal 1559 Mann, Lois 1281, 1466, 1469, 2349, 2532 Mann, Lorene 543, 1549, 1891 Manners, Zeke 553, 1030, 2370 Maphis, Joe 511 Maphis, Rose Lee 511 Marcum, Roy 534 Mareno, Ricci 851, 1089 Maresca, Ernie 2859 Markes, Larry 47 Marks, Edward 1829 Marks, Gerald 33 Marks, Johnny 2233 Marley, Sam 360 Marsh, Doyle 475 “Marshal of Gunsmoke” 763 Marshall, Jim 502 Marshall, Timothy 758 Marshall Tucker Band 327 Marsten, V.E. 1605 Martell, Linda 162 Martin, Bobbi 1969 Martin, Civilla Durfee 954

315 Martin, Glenn 1237, 1314, 1370, 1413 Martin, Grady 1233, 2396, 2720, 3038 Martin, J.D. 544, 645, 1277, 1694 Martin, Jimmy 3036, 3134 Martin, Joey 1423 Martin, Murray 2946 Martin, Naomi 1573, 1856 Martin, Tony 119 Martin, Troy 119, 1143 Martindale, Wink 490 Martine, Layng, Jr. 2228, 2868 Martino, Al 1126, 1152 Marvin, Johnny 818, 1592 Mason, Barry 2266 Mason, Dr. Lowell 1903 Mason, John B. 1994 Mason, Paul 2677 Mason, Sandy 2942 Massey, Curt 252, 975, 2087 Massey, Curtis see Massey Curt Massey, Guy 2128 Massey, Louise 252, 975, 1838, 2950 Massey, Wayne 2266 Masters, Johnnie 2966 Masters Family 781 Mathews, Vince 2008 Matson, Vera 1686 Mattea, Kathy 301, 389, 620, 788, 1670, 2992 Matthews, Vince 1676 Maxedon, Smiley 3174 “Maximum Overdrive” 1513 Maybelle, Big 3009 Mayhew, Aubrey 2762 Maynard, Francis Henry 426, 2495 Maynard, Ken 1630 Mayo, Danny 1219 McAdory, Pat 2127 McAfee, Carlos B. 1461, 2256 McAlpin, Vernice Johnson 2734 McAlpin, Vic 44, 71, 78, 786, 1441, 2734, 2918, 2922, 3121 McAnally, Mac 1984, 2813 McAulife, Harry C. 2511 McAuliffe, Leon 1787, 2070, 2472 McBride, Dickie 1387 McBride, Jim 174, 279, 2221 McBride, Laura Lee 1030 McBroom, Amanda 2218 McCall, C.W. 400, 1989 McCall, Darrell 627, 2100 McCann, Peter 1942, 2334 McCarn, David 406 McCarthy, Dan 2117 McCartney, Paul 1074 McCarty, E.C. “Mac” 2122 McClain, Charly 461, 1727, 2073, 2143, 2282, 2516, 3011 McClintock, Harry “Mac” 819, 1979, 2173 McClinton, Delbert 2816 McCord, Pete 3072 McCord, William 1145 McCormack, John 1903 McCormick, Randy 2167, 2517 McCown, Ronald E. 2912, 2482 McCoy, Charlie 910, 1144, 1152, 1332, 2053, 2353 McCoy, Neal 2623 McCoy, Van Allen 112 McCrae, Gwen 3159 McCrossan, Donald 2012 McDaniel, Mel 118, 1668, 2842 McDill, Bob 56, 118, 190, 339,

535, 575, 647, 810, 1146, 1214, 1258, 1272, 1347, 1388, 1424, 1668, 1843, 1945, 2157, 2177, 2265, 2307, 2397, 2439, 2748, 2801, 2876, 2923, 3020, 3025, 3153, 3157 McDonald, Skeets 1561 McDonald Quartet 781 McDowell, Ronnie 1414, 1512, 2003, 2269, 2860, 3146, 3183 McDufﬁe, Ken 815 McEnery, Alberta 2369 McEnery, Dave 60 McEntire, Reba 323, 340, 1000, 1112, 1530, 1616, 1694, 1911, 2037, 2045, 2416, 2738, 2910, 3008, 3142, 3143, 3195 McGee, Parker 1243 McGee, Sam 2869, 2966 McGhee, Billy 2501 McGhee, John 884 McHan, Don 2098 McIntire, Lani 2038 McKee, Maria 1907 McLaughlin, Pat 1720 McLellan, Gene 2399 McManus, Pat 62, 1616, 2282, 2879, 3180 McMichen, Clayton 760, 1363, 2081, 2520 McPhatter, Clyde 1696, 1698 McPherson, Bessie 2372 McPherson, Warner 1375, 2372, 2563 McWilliams, Elsie 452, 642, 964, 1318, 1438, 1714, 1795, 1871, 1877, 1881, 1910, 1944, 2241, 2792, 3106, 3116 Mears, Johnny 50 Meaux, Huey P. 2863 Medicine Show 1747, 2139 Medium Cool 4 Medley, Bill 2464 Meeks, Cleburne C. 3082 Meeks, George 1184 Melody Masters 3038 “Melody Time” 232, 2082 Melrose, Lester 3080 Melshee, Mart 280 Melson, Joe 220, 2049 Melton, James 334 Melvin and Howard 923 Mencher, Murray 532 Mercer, Johnny 1298 Meroff, Bennie 2609 Merrill, Bob 1013, 3132 Merritt, Neal 1752 Merry Macs 1457 Merry Melody Makers 569 Messina, Jim 1589 Messner, Bud 2383 Mevis, Alan R. 705 Mevis, Blake 1918 Mexicali Rose 3200 Meyer, George 2793 Meyers, Frank J. 147, 3154 Michaels, Danny 69 “Middle Age Crazy” 1773 Middleton, Eddie 636 Midler, Bette 2218 Mike Curb Congregation 2152 Miles, C. Austin 1354 Miles, Dick 365 Miller, Bob 361, 486, 487, 590, 625, 1030, 2200, 2288, 2289, 2662, 2807, 2967 Miller, Darnell 1815 Miller, Eddie 2178, 2605, 2645

Index Miller, Francis John 468, 1749, 2947 Miller, Frankie see Miller, Francis John Miller, Frankie, Jr. 205 Miller, J.D. 439, 509, 805, 1393, 2404, 2624 Miller, Jody 98, 112, 562, 996, 1513, 1640, 2138, 2661, 2730 Miller, John A. 2150 Miller, Mark 2476 Miller, Mary 1043, 1078 Miller, Ned 167, 466, 730, 2400 Miller, Roger 103, 193, 300, 366, 462, 464, 471, 569, 637, 638, 1022, 1368, 1423, 1494, 1513, 1534, 1604, 1701, 1756, 1854, 1890, 2024, 2129, 2138, 2973, 3126, 3137 Miller, Sue 167 Millet, Lou 2624 Millett, Doug 3060 Mills, Hank 194, 771, 1614 Mills, Irving 1700 Mills, Kerry 2175 Mills Brothers 297, 1252 Milsap, Hurdist 1435 Milsap, Ronnie 54, 76, 122, 425, 474, 572, 573, 872, 883, 1004, 1200, 1203, 1294, 1311, 1349, 1366, 1392, 1563, 1573, 1665, 1725, 1785, 1861, 1945, 2046, 2105, 2110, 2133, 2255, 2304, 2344, 2350, 2392, 2396, 2480, 2489, 2670, 2750, 2904, 2914, 2983, 3025, 3060 Miracles 3213 Mississippi Sheiks 2373 Mitchell, Charles 1077, 1227, 1759, 3118 Mitchell, Danny 1246 Mitchell, Priscilla 2382, 3101 Mitchell, Samuel 2135 Mitchell, Sidney D. 2808 Mitchum, Robert 1614 Mittenthal, Joseph 360 Mize, Buddy R. 764, 2339 Mnich, Aileen 919 Moeslien, Leopold 686 Moffat, John 1000, 2478 Moffatt, Hugh 744, 1003, 1985 Moir, George 2510 Moman, Chips 943, 1712, 3090 Monroe, Bill 228, 709, 829, 1095, 1271, 1448, 1505, 1599, 1605, 1743, 1811, 1830, 2204, 2534, 2820, 2867, 2937, 3043 Monroe, Charlie 39, 578, 2174 Monroe, Vaughn 766 Monroe Brothers 39, 589, 889, 2926 Montana, Patsy 808, 1169 Montgomery, Al 1393 Montgomery, Bob 1805 Montgomery, Carl 2374 Montgomery, Charlene 1707 Montgomery, Earl 1707, 2936 Montgomery, Melba 69, 1931, 2429, 2883 Montgomery, Nancy 27 Moody, Charles C. 477 Moody, Chas E. 589 Moody, Clyde 1114, 1124, 2317 Mooney, Harold 1244 Mooney, Ralph 430 Moore, Barry 2932 Moore, Frankie 952 Moore, James C. 2991

Moore, James 2152 Moore, Juanita 1551, 2899 Moore, Marvin 720 Moore, Robin L., Jr. 135 Moral, Jorge Del 42 Moran, E.P. 1585 Moran, Jack 2379 Morgan, Al 1445 Morgan, Carey 297 Morgan, Dennis 35, 428, 1174, 1200, 1364, 1586, 1789, 1941, 2043, 2143, 2304, 2381, 2392, 3096 Morgan, George 44, 322, 437, 1362, 2108, 2213, 3199 Morgan, Lee 1512 Morgan, Lorrie 692 Morgan, Misty 2583 Morris, Bob 295, 1721 Morris, Faye 1721 Morris, Gary 109, 1277, 1543, 1728, 2027, 2274, 3046 Morris, Lamar 627 Morris, Rod 197 Morris, Wiley 2246, 2767 Morris, Zeke 2246, 2767, 2926 Morrison, Bob 87, 533, 1153, 1650, 1692, 3130, 3143, 3198 Morrison, Danny 729, 1706, 2785 Morrison, Voni 4, 1730 Morrow, Jack 2634, 3205 Morton, Ann J. 3132 Mosby, Johnny 1273, 1316 Mosby, Jonie 1273, 1316 Mountain Dew Boys 990 Mountaineers 2706, 2885 Muir, Lewis E. 2148 “Mule Train” 1836 Mullican, Aubrey “Moon” 1175, 1281, 1759 Mullican, Moon 820, 1175, 1269, 1281, 1465, 1466, 1469, 1545, 1912, 2145, 2532, 2780, 3132 Mullins, Johnny 227, 397, 2500 Mullis, Woody 467 Munday, Bill 2856 Mundy, Jim 1315 “Murder in Music City” 3091 Murphey, Michael Martin 1646, 2929 Murphy, Audie 2347 Murphy, Lambert 2222 Murphy, Michael 1742 Murphy, Ralph 855, 883 Murrah, Roger 279, 902, 944, 1390, 1583, 2065, 2447, 2448, 2695 Murray, Anne 213, 288, 310, 408, 463, 1105, 1477, 1603, 1946, 1956, 2290, 2312, 2399, 2435, 2848, 3151 Murray, Billy 337 Murray, Larry 817 Murray, Maurice 432 Murray, Ted 532 Music Makers 2260 Music Row 1525 Musical Brownies 42, 203, 329 “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys” 692 “My Pal Trigger” 42 Myers, Frank 1086, 3114 Mysels, Maurice 1173 Mysels, Sammy 2362, 2654 Nabell, Charles 1357 Nance, Jack 1414 Narmour, W.T. 333, 2809

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Index Nash, Bill 302, 713, 924 Nashville Brass 387, 698, 739, 1009, 1920, 2835 Nashville Dixielanders 20 Nashville Edition 909 Nashville Now Band 1899 “Nashville Rebel” 1076 Nashville Teens 2736 Nathan, Sidney 1281, 1466, 1469, 2538 Natural Seven 369 Natus, Joseph 576 Naylor, Jerry 565 Neese, Chuck 2177 Nelson, C. Willie 234 Nelson, Ed, Jr. 862 1339 2030, 2284, 3055 Nelson, Gene 301, 620 Nelson, Herbert 666 Nelson, Paul 301, 620 Nelson, Ricky 920, 1848, 2115 Nelson, Steve 271, 734, 862, 893, 1339, 2030, 2086, 3055 Nelson, Tracy 11 Nelson, Willie 11, 33, 67, 198, 375, 429, 498, 572, 648, 657, 717, 739, 759, 806, 892, 898, 917, 923, 924, 948, 1031, 1102, 1123, 1206, 1240, 1247, 1308, 1359, 1463, 1489, 1491, 1529, 1533, 1555, 1596, 1623, 1738, 1757, 1758, 1803, 1831, 1864, 1880, 1920, 1954, 2014, 2020, 2069, 2104, 2168, 2180, 2286, 2429, 2466, 2527, 2728, 2760, 2835, 2994, 3021, 3105, 3118, 3159, 3182 Nelstone’s Hawaiians 666, 1478 Nesbitt, Jim 2236 Ness, Clarke Van 553, 677, 725 Nettles, Bill 853 Nevada, Hattie 1576 Neville, Aaron 1078 Neville, Arthur 41 Neville, Jack 1454, 1793, 2526, 2933 Neville, Naomi 41 Newbury, Mickey 63, 738, 1009, 1188, 2254, 2301, 2527 Newman, Bob 2089 Newman, Herb 2875 Newman, Jimmy C. 43, 265, 439, 509, 655, 1132, 2272 Newton, Eddie 337 Newton, Rev. John 58 Newton, Juice 69, 269, 277, 1019, 2137, 2533, 3147 Newton, Wood 256, 1775, 2916 Newton-John, Olivia 1245, 1557 Nicholas, Hayden 175, 1510, 2979 Nicholls, Horatio 65, 1141 Nichols, George 2799 Nichols, Hayden 2851 Nichols, Roy 2469 Nicholson, Gary 2628 Nielsen, Reed 1055 Night and Day 539 “Night of the Hunter” 1540 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia 1039, 1729 “Night Time in Nevada” 2949 Night Train to Memphis 1922, 1938 “Nighttime in Nevada” 189 Nilles, Lynn 3098 “Nine to Five” 1924 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 27, 687, 963, 1148, 1458, 1644, 1808

Nix, Ed 2600 Nix, Hoyle 180 Nixon, Nick 1262, 2326, 2575 No Time for Love 492 Noack, Eddie 472, 1930, 2676 Noah, Peter 2253 Nobar, Bob 727 Noble, Michael 2916 Noble, Ray 2001 Noe, Dale 1416 Noell, Charles 3083 Nolan, Bob 101, 350, 401, 871, 2032, 2438, 2763, 2796, 2871, 2958 Norma Jean 747, 1198, 1441 Norris, Fate 2262 North, Freddie 2321 North Carolina Ramblers 320, 2999 “North to Alaska” 1953 Noto, Pat 3169 Noyles, Wilson, 3070 Null, Cecil 1081 Nunn, Earl 2390 Nunn, Gary P. 1533, 1627 “Nurse Betty” 2115 Nutter, Mayf 1909 O My Darling Clementine 683, 1708, 2390 Oak Ridge Boys 62, 113, 157, 256, 393, 442, 630, 645, 803, 1091, 1186, 1255, 1330, 1390, 1546, 1691, 1937, 2065, 2239, 2601, 2695, 2759, 2791, 3093, 3198 Oakridge Boys 645, 1724 Oakridge Quartet 823 Oakton, Sandy 1183 O’Banion, John 1070 O’Brien, Virginia 1304 O’Daniel, Wilbert Lee 156 O’Day, Molly 2365, 2772 “Ode to Billy Joe” 1963 O’Dell, Doye 225, 481 O’Dell, Kenny 166, 1625, 1732, 2777 Ogdon, Ina D. 284 O’Gwynn, James 569 Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 189, 1501 O’Hara, Jamie 326, 834, 2003, 2860 O’Kanes 326 O’Keefe, Danny 813 “Oklahoma Annie” 882 Oklahoma Raiders 2769 The Old Barn Dance 3200 The Old Chisholm Trail 1979 “The Old Chisolm Trail” 2226 “The Old Homestead” 871 Old South Quartet 778 Oldham, Spooner 1636 Olson, Estella 2688 O’Malley, D.J. 2582, 2968 “On Top of Old Smoky” 1093 O’Neal, Waldo Lafayette 585, 956, 1455, 1889, 2102 O’Neal, Walter see O’Neal, Waldo Lafayette Orbison, Roy 220, 377, 584, 2049, 2277, 2611 O’Reilly, Clint H. 2949 Organ, Jerry 1263, 2006 O’Rourke, Dennis 981 Original Texas Playboys 746 Orr, Charles 741 Ortega, Gilbert 1053, 1375 Osborne, Jimmie 488

Osborne Brothers 1659, 2019, 2205, 2208, 2229 Oslin, K.T. 520, 622, 652, 958, 1248, 2225 Osmond, Donny 1316, 1727 Osmond, Marie 1316, 1694, 1727, 1761, 2071, 2671, 3192 Osmond Brothers 80, 2333 Otis, Clyde 636, 1409 Outlaw Band 240 Outlaws 186 “Over the Hill to the Poorhouse” 2063 “Over the Santa Fe Trail” 683, 880 Overstreet, Paul 37, 494, 508, 715, 1080, 1197, 1204, 1646, 1674, 1839, 1939, 2013, 2031, 2187, 2250, 2278, 2977, 3192 Overstreet, Tommy 851, 905 Owen, Anita 2520 Owen, Freddie 952 Owen, Fuzzy 480 Owen, Jim 1669, 2568 Owen, Randy 1522, 1832, 2589 Owens, A.L. Doodle 28, 1036, 1106, 1331, 1463, 2638, 2765 Owens, Bonnie 1152, 1539, 1550, 1553 Owens, Buck 2, 4, 163, 183, 295, 443, 651, 707, 1011, 1058, 1201, 1280, 1391, 1432, 1436, 1652, 1654, 1699, 1721, 1813, 1862, 2050, 2052, 2229, 2251, 2261, 2493, 2535, 2543, 2565, 2688, 2739, 2822, 2823, 2841, 2984, 3013, 3176 Owens, Dusty 2019 Owens, Fuzzy 2249 Owens, Marie 2427 Owens, Randy 652, 656, 671, 1326 Owens, Tex 341 Ownes, Dusty 2019 Oyster, Prairie 1059 Ozen, Barbara Lynn 3164 “Pack Train” 970 Page, Patti 1210, 1809, 1817, 2592 Palas, Lisa 2672, 3209 Palmer, Bob 2953 Panhandle Punchers 2382 “Paris” 65 Paris, James 1320 Parish, Mitchell 235, 403 Parker, Andy 2082 Parker, Billy 2912 Parker, Dale 1593 Parker, Herman, Jr. 1895 Parker, Linda 1249, 2550 Parker, Little Junior 1895 Parks, Bill 116 Parris, Fred 1665 Parrish, Mitchell 1892 Parton, Dolly 25, 140, 246, 308, 383, 455, 598, 832, 900, 931, 960, 996, 1145, 1177, 1231, 1355, 1356, 1378, 1400, 1447, 1470, 1473, 1479, 1503, 1679, 1730, 1888, 1924, 1985, 2109, 2167, 2202, 2261, 2264, 2279, 2462, 2588, 2617, 2686, 2729, 2730, 2812, 2881, 3034, 3099, 3200, 3207 Parton, Floyd 2202 Parton, Randy 2209 Parton, Stella 3164 Pascoe, Richard W. 2949 Patrick, Luther 99

Patterson, Andy 207a, 953 Patterson, Red 146 Patterson’s Piedmont Log Rollers 2528 Patton, Wayland 2428 Paul, Les 1182, 1807 Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys 1796 Paulini, Joseph 2324 Paxton, Gary S. 976, 3061 Paxton, Tom 2617 Paycheck, Johnny 81, 1338, 1801, 2021, 2303, 2321, 2559 Payne, Jimmy 1856, 2913 Payne, Leon 233, 437, 755, 1124, 1662, 2545, 2567, 2681, 2684, 3125, 3214 Peacock, Samuel Morgan 1587 Pearl, Minnie 768, 1015 Peddy, A.R. “Buck” see Peddy, A.R. Peddy, A.R. 961, 982, 1340 Peltyn, Sid 2101 Penix, Will 2393 Penney, Ed 2421 Penniman, “Little” Richard 1711 Pennington, J.P. 380, 431, 777, 860, 1037, 1049, 1072, 1394, 1484, 2319, 2552, 3056 Pennington, Ray 294, 534, 836, 874, 1293, 2711, 2853, 3133 Penny, Hank 2473, 2903, 3068 Penny, Lee 1838 Perez, Tony 930 Perkins, Carl 237, 454, 1562 Perkins, W.O. 506 Perry, Betty Sue 160, 967, 2208, 3049 Persley, George W. 2523 Peters, Ben 161, 162, 476, 542, 1406, 1515, 1622, 1690, 1823, 2620, 2802, 3010, 3189 Peters, Jed 2182 Peters, Jimmy 1177 Peterson, Ron 2764 Petrunka, Myrna 86 Petty, Norman 2786 Petty, Tom 1907 Pfrimmer, Don 587, 1140, 1760, 1861, 2304, 3154, 3196 The Phantom Empire 2614 Phillips, Bill 189, 2263 Phillips, Herman 2079 Phillips, Mike 1953 Phillips, Pamela 1946 Phillips, Sam C. 1895 Photoglou, James 687 Pickard Family 2141, 2316 Piedmont Log-Rollers 146 Pierce, Conrad 122 Pierce, Webb 77, 88, 123, 311, 342, 537, 678, 961, 982, 1025, 1056, 1097, 1233, 1340, 1343, 1359, 1375, 1403, 1617, 1683, 1765, 1821, 1936, 1948, 1971, 2263, 2388, 2524, 2608, 2624, 2646, 2797, 3018, 3066, 3100, 3169 Pillow, Ray 2169 Pinetoppers 1807 Pinkard, James 384, 3204 Pinkard, Sandy 213, 1033 Pinkard & Bowden 1731 Pistilli, Gene 2747 Pitney, Gene 920 Pitts, Dr. William S. 367 Place, Mary Kay 2429 “Places in the Heart” 405, 653, 1354, 1770

317 Plainsmen 2082 Planes, Trains and Automobiles 228, 2374 “Platoon” 1972 Plowman, Linda 1332 Poacher 468 Pomus, Doc 2261 Poole, Charlie 320, 552, 852, 2999 Porky’s 385, 983, 1443, 1807, 2592 “Porky’s Revenge” 2163 Porter, Boyce 1379 Porter, Cole 539 Porter, Del 2078 Porter, Lew 1904 Porter, Royce 1961, 2930 Porter, Steve 2328 Posey, Sandy 262 Possum Hunters 510, 2700 Potter, Brian 410, 556 Potter, Curtis 726 Poulton, Curt 2896, 2948 Powell, Max 1765 Powell, Teddy 2549 Powers, Fiddlin’ 1990 Powers, Freddy 1026, 1567, 1900, 2104 Powers, Quentin 3008 Pratt, Charles E. 2135 Presley, Elvis 36, 63, 88, 531, 848, 876, 887, 898, 994, 1007, 1019, 1082, 1144, 1173, 1355, 1431, 1442, 1504, 1559, 1686, 1704, 1818, 1840, 1895, 2131, 2543, 2642, 2657, 2753, 2868, 3120, 3159 Preston, Johnny 473 Preston, Leroy 1841 Preston, Terry 2357 Prestwood, Hugh 765, 1819, 2441 Price, Chris 2611 Price, Chuck 1439 Price, Kenny 874, 2269, 2853, 3112 Price, Ray 303, 374, 429, 430, 551, 572, 648, 713, 776, 836, 895, 896, 1053, 1210, 1254, 1340, 1368, 1430, 1639, 1727, 1742, 1763, 1882, 1920, 2033, 2055, 2126, 2153, 2178, 2249, 2324, 2525, 2546, 2621, 2631, 2762, 2823, 2888, 3194 Pride, Charley 28, 59, 446, 473, 506, 526, 540, 579, 614, 650, 867, 977, 987, 1036, 1068, 1113, 1211, 1253, 1314, 1331, 1370, 1406, 1480, 1497, 1690, 1789, 1792, 1820, 1823, 1833, 1856, 1908, 1918, 2326, 2335, 2343, 2395, 2427, 2638, 2878, 2944, 2982, 3010, 3018, 3065, 3112, 3162, 3186, 3189 Prine, John 1680 Pritchett, James A. see Smith, Arthur Q. Propes Quartet 2012 Prophet, Ronnie 1955 Pruett, Jeanne 1081, 1538, 1842, 1856, 1949, 2257 Prysock, Arthur 1152 Puckett, Riley 448, 1142, 1184, 1213, 2145, 2199 Purdom, J.M. 2966 “The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper” 2336 Putman, Claude “Curly,” Jr. see Putman, Curly Putman, Curly 198, 218, 514, 524,

598, 840, 886, 1185, 1251, 1384, 1395, 1855, 2002, 2861 Quillen, Charles 122, 1200, 1861, 2928 Rabbitt, Eddie 149, 172, 269, 592, 594, 641, 800, 904, 1040, 1061, 1107, 1120, 1166, 1504, 2007, 2119, 2133, 2426, 2475, 2517, 2811, 2859, 3097, 3114, 3127, 3135 Ragsdale, John 3186 “Rain Man” 1636 “Rainbow Over Texas” 422 Rainbow Rhythm 492 Rainey, George 750 Rains, Chick 581, 890, 2029, 2416 Rainwater, Marvin 801, 1132 Rakes, Ruby 907, 1006, 1012, 1684, 1766 Rambler Trio 847 Ramblers 880 Rambling Rogue 2579 Ramos, Silvano 42 Ranchmen 1387 Randolph, Boots see Randolph, Randy Randolph, Randy 3091 Raney, Wayne 253, 1468, 3023 Ransom, T.B. 1249 Raskin, William 2677 Raven, Eddy 17, 147, 1086, 1167, 1305, 1348, 1458, 2337, 2601, 3154 Ray, Alan 3135 Ray, Alvino 492 Ray, Edward Wiley 903 Ray, Glenn 1100 Ray, Johnnie 1309 Raye, Susan 1652, 2484 Raymond, Jeffrey 3135 Razaf, Andy 14, 2630 Rector, Johnny 1750 Rector, Ricky Ray 467 Red 510 Red River Dave McEnery 1207 “Red River Valley” 350, 2958 Reece, Ben 857 Reed, Jerry 66, 84, 198, 607, 848, 1658, 1785, 2121, 2303, 2333, 2397, 2504, 2682, 2798, 2978 Reed, Jimmy 282 Reelers, Virginia 681 Reeves, C.P. 477 Reeves, Del 152, 168, 771, 812, 1651, 2002, 2358, 2386 Reeves, Eddie 26 Reeves, Ellen 2358 Reeves, Jim 7, 54, 55, 193, 197, 216, 223, 233, 513, 549, 720, 882, 912, 1113, 1124, 1133, 1194, 1205, 1372, 1376, 1661, 1771, 1950, 1968, 2074, 2400, 2696, 2893, 2973, 3109, 3199 Reeves, John Rex 3203 Reichner, Bickley “Bix” 2089 Reid, Don 102, 376, 521, 1264, 1965 Reid, Harold 376, 521, 1264, 1965 Reid, Michael Barry see Reid, Mike Reid, Mike 1004, 1140, 1311, 1349, 1366, 1665, 2304, 2344, 2480, 2489, 2733, 2983 Reisfeld, Bert 2710 Rene, Andre 2837

Index Reneau, Bud 345 Reneau, George 127, 475, 1995 Renfro Valley Barn Dance 2550 Reno, Don 553, 1342 Reno, Ronnie 259 Restless Heart 254, 664, 1285, 2580, 2613, 2938, 3022 “Resurrection” 2594 Reynolds, Allen 339, 644, 1146, 2166 Reynolds, Dick 2353 Reynolds, J.J. 144 Reynolds, Lawrence 2508 Rhea, Sheila 393 “Rhinestone” 2183, 2588 Rhodes, Jack 398, 2259, 2353 Rhodes, Leonard “Dusty” 2823 Rhodes, Sandra 381 Rhody, Alan 1255 “Rhythm on the Range” 633, 1298, 2896 Rice, Al 2950 Rice, Bill 17, 473, 614, 974, 1287, 2332, 2668, 2685, 2692, 3065, 3078 Rice, Bobby G. 1696, 1966, 2091, 3140, 3141 Rice, Denzil 2657 Rich, Charlie 166, 640, 1067, 1121, 1827, 1855, 2005, 2211, 2298, 2647, 2833, 3182 Rich, Don 163, 2688, 2841 Rich, James 3091 Richard, Little 1711 Richards, Barry 675 Richards, Earl 403 Richardson, Don 2188 Richardson, J.P. 164, 351, 2236, 3001 Richey, George 830, 1337, 1500, 2095, 2440, 2716 Richie, Lionel 1521 Riddle, Hank 2829 “Ride Tenderfoot Ride” 1541 “Riders in the Sky” 766 “Riders of the Rockies” 966 “Riders of the Whistling Pines” 1412 Ridin’ Down the Canyon 1869, 2190 “Ridin’ on a Rainbow” 153 “The Right Stuff ” 832, 2592 Riis, Donald 3141 Riley, Jeannie C. 877, 1970, 2644 “Rim of the Canyon” 3200 Rimel, John 1822 Ripley, Jack 2327 Ritter, Tex 490, 763, 819, 841, 879, 880, 945, 1076, 1344, 1439, 1445, 1979, 2082, 2192, 2660, 2875, 2882, 2925, 2976, 3158 “The River” 684 Rivers, Jack 481 Rivers, Johnny 310, 1224, 2374 Riverside Ramblers 3066 “The Road to Nashville” 1198 “Roadie” 594, 2611 Roane County Ramblers 1547 Robb, Warren 1763 Robbins, Dave 254 Robbins, Dennis 368, 523, 1643, 2817 Robbins, Kent 1068, 1257, 1294, 1677, 2105, 2944, 3167, 3186 Robbins, Marty 65, 165, 184, 423, 503, 570, 623, 624, 1163, 1398, 1420, 1495, 1518, 1535, 1893,

2066, 2185, 2230, 2315, 2339, 2364, 2413, 2455, 2485, 2570, 2745, 3003, 3138 Roberts, Austin 984, 1369, 2027, 2203, 2498, 3142 Roberts, Bo 3188 Roberts, Bob 2148 Roberts, Bruce 3200 Roberts, Fiddlin’ Doc 433 Roberts, Jack 932 Roberts, Johnnie 1182 Roberts, Kenny 950, 1141, 1445 Roberts, Mae Taylor 1762 Roberts, Paul 2311, 2662 Roberts, William J. 932 Robertson, A.C. Eck 529, 718, 2244 Robertson, Dick 1163, 2654 Robertson, Don 262, 526, 1041, 1059, 1126, 1144, 1928, 3178 Robertson, Eck 93, 2147, 2243, 2799 Robertson, Texas Jim 677, 1250, 2150, 2349, 2382 Robin, Sid 1478 Robin & Cruiser 2197 Robinson, Betty Jean 919 Robinson, Smokey 1112, 2672, 2917, 3209, 3213 Robinson, William “Smokey” see Robinson, Smokey Robinson, William see Robinson, Smokey Robison, Bob 1008 Robison, Carson 141, 231, 334, 335, 1304, 1461, 1514, 1548, 1580, 1609, 1846, 1870, 1896, 1901, 1914, 1967, 2149, 2256, 3081, 3082, 3084, 3215 Rocco, Tommy 984, 1568, 1603, 2333, 2385, 2498 Rodeheaver, Homer 284, 1998 Rodgers, Gaby 1440, 1964 Rodgers, Jimmie 77, 105, 169, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 274, 336, 452, 482, 496, 580, 585, 597, 642, 675, 714, 723, 745, 746, 946, 956, 957, 964, 1303, 1318, 1319, 1335, 1358, 1359, 1360, 1437, 1438, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1526, 1558, 1647, 1653, 1714, 1767, 1788, 1793, 1795, 1797, 1820, 1828, 1829, 1845, 1850, 1859, 1871, 1872, 1877, 1881, 1889, 1894, 1910, 1929, 1932, 1944, 1991, 1994, 2038, 2081, 2102, 2120, 2199, 2206, 2241, 2314, 2380, 2409, 2432, 2444, 2526, 2547, 2566, 2619, 2635, 2708, 2771, 2773, 2774, 2792, 2842, 2933, 2960, 2993, 2995, 3019, 3030, 3033, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3116 Rodgers, Sheril 1567 Rodman, Judy 2829 Rodriguez, Johnny 929, 1003, 1101, 1188, 1482, 1690, 2077, 2191, 2427, 2629, 2876, 3113 Rogers, David 468, 1904 Rogers, Eugene “Smokey” 2357 Rogers, Frances Octavia 178, 875 Rogers, Kenny 26, 79, 308, 421, 476, 538, 648, 744, 1065, 1152, 1378, 1521, 1535, 1688, 1692, 1695, 1710, 1725, 1826, 2167, 2232, 2297, 2742, 2902, 2911, 3130

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Index Rogers, Ronnie 518, 1396 Rogers, Roy 47, 178, 232, 875, 1592, 1869, 2082, 2650 Rogers, Smokey 2450 Rollin’ Home to Texas 2835 Rollins, Don 2055, 2142 Rollins, Jack 734, 1059, 2086, 3055 Roma 787 Romans, Alan 2066 Ronstadt, Linda 220, 429, 1499, 2353, 2730, 2975 Rosas, Juventino 2064 “The Rose” 2218 Rose, Billy 3210 Rose, Fred 8, 100, 153, 226, 432, 493, 550, 683, 697, 702, 862, 965, 1093, 1275, 1278, 1398, 1497, 1708, 1742, 1783, 1938, 2100, 2130, 2212, 2223, 2284, 2548, 2558, 2573, 2579, 2593, 2806, 2857, 2882, 2896, 3017, 3131 Rose, Pam 517, 1285, 2196 Rosenfeld, W. Monroe 2314 Ross, Jeris 3162 Ross, Jerry 2487 Ross, Lee 1882 Ross, W. Roy 880 Rossi, Marc 3129 Rostill, John 1245, 1557 Rouse, Ervin T. 2053, 2532 Rovin’ Tumbleweeds 121 Rowe, James 1215 Rowe, Ralph “Red” 447 Royal, Billy Joe 304, 577, 1132, 1139, 1386, 2675 Royal, Dale 2574 Royal, Frank 2807 “Ruckus” 2023 Rule, Jimmy 1328, 1345 Runkle, Steven 1691 Rush, Alan 2852 Rushing, Jim 315, 987, 1955, 2103, 2606 Rusk, Leon 2085 Russell, Bob 2837 Russell, Bobby 971, 1604 Russell, Henry 2946 Russell, Johnny 4, 138, 339, 826, 886, 1020, 1552, 1568, 1730, 2177, 2437, 3163, 3185 Russell, Leon 813, 898 Russell, Shake 3208 Rusty & Doug 316, 1667, 2404 Rutherford, Leonard 2340 Ryan, Charles 989 Ryan, Charlie see Ryan, Charles Ryan, Patti 1477, 1650 Ryles, John Wesley 2169, 3159 “Saddle Pals” 1181 Sadler, Barry 135 “Saga of Death Valley” 2438 Sager, Carole Bayer 900, 3200 Sagle, Charles 2988 “Salvador” 2137 Same & Dave 1971 556 Sampson, Phil 1130 Samuels, Walter G. 2549 “San Antonio Rose” 2252 Sanders, Jack 2834 Sanders, Lenny 1300 Sanders, Ray 26, 1596 Sanford, Gerald 1244 Sankey, Ira 1927 “Santa Fe Trail” 48 Sapaugh, Thomas Curt 2788 Sargent, Eve 387

Saskia & Serge 1443 Sauer, Robert 2953 Savage, Kay Jeanne 2849 Sawyer, Bob 1455 Scaggs, Ricky 1703, 2820, 3148 Scalzi, Edward Anthony 3169 Scarbury, Joey 1937 Schifrin, Lalo 23 Schlitz, Don 494, 715, 719, 744, 779, 1115, 1197, 1204, 1839, 1999, 2013, 2037, 2187, 2201, 2497, 2800, 2977 Schlitz, Donald Alan, Jr. see Schlitz, Don Schneider, John 415, 1424, 2928, 3196 Scholl, Jack 1869 Schroeder, Aaron 2299 Schroeder, Charles 1342 Schurtz, Mary Jean 451, 2646 Schuyler, Thom 1061, 1080, 1646, 1689, 1695, 2378, 3097 Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet 117 Schweers, John 59, 474, 540, 798, 1563, 2326, 2350, 2914 Sciver, Esther Van 1030, 2311 Scorned and Swindled 474 Scott, Jack 302 Scott, Jim 727 Scott, Richard Edward 3027 Scott, Walter 302 Scottdale String Band 363 Scriven, Joseph 2905 Scruggs, Earl 312, 541, 566, 606, 682, 694, 699, 700, 1223, 1280, 2006, 2160, 2345, 2727, 2895 Scruggs, Randy 68, 347, 554, 1673, 3172 Sea, Johnny 724 Seago, Leon 1935 Seals, Charles 430 Seals, Dan 5, 190, 261, 647, 814, 1178, 1626, 1761, 1843, 2025, 2712, 3155 Seals, Troy 147, 415, 562, 579, 591, 670, 1042, 1196, 1458, 1665, 2172, 2286, 2657, 2881, 2974, 3012, 3112 Seamons, Sandra 2849 Sebastian, Dorothy 1545 Sebastian, John 1898 Sebert, Pebe 1985 “Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar” 1, 264, 329, 385, 387, 549, 923, 977, 1460 Seeger, Peter 829 Seekers 1274, 3073 Seeley, Jeannie 567, 2126, 2746 Seely, Jeannie 319, 1180 Segal, Jack 2268 Seger, Bob 2902 Seibert, T. Lawrence 337 Seiner, Barbara 1445 Seitz, Charles 159 Sellars, Marilyn 935, 2023 Selvin, Ben 65 Semi-Tough 121, 3198 Seneca, Joe 277, 2561 Sessions, Don 2605 Sessions, Ronnie 338, 1136, 1233 Setser, Eddie 415, 579, 2286 Settle, Mike 308 Severinsen, Doc 2483 Sewart, Michael 573 Sewell, Homer 668 Shafer, Darlene 525 Shafer, Lyndia 30

Shafer, Sanger D. see Shafer, Whitey Shafer, Whitey 30, 137, 138, 525, 1106, 1136, 1187, 2629 Shaffer, Randy 2331 Shakin’ Steven 1348 Shamblin, Allen 888 Shand, Terry 3132 Shane, Bob 971 Shannon, James Royce 1357, 1800 Shapiro, Tom 83, 3171 Sharp, Randy 2580, 3022 Shaver, Billy Joe 979, 1313, 1983, 3045, 3120 Shaw, Victoria 2198 Shay, Larry 949 Shea, George Beverly 1007, 1927 Sheeley, Shari 2115 Shelhamer, Ben, Jr. 1250 Shelton, Bob 328, 1478 Shelton, Joe 1478 Shelton, Ricky Van 569, 730, 1270, 1427, 1582, 1624, 2202, 2414, 2464 Shelton Brothers 861, 1478, 2707, 3006 Shenandoah 368, 765, 2506, 2813 Shepard, Jean 480, 716, 2259, 2273, 2285, 2384, 2725 Sheppard, T.G. 501, 524, 654, 1079, 1130, 1185, 1251, 1527, 2048, 2075, 2297, 2385, 2433, 2498, 2790, 2861 Sherman, Al 1588 Sherrill, Billy 45, 49, 73, 158, 574, 640, 807, 811, 878, 885, 1071, 1121, 1282, 1509, 1660, 1827, 1855, 1875, 2002, 2165, 2363, 2394, 2440, 2458, 2556, 2661, 2716, 2746, 2833, 2874, 2886, 2987, 3052, 3058, 3062, 3149, 3170 Sherrill, John Scott 368, 438, 523, 2412, 2613, 3037 Sherrill, John 2412 Shibley, Arkie 990, 991, 992, 993 Shilkret, Nathaniel 2610 Shiner, Merv 2086, 2477, 3023 Shook, Bolivar Lee 312 Shore, Bill 650 Shore, Dinah 47 Shotgun 726 “Show Business” 1296 Showalter, Anthony 1540 Showboys 1465, 1912 Shuman, Alden 2285 Shuman, Earl 2285 Shuman, Mort 2261 Shuster, Ira 1358 Shylo 829 Sierra Sue 153 Silbar, Jeff 933, 2785, 3046 Silva, William 2988 Silver, Abner 1892 Silver, Lisa 719, 2037 Silver Canyon 2190 “Silver City Raiders” 1787 Silver Spur 2533 “Silver Spurs” 949, 2796, 2953 Silverstein, Shel 182, 272, 456, 929, 1747, 1958, 2008, 2020, 2040, 2110, 2134, 2139, 3051, 3177 Simmons, Billy 1791 Simon, Carly 504 Simon, Nat 1352 Simon, Robert 2910 Simons, Seymour 33

Simpson, Joe C. “Red” see Simpson, Red Simpson, Red 378, 1295, 2251, 2543 Sims, Sandy 2213 “Sing, Cowboy Sing” 819 “Sing Neighbor Sing” 880 Singers, Billy Vaughn 2642 “The Singing Cowboy” 2665 Singing Guns 1836 “The Singing Hills” 1532 Singleton, Don 704 Singleton, Margie 877, 1535, 1963, 1996 Sink the Bismarck 2367 “Sioux City Sue” 2370 Sisson, Allen 1496 Six-Bar Cowboys 121 “Six Pack” 1695, 2594 Sizemore, Arthur 2194 Sizemore, Asher 999 Sizemore, Gordon 3088 Sizemore, Little Jimmie 999 Skaggs, Ricky 315, 409, 445, 534, 541, 901, 947, 972, 1056, 1199, 1340, 1430, 1703, 2156, 2428, 2606, 2820, 3208 Skidmore, Will 1948 Skillet Lickers 124, 191, 582, 769, 1460, 1542, 1798, 1990, 2076, 2188 Skinner, Jimmie 528, 790, 1083, 1571, 3134 Skinner, Terry 1099, 1737, 2761 Sklerov, Gloria 1105 Slade, Mary Bridges Canedy 3004 “Slapshot” 1595 Slate, Johnny 729, 1109, 1706, 3071 Sleepless in Seattle 121 Slew Foot Five 2720, 3038 Sligo Studio Band 3203 Slim, Montana 1886, 2653 Smiley, Arthur 435 Smiley, Red 553, 1342 Smith, Arthur 155, 192, 208, 2170, 2667 Smith, Arthur “Guitar Boogie” 672, 847 Smith, Arthur Q. 1199, 1790 Smith, Beasley 1922, 2586 Smith, Cal 412, 593, 1100, 1419, 1657, 2310, 2631 Smith, Carl 90, 125, 159, 173, 257, 450, 493, 527, 547, 702, 805, 940, 1009, 1124, 1143, 1231, 1397, 1516, 1564, 1570, 1654, 1802, 2091, 2298, 2578, 2645, 2674, 2766, 2839, 3178 Smith, Carole 548, 927, 1595, 2787 Smith, Chester 2839 Smith, Connie 13, 373, 1021, 1137, 1486, 1667, 2017, 2185, 2636, 2718, 3024, 3164 Smith, Darden 1608 Smith, Fiddlin’ Arthur see Smith, Arthur Smith, George Camden 2454 Smith, Rev. Guy 839 Smith, Howard Russell 634, 1999, 2691 Smith, Jerry 2477, 2783 Smith, Joe 1139 Smith, Kate 539 Smith, Lou 435 Smith, Margo 532, 1389 Smith, Mira 1970, 2169, 2644

319 Smith, Raymond A. 409, 674, 2306 Smith, Robert D., Jr. 1218 Smith, Russell 544, 897 Smith, S.W. 333, 2809 Smith, Sammi 96, 343, 375, 924, 935, 1152, 1641, 1704, 1892, 2065 Smith, Sandra 280 Smith, Warren 1053, 1962, 3018 Smith, William Marshall 2727 Smith’s Garage Fiddle Band 1587 “Smokey and the Bandit” 607 Smoky Mountain Boys 171, 1118 “Smoky Mountain Melody” 2586 Smotherman, Michael 2742 Snapp, Lois 2633 Sneaky Snake 1046 Snow, Hank 164, 275, 398, 741, 793, 797, 919, 1059, 1321, 1425, 1525, 1531, 1560, 1750, 1928, 1957, 2085, 2184, 2511, 2676, 2776, 2956, 3055, 3077 Snow, Tom 1178 Snyder, David 1010 So Fine 1078 Soehnel, Ray 893 “Something to Sing About” 2194 Something Wild 2023 Sommers, John Martin 2603 “Song of Arizona” 2871 “Song of Texas” 1770 “Song of the Gringo” 1439 Sonnier, Jo-El 51, 1424 Sons of the Mountaineers 2452 Sons of the Pioneers 101, 232, 350, 369, 401, 422, 633, 639, 871, 2032, 2082, 2213, 2403, 2438, 2461, 2570, 2659, 2763, 2796, 2837, 2871, 2896, 2958 Sooter, Rudy 481, 1387 Sousa’s Band 2821 Souter, Joe 546, 577 South, Joe 546, 577, 748, 1001, 2675, 3203 “South of the Border” 818, 2443 Southerland, Loys 560, 2713 Southern, Hal 1076 Sovine, Red 86, 767, 768, 1617, 2088, 2574, 3018 Sowder, Kenny 1634 Spain, Irene 484, 785, 1610 Spain, Romy 1210 Spears, Billie Jo 211, 648, 1804, 1805 Spector, Phil 2730 Spencer, Glenn 2403 Spencer, Len 93, 298 Spencer, Tim 369, 422, 639, 2213 Spencer, William 329 Spielman, Fred 1389, 2071 Spooner, Andy 962 Sprague, Carl T. 602, 1959, 2173, 2968 Springﬁeld, Bobby 1218, 2413 Springﬁeld, Tom 1274, 3073 Springﬁelds 2353 Stacey, Gladys 445, 2345 Staedtler, Darrell 680 Stafford, Jo 1385 Stafford, Terry 57, 183 Stampley, Joe 41, 126, 1337, 1483, 1827, 2210, 2440, 2746 “Stand by Me” 2457 Stand by Your Man 514, 2458, 2898 Stanley, Aileen 2793 Stanley, Carter 1498, 1602, 2689, 2998

Stanley, Frank 2175, 2406 Stanley, Peggy 1232 Stanley, Ralph 1006, 1232, 1602 Stanley, Roba 469 Stanley Brothers 534, 907, 1006, 1012, 1232, 1498, 1594, 1602, 1684, 1766, 2125, 2161, 2689, 2998 Stanley Trio 469 Stanphill, Ira 2515 Stanton, Albert 1 Stanton, Irene 2126, 2827 Stanton, Robert 1295 Staple Singers 2759 Stapp, Jack 354 Starcher, Buddy 291, 955, 1286, 3165 “Starman” 27 Starns, Neva 1750 Starr, Bill 2477 Starr, Kay 1273 Starr, Kenny 214 Starr, Lucille 2746 Starr, Ray 1293, 2711 Starr, Ringo 4 “Stars Over Broadway” 334 Statler, Darrell 1401 Statler Brothers 102, 376, 521, 628, 695, 920, 1007, 1264, 1354, 1822, 1879, 1965, 1966, 2755, 3163 Steagall, Red 813, 1628, 2782, 2930 Stearns, June 1441 Steel 1738 Steele, Fred 2206 Stegall, Keith 1633 Steiner, Jacqueline 2338 Stephen, Sheila 1911 Stephens, Geoff 1410 Stephens, Harry 1919 Stephenson, Van 254 Stern, Joseph 1829 Stevens, Even 149, 172, 592, 594, 800, 904, 1040, 1107, 1120, 1695, 1703, 1937, 2119, 2426, 2475, 2517, 3127 Stevens, Jay 2203 Stevens, Ray 12, 646, 773, 1365, 1411, 1799, 1897, 2491, 2507, 2803, 3164 Stevens, W.B. 663 Stevenson, W.S. 55, 989, 993, 1556, 1634, 1977, 2484, 2645 Stewart, Gary 1024, 1150, 1544, 2060, 2302, 2320, 2531, 2939 Stewart, Sgt. Henry “Redd” 2408 Stewart, John 2235 Stewart, Redd 257, 2387, 2592 Stewart, V.F. “Pappy” 1487 Stewart, Wynn 2, 1416, 2359, 3131 Stewart Family 1487 Stillman, Al 1352 Stine, Charles Lewis 2338 Stockard, Ocie 2051 Stoller, Mike 994, 1442, 2182, 2231, 2457 Stone, Bob 85 Stone, Clifﬁe 75, 515, 1940, 2084, 2405, 2472, 2529, 2957 Stone, Doug 1347, 3020 Stone, Harry 354 Stone, Helen 1770 Stone, John A. 2519 Stoneman, Ernest 1642, 2117, 2368, 2815, 2884 Stonemans 2797 Stories, James 1662

Index Story, Carl 1143, 2945 “The Story of Vernon & Irene Castle” 1800 Stothart, Herbert 2222 Stovall, Vern 559, 1640 Stove Pipe #1 433 Stover, Don 2080 Strait, George 3, 30, 53, 57, 108, 119, 346, 525, 593, 660, 680, 684, 705, 1052, 1238, 1379, 1568, 1748, 1943, 1961, 2194, 2930, 3145, 3190 Strandlund, Robb 1033 Strangers 643, 2469 The Strawberry Roan 2490 Street, Mel 267, 1702 “Streets of Fire” 1907 Streisand, Barbra 1725 Strictly in the Groove 153, 1979, 2536, 3118 String Band 787 Strouse, Charles 258 Stryker, Fred 287 Stuart, Marty 951 Stuart, Uncle Am 835, 1607, 2442, 2836 Stubby, Captain 1817 Stuckey, Nat 450, 475, 508, 2118, 2530, 2531, 2841, 3164 Stuckey, Nathan see Stuckey, Nat Suber, Virginia 1519 Sudano, Bruce 2462 Suden, Cliff 2997 Suher, Virginia 1116 Sullivan, Gene 1012, 1620, 1726, 2957 Sullivan, Rollin 2664 Summer, Donna 2462 Sun, Joe 726, 1985 “Sunbonnet Sue” 2505 Supernaw, Doug 1055 Sutherland, Loys 1564 Sutton, Glenn 45, 49, 158, 878, 1071, 1263, 1337, 1500, 1509, 1628, 1660, 2308, 2363, 2556, 2661, 2732, 2874, 2906, 2934, 2987, 3052, 3149, 3170, 3187 “Suzanna Pass” 293 Swan, Billy 1032, 1305, 1696 Swander, Don 492 Sweet, Phillip 1073 Sweet, Rachel 2882 Sweet Dreams 150, 228, 429, 1078, 2325, 2522 “Swing the Western Way” 965 Sylvia 587, 1140, 1586, 1941, 2875 Sylvia Dee 635 Tableporter, Mitchell 1904 Taggart, Milt 2953 “Take Me Back to Oklahoma” 1629, 3118 “Take This Job and Shove It” 2559 Talbert, Bob 2985 Tall, Tom 86 Talley, Lewis 480 Talley, Ruth 605 Tanner, Gid 124, 191, 448, 582, 769, 1460, 1542, 1798, 1990, 2076, 2188, 2262 Tarlton, Jimmy 201 Taylor & Davis 1075 Taylor, Baxter, III 1747 Taylor, Carmol 811, 830, 885, 1875 Taylor, Chip 69, 2435 Taylor, Harty 1310, 2127

Taylor, James 504 Taylor, John 451 Taylor, Leslie 1380 Taylor, Mary 2138 Taylor, Merle “Red” 2525 Taylor, Michael C. 2512 Taylor, Ronald D. 2754 Taylor, William E. 2643 Teifer, Gerry 735 Templeman, Jasper N. 1613 Tench, Benmont 1907 “Tender Mercies” 378, 3050 Tennessee Pulleybone 575 Tennessee Valley Boys 1148 Tenney, Jack B. 1770 Tepper, Sid 2455 Terry, Al 805, 2224 Terry, Bob 2224 Terry, Dewey 1316 “Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts” 769 Texans 264, 1935, 3075 Texas Lightning 1738 Texas Playboys 154, 180, 265, 294, 356, 405, 601, 762, 1579, 1770, 1787, 1915, 2194, 2252, 2451, 2505, 2593, 2597, 2724, 2809, 2862, 3179 Texas Ruby 550 Texas Showboys 1343 Texas Tophands 136 Texas Wanderers 1269, 1387, 2780 “Texasville” 1003, 1350, 1644 Thacker, Rudy 134 Tharpe, Rosetta 1474 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine 2808 Theord, Sam 1252 Theoret, Sandy Mason 2942 Theriot, Al 805 Theriot, Charles 805 Thilp, Huntington, 1992 Thomas, Arthur 1996 Thomas, B.J. 943, 1146, 1913, 2927 Thomas, Dick 2370 Thomas, Gene 2197 Thomas, Gloria 1913 Thomas, Laverne 2643 Thomas, Ragtime Henry 1811 Thomas, Randy 3034 Thompson, Ernest 778, 1618 Thompson, Hank 210, 563, 842, 978, 1429, 1731, 1933, 1973, 2227, 2376, 2393, 2454, 2538, 2737, 2843, 2844, 3007, 3038, 3040, 3103 Thompson, Sonny 2711 Thompson, Sue 185, 2237 Thompson, Wayne Carson 3159 Thompson, Will L. 865, 2406 Thornton, “Big Mama” 994 Thornton, James 608 Thornton, Jim 2784 Thornton, Willie Mae “Big Mama” 994 Thorp, N. Howard “Jack” 1606 Thorpe, Eddie 3191 Thrasher Brothers 944 Thrasher, Rev. M.L. 2990 Three Suns 177 Throckmorton, Sonny 728, 1010, 1079, 1186, 1237, 1315, 1395, 1527, 1773, 2300, 2690, 2791, 2870, 3029 Thurston, Henry 1281 Tillis, Mel 15, 40, 303, 365, 374, 384, 500, 508, 678, 815, 894,

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Index 895, 972, 982, 1025, 1029, 1088, 1340, 1582, 1764, 1776, 1905, 1936, 2033, 2232, 2263, 2280, 2395, 2447, 2463, 2466, 2477, 2482, 2578, 2797, 2828, 2912 Tillman, Charles 1584 Tillman, Floyd 458, 595, 604, 1090, 1128, 1269, 1276, 1387, 2382, 2383, 2680, 2694 Tillotson, Johnny 1386, 2281, 3015, 3203 Tilsley, Henry 1141 Tilton, Sheila 854 Tilzer, Albert Von 2207 Timberline Riders 989 Tindley, Charles 2897 Tiomkin, Dimitri 945 Tipton, Harold 2274 Tobias, Charlie 561 Todd, Dick 2362 Tompall, C. 240, 648, 1486, 1701 Toombs, Jack 44, 3199 Torbett, J.S. 781 “A Tornado in the Saddle” 3178 Torok, Mitchell 330, 1771 Torre, Janice 2071 Touchstone, Joann 666 Toussaint, Allen 41, 2446 Trace, Al 293 Trader, Bill 1957 Trailing Double Trouble 819 Trask, Diana 170, 364, 436, 1078, 3010 Travis, Merle 372, 465, 515, 1028, 1460, 1926, 1940, 2085, 2377, 2391, 2405, 2472, 2529, 3040 Travis, Randy 494, 508, 715, 888, 981, 1162, 1196, 1217, 1374, 1409, 1939, 2013, 2039, 2747 Troupers 2750 Trowbridge, Don 3211 True, Mark 2751, 3026 Truehitt, Pee Wee 1750 Trumbauer, Frankie 1298 Tubb, Doug 2524 Tubb, Ernest 225, 328, 547, 557, 590, 677, 820, 863, 882, 941, 1023, 1124, 1179, 1192, 1261, 1284, 1300, 1404, 1529, 1544, 1571, 1577, 1759, 1790, 1844, 1887, 1934, 2056, 2150, 2178, 2270, 2405, 2408, 2487, 2530, 2568, 2585, 2598, 2605, 2633, 2658, 2713, 2720, 2744, 2756, 2789, 2814, 2825, 2855, 2856, 2862, 2905, 2969, 3015, 3104, 3132, 3150 Tubb, Glenn D. 2379 Tubb, Glenn 2818 Tubb, Justin 96, 152, 863, 1638, 1652, 2541, 2935 Tubb, Talmadge 2270, 2856 Tubert, Robert F. 926, 1267, 3202 Tucker, Tanya 112, 218, 436, 495, 932, 1197, 1225, 1257, 1396, 1444, 1476, 1544, 1625, 1741, 1839, 2031, 2497, 2594, 2854, 2936, 3076 Tucker, Tommy 1780 Tuff Turf 150 “The Tulsa Kid” 510 Tumbling Tumbleweeds 2190, 2614, 2796 Tune Weavers 872 Tune Wranglers 588 Turner, Bake 1370 Turner, Joseph W. 1751

Turner, Mary Lou 2430 Turner, Rex 1564 Turner, Scott 2347, 2784 Turner, Zeb 1398 Turney, Al 1202 Tuttle, Wesley 499, 1181, 3054 Tuvim, Abe 753 Tweel, Jeff 648, 1824 “Twilight on the Trail” 370, 2808 Twitty, Conway 9, 11, 17, 97, 116, 259, 279, 381, 470, 497, 533, 562, 670, 674, 749, 758, 869, 916, 1014, 1035, 1042, 1060, 1127, 1131, 1150, 1153, 1208, 1346, 1414, 1421, 1539, 1663, 1664, 1669, 1718, 1916, 2106, 2172, 2181, 2218, 2306, 2386, 2422, 2657, 2703, 2715, 2735, 2764, 2879, 2881, 2928, 3206, 3212 Twitty, Kathy 1463 Tyler, Adele 256 Tyler, Dan 117, 256, 904, 1808 Tyler, T. Texas 299, 420, 451, 490, 1352, 2180, 3165 Tyner, Charles 189 Uhr, Tom 3148 “Under Western Skies” 1592 Upson, Dean 2948 Uranga, Emilio Donato 42 “Urban Cowboy” 408, 468, 1650, 1692, 1738, 2457 Vagabonds 2948 Vallance, James 1956 Valley of Fire 1807, 2016 Van Zandt, Townes 1220, 2069 Vanadore, Lester 46 Vance, Tyler 1733 VanHoy, Rafe 111, 442, 728, 796, 1185, 1426, 1523, 2239, 2420, 2929 VanWarmer, Randy 1091, 1493 Vassy, Kin 3118 Vaughan, James D. 1075 Vaughn, George 246 Vaughn, John Whitﬁeld 1215 Vaughn, Sharon 1864, 3093 Verissimo, Alvaro 2988 Verner, H.C. 1027 Vezner, Jon 2992 Vickery, Mack 325, 343, 684, 783, 1338, 1444 Village Boys 458 Vincent, Gene 150 Vincent, Nat 1114, 2490, 2959 Vincent, Ramona 2010 Vinton, Bobby 475, 1855 Vipperman, Carl “Vip” 2039 Virginia String Band 352 Volinkaty, John 2257 Wade, Adam 2544 Wade, Norman 1291 Wade, Roger Alan 418 Wagner, J.F. 2821 “The Wagon Master” 426, 1630, 2495 Wagon Team 121 Wagoner, Porter 332, 386, 397, 455, 615, 840, 960, 1160, 1231, 1428, 1447, 1730, 1785, 2004, 2109, 2259, 2264, 2598, 2617, 2766, 2820, 2925, 3174, 3207 Wakely, Jimmy 155, 287, 787, 1128, 1191, 1276, 1301, 1569, 2026, 2086, 2349, 2382, 2709, 2720, 2749, 2889

Waldman, Wendy 115, 687, 963 Walk the Line 1164 Walker, Billy Joe, Jr. 149, 1166 Walker, Billy 353, 434, 733, 739, 1556, 1781, 2302, 2604, 2939 Walker, Charlie 378, 559, 1962, 2091 Walker, Cindy 224, 265, 294, 356, 362, 513, 584, 601, 698, 793, 906, 941, 1056, 1362, 1450, 1552, 1787, 1915, 1923, 1975, 2554, 2604, 2696, 2814, 2862, 3119, 3133, 3179 Walker, Jerry Jeff 498, 2831 Walker, Jimmy 499 Walker, Wayne P. 40, 88, 303, 450, 678, 921, 961, 1430, 1765, 2126, 2524, 2827, 2912 Walker, Wiley 1620, 1726, 2957 Wallace, Billy 123, 1328 Wallace, J.L. 1099, 1737, 2761 Wallace, Jerry 542, 1244, 1362, 1873, 1891, 2347, 3207 Waller, Fats 1308 Waller, Thomas “Fats” 14 Walsh, Dock 608, 828, 1363 “Waltz Across Texas” 2856 Ward, Dusty 1175 Ward, Jacky 1698 Ward, Wade 2819 Wariner, Steve 35, 614, 857, 1085, 1583, 1636, 1720, 2389, 2412, 2725, 2892, 2916, 2981, 3123 Warmack, Paul 1615 Warmer, Randy Van 1091, 1493 Warner, Frank 2741 Warner, Hank 486 Warner, J. 1986 Warren, Edward C. 2544 Warren, James 2988 Warren, Kelli 565 Warren, William 3038 Washboard Band 1578 Washington, Ned 945 Waters, Chris 83, 1427 Watkins, Randy 2193 Watson, Elton 603 Watson, Gene 661, 721, 826, 1676, 1763, 1938, 1955, 2072, 2092, 2342, 2745, 3188 Waugh, John Whitﬁeld 1980 Waylors 364 Wayne, Curtis 1671, 1916 Wayne, Don 168, 412, 1419, 2238, 2310 Wayne, Lou 328, 1912, 3136 Wea Music of Canada 2411 Weatherly, Jim 2982, 3157, 3194 Weatherwax Brothers Male Quartet 367 Weavers 2016 Webb, James 2004 Webb, Jay Lee 867 Webb, Jim see Webb, Jimmy Webb, Jimmy 310, 743, 948, 973, 3035 Webb, June 1742 Weber, Joan 1560 Webster, H.D.L 1659 Webster, J.P. 1659, 3040 Webster, Paul Francis 2066, 2276 Weems String Band 844 Weems, Ted 949, 1352 Weil, Cynthia 931 Weinman, Bernard 2753 Weinrich, Percy 2351 Weiss, George David 1067, 1273 Weiss, Larry 2183

Weiss, Mary E. 1075 Weissberg, Eric 672 Weldom, Frank 1118 Weldon, William 3080 Welk, Lawrence 100, 561, 2294 Weller, Freddy 748, 1636, 2131, 2675 Welling, Frank 884 Wellington, Rusty 527 Wells, Kitty 40, 64, 94, 678, 751, 880, 899, 1005, 1043, 1044, 1097, 1328, 1393, 1549, 1729, 1813, 1971, 2022, 2079, 2178, 2271, 2330, 2704, 2827, 3115 Wells, Peggy Sue 536 Werner, Joe 3066 West Virginia Ramblers 709 West, Bill 928, 1376 West, Dottie 26, 79, 85, 419, 648, 928, 1376, 1554, 2197, 2388, 2527, 2911, 3204 West, Hedy 690 West, Jerry 2152 West, Roy 1300 West, Shelly 1022, 1099, 1472 West, Speedy 2453 West, Ted 3165 Westberry, Kent 152, 921, 1676, 1764 “Westbound Stage” 2769 Westendorf, Thomas P. 2523, 2707 Westergard, Bettie 1783 Westerners 252, 975, 1564, 1838, 2950 Westmoreland, Paul 499 Weston, Joe 1329 “Westward Ho the Wagons” 841 Whatley, Horace 2263 Wheeler, Billy Edd 215, 421, 1440, 1964, 2182 Wheeler, Cheryl 5 Wheeler, H.G. 2155 Wheeler, J.W. 2155 Wheeler, Onie 2042 Whelan, Ekko 2660 “When You Comin Back Red Ryder” 1405 Where the Boys Are 150 Where the Buffalo Roam 426, 602, 966, 2495 Whipple, Sterling 15, 214, 1251 Whitaker, Roger 1124 Whitcup, Leonard 2549 White Christmas 234 White, C.A. 1618 White, Jack 714 White, L.E. 11, 1127, 2735, 3206 White, Lee 1301 White, Lulu Belle 1845 White, Mack 1487, 2546 White, Tony Joe 1431 Whitehead, Jean 935 Whitehurst, Diana 1899 Whitehurst, Jerry 1899 Whiteman, Paul 1365, 1796 Whites 457, 2281 Whiting, Margaret 287, 702, 787, 1276, 1569, 2382, 2889 Whitley, Keith 535, 1187, 1323, 1382, 2013, 2977 Whitley, Ray 121, 1093 Whitman, Slim 341, 1301, 1365, 2222, 2276, 2362, 2744 Whitson, Tex 1026 Whitter, Henry 790, 858, 1547, 1914, 3083 “Who’ll Stop the Rain” 797

321 Wilburn Brothers 222, 941, 1020, 1401, 1520, 1730, 2208, 2361, 2418, 2779 Wilburn, Doyle 2418 Wilburn, Teddy 2418, 2920, 3015 Wildcats, Georgia 2520 Wilder, John 3098 Wilds, Honey 697 Wildwave, Willie 146 Wiley & Gene 1620, 1726 Wiliams, Clarence 1848 Wiliams, Hank 1848 Wilkin, Marijohn 131, 445, 450, 1516, 1641, 2023, 2132, 2866 Wilkins, David 758 Wilkins, Little David 758 Willet, Marie 2501 Willet, Slim 551, 1116, 1561 Williams, Andy 88 Williams, Audrey 1598 Williams, Charlie 689, 690, 1087, 1138 Williams, Chickie 177 Williams, Curley 854, 1791 Williams, Dan 573 Williams, David C. 3009 Williams, Doc 2609, 3044 Williams, Don 56, 389, 810, 897, 1202, 1214, 1220, 1272, 1312, 1388, 1538, 1591, 1655, 1668, 1680, 1685, 2157, 2265, 2307, 2397, 2410, 2467, 2572, 2628, 2721, 2795, 2801, 2852, 2901, 3185 Williams, Dub 2178 Williams, George 3169 Williams, Hank, Jr. 14, 23, 31, 32, 263, 314, 411, 418, 516, 627, 658, 983, 1287, 1302, 1485, 1497, 1544, 1643, 1782, 2152, 2459, 2599, 2663, 2693 Williams, Hank, Sr. see Williams, Hank Williams, Hank 91, 114, 148, 314, 385, 432, 479, 697, 736, 854, 939, 977, 983, 995, 997, 1002, 1016, 1039, 1050, 1057, 1096, 1104, 1148, 1193, 1275, 1291,

1332, 1334, 1345, 1443, 1485, 1492, 1497, 1575, 1598, 1643, 1662, 1700, 1709, 1742, 1754, 1768, 1782, 1783, 1806, 1834, 1863, 1874, 1884, 1906, 1952, 2010, 2067, 2094, 2159, 2284, 2365, 2375, 2509, 2558, 2649, 2663, 2674, 2681, 2887, 2888, 2889, 2940, 3024, 3032, 3121, 3162, 3168, 3181 Williams, J.W. 403 Williams, Jerry, Jr. 2321 Williams, Jimmy 1698 Williams, Larry E. 1566 Williams, Lawton 661, 726, 754, 2293 Williams, Leona 51, 2019, 2424, 3156 Williams, Mentor 2060, 2974 Williams, Otis 903 Williams, Perk 3038 Williams, Red 2790 Williams, Tex 1580, 2391, 2653 Williams, W.R. 2125 Willing, Foy 80, 293, 499, 880 Willis Brothers 775 Willis, Andra 106 Willis, Bob 601 Willis, Ginger 1715 Willis, Hal 1715 Wills, Bob 154, 180, 265, 273, 294, 356, 405, 601, 653, 762, 862, 965, 1030, 1110, 1190, 1471, 1511, 1529, 1579, 1607, 1629, 1722, 1770, 1787, 1852, 1868, 1882, 1892, 1915, 1974, 2054, 2107, 2194, 2212, 2223, 2252, 2351, 2352, 2373, 2390, 2450, 2451, 2461, 2466, 2472, 2473, 2481, 2505, 2551, 2593, 2597, 2724, 2776, 2794, 2809, 2862, 2997, 3017, 3095, 3131, 3136, 3179 Wills, David 3196 Wills, James Robert see Wills, Bob Wills, James see Wills, Bob Wills, John 653 Wills, Johnnie Lee 2086, 2144

Index Wills, Tommy 3040 Willson, Meredith 1753 Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper 187, 2701 Wilsky, Abe 1329 Wilson, Andy 755 Wilson, Ben 1283 Wilson, Dan 2861 Wilson, Don 2950 Wilson, Eugene “Happy” 99 Wilson, George 990, 993 Wilson, Hank 2376, 2835 Wilson, Herbert 1163 Wilson, Jim 662 Wilson, Johnny 1692 Wilson, Lawrence 486 Wilson, Marie 78 Wilson, Mary Ann 92, 2625 Wilson, Norris 73, 107, 574, 811, 830, 885, 1121, 1282, 1827, 1875, 1908, 1918, 2095, 2440, 2516, 2833 Wilson, Norro 1499 Wilson, Robert 3036 Wincott, Harry 1361 Windom, Handy, 667 Wingard, James “Bud” 780 Winkler, Ray 2893 Winner, Septimus 1590, 2996 Winsett, R.E. 2047 Wisdom Sisters 58 “Wise Blood” 2592 Wise, Chubby 1547, 2317 Wiseman, Mac 16, 129, 221, 1149, 1451, 2727 Wiseman, Scott 880, 1831, 2180 Wolfert, David 900 Wood, Bobby 855, 2562 Wood, Guy 371 Wood, Leo 821 Woods, Bobby 883 Woodworth, Samuel 1018 Woody, Michael 934 Wooley, Amy 1229 Wooley, Sheb 909, 2084, 2626, 2627, 2956 Woolsey, Mary Hale 2953 Work, Henry Clay 831, 2338, 3083

Work, Jimmy 1570, 1729, 2584, 2585, 2632 Worth, Marion 92, 430, 2625 Wright, Bobby 1100 Wright, Curtis 3060 Wright, Ginny 86 Wright, J.B.F. 2124 Wright, Johnnie 98, 922, 1044, 2022, 2907, 3115 Wright, Mark 1942, 2073 Wright, Ruby 194 Wright, Sonny 2189 Wyatt, Bennett 2624 Wynette, Tammy 73, 81, 158, 461, 514, 796, 807, 885, 1071, 1282, 1509, 1855, 1875, 1902, 2165, 2234, 2363, 2458, 2545, 2556, 2716, 2719, 2818, 2874, 2886, 2898, 3062, 3063, 3067, 3115, 3170 Wyrick, Barbara 1351, 2576 Yandell, Paul 404 Yankovic, Frankie 235, 1478 Yanks 1478 Yarrow, Peter 2758 The Year of Living Dangerously 150 Yearwood, Trisha 1078 Yeazell, Fred 952 Yellen, Jack 20, 84 Yoakam, Dwight 51, 850, 980, 1147, 2493 York, William 2564 “You Light Up My Life” 3144 Young, Donny 2762 Young, Faron 46, 414, 789, 923, 1097, 1132, 1238, 1405, 1433, 1621, 2522, 2828, 3048, 3177, 3191 Young, Joseph 1308, 2793 Young, Linda 1064 Young, Otha 2533 Yount, Robert 2178 “Your Cheatin’ Heart” 3168 Zambon, Francis 2518, 3159 Zanetis, Alex 2396 Zant, Townes Van 1220