America's Best Loved

Americas Best Loved
Country Songs
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Americas 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.
Americas 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
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Contents
Foreword by Madi Horstman
vi
Preface
1
A Note to the Reader
2
The Song Listings
3
Index
307
v
Hello country fans. My mother, Dorothy Horst man, 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 cher-
ished form of entertainment, and it became the foundation of her lifelong love
of and dedication to country and western music.
While researching her rst book, Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, my
mother interviewed forgotten greats, seminal songwriters and major stars. A pro-
lic 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 nal work
by our mother, Americas 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 see-
ing 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
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Foreword by Madi Horstman
Madi Horstman is a gardener and an artist and lives in New York City.
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 authors
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 appre-
ciate the revelatory why, what and who that created this most American of art forms, coun-
try 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
ddle 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 Horstmans rst book, Sing Your Heart
Out, Country Boy, is considered a pioneer work in this eld. 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 nd all of the facts contained in this book.
The books format combines features of such works as Sigmund Spaeths History of Pop-
ular Music, Nat Shapiros Popular Music series, catalogue techniques of major licensing organ-
izations like ASCAP, BMI and SESAC, and Dorothy Horst mans 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 Yorks WNYC-FM, at the time the only country music radio pro-
gram in the city. In 1975, she published Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, a compilation of
lyrics and authors annotations of more than 500 of the most important country songs. It is
considered a classic in the country music industry.
Americas Best Loved Country Songs begins where Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy left
off. My mother was always passionate about nding out how a song came into being. A song-
writer 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 doesnt. 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
1
Preface
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 signies Adult Contemporary Action.
2
A Note to the Reader
1 Abilene. Music/Lyrics: Lester Brown/Bob Gibson/John D. Lou-
dermilk/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 Hamil-
ton 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
its not clear which one was immortalized in this song, although both
lay claim to it. Abilene, Kansas, was an important railhead and cat-
tle 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 nancial
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 Publish-
ing 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 Coun-
try 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: Theyre
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 San-
tacroce, Bill Anderson, Eddie Hill, Bill Carlisle and Charlie Lou-
vin; Medium Cool (H&J) 1969, directed by Haskell Wexler, star-
ring 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, Theyre gonna
put me in the movies, theyre 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: West-
ern Music Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene
Autry (Columbia 36840) 1945. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Co-
lumbia 36840) 1945. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC
Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Answers: Your Address Un-
known, 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 Lom-
bardo and Johnny Marks. Author Notes: Everybody gets a letter
sometime marked Address Unknown or Return to Sender. Mine
was an accident. I dont recall where I got the idea from. There was
a pop song by the same title around the same time but I hadnt
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 rst big songs at the same
time.Vaughn Horton.
7 Adios Amigo. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Livingston/Ralph Freed. Copy-
right 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
3
T H E S O N G L I S T I N G S
(Mercury 6192). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
19. Notes: Acuff-Rose incorrectly cites Eddie Dean as the rst 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 (Co-
lumbia 68585). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Song 1989 (Rodney Crow-
ell, 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 Nel-
son and Tracy Nelson (Atlantic 4028). Pop Chart: #56 2/27/71 6
wks., Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn (Decca 32776). AC Ac-
tion: 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 Works All Done This Fall.
Ah, Ha see I Cant 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Pop Award 1962.
13 Aint 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 Aint 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Charleston Chasers (Co-
lumbia 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 shows music
was written by Harry Brooks and Fats Waller with lyrics by Andy
Razaf. The cast included Jazz Lips Richardson, Jimmy Baskette,
Eddie Green and Edith Wilson.
15 Aint No California. Music/Lyrics: Sterling Whipple. Copyright
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, an-
other one is Going to California Where the Water Tastes Like
Wine, that old Jimmie Rodgers song, Big Rock Candy Moun-
taina 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 experi-
ences it, that I know.... I didnt anyway, and it sort of occurred to
me that what they were talking about was something that didnt
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
innite. Maybe these were almost death wish songs. A couple of
them, like Blue Bayou, Roy Orbisons record, is real ethereal and
pretty and magical and it just doesnt have anything to do with re-
ality. Although we all love these songs, theyre basically bullshit.
The thing to do is to stay home and make a life.Sterling Whip-
ple.
16 Aint Nobody Going to Miss Me When Im 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 Aint She Somethin Else. Alternate Title: Aint 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 Fa-
mous 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.
Aint That Skipping and Flying see Molly and Tenbrooks.
Aint You Something Else see Aint She Somethin Else.
18 Alabam. Music/Lyrics: Lloyd Copas. Copyright Date: 1961, re-
newed. 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 (Star-
day 501). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards:
BMI Country Award 1960.
19 Alabama. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Louvin/Ira Louvin. Copyright
First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Decca 46187) 1949. Made Fa-
mous by: Louvin Brothers (Decca 46187) 1949. Country Chart:
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Au-
thor Notes: This is our life story. Crimson red clover is the most fa-
mous thing youll see in Alabamahundreds 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. Its a crop you
would cut like soybeans or lespedeza three times a year, and its
used to feed the cows and horses. We had a sorghum mill practically
After 919 4
all our lives. We didnt just make our own, we made it for other peo-
ple and took a toll. The song talks about the possums and dogs
barking, the highways and the loved ones waiting. Its sort of a life
story of ours. They made it the Alabama state song under Gover-
nor 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 Gangs All Here; Whisk -
ers. Music/Lyrics: George L. Cobb (music)/Jack Yellen (lyrics).
Copyright Date: 1915, renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Li-
censed 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:
McMichens Home Town Band (Okeh 45022) 1925. Made Famous
by: In the 1920s, Arthur Collins and Byron Harlan (Columbia A-
1721) 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) Instru-
mental. 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 (At-
lantic 87372). Pop Chart: #72 4/17/93 12 wks., Tracey Lawrence (At-
lantic 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. Copy-
right Date: 1952 (Unpublished); 1959 (published), renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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 rst #1 record.
24 The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine. Alternate Ti-
tles: Hungry Hash House; Hobos Paradise; My Old Boarding
House; The Dirty Hangout Where I Stayed; The Old Go Hun-
gry 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-
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 Cata-
log, 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 replace-
ment 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 Publi-
cations (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. Coun-
try 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 Broth-
ers (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, di-
rected 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 ascer-
tained by BMI.
29 All Ive Got Is Gone. Alternate Titles: All Ive Gots Done
Gone; All We Gots Gone. Music/Lyrics: Uncle Dave Macon.
Copyright Date: 1925. Publisher: Jaymore Music (never afliated). Li-
censed by: Public Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Earliest Coun-
try 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 Ive Got Is Done Gone
by Doc Roberts and Edgar Boaz (Gennett 3162) 1925 and All We
Gots Gone by Asa Martin and Roy Hobbs (Champion 16539)
1932. History: This song relates to the great Tennessee Flood of
1902.
5 2029 All
All Ive Gots Done Gone see All Ive Got Is Gone.
30 All My Exs Live in Texas. Music/Lyrics: Sanger D. Shafer/Lyn-
dia 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. Coun-
try 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, Shes 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: Boce-
phus 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 Coun-
try Award 1982. Notes: This was the theme for NFL Monday Night
Football on ABC television network during the 1990 season. A de-
rivative version was used for the 1991 season, copyrighted as Mon-
day 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. (Elek-
tra 47191) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/5/81 19 wks., Hank Wil liams,
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. Copy-
right Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Bourne Music Co. Licensed
by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Paul Whitemans Orchestra
(Victor 22879) 1931. Made Famous by: Country, Willie Nelson (Co-
lumbia 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, star-
ring 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
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. Copy-
right Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6870)
1957. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-6870) 1957. Coun-
try 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 Mil-
lion Seller 1957 (Elvis Presley, RCA 6870).
37 All the Fun. Music/Lyrics: Taylor Dunn/Paul Overstreet. Copy-
right 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. Copy-
right Date: 1979. Publisher: Larry Gatlin Music (adm. by EMI-
Blackwood 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 (Colum-
bia 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 trafc jam in Hollywood and
began speculating on all of the youngsters who ood Los Angeles,
expecting to make it.
39 All the Good Times Are Past and Gone. Music/Lyrics: Un-
known/Charlie Monroe. Copyright Date: Unknown; 1944, renewed.
Publisher: Public Domain/Berwick Music Corp. (BMI). Licensed
by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Fred and Gertrude Gossett (Co-
lumbia 15596) 1930. Made Famous by: The Monroe Brothers (Blue-
bird 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. Copy-
right Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Li-
censed 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 ofce 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 hap-
pened that the harmony notes made a beautiful melody for a new
song. Thats 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. Theres 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 writ-
ing 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:
All 3041 6
Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by:
Arthur Neville (Instant 3246) 1962. Made Famous by: Joe Stamp-
ley (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:
rst with a group called The Uniques (Paula) in 1973, second as a
solo act and nally 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 re-
member feeling very clear about it while I was writing it.Allen
Toussaint.
All We Gots Gone see All Ive Got Is Gone.
42 All 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 Record-
ing 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 Ran-
cho 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 Guz-
man Aguilera, music by Lorenzo Barcelata, not published, no copy-
right 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, Span-
ish 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 Ja-
cobs. Published by and copyrighted by Stasny Music Corp., it was
introduced on the NBC Radio Network by Los Rancheros, a pop-
ular Mexican group, but never achieved the popularity of the orig-
inal.
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. Newmans theme song on the
Grand Old Opry since 1960.
44 Almost. Music/Lyrics: Vic McAlpin/Jack Toombs. Copyright
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
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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10025)
1966. Made Famous by: David Houston (Epic 10025) 1966. Coun-
try 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 (Sound-
waves 4557); #58 4/18/87 8 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 07036); fe-
male 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). Paro-
dies: Almost Degraded, recorded by The Cornball Express (Capi-
tol 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 ve days, we had the story, but no real hook
or tie into it. Late one night, we were at Billys house nishing up
the song. There was a Broadman Hymnal on his piano, the old Bap-
tist hymnal. We were just thumbing through it, and Billy said,
Heres a good title. Why dont we call it Almost Persuaded? And
we didthe 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 Im
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 is-
sued) 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 De-
lange/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
7 4247 Along
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 ro-
mantic 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 war-
rior 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 Ari-
zona on a 300-mile forced march which became known as the
Long Walk. More than 8,000 Navajos completed the trek from
Fort Deance to Fort Sumner near the Pecos River and were set-
tled 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 Ju-
rgens (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 Its 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. Copy-
right 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 Craw-
ford/Lefty Frizzell. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer
Intl. Corp. /Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Re corded
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 Im Always on a Moun-
tain 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 Fa-
mous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4027) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (2)
2/15/75 14 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4027). Pop Chart: None.
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 in-
spiration for this song.Merle Haggard.
53 Am I Blue (Yes Im 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 Fa-
mous 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 Mil-
sap (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: Ive always been kind of a dreamer and
I dont really know how to explain the song without giving myself
away, probably. I kind of imagined how Id feel if my wife left me.
(Weve been married for thirty years.) Ive seen it happen to other
people. Theyd be doin great, then, all of a sudden, wham! Theyd
act like they dont know each other like it was awful easy to for-
get. One day theyd be madly in love and the next day, they dont
know each other. Thats the way things should never work out, but
they do. The song was nothing personal. I had to use some imag-
ination and thought about how it would be if it happened to
me.Carl Belew.
56 Amanda. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1972. Pub-
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 couldnt give her anything. Its what the song says. Women
who marry people in music or anything thats supposed to be cre-
ative 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
Along 4857 8
Stafford Music (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.). Li-
censed 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. Copy-
right 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 irted with
Christianity throughout his teenage years, but was never converted.
He became a slave trader and a pirate and nally was frightened
into conversion by a erce 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 rst 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:
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 Charleys publisher at that point, said I dont like the song
youre 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 wouldnt like it and I would storm out and at-
tack it again. I rewrote it and rewrote it and by the time I had
nished 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 Earharts 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)
of Artists: 20. History: Shortly after writing this song, McEnery was
in Buffalo, New York, on the Fourth of July. With his small cow-
boy 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 en-
tertainers was from selling song books, pictures, and sometimes
even sponsors. While traveling from one station to another, some-
times 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 oor or maybe a hat was passed, and the
traveling troupe moved on. This was called busking. Amelia
Earharts Last Flight was a busking song and a sure moneygetter.
It was written around a campre in New York State in 1937, shortly
after we received word of Miss Earharts disappearance.Dave
McEnery.
61 America. Music/Lyrics: Sammy Johns. Copyright Date: 1974,
1985. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc./Legibus Music Co./Cap-
tain 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. Publishers Note: Some-
thing 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 (Ar -
range ment)/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 play-
ing 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 Amigos Guitar. Music/Lyrics: Roy Botkin/John D. Louder-
milk/Kitty Wells. Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedar-
wood 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 Coun-
try Award 1977. Movies: Paris (Warner Bros.) 1929, directed by
9 5865 Among
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 Fa-
mous 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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418)
1981. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418) 1981. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 1/20/81 14 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 11418).
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards:
68 Angel in Disguise. 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
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 Fa-
mous by: Country, Juice Newton (Capitol 4976) 1981; Pop, Merrilee
Rush and The Turnabouts (Bell 705) 1968, Juice Newton (Capi-
tol 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 Annies 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 Fa-
mous 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 Wynettes rst
chart record. It was Bobby Austins 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
Award 1960.
72 Another Bridge to Burn. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copy-
right Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Colum-
bia 42845) 1963. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Colum-
bia 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 Wil-
son/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 Ac-
tion: 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 him-
self to nd 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 its
still going strong! On stage, Jerry Lee Lewis never fails to intro-
duce this as the song that brought him back.Jerry Chesnut.
75 Anticipation Blues. Music/Lyrics: Ernie Ford/Clife Stone.
Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Cor-
poration/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol 40258) 1949. Made Fa-
mous 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. Au-
thor Notes: Betty Ford, Ernie Fords wife, was pregnant with her
rst son Buck, and Ernie and I were living in Monterey Park. We
went out in his garage and wrote Anticipation Blues. Ernies great-
est vocal is on that song.Clife 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 Mil-
sap (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
78 Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Roy Drusky/Vic McAlpin/Marie Wil-
son. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock
Amos 6678 10
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 Ac-
tion: 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 an-
other 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 Isnt Me Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Julie Didier/Casey
Kelly. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: WB Gold Music Corp. Li-
censed 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 Wynettes rst chart record and Bobby Austins high-
est chart record.
82 Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still
Silver). Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1982. Pub-
lisher: Shade Tree Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by:
Merle Haggard (Epic 02894) 1982. Made Famous by: Merle Hag-
gard (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 mans longing for another time when things werent so com-
plicated. I re-live the past a lot, and its 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: Carreers-
BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./Ter-
race 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 Im from Dixie Too). Music/Lyrics:
George L. Cobb (music)/Jack Yellen (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1915,
renewed. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earli-
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 Ac-
tion: 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. Au-
thor 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 Ac-
tion: 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 Fa-
mous 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 Ac-
tion: #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 Vic-
tor 10379) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/6/75 16 wks., Waylon Jen-
nings (RCA Victor 10379). Pop Chart: #60 9/20/75 9 wks., Way-
lon 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
rst come to Nashville and the way to do things was the way Hank
did. If you did something wrong and it didnt work out, youd say,
Are you sure Hank done it this Way? I wrote three lines to the
11 7989 Are
verse one night. I nished it the next morning on the back of an en-
velope 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 Lou-
vin. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20922)
1952. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia 20922) 1952. Coun-
try 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: Acuff-
Rose 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)
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 (pseu-
donym of Mary Ann Wilson). Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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. Ear-
liest Recording Found: Len Spencer (Columbia 11098) 1900 as
Arkansaw Traveler; Earliest Country Recording Found: Eck Robert-
son 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 rst recorded at the
turn of the century as a pop song and was picked up by country mu-
sicians, especially ddlers, in the early 1920s. Music historian Jim
Walsh claims it to be one of the four most popular comic and nov-
elty 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. Coun-
try Chart: #7 2/26/55 16 wks., Kitty Wells and Red Foley (Decca
Awards: BMI Country Award 1955. Notes: Not to be confused with
the Alex Zanetis song with the same title.
95 As Long as Im Rockin with You. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Chan-
nel/Kieran Kane. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Old Friends
Music (BMI)/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. (ASCAP). Licensed by:
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 Theres a Sunday. Music/Lyrics: Justin Tubb. Copy-
censed 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 some-
thing 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
[19281932]. 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 nd three or four kids sleeping in a bed and
someones 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./West-
ern 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 Orches-
tra (Decca 18698). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
Artists: Three. Notes: The Gene Autry version was released by Co-
lumbia (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
Are 90100 12
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 y out to Dal-
las? I got a great idea for a song. He ew in the next day and we
drove straight to my apartment at the Stoneleigh Hotel. In one af-
ternoon, we nished 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 wouldnt
wait.Gene Autry.
101 At the Rainbows 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 inuenced by Don Gibson, and Id 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. Copy-
right 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 pop-
ular by Leroy Van Dyke, the graduate of an auctioneers school.
The song was inspired by his cousin, Ray Sims, one of the nations
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 auction-
eering business. I felt that an auctioneering song should be authen-
tic and sound just exactly like the sound you would hear when you
walked into a cattle sale barn someplace in the West, Midwest or
Southwherever 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 auc-
tioneer. The entire lyric is factual except the rst line; I couldnt nd
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 (Vic-
tor 21142) 1927. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21142)
of Artists: 19.
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 Youre a Lady). Music/Lyrics: Alex Har-
vey/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: EMI-Al Gal-
lico 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 Ac-
tion: 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 Dont 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 (Co-
lumbia 45618). Pop Chart: #1 (3) 8/5/72 18 wks., Mac Davis (Co-
lumbia 45618). AC Action: #1 (3) 6/17/72 21 wks., Mac Davis (Co-
lumbia 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 wasnt much excitement in them. Rick kept say-
ing, Man, youve 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 rst 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! Thats 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
13 101111 Baby
Award 1983 (Deborah Allen, Rory Bourke, Rafe VanHoy). Notes:
Used in a Diet Dr. Pepper commercial in 1984.
Baby, Ill Be Coming Back for More see Ill Be Coming Back
for More.
Baby Im in Love with You see The Honey Song.
112 Baby Im 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, Its the Little Things. Alternate Title: Little Things.
Music/Lyrics: Billy Barber. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Reyn-
song Publishing Corp./Howe Sound Music. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 52556) 1985. Made Fa-
mous 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 Were 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:
115 Baby What About You. Alternate Title: Everybody Thinks
Im 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 Fa-
mous 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 Babys Gone. Music/Lyrics: Conway Twitty/Bill Parks. Copy-
right 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:
try Award 1974.
117 Babys 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 Babys Got Her Blue Jeans On. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill.
Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Polygram Intl Publishing Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5418)
1984. Made Famous by: Mel McDaniel (Capitol 5418) 1984. Coun-
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 Cant Help It, or perhaps Marilyn Monroe. That era of the
50s. I wanted to capture that innocent sensuality which was pop-
ular then. The girl in the song doesnt realize what a commotion shes
causing.Bob McDill.
119 Babys 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 Song-
writer 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 (Blue-
bird 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, di-
rected by George OBrien, starring George OBrien, 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 (Re-
public) 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 OBrien,
Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson, and Joan Hackett; Semi-
Tough (Twentieth CenturyFox) 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, Im 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, Ill 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 ofces of my co-writer,
Gene Autry, who recorded it on Columbia records. It became his
Baby 112121 14
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 Pub-
lishing, 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.
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 Fa-
mous 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. An-
swers: (Im) 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 shes happy. I was happy in the light of her understanding
smile. Thats life. Thats a back street affair. I know it. Ive 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 Skil-
let Lickers (Bluebird 5562). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
of Artists: 35.
125 Back Up, Buddy (If You Dont Want a Whippin). Music/
Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant. Copyright Date: 1954. Publisher: Acuff-
Rose 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 (Co-
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
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
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 Woo-
ley.
129 The Ballad of Davy Crockett. Music/Lyrics: Tom Blackburn/
George Burns. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Walt Dis-
ney 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 Crew-
Cut recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 6178) 1955, writ-
ten 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 ve 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 (17861836) was a celebrated American frontiers-
man 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. Copy-
right 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 con-
template them. It dawned on me then, and later was even more
signicant, how much hypocrisy there was involved. Yesterday, the
guy was a son of a bitch, and today, he was a great old guy who re-
ally meant well.Tom T. Hall.
131 The Ballad of Frank Clement (The Living Legend of Ten-
nessee). 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.
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 commu-
nity for his efforts on behalf of country music songwriters and per-
formers in the 50s.
132 The Ballad of Ira Hayes. Music/Lyrics: Peter La Farge. Copy-
right Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: E.B. Marks Music Corp.
(Hudson Bay). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Peter La Farge
15 122132 Ballad
(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 ag 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 (Co-
lumbia 42606) 1962. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Colum-
bia 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.
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, re-
newed. 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 Mil-
lion 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 play-
ing 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 rst American ghting 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. Li-
censed 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. Coun-
try Chart: #7 6/28/75 16 wks., Moe Bandy (GRC 2070). Pop Chart:
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Coun-
try Award 1976. Author Notes: I said, Lets write something about
a rodeo. Lefty said, Lets write something about a rodeo clown.
We wrote this song especially for Moe Bandy. Bandy was taken
from Moes last name. He was the only one ever to record it, the only
one it ever t, 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 Rus-
sell (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 Fraziers 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 elses funeral before she died. Dallas and I started writ-
ing and wrote about this guy and what baptism did for him
straightened him out. Im 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 Do-
main. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Royal Dad-
mum (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-10164-
A) 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 (pseudo-
nyms 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 (Bruns -
wick 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. Ear-
liest 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 Barn-
yard Banjo Picking). Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia
Ballad 133142 16
CL-2045) 1963; Also made popular by Stringbean in live shows.
Artists: 14 found. History: This tune probably dates back to the
1850s. David Akemans rendition is the one most frequently used
among modern banjo pickers.
143 Barroom Buddies. Music/Lyrics: Milton Brown/Cliff Crof-
ford/Steve Dorff/Snuff Garrett. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher:
Private Dancer Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard and Clint East-
wood (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
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 Vic-
tor 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 (RCA-
Victor 7534). Pop Chart: #1 (6) 4/27/59 21 wks., Johnny Horton
(Columbia 41339); #87 5/25/59 2 wks., Vaughn Monroe (RCA-
Victor 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 Per-
formance 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 (RCA-
Victor 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 An-
drew 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 re-
ceived 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.Jim-
mie 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 Pattersons Piedmont Log-Rollers (Victor 20936)
1927. Made Famous by: Red Pattersons Piedmont Log-Rollers (Vic-
tor 20936) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: 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
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/Warner-
Chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy
Raven (Universal 66016) 1989. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (Uni-
versal 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 Wil -
liams 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:
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. Coun-
try 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 Do-
lores 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 Cant
Help It (Twentieth CenturyFox) 1956, directed by Frank Tashlin,
starring Jayne Manseld, 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: Bon-
nie 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
17 143151 Be
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. Copy-
censed 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
youve got. I dont know if that person had a thing for his girl-
friend 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 thats 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 Publish-
ing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Okeh
5980) 1941. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Okeh 5980) 1941. Coun-
try 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: Ill Be Honest with You, recorded by Roy Rogers
(Decca 6016A) 1941; Ill Be Honest with You, recorded by Roy
Acuff (Conquerer 9889) 1942. Movies: Ridin on a Rainbow (Re-
public) 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 Nel-
son 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: Un-
known. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Record-
ing Found: Smiths Garage Fiddle Band (Vocalion 5268) 1928. Made
Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 4999) 1938.
Artists: 28. Author Notes: According to Bob Wills, this song was one
of Eck Robertsons favorites to play at ddle 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: Unichap-
pell Music, Inc./Vidor Publications. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Arthur Smith Trio (Bluebird 7221) 1937. Made Fa-
mous 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 song-
book, Harmonies of the Hill Country (1938). Notes: First line:
Willie, my darling, I love you.
156 Beautiful Texas. Music/Lyrics: Wilbert Lee ODaniel. Copyright
Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Li-
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Five found. History: The author, Wilbert
Lee Pappy ODaniel, 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 Ac-
tion: 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 ofce one afternoon workin on the rst part of it. He said,
We cant write a bedtime story cuz we cant remember any bedtime
stories. So I went down to the Baptist bookstore and bought every
bedtime storybook they hadabout 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 Can-
nonball Lewis/Charles Seitz. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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 Im Over You. Music/Lyrics: Betty Sue Perry. Copy-
right Date: 1962. Publisher: Sure-re 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 Con-
lee (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 dont drive down the
street and have a wreck because I saw a sign that gave me a title, you
know. A lot of times its a matter of pacing up and down the oor,
like digging a ditch, youve got to put your shoulders into it, and
make an idea come and make it worknothing romantic about it
at all. About the creation of it. Its a job, its a craft.Ben Peters.
162 Before the Next Teardrop Falls. Music/Lyrics: Vivian Keith/
Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Shelby Singleton Music,
Be 152162 18
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 (Vi-
vian 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 dont you
write a song about before the next tear falls? And I said, Well, Ill
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. Copy-
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. Pub-
lisher: 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. Coun-
try 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. (out -
side 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 ODell. 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
ODell); BMI Million Airs Award (2); RIAA Million Seller 1973
(Charlie Rich, Epic 10950); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award
1973 (Kenny ODell); CMA Single of the Year 1973 (Charlie Rich,
Epic 10950); CMA Song of the Year 1973 (Kenny ODell); ACM
Single of the Year 1973 (Charlie Rich, Epic 10950); ACM Single of
the Year 1973 (Kenny ODell); BMI Country Award 1974, 1975,
1976, 1977, 1978. Parodies: Behind Cloes Door, recorded by Ben
Colder (MGM 14639) 1973, written by Kenny ODell and Sheb
Wooley. Movies: Every Which Way but Loose (Warner Bros.) 1978,
directed by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke,
Ruth Gordon, Beverly DAngelo, and Clyde the Orangutan. Au-
thor 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-
low-up, and this was the next song I wrote. My wife thought it
was a little suggestive, but I nished it anyway. Charlies producer,
Billy Sherrill, liked it, and Charlie cut it. I played rhythm guitar on
the sessionone of two rhythms. Afterwards, my friend and pub-
lisher Bob Montgomery asked me how the song turned out. I was
tired and said, Im not sure. I guess its OK. As it turned out, it
was really OK.Kenny ODell.
167 Behind the Tear. Music/Lyrics: Ned Miller/Sue Miller. Copy-
right Date: 1965. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corporation. Li-
censed 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:
try Award 1966.
168 Belles of Southern Bell. Music/Lyrics: Don Wayne. Copyright
First Recorded by: Del Reeves (United Artists 890) 1965. Made Fa-
mous 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 oclock until 2 P.M. Then shed be off from 2 to
4 or 6 oclock and then go back and work another four hour shift.
We would have dates and Id 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 writ-
ing The Belles of Southern Bell. Later the companys name was
changed to South Central Bell and it kind of messed up the phras-
ing of the song.Don Wayne.
169 Ben Dewberrys 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
First Recorded by: Carl Vaughn (Monument 1103) 1968. Made Fa-
mous 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 Hick-
ory 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 wifes grave site remained in Anglins mind for a long time.
19 163171 Beneath
Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me see Youre 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
173 The Best Years of Your Life. Music/Lyrics: Keith Lloyd. Copy-
right Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Li-
censed 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:
Beulah Land see O Come.
176 Beyond the Last Mile. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifn. Copyright
Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Rex Grifn (Decca 5764)
1939. Made Famous by: Rex Grifn (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 magnicent 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 rst to interpolate the
poem, Should You Go First into Beyond the Sunset; all four ver-
sions listed use the poem. It was written by sports announcer
Rosey Rowswell and published in a book of poems in 1945 en-
titled Rosey Reections in Verse and Song.
178 The Bible Tells Me So. Music/Lyrics: Dale Evans (stage name
of Frances Octavia Rogers). Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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
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 Fa-
mous 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, Colum-
bia 42175); Grammy, Best Country and Western Performance, Sin-
gle 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 six-
feet-ve 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 ying 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 power-
ful 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; Well 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 (Bruns -
wick 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 in-
cluded 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. Copy-
right Date: 1982 (unpublished), 1985 (Published). Publisher: Shade
Tree Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Hag-
gard (Epic 02686) 1982. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic
02686) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/16/82 19 wks., Merle Hag-
gard (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
Best 172181 20
Taylor, and Red Steagall. Author Notes: My bus driver and good
friend, Dean Roe Holloway, was always complaining about hav-
ing to drive in big city trafc. We were doing the Big City album
and went to the bus for a break. Dean was talking about lth 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 Song-
writer Achievement Award 1974 (Shel Silverstein).
183 Big in Vegas. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/Terry Stafford. Copy-
right 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 Coun-
try 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 youve made it big in Vegas, youve 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 Im 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
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 Thomp-
son (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 rst recording was by Mayeus Le
Fleur recorded as Grand Basile in 1928. Leo Soileau also recorded
it in 1935 and his version became very popular in Louisiana and
Texas.
187 Big Midnight Special. Music/Lyrics: Wilma Lee Cooper. Copy-
right Date: 1959 (Arrangement). Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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 Lees 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: Hobos Para-
dise. 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. Li-
censed 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 Ne-
vada (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, di-
rected by Joel Coen, starring George Clooney, John Turturro, and
Tim Blake Nelson. Notes: Also recorded as Hobos 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.
Bile Dem Cabbage Down see Bile Them Cabbage Down.
191 Bile Them Cabbage Down. Alternate Titles: Boil Dem Cab-
bage 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 Car-
son (Okeh 40306) 1925.
192 Bill Cheatham. Alternate Title: Simpson County. Music/
Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Do-
main. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Eck Robertson
(Victor, unissued) 1922 as Brilliancy and Cheatham; Allen Broth-
ers (Columbia 15270-D) 1928 (as Cheat Em). Made Famous by:
Arthur Smith and His Dixieliners (Bluebird B-8783) 1941. Country
21 182192 Bill
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 Fa-
mous 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:
Its the rst time I ever had to check historical dates to try and
write a song, this being 1878, the Little Bighorn. Billy Bayou was
a ctional 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 (pseudo-
nym 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
liest Recording Found: Fiddlin John Carson (Okeh 40020) 1923.
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 32. Notes: Fiddle tune.
196 Billy the Kid. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Andrew Jenkins. Copy-
right 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 (Co-
lumbia 15135) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 81 found. History: Billy the Kid earned
his nickname when he rst shot a man in Silver City, New Mex-
ico, 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 Mexicos range wars, then took to rustling
cattle. He was nally killed by an old friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. De-
spite 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 gunght. This song faithfully retells the
story of his short, brutish life.
197 Bimbo. Music/Lyrics: Rod Morris (pseudonym of Tex Atchi-
son). Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Cata-
log, 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
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 mis-
chievous person, a scoundrel Hes a bird. Hes 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 Fa-
mous 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. An-
swers: Birmingham Jail, #2, recorded by Darby and Tarlton (Co-
lumbia 15375) 1929; Birmingham Jail #2, recorded by Bud
Billings (pseudonym of Frank Luther) and Carson Robison (Vic-
tor 40031) 1929; New Birmingham Jail, recorded by Jimmy Tarl-
ton (Columbia 15629) 1931. Author Notes: I sung Birmingham
Jail in World War I and theres some old buddies thats 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 Fa-
mous 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 didnt get up to
go to work. Lonnie went on without me and wrecked his car on the
way to the station. He didnt get killed but thats 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
Billy 193203 22
(originally published 1908). Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed
by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: American Symphony Orches-
tra (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
36 found. Notes: Also recorded as My Honey by Will J. Nichol-
sons Players (Gennett 7241) 1930 and Black and Tan Rag by Bill
Boyds Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 6328) 1936. This song, orig-
inally 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/
main. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Mr. and Mrs. I.G.
Greer (Paramount 3195) 1929 (as The Gypsy Laddie); Cliff Car lisle
and His Buckle Busters (Decca 5732) 1939 (as Black Jack David).
Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Okeh 6313) 1940. Coun try
Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. Awards: None.
205 Black Land Farmer. Music/Lyrics: Frankie Miller, Jr. Copy-
right 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1959. Au-
thor Notes: I didnt 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. Copy-
right Date: 1949 (as instrumental). Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia C-
6470) 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 9/24/83 21 wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros.
29497). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three.
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 (Gen-
nett 7003) 1929 (as Black Sheep). Made Famous by: Stonewall Jack-
son (Columbia CS-8186) 1959; Stonewall Jackson (Columbia CS-
9708) 1968 (remake). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC
Action: None. No. of Artists: 47. Performers Note: Ive known and sung
this song since I was ve or six years old. When I rst 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
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 airstill didnt have a name for it. So the station decided to have
a contest to name it and offered a ve dollar prize.... The winning
title ... came from a woman in Arkansas. She named it because it
was the time of the year Marchwhen the blackberry blossoms
come out.Lavonne Smith Brown, daughter of Arthur Smith.
209 Blackberry Blossom. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date:
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 Ac-
tion: 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, Ive 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, doesnt it give
you a picture? And I said, Come to think of it, I guess it does. I
got the rst 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. Copy-
right Date: 1975. Publisher: ATV Music. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Billie Jo Spears (United Artists 584) 1975. Made Fa-
mous 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (2) 6/24/72 14 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3353).
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards:
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 Fa-
mous 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.
The Blind Boy and His Dog see Id 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
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
23 204214 Blind
wks., David Geddes (Big Tree 16052) as The Last Game of the Sea-
son; #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 Song-
writer Achievement Award 1976 (Sterling Whipple); BMI Coun-
try 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 at-
torney, 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. Its the same story. The kid isnt really hap-
pening, hes not a hero. Hes on the football team, but he doesnt
start, he doesnt get to play very much. His dad obviously never
gets to see him play; of course, he wouldnt 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, hes 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 rst time hed
ever seen me play. Its 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
wouldnt have ever written a song about a football player. The foot-
ball songthe story is a true story which happened to someone in
the 20s or 30s in an eastern prep school. I think there was a Read-
ers 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 Coun-
try 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 Coun-
try 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. Its like a one-record song and a performance
every winter is guaranteed.... To my knowledge, it was the rst
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 Ive known
that was going to happen at the end. But this time I didnt. Ive al-
ways had a love for the elements. I realize theyre the boss, and were
not. Ive always had a love for the West. I traveled out there quite
a bit, read lots of stories. I remember some about the terric bliz-
zards out in west Texas, people following fence lines, trying to get
back home. Ive never been a cowboy, but I have a feel for those peo-
ple. 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-
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 Ed-
ward L. Alperson, starring Tex Ritter, Heber Snow, Jerry Bergh,
and Tommy Bupp, featuring Tex Ritters 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 som-
ersault, 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 lm 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 intro-
duced 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 Cheethams 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.
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
219 Blow Yo Whistle, Freight Train. Music/Lyrics: Alton Del-
more/ Rabon Delmore. Copyright Date: 1935, 1950, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. (adm. by Warnerbuilt Songs, Inc.).
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (Blue-
bird B-5925) 1935. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (Blue-
bird 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. Copy-
right Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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 Or-
bison); 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.
Blistered 215221 24
Artists: Three.
222 Blue, Blue Day. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date:
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. Copy-
right Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Golden West Melodies. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38906)
1950. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Columbia 38906) 1950. Coun-
try 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
Autrys version hit number one in Canada.
225 Blue Christmas. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hayes/Jay Johnson. Copy-
right Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Pub-
lishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Doye ODell (Ex-
clusive 65x) 1948. Made Famous by: Country, Ernest Tubb (Decca
46186) 19491952; 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 Winter-
halter (Columbia 38635). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 129.
Notes: Riley Shepard released his version about three weeks after
ODell. Elvis Presleys 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. Copy-
right 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:
Blue Hairs Driving in My Lane, recorded by Pinkard and Bow-
den (Warner Bros. 25057) 1984, written by Fred Rose with special
lyrics by Pinkard and Bowden. Notes: Elton Britts 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.
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. Copy-
right 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 (Co-
lumbia 11176). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 97.
Movies: Sweet Dreams (Tri-Star) 1985, directed by Karel Reisz, star-
ring Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, and John Goodman; Planes, Trains
and Automobiles (Paramount) 1987, directed by John Hughes, star-
ring 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. Ken-
tucky 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 (Colum-
bia 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:
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 Fa-
mous 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 Pio-
neers (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
25 222232 Blue
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 lm.
233 Blue Side of Lonesome. Alternate Title: Im 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 Fa-
mous 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, di-
rected by Stuart Heisler, starring Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, and
Joan Cauleld with music by Count Basie; White Christmas (Para-
mount) 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 (Co-
lumbia 12394) 1949. Made Famous by: Frankie Yankovic (Colum-
bia 12394) 1949. Country Chart: #7 4/22/49 7 wks., Frankie Yanko -
vic (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 spe-
cial 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-
son, Tennessee, in 1955. There were several couples dancing on the
dance oor. The couple nearest the bandstand was having a con-
versation. The boy said to the girl, Watch out, dont step on my
suedes. I was abbergasted 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 couldnt get it out of my mind. I came home about
2 oclock in the morning and started to write it. I didnt 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 nished 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 Kin-
caid (Majestic 6010) 1945. Made Famous by: Burl Ives and The An-
drews 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 Radios
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. Louder-
milk (RCA 8308); #22 12/23/72 13 wks., George Hamilton IV
Five. Author Notes: On my second album for RCA, I didnt have
enough songs, so I needed an extra song, so I went into the bath-
room 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 didnt 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? Its been a hit over here for
over a year. I didnt 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 yel-
low. See, theyre 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 cant 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. Louder-
milk.
240 Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
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:
Blue 233240 26
BMI Country Award 1963; NARAS Hall of Fame 1985. Author
Notes: In Asheville, before that rst broadcast [over WWNC in
North Carolina], I told myself: Hell either make it good in a big
way, or hell do what he calls a complete op ... I was even doubt-
ful 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,
Im goin to shoot poor Thelma, just to see her jump and fall? ...
About the third week in June, there in Asheville, in 1927, my Jim-
mie came home one day without his usual teasingly gay greeting...
You see, mother Ive been-let-out-up at WWNC. They gave
my spot to another entertainer. But, darlingyou made good,
didnt 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. Coun-
try 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
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 Fa-
mous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 22072) 1929. Country Chart:
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14.
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: Jim-
mie Rodgers/George Vaughn (pseudonym of Vaughn Horton)/
George Vaughn (lyrics added in 1949). Copyright Date: 1931, re-
newed. 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 Fender-
men (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).
1971. History: A mule skinner was simply a driver who owned mules
and hired himself and his animals to the railroads for work, haul-
ing ties or doing whatever hard work had to be done. Author Notes:
His was a familiar gure in and around the yards. He was known
to be the son of a section-foreman on the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road: Aaron W. Rodgers boythe grinning, hard-working blacks
who took Aaron Rodgers orders made his small son laughoften.
Though small, he was white. So, even when they bade him bring
that water round, they were deferential. During the noon dinner-
rests, they taught him to plunk melody from banjo and guitar.
They taught him darkey songs, moaning chants and crooning lull-
abies.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 okd this. After Bill Mon-
roes record New Mule Skinner Blues came out, artists started
using lyrics from various versions, so for simplication, Peer and
Carrie Rodgers ( Jimmies 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 Jimmies orig-
inal record. We have a special (complex) deal on performances on
Blue Yodel No. 8. I named it Mule Skinner Blues from the be-
ginning but Jimmie didnt want to change it because he had the
blue yodel series established in his mind and didnt 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
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. Pub-
lisher: 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.
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.
250 Blue Yodel No. 12 (Barefoot Blues). Music/Lyrics: Jimmie
Three.
251 Blue Yodel No. 13. Alternate Title: [The] Women Make a
Fool Out of Me. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date:
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 Dont the Women Let Me Be.Nolan Portereld.
252 Blues Dont Mean a Thing. Alternate Title: Gals Dont Mean
a Thing. Music/Lyrics: Arbie Gibson/Curt Massey. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: Louise Massey and the Westerners (Okeh 6687) 1942.
Made Famous by: Louise Massey and the Westerners (Okeh 6687)
of Artists: Three.
253 Blues Stay Away from Me. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/
Rabon Delmore/Henry Glover/Wayne Raney. Copyright Date: 1949,
27 241253 Blues
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 Broth-
ers (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 oclock one morning in Cincinnatis 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 Rob-
bins/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 specic idea was Van
Stephensons. 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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10379)
1975. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10379) 1975. Coun-
try 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 Mar-
vin Chomsky, starring Roy Rogers, Clay OBrien, 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.
Boil Dem Cabbage Down see Bile Them Cabbage Down.
257 Bonapartes Retreat. Music/Lyrics: Pee Wee King/Redd Stew-
art. 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 in-
strumental). Made Famous by: Pee Wee King (RCA Victor 0114)
1950; Glen Campbell (Capitol 3926) 1974; Pop, Kay Starr (Capi-
tol 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 Ac-
tion: #42 8/24/74 5 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 3926). No. of
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 ddler from Shawnee, Oklahoma,
there was a regiment of Scots, among which a musician, who re-
membered the occasion, improvised on the bagpipe a tune he called
Bonapartes 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 ddlers (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
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 Theres 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:
10 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA 40929). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: 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 Haggards bandand sang harmony on some of the songs.
I combined both types of music and came up with this song. Every-
thing 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 Kim-
ball. 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-Amer-
ica 8289) 1985. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (EMI-America 8289)
1985. Country Chart: #1 10/26/85 27 wks., Dan Seals (EMI-Amer-
ica 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, EMI-
America 8289); ASCAP Country Award 1986, 1987; BMI Coun-
try 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. Copy-
right Date: 1956, 1984, renewed. Publisher: Don Robertson Music
Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Chordettes (Ca-
dence 1291) 1956. Made Famous by: Country, Sonny James (Capitol
Bluest 254262 28
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 sufciently 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 6/13/87 20 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner Bros.
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 Daffans Texans
(Okeh 6706) 1943. Made Famous by: Country and pop, Ted Daf-
fans Texans (Okeh 6706) 1943; Pop, Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount
10330) 1962. Country Chart: #3 1/15/44 21 wks., Ted Daffans Tex-
ans (Okeh 6706), vocals by Leon Seago. Pop Chart: #19 8/23/43 3
wks., Ted Daffans 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 Daf-
fans Texans, Okeh 6706). Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
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 Fa-
mous 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: Em-
mylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29993) 1982. Made Famous by: Em-
mylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29993) 1982. Country Chart: #3 5/29/
82 12 wks., Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29993). Pop Chart:
try 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 Ac-
Notes: This was Mel Streets most successful song and the one with
which he is identied.
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
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award
1987, 1988.
270 The Bottle Let Me Down. Alternate Title: Tonight the Bot-
tle Let Me Down. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date:
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:
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).
1949; BMI Pop Award 1948; RIAA Million Seller 1948 (Eddy
Arnold, RCA Victor 2806). Movies: The Last Picture Show (Co-
lumbia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Tim-
othy 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 owery, we pursued that
direction and nally came up with the title Bouquet of Roses and
then started to collaborate on the lyrics. The song was nished the
following day.Steve Nelson.
272 A Boy Named Sue. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright
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,
29 263272 Boy
Male 1969 ( Johnny Cash), Best Country Song 1969 (Shel Silver-
stein); 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 (Para-
Chute 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 Brakemans Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away). Music/Lyrics:
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; call-
boy, agman, baggage master, brakeman ... but I crave to cover
distanceso, as freight brakeman, young Jimmie Rodgers thought
he was doing ne. He was going places, seeing things, doing things.
Carefree, happy always, when answering a call he reached rst 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: Hanks Music, Inc. (adm. by Unichappell
Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (Vic-
tor 70224) 1945. Made Famous by: Hank Snow (Victor 47-02224)
of Artists: Two found.
276 Branded Man. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date:
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 11. Awards: BMI Country Award 1968. Au-
thor 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 Thompsons 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 Ac-
tion: 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.
278 Break My Mind. Music/Lyrics: John D. Loudermilk. Copy-
right 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. Au-
thor Notes: This song came along just as drugs were coming into
country music. Drugs were current in Nashville around 1969. Peo-
ple 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 youre in the music business, youre under
stress, you need this, youre a little overweight or you need to
jazz up for a session, heres 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. Loud-
ermilk.
279 A Bridge That Just Wont Burn. Music/Lyrics: Roger Mur-
rah/ Jim McBride. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Magic Castle
Music/EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Re -
corded 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 Mc -
Bride).
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
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 Ander-
son/Jimmy Gateley. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Johnny Bien-
stock 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 An-
derson (Decca 31825). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
Artists: Four. Notes: This is Bill Andersons 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. Ill 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 Sat-
urday 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 Corpo-
ration). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Reed (Vee Jay
398) 1961. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Capitol 3114) 1971.
Boys 273282 30
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:
283 Bright Sherman Valley. Music/Lyrics: Robie Kingsley. Copy-
right 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. Ear-
liest 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)
19151916. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
None. No. of Artists: Five. Notes: Used by President Theodore Roo-
sevelt 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 in-
troduced 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. Copy-
right Date: 1962. Publisher: ABKCO Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI.
First Recorded by: Sam Cooke (RCA Victor 8036) 1962. Made Fa-
mous 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 Art -
ists: 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 Her-
bert/Fred Stryker. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Fair-
way Music Corp. (orig. publisher)/EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Li-
censed 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. Copy-
right Date: 1979. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Sail-
maker 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)
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 Song-
writer 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
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.
292 Browns Ferry Blues. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Rabon
Delmore. Copyright Date: 1934, 1942, renewed. Publisher: Vidor
Publications, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Del-
more Brothers (Bluebird B-5403) 1933. Made Famous by: The Del-
more 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:
Browns Ferry Blues Part 2, rst recorded and made famous by The
Delmore Brothers (Bluebird 87-666-1) 1935; Browns Ferry Blues
Part 3, rst recorded and made famous by Delmore Brothers (Blue-
bird 032672-1) 1939; New Browns Ferry Blues, recorded by The
Log Cabin Boys (Decca 5103-A) 1935; Browns Ferry Boogie,
recorded by Zeke Clements (Bullet 153). Notes: Alton Delmore
wrote Browns Ferry Blues especially for presentation at different
ddlers 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 (Rain-
bow 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 rst release (theyre that close). At least six different ver-
sions were released in the rst month. Al Trace re-cut this song as
Al Trace and His Flamethrowers (Damon 11215), released in Janu-
ary 1949.
294 Bubbles in My Beer. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan/Cindy
Walker/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Right-
song 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)
31 283294 Bubbles
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 (Mon-
ument 1231). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
Eight. Notes: Listed by Columbia House as one of the most in-
uential 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, Ive got a great song title for you.
I hadnt 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 couldnt have been more surprised if he had hit me in the
face with a wet squirrel. I said, Youre kidding, but I could tell by
the silence on the other end of the line that he wasnt 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 think-
ing of someone or something that happened in the past just re-
membering and watching the bubbles in his beer. You can bet I
didnt 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 Fa-
mous by: Buck Owens and His Buckaroos (Capitol 5517) 1965.
Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/30/65 16 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol
BMI Country Award 1966. Notes: Instrumental.
296 Buddy Wont You Roll Down the Line. Music/Lyrics: Uncle
Dave Macon. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Do-
main. 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 Wont You Roll on
Down the Line). Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Brunswick
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 Macons 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 (Bruns -
wick 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: Im Looking for the Bully
of the Town; The Bully; Im Looking for De Bully; May
Irwins 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) pre1895; 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-
quels: Deres a Bully Gone to Rest by Dryden and Mitchell (1896);
De Bullys 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 Im Looking for De Bully. Charles
Trevathan, a New York sports writer, wrote out the song that year
and published it as May Irwins 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 rst ragtime song. It prob-
ably originated in St. Louis in Babe Connorss review.
The Bully see Bully of the Town.
299 Bummin Around. Music/Lyrics: Pete Graves. Copyright Date:
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: Im
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, Washing-
ton, 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. Im a logger now, and I
guess bummin around kinda ts my life.Pete Graves.
Burglar Man see The Old Maids Last Hope.
A Burglar Song see The Old Maids 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. Coun-
One. Author Notes: Its a rare subject. During the late fties and
early sixties Burma Shave signs were very big in the South, every-
body knew them, these little four-line poems theyd put out there.
It used to be really entertaining to read these things on the road.
Youd see one coming up and youd 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 beautication laws did away with the Burma
Shave advertising. I think the Burma Shave people wrote me a let-
ter of thank you.Roger Miller.
301 Burnin Old Memories. Music/Lyrics: Larry Boone/Gene Nel-
son/Paul Nelson. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Believus or Not
Music/Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Warner-Tamerlane Publish-
ing Corp./BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Re -
corded 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:
try 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
Buckaroo 295302 32
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 (pseudo-
nym 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 Fa-
mous 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.,
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 en-
tering 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 stations 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 Weep-
ing 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: Pub-
lic Domain; Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Record-
ing Found: Earliest Country Recordings Found: Henry Whitter
(Okeh 40187) 1923 (as The Weeping Willow Tree); The Look-
out 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 (Vic-
tor 21074). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 23. Awards: None. An-
swers: Reply to the Weeping Willow, recorded by Lester McFar-
land 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 cen-
tury from the poem The Willow Tree in Percys Reliques of Ancient
Poetry. This is the Carter Familys rst 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: Ive 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.
Artists: 24.
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow see Bury Me Beneath the
Weeping Willow Tree.
307 Busted. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1962,
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 (Co-
lumbia 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 rst wrote Busted, it was about coal min-
ers, 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
Ive picked cotton, but Ive never been a coal miner and Id 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 sym-
pathy for coal miners. I was born in Kentucky and all my ancestors
that Im aware of are from Kentucky. I have a feeling for coal min-
ers more than I do for cotton farmers.Harlan Howard.
308 But You Know I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Mike Settle. Copy-
right 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 Achieve-
ment 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 Record-
ing 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/Mar-
tin 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 Per-
formance, Male 1967 (Glen Campbell, Capitol 2015), Best Contem-
porary 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
33 303310 By
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 rst verse and I wrote By the time I get to
Phoenix, shell 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. Li-
censed 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 Ac-
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 CenturyFox) 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 min-
utes. Notes: Record World Whos Who 1972 listed this song as a mil-
lion 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 disabil-
ity kept him from manual labor, and he turned to music for a liveli-
hood. He taught piano and singing and tuned pianos until his
death in 1964. He spent his childhood in a frame cabin on a hill lo-
cated 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 child-
hood home, it is not difcult to determine the inspiration for this
song. His songs were not ctional, but are a reection 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 15303-
D) 1928 (as Hen Cackle); Chubby Wise and The Rainbow Ranch
Boys (Starday SLP-154) 1961 (as Cacklin Hen). Country Chart:
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. Coun-
try 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:
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 Ker-
shaw. 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.
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.
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: Un-
known. Copyright Date: Circa 1896. Publisher: Public Domain. Li-
censed 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)
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:
Cant Sleep in Your Barn Tonight, Mister, recorded by Marvin
Williams (Okeh 45467) 1930. Williams was also known as Sun-
shine Yodeler.
Can the Circle Be Unbroken see Will the Circle Be Unbroken.
321 Canadian Pacic. 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:
Award 1970; ASCAP Country Award 1971. Notes: Theme song for
George Hamiltons television show on CTV in Canada from 1971
to 1973. Used for a Canadian Railroad television and radio com-
mercial in 1985. Used for a television and radio commercial for
Canadian Pacic Airlines.
Bye-Bye 311321 34
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. Coun-
try 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 didnt 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 kissesthose 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 Cant 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 Fa-
mous 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 Coun-
try Award 1983.
324 Cant 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: Al-
abama (RCA 14165) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/24/85 22 wks.,
Alabama (RCA 14165) 1985. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
325 Cant Keep My Hands Off of You. Alternate Title: I Cant
Keep My Hands Off of You. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Borchers/Wayne
Kemp/Mack Vickery. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Tree Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cal Smith (MCA
344) 1973. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA-APLI-0734)
of Artists: Nine. Author Notes: I was dating Diane Sherrill at the
time, and Bobby was working the Westerners, and this was like 3
oclock 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 cant keep my hands off you, and Bobby said, Thats
it, well write that. He hit a couple of lines, and I got up and said,
That is it. And Diane xed us some eggs, and we nished writing
the song.Mack Vickery.
326 Cant Stop My Heart from Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Kieran
Kane/Jamie OHara. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Kieran Kane
Music/Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded
by: The OKanes (CBS Records B6C/B6T 40459) 1986. Made Fa-
mous by: The OKanes (Columbia 06606) 1987. Country Chart: #1
(1) 2/7/87 22 wks., The OKanes (Columbia 06606). Pop Chart:
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.
327 Cant You See. Music/Lyrics: Toy Caldwell. Copyright Date:
1973. Publisher: M.T. Industries, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
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 Ac-
tion: 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 mar-
ried for about a year and had just bought a house. The furniture
hadnt been delivered yet and I was sitting there on the oor. I hap-
pened to have my guitar with me and I just started singing, Cant
you see what that womans been doin to me. It just started com-
ing 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; Kellys Love;
I Fell in Love with a Married Man; Ive Lost My Love; Reck-
less Love; Take Me Back to Tennessee; Times Aint 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 Dun-
can, 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 rst copyrighted in 1921 as Loveless Love, but became bet-
ter 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. Handys 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 Uni -
chappell 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 (Ab-
bott 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.
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
35 322331 Carolyn
ascertained by BMI. Author Notes: Prior to writing Carolyn, I
had a sneaking feeling that something was wrong at home. I didnt
know what it was, I wasnt even sure, but I thought, Im a song-
writer, Ill just let my imagination kick in. I was trying to speak to
my wifenot through the front door, not through the back door,
but through the side door, sideways saying that theres a certain
fellow down here who didnt 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 writers song. Im actually trying
to speak to her and tell her that if she didnt warm up.... Im exposed
to other women on the road, and she stopped asking me if I was true
to her (which I was), as if she didnt care anymore. So, with these
three of four things together, it didnt 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. Copy-
right 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 dont slow
down, Ill be the Carroll County accident, and then I thought, If
that isnt a song title, Ive never heard one. As I drove through Mis-
sissippi I passed into another Carroll County and thought, Theres
an omen. By the time I completed the trip, the song was practically
written. Ive 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 copy-
right). Copyright Date: Early 1920s. Publisher: Public Domain. Li-
censed 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 record-
ing was one of the best selling records of 1929, and one of the most
inuential and imitated recordings of the 1920s and 1930s. History:
This tune is named after Narmour and Smiths 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 Fa-
mous 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 OBrien, Jane Froman, and James Melton. Au-
thor 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 Robisons wife.
335 Carry Me Back to the Mountains. Music/Lyrics: Carson Ro-
bison. 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 Car-
sons 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 ddler and dance-caller of the Sunower State.
He was a railroader and a moving spirit in the colorful Oklahoma
and Texas oil elds 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 song-
writing. Carson later was known as the Granddaddy of Hillbilly
Music as it was inelegantly called in those days. He was the fore-
runner of them all.Catherine A. Robison, Carson Robisons wife.
336 The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas. Alternate
Title: The Carter Family Visits Jimmie Rodgers. Music/Lyrics:
and The Carter Family (Bluebird 6762) 1931. Made Famous by:
Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family (Bluebird 6762) 1937.
Artists: One.
The Carter Family Visits Jimmie Rodgers see The Carter Fam-
ily 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 Mur-
ray and The American Quartet (Victor 16483) 1910. Earliest Coun-
try 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 Ac-
tion: 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 de-
scribes the events of April 30, 1900. A little after four A.M. the Illi-
nois 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 Joness 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 Catsh John. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill/Allen Reynolds. Copy-
right Date: 1972. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed
Carroll 332339 36
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
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 Catsh 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 catsh onto the hook, he could talk to the sh under the water
and make them bite the hook. My dad believed it all.Bob
McDill.
340 Cathys Clown. Music/Lyrics: Don Everly. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5151) 1960. Made
Famous by: The Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. 5151) 1960. Coun-
try 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 remem-
ber him telling how he wrote the song Cattle Call: I was sitting
in the ofce building on the eleventh oor of the Pickwick Hotel
in Kansas City, Missouri, waiting to do a broadcast on KMBC.
Snow began falling. Small akes at rst, 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. Thats 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 Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings
(RCA 1003) 1971. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 1003)
1971. Country Chart: #12 8/7/71 15 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA
1003). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Au-
thor Notes: Charlie Cobble and I were in a little motel in
Huntsville, Alabamathe Diplomat Innand we had been play-
ing 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
dont you write a song about Cedartown, Georgia, and I said, Ive
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 Georgialike the girl and the guy ... its 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,
Georgiait never happened againwe pulled up at this gas sta-
tion, to get some gas, and the guy had one of those little bitty ra-
dios sitting in the window. And when we pulled up, Cedartown
Georgia was playing. So we went on through town, and I said, Im
going to get the city limits sign, and I got out and started to look
at it. I didnt 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 songCedartown, Georgia, is not a very big place. I intro-
duced myself and I told them, Fellas, I was going to try to get your
city limits sign out there, and Id sure like to have one because Im
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 car-
ried it around in my trunk for I dont know how longWaylon
didnt want to carry it around, I didnt want to have it around. Fi-
nally, I put it in the Kountry Korner Kathy used to own the
Kountry Korner and it hung there until she sold the place. Shes
got it with her in California now.Mack Vickery.
344 Chained to a Memory. Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copy-
right Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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 Ac-
346 The Chair. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Dean Dillon. Copy-
right 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 Dil-
lon).
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
37 340347 Chance
by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13877) 1984. Country Chart: #1 (1)
9/8/84 22 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 13877). Pop Chart:
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.
1989.
349 Changing Partners. Music/Lyrics: Larry Coleman/Joe Do-
rian. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Music Corporation
of America. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Patti Page (Mer-
cury 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 Pres-
ley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pi-
oneers (RCA Victor 2076) 1946. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pi-
oneers (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 Coun-
try Award 1973; BMI Pop Award 1958. Author Notes: J.P. Richard-
son, 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 Thats
What I Like while driving over that day. When Daily played the
songs, most people liked the Chantilly Lace (Thats 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 Gareld on July 2, 1881. He was sent to
prison, where he allegedly wrote this song and sang it to the visi-
tors in his death cell.
353 Charlies Shoes. Music/Lyrics: Roy Baham. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: Billy Walker (Columbia 42287) 1962. Made Famous by:
Billy Walker (Columbia 42287) 1962. Country Chart: #1 3/3/62
23 wks., Billy Walker (Columbia 42287). Pop Chart: None. AC
Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country Award
1962. Answers: Answer to Charlies 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
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 (re-
release 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 hasnt got
a writer listed ... its an old P.D. tune. I said, Well, Ive got news
for you ... youre 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, thats 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. Li-
censed 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
358 Chets Tune. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben. Copyright Date: 1967.
Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded
by: Some of Chets Friends (RCA 9229) 1967. Made Famous by:
Some of Chets Friends (RCA 9229) 1967. Country Chart: #38
Change 348358 38
6/24/67 9 wks., Some of Chets 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 coun-
try 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. Earli-
est 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: Prob-
ably adapted from a song titled Fond of Chewing Gum, popu-
lar in the 1890s. Note: This song was a staple in Uncle Dave Macons
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: Amer-
ican 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: One found. History: A ddle tune still
popular today with bluegrass ddlers. At the beginning of the 20th
century, it was a soft-shoe dancing favorite with vaudeville audi-
ences.
361 Chime Bells. Music/Lyrics: Elton Britt/Bob Miller. Copyright
Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Li-
censed 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 Vic-
tor 20-3090). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12
found. Notes: Elton Britts 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 be-
cause he objected to the lyrics, tiny pale hands, which he wanted
me to change to little brown hands. I wouldnt change the words
and he wouldnt change his mind ... so I offered it to a publisher in
the pop eld 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 fa-
vorite song written by me and my hard-headness never changed
Ernests 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.
364 The Chokin Kind. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright
Date: 1967, 1969, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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 Way-
lors (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
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 dont like par-
odies, so I havent had many. I would seldom allow them. Ive had
a few, usually on serious songs like The Chokin KindThe Jokin
Kind, they did it without my permissionHomer and Jethro,
and I hated it. Im not a funny man. I dont like taking a hurt song
and the last thing people remember is The Jokin Kind... bullshit!
I dont care if it makes ten dollars extra; I dont 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 Pub-
lishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Geezinslaw Broth-
ers (Capitol 2002) 1967. Made Famous by: The Geezinslaw Broth-
ers (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, Dont
Take Your Love to Town.
366 Chug-a-Lug. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1964.
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. Its an old say-
ing 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 per-
formance 19101917); The Chuck Wagon Gang. Country Chart:
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 62. His-
tory: 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 dis-
covered 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 orig-
inal 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 rst set foot in old Bradford, Iowa, coming from Mc-
Gregor. The spot where the Little Brown Church now stands was
39 359367 Church
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 18631864,
I taught a singing class in old Bradford (about the same time as the
new church was nished). 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 DiP-
iero/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: Shenan-
doah (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: Unichap-
pell 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 discus-
sions, 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 rst 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 mor-
alizing one, was left out and never became popular.Hal Spencer
(Tim Spencers son).
370 Cimarron (Roll On). Music/Lyrics: Johnny Bond. Copyright
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 19551956. 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, rollick-
ing, upbeat type of western song, since it was mostly western ma-
terial 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-re-
lease of the movie Cimarron, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne,
in which I noted the absence of a featured number using the pop-
ular title. We were well familiar with the Cimarron River, which
runs through the northern parts of Oklahoma, having crossed it
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 turn-
ing 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 clos-
ing 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. Coun-
try 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. Au-
thor Notes: I wrote the whole lyrics to this song walking up and
down the sidewalk in front of the Cincinnati airport, laying over be-
tween 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 Jim-
mie Skinner a lot around Cincinnati. I used to stay with her and
her husband when Id travel up that way. I was writing about her
in the song. I also remembered how you used to come into Cincin-
nati before they built the interstates. When youd come into Cincin-
nati from Louisville which would be north out of Nashville on the
old Kentucky Highway 42, youd 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 Ander-
son.
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 rst 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, work-
ing 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
Church 368374 40
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 Ander-
son.
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, thats 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 sawjunkyards, little
towns that didnt 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 trafc didnt improvethat had been in the
newspapers. He said, Youve 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 gured I couldnt 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 Good-
man.
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 Fa-
mous 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 15. History: Roy Orbison originally
recorded this song on either January 4 or January 10, 1958. His ver-
sion 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.
by: Charlie Walker (Epic 9727) 1964. Made Famous by: Charlie
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, di-
rected by Bruce Beresford, starring Robert Duvall, Tess Harper,
Betty Buckley, Wilford Brimley, and Ellen Barkin. Notes: Although
Simpson is the ofcial author, the money from Tree Publishing goes
to Buck Owens.
379 Close Enough to Perfect. Music/Lyrics: Carl Chambers. Copy-
right 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: Ala-
bama (RCA 13294) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/28/82 17 wks., Al-
abama (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 Coun-
try 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. Penning-
ton. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Irving Music, Inc./Careers-
BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded
by: Exile (Warner/Curb BSK 3437) 1980. Made Famous by: Ala-
bama (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, lets
write a song called The Closer You Get. I said, Okay, and we sat
down and wrote it around the title. Thats 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
(Elektra 47302). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
382 Coal Miners Daughter. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copy-
right Date: 1969. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32749) 1969. Made Fa-
mous 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.
1970, 1971 (Loretta Lynn); BMI Country Award 1971. Movies: Coal
Miners Daughter (Universal) 1980, directed by Michael Apted, star-
ring 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 Miners 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.
41 375383 Coat
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 Ive ever recorded. There were twelve chil-
dren in our family, and we were real poor. We had food to eat, be-
cause 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 rst
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 didnt 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 rst time I was ever
going to have my picture taken. Thats 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.
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, Kath-
leen Freeman, and James Brown; Porkys (Astral Bellevue Pathe)
1982, directed by Bob Clarke, starring Dan Monahan, Mark Her-
rier, 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 rst fur coat I ever owned. During the entire visit
I spoke to the children, but I didnt speak to Hank. On his way
home he told our housekeeper, Audrey Ragland, Shes got the cold-
est heart Ive ever seen. That same night he wrote this song. Among
the one hundred songs Hank Williams wrote, this was his fa-
vorite.Audrey Williams, wife of Hank Williams.
386 Cold Hard Facts of Life. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copy-
right Date: 1967. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI.
First Recorded by: Porter Wagoner (RCA 47-9067) 1967. Made Fa-
mous 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 Song-
writer 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 Sailors Hornpipe.
387 Columbus Stockade Blues. Alternate Titles: Georgia Stock-
ade Blues; Leave Me Darlin; I Dont 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 (Co-
lumbia 15212); #70 7/4/70 2 wks., Danny Davis and the Nashville
Brass (RCA Victor 9847) instrumental. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 116 (92 recordings listed under Davis-
Sargent copyright.). Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar
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. Tarletonbefore he ever came to Colum-
bus. 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 Dun-
can 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 Mil-
lion Airs Award; BMI Citation of Achievement Award 1968; BMI
Country Award 1978. Movies: Living Proof (NBC-TV) 1983, di-
rected by Dick Lowry, starring Richard Thomas and Lenore May.
Author Notes: This was a fun song to write. I wrote it in an ofce
building at 1650 Broadway, New York, better known as Music
Row. It was my rst million-seller written in collaboration with
Bobby Hart. Wes Farrell supplied the rst 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 Ac-
tion: 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
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 Publica-
tions. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Clark (Dot 17449)
Coca 384391 42
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 Song-
writer Achievement Award 1973 (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant);
392 Come on Home and Sing the Blues to Daddy. Music/Lyrics:
Ray Corbin. Copyright Date: 1968, 1972. Publisher: EMI-Black-
wood 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: Beech-
wood 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
BMI. First Recorded by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory
1085) 1958. Made Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hick-
ory 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: Jeffreys Rainbow Music. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 11723) 1979. Made Fa-
mous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 11723) 1979. Country Chart:
#1 (2) 9/22/79 13 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor 11723). Pop
Country Award 1980.
396 Common Man. Music/Lyrics: Sammy Johns. Copyright Date:
1981. Publisher: Lowery Music/Captain Crystal/Legibus Music. Li-
censed 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 Coun-
try Award 1984.
397 Companys Comin. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Mullins. Copyright
Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Budde Music (adm. by Warner-
Tamerlane Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wag-
oner (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 tri-
cycle singing to the top of his lungs: Companys comin, run over
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, Im 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
Country Award 1956.
399 The Convict and the Rose. Music/Lyrics: Betty Chapin/Robert
King/Ballard MacDonald. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Ear-
liest 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 Ac-
tion: 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 Washing-
ton 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 laugh-
ing because I thought it was just a corny song, but that was before
I read the lyrics for the rst time.Elizabeth Chapin MacDon-
ald, wife of Ballard MacDonald.
400 Convoy. Music/Lyrics: Louis F. Davis/William Fries. Copy-
right 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 Mon-
roe 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 back-
woods 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.
43 392401 Corn
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. Wil -
liams/ Mitchell Parish (lyrics added). Copyright Date: 1929, 1932, re-
newed. 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 Cor-
rine Corrina). Earliest Country Recording Found: Clayton Mc -
Michen 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 (Bruns -
wick 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
Knoper/Paul Yandell. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Athens
Music/Charis Court Ltd. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded
by: Chet Atkins and Mark Knoper (Columbia LPFC 39591) 1985.
Made Famous by: Chet Atkins and Mark Knoper (Columbia LPFC
None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instru-
mental Performance 1985 (Chet Atkins and Mark Knoper, Colum-
bia LPFC 39591).
405 Cotton Eyed Joe. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Duncan and Bob
Wills. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Red River Songs, Inc./Chap-
pell 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.
Artists: 83 found. Movies: Places in the Heart (Tri-Star) 1984, di-
rected 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
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,
and soon began composing songs for the amusement of his fellow
workers. They proved so popular that Victor recorded six sides dur-
ing 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 High-
waymen (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 Holyeld/
Bob House. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music
Pub lishing, 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 Holyeld, Bob House). Movies: Urban Cow-
boy (Paramount) 1980, directed by James Bridges, starring John
Travolta, Debra Winger, and Scott Glenn. Notes: This song is fre-
quently played at weddings as the rst dance for the bride and groom.
Country Blues see Lee Highway Blues.
409 Country Boy. Music/Lyrics: Tony Colton/Albert Lee/Ray-
mond 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)
Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award
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. Coun-
try Chart: #7 6/25/49 10 wks. Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia
20585). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. An-
swers: Female Version: Country Girl, recorded by Homer &
Jethro with June Carter (RCA Victor 210078 & 480075) 1949.
Notes: Jimmy Dickens rst big hit. First big hit for Boudleaux and
Felice Bryant as well.
410 Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.). Music/Lyrics: Den-
nis 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
Corner 402411 44
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.
412 Country Bumpkin. Music/Lyrics: Don Wayne. Copyright Date:
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 bump-
kin, 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, Hows old
Don writing? Whats 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 werent love
songs, or drinking songs, they werent 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 dont 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
ve 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)
of Artists: 13. Notes: Instrumental. History: Country Gentleman was
rst 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:
415 Country Girls. Music/Lyrics: Troy Seals/Eddie Setser. Copy-
right 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.
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 (Mer-
cury 73617) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/14/74 16 wks., T. Hall
417 Country Music Is Here to Stay. Music/Lyrics: Ferlin Husky.
Copyright Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Husky Music, Inc./Lar-
rick Music Company. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Simon
Crum (Capitol 4073) 1958. Made Famous by: Simon Crum (Capi-
tol 4073) 1958. Country Chart: #2 (3) 11/3/58 24 wks., Simon Crum
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).
1974. History: This song was rst written as a Coca-Cola commer-
cial 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.
Countrys Gonna Do It see The Souths 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
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, di-
rected by Dick Lowery, starring Kenny Rogers, Largo Woodruff, and
Fredric Lehne.
45 412421 Coward
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)
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 Pi-
oneers. Notes: Tumbling Tumbleweeds was used as a B side for
this record.
423 Cowboy in the Continental Suit. Music/Lyrics: Marty Rob-
bins. 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 (Colum-
bia 43049) 1964. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia
43049) 1964. Country Chart: #3 6/20/64 21 wks., Marty Robbins
Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. History: The
title of this song is a description of Marty Robbins given by a news-
paper 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. El-
liot. Copyright Date: 1895 (lyrics). Publisher: Public Domain (rst
seen in print in 1928 in Song of the Open Range, Brichard Pub-
lishing). 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 Gar-
rett/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: Ron-
nie 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 Ac-
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 Cowboys Dream. Alternate Titles: Cowboy Medita-
tions; Drift to That Sweet By-and-By; Grand Round-Up;
One Night as I Lay on the Prairie; Roll on Little Dogies; The
Cowboys Heaven; The Cowboys Hymn; The Cowboys Lull-
aby; The Cowboys Sweet By-and-By; The Cowboys Vision;
and The Great Round-Up. Music/Lyrics: Will Croft Barnes. Copy-
right 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 Cow-
boys Dream). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
None. No. of Artists: 52 (as The Cowboys Dream). Movies: Okla-
homa 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).
History: This song is sung to the tune of My Bonnie Lies Over the
Ocean. Conicting oral histories of its origins date it back to
shortly after the Civil War, but it apparently was rst published in
Frank Leslies Weekly in 1893. According to clergyman Frank Se-
wall, he found four verses of it in crude handwriting among the
dead letters in the general post ofce 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. OMalley 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.
Cowboys Lament see Streets of Laredo.
Cowboys Night Song see The Night Herding Song.
427 Cowhands 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.
censed 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
429 Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright Date: 1961. Pub-
lisher: 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 Miners Daughter (Uni-
versal) 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; Hon-
eysuckle 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. Copy-
right 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 Coun-
try Award 1956; Triple Crown Award 1956; RIAA Million Seller
(Ray Price, Columbia 21510). Movies: Mackintosh and T.J. (Pen-
land) 1976, directed by Marvin Chomsky, starring Roy Rogers,
Clay OBrien, 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
Cowboy 422430 46
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 aint
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. Pen-
nington. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co.,
Inc./Pacic 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
Country Award 1985.
432 Crazy Heart. Music/Lyrics: Maurice Murray/Fred Rose. Copy-
right 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:
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 Pikes 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 ddle tune, the lyrics are often sung.
434 Cross the Brazos at Waco. Music/Lyrics: Kay Arnold. Copy-
right 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. Coun-
try 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 Mex-
ico. 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: Ive 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 Fa-
mous 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 Fa-
mous by: Country, Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45529) 1972, Crys-
tal Gayle (Warner Bros. 28689) 1986; Pop, Johnny Ray (Okeh
6840) 1951. Country Chart: #3 2/5/72 14 wks., Lynn Anderson (Co-
lumbia 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
(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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 31. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1952
( Johnny Ray, Okeh 6840); ASCAP Country Award 1972, 1987;
ASCAPs Most Performed Country Song 1972, 1987.
437 Cry Baby Heart. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date:
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 Sher-
rill. 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 2/13/88 19 wks., Highway 101 (Warner Bros. 28105).
BMI Country Award 1989; ASCAP Country Award 1989.
439 Cry, Cry, Darling. Music/Lyrics: J.D. Miller/Jimmy C. New-
man. 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:
Award 1954. Notes: This was rst 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 Fa-
mous 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. Copy-
right 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). Coun-
try 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
47 431443 Cryin
Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens
(Capitol 5336) 1965. Made Famous by: Ray Charles (ABC-Para-
mount 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 Pres-
ley (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 Sk-
aggs (Epic 02692) 1982. Country Chart: #21 2/01/60 6 wks., Flatt
and Scruggs (Columbia 41518); #1 (1) 1/23/82 23 wks., Ricky Sk-
aggs (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 re-
lease 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 Ps and Qs on all of the social
graces, but essentially articial. In the center of the room was a
crystal chandelier. I thought, Boy, thats it! Its the greatest sym-
bol of the tinsel world in existence. Its 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. Copy-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0342) 1950.
Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0342) 1950. Country Chart:
#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.
Uncle Am Stuart (Vocalion 14839) 1924. Made Famous by: Gid
Tanner and Riley Puckett (Columbia 245D) 1925. Country Chart:
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 ddle tune. Printed references to this song
prior to the rst commercial recording in 1924 have not surfaced,
but in 1915, students at Berea College in Kentucky were asked to
list the ddle tunes they knew, and among them was Cumberland
Gap.
Cumberland Gap on a Buckin Mule see Cumberland Gap.
449 Curly Headed Baby. Alternate Title: Shes My Curly Headed
Baby. Music/Lyrics: Bill and Joe Callahan. Copyright Date: 1935.
Publisher: W.R. Callaway (original publisher, currently not afli-
ated). Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Callahan Brothers (Okeh
4359) 1934 (as Shes 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. An-
swers: 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 unpub-
lished 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 Chap-
pell and Co.
Curtains of Night see Ill 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 couldnt make up her mind who
it would be, so she said, Well just have a race. One of them was
tall and good looking and the other was short and looked like he
didnt have much of anything until the day they were rehearsing
for the race, and Shortys 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 Fa-
mous by: T. Texas Tyler (Four Star 1248) 1948. Country Chart: #10
Crying 444451 48
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
try 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 Washing-
ton, 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 Hag-
gard. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3198)
1971. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3198) 1971. Coun-
try 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 entertain-
ers), who traveled together. The story was told to me by Fred Mad-
dox, but as far as I know, no one in the Maddox family had a hear-
ing 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 (Co-
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 dress-
ing 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 didnt 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 elds.
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 Fa-
mous 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 Daddys 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 Vil-
lage 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:
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 Burtons 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,
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 Perform-
ance, Male 1964 (Roger Miller, Smash), Best Country and West-
ern 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
49 452462 Dang
cause mama wouldnt 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
elds. 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 ve-minute frenzy. It came to me
all in one, I dont think there were any scratched out lines or any-
thing. It seemed to ow like a river.Roger Miller.
Dang My Pop-Eyed Soul see The Intoxicated Rat.
463 Dannys 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 A-
45617) 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 Darbys Castle. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copyright
Date: 1970. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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
ley 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 (Co-
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 Re-
dondo 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 Gui-
tar (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 Ac-
tion: 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./Its
on Hold Music/Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First
Recorded by: T. Graham Brown (Capitol 44205) 1988. Made Fa-
mous 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,
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: Ill Never See My Dar-
ling. Music/Lyrics: Benjamin Rusell Hanby. Copyright Date: 1856.
The Stanley Trio with Roba Stanley (Okeh 40271) 1924 (as Nel-
lie 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 preCivil War era.
The authors father, William Hanby, had worked in the Under-
ground 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 ance, Nelly
Gray, who had been sold the day before their planned wedding.
Darling Think What Youve Done see East Virginia Blues.
470 Darling You Know I Wouldnt 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 Harveys Plane. Music/Lyrics:
Hollis De Laughter (pseudonym of Red Lane). Copyright Date:
Recorded by: Red Lane (Phonogram, Inc. 73354) 1973. Made Fa-
mous by: Roger Miller (Columbia 32449) 1973. Country Chart:
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Au-
thor 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 didnt like work. It wasnt his plane
I jumped out ofthe jump that I made was an actual jump airplane
from an actual jump school, but if Uncle Harvey had owned an
airplane thats what it would have looked like.Red Lane.
472 A Day in the Life of a Fool. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Noack. Copy-
right 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:
Award 1971 (Eddie Noack). Notes: This song was recorded four dif-
ferent times by George Jones.
473 The Day the World Stood Still. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill
Rice. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Pub-
lishing, 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).
Dang 463474 50
ASCAP Country Award 1975; NSAI Songwriter Achievement
Award 1975 ( John Schweers). Television Movie: Scorned and Swin-
dled (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 boywe would be working in the country and I
would be goong off and hed say Boy, you must be having day-
dreams about night things.John Schweers.
475 The Days of Sand and Shovels. Music/Lyrics: Doyle Marsh/
George Reneau. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Songs of Poly-
gram 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award;
BMI Country Award 1978; BMI Pop Award 1977; NSAI Song-
writer 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 Dont 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 Coun-
try 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. Coun-
16 found.
478 Dear Joan. Music/Lyrics: Billy Barton/Jack Cardwell. Copyright
ley 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).
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 con-
fused with A Dear John Letter, aka Dear John, written by Bar-
ton/Owen/Talley.
480 A Dear John Letter. Alternate Title: Dear John. Music/Lyrics:
Billy Barton/Fuzzy Owen/Lewis Talley. Copyright Date: 1953, re-
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 (Capi-
tol 2502); #17 8/22/53 4 wks., Pat ODay and The Four Horsemen
(MGM 11566); #44 10/24/60 8 wks., Pat Boone (ABC/Dot 16152).
Award 1953; BMI Pop Award 1953. Answers: Who Wrote That
Old Letter to Old John, recorded by Eddie Hill (RCA 5642) 1954;
Johns Reply, recorded by Pete Lane and Bernice Stabile (Impe-
rial 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 rst heard
him sing it when we were working at the Clover Club in Bakerseld,
California. I gured 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. Ive heard about Dear John
letters all my life, and the fact that people use the term a lot prob-
ably made it a hit.Lewis Talley.
Dear John see A Dear John Letter.
481 Dear Oakie. Music/Lyrics: Doye ODell/Rudy Sooter. Copy-
right Date: 1948. Publisher: Gordon Music. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Doye ODell (Exclusive 33X) 1948. Made Famous by:
Doye ODell (Exclusive 33X) 1948. Country Chart: #13 9/3/48 1
wk., Doye ODell (Exclusive 33X); #12 9/10/48 2 wks., Jack Rivers
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. Pub-
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
None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. Au-
thor 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 Ive known.
Loretta Lynn.
The Death of a Bowery Girl see Shes 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
51 475484 Death
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. His-
tory: 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 at-
traction near the famous Mammoth Cave. On January 24, 1925, he
was exploring another natural formation called Sand Cave in hopes
of nding another natural wonder when a six-ton boulder was dis-
lodged, trapping his foot. He was discovered a day later, and a 22-
day 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 tun-
nel was begun about 50 feet from the caves entrance and ten days
later reached the limestone tomb, only to nd that Collins had been
dead for at least 24 hours. Collins was born in 1887 and died Feb-
ruary 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 rst 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 com-
pleted, with the music arranged by Mrs. Irene Spain, my step-
daughter, 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 help-
ing 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.
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 inti-
mately, but I had been on stage with him a time or two. I idolized
Hank because he had done that thing I wanted to dohe had cap-
tured 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)
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,
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.
(a div. of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gene
Autry (Conqueror 8168) 1933. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Con-
queror 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 rst
two inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961. Jim-
mie 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 Os-
borne. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Li-
censed 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 8A 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.... Shes
either fallen asleep or else shes 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. Call-
away. 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.
Artists: One found. History: Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones)
(18301930) was a popular labor leader, active from 1871 to 1919.
Born in County Cork, Ireland, she immigrated to North America
when she was ve. 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 as-
sociated 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, Chicagos Haymarket Riot
in 1886 and the nationwide steel strike of 1919. Only old age even-
tually 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 Illi-
nois.
490 Deck of Cards. Alternate Titles: The Perpetual Almanac;
The Gentleman Soldiers Prayer Book; The Soldiers Bible;
The Religious Card Player; Hillbillys Deck of Cards; Cow-
boys 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 Martin-
dale (Dot 15968). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: RIAA
Million Seller 1960 (Wink Martindale, Dot 15968); BMI Pop
Award 1959. Answers: The Soldiers Prayer Book, recorded by
Death 485490 52
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
rst verse prologue and then tells the same basic story as the nar-
rative versions. Notes: Also recorded as Hillbillys Deck of Cards
by Simon Crum (Capitol 3270) 1955; Cowboys Deck of Cards,
by Cowboy Copas (Starday 750) 1966; Vietnam Deck of Cards,
by Red Sovine (Starday SLP414) 1967 (new arrangement by Wil-
liam 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 Viet-
nam 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 Chap-
palear. Copyright Date: 1934, 1936. Publisher: Southern Music
Co./Fort Knox Publishing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded
by: Busses Buzzards (Victor 1927) 1925 (as Deep Elm [You Tell
Em Im Blue]). Made Famous by: The Lone Star Cowboys (Victor
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 Rit-
ter, 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 (Repub-
lic) 1942, directed by William Morgan, starring Gene Autry, Smi-
ley 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(Uni-
versal, Short Subject) 1942, starring the Jimmy Wakely Trio with
Al Donahues 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/
88 18 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 27689). Pop Chart: None.
AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award
495 Delta Dawn. Music/Lyrics: Larry Collins/Alex Harvey. Copy-
right 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: Its really about my mother.
She was one of those people who was always dissatised, always
carrying a suitcase around, unhappy wherever she was. Im no chau-
vinist, but I aint a liberationist, either. But the game of love is
denitely out of balance for women. They are really taken advan-
tage of.Alex Harvey.
496 Desert Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date:
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:
497 Desperado Love. Music/Lyrics: Michael Garvin/Sammy Johns.
Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc./Tree Pub-
lishing 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 Ac-
tion: 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 (Colum-
bia 05594) 1985. Country Chart: #15 10/5/85 9 wks., Waylon Jen-
nings, 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:
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 (Capi-
tol 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
53 491500 Detroit
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 Louand I saw these people that are in this song. They did
go north. When I was a kid theyd say, Wheres John now? Well,
hes gone off up to De-troit. I sat there and talked to these people.
They were from Alabama, west Tennessee, Kentucky, and theyd
go to Detroit and work in the car factories. Now, they had more cash
money in their pockets than theyd ever seen in their lives, but they
were homesick. And to keep from being so lonely, theyd go sit in
a bar and drink. And when they did get home, theyd get home
with no money. They wasted, literally, ten or fteen years of their
lives, and they wanted to go home all the time. Theyd think they
were rich, but theyd spend it. Then, eventually, theyd 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 Bradleys
ofce, who was at that time the A&R man for Decca, and he said,
Mel, theres been a lot of songs about Tupeloyou wrote one for
Webb Pierce called Tupelo County Jail, and theres been others.
Owen said, Why dont you write one about Detroit and the auto-
mobile industry.Mel Tillis.
501 Devil in the Bottle. Alternate Title: Theres a Devil in the Bot-
tle. 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. Shep-
pard (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 dont use rst names; its a
rap group. Author Notes: During the spring of 1979, we were
recording our Million Mile Reections album, and after complet-
ing the majority of the tracks, realized that we needed a ddle 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
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 Nashvilles 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 rst sin-
gle 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 Fa-
mous 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 (fe-
male 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
506 Did You Think to Pray. Music/Lyrics: M.A. Kidder/W.O.
Perkins/Jack D. Johnson/Charley Pride. Copyright Date: Unknown;
1884 (rst printing); 1971. Publisher: Public Domain; Songs of Poly-
gram, 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
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/Hanks 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
Devil 501508 54
Overstreet, Albert Gore); BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes:
It was Thanksgiving and Id been at a friends house having
Thanksgiving dinner. I called up Al Gore, a friend and writing
partner who lived real close to my friends house. I said, Al, you feel
like writing? He said, Yeah. What are we gonna write about? I
said, I dont know, diggin up bones. I think maybe I said that be-
cause 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
dont know, thats what well write. Well have to explain it. So Al
and I got together and wrote Diggin Up Bones that day. Unfor-
tunately, the verse melody was similar to a melody that Nat Stuckey
had written years beforea song called Sun Comin Up. Thats
how Nats name wound up on the song.Paul Overstreet.
509 Diggy Liggy Lo. Music/Lyrics: J.D. Miller. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Jimmy C. Newman (ABC/Dot 1215) 1954 (En-
glish); 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. His-
tory: 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: Pryors Band (Victor 16482) 1910 or William Reitz (Victor
16678) 1910. Earliest Country Recording Found: McLaughlins Old
Time Melody Makers 1928. Made Famous by: Dr. Humphrey Bate
and His Possum Hunters (Brunswick 243) 1928; Arthur Pryors
Band (Victor 16482) 1910. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #10
7/30/1910 1 wk., Arthur Pryors Band (Victor 16482). AC Action:
None. No. of Artists: 16. Movies: The Tulsa Kid (Republic) 1940, di-
rected 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 in-
struments and played for a seated audience in theaters and audito-
riums and places like that. Then I moved to California and got
into western swing. So the rst date that I played was at Baker-
seld, 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 elec-
trical instruments. The smoke was thick, and I wasnt used to that.
And there were women and men out there dancing, and that was
new to me. On the way homeI had about 100 miles to drive be-
tween Bakerseld and the San Fernando ValleyI came up with
this idea, Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Loud Music. The orig-
inal title of the song was Honky Tonk Heart, but Max Fidler
thought the rst line would make a better title. Consequently, I
got used to drums, and now I wouldnt 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.
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.
censed 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 Id write a dog song.
Most people who write dog songs glorif y dogs, so I thought Id
write one that doesnt. This particular dog was out of my child-
hood, and in real life he was called Hound by everybody in the
neighborhood. He was into everybodys chicken house, everybodys
everything, other dogs foodand you couldnt 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 wasnt any old Hound to hate. He was just a
total mess, that dog, so I immortalized him in song.Jack Clem -
ent.
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 conven-
tion and this particular year while there I wrote a song titled Dis-
tant 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 Jims record producer at the time. Of course, I was heart bro-
ken, 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 sur-
prise 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
didnt get to record this for you, I made you a demo and I dont
believe youll have any trouble getting a record on it now. I was ab-
bergasted that the great Jim Reeves would make me a demo on a
song and told him I couldnt dream of accepting such a gift but
that I would never forget his and Marys offer, and a few days later
left for Texas and that was that. Almost ve 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 oclock, 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 couldnt seem
to stop owing. 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 rst 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 Put-
man. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315)
55 509514 D-I-V-O-R-C-E
1968. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315) 1968. Coun-
try Chart: #1 5/18/68 17 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315). Pop
Chart: #63 6/22/68 6 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10315). AC Ac-
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 (Poly-
dor) 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, writ-
ten 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 werent too ex-
cited about it, and I thought, Hey, that would be a neat idea,
spelling out the words so the kids couldnt understand what youre
saying, and you can spell out D-I-V-O-R-C-E and all these things
regarding the dissolving of a marriage. Thats where I got the idea
for it. D-I-V-O-R-C-E #2 was a bigger record even than the orig-
inal Tammy Wynette record. Billy Connolly, a Scottish comedian,
found this obscure Ben Colder record (which was a parody on
Tammys 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 Im 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: Clife 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 (Capi-
tol 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.Clife Stone.
516 Dixie on My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copy-
right 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 Ken -
nedy/ Pam Rose. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: BMG Music Pub-
lishing Co., Inc./Circle South Music. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: King Edward IV (Soundwaves 4626) 1981. Made Fa-
mous 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 Coun-
try 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-
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:
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. Pub-
lisher: Wooden Wonder Music/Polygram Intl. Music Tunes, Inc. Li-
censed 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 Coun-
try 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 (Mer-
cury 55022) 1978. Made Famous by: Statler Brothers (Mercury
55022) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (2) 4/1/78 11 wks., Statler Broth-
ers (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
didnt nish more than the bridge until one night before a Nashville
recording session, when Don and I nished the song in 15 min-
utes. 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 Broth-
ers (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. Pub-
lisher: 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.
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.
Divorce 515524 56
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: Acuff-
Rose 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
Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; NSAI Songwriter Achievement
Award 1984 (Sanger D. Shafer, Darlene Shafer). Author Notes: I love
Fort Worth. Its got soul. My junior high school was on the north
side. I worked for Swifts Packing Company there. I was raised
right up on the stockyards. Cowboys had some serious ghts 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 peo-
ple 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 youre over in Dallas?Sanger
(Whitey) Shafer.
526 Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger. Music/Lyrics: Doris Clem -
ent/ Jerry Crutcheld/Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1967. Pub-
lisher: Don Robertson Music Corp./Polygram Intl. Music Publish-
ing, 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 Clements 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 Crutcheld 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 re-
called Johns 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 nish 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 ofce
while I stayed at Jacks house and worked furiously trying to nish
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 demon-
stration record involved.Don Robertson.
527 Dog-Gone It, Baby, Im in Love. Music/Lyrics: John Amway/
Arrett Keefer. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichap-
pell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Rusty Welling-
ton (Arcade 116) 1953. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Columbia
21197) 1954. Country Chart: #8 2/6/54 2 wks., Carl Smith (Co-
Four found.
Dogwood Mountain see Sourwood Mountain.
528 Doin My Time. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Skinner. Copyright Date:
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
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 Model-
A Ford carried me into Grand Rapids, Michigan, on a cold De-
cember day. My gas tank was empty and 35 cents was all my pock-
ets showed. A cousin gave me a welcome and a warm meal. I
couldnt nd a job, but I did have a little number 35 Gibson gui-
tar 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 mil-
lionaire. One day, my cousin handed me a True Detective maga-
zine. In it was a story called Im a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain
Gang. Robert Burns was the author. He was a native of New Jer-
sey 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 Robert-
son and Henry Gilliland (Victor 19372) 1927. Country Chart: None.
Fiddle tune. Also recorded as Done and Gone by Bob Wills
(Conqueror 9821) 1941.
Done Laid Around see Gotta Travel On.
530 Dont 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
531 Dont Be Cruel (to a Heart Thats 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: Dont Be Mad, recorded by Simon Crum (pseudonym
of Ferlin Husky) (Capitol 4966) 1963, music written by Otis Black-
well and Elvis Presley.
532 Dont Break the Heart That Loves You. Music/Lyrics: Benny
Davis/Ted Murray/Murray Mencher. Copyright Date: 1961, re-
newed. 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 Dont 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
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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 Dont 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
1985.
535 Dont Close Your Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright
Date: 1988. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Li-
censed 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
Country Award 1989.
536 Dont 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.
by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32045) 1966. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/66
19 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32045). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 28. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment Award 1967 (Loretta Lynn). Answers: I Come Home a-
Drinkin (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, Im gonna try to help her get in the busi-
ness, so I changed it around to Dont Come Home a-Drinkin
with Lovin on Your Mind, cause thats about the way it happens,
dont it.Loretta Lynn.
537 Dont Do It Darlin. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce. Copyright
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 Dont 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 Dont Fence Me In. Music/Lyrics: Cole Porter. Copyright Date:
1944, renewed. Publisher: Harms, Inc., c/o Warner Bros., Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. Made Famous by: Kate Smith on her radio broad-
casts; 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 Sis-
ters (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
Artists: 103 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1944 (Bing Crosby
and The Andrews Sisters, Decca 23364). Movies: Hollywood Can-
teen (Warner Bros.) 1944, directed by Delmar Daves, starring Joan
Leslie, Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, and The Sons of the Pioneers; Dont
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 Dont 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 Dont 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 Dont Give Up on Me. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright
Date: 1973. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Ben Peters Music. Li-
censed 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: Thats one of the
songs that partially came from real life; I was telling Jackie, Dont
give up on me, Im 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, dont give up on me.Ben Peters.
543 Dont 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: Dont 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, Ten-
nessee. 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 an-
other 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 say-
ing that the girls 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 mans hand and get him to admit he was, indeed, the boys real
father. He went so far as to ask her to marry him, when his biolog-
ical father nally said to him, You cant marry her, shes your half-
sister. This seemed like a good story to me, but I didnt 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.
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544 Dont 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. Gra-
ham 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 Dont 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 (19801990).
Movies: Convoy (United Artists) 1978, directed by Sam Peckinpah,
starring Kris Kristofferson, Ali McGraw, and Ernest Borgnine.
546 Dont It Make You Wanta Go Home. Music/Lyrics: Joe South
(pseudonym of Joe Souter). Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Low-
ery 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: Dont 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 Dont Just Stand There (When You Feel Like Youre 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:
try Award 1952.
548 Dont Keep Me Hanging On. Music/Lyrics: Sonny James/Ca-
role 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).
549 Dont 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 Debo-
rah 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 (Mara -
thon) 1965, directed by Victor Duncan, starring Arnold Stang,
Pamela Hayes, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and featuring 31 country
acts; Five Card Stud (Paramount) 1968, directed by Henry Hath-
away, 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 thats where I got the idea. I made
it Loves Cheating Line, but I got the idea from those road signs.
Its sold well over a million copies. I wrote an answer, Just Over the
Line, and that was a hit, too.Penny Jay.
550 Dont 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.
Artists: One.
551 Dont Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Slim Wil-
let. 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 Wil-
let (Four Star 1614); #2 10/24/52 16 wks., Skeets MacDonald (Capi-
tol 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).
1952 (Perry Como, RCA Victor 5064); BMI Million Airs Award;
BMI Country Award 1952, 1953; BMI Pop Award 1952. Parodies:
Dont Let the Stars Get in Your Eyeballs, recorded by Homer and
Jethro (RCA Victor 5214) 1953, written by Slim Willet with spe-
cial lyrics by Homer and Jethro; Dont Let the Stars Get in Your
Eyes #2, recorded by Cactus Pryor and His Prickly Pears (Qual-
ity 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 gure 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 Dont 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. Pub-
lisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording
Found: Vernon Dalhart (Vocalion 5054) late 1924, early 1925 (as
Dont Let Your Deal Go Down Blues). Made Famous by: Charlie
Poole (Columbia 15038) 1925 (as Dont Let Your Deal Go Down
Blues). Country Chart: #5 record of 1925, Charlie Poole (Colum-
bia 15038). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 45.
553 Dont 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 Halls Blueridge Entertainers (Bluebird 8656) 1940. Made
Famous by: Roy Halls 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.
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554 Dont Make It Easy for Me. Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Con-
ley/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
1985; BMI Country Award 1985.
555 Dont Make Me Go to Bed and Ill 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 Kin-
caid on radio in the 1940s. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None.
AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14. Notes: Not to be confused with
Dont 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 dont 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 Dont 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 Dont Rob Another Mans 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 An-
drews Sisters (Decca 24592). Pop Chart: #23 3/19/49 2 wks., Eddy
Arnold (RCA Victor 0042). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20.
558 Dont She Look Good. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright
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 ofce 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 Dont 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.
560 Dont Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold). Music/Lyrics: Lefty
Frizzell/Loys Southerland. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Peer Intl. Corp./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI.
First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20911) 1952. Made Fa-
mous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20911) 1952. Country Chart: #2
4/4/52 11 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20911). Pop Chart: None.
1952.
561 Dont Sweetheart Me. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Friend/Charlie To-
bias. 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 Dont 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. Coun-
try 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.
1980. Author Notes: This song was the rst 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. Dont
Take It Away was one of the rst things to be released from that new
album. He didnt use his band, just studio pickers, and it was a
whole new attitude.Troy Seals.
563 Dont Take It Out on Me. Alternate Title: Just Because You
Were Hurt by Someone. Music/Lyrics: Hank Thompson. Copy-
right 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 (Capi-
tol 3275). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.
564 Dont Take Your Guns to Town. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash.
Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Colum-
bia 41313) 1959. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313)
1959. Country Chart: #1 1/25/59 20 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia
41313). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI
Country Award 1959. Parodies: Dont Take Your Cash to Town,
John, recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 4117) 1963, written by
Johnny Cash and Sheb Wooley.
565 Dont the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time. Music/
Lyrics: Baker Knight. Copyright Date: 1975, 1976. Publisher: Six-
teen 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 Dont 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 (Co-
Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine.
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567 Dont Touch Me. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copyright Date:
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 Pacic 107); #69 11/17/79 4 wks., Jerry Naylor and
Kelli Warren ( Jeremiah 1002). Pop Chart: #38 3/8/69 10 wks., Bet-
tye 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 (Del-
phi IV) 1985, directed by Louis Malle, starring Ed Harris and Amy
Madigan. Notes: This was Jeannie Seeleys rst chart record.
568 Dont Underestimate My Love. Music/Lyrics: Steve Diamond/
Steve Dorff/Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Dia-
mond 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;
569 Dont 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
OGwynn 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
Country Award 1989.
570 Dont 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
Parodies: Dont Worry Bout Me No. 2, recorded by Ben Colder
(MGM 4117) 1963, written by Marty Robbins and Sheb Wooley.
571 Dont 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.
1983.
572 Dont 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 (Mu-
sicor Records 2046) 1965. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia
43427) 1965. Country Chart: #11 11/27/65 14 wks., Ray Price (Co-
lumbia 43427); #11 12/6/80 14 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia
11405); #1 (1) 12/24/88 20 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 8746). Pop
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 Ive written, this is
my favorite. When I write songs, Im always in a certain state of
mind, it varies with each song. Sometimes I cant remember or dont
know where the idea came from, but all my songs have emotional
triggers. They all do. When I wrote Dont You Ever Get Tired of
Hurting Me I couldnt sing it for two or three years after, it was so
emotional.Hank Cochran.
Dont You Fear Little Darlin see Ill Be Back in a Year, Little
Darlin.
573 Dont 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 Mil-
sap (RCA 13564) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/23/83 19 wks., Ron-
nie Milsap (RCA 13564). Pop Chart: #58 8/13/83 7 wks., Ronnie
Milsap (RCA 13564). AC Action: #12 8/13/83 14 wks., Ronnie Mil-
sap (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 spe-
cial The Door Is Always Open (Plantation, 1985). This was a depic-
tion 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 Aint 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 (Co-
lumbia 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 (pseudo-
nym of Joe Souter). Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Lowery Music
Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Joe Royal (Co-
lumbia 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 (Impe-
rial 66421). Pop Chart: #9 7/3/65 13 wks., Billy Joe Royal (Colum-
bia 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 Con-
ley); Wade Mainer and Zeke Morris (Bluebird 7298) 1938 (as
61 567578 Down
Down in the Willow Garden). Made Famous by: Charlie Monroe
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/Warner-
Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First
Charley Pride (RCA 14045) 1985. Country Chart: #25 4/13/85 13
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 hon-
estly as we could. Maybe I can understand the demise of the farm,
but I dont have to like it. With the worlds population, I can see
why factory farming is necessary, but its extremely sad for the small
farmer whos 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 its 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. Har-
vey/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Peer
None. No. of Artists: Six.
581 Down to My Last Broken Heart. Music/Lyrics: Chick Rains.
Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Chick Rains Music/Tree Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Co-
lumbia 11384) 1980. Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Columbia 11384)
1980. Country Chart: #2 (1) 11/1/80 18 wks., Janie Fricke (Colum-
bia 11384). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.
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 McMichens
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 (Ten-
nessee 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 (Vic-
tor 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 Woods 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 (Capi-
tol 2949) 1970. Country Chart: #29 11/21/70 9 wks., Dick Curless
Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1971. Author Notes: The
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 Camp-
bell (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, Its the best song in the bunch. Well, be-
lieving that mama knows best (sometimes) I sent it to Fred and
Roy liked it and recorded it. Im sure glad he did.Cindy Walker.
585 Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafay -
ette ONeal/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1938, renewed. Pub-
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 is-
sued were from take one, including a guitar solo that Rodgers ubbed.
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
womens lib really came in heavy in the country. It had an effect for
a while, but when the womens 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 its coming back around again.
Theres 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 womens lib thing came on.Chris Gantry.
587 Drifter. Music/Lyrics: Archie Jordan/Don Pfrimmer. Copy-
right 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;
588 Drifting Texas Sand. Music/Lyrics: Buster Coward. Copyright
Date: 1937, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc.
Down 579588 62
Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Tune Wranglers (Blue-
bird 6513) 1936. Made Famous by: The Tune Wranglers (Bluebird
6513) 1936. Country Chart: #5 record of 1936, The Tune Wran-
glers (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 Bax-
ter Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carolina Gospel
Singers (Gennett 7188) 1930. Made Famous by: The Monroe Broth-
ers (Bluebird 6363) 1936; Roy Acuff (Vocalion 5297) 1939. Coun-
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986;
ASCAP Country Award 1986. Author Notes: This was written to-
tally because its a perfect example of a guy who doesnt go any-
where. Ive been here in Nashville twenty years and I havent had a
vacation.Troy Seals.
592 Drinkin My Baby Off My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rab-
bitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Screen Gems-
EMI 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 Ac-
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
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 Song-
writer 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 Pink -
ard and Bowden. Movies: Roadie (United Artists) 1980, directed by
Alan Rudolph, starring Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter, and Art Carney.
595 Drivin Nails in My Cofn. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Irby. Copyright
by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Irby (Gulf 103) 1945; Floyd Till-
man (Columbia 36998) 1946. Made Famous by: Floyd Tillman (Co-
lumbia 36998) 1946. Country Chart: #2 7/25/46 8 wks., Floyd
Tillman (Columbia 36998); #5 12/13/46 5 wks., Ernest Tubb
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 Re -
corded 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 Sav-
age. 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, Its not a song; its just something I hearda 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, youre supposed to laugh.
The other is Don Renos Im Using My Bible for a Road Map. Its
supposed to be kind of funny, but there is nothing sacrilegious
about it, and my song is the same thing.Paul Craft.
597 A Drunkards Child. Music/Lyrics: Andrew Jenkins/Jimmie
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 rst 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:
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 Par-
tons rst record release.
599 Durangs Hornpipe. Music/Lyrics: Hoffmaster. Copyright Date:
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)
of Artists: 19 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. History: Written for the
actor-dancer John Durang (born 1768, Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
63 589599 Durangs
died 1821, Philadelphia). Mr. Hoffmaster (described as a German
dwarf ) was a musician who gave violin lessons to Durang in New
York. According to Durangs autobiography, Hoffmaster wrote the
hornpipe for him. Through the years, the tune has had many vari-
ations and alterations, but the basic theme always harkens back to
the original, and it is always known as Durangs 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 (Colum-
bia 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 con-
sidered 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 ori-
gin for Dust on the Bible. A young minister by the name of
Willard Carney came there and started a church in a store base-
ment. Since our parents had always taught us respect for all Christ-
believing churches, I started attending Brother Carneys church
pretty regular. In one of these services, I heard him relate this ex-
perience 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 Hay-
den, 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 lled 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 rst 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). Coun-
try 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, star-
ring 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 Wat-
son. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Ab-
bott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (Blue-
bird 33-0535) 1945. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 33-
0535) 1945. Country Chart: #5 6/30/45 2 wks., Eddy Arnold (Blue-
bird 33-0535). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
Three.
604 Each Night at Nine. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright
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 Ac-
tion: 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 let-
ter. 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:
606 Earls Breakdown. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 20886) 1951. Made Fa-
mous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 20886) 1952. Country Chart:
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
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 movieit was the rst 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
foots on the gas and youre going that way. The story of it is that
at that time you couldnt buy Coors beer in Atlantayou had to
go to Louisiana to get it, or Texarkana. And the deal was, the guy
made a bet with him that he couldnt 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
Recorded by: Dock Walsh (Columbia 15047) 1925. Made Famous
by: Bob and Mac (pseudonyms of Robert Gardner and Lester Mc-
Farland) (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 Hawai-
ians (Victor 40065) 1928. History: The melody of this song is sim-
ilar 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: Un-
known. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded
Dust 600609 64
by: Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Vocalion 5016) 1926. Made
Famous by: Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Vocalion 5016)
of Artists: 15. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as Huckleberry
Blues by Dykes Magic City Trio (Brunswick 129) 1927; East Ten-
nessee 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 Youve 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 Vir-
ginia). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Bluebird 5650) 1934.
Artists: 46 found (ve at Peer). Answers: Sequel: East Virginia Blues
#2 (aka Learned to Love a Maiden), recorded by the Carter Fam-
ily (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 (Co-
lumbia 15489) 1930; Darling Think What Youve 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 Sweet-
heart Has Gone and Left by J.H. Howells Carolina Hillbillies
(Bluebird 7509) 1938.
611 Easy as Pie. Music/Lyrics: Gene Dobbins/Rory Bourke. Copy-
right 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,
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., Fred-
die 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, Capi-
tol 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. Copy-
right Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co./Inter-
song-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
Artists: One. Author Notes: Eddy came over to my house for din-
ner. 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 noo-
dle casserole and dessert.Cy Coben.
614 The Easy Parts Over. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice.
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:
Award 1969.
Easy Rider, Dont Deny My Name see Salty Dog.
615 Eat , Drink and Be Merry (for Tomorrow Youll 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 Fa-
mous 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 Coun-
try Award 1956.
616 Eddys Song. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben/Charles Green. Copy-
right Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Licensed
by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 5108) 1952.
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 Eddys
former hits together like pearls on a necklace and they all t to-
gether 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:
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 pop-
ular recording of Slim Bryant, member of Skillet Lickers and Geor-
gia 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.
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.
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 be-
tween the two songs, of course, but thats where I got the idea.
Grandpa Jones.
620 Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses. Music/Lyrics: Paul Nel-
son/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
65 610620 Eighteen
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 retir-
ing and driving home for the last time to his wife would make a
good song. The title came quickly. Charlie became the mans 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 nally 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 Fa-
mous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None.
AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 20 found. History: Formerly known
as Jacksons 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 fe 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 bor-
derline 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-Chap-
pell 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 Per-
formance, 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,
by Marty Robbins with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Sequel:
El Paso City, written and recorded by Marty Robbins (Colum-
bia 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, be-
cause traditionally that is where the West begins. Western stories that
I had read and stories my grandfather told me inspired me to write
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 Id 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
by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 10305) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2)
4/17/76 16 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 10305). Pop Chart:
try Award 1977. Notes: This was the sequel to El Paso. History:
Here, as the narrator of this song ies 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 nds he remembers exact details, and he experi-
ences once more the wild emotions, which causes him to wonder
whether he isnt 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 Publish-
ing 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 be-
came 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: Pied-
mont 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.
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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (2) 4/29/72 16 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM
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 Ac-
tion: 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: Hav-
ing always liked the name, I was inspired to write this song after
watching Giant, a movie starring Elizabeth Taylor.Jimmy For-
tune.
629 Ellen Smith. Alternate Titles: Poor Ellen Smith; The Fate
of Ellen Smith. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-
Eighth 621629 66
ing Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40237) 1924; Molly ODay 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 Ellens 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 Winston-
Salem)the same woods where her body was found. Degraff was
apprehended, tried and hanged in February 1894an 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 red 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, re-
newed. 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 Perform-
ance, 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. Bur-
ton Award 1982; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1981 (Dal-
las Frazier); BMI Country Award 1982; BMI Pop Award 1981. Au-
thor 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 Hag-
gard. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 3552)
try 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:
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
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. Li-
censed 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 Amaz-
ing 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 Per-
formance, Duo or Group 1976 (The Amazing Rhythm Aces);
635 The End of the World. Music/Lyrics: Sylvia Dee/Arthur Kent.
Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Music Sales Corp./Edward Proftt
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.
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. Id 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 didnt even bother to read the story
in the Post.Roger Miller.
638 England Swings. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 2010) 1965. Made Famous by:
Roger Miller (Smash 2010) 1965. Country Chart: #3 11/27/65 16
67 630638 England
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 tak-
ing my rst 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 nished the
song.Roger Miller.
Ephram Got the Coon see Uncle Ephs 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 Pi-
oneers (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:
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: Char-
lie 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 DAngelo, and Clyde the Orang-
utan.
642 Everybody Does It in Hawaii. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWil -
liams/ Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher:
Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers
Everybody Thinks Im Crazy see Baby What About You.
643 Everybodys Had the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard.
Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Sony Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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.
644 Everybodys 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
Country Award 1973.
645 Everyday. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/J.D. Martin (pseudo-
nym 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:
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. Li-
censed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (EMI-Amer-
ica 8311) 1986. Made Famous by: Dan Seals (EMI-America 8311)
1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/5/86 23 wks., Dan Seals (EMI-Amer-
ica 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 508-
H) 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
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 Evry Heart Should Have One. Music/Lyrics: Byron Gal-
limore/Bill Shore. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Royalhaven
Ephram 639650 68
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA
Country Chart: #2 10/15/83 20 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 13648).
651 Excuse Me (I Think Ive Got a Heartache). Music/Lyrics:
Buck Owens/Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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 Ac-
tion: 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.). Li-
censed 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.
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.
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
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 partic-
ular 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 oclock 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
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
Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46046) 1979. Made
Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 46046) 1979. Coun-
try Chart: #4 6/9/79 15 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb
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: Char-
lie Louvin (Capitol 2296) 1952. Made Famous by: Charlie Louvin
(Capitol 2296) 1952. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC
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
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. Copy-
right Date: 1955, renewed 1983. Publisher: Sony-ATV Songs. Licensed
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim Wilson and T. Tommy Cutrer (Mer-
cury 70571) 1955. Made Famous by: Country, Jimmy Dean (Colum-
bia-CL1025) 1957; Pop, Walter Brenan (Liberty LST-3323/7233)
69 651662 Farmer
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 Pub-
lishing, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Burnette Sisters
pre1935. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 05766) 1940. Coun-
60 found.
664 Fast Movin Train. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright
Date: 1990. Publisher: Emerald River Music/MCA Music Publish-
ing (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
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: Nelstones Hawai-
ians (Victor 40193) 1929. Made Famous by: Nelstones Hawaiians
Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Notes: Nelstones 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 Fathers Table Grace. Music/Lyrics: Otho Jones/Homer
Sewell. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Otho Jones (Top Rank 2068)
1960. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia CL 2255/CS
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
Feelings see Feelins.
670 Feelins. Alternate Title: Feelings. Music/Lyrics: Don Good-
man/Will Jennings/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Irv-
ing Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta
Lynn/Conway Twitty (MCA 40420) 1975. Made Famous by:
Loretta Lynn/Conway Twitty (MCA 40420) 1975. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 6/21/75 16 wks., Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (MCA
671 Feels So Right. Music/Lyrics: Randy Owens. Copyright Date:
1980. Publisher: Maypop Music (a div. of Wildcountry, Inc.). Li-
censed 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., Al-
abama (RCA 12236). No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter
Achievement Award 1981; BMI Country Award 1982; BMI Mil-
lion 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 Weiss-
berg 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 In-
strumental 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 Del-
more/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
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
First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5281) 1933. Made Fa-
mous 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. Copy-
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:
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
Farther 663676 70
I decided to write a song about the protesters. Id 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. Copy-
right 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 Ac-
tion: 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; thats 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. Har-
ris at the time of the Spanish-American War. I rewrote it and thats
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 Fa-
mous by: Kitty Wells and Webb Pierce (Decca 31663) 1964. Coun-
try 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. Copy-
right Date: 1983. Publisher: EMI-April Music, Inc./Blue Moon
Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas Con-
ley (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:
680 A Fire I Cant Put Out. Music/Lyrics: Darrell Staedtler. Copy-
right Date: 1982. Publisher: Music City Music, Inc. (Adm. by EMI-
April 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
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 Clay-
ton McMichen (Columbia 15185) 1927 (as Fire on the Moun-
tain). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: #93 3/28/81
3 wks., Fiddlin Frenchie Burke (Delta 11332). Pop Chart: None. AC
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 SouthRicky
Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, J.D. Crowe, Todd Phillips).
From the album Bluegrass: Worlds Greatest Show (Sugar Hill SH-
2201).
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
record of 1942, Roy Acuff (Okeh 6685). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 70. Movies: Over the Santa Fe Trail (Co-
lumbia) 1947, directed by Ray Nazzaro, starring Ken Curtis, Jen-
nifer Holt, and Guy Kibby; O My Darling Clementine (Republic)
1943, directed by Frank McDonald, starring Roy Acuff, Isabel Ran-
dolph, and Harry Cheshire. History: This is one of the rst 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: Its
a very good number, and its 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 rst
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 didnt know at rst who
Floyd Jenkins was; its easy to fool a country boy.Roy Acuff.
684 The Fireman. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp/Mack Vickery.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52586) 1985. Made
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: Its a love song, and a lot of guys like to think
of themselves as remen, whether they are or not. So we just took
it and changed the re engine to a Thunderbirda re-engine red
Thunderbirdand 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.
Fishermans Lilt see Fishers Hornpipe.
686 Fishers Hornpipe. Alternate Titles: Lord Howards Horn-
pipe; Fishermans 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 (Edi-
son 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 anony-
mously 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.,
71 677688 Fist
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, writ-
ten by Loretta Lynn.
Five Cent Cotton see Eleven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat.
689 Five Feet High and Rising. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash/Char-
lie Williams. Copyright Date: 1959, 1987, renewed. Publisher: Chap-
pell 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:
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.
500 Miles see In the Pines.
691 Five Little Fingers. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright
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.
try Award 1964. Author Notes: That song was written about a guy
coming home, facing the fact that his wife, his little girls mother,
had died. He didnt know how he was going to go on. He got the
inspiration from the little ngers 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 lit-
tle six-year-old boy what had happened to his mother and that we
didnt know if she was going to live or die. Sometime after the ac-
cident, I was doing a show, and a lady requested Five Little Fin-
gers. I got into three lines of that song, and, all of a sudden, I re-
alized what I had written. It became so real to me that it nearly
destroyed me. I put the song aside and didnt sing it for about four
years. In fact, its just been within the last year [1989] or so that Ive
been able to sing that song again.Bill Anderson.
692 Five Minutes. Music/Lyrics: Beth Neilsen Chapman. Copy-
right 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 Gold-
wyn) 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 (Co-
lumbia 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.
694 Flint Hill Special. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21054) 1952. Made Fa-
mous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21054) 1953. Country Chart:
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 27. His-
tory: 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. Coun-
try Chart: #2 (4) 9/25/65 27 wks., Statler Brothers (Columbia
43315). Pop Chart: #4 11/13/65 13 wks., Statler Brothers (Colum-
bia 43315). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: Gram-
mys, 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 rst 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 writ-
ing 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 fty-one.Lew DeWitt.
696 Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss. Alternate Title: Blue-
eyed 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 Blue-
eyed Girl). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
None. No. of Artists: 24. Notes: Related songs: Western Country,
Suzanna Girl, Georgia Wagner, Mammys 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.
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 Lock-
lin 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, unfor-
tunately, never recorded the song. However, Hank Locklin, a won-
derful 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 won-
derful record.Cindy Walker.
699 Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6247) 1950.
Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 44380) 1968. Coun-
try Chart: #58 4/6/68 6 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 44380).
Pop Chart: #55 3/2/68 12 wks., Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia
Five 689699 72
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 Foggy Mountain Chimes. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copy-
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
First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 40058) 1929. Made Fa-
mous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40058) 1929. Country Chart:
#4 Record of 1929, The Carter Family (Victor 40058). Pop Chart:
702 Foggy 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 Fa-
mous 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 Cres-
cent 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 Per-
formance, 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 en-
titled Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison. I wrote the song the follow-
ing year. It has been requested over the years along with I Walk the
Line and a few of the others Ive 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:
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
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 Ac-
tion: 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.
1961. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 4496) 1961. Country
Chart: #2 (8) 2/5/61 26 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 4496). Pop
Country Award 1961. Author Notes: Buck and I wrote this in a de-
liberate 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. Coun-
try Chart: #19 3/18/72 12 wks., Johnny Duncan (Columbia 45556);
#3 8/4/79 13 wks., Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (RCA
709 Footprints in the Snow. Music/Lyrics: Boyd Lane (pseudo-
nym 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, rst, Harry Wright (1880), and sec-
ond, 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
Works 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 Ac-
tion: 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
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.
713 For the Good Times. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copy-
right Date: 1968. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing Co.,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Nash (Smash 2178)
73 700713 For
1968. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 45178) 1970. Coun-
try 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 ying helicopters for offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of
Mexico. Id always wait til the last possible minute to leave to go
down there from Nashville, because Id really have to ght the drive
all the way down there in this Opel I had. There was a lot of ex-
pressway 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 couldnt
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 won-
dered if I could play it. I wrote only the rst part of the lyrics then.
A while went by before I nished it I cant 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.
Artists: Six.
For Work Im 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. Li-
censed 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
Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Song of the Year 1987; NSAI Song-
writer Achievement Award 1987 (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz);
ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award 1988; BMI Coun-
try 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 Schlitzs 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 Lords 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 thats how it started.
716 Forgive Me John. Music/Lyrics: John Grimes/Ferlin Husky/ Jean
Shepard. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell
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
Artists: One found. Notes: This is an answer to A Dear John Let-
ter.
717 Forgiving You Was Easy. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copy-
right 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 Coun-
try Award 1986.
718 Forked Deer. Alternate Title: Forky Deer. Music/Lyrics: Un-
censed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: A.C. Eck Robert-
son (Victor, unissued) 1922; Uncle Am Stuart (Vocalion 14846)
1924 (as Forki Deer). Made Famous by: No one artist. Country
21. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as Forky Deer by Charlie
Bowman and His Brothers (Col. 15387-D) 1929. History: Prob-
ably of American origin, this tune was rst published in 1839 in a
book titled Virginia Reels by George Knauff. It remains a popular
contest piece with old time ddlers.
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.). Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 14085) 1985.
5/25/85 13 wks., Alabama (RCA 14085). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: 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 morn-
ing news on TV.... I saw they had laid off ve 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 ddle. The sound of a ddle is
very inspirational. So Lisa started playing the ddle 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, lets 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 eld farmers thanking them for their time and for
what they do for this country. After we had nished the song, it took
ve minutes to take it down the street and give it to Alabama.
Harold Shedd said, Well 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 De-
troit and when they played this song, Hello Detroit the audience
stood up for fteen 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
For 714720 74
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 Campbells wife, who never com-
plained despite her husbands 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 ofce, 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
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. Coun-
try 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; Frankies Gamblin Man; Frankie
Was a Good Woman. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright
Earliest Recording Found: Al Bernard (Brunswick 2107) 1922; Ear-
liest 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: Frankies
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 Mor-
gan. History: In 1936, Thomas Hart Benton further immortalized
the famous lovers by painting a mural in the state capitol in Jeffer-
son City, Missouri. There is an early race recording by Edith Wil-
son (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 Frankies Blues.
Frankie Dean see Frankie and Johnny.
Frankie see Frankie and Johnny.
Frankie Was a Good Woman see Frankie and Johnny.
Frankies Gamblin Man see Frankie and Johnny.
724 Frankies 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 (Co-
lumbia 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 5 found. History: This version of the clas-
sic 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 Roosevelts 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 Ac-
tion: 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 Fa-
mous 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
try Award 1957. Answers: (Ill 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 ve years. That, plus the fact that my
mother was German and that Ive 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 wasnt
from Germanyshe 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 trafc 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 Elek-
tra Asylum Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The
Delmore Brothers (King 570) 1946. Made Famous by: The Del-
more Brothers (King 570) 1947. Country Chart: #2 (1) 12/6/46 4
wks., The Delmore Brothers (King 570); #5 6/13/47, Red Foley
Three found. History: During their 21-year recording history
(19311952) the Delmore Brothers recorded many boogies, in-
cluding Barnyard Boogie, Mobile Boogie, Pan American Boo-
gie, Hillbilly Boogie, Down Home Boogie, Beale Street Boo-
gie, 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 Soldiers 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.
75 721728 Friday
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. Copy-
right 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
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. Li-
censed 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 (Co-
lumbia 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
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
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 Presleys 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 rst
it really turned me off. Then again I thought, well, thats 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 rst 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 Smiths house
to have dinner. And I got out there and I told Carl, Were gonna
have to cancel this, Im gonna cut a session tonight. We cancelled
dinner about two oclock. By ten oclock that night wed written
From Graceland to the Promised Land in the studio. And, thats
about the extent of it.Merle Haggard.
732 From Mothers Arms to Korea. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Lou-
vin/ 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)
of Artists: One.
733 From the Bottle to the Bottom. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristoffer-
son. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm.
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 Per-
formance, Duo or Group 1973 (Kris Kristofferson and Rita
Coolidge, A&M 1475).
734 Frosty the Snowman. Music/Lyrics: Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins.
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 Cotners 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 Certied Million Seller (Gene Autry). Notes: Also
recorded in 1950 by Harry Babbit (Decca 60271), Roy Rogers (Vic-
tor, 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:
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).
1952.
736 The Funeral. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10630) 1950. Made Fa-
mous by: Hank Williams (MGM 10630) 1950. Country Chart:
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Par-
odies: 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 19th-
century American popular poet Will Carleton, author of a famous
collection called Farm Ballads (published around 1909). The orig-
inal poem was comprised of the preachers 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. Li-
censed 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. Au-
thor 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 rst lyrics I wrote for the song, resigning myself to thinking it
just wouldnt have a chance because it was too simple. Thank God
I was wrong.Donna Fargo.
Friends 729737 76
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.
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 Musics ofce, and I wrote this song one after-
noon while driving to the ofce. Somewhere during the trip the
line that I had heard someone say probably a thousand times in
my life, Its funny how time slips away, came to me. I thought, Its
funny theres never been a song by that title, and it started com-
ing to me. It has been my most successful song, nancially, 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. Copy-
censed 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 dont we get together
and nish this, but nobody did. Burl Ives had calledthat was
after Little Bitty Tear and he was xin to record again. He asked
me if I had anything and I didnt. 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. Pub-
lisher: 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
Galloping Guitar, Instrumental see Galloping on the Guitar.
742 Galloping on the Guitar. Alternate Title: Galloping Gui-
tar, 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
Gals Dont Mean a Thing see Blues Dont 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 homemy own departure
seemed imminent. Galveston, because hes not an East or West
coast character hes a kid from a small town. Hes not afraid to
admit hes 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, di-
rected by Dick Lowry, starring Kenny Rogers and Bruce Boxleit-
ner; The Gambler 2: The Adventure Continues (CBS-TV) 1983, di-
rected 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 gure is that was my way of deal-
ing with my relationship with my father. He was the best man I ever
knew. He wasnt a gambler. Im not a gambler. He was my dad.
Thats what the song is to me, and whatever it is to anyone else is
ne.Don Schlitz.
The Gamblin Man see The Roving Gambler.
745 Gambling Bar Room Blues. Music/Lyrics: Shelly Lee Alley/
None. No. of Artists: Eight.
746 Gambling Polka Dot Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
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
77 738747 Game
Liz Anderson (RCA Victor 8963) 1966. Country Chart: #5 10/15/66
17 wks., Bobby Bare, Norma Jean and Liz Anderson (RCA Victor
Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1967. Author Notes: Bob Fergu-
son, producer at RCA, asked me to write a song for 3 people
husband, wife and the other womanseemed 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
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 Song-
writer 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.
The Gangs All Here see Alabama Jubilee.
750 A Gangsters 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
751 Gathering Flowers for the Masters 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:
Gathering Flowers from the Hill see Gathering Flowers from
the Hillside.
752 Gathering Flowers from the Hillside. Alternate Title: Gath-
ering Flowers from the Hill. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright
First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Conqueror 8636) 1936. Made
Famous by: The Carter Family (Conqueror 8636) 1936. Country
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 (Vo-
calion 5147) 1939. Made Famous by: Roy Rogers (Decca 5987) 1941.
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-
lic) 1948, directed by William Whitney, starring Roy Rogers and
Andy Devine. History: Until 1836, Texas was actually a part of Mex-
ico and the Tex-Mex inuence is still strong throughout the South-
west. Abe Tuvim, one of the authors, was public relations counsel
to the Mexican governments Department of Fine Arts at the time
this song was written.
754 Geisha Girl. Music/Lyrics: Lawton Williams. Copyright Date:
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 fol-
low-up to Fraulein. Hank Locklin immediately liked the song,
but his manager, Gabe Tucker, thought a geisha girl was a prosti-
tute. They argued, and when Hank nally was able to convince
Gabe that geisha girls were entertainers, he won.Lawton Williams.
755 Gentle Hands. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright Date:
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, Writers Award 1967 ( John Hartford),
Best Country and Western Recording, Single 1967 (Glen Camp-
bell), 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 thats 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 Im sure the song built up in
my subconscious over a long period, but when I nally sat down,
I just wrote it. I have never really understood commercial music
like Ive wanted to, and I have no idea, except for the message in
that song, why it was a hit.John Hartford.
The Gentleman Soldiers 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 (Mer-
cury 72952) 1969. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 72952)
1969. Country Chart: #10 8/30/69 13 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury
Games 748757 78
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: Emer-
ald Isle Music, Inc./Battleground Music. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Little David Wilkins (MCA 40200) 1974. Made Fa-
mous 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/Stu-
art 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/Para-
mount 10135); #62 2/5/66 5 wks., The Righteous Brothers (Moon-
glow 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 Mont-
gomery (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 Nel-
son, 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. Copy-
right Date: Circa 1937. Publisher: Not Afliated. Licensed by: Pub-
lic 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 its 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 voiceit was just written for a tenor. But we
didnt sell enough to pay for the rst pressing. I got about 75 cents,
80 cents for writing it!Clayton McMichen.
761 Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands. Music/Lyrics: Bill Ander-
son. 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 An-
derson and David Allan Coe (Columbia 11277). Pop Chart: None.
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. Id worked a show in Roanoke and the closest air-
port where I could get on a plane to where it was I had to go was
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 fam-
ily. And she got to tell me about this guy and said, Hed really be
a good guy; hes my cousin or something, she said, but hes 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 Rocking-
ham; Run Along Home; Sandy; Get Along Home, Miss
Cindy; Oh, Wasnt I Getting Away; John in the Army; Git
Along; Get Along Cindy. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright
Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Public Do-
main. Earliest Country Recording Found: Samantha Bumgardner
and Eva Davis (Columbia 167-D) 1924 (as Cindy in the Mead-
ows); 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:
Get Along Home, Miss Cindy see Get Along Home, Cindy.
763 Get Along Little Dogies. Alternate Title: Whoopie Ti-Yi-
Yo, Get Along Little Dogies. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright
Date: 1893; 1903 (rst appearance in print). Publisher: Public Do-
main. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Harry Mac Mc-
Clintock (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)
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 Thats None of My
Own that dates back to 1672. Its about a mariner who returns
home after seven years to nd his wife with child. Although la-
beled 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 FebruaryMarch of 1893. A dogie is a calf that is sep-
arated 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. Li-
censed 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: Ill Get My Lie the
Way I Want It, recorded by Jerry Naylor (Tower 264) 1966, writ-
ten by Buddy R. Mize, Joe Allison and Jerry Naylor.
765 Ghost in This House. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Prestwood. Copy-
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
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
79 758765 Ghost
lm 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,
Im just a ghost. Its 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. Copy-
right 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 Vic-
tor 3411) 1949. Country Chart: #2 (1) 5/14/49 5 wks., Vaughn Mon-
roe (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. Li-
censed 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: Ive lived on the road for al-
most 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 nish up a Willis Brother
album. I was writing a truck driving song called Wake Up Love and
Warmed Over Coffee. This was about two oclock 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 (Star-
day 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. Au-
thor Notes: At the time I didnt 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 Min-
nie 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: Pub-
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Columbia
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 (Colum-
bia 15170D) 1927; Carlos B. McAfee (pseudonym of Carson Robi-
son); 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 Amer-
ica. 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 tradi-
tional tune was popular in Elizabethan England as a fe 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
rst 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, re-
newed. 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 ad-
vertising 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 dont think
that was a wide awakening.... I mean, they were screaming at boys.
Were driving down the interstate, and a carload of guys from Penn
State would drive by, and theyd lean out the door and yell and
scream at them. And here their father was driving the car Id
never been so embarrassed in my life, and I gured, God these girls
are a bunch of animals. Id say, Control these critters. It was ve
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 thats 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 werent interested in guys, they werent 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
Ghost 766772 80
awakening for meI didnt know girls did that I just gured
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 Certied Gold Record; BMI Coun-
try 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
Awards: BMI Country Award 1989; Grammy, Best Country Per-
formance, 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:
try 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/Tri-
Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timothy Bot-
toms, 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 didnt. Write
me one real quick, he said and I said, Youre crazy. I wrote Give
Me More, More of Your Kisses in fteen 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.,
Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI
Country Award 1985.
778 Give Me That Old Time Religion. Music/Lyrics: Unknown.
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:
779 Give Me Wings. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Don Schlitz.
Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Don Schlitz Music/Universal-
MCA Music Publishing (a div. of Universal Studios, Inc.)/Eagle-
wood 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 Ac-
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 rst 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: Im in the Glory Land
Way. Music/Lyrics: J.S. Torbett. Copyright Date: 1943, 1951. Pub-
lisher: R.E. Winsett. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: McDon-
ald Quartet (Gennet 7007) 1928. Made Famous by: Masters Fam-
ily. No. of Artists: 12 found. Notes: Also recorded as Im in the
Glory Land Way by Wade Mainer and The Sons of the Moun-
taineers, 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. Copy-
right 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 A-
17578) 1975. Made Famous by: Bobby Borchers (ABC Dot A-17578)
of Artists: Two. Author Notes: I was down in Alabama doing a
showIm from Tow Creek, Alabamaand I was driving by my-
self and I saw this cotton eld, and it was in bloom, and I was
thinking how a hundred years ago that eld would have been Sher-
man Blue with Shermans 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 Shermans troops,
and it turned into being God Bless Robert E. Lee. Lee was prob-
ably one of the best generals of all time, and he was ghting for
what he thought was right in his country. When youre defending
your home, youre on strong territory. Theres a certain pride I guess
no matter where youre from, the North or South, theres a pride in
your home. I was in a little club in Alabama not too long ago, play-
ing Dixie, and I looked down and there were ve 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
81 773784 God
52386) 1983. Country Chart: #7 5/26/84 17 wks., Lee Greenwood
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)
of Artists: 17 found. Notes: Also recorded as God Put a Rainbow in
the Cloud, recorded by the Chuck Wagon Gang (Columbia 21212-
5) 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 afternoonin
August, I believe. The year: 1931. The song made a good hit with
singers. Mahalia Jacksons 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 ver-
ied. 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 re-
muneration for any of his workat 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. Pub-
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 Lau-
rel Music/Lucrative Music/ Bait and Beer Music/Forerunner Music,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Nanci Grifth
(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
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.
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. Copy-
right 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 Crutcheld. Copy-
right Date: 1983. Publisher: Jan Crutcheld 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
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. Copy-
right Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Rightsong Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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.
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 direc-
tor. The receptionist told him he wasnt 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 werent
in like you told me to do. And he said, Yeah, Im always out when
hes in. Remembering what a star the man used to be, the thought
just came to me.... Yeah, the gold rush is over and the bums rush
is on! I thought it would make a pretty good song title. Thanks to
Hank Snows recording of the nished song, it did.Cindy
Walker.
794 Gold Watch and Chain. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright
God 785794 82
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. Copy-
right 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 Gui-
tar is my second most requested song.Bill Anderson.
796 Golden Ring. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/Rafe Van Hoy.
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 Achieve-
ment Award 1976 (Bobby Braddock, Rafe Van Hoy); BMI Coun-
try Award 1977. Author Notes: I got the idea for this song watch-
ing a TV show on the biography of a gunwhen the gun was rst
manufactured, the rst person who owned it, the next person who
owned the gun, it robbed a liquor store, it ended up the police-
man 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 didnt 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:
BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 0400) 1950. Made Fa-
mous 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:
Wholl 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 lit-
tle 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 Jim-
mie 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 Wil-
low Tree). Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Vocalion 03160)
1938 (as Sinking in the Lonesome Sea). Country Chart: None.
The Carter Familys 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
(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 Rainwa-
ter. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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 Rainwaters rst chart record as an artist.
Gonna Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy see Ill Keep My Skil-
let Good and Greasy.
802 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar. Music/Lyrics: Alton Del-
more/Rabon Delmore. Copyright Date: 1933, 1940, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. (adm. by Wanerbuilt Songs, Inc.).
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Delmore Brothers (Blue-
bird B-5299) 1933. Made Famous by: The Delmore Brothers (Blue-
bird 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:
804 Goober Peas. Music/Lyrics: Burl Ives (Arrangement)/ A. Pen-
der (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 Fa-
mous by: Burl Ives (Decca DL 5467) 1955 (single). Country Chart:
805 Good Deal , Lucille. Music/Lyrics: Al Terry (pseudonym of
Al Theriot)/J.D. Miller/Charles Theriot. Copyright Date: 1954, re-
newed. 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.
1954. Author Notes: It was Al Terrys 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
83 795806 Good
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 Ac-
tion: #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 didnt 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, Con-
nie was there, and Waylon came in. He had the idea for the song
and the rst 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:
try Award 1972.
808 Good Night, Soldier. Music/Lyrics: Harry Johnson. Copyright
Date: 1943. Publisher: Joe Cascales Publications. Licensed by: Pub-
lic Domain. First Recorded by: Patsy Montana (Decca 6101) 1944.
Made Famous by: Judy Canova (Decca 23400) 1944. Country Chart:
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 Jen-
nings (RCA 12067) 1980. Made Famous by: Waylon Jennings (RCA
12067) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/23/80 17 wks., Waylon Jen-
nings (RCA 12067). Pop Chart: #21 9/13/80 23 wks., Waylon Jen-
nings (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 televi-
sion 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. Copy-
right Date: 1979. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Publishing Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 41205)
1980. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 41205) 1980. Coun-
try 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 Coun-
try Award 1981. Author Notes: I set out to write the denitive song
about the South, and of the three Ive written this is the denitive
one in my catalog. Its also my favorite song. Im a student of south-
ern literature and its a combination of a whole bunch of things,
threads that run through southern literaturethe father/son strug-
gle, the love/hate struggle with yourself, the good ole boy theme.
Its really a song about the South.Bob McDill.
811 Good Things. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Carmol Taylor/Nor-
ris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10939)
try Chart: #2 (2) 12/30/72 16 wks., David Houston (Epic 10939).
812 Good Time Charlies. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright
First Recorded by: Del Reeves (United Artists 50487) 1968. Made Fa-
mous 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 Charlies Got the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Danny
OKeefe. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Warner-Tamerlane Pub-
lishing Corp./Road Cannon Music. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest
Recording Found: Danny OKeefe (Signpost 70006) 1972. Made
Famous by: Danny OKeefe (Signpost 70006) 1972. Country Chart:
#63 10/28/72 6 wks., Danny OKeefe (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 OKeefe (Signpost 70006). AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
22 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1973; NSAI Songwriter
Achievement Award 1972 (Danny OKeefe).
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:
815 Good Woman Blues. Music/Lyrics: Ken McDufe. Copyright
Date: 1976. Publisher: Sawgrass Music Publishers. Licensed by: BMI.
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. Copy-
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.
Award 1971. Author Notes: Went to George Jones and Tammy
Wynettes 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 Theres 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
One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: It
was probably reections on people who died before their time and
how things would have been had they lived.Larry Murray.
Goodbye, Little Bonnie see Theres More Pretty Girls Than
One.
818 Goodbye, Little Darling, Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/
Johnny Marvin. Copyright Date: 1940, 1941, renewed. Publisher:
Good 807818 84
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 (Im Leavin Cheyenne). Music/Lyrics:
Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Harry Mac McClintock (Vic-
tor 21761) 1928. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Vocalion/Okeh 4911)
of Artists: 13 found. Answers: Ridin Old Paint and Leadin Old
Ball, recorded by Bill Boyds 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 Leav-
ing 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 Fran-
chot Tone and Helen Westley. This song was rst heard and pub-
lished by folklorist John Lomax in 1910.
Goodbye Sweethearts, Hello Vietnam see Hello Vietnam.
820 Goodnight Irene. Music/Lyrics: Huddie Leadbelly Ledbet-
ter/ 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 (Cap itol 1142); #17 8/26/50 8 wks., Dennis Day
(RCA Victor 3870); #26 9/2/50 1 wk., Alexander Brothers (Mer-
cury 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 Mil-
lion 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 Ledbet-
ter 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
ve 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. Li-
censed by: All. First Recorded by: Edison Military Band (Edison 9169)
pre1907. Made Famous by: Leake County Revelers (Columbia
15189) 1927. Country Chart: #2 record of 1927, Leake County Rev-
elers (Columbia 15189). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
Artists: 24 found.
822 Gosh I Miss You All the Time. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Long.
Copyright Date: 1935. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 8096)
1933. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Conquerer 8096) 1933. Coun-
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 Quar-
tet (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,
by: The Carter Family (ARC 6-07-56, Conqueror 8636) 1936.
Made Famous by: The Carter Family (ARC 6-07-56, Conqueror
825 Got My Heart Set on You. Music/Lyrics: Dobie Gray. Copy-
right 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 (Colum-
bia 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 Achieve -
ment Award 1984 ( Johnny Russell). Author Notes: I got off the in-
terstate 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 wasnt married and home was a lonely place to be.
Johnny Russell.
827 Got the All Overs for You (All Over Me). Music/Lyrics: Fred-
die 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (3) 10/14/72 17 wks., Freddie Hart (Capitol 3453).
Country Award 1973.
828 Got the Farmhand Blues. Music/Lyrics: Garley Foster/Dock
Walsh. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 23611)
1930. Made Famous by: Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 23611) 1931.
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 He-
lierman/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.
85 819829 Gotta
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 Tay-
lor/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 Grandfathers Clock. Music/Lyrics: Henry Clay Work. Copy-
right 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. Coun-
try 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 Pub-
lishing. 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 (Sound-
waves 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 Her-
shey, and Charles Frank.
833 Grandma Harp. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright
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 OHara. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Cross Keys Publish-
ing 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement
Award 1986 ( Jamie OHara); American Music Awards Single of
the Year 1986; Grammys, Country Song of the Year 1986 ( Jamie
OHara), Best Country Performance, Duo or Group with Vocal
1987 (The Judds); ASCAP Country Award 1987. Author Notes: The
song probably lls a hole for me because I never had grandparents.
Sometimes a song will come from something youve not experi-
enced or from what you long to experience.Jamie OHara.
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: Un-
known. Copyright Date: Circa 18391840s. Publisher: Public Do-
main. Licensed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: Uncle Am
Stuart (Vocalion 5035) 1924. Made Famous by: No one artist. Coun-
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 ddle 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 com-
memorated by ddle tunes.
836 Grazin in Greener Pastures. Music/Lyrics: Ray Pennington.
Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Almarie Music Co. Licensed by:
mous 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 Dayalways
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, Theres a song on your front porch, and Im going to
go out there, if youll x me a cup of coffee, and Im 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 neg-
lected to ever give her any.Ray Pennington.
837 Great Balls of Fire. Music/Lyrics: Otis Blackwell/Jack Ham-
mer. 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 Fa-
mous by: Johnny Cash and June Carter (Columbia 42880) 1963.
Country Chart: #2 11/9/63 16 wks., Johnny Cash and June Carter
Artists: One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1964.
839 Great Speckled Bird. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. Guy Smith. Copy-
right 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 (Vo-
calion/Okeh 04252). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 41 found.
Sequel: Great Speckle Bird No. 2, recorded by Roy Acuff (Vo-
calion/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 rst 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 didnt 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 op-
portunity here in Nashville. My ddle didnt get it. It took hold of
Grand 830839 86
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 ddler and Arthur Smith was off away sick, and they
called me on. I had been trying to get on for ve years. You didnt
get on the Opry back then for singing a song or having a hit num-
ber. They didnt ask you if you ever recorded. They didnt 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 ddling,
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 didnt 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 Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Darrell
(United Artists 869) 1965. Made Famous by: Country, Porter Wag-
oner (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 (Colum-
bia 44333). No. of Artists: 204. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment 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. Ill 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 nish the song when I sat down
to write it. Those two hours have become two of the most protable
hours I ever spent.Curly Putman.
841 Green Grow the Lilacs. Music/Lyrics: Unknown; Tex Ritter
(arrangement). Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Tex Rit-
ter Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tex
Ritter (Capitol 206) 1945. Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Capitol
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 Ritters 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 the-
ory is debunked in James F. Leisys 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
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).
1955.
The Green River Train see New River Train.
Green Valley Trot see Green Valley Waltz.
843 Green Valley Waltz. Alternate Titles: Whos Gonna Shoe
Your Pretty Little Feet; Green Valley Trot; Hyters Favorite
Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Pub-
lisher: 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 (Para-
mount 3321) 1932 (as Whos Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet).
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 29 found. Notes: Also
recorded as Green Valley Trot by Lightcrust Boys (Conquerer
9410) 1939; Hyters Favorite Waltz by Hyter Colvin (Victor
23815) 1929.
844 Greenback Dollar. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date:
Recording Found: Davis and Nelson (Paramount 3188) 1929 (as I
Dont 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 Mariners 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: Un-
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 Boo-
gie Smith (Superdisc 1004) 1945. Made Famous by: Arthur Smith
and His Cracker Jacks (MGM 10293) 1948. Country Chart: #8
87 840847 Guitar
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 lickone 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
its based on Elvis life, but its 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 rst, 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 dont sound righthe wanted it to sound
like my record, Felt told me. Felt told them, If you want it to sound
like Reeds record, you have to get Reed in here, cause these guys
dont 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 ngers. 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 ngers. 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 Dex-
ter (Columbia 36898) 1945. Made Famous by: Al Dexter (Colum-
bia 36898) 1946. Country Chart: #1 (16) 2/2/46 29 wks., Al Dex-
ter (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 Coun-
try 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 Fa-
mous 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 di-
vision 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.
852 The Gypsys Warning. Music/Lyrics: Henry A. Coard/D.S.
Holmes. Copyright Date: 1862. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed
by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Henry McClaskey (Columbia A-
1913) 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
Gypsys 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 afli-
ated). 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, 19501951). 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: Hada-
col was a liquid dietary supplement patented and manufactured by
Dudley J. Leblanc (18941971), Louisiana state senator and entre-
preneur. 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:
Recorded by: Curley Williams (Columbia 20879) 1951. Made Famous
by: Hank Williams (MGM 11202) 1952; Rosemary Clooney (Co-
lumbia 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 (Co-
lumbia 39710); #20 8/16/52 6 wks., Guy Lombardo (Decca 28271).
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
youve got a damned hit! Curley had the rst record on it at Co-
lumbia, 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 eld, 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 (Colum-
bia 11087) 1979. Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11087)
1979. Country Chart: #2 (3) 9/1/79 15 wks., Crystal Gayle (Co-
lumbia 11087). Pop Chart: #15 9/29/79 16 wks., Crystal Gayle (Co-
lumbia 11087). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards:
ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981; BMI Country Award 1980.
Guitar 848855 88
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 Record-
ing Found: McFarland and Gardner (Vocalion 5028) 1924. Earli-
est 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 (Vic-
tor 20103). Pop Chart: #18 3/8/30 1 wk., Paul Tremaine (Colum-
bia 2130). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 87 found. Notes: Also
recorded as Going to Ride That Midnight Train by Georgia Yel-
low Hammers (Victor 20549) 1926, All My Sins Are Taken Away
by Kelly Harrell (Victor 40095) 1929, A Corn Licker Still in Geor-
gia, 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 Song-
writer 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-sac-
ricing 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 Fam-
ily (Ch 16146) 1931.
859 Hang in There Girl. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart. Copyright
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 Ac-
860 Hang on to Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P.
Country Award 1986.
861 Hang Out the Front Door Key. Music/Lyrics: Benjamin Hap-
good Burt. Copyright Date: 1908. Publisher: Public Domain. Li-
censed 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.
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
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 re-
ally 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 inuence 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.
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 Coun-
try 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, nally, I decided that we couldnt 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. Id never really studied Hank Williams, so, as I was
packing, I got a spiral notebook and Id write down the lyrics to all
these records. Id write six or eight and my ngers would get tired
and Id 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 Id write it just like Hank, and wrote, You wrote
your cheating heart about a gal like my ex-wife. I thought Id make
it a little longer and wrote, You wrote your cheating heart about a
gal just like my rst 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 Id 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:
Found: Otto Grays 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-
89 856866 Happiest
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 Coun-
try 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. Au-
thor Notes: I wrote the song when I was teaching high school En-
glish in southern California. I remember feeling at the time I was
writing the song that things in my life were pretty balanced. My
rst 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 hadnt settled into
the formulas that we get hung up on sometimes, and so I didnt re-
strict myself to any pattern at the time. I wondered, because it
wasnt 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 identif y 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: SESAC Country Single
of the Year 1976; SESAC Country Award 1976. Author Notes:
Thats 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 didnt 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 Hap-
piness of Having You. It was the title song of the album, and the
single all at the same time. She didnt 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:
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)
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 Man-
drell (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.
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 Star-
rett, 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
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. Coun-
try 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:
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 wifes mother had open
heart surgery in Cleveland, Ohio, and we were ying there. I was
trying to think of something I could write for Kenny Price to fol-
low Walking on New Grass. As we ew over where Kenny lived
in Florence, Kentuckyin Boone CountyI 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 laughyou had to laugh around Kenny Price.
And I thought, He may never be a superstar thatll last forever,
but he will leave a lot of happy tracks. When he died in 1987, the
preachers 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. Its 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-
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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
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, Dont 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 gured 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, Im gonna try my hand at a song for
him. I always liked Ferde Grofes Grand Canyon Suite and espe-
cially a certain musical passage in The Donkey Serenade, where
you can hear the clip-clop of the donkeys hooves. Roy always
signed his pictures Many happy trails, Roy and Trigger. I thought,
Im 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-7280)
1958. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA 47-7280) 1958. Coun-
try 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 Ac-
tion: 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 A-
5000) 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
Award 1969; BMI Pop Award 1968; CMA Single of the Year 1968
( Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation 3); Grammy, Best Country Vocal Per-
formance, Female 1968 ( Jeannie C. Riley); RIAA Million Seller
1969 ( Jeannie C. Riley, Plantation 3); NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment 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, star-
ring Barbara Eden, Ronnie Cox, and Nanette Fabray. History: Orig-
inally 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 Joys version. Jimmy Kay pitched the song
to Shelby Singleton. Shelby put a hold on the song but had no
one denite 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 re-
membered. When I couldnt get a song out of my fathers 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 didnt wear them in those days. But she was a pretty ashy
dresser, a young widow woman, very attractive, and she liked to have
music around the house. People would sit around on the porch and
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 Val-
leys 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.
censed 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
879 Have I Stayed Away Too Long. Music/Lyrics: Frank Loesser.
Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Frank Music Corp. Li-
censed 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. His-
tory: 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 Its 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 ofce
was located next to that of Nat Tannen, a major publisher of coun-
try music, whose ofce was always alive with country performers and
songwriters. Loesser got to know them and their music and even-
tually 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 Ram-
blers (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
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, star-
ring 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. Au-
thor 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 rst verse and chorus down
that afternoon. When Lu came the next day, I sang it to her. She
said, Thats pretty good. A friend of mine took a copy to Gene
91 876880 Have
Autry in Hollywood. He made the rst recording. Lu and I still
get a thrill when we hear it done by so many ne 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 Wise-
man.
881 Have Mercy. Music/Lyrics: Paul Kennerley. Copyright Date:
Irving Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Judds
Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/28/85 22 wks., The Judds (RCA 14193).
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, Bern-
stein 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 Fa-
mous 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 With-
ers. History: The Jim ReevesPatsy Cline version is a unique duet
put together by Owen Bradley using each artists individual record-
ings, 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 ac-
cepting 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 Ac-
884 He Keeps Me Singing. Music/Lyrics: Luther B. Bridgers. Copy-
right Date: 1910; 1907 (rst 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/Car-
mol Taylor/Norris Wilson. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: EMI-
Algee 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:
886 He Stopped Loving Her Today. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Brad-
dock/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
wks., George Jones (Epic 50867). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Per-
formance, 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, re-
quested two revisions by the authors before he was totally satised
with the song. Jones received it one year before he recorded it. Au-
thor Notes: Bobby Braddock came to me with the title and basic
idea. We wrote the song a short time later, but we didnt have much
luck getting it cut. The song lay around for about three years. Fi-
nally 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 dont remember why we wrote this song. Curly says
I brought the idea to him, so I suppose it was my idea. I dont 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 Rus-
sell 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 satised. 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 ction.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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. RLP
25988) 1989. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 29878)
One. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1991. Author Notes: This is
about my great grandfather, Samuel Louis Fugate [18771968]; 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 cow-
boy. I just loved cowboys and Indiansmy 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 thats 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 wasnt happy with the songs I was writing. One
Monday morning, I turned on the TV and there was a preacher
on. He said, Theres somebody out there whos xin to give up on
a dream. Now, I was at the point where I was thinking about giv-
ing up. He pointed at the screen and said, Dont give up. God gave
you a talent. Do what youre doing. The race is always toughest
just before you cross the nish 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. Hed sit
in the shade watchin chickens peck. His teeth were gone, but what
the heck? Thats all I had, then I started laughing. I thought, neck,
peckin, heck. Who would record that? I didnt have the line,
Thought he walked on water, But I came into my ofce and I
started. I said, Ok, God, thats from you. Im 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 rst song Id writ-
ten myself in a long time.Allen Shamblin.
889 He Will Set Your Fields on Fire. Music/Lyrics: H.M. Ballew/
Mrs. L.L. Brackett. Copyright Date: Circa 1900. Publisher: Stamps-
Baxter 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.
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.). Li-
censed 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:
try Award 1981, 1982.
891 Heading Down the Wrong Highway. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daf-
fan. 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:
try Award 1945. Notes: Also recorded by Ernest Tubb (Decca 46078)
1947. Author Notes: This song was inspired by a personal experi-
ence. Heavy drinking is an occupational hazard with musicians and
band leaders. I woke up one Monday morning with a horrible hang-
over. 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 were on the
wrong road. Instantly headin down the wrong highway hit me and
the lyrics started owing. I left the drink and dashed back to the lit-
tle 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. Copy-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (RCA 478594)
1965. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (RCA 478594) 1965. Coun-
Six. Author Notes: Its one of my favorites of my own songs. Theres
a couple of thoughts or words I borrowed from Kahlil Gibrans
Prophet, which I thought was a good place to borrow words.
Willie Nelson.
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
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
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
1977.
895 Heart Over Mind. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date:
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.
896 Heartaches by the Number. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard.
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. Thats the game
songwriters play. Sometimes it works and sometimes it dont. In
this case it did.... Ray Price had the rst record on this, on Colum-
bia. Then Guy Mitchell, as was the habit back then, did it for Co-
lumbia in the pop eld. Mitch Miller produced it. They kind of
watched the country eldif Marty Robbins or someone had a
song they liked, theyd go and do a pop cover on it, and the com-
pany would have both hits. The second one came out while the
rst 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 nd it al-
most any time. It was the biggest airplay hit Ive ever had.Har-
lan Howard.
897 Heartbeat in the Darkness. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/Rus-
sell Smith. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: MCA Music Publish-
ing (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:
898 Heartbreak Hotel. Music/Lyrics: Mae Boren Axton/Tommy
Durden/Elvis Presley. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher:
93 889898 Heartbreak
Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Elvis
Presley (RCA Victor 47-6420) 1956. Made Famous by: Elvis Pres-
ley (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 nger on the right song
for Elvis Presley until Tommy Durden, a steel guitar player who
had at one time been a member of Tex Ritters 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 com-
mitted suicide. He had torn out all identication, 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 some-
one 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, theyre going to be heartbroken. So lets put a Heartbreak
Hotel at the end of his lonely street. Tommy said, Lets 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 rst original
release on RCA, Ill give you a third of it. Youll have enough money
to bring your mother and daddy to Florida. And he kind of
grinnedI dont think he realized what I was saying. He needed
it at that timeit catapulted him to fameand it didnt hurt me
a bit.Mae Axton.
899 Heartbreak USA. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright
censed 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 Wol -
fert. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Begonia Melodies, Inc./EMI-
Sosaha 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 Arent Made to Break (Theyre Made to Love).
Music/Lyrics: Steve Dean/Roger Murrah. Copyright Date: 1984. Pub-
lisher: Tom Collins Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by:
Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807) 1986. Made Famous by: Lee Green-
wood (MCA 52807) 1986. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/19/86 22 wks.,
Lee Greenwood (MCA 52807). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None.
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. Coun-
try 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
905 Heaven Is My Womans Love. Music/Lyrics: Sharon K. Dob-
bins. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Famous Music Corp./Iron-
side Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tommy Over-
street (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
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 Aber-
bachs [of the famous Jean and Julian Aberbach Hill and Range
Music Publishers] rst daughter, Belinda, was born, Julian said,
Its 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.
908 Heavens Just a Sin Away. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Gillespie. Copy-
right 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 (Ova-
tion 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 Per-
formance, 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
Heartbreak 899909 94
Recorded by: Never recorded. Made Famous by: The Hee Haw Band
and The Nashville Edition on the television show Hee Haw. Coun-
One. History: Sheb Wooley was in the studio recording some ma-
terial and there was time left on the session. He and Hurshel Wig-
inton, a background singer on the Hee Haw show and on the ses-
sion, 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 En-
tertainment became the owners of the show in 1981, the opening
theme was changed. The fans still remember the little lyric tag of
the original themeHee 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.
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 Fa-
mous 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 Har-
vey).
912 Hell Have to Go. Music/Lyrics: Audrey Allison/Joe Allison.
Copyright Date: 1959, 1960, renewed 1987, 1988. Publisher: Beech-
wood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Billy Brown
(Columbia 41380) 1959. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA Vic-
tor 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 Vic-
tor 7643). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 71. Awards: RIAA Mil-
lion Seller 1958 ( Jim Reeves, RCA Victor 7643); BMI Million Airs
Award; BMI Country Award 1960; BMI Pop Award 1960. Paro-
dies: Hell Have to Go, recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Vic-
tor 7744) 1960, written by Audrey Allison and Joe Allison with
special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Answers: Hell 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 dont talk louder, put your
mouth closer to the phone. One day, he came home and Audrey
had the rst line of this song written. Joe nished it and described
it as a positive approach to a lost love song.
913 Hell Have to Stay. Music/Lyrics: Audrey Allison/Joe Allison/
Charles Grean. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Beech-
wood 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).
Award 1960; RIAA Million Seller ( Jeanne Black). Notes: This is the
answer to Hell Have to Go. According to author Joe Allison,
Jeanne Black was the rst to record the song; Corina Minette (ABC
Paramount 10097, 1960) was not the rst.
914 Hell 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
Recorded by: Four Great Wonders (Bluebird B8650) 1940. Made
Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 14553) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop
915 Hello, Central Give Me Heaven. Alternate Title: Youll 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. Ear-
liest 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 Cen-
tral Give Me No Mans 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 Youll 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 Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty
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). Par-
odies: 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. Copy-
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.
1961. Notes: This is the answer to Hello Walls, written by Willie
Nelson (1961).
918 Hello, Im 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
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.
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.
95 910920 Hello
921 Hello Out There. Music/Lyrics: Wayne P. Walker/Kent West-
berry. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Li-
censed 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:
thor Notes: I was high on drugs and hadnt 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. Pub-
lisher: 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:
try Award 1965. Movies: Full Metal Jacket (Warner Bros.) 1987, di-
rected 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,
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 Dun-
can, 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 ofce. When he came
back ten minutes later, I had already nished the song. I sang it
for him, and he was sick that he wasnt 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
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 (Colum-
bia 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 Bow-
den; We Didnt Make It Through the Night, recorded by Homer
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:
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, Hell 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 wasnt 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 even-
tually got married. Were not married anymore, but were very good
friends. We were together about ve or six years.Bobby Brad-
dock.
926 Here Comes Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Joy Byers/Robert F. Tu-
bert. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 9368) 1967.
#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:
try 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:
Award, 1964; Grammy, Best Country and Western Performance,
Female 1964 (Dottie West, RCA 8374).
929 Here I Am Again. Music/Lyrics: Shel Silverstein. Copyright
wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32974); #69 4/6/85 7 wks., Johnny Ro-
driguez (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 Jack-
son. 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:
Hello 921931 96
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 Per-
formance, 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 Heres Some Love. Music/Lyrics: Richard Malnegra/Jack
Roberts (aka William J. Roberts). Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher:
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.
933 Hes 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. Coun-
try 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 Sil-
bar). Author Notes: A woman told me one time that I was an ac-
cident looking for a place to happen, but I changed it to a heartache.
Just about everybody says that the song is about me.Larry Hen-
ley.
934 Hes Back and Im 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 Hes Everywhere. Alternate Title: Shes Everywhere. Music/
Lyrics: Gene Dobbins/Jean Whitehead. Copyright Date: 1970. Pub-
lisher: 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 Sel-
lars (Mega 1221). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
Two. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1971, 1975.
936 Hes Got the Whole World in His Hands. Music/Lyrics: Un-
known. Copyright Date: 1927. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed
by: All. Earliest Recording Found: J. Bryant (Library of Congress A
404 CA 174) circa 1926 (as Gods Got the Whole World in His
Hands); Meggison Female Quartet (Victor 20581) 1927. Made Fa-
mous 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 wasnt 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.
Hes Got You see Shes Got You.
937 Hesitation Blues. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date:
by: Fiddlin John Carson (Okeh 40050) 1924 (as Tom Watson
Special); Reaves White County Ramblers (Vocalion 5217) 1928.
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
(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:
First Recorded by: Carl Smith (Columbia 21129) 1953. Made Fa-
mous 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 Broth-
ers (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 Blue-
bird is the bird to watch. As usual, he was right. It was Hey, Mis-
ter 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)
of Artists: 18 found. Notes: This was Johnny Cashs rst release on
the B side for Cry, Cry, Cry.
Hey Tank Doodle All Day see Sourwood Mountain.
943 (Hey Wont You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody
Wrong Song. Music/Lyrics: Larry Butler/Chips Moman. Copyright
Date: 1975. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Tree Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: B.J. Thomas
(ABC 12054) 1975. Made Famous by: B.J. Thomas (ABC 12054)
97 932943 Hey
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).
try 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 Somebodys Done Somebodys 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. Copy-
right Date: 1982. Publisher: Shobi Music, Inc. (adm. by Debarris
Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Thrasher Broth-
ers (MCA 5352) 1982. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 8948)
1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/12/89 26 wks., Alabama (RCA 8948).
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, re-
newed. Publisher: Catherine Hinen/Volta Music Corp./Patti Wash-
ington 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 (Colum-
bia 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 Zinne-
man, 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. Copy-
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 High-
waymen). 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 Nel-
son; 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, its the rst verse of the
song. It has, for me, a lot of symbolismit is an American thing
to me. The rst verse is a rogue, the outlaw nation. The second
verse is the seafaring nation. And then the dam builder is a gener-
ation of construction, science and technology. The last verse is a
spacefarer, (hes gonna y a starship). And so, its an American al-
legory. Its every man for all time.Jimmy Webb.
949 Highways Are Happy Ways. Music/Lyrics: Harry Harris/Tom-
mie 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 (Vic-
tor 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 Dick-
ens (Columbia 20677). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
Artists: 20. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1951. Answers: Hill-
billy 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.
1991.
952 A Hillbilly Wedding in June. Alternate Title: Therell 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 Fa-
mous by: Gene Autry (Conqueror 8192) 1933. Country Chart: None.
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.
Hillbillys Deck of Cards, Cowboys Deck of Cards see Deck of
Cards.
953 Hills of Roane County. Alternate Titles: Willis Mabry;
Willis Mayberry. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-
by: Andy Patterson and Warren Caplinger (Gennett 15129) 1929
(as Willis Mabry). Made Famous by: The Blue Sky Boys (Blue-
bird 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 Gail-
braith around 1885 in Roane County, Tennessee. He was not ap-
prehended 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 Mar-
tin. Copyright Date: 1905. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All.
Earliest Recording Found: Mahalia Jackson, circa 1935. Made Fa-
mous 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 con-
tracted a deep friendship for a couple by the name of Mr. and Mrs.
Doolittletrue saints of God. Mrs. Doolittle had been bedridden
for nigh 20 years. Her husband was an incurable cripple who had
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to propel himself to and from his business in a wheelchair. Despite
their afictions they lived happy Christian lives, bringing inspira-
tion and comfort to all who knew them. One day while we were vis-
iting with the Doolittles, my husband commented on their bright
hopefulness and asked them for the secret of it. Mrs. Doolittles
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 red the imagination of Dr. Martin and me. The
hymn His Eye Is on the Sparrow was the outcome of that expe-
rience, 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 Them-
selves, 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, writ-
ten 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 Lincolns and John
Kennedys assassinations. I took it from there.Buddy Starcher.
Hitchhiker Blues see Lee Highway Blues.
956 Hobo Bills Last Ride. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafayette ONeal.
Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music, Inc.
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 couldnt nd jobs, and theyd hop a train and go somewhere.
I had seen experiences like Hobo Bills, men that died on the freight
trains, unable to nd jobs anywhere. Some of these men were re-
spectable, 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 responsi-
ble for Hobo Bills Last Ride. I sat down and wrote the lyrics to
the meter of that song.Waldo Lafayette ONeal.
957 Hobos Meditation. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright
mous 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 Daddys.
Between jobs on the railroad, before he started singing, he didnt
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 peopleand 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 couldnt 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.
Hobos Paradise see Big Rock Candy Mountain.
Hobos Paradise see The All Go Hungry Hash House Where I Dine.
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. Pub-
lisher: 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 Braseld. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Colgems-EMI
Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Earl Thomas
No. of Artists: One. Awards: Nashville Songwriters Association Song
of the Year 1983; MCN Top 10 Songs of the Year, 1984; ASCAP
(Walt Aldridge, Tommy Braseld).
960 Holding On to Nothing. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright
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
of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1969. Author Notes:
On the strength of this recording, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Par-
ton were named Duo of the Year in 1968, and in Dollys 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 Afli-
ated Publishers, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Joe
Dife (Epic 73447) 1990. Made Famous by: Joe Dife (Epic 73447)
1990. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/25/90 20 wks., Joe Dife (Epic
963 Home Again in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Josh Leo/Wendy
Waldman. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Warner-Elektra-Asy-
lum 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).
964 Home Call. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers.
Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four.
99 955964 Home
965 Home in San Antone. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date:
Earliest Recording Found: Bob Wills (Okeh 6710) 1943. Made Fa-
mous 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 Abra-
hams, 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 (unpub-
lished), 1904 (published). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All.
First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 137) 1927. Made Fa-
mous by: Bing Crosby (Brunswick 6663) 1933; Tex Ritter (in west-
ern movies, 19371938). 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 Rock-
ies (Grand National) 1937, directed by Robert N. Bradbury, star-
ring Tex Ritter, Louise Stanley, and Charles King; Where the Buf-
falo 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. Brew-
ster 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 rst printed together in 1904 under the title Arizona
Home, with composer credit given to a William Goodwin, but
Goodwins claim was dismissed in 1934. The songs popularity dates
to 1910, when folklorist Alan Lomax published it in his anthology
Cowboy Songs. Lomax described it as the cowboys national an-
them, 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 ofcial state
song.
967 The Home Youre Tearin Down. Music/Lyrics: Betty Sue
Perry. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72951)
1969. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72951) 1969. Coun-
try Chart: #5 8/23/69 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 72951). Pop
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
Id neglected him so much. Ive always apologized for being a song-
writer and an entertainer, because I think they need to. Ill be hon-
est with him and say, This is what I do. Thats the way I explain
what I do, by saying Thats what I do. Its a confessional and an
apology for being what I am, which I have no real control over, I
suppose.Tom T. Hall.
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. Ear-
liest 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
(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 rst half of the original chorus. After
the Carter family release in 1930, both titles have been used inter-
changeably.
970 Hominy Grits. Music/Lyrics: Lester Smiley Burnette. Copy-
right Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publications, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Smiley Burnette (ARA 4005)
1945. Made Famous by: Red Foley (Decca 23836) 1947. Country
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
Im going to stay home. It was dreary out anyway, and I didnt
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 areaa 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 treehow big
its grown! and Id say thats how it started, right at the topeach
line came as it went. Anyway, Cindy came back with the dog and
I had nished 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, Thats about me, isnt it? I said,
Well yeah. Its about somebodys wife. Honey did die in the song,
but its 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
Home 965972 100
Award 1985. Author Notes: This was a song that I wrote in 1962,
and I wrote this as an answer to Hes in the Jailhouse Now. Webb
Pierce recorded it, and it did pretty goodand I had every op-
portunity in the world to record the song and didnt 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 Fa-
mous 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, Im Home. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice. Copy-
right 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. Coun-
try 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 Hitchcocks highest rated record.
Honey, Im in Love with You see The Honey Song.
975 The Honey Song. Alternate Titles: Honey, Im in Love with
You; Baby Im in Love with You. Music/Lyrics: Arbie Gibson/
Curt Massey/Art Kassel (revised lyrics). Copyright Date: 1942, re-
newed. Publisher: Edwin H. Morris and Co. (a div. of MPL Com-
munications, 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 West-
erners (Okeh 6687). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found.
Notes: Also recorded as Baby Im in Love with You by Ricky Sk-
aggs (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 Fa-
mous 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 Song-
writer 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. Coun-
try 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.
1981. Movies: Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, di-
rected 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 Thomp -
son. 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
Honky Tonk Girl see Im 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 Ac-
tion: 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
oor, and in one corner there was a Pinto. The place seemed so big
to meof course, I was just a little kidand 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 Id still go out there and hang around.
I was a pretty cocky little boy, anyway, and Id 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. Thats 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).
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 Hortons rst chart record
and Dwight Yoakams rst also. Author Notes: They say a writer has
to live what he writes, but I wouldnt say its necessarily so. Of
course, I know what goes on in honky tonks, but that doesnt mean
Im a honky tonker. I owned a club for four years in Huntsville, Al-
abama, a couple of years before I wrote this song. It was the rst song
I ever tried to write. I always could write lyrics, but I didnt 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 didnt even have a record contract when he got it.
Howard Hausey.
981 Honky Tonk Moon. Music/Lyrics: Dennis ORourke. Copy-
right 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 7/30/88 17 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros.
982 Honky Tonk Song. Music/Lyrics: A.R. Peddy/Mel Tillis. Copy-
right 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
101 973982 Honky
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 60. Awards: BMI Country Award 1983,
BMI Pop Award 1982. Movies: Porkys (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
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: Non-
Afliated. 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: Im Hoopee Scoopee
Over You recorded by Bobby Gregory (Gregorian EP 45-110).
987 Hope Youre Feelin Me (Like Im Feelin You). Music/Lyrics:
Bobby David/Jim Rushing. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Poly-
gram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First
988 Hoping That Youre Hoping. Music/Lyrics: Betty E. Harri-
son. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Pub-
lishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capi-
tol 3413) 1956. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3413)
1956. Country Chart: #7 5/26/56 10 wks., Louvin Brothers (Capi-
tol 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-Opry-
land Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Ryan
(Souvenir 101) 1955. Made Famous by: Charlie Ryan and The Tim-
berline 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
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 Moun-
tain 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 (Capi-
tol 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
992 Hot Rod Race #3 (Arkie Meets the Judge). Music/Lyrics: Jan-
ice 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. Coun-
One.
993 Hot Rod Race #4. Music/Lyrics: Arkie Shibley/W.S. Steven-
son/George Wilson. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Acuff-Rose-
Opryland 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.
994 Hound Dog. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller. Copy-
right 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 (Pea-
cock 1612) 1953. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-
6604) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (10) 8/4/56 28 wks., Elvis Presley
(RCA Victor 47-6604); #1 3/21/53 14 wks., Big Mama Thorn-
ton (Peacock 1612). Pop Chart: #1 (11) 8/4/56 28 wks., Elvis Pres-
ley (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
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Milton Estes (Decca
67031) 1949. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11707) 1954.
Artists: 35.
996 The House of the Rising Sun. Alternate Title: Rounders
Luck. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Pub-
lisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Tom Ash-
ley and Gwyn Foster (Vocalion 02576) 1933 (as Rising Sun
Blues). Made Famous by: Homer Callahan (ARC 6-02-59) 1935 (as
Rounders Luck); Roy Acuff and His Smokey Mountain Boys
Honky 983996 102
(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 Par-
ton (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 Certied 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 Im One Day Closer to You). Music/Lyrics:
Larry Gatlin. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Larry Gatlin Music
Recorded by: Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers Band (Colum-
bia 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 (Co-
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 (rst 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.
Also recorded as We Read of a Place Called Heaven by the Mon-
roe 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 Ac-
1001 How Can I Unlove You. Music/Lyrics: Joe South. Copyright
Date: 1965, renewed 1971. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe South (Capitol 2169) 1968.
Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45429) 1971. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (3) 8/27/71 16 wks., Lynn Anderson (Columbia
45429). Pop Chart: #63 8/21/71 7 wks., Lynn Anderson (Colum-
bia 45429). AC Action: #30 8/28/71 6 wks., Lynn Anderson (Co-
lumbia 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 Wil -
liams. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
1003 How Could I Love Her So Much. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Mof-
fatt. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Boquillas Canyon Music/At-
lantic Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny
Rod riguez (Epic 03972) 1983. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez
(Epic 03972) 1983. Country Chart: #6 7/9/83 21 wks., Johnny Ro-
driguez (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./Colgems-
EMI 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
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
None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: There was an old tune
called The Arkansas Traveler that had a little talking in it. Some-
one, 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 Perform-
ance 1967 (Elvis Presley), Most Inspirational Performance, Non-
Classical 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 rst 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 En-
gland, 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 Highs 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.
103 9971008 How
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 aroundof course this was before Nixon left ofce. 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 rst he
wasnt too enthused. Now remember, at this time, David was real
scraggly lookina 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 New-
bury. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
try 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.
1968. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2080) 1968. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 1/27/68 15 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2080). Pop
Country Award 1969.
How Many Biscuits Can You Eat? see This Morning, This Eve-
ning, 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. Li-
censed 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, writ-
ten 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
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
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 Grinders Switch. Minnie was really the forerunner of womens
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. Copy-
right Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM
Country Chart: #4 5/18/51 8 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10961).
Huckleberry Blues see East Tennessee Blues.
Humpty Dumpty Heart see Ive Got a Humpty Dumpty Heart.
1017 Hungry Eyes. Alternate Title: Mamas 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 Cal-
ifornia 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 (Co-
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
ofcers with long Kentucky ries was Ephraim Brank of Muhlen-
burg 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 rst record on Liberty and that was his rst
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 rst 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 Hamil-
ton (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.
How 10091019 104
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
1021 The Hurtins All Over. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copy-
censed 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 Vic-
tor 8964). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI
Country Award 1967.
1022 Husbands and Wives. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright
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.
Its an intricate rhythm thing and I was playing with that rhythm
pattern one night in my head. I do some interesting trips some-
times to arrive at a song, I just follow my mind and let it arrive at
things, and then I gure out later what they mean.Roger Miller.
Hyters Favorite Waltz see Green Valley Waltz.
1023 I Aint 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 Aint Gonna Study War No More see Down by the Riverside.
1024 I Aint Livin Long Like This. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crow-
ell. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Happy Sack Music Ltd. (a di-
vision 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 Jen-
nings (RCA 11898). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
Artists: Eight. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981.
1025 I Aint Never. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce/Mel Tillis. Copyright
Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed
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
try Award 1959, 1973. Author Notes: Webb Pierce, and myself, and
Red Sovine, and Warner Mack, and a fella from Memphis, War-
ren Smith, were all going out on a tour for Lucky Moeller. Our
rst 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 aint never seen nobody like you. And I was thinking
about that, and Webb Pierce said, Ive got to go get a haircut, fel-
las, and he went next door to the barber shop. And I said, I need
a haircut too. Ill be over there when I nish my drink. I nished
my drink, and got to thinking about the song, and I wrote the rst
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, whats that
youre humming? And I said, A new song Im writingits called
I Aint Never. And he said, Do me a little bit of it. I did a lit-
tle for him, and he said, Ill give you $150 for half of it. I thought
that was a good deal because I hadnt even nished the song. By
the time we got to Savannah, he said, Thats the rst one on my ses-
sion when we get back. And it was, and Webb Pierce, if you can
believe it, went popand he killed them. Thats how it all hap-
pened, and I dont regret him giving me $150 at the timeI 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: Sony-
Tree 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
1027 I Am a Highly Educated Man. Alternate Titles: I Was Born
About 4,000 Years Ago; Im the Man Who Rode the Mule
Around the World; I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago; Abra-
ham and Isaac; Educated Man; 4,000 Years Ago. Music/Lyrics:
Harry C. Clyde/H.C. Verner. Copyright Date: 1894. Publisher: Pub-
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Fiddlin John Car-
son (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 Im 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 (Vo-
calion 5028) 1926, Abraham and Isaac by Welby Toomey (Unis-
sued), 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. Au-
thor Notes: I rst 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 Dun-
lap. 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
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.
105 10201030 I Betcha
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 Fa-
mous 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
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 (Mon-
ument 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 (Youre Gonna Love Me
Tonight). Music/Lyrics: Sandy Pinkard/Robb Strandlund. Copyright
Date: 1980. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Pub-
lishing, 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI Country Award
1985, ASCAP Country Award 1985. Movies: Coast to Coast (Para-
mount) 1980, directed by Joseph Sargent, starring Dyan Cannon,
Robert Blake, and Quinn Redeker.
1034 I Cant Be Myself. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright
by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2891) 1970. Country Chart: #3 10/10/70
tion: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971.
1035 I Cant Believe She Gives It All to Me. Music/Lyrics: Con-
way 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 Cant Believe That Youve 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 Fa-
mous 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 Cant Feel at Home in This World Anymore see This World Is
Not My Home.
1037 I Cant Get Close Enough. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P.
Inc./Pacic Island Publishing (adm. by Careers-BMG Music Pub-
lishers, 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 Ac-
1038 I Cant 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-
gram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Hicks
(Columbia 20690) 1950. Made Famous by: Johnny Hicks (Colum-
bia 20690) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: One.
1039 I Cant Help It (If Im 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
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 Bog-
danovich, 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 Cant Help Myself (Here Comes the Feelin). Music/Lyrics:
Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Screen
Rabbitt (Elektra 45390); #82 10/31/81 4 wks., Sami Jo Cole (Elek-
tra 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 Cant Help You) Im Falling Too. Music/Lyrics: Hal
Blair/Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1960, 1988, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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, Im Falling.
I Cant Keep My Hands Off of You see Cant Keep My Hands Off
of You.
1042 I Cant 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: Con-
way 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
1043 I Cant Stop Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copy-
right Date: 1958, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Right-
song 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/Para-
mount 10330) #77 6/1/63 9 wks., Count Basie (Reprise 20170).
I Can 10311043 106
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 sev-
eral lines to the song, I looked back and saw the line I cant 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 after-
noon.Don Gibson.
1044 I Cant 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 Cant 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:
Country Award 1988, BMI Country Award 1988.
1046 I Care. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1974.
cury 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:
BMI. First Recorded by: Jesse Ashlock (Columbia 20449) 1948.
Made Famous by: Jesse Ashlock (Columbia 20449) 1948. Country
Ten found.
1048 I Cheated Me Right Out of You. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Barker.
Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Screen-Gems EMI Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 11090)
1979. Made Famous by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 11090) 1979. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 10/6/79 14 wks., Moe Bandy (Columbia 11090). Pop
1049 I Could Get Used to You. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P.
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
1050 I Could Never Be Ashamed of You. Music/Lyrics: Hank
1051 I Couldnt Leave You If I Tried. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crow-
ell. 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-
try Chart: #1 (1) 6/11/88 21 wks., Rodney Crowell (Columbia
1052 I Cross My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Steve Dorff/Eric Kaz. Copy-
right 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.,
No. of Artists: Four. Awards: BMI Country Award 1993.
I Died for Love see The Butcher Boy.
1053 I Dont Believe Ill Fall in Love Today. Music/Lyrics: Har-
lan 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
Awards: BMI Country Award 1961 (as I Dont Believe Ill Fall in
Love Today); BMI Country Award 1961 (as I Wish I Could Fall
in Love Today).
1054 I Dont Believe Youve 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 Broth-
ers (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 Dont Call Him Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Reed Nielsen. Copy-
right Date: 1988. Publisher: Longitude Music Co. Licensed by: BMI.
First Recorded by: Doug Supernaw (BNA 62638) 1993. Made Fa-
mous by: Doug Supernaw (BNA 62638) 1993. Country Chart: #1 (2)
10/2/93 20 wks., Doug Supernaw (BNA 62638). Pop Chart: None.
1994.
1056 I Dont Care. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce/Cindy Walker.
Chart: #1 (12) 6/18/55 32 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 29480); #1 (1)
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 Dont Care If Im
Not the First. The result was I Dont Care, a number-one song
by two wonderful artists, Webb Pierce and Ricky Skaggs.Cindy
Walker.
1057 I Dont Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes). Music/Lyrics:
Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
Williams (Sterling 208) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams
(Sterling 208) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Five.
107 10441057 I Dont
1058 I Dont 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).
Country Award 1965.
1059 I Dont 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 Wash-
ington (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 Dont Flirt Anymore,
by Don Robertson and Jack Rollins with special lyrics by Homer
and Jethro. Answers: Im Glad You Dont 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 suf-
fered deeply for a long time. Then one day he was sitting on his front
steps when he suddenly realized he was over it and didnt hurt any-
more. 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 Dont Know a Thing About Love. Alternate Title: The
Moon Song. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1983.
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
One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984 (Harlan
Howard); BMI Country Award 1985. Author Notes: I was shing
up in Center Hill Lake by myself. It was late at night. Fishings
kind of an automatic thingyou throw the lure out there and you
reel it in slowly and you can daydream or night dream. Anyhow, I
was thinking about the moonI was thinking about the astro-
nauts the dust when their feet settle, you know, not even a bug
up therewe know that for sure. I was connecting that with all the
Tin Pan Alley songs giving the moon all this credit, and even coun-
try songs Can I Depend on Your Light, Mr. Moon? The moon
had great power. The moon could make her love you. I dont know
exactly how, unless she could see you better. So I jotted down I dont
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 dont 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, Im going to refute every moon love song ever
written because its not really true.Harlan Howard.
1061 I Dont Know Where to Start. Music/Lyrics: Thom Schuyler.
Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435)
1982. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 47435) 1982. Coun-
try 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
1062 I Dont Know Why You Dont 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
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 nomi-
nated for a Grammy and didnt win. This inspired her to write I
Dont Know Why You Dont Want Me, which did win a Grammy
the following year.
1063 I Dont 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 Dont Love You Anymore, I
Guess, recorded by Don Bowman (RCA LSP 4295) 1970, written
by Bill Anderson and Don Bowman. Notes: This was Charlie Lou-
vins rst 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 doesnt drink anymore
and hed say, course, he doesnt drink any less! And it just hit me
one day that thats an idea for a song.Bill Anderson.
I Dont Mind see Columbus Stockade Blues.
1064 I Dont Mind the Thorns (If Youre 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
1065 I Dont 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 Dont Remember Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Brad-
dock/Harlan Howard. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Tree Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: John Con-
lee (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 Brad-
dock, Harlan Howard); BMI Country Award 1983.
1067 I Dont See Me in Your Eyes Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Benny
Benjamin/George David Weiss. Copyright Date: 1948 (unpub-
lished), 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.,
I Dont 10581067 108
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 Dont Think Shes 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:
1069 I Dont 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.
1978, NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Larry Gatlin).
1070 I Dont Wanna Lose Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Joey Carbone.
Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Sixty-Ninth Street Music. Licensed
by: BMI. First Recorded by: John OBanion (Elektra) 1982 (not re-
leased in USA, re-recorded by John OBanion on Appolon in 1995).
Made Famous by: Crystal Gayle (Warner Bros. 29356) 1983. Coun-
try 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; sev-
eral 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 Dont 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 Dont Want to Be a Memory. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/
J.P. Pennington. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tree Publishing
Co., Inc./Pacic 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).
I Dont Want to Get Over You see The Wurlitzer Prize.
1073 I Dont Want to Have to Marry You. Music/Lyrics: Fred
Imus/Phillip Sweet. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: EMI-Black-
wood 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
One. Awards: Music City News Song of the Year 1977; BMI Coun-
try Award 1977.
1074 I Dont 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-
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
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 Drivers 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 Rit-
ter, 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. Au-
thor 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 pop-
ular DJ on the west coast by the name of Squeakin Deacon Moore,
and he always talked about Bell Gardens, California, being hill-
billy 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, re-
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 How -
ard. 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) (Clines 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 85 found. Awards: BMI Country Award
109 10681078 I Fall
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: Ill 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 ONeal, 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 tim-
ing things. I knew that we didnt 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
halfwhich kind of made up for the fact that it was Hanks idea.
I made it twice as long as it was, thats why there are two bridges
and two verses. Then I gave it to Hank and he liked it and thats
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 didnt ip out over it, but he made her do it be-
cause 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 pro-
motion 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 Brad-
dock/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:
try Award 1981.
1080 I Fell in Love Again Last Night. Music/Lyrics: Paul Over-
street/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
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 Youll Ever Know. Music/Lyrics: Cecil
Null. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Unart Cat-
alog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Capi-
tol 2508) 1953. Made Famous by: The Davis Sisters (RCA Victor
5345) 1953. Country Chart: #1 (8) 8/15/53 26 wks., The Davis Sis-
ters (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 Vic-
tor 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 Youll
Ever Know in 1947, but it wasnt recorded until 1953. It was turned
down by nearly everybody in the business. The song stems from an
old saying. So many times Ive heard people say I forgot more than
youll 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:
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
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 (Mer-
cury 71192) 1957. Made Famous by: Jimmie Skinner (Mercury 71192)
1957. Country Chart: #5 11/4/57 17 wks., Jimmie Skinner (Mercury
found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1958. Notes: Jimmie Skinners
rst 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 An-
derson (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: Ive
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. Its 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 rst one. Then I used that later in Get While
the Gettins Good and Wild Week-end or variations of it thereof.
It kinda became a part o my sound, that straight 8 thing and thats
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
1086 I Got Mexico. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Raven/Frank Myers. Copy-
right 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:
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.,
I Feel 10791087 110
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.
Mel Tillis (MCA 40764) 1977. Country Chart: #3 8/13/77 16 wks.,
of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978. Artist note:
This is a song with a double entendre. I suppose its my most re-
quested song of all the songs Ive had out, if you can believe that.
And the little kids love it. Its 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 EMI-
April 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
Nine. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1968.
1090 I Gotta Have My Baby Back. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman.
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: Ive Had a Beau-
tiful 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
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 Fa-
mous 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, Smi-
ley Burnette, and Gail Davis.
I Have a Ship on the Ocean see The Prisoners Song.
1094 I Have Loved You, Girl (but Not Like This Before). Music/
Lyrics: Earl Thomas Conley. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Eques-
trian Music Co./Blue Moon Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Re -
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 Ac-
tion: 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. Coun-
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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11054)
try Chart: #9 10/20/51 2 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 11054); #29
5/22/71 11 wks., Don Gibson (Hickory 1598). Pop Chart: None.
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.
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
1100 I Just Came Home to Count the Memories. Music/Lyrics:
Glenn Ray. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Contention Music. Li-
censed 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 Cant 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 Fa-
mous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73659) 1975. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 2/8/75 12 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73659). Pop
1102 I Just Cant Let You Say Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nel-
son. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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
111 10881102 I Just
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 oclock 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 wasnt going to
let her go, so out of it came the murder. I didnt really start out to
choke the girl to death. It just happened that way.Willie Nel-
son.
1103 I Just Cant 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 Coun-
try Award 1977.
1104 I Just Dont Like This Kind of Livin. Music/Lyrics: Hank
(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. Pub-
lisher: 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. Pub-
lisher: 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
Achieve ment 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 dont remember. I started off naming all the titles
and I dont 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 (Elektra 45531). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.
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.
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).
1110 I Knew the Moment I Lost You. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Dun-
can/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:
1111 I Know How. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date:
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 McEn-
tire (MCA 53402) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/10/88 22 wks.,
Reba McEntire (MCA 53402). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None.
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
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 ver-
sion, Lonesome for You). Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: EMI-
Feist 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 Moodys 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 songit 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 showit became so
identied 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 iden-
tied with you, Im going to give you that song. Its your song.
There were no papers transferred or anything. He said, I couldnt
do anything with it. I wrote it, I had it around for years you have
done a miracleits 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 Im dealing with it as
I Just 11031114 112
though its my song, with Clyde Moodys name on it.Aubrey
Mayhew, publisher.
1115 I Know Where Im 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:
1116 I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Goldie Hill/
Virginia Suher/Slim Willet. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed 1980.
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 Dont Let the Stars Get
in Your Eyes.
1117 I Like Beer. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1975.
cury 73704) 1975. Country Chart: #4 9/6/75 16 wks., Tom T. Hall
1118 I Like Mountain Music. Music/Lyrics: James Cavanaugh
(lyrics)/Frank Weldom (music). Copyright Date: unknown. Pub-
lisher: 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
None. No. of Artists: Five found. Notes: Introduced by Ethel Shutte.
1119 I Love. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date: 1973.
cury 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. Halls only pop chart record. Author
Notes: I was sitting at the desk at my publishers making some
phone calls when I got the idea. It had been a beautiful fall morn-
ing 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 ofce 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 (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)
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:
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:
None. No. of Artists: 37 found. History: When Catherine Hankey
was taken ill and bedridden for many months, she wrote a poem ti-
tled The Life of Jesus in Verse. Out of this poem came two well-
known religious songs. Tell Me the Old, Old Story came from the
rst 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 (Colum-
bia 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
wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 49772). Pop Chart: None. AC
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
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/Hick-
ory 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 Ac-
tion: #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. Authors Note: Leon said he
wrote this song for me.Myrtie Payne, Leon Paynes wife.
1125 I Love You Drops. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright
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,
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.
113 11151126 I Love
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.
1128 I Love You So Much It Hurts. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman.
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
try 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 ngers lay at across the last four
strings. I strummed and the rst 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
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 Bow-
man. Author Notes: This is about a girl that I hadI dont know
if Id 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 weath-
erman, the top-rated weatherman in Atlanta. I was a little small-
town 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 trueI wasnt 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 Ander-
son.
1130 I Loved Em Every One. Music/Lyrics: Phil Sampson. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49690) 1981.
Made Famous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49690) 1981. Coun-
try 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-
7690) 1960. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 41059) 1979.
Country Chart: #1 (1) 7/14/79 15 wks., Conway Twitty (MCA
Awards: BMI Country Award 1980. Author Notes: This song be-
came a hit almost 20 years after it was written. Ive 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 Youre Not Even Gone). Music/
Lyrics: Marvin Rainwater/Faron Young. Copyright Date: 1956, re-
newed. 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
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. Pub-
Merle Haggard (MCA 41007) 1979. Made Famous by: Merle Hag-
gard (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 Works 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 Broth-
ers (MCA/Curb 52518) 1984. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Broth-
ers (MCA/Curb 52518) 1985. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/19/85 20 wks.,
The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/Curb 52518). Pop Chart: None. AC
1986.
1136 I Never Go Around Mirrors. Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell/
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:
1137 I Never Once Stopped Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Bill Ander-
son/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:
try Award 1971.
1138 I Never Picked Cotton. Music/Lyrics: Bobby George/Char-
lie 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
I Love 11271138 114
1971. Author Notes: To my knowledge, this was the rst 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 (Colum-
bia 45252). AC Action: #5 11/14/70 17 wks., Lynn Anderson (Co-
lumbia 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 An-
derson). 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:
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. Coun-
try 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 pop-
ular in England in 1926.
1142 I Only Want a BuddyNot 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 Fa-
mous by: Riley Puckett (Bluebird 5666) 1935; Patsy Montana (Vo-
calion-Okeh 3292) 1936. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None.
AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 22 found. Answers: Im 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 (pseudo-
nym of Troy Martin)/Carl Smith/Carl Story. Copyright Date: 1950,
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: Coun-
try (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 an-
other girl who was not. That conversation reminded me of a pop-
ular saying at the time. I took my napkin and wrote the song in ten
minutes.Carl Story.
1144 I Really Dont Want to Know. Music/Lyrics: Howard Barnes/
Don Robertson. Copyright Date: 1953, 1954, renewed. Publisher:
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 (Monu-
ment 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 Dont 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, writ-
ten 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 nd 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 Aber-
bach, 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 rst
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 trans-
fer it into ASCAP. Despite Howards comment, I feel the essence
to the lyric is the conict between wanting to know and not want-
ing to know about the others 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 Pres-
ley (RCA Victor 9960). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three
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
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
115 11391148 I Saw
Band with Roy Acuff (United Artists 50849). Pop Chart: None.
1970. Author Notes: At the time Hank wrote the song, he and his
band had ended a tour and were getting near Montgomery, Ala-
bama, in a car that didnt run too well. They were afraid they
wouldnt make it. Then Hank spotted the beacon light at the Mont-
gomery airport and said, Were 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 Acuff-
Rose Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found:
Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett (Columbia 15206-D) 1937. Made Fa-
mous 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 Car-
son. 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 Re-
moved. Music/Lyrics: Alfred H. Ackley. Copyright Date: 1908. Pub-
lisher: 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.
(Capitol 2219) 1969. Country Chart: #69 12/20/69 3 wks., Al Mar-
tino (Capitol 2674); #16 2/5/72 15 wks., Charlie McCoy (Monu-
ment 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 Achieve-
ment Award 1968 (Merle Haggard). Movies: Drive-In (Columbia)
1976, directed by Rod Amateau, starring Lisa Lemole, Glenn Mor-
shower, and Gary Cavagnaro. Author Notes: This song was origi-
nally written for a Marty Robbins record. Merle wrote it in 15 min-
utes while I was gone to get him a sandwich. When I came back he
had written a verse that I felt the song didnt need, so he put my
name on it as half writer. But he wrote every word. Its 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. Pub-
lisher: 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 Fa-
mous 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.
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
1155 I Still Miss Someone. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash/Roy Cash.
Copyright Date: 1958. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313)
1958. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 41313) 1958. Coun-
try 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.
try Chart: #3 11/9/68 16 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 2289). Pop
Chart: #75 8/9/69 4 wks., Dean Martin (Reprise 0841). AC Ac-
tion: #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.
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.
1956, 1963. Author Notes: My brother basically wrote this song.
The title is exactly like it says. At the time, I guess he liked some-
body else better than he liked his wife, and the song is almost self-
explanatory. 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
Awards: BMI Country Award 1987; ASCAP Country Award 1987.
1159 I Think Ill 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
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 (Co-
lumbia 21570) 1956. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner (RCA Vic-
tor 47-6964) 1957. Country Chart: #11 8/19/57 3 wks., Porter Wag-
oner (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
I Saw 11491160 116
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
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).
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
Chart: #65 10/26/68 8 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 44633). AC
1164 I Walk the Line. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date:
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
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
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:
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 Fa-
mous by: Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5238) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1)
1/16/88 20 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (RCA 5238). Pop Chart: None. AC
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
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
Chart: #36 4/6/68 12 wks., Glen Campbell (Capitol 2146). AC Ac-
tion: 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, were repackaging the song for the religious toy group.
Theyre putting out baby dolls, and the child says I want to live
on the front. Its not an embryo but its a young child, a young
baby. These are the right-to-life people. So were tying in I want
to live, Live and let live, I want to give all the love I can give. Its
a positive I-want-to-get-along-with-everybody type deal. Because
Ive had personal experiences with abortions, I think the right-to-
lifers 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. Au-
thor 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 Cowboys 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., Ros-
alie 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 Cow-
boys 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 rst 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 dress-
ing room, I wrote this song. The title was rst 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 rst country and western girl
singer to sell a million records.Patsy Montana.
1170 I Want to Be Loved (but Only by You). Music/Lyrics: John-
nie Bailes/Walter Bailes. Copyright Date: 1943, 1947, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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 Vic-
tor 6395) 1956. Country Chart: #13 3/3/56 3 wks., Johnnie + Jack
Artists: Eight. Author Notes: I wrote this song in 1937. I was in
love at the time. She was one of my rst 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (11) 4/14/51 27 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20799).
117 11611171 I Want
Pop Chart: #29 8/25/51 1 wk., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 20799).
1951.
1172 I Want to Go with You. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copy-
right Date: 1963, 1966, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co.,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Cochran (RCA Vic-
tor 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
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 Edu-
cated Man.
I Was Born About 4,000 Years Ago see I Am a Highly Educated
Man.
1174 I Was Country When Country Wasnt Cool. Music/Lyrics:
Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher:
Barbara Mandrell with George Jones (MCA 51107) 1981. Made Fa-
mous 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:
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 (Co-
lumbia 43197). Pop Chart: #19 6/25/66 8 wks., Johnny Rivers (Im-
perial 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 be-
cause 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 dont 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.
1177 I Will Always Love You. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copy-
right Date: 1973. Publisher: Owepar Publishing, Inc./Screen Gems-
EMI 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 (Mer-
cury 55025); #1 (1) 7/31/82 19 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA Victor
13260). Pop Chart: #53 7/31/82 14 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA Vic-
tor 13260); #1 (14) 11/14/92 26 wks., Whitney Houston (Arista
Award 1975, 1983; BMI Pop Award 1982, 1994. Parodies: Ill 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 Hig-
gins, 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:
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 Didnt Have to Miss You. Music/Lyrics: Hank
Cochran/Dave Kirby. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Tree Publish-
ing 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 Tut-
tle (Capitol 233) 1946; Gene Autry (Columbia 36970) 1946. Coun-
try 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 (Repub-
lic) 1947, directed by Lesley Selander, starring Gene Autry, Lynne
Roberts, Sterling Holloway, Irving Bacon, and Damian OFlynn.
1182 I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie
Davis/Johnnie Roberts. Copyright Date: 1936, 1937, renewed. Pub-
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).
I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me see The Prisoners 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
I Want 11721183 118
Artists: Five. Notes: This was Dolph Hewitts most popular song. He-
witt 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:
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. Gra-
ham 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:
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 Coun-
try Award 1983.
1187 I Wonder Do You Ever Think of Me. Music/Lyrics: Whitey
Shafer (pseudonym of Sanger D. Shafer). Copyright Date: 1986.
by: Keith Whitley (RCA 8940) 1989. Made Famous by: Keith Whit-
ley (RCA 8940) 1989. Country Chart: #1 6/24/89 19 wks., Keith
Whitley (RCA 8940). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
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 New -
bury. 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 (Mer cury 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.
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)
of Artists: Four found.
1191 I Wonder Where You Are Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Johnny
Bond. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Warner/ Elektra/
Asylum Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Wakely
Trio (Decca 5918) 1940. Made Famous by: Johnny Bond (Colum-
bia 49565) 1952; Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73368) 1973. Coun-
35. Author Notes: In 1940, the Jimmy Wakely Trio was in Cali-
fornia 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 wed have quicker success with a hill-
billy 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 touch-
ing 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 com-
poser. He was quite embarrassed when I did so reluctantly. Dont
worry, my friend, I told him, I wont 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
None. No. of Artists: Four found.
1193 I Wont 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
of Artists: 20. Awards: BMI Country Award 1953.
1194 I Wont Come in While Hes There. Alternate Title: I Wont
Come in While Shes 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 (Lib-
erty 55562) 1963. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves (RCA 9057) 1967.
Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/21/67 16 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA 9057). Pop
Country Award 1968.
I Wont Come in While Shes There see I Wont Come in While
Hes There.
1195 I Wont Go Huntin Jake, but Ill Go Chasin Women.
Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Hamblen Music Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded
by: Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20625) 1949. Made Famous by: Stu-
art 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. Wed 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 bev-
erages (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 cat-
alog, when one of my hound dogs trotted by. I heard my friend
remark to the indifferent hound, I wont go huntin with you, Jake,
119 11841195 I Wont
but Id sure like to go chasin women. Now, wed been in that
canyon about two weeks. We hadnt shaved, nor had the opportu-
nity to do much bathing, and I said to myself, If we go huntin
women, wed need the hounds to catch em.Stuart Hamblen
(reprinted with permission from the book The Birth of a Song by Stu-
art Hamblen).
1196 I Wont 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
Country Award 1988.
1197 I Wont Take Less Than Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Paul Over-
street/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Screen Gems-
EMI 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. Coun-
try 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;
1198 I Wouldnt Buy a Used Car from Him. Music/Lyrics: Har-
lan Howard. Copyright Date: 1965, renewed. Publisher: Tree Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Norma Jean
(RCA Victor 8623) 1965. Made Famous by: Norma Jean (RCA Vic-
tor 8623) 1965. Country Chart: #8 7/31/65 14 wks., Norma Jean
Artists: Two. Movies: The Road to Nashville (Crown) 1967, directed
by Robert Patrick, starring Marty Robbins, Doodles Weaver, Con-
nie Smith, and Richard Arlen.
1199 I Wouldnt Change You If I Could. Music/Lyrics: Paul H.
Jones/Arthur Q. Smith (pseudonym of James A. Pritchett). Copy-
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 Wouldnt 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: Ron-
nie Milsap (RCA Victor 12342) 1981. Made Famous by: Ronnie Mil-
sap (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, Ron-
nie 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 Wouldnt Live in New York City (If They Gave Me the
Whole Dang Town). Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright Date:
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:
1202 I Wouldnt Want to Live (If You Didnt 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 Wouldnt Want to Live There Anymore see Wonder Could I
Live There Anymore.
1203 Id Be a Legend in My Time. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson.
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 Vic-
tor 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 ar-
ticle in a magazine I had picked up about Bobby Darin. He was talk-
ing 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 (Id 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 7/18/87 14 wks., The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros.
1205 Id Fight the World. Music/Lyrics: Joe Allison/Hank Coch -
ran. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 16. Author Notes: Hank had heard me sing
a song I had written entitled Beg, Steal or Borrow. He said, Ive
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 t the new title. I was head of Central
Songs and he was a song plugger for Pamper Music. We ipped a
coin to see who would get the publishing and Hank won. I thought
Hanks changes really improved the song.Joe Allison.
1206 Id Have to Be Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Steve Fromholz. Copy-
right Date: 1973, 1976. Publisher: Prophecy Publishing, Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Steve Fromholz (Capitol ST-
11521) 1976. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 10327)
1976. Country Chart: #11 5/1/76 13 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia
Id Just Love to Lay You Down see Id Love to Lay You Down.
1207 Id 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, Bern-
stein and Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Red River
Dave (Savoy 3003) 1945. Made Famous by: Red River Dave (Savoy
None. No. of Artists: Six. Sequel: Please Wont You Send My Dog
Home, Uncle Sam, recorded by Hank Snow (RCA Victor 0089)
1949, written by Dave McEnery.
I Wont 11961207 120
1208 Id Love to Lay You Down. Alternate Title: Id 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
Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981.
1209 Id 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:
Country Award 1992.
1210 Id Rather Be Sorry. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristofferson. Copy-
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 (Co-
lumbia 45425). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 15. Awards: BMI
Country Award 1972.
1211 Id Rather Love You. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Duncan. Copy-
right Date: 1971. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 9952) 1971. Made Fa-
mous 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:
1212 Id Trade All of My Tomorrows (for Just One Yesterday).
Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed.
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:
1213 Ida Red. Alternate Titles: Georgia Gal; The Rabbit Hunt,
Pt. 1; Ider Red. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-
ing Found: Fiddlin Powers and Family with Carson Robison (Vic-
tor 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 (Capi-
tol 4332). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 52
found.
Ider Red see Ida Red.
1214 If Hollywood Dont 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 re-
mained friends. He knew at the time that Burt and Sally had bro-
ken up so he took Sallys name out. I was disappointed when I
heard the song that way, but evidently the public didnt mind since
the song was a big hit for Don.Bob McDill.
1215 If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again. Music/Lyrics: James
Rowe/John Whiteld Vaughn. Copyright Date: 1922, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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. His-
tory: This song was written in 1922 by John Whiteld Vaughn and
James Rowe, both of whom were prolic gospel writers of the rst
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 Lou-
vin/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 Didnt 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.
1218 If I Had It to Do All Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Bobby
Springeld (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:
try 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.
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
121 12081221 If
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
(19321968) along with her band, Kathys Clowns, played a num-
ber of barn dances during her short career, but fell into obscurity
after her death. This is the song with which she is most closely
identied.
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
The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 8790). Pop Chart: #39
5/26/79 11 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 8790).
Award 1979. Author Notes: I was living in Los Angeles in about
1976 in Jim Staffords basement. I lived in the basement with Gal-
lagher, 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 progressioncause Ive al-
ways 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
nished the song. It was relatively easy to nish 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:
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 Dont Come Easy. Music/Lyrics: Dave Gibson/Craig
Karp. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Pub-
lishing 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;
1226 If Its 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
derson and Jan Howard (Decca 32511). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
Author Notes: I was trying to write a song which had a similar feel
to Im 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, peo-
ple seem to like.Bill Anderson.
1227 If Its 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 (Blue-
bird 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 Dont 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:
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:
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. Copy-
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 Ac-
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 couldnt buysorta like, if wishes were
horses, beggars would rideif teardrops were pennies....Carl
Butler.
1232 If Thats the Way You Feel. Music/Lyrics: Peggy Stanley/
Ralph Stanley. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-
Rose 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
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
If 12221233 122
Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Author Notes: Johnny Pay-
check 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.
1235 If We Make It Through December. Music/Lyrics: Merle Hag-
gard. 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.
3746). Pop Chart: #28 11/24/73 11 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol
3746). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Coun-
try Award 1974; BMI Pop Award 1974; NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment Award 1973 (Merle Haggard). Author Notes: I guess I wrote
it because Ive always hated December as much as any month ...
because the weathers dreary and because of the commercialization
of Christmas. I started out with the verse being about some guy in
a cold eastern city who couldnt provide his family a good Christ-
mas. 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:
1237 If Were Not Back in Love by Monday. Music/Lyrics: Glenn
Martin/Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree
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 Youre
Not Back in Love by Monday, recorded by Millie Jackson (Poly-
dor SP-1-6715) 1977, written by Glenn Martin and Sonny Throck-
morton.
1238 If You Aint Lovin (You Aint 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.,
No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1955, 1989. Au-
thor Notes: I was living at Ferlin Huskys house in Bakerseld, Cal-
ifornia, when I wrote this song. He told me I had written a hit, so
I quit my job as a chemist for the Richeld Oil Co. Then, Ferlin
told me it had to be recorded rst, 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
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:
1241 If You Cant Bite, Dont 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 Dis-
neyland Japan.
If You Cant 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:
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: Crys-
tal Gayle (Columbia 11359) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/13/80 18
wks., Crystal Gayle (Columbia 11359). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: #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 Ill 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 Serlings Night Gallery episode
titled The Tune in Dans 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 Fa-
mous 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
(Olivia Newton-John, MCA 40209); BMI Million Airs Award;
1974 ( John Rostill).
If You Meet a Tramp see The Poor Tramp Has to Live.
1246 If Youre Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle
in the Band). Music/Lyrics: Murry Kellum/Danny Mitchell. Copy-
right Date: 1983. Publisher: Dale Morris Music/Maypop Music
Corp./Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
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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.
Award 1985. Parodies: If Youre Gonna Play with Taxes, recorded
by William Becker (1984), written by Murry Kellum, Danny
Mitchell and William Becker.
1247 If Youve Got the Money Ive 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 (Co-
lumbia 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 (Colum-
bia 10383). Pop Chart: #14 2/16/50 4 wks., Jo Stafford (Columbia
try Award 1950, 1977; BMI Pop Award 1951. Notes: This was Lefty
Frizzells rst 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 Ill 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 Ill Be All Smiles Tonight. Music/Lyrics: T.B. Ransom. Copy-
right Date: 1879. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Ear-
liest Recording Found: Luther B. Clark and The Blue Ridge High-
ballers (Columbia 15069) 1926. Made Famous by: Linda Parker and
The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Conquerer 8164) 1933. Country
33. Notes: This was the signature song of Linda Parker Gennett on
the WLB Barn Dance in Chicago in 1932. She was named The Lit-
tle Sunbonnet Girl.
1250 Ill Be Back in a Year, Little Darlin. Alternate Title: Dont
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. Coun-
try Chart: None. Pop Chart: #21 4/19/41 1 wk., Texas Jim Robert-
son (Bluebird 8606). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Se-
quels: Ill 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 Ill Be Coming Back for More. Alternate Title: Baby, Ill 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
1252 Ill Be Glad When Youre 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
and His Musical Brownies (Decca 5134) 1935; Closely identied
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 Ill Be Leaving Alone. Music/Lyrics: Dickey Lee/Wayland
Holyeld. 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 Ill 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 (Co-
lumbia 21214); #4 11/29/80 16 wks., Gail Davies (Warner Bros.
49592); #17 4/22/72 12 wks., Johnny Bush (Million 1). Pop Chart:
Award 1954, 1980. Notes: Not to be confused with a song of the
same title by Damita Jo (Mercury 71840), 1961.
1255 Ill 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 4/15/78 15 wks., Oak Ridge Boys (ABC 12350). Pop
Country Award 1979.
1256 Ill 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 MacDo-
nough (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, rst recorded by Earl Shirkey and Ron Harvey (Co-
lumbia 15326) 1929. There were four different versions of this par-
ody 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 prolic
songwriting team had a number of other hits in the early 1900s,
including In My Merry Oldsmobile, School Days and Sunbon-
net Sue.
1257 Ill 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 Ac-
1988; BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes: I wrote this with
a guy named Richard Carpenter the Nashville Richard Carpen-
ter, not the L.A. Richard Carpenter. I guess youd have to call Ill
Come Back as Another Woman a song about sweet revenge. Shes
saying someday someone will hurt you like youve hurt me, and
when that happens, maybe youll think of me, laughing last. My pain
will then be your pain.Kent Robbins.
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1258 Ill Do It All Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyeld/
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: Crys-
tal 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 Holyeld/Bob McDill); BMI
Country Award 1978. Author Notes: I remember writing this song
with Wayland Holyeld. We liked it, but really werent convinced
it was a hit until we heard Crystals recording. Chuck Cochran had
played a wonderful piano part which to me really made the song a
hit.Bob McDill.
1259 Ill 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 (Co-
Action: None. No. of Artists: Close to 600. Notes: Originally pub-
lished in Wonderful Message, Hartford Music Co., 1932. Author
Notes: I was picking cotton on my fathers farm and was hum-
ming the old ballad that went like this: If I had the wings of an
angel, over these prison walls I would y, and suddenly it dawned
on me that I could use this plot for a gospel-type song. About three
years later, I nally developed the plot, titled it Ill 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 own. 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 y away
from that life. Also, of course, there is a line in scripture about Ill
y away.Bob Brumley, son of Albert E. Brumley.
1260 Ill Forgive You, but I Cant Forget. Music/Lyrics: J.L. Frank/
Pee Wee King. Copyright Date: 1943. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cliff Bruner (Decca 5808) 1940.
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 Ill Get Along Somehow. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copy-
right 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 Ill 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 Ill Get Over You in his bag. It took a second record-
ing session [with Crystal] to get the right cut. The subsequent
record was the rst number one for Richard [as writer], Crystal
Gayle [as artist] and myself [as producer].Allen Reynolds.
1263 Ill 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 hav-
ing 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 Ill 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 (Mer-
cury 73687). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI
Country Award 1976.
1265 Ill Have a Cup of Coffee (Then Ill Go). Alternate Title: Ill
Just Have a Cup of Coffee. Music/Lyrics: William I. Brock. Copy-
right 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 (Mer-
cury 71732). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
1266 Ill 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 Vic-
tor 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 rst 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, Ill
hold you in my heart till I can hold you in my arms, or lovers
could use the same expression. I wish I could nd another one like
that.Eddy Arnold.
Ill Just Have a Cup of Coffee see Ill Have a Cup of Coffee
(Then Ill Go).
1267 Ill 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
1268 Ill 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
125 12581268 Ill
(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 Ill Keep on Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Cliff Bruners Texas Wanderers with Moon
Mullican (Decca 5672) 1938. Made Famous by: Cliff Bruners Texas
Wanderers with Moon Mullican (Decca 5672) 1939. Country Chart:
None. Pop Chart: #22 10/11/41 1 wk., Connie Boswell (Decca 3959).
1270 Ill 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 (Colum-
bia 08022); #47 11/15/80 10 wks., Wayne Kemp (Mercury 57035).
1271 Ill Meet You in Church Sunday Morning. Music/Lyrics:
Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Unichap-
pell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Monroe
(Decca 46351) 1951. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Decca 46351)
1272 Ill Need Someone to Hold Me (When I Cry). Music/Lyrics:
Wayland Holyeld/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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Pop Award 1982;
NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award (Wayland Holyeld, 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.
Youre leaving me, but since youre 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 Ill 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.
Ill Never Be Yours see On the Banks of the Ohio.
1274 Ill Never Find Another You. Music/Lyrics: Tom Springeld.
Copyright Date: 1964, 1965. Publisher: Springeld 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
Springeld wrote two of my number one songs, Ill Never Find
Another You and A World of Our Own. On his visit to Nashville
from England, his home, he told me these were his rst country
awards both records.Sonny James.
1275 Ill 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Ten.
Ill Never See My Darling see Darling Nelly Gray.
1276 Ill Never Slip Around Again. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman.
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 Ac-
Notes: This is an answer to Slipping Around. Author Notes: It was
the natural thing to do to write an answer song. A popular net-
work 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 youre
tied up with someone else and Im all tied up too I changed them
to I guess I had it comin, Theres nothing I can do. It was then
I decided to write an answer to Slipping Around, the reverse, Ill
never slip around again. That was my only answer song.Floyd
Tillman.
1277 Ill 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.). Li-
censed 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
One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; ASCAP Country Award
1986.
1278 Ill Reap My Harvest in Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenk-
ins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1942. Publisher: Mi-
lene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff
(Okeh 6704) 1942. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Okeh 6704) 1942.
Artists: Four. Notes: When the author died in 1954, the title of this
song was inscribed on his tombstone.
1279 Ill Remember You, Love, in My Prayers. Alternate Titles:
Curtains of Night; When the Curtains of Night Are Pinned
Back by the Stars; Ive 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 Chafn (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 per-
formances). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
None. No. of Artists: 35. Notes: Also recorded as When the Cur-
tains of Night Are Pinned Back by the Stars by Zora and The
Hometowners (Decca 5460) 1937 and Ive Loved You So True by
Lewis McDaniel and Walter Smith (Victor 23505) 1930.
1280 Ill Roll in My Sweet Babys Arms. Alternate Title: Roll in
My Sweet Babys Arms. Music/Lyrics: Unknown; Lester Flatt/Earl
Scruggs (revised version). Copyright Date: 1931. Publisher: Public
Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Buster Carter
Ill 12691280 126
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 Babys Arms; #57 9/29/73 11 wks., Hank Wilson
(pseudonym of Leon Russell) (Shelter 7336) as Roll in My Sweet
Babys Arms. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
Nine found. Parodies: Rollin in My Sweet Babys 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 Ill Sail My Ship Alone. Music/Lyrics: Henry Bernard/Morry
Burns (pseudonym of Aubrey Moon Mullican)/Lois Mann (pseu-
donym of Sidney Nathan)/Henry Thurston. Copyright Date: 1950,
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 Ill 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.
1283 Ill Share My World with You. Music/Lyrics: Ben Wilson.
Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Glad Music Co. Licensed by: BMI.
by: George Jones (Musicor 1351) 1969. Country Chart: #2 (2) 3/29/
69 18 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1351). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
1284 Ill 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 Ill Still Be Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Pat Bunch/Todd Cer-
ney/Mary Ann Kennedy/Pam Rose. Copyright Date: 1986. Pub-
lisher: Chriswald Music/Hopi-Sound Music/MCA Music Publish-
ing (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., Rest-
less Heart (RCA 5065). No. of Artists: One. Awards: ASCAP Coun-
try Award 1988; BMI Country Award 1987, 1988; BMI Pop Award
1988.
1286 Ill 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). Ear-
liest Recording Found: Freeman and Ashcraft (Columbia 15442)
1929. Made Famous by: Buddy Starcher (Four Star 1145) 1949; Mac
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 record-
ing is primitive but obviously the forerunner of the Buddy Starcher
recording. Starcher added some lyrics and a chorus to modernize the
song.
1287 Ill Think of Something. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill Rice.
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 Ches-
nutt (MCA 54395). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
Artists: Six. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1993.
Ill Twine Mid the Ringlets see Wildwood Flower.
1288 Im a Fool to Care. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan. Copyright Date:
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/Para-
mount 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 cre-
ated 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 Im a Honky Tonk Girl. Alternate Title: Honky Tonk Girl.
Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Sure-
Fire 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 Lynns rst record.
Im a Lone Star Cowboy see When the Works All Done This
Fall.
1290 Im a Lonesome Fugitive. Music/Lyrics: Liz and Casey An-
derson. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 28. Notes: This
was Merle Haggards rst 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 Im a Long Gone Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
(MGM 10212) 1947. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM
10212) 1948. Country Chart: #6 7/24/48 3 wks., Hank Williams
127 12811291 Im
(MGM 10212); #97 11/17/79 2 wks., Norman Wade (NSD 29). Pop
1292 Im a One Woman Man. Music/Lyrics: Tillman Franks/
Johnny Horton. Copyright Date: 1956. Publisher: Cedarwood Pub-
lishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Horton (Co-
lumbia 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
1293 (Im a) Ramblin Man. Music/Lyrics: Ray Pennington. Copy-
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 Cincin-
nati had something to do with it. I think when I rst 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 didnt 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 rst wrote it, it was written
like little Jimmy Reeda blues thing. The rst time it was recorded
was with a black group, but it was never released, so therefore I
dont remember their names. The rst record that was actually re-
leased 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 wasnt a hit until Waylon Jennings did it.Ray Penning-
ton.
1294 Im a Stand by My Woman Man. Music/Lyrics: Kent Rob-
bins. 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:
try Award 1977; Grammy, Best Country Vocal Performance, Male
1976 (Ronnie Milsap).
1295 Im 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 Im Alabama Bound. Alternate Title: [Im] Alabamy
Bound. Music/Lyrics: Bud Desylva/Bud Green/Ray Henderson.
Inc./Ray Henderson/Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by:
ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Princes Orchestra (Columbia A-
901) rel. 1909 as Alabamy Bound. Earliest Country Recording
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 Mur-
phy, Nancy Kell, Joan Davis, and Constance Moore. Notes: This was
the theme song for Lew Childre.
1297 Im 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 Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Hag-
gard (MCA 40869) 1978. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (MCA
gard (MCA 40869). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
Artists: One.
1298 Im 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 Nor-
ris; 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 Im 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 (Co-
lumbia 21034) 1952. Made Famous by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia
21034) 1952. Country Chart: #3 12/6/52 9 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Co-
Three.
1300 Im Bitin My Fingernails and Thinking of You. Music/
Lyrics: Ernest Benedict/Lenny Sanders/Ernest Tubb/Roy West.
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).
1949.
Im Calling to Tell You see Blue Side of Lonesome.
1301 Im 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 Whit-
man (RCA Victor 0038) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
1302 Im for Love. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright
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.
Im 12921302 128
(Warner Bros./Curb 29022). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None.
1303 Im Free (from the Chain Gang Now). Music/Lyrics: Lou
Herscher/Saul Klein. Copyright Date: 1933, 1934, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP.
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 hadnt 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 Im Goin Back to Whur I Come From. Music/Lyrics: Car-
son Robison. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music
Recorded by: Virginia OBrien (Decca 23868) 1947. Made Famous
by: Carson Robison (MGM 12355) 1956. Country Chart: None.
1305 Im Gonna Get You. Music/Lyrics: Dennis Linde. Copyright
Date: 1986. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Black-
wood 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
1306 Im 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 Black-
well); BMI Country Award 1983. Parodies: Whyd I Hire a Wino
to Decorate Our Home, recorded by Susan Peters (Warner
Bros./Viva 29873) 1982, written by Dwayne Blackwell.
1307 Im 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
Country Award 1977.
1308 Im 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
brought Fats Waller to national prominence. It was used in a Lake-
side Games Products commercial in 1981 and an Atari Home Com-
puters commercial in 1984.
1309 Im 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 Satised.Martha Carson.
1310 Im Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail. Music/Lyrics: Karl
Davis/Harty Taylor. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Uni-
versal 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 Tay-
lor. 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 Madi-
son, 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 al-
ways went good with us.Karl Davis.
1311 Im 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:
sap (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
Im in the Glory Land Way see The Glory Land Way.
1312 Im 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 Coun-
try Award 1978.
1313 Im Just an Old Chunk of Coal but Im Gonna Be a Dia-
mond Someday. Alternate Title: Im 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
129 13031313 Im
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 hadnt writ-
ten 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 shouldnt have messed
with, and I was pretty near down to the end of my rope. I realized
that wasnt the way for me, then one day, my son showed me a place
called the Narrows out on the Harpeth River near Nashville. Its 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,
theres 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 Id want, really, was a
song, because I hadnt written one in so long and it means so much
to me. I came down off that hill, and I was singing, Im just an old
chunk of coal, but Im gonna be a diamond someday. Its helped
me, and Im sure its going to help a lot of people. Its a good song
to get up in the morning and start singing, because itll help you
out. It sure helped meit saved me.Billy Joe Shaver.
Im Just an Old Chunk of Coal see Im Just an Old Chunk of
Coal but Im Gonna Be a Diamond Someday.
1314 Im Just Me. Music/Lyrics: Glenn Martin. Copyright Date:
Charley Pride (RCA 9996). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine.
1315 Im Knee Deep in Loving You. Alternate Title: Knee Deep
in Loving You. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright
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.
1316 Im 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. Coun-
try 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 Ac-
tion: #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 Os-
mond, MGM/Kolob 14735); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Coun-
try Award 1975.
1317 Im Little but Im Loud. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/ Lit-
tle Jimmy Dickens. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Acuff-Rose
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dick-
ens (Columbia 20769) 1950. Made Famous by: Little Jimmy Dick-
ens (Columbia 20769) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
1318 Im Lonely and Blue. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jim-
mie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1929, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl.
40054) 1928. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40054)
of Artists: 13.
1319 Im Lonesome Too. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright
Im Looking for De Bully see Bully of the Town.
Im Looking for the Bully of the Town see Bully of the Town.
1320 Im 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).
1321 Im 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. Coun-
try 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: Im 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; Santys Movin On, recorded Homer and Jethro (RCA
Victor 6322) 1955, written by Hank Snow with special lyrics by
Homer and Jethro. Author Notes: Im Movin On was written
about four years before it was ever recorded. On my rst session,
which was held by RCA in Chicago in 1949, the song was turned
down at 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 Im My Own Grandpaw. Music/Lyrics: Moe Jaffee/Dwight
Latham. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Afliated
Music/Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Re -
corded 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 Im 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 nov-
elty 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 de-
cided to expand the basic idea and set it as a song.Dwight
Latham.
Im 13141322 130
1323 Im 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
Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1990. Notes: Keith Whitleys
was the rst U.S. release. Sonny Curtis was only released in the
British Isles. In 1990, the Colt recording was leased by Ritz and re-
released (Ritz LC 0055).
1324 Im Not Lisa. Music/Lyrics: Jessi Colter. Copyright Date: 1972.
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 Im 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
(Epic 50922); #58 2/03/68 6 wks., Blue Boys (RCA Victor 9418).
1326 Im 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: Al-
abama (RCA 13840) 1984. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 13840)
Im Old and Feeble see The Little Old Cabin in the Lane.
1327 Im Only in It for the Love. Music/Lyrics: Deborah Allen/Kix
Brooks/ Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Posey Pub-
lishing 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:
1328 Im 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
Notes: This is an answer to Back Street Affair.
Im Ragged but Im Right see Ragged but Right.
Im S.A.V.E.D see S.A.V.E.D.
1329 Im Saving Up Coupons. Music/Lyrics: Billy James/Joe We-
ston/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:
1330 (Im 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
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 Im 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. Li-
censed 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
Award 1970.
1332 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
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 Im trying to say when
I say this? The line was Did you ever see a robin weep when leaves
begin to die? Its because hes lost the will to live; Im 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 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry!
Jimmy Rule.
1333 Im 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 con-
fused with the same title written by D. Allbritten and R. Self and
recorded by Brenda Lee and Connie Cato.
1334 Im Sorry for You, My Friend. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
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.
1335 Im Sorry We Met. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright
1336 Im 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
131 13231336 Im
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:
Country Award 1990.
1337 Im 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 Stamp-
ley (Dot 17485) 1973. Made Famous by: Joe Stampley (Dot 17485)
1973, 1974. Country Chart: #3 12/8/73 17 wks., Joe Stampley (Dot
Im the Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World see I Am a
Highly Educated Man.
1338 Im the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised. Music/Lyrics:
Bobby Borchers/Wayne Kemp/Mack Vickery. Copyright Date: 1975.
by: Atlanta James (pseudonym for Mack Vickery) (MCA 40386)
1975. Made Famous by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50391) 1977. Coun-
try Chart: #8 6/11/77 16 wks., Johnny Paycheck (Epic 50391). Pop
Bobby and I had picked up a couple of girls down in Printers
Alley and one of them said, Im the only hell my mama ever raised,
and I said, Come on, Borchers, lets 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 didnt
pitch it to him. When we wrote it we were thinking of more of a
guys song, but girls identify with it tooI guess thats where it sort
of came from.Mack Vickery.
1339 Im Throwing Rice at the Girl I Love. Music/Lyrics: Eddy
Arnold/Ed Nelson, Jr./Steve Nelson. Copyright Date: 1949, re-
newed. 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
(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 78-
Award 1949.
1340 Im Tired. Music/Lyrics: A.R. Peddy/Ray Price/Mel Tillis.
BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 30155) 1956. Made
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 car-
pentry 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 well go visit with him. Ray liked the
song and said, Ill 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
dont need a hit now. Crazy Arms has been a hit now for 20 odd
weeks. Ray said, Ok, you can have the song. Ray didnt give him
all of it, he just gave him one verse. Webb was going into the stu-
dio 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 Id bring you my new single. And Eddy Hill played
Lord, Im Tired, and I fell out of the bed. That was the rst time
I ever heard one of my songs on the radio.Mel Tillis.
Im Turnin Off a Memory see Turnin Off a Memory.
Im Turnin on a Memory see Turnin Off a Memory.
1341 Im Tying the Leaves So They Wont Come Down. Music/
Lyrics: J. Fred Helf (music)/E.S.S. Huntington (lyrics). Copyright
Recorded by: Byron G. Harlan (Edison 9606) 1907. Earliest Coun-
try Recording Found: Andy Patterson and Warren Caplinger (Gen-
nett, not issued). Made Famous by: Country, Mac and Bob (pseu-
donyms 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 (Edi-
son 9606). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine.
1342 Im 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
Ive Used My Bible for a Road Map, recorded by Don Reno and
Red Smiley (King 1377) 1954.
1343 Im 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 Im Wastin My Tears on You. Alternate Title: Im Wasting
My Time on You. Music/Lyrics: Frank Hartford/Tex Ritter. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 174) 1943. Made Fa-
mous 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.
Im Wasting My Time on You see Im Wastin My Tears on You.
Im Working on a Building see Working on the Building.
1345 Im 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 Fa-
mous 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).
(Im) Alabamy Bound see Im Alabama Bound.
1346 The Image of Me. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp. Copyright
First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Decca 32272) 1968. Made
Im 13371346 132
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
1348 In a Letter to You. Music/Lyrics: Dennis Linde. Copyright
Date: 1984. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-Black-
wood Music). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Shakin Steven
(CBS Canada DNB-1) 1985. Made Famous by: Eddy Raven (Uni-
versal 66003) 1989. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/22/89 21 wks., Eddy
Raven (Universal 66003). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
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., Ron-
nie 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:
Irving Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Emmy-
lou Harris (Warner Bros. 29329) 1984. Made Famous by: Emmy-
lou 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 Shep-
herd, Annie Potts, Timothy Bottoms, and Cloris Leachman. Author
Notes: This is my favorite song of the songs Ive 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:
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.
In That War see Battleship of Maine.
1353 In the Baggage Coach Ahead. Music/Lyrics: Gussie L. Davis.
Copyright Date: 1896. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: Pub-
lic Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Dan Quinn (U.S. Phono-
graph Co.) 1896. Earliest Country Recording Found: Ernest Thomp-
son, The Blind Singer of North Carolina (Columbia 216) 1924.
Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19627) 1925; Mac Wise-
man (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. His-
tory: This was written in 1896 by Gussie L. Davis, the rst success-
ful Negro composer. Davis was a porter on the train where the in-
cident 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 Wed-
ding 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 Broth-
ers (Mercury 57048). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of
Artists: 84 found. Movies: Places in the Heart (Tri-Star) 1984, di-
rected by Robert Benton, starring Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed
Harris, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, and Danny Glover. Au-
thor 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 Gems-
EMI 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 Par-
ton (RCA 0192). Pop Chart: #3 5/3/69 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA
47-9741). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 17. Awards: NSAI Song-
writer 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 (Capi-
tol 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. Au-
thor Notes: This is the way it was and the way it still is for some
people back home. Its sort of like everyday living. It is true; every
bit of it is true. Its 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 Pub-
lishing. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charles Nabell (Okeh
45031) 1925. Made Famous by: Bradley Kincaid (Bluebird 5971)
of Artists: 13. Notes: This was Bradley Kincaids theme song during
133 13471357 In
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 re-
tired from radio. He was one of the rst big radio stars in the United
States.
1358 In the Hills of Tennessee. Music/Lyrics: Sam Lewis/Ira Shus-
ter. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: LaSalle Music Pub-
lishing. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers
1359 In the Jailhouse Now #1. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Blind Blake (Paramount 12565) 1927 (as
Hes 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 (Colum-
bia 10551); #72 10/9/82 5 wks., Willie Nelson/Webb Pierce (Co-
lumbia 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 rst 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.
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. Au-
thor Notes: Regarding Jimmies revival of those old songs of Amer-
ican ballad fame, such as Frankie and Johnny, Hes 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 everywhereeven 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 Num-
ber 2. Jimmie didin 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 Do-
main. 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
found.
1362 In the Misty Moonlight. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copy-
right 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 Mar-
tin (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
(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 thats the song Ive been look-
ing 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, Dont 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).
Artists: 53.
In the Summertime (You Dont Want My Love) see You Dont
Want My Love.
1364 In Times Like These. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/ Den-
nis 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
1365 Indian Love Call. Music/Lyrics: Rudolph Friml/Oscar Ham-
merstein II/Otto Harbach. Copyright Date: 1924, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Warner Bros. Music Corp./Bambolina Music/Bill/Bob Pub-
lishing 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
Slim Whitman (Imperial 8156); #38 9/27/75 11 wks., Ray Stevens
(Barnaby 616). Pop Chart: #3 2/8/25 7 wks., Paul Whiteman (Vic-
tor 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. Pub-
lisher: BMG Songs, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Re corded by: Ron-
nie Milsap (RCA 13362) 1982. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap
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.
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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 (Colum-
bia 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 Ac-
tion: 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 rst 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 hadnt learned to write
hits yet. I had written a few songs, stayed a few months in
NashvilleI 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 re department
in Amarillo, Texas. They had a workshop in the back where they
repaired childrens 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 rst 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
(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 (Poly-
dor 14475) 1978, written by Dave Kirby and Glenn Martin. Notes:
Also recorded by Gus Thomas (American Voices 4) 1972; said to be
rst record by Gus wife and Dave Kirby. Glenn Martin says this
is not the rst record. Author Notes: We were at a recording ses-
sion. As he was leaving the studio, a promotion man at Step One
Records, Wayland Stubbleeld, said Is anybody going to San An-
tone? This gave Dave Kirby the idea for the song.Glenn Mar-
tin. 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./Weep-
ing Willow Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First Recorded by:
Vern Gosdin (Columbia 40982) 1987. Made Famous by: Vern Gos-
din (Columbia 40982) 1987. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Author Notes: That
was the rst 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 dont 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 its raining in yours. He
said, Boy, thats great. I told him, Well, you write it and Ill write
it and well 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 to-
gether.Hank Cochran.
1372 Is It Really Over. Music/Lyrics: Jim Reeves. Copyright Date:
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
Country Award 1966.
1373 Is It Right. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date: 1958.
by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) 1958. Made Fa-
mous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Hickory 1085) 1958.
Artists: One.
1374 Is It Still Over. Music/Lyrics: Ken Bell/Larry Henley. Copy-
right 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.
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 writ-
ten a song earlier that day. When he and I get together, we can
write a song in 15 or 20 minutes. We had nished the song and
when we started to leave, I said, Yeah, we got through so early I
think Ill call Nancy and see if its 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 McPher-
son. 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, Ill get my hat tomor-
row. Thats 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./Careers-
BMG 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
135 13681376 Is
1377 Is Zat You Myrtle. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle/Ira Louvin/
Charlie Louvin. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-
Rose 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
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 Achieve-
ment 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 Aint 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)
found. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award
1380 It Aint Easy Bein Easy. Music/Lyrics: Mark Gray/Shawna
Harrington/Leslie Taylor. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Chin-
nicharp Publishing, Inc./Daticabo Publishing, Inc./Warner-Tamer-
lane Publishing Corporation/Warner Bros. Gold Music Corpora-
tion. 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
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 Aint
Pretty Being Easy, and I said, Shawna, that ought to be It Aint
Easy Being Easy. So we wrote some of it here in the States and then
when I was on tour overseas I nished it in South Africa. Thats why
Les Taylors name is on it. He poured the wine and I wrote the
song. Facts are facts.Mark Gray.
1381 It Aint 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 (Edi-
son) 1889 (as Aint Going to Rain No More). Earliest Modern Ver-
sion: 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 32. Answers: It Looks Like Rain,
recorded by Wendell Hall (Victor 19270); It Aint Gonna Rain No
Mo, recorded by Wendell Hall (Victor 19501); It Aint Gonna
Rain No Mo Part 2, recorded by Wendell Hall (Victor 19890);
New Aint 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
added twenty-four more verses to it. The resounding popularity
of this song in 1923 and 1924 inspired record company ofcials to
seek out country musicians and country material to record. Wen-
dell Hall played the ukulele and was known as the Red-headed
Music Maker.
1382 It Aint Nothin. Music/Lyrics: Tony Haselden. Copyright
Date: 1989. Publisher: Millhouse Music (adm. by Songs of Poly-
gram 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 Whit-
ley (RCA 9059). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
1383 It Couldnt 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. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 2/5/77 15 wks., Johnny Duncan (Columbia 10474).
1384 It Dont 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 (Ova-
tion 1106) 1978. Made Famous by: The Kendalls (Ovation 1106)
1978. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/11/78 15 wks., The Kendalls (Ova-
tion 1106). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three.
1385 It Is No Secret. Music/Lyrics: Stuart Hamblen. Copyright
Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Music Corp. of America, Inc. Li-
censed 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 (Colum-
bia 20724). Pop Chart: #18 2/10/51 11 wks., Bill Kenny and Song
Spinners (Decca 27326); #15 3/10/51 3 wks., Jo Stafford (Colum-
bia 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 didnt do it, fellow, I answered. The Lord did it.
He can do the same for anybody wholl 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 nished, 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 Tillot-
son (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 Sooters Ranchmen (Decca
5620) 1938; Gene Autry (Columbia 37021) 1946. Country Chart:
Is 13771387 136
#3 record of 1939, Jimmie Davis with Rudy Sooters Ranchmen
(Decca 5620). Pop Chart: #16 12/3/38 1 wk., Cliff Bruners 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 differ-
ence now. The rst verse owed out in my mind as if I were hear-
ing 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 pop-
ular 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 dou-
bled 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 copy-
right was renewed. Besides many of the country bands, it was one
of the rst country songs ever recorded by Bing Crosby.Floyd
Tillman.
1388 It Must Be Love. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date:
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.
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 Vic-
tor) 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.
by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2001) 1967. Country Chart: #2 (1) 10/14/67
18 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2001). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
thor Notes: Ive seen lots of people, lots of my compadres seem not
to have an appreciation of the fan. The people that would drive
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,
didnt have to take up much of your time, yet I saw lots of enter-
tainers 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: Ron-
nie 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 Wasnt 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 re-
turning 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 Itll Be Me. Music/Lyrics: Sonny LeMaire/J.P. Pennington.
Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Pacic Island Publishing/ Tree Pub-
lishing 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.
1987.
1395 Its a Cheating Situation. Music/Lyrics: Curly Putman/
Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Tree Pub-
lishing 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
Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980; ACM Song of
the Year 1979. Notes: Janie Fricke is backing vocalist for Moe Bandys
recording.
1396 Its 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 Fa-
mous by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40708) 1977. Country Chart: #7
4/16/77 14 wks., Tanya Tucker (MCA 40708). Pop Chart: None. AC
1978.
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1397 Its a Lovely, Lovely World. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant.
try 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 Its 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.
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 Coun-
try Award 1969.
1399 Its All in the Movies. Alternate Title: Thats All in the
Movies. Music/Lyrics: Kelli Haggard/Merle Haggard. Copyright
Date: 1975. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by:
Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4141) 1975. Country Chart: #1
(1) 10/4/75 15 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 4141). Pop Chart:
try 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 Its All Wrong, but Its All Right. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Par-
ton. 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.
1401 Its 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 Fa-
mous 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 Coun-
try Award 1966.
1402 Its 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. Coun-
try Chart: #2 (3) 8/12/78 13 wks., Merle Haggard (MCA 40936).
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 Its Been So Long. Music/Lyrics: Audrey Grisham. Copyright
(8) 7/4/53 22 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 28725). Pop Chart: None.
1953.
1404 Its Been So Long Darling. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copy-
right 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
6112). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four
found. Author Notes: I recall talking all night with an Air Force cap-
tain on a train from Hollywood to Nashvilleabout 1944 or 45
and from our conversation, I wrote a song entitled Its Been So
Long Darling. I cant recall his name, but I bet he never knew
where I got the idea for that songor did he? I hope he heard it
and knew it was his song.Ernest Tubb.
1405 Its Four in the Morning. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copy-
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 Kat-
selas, starring Hal Linden, Marjoe Gortner, Lee Grant, Stephanie
Faracy, Dixie Harris, Anne Ramsey, and Candy Clark.
1406 Its Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer. Music/Lyrics: Ben Pe-
ters. 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:
Award 1973.
1407 Its Goodbye and So Long to You. Music/Lyrics: Harold
Breau/Raymond Couture. Copyright Date: 1952. Publisher: Cana-
dian Music Sales Corp. (adm. by Chappell and Co. Music, Inc.).
Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hal Lone Pine (RCA 20-
4482) 1952. Made Famous by: Burl Ives (Decca 28055) 1952. Coun-
try Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten.
1408 Its Hard to Be Humble. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copy-
right Date: 1980. Publisher: Songpainter Music. Licensed by: BMI.
First Recorded by: Mac Davis (Casablanca 2244) 1980. Made Fa-
mous 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.
1409 Its 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 (At-
lantic 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 Ac-
tion: #31 2/7/70 3 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 2700). No. of Artists:
50 found. Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1959 (Brook Benton, Mer-
cury 71394); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1971,
1987, 1990; BMI Pop Award 1959; BMI R&B Award 1959.
1410 Its 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
Its 13971410 138
(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 Its Me Again, Margaret. Music/Lyrics: Paul Craft. Copy-
right 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
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 lthy suggestion. She called the po-
lice and the police arrested him and said, Ok, one phone call, and
then, well 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, Its me again, Mar-
garet, which wasnt 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 some-
thing different in the last chorus: They got me Margaret. You wont
miss me but Ill 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, youd get a standing ovation. That was my aim in
writing that song. It was like showmanship, just trying to knock an
audience out. Theres only one other song that I know is like Mar-
garet, and its one that Jim Stafford had on an album which I heard
after I had written mine.Paul Craft.
1412 Its My Lazy Day. Music/Lyrics: Smiley Burnette. Copyright
Date: 1944, renewed 1971. Publisher: Golden West Melodies. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Smiley Burnette (ARA 4002)
1945. Made Famous by: Smiley Burnette (ARA 4002) 1945. Coun-
try 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 Scotts televison show.
1413 Its Not Love (but Its Not Bad). Music/Lyrics: Hank Coch -
ran/ Glenn Martin. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Tree Publish-
ing 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.
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, Ive got an idea for a song.
If you cant write it, nobody can. He gave it to me and I immedi-
atelyit 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 friends 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,
Im in town and Im gonna record. Ya got a hit? And I said, I sure
have! I just nished it as a matter of fact. He said, Whats the
name of it? I said, Its Not Love (but Its Not Bad). He said, Ill
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
it to Hag and he said, Thats all. Ill cut it. Dont sing it any more
cuz I dont want to drift off on your style.Hank Cochran.
1414 Its 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 Con-
way 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 Coun-
try Award 1970, 1989; RIAA Million Seller (Conway Twitty, MGM
12677). Notes: This was Conway Twittys rst chart record. Con-
way recorded this song ten times on different labels.
1415 Its Raining Here This Morning. Music/Lyrics: Louis Mar-
shall 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Five found.
1416 Its 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 (Capi-
tol 5831) 1967. Made Famous by: Wynn Stewart (Capitol 5831) 1967.
Country Chart: #1 (2) 2/25/67 22 wks., Wynn Stewart (Capitol
Awards: BMI Pop Award 1967; BMI Country Award 1968; ACM
Song of the Year 1967. Parodies: Its Such a Pretty World Tonight,
recorded by Ben Colder (MGM 14015) 1968, written by Dale Noe
and Sheb Wooley.
1417 Its 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 (Colum-
bia 07693). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.
1418 Its 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.
1419 Its 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 youre going to dance, youve
got to pay the ddler.Don Wayne.
1420 Its Your World. Music/Lyrics: Marty Robbins. Copyright
Date: 1961. Publisher: Mariposa Music. Licensed by: BMI. First
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:
139 14111420 Its
1421 Ive Already Loved You in My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Con-
Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
tion: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment Award 1977 (Conway Twitty); BMI Country Award 1978.
1422 Ive 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.
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 Ive Been a Long Time Leaving (but Ill 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
1424 Ive 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 Son-
nier (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
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 rst 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 pub-
lisher, Bob Kirsch, who played it for John. Sure enough, he loved
it.Bob McDill.
1425 Ive 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. An-
swers: I Aint 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 narra-
tor has been. When Geoff Mack, a native Australian, rst 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 Ive Been Wrong Before. Music/Lyrics: Deborah Allen/Don
Cook/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Posey Publish-
ing Co./VanHoy Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc./Cross Keys
Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Deb-
orah Allen (RCA 13694) 1984. Made Famous by: Deborah Allen
(RCA 13694) 1984. Country Chart: #2 (2) 1/28/84 24 wks., Deb-
orah Allen (RCA 13694). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985; ASCAP Coun-
try Award 1985.
1427 Ive Cried My Last Tear for You. Music/Lyrics: Tony King/
Chris Waters. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Cross Keys Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Van Shel-
ton (Columbia 73263) 1990. Made Famous by: Ricky Van Shelton
Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia 73263). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
1991.
1428 Ive 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
Five. Awards: BMI Country Award 1963. Author Notes: I was down
at Linebaughs 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 oor. 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, Ive 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 didnt hit anybody like it did me. And
Im thinking songs. I wrote it down, went home, and wrote the
song.Bill Anderson.
1429 Ive 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 Thompsons rst national hit.
1430 Ive 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
21562) 1956. Country Chart: #2 (2) 11/10/56 22 wks., Ray Price
(Columbia 21562); #10 5/24/86 18 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic
1431 Ive 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 Ive 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 (Capi-
tol 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 (Capi-
tol 5336). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 38. Awards: BMI Coun-
try 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 ve-day tour with Buck a few years back and I trav-
eled through Texas with him. At the time there were a lot of gas
Ive 14211432 140
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 didnt 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 nished 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 hen-
pecked citizens who have dominating women. That doesnt mean
theyre 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.
Ive Got a Woman on Sourwood Mountain see Sourwood
Mountain.
1433 Ive Got Five Dollars and Its 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:
try Award 1956. Notes: Also recorded by Tex Ritter (Capitol 1071)
1950 and Jessie Rogers (RCA Victor 0350) 1950.
Ive Got No Use for the Women see Bury Me Out on the Prairie.
1434 Ive 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.
Artists: Five. Author Notes: When my son Steven was four years
old in 1949, he overslept and was still in bed at 10 oclock on a Sat-
urday morning. My wife Sara woke him and said, Steve, its 10
oclock, and all the other little boys are out playing! When he heard
that, he was so unhappy that tears lled 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
Ive written from inspiration.Harold Barlow.
1435 Ive 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: Browns Ferry Four (King 760) 1947. Made Famous
by: Browns Ferry Four (King 760) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop
Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Eight found.
Ive Got the Lovesick Blues see Lovesick Blues.
1436 Ive Got You on My Mind Again. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2300) 1968. Made
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.
Its hard on marriages. Id met Jennifer. Shed come to one of my con-
certs in Woodstock, Kansas, and she was attending college at the
time. In fact, I spotted her in the crowdgreat big crowd in this
place called the Cotillion BallroomI 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 lit-
tle gal standing out there? I said, Go out and nd her. And he said,
Theres 5,000 people out there, what the hell do you mean go out
and nd her? And I said, Just what I said, go nd her! I gotta tell
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 ve 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. Its something that a lot
of people should experience. Unfortunately, I got to be 38 before
I ever got on a 20-year-date. Its a true story.Buck Owens.
Ive Had a Beautiful Time see I Had a Beautiful Time.
Ive Lost My Love see Careless Love.
Ive Loved You So True see Ill Remember You, Love, in My
Prayers.
1437 Ive Only Loved Three Women. Music/Lyrics: Carey D. Har-
vey/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Peer
(Bluebird 6810) 1932. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird
None. No. of Artists: One. History: Author Nolan Portereld calls
this a pathetic old ballad that was already ltering into tradition
when Carey D. Harvey came up with a version for Jimmie.
1438 Ive Ranged, Ive Roamed, and Ive Traveled. Music/Lyrics:
Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1935, renewed.
Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jim-
mie Rodgers (Bluebird 5892) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie
Rodgers (Bluebird 5892) 1935. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
1439 Jack of Diamonds. Alternate Titles: Rye Whiskey; Rye
Whiskey, Rye Whiskey; For Work Im Too Lazy. Music/Lyrics:
Licensed by: Public Domain. Earliest Recording Found: Jackson and
Young with DaCosta Woltzs Southern Broadcasters (Herwin
75561) 1927 (as Jack of Diamonds); Tex Ritter (Banner 32735)
1933 (as Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey). Made Famous by: Tex Rit-
ter (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 Im 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp KL-
1425) 1965. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash and June Carter (Co-
lumbia 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 15 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Coun-
try and Western Performance Duet, Trio, or Group 1967 ( Johnny
Cash and June Carter, Columbia 44011). Author Notes: Whos
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 Yales School of Drama
and unemployed. I couldnt 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
141 14331440 Jackson
publishers, and one of them, Jerry Leiber, liked it, but said I ought
to rewrite it. Take your nal verse, We got married in a fever, and
let it become your rst verse, he said. Throw the rest away and write
some verses just as strong, and youll 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 Aint a Very Big Town. Music/Lyrics: Vic McAlpin.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Norma Jean (RCA 9258) 1967. Made Fa-
mous 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
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.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 11283)
try 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. Par-
odies: Jam Bowl Liar, recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Vic-
tor 5043) 1952, written by Hank Williams with special lyrics by
Homer and Jethro. Answers: Im 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 (Co-
Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid; Porkys (Astral Belle-
vue Pathe) 1982, directed by Bob Clarke, starring Dan Monahan,
Mark Herrier, and Wyatt Knight; Living Proof (NBC-TV) 1983, di-
rected 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 our 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 hed start writing and nish them right then, but this one
song he just sort of fooled around with; it was some time before he
nished it. We were down there, just fooling around, and we had
some of those Creole dishes like jambalayas. Later on, we were in
Fort Walton, Florida, and this guy had a restaurant, and he said, I
want to x a jambalaya dish for you because of the song.Au-
drey 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 (Colum-
bia 45721). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten.
Awards: BMI Country Award 1973. Author Notes: Elmer Fud-
pucker and I worked about ten years on the road together. We were
in Norfolk, Virginia, it was about 3 oclock 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 cho-
rus that night. Later, Bobby and I were sitting over at Diane Sher-
rills one night and I sang the chorus to Bobby (I hadnt 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 wasnt 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
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 179) 1944. Made Fa-
mous 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 (Lon-
don 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. Pub-
Arthur and Gid Tanner (Columbia, unissued) 1925 (as Floellas
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)
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 Jeannies 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. Coun-
try 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.
Jackson 14411447 142
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 Ac-
tion: 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. Its where we used to go back there and fox hunt.
It was the highest ridge in the country. The fox hounds, theyd run
all over that ridge and you could hear em and thats where my fa-
ther would take me and my brothers. Wed go back there and es-
pecially in the fall and in the wintertime hed stay there and listen
to em run, ya know. Ive always loved fox huntin. I think thats a
wonderful memory.Bill Monroe.
1449 Jesus Take a Hold. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright
mous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2838) 1970. Country Chart: #3
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 time-
less.Merle Haggard.
1450 Jim, I Wore a Tie Today. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copy-
right 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
rst 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], star-
ring Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kris -
tof ferson. A million seller.Cindy Walker.
Jim Thompsons Old Gray Mule see Thompsons 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 (Vic-
tor 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.
Award 1959.
1452 Jimmie Rodgers Blues. Music/Lyrics: Elton Britt/Vaughn
Horton. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Southern Music Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Elton Britt
(RCA Victor 9503) 1968. Made Famous by: Elton Britt (RCA Vic-
tor 9503) 1968. Country Chart: #26 5/4/68 10 wks., Elton Britt
Artists: Two.
1453 Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family. Music/Lyrics: Jim-
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
Two.
1454 Jimmie the Kid. Music/Lyrics: Jack Neville/Jimmie Rodgers.
13.
1455 Jimmies Mean Mama Blues. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafayette
ONeal/ Jimmie Rodgers/Bob Sawyer. Copyright Date: 1931, re-
Rodgers (Victor 23503) 1931. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five.
1456 Jimmies Texas Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copy-
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
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/Gra-
ham 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-ve cents.
John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man see John Hardy.
1460 John Henry. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-
known; 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 Lick-
ers (Columbia 15142) as John Henry (Steel Drivin Man). AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 101 found. Parodies: Henrys John,
by Ron Lee with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies:
143 14481460 John
Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar (Marathon) 1965, directed by Vic-
tor 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.
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia
15037) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15037)
of Artists: Three. History: William Jennings Bryan (18601925), a
former secretary of state known as the golden-tongued orator,
was chief lawyer for the prosecution in the John T. Scopes Mon-
key 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 rst in American history. On July 21,
1925, after days of heated debate over the literal truth of the Bible,
Scopes was found guilty and ned $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. Doo-
dle Owens. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music
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 Ac-
tion: #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 songit 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 accom-
paniment. Johnny Horton recorded it just as I wrote it in my
sleep.Merle Kilgore.
1465 Jole Blon. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-
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 Blons 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 rst 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 Blons Sister,
recorded by Moon Mullican (King 632) 1947; (The) Daughter of
Jole Blon, rst 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. Pub-
lisher: 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:
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 Blons Ghost. Music/Lyrics: Norman King/Wayne Raney.
Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Fort Knox/Trio Music, Co. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wayne Raney (King 719) 1948.
Made Famous by: Wayne Raney (King 719) 1948. Country Chart:
1469 Jole Blons 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
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 APBO-
0145) 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. Copy-
right 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.
Jolly Blacksmith see Long Eared Mule.
A Jolly Group of Cowboys see When the Works All Done This
Fall.
John 14611471 144
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. Li-
censed 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
1473 Joshua. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1970.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9928)
1970. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 47-9928) 1970. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 12/12/70 15 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA-47-9928).
1474 Just a Closer Walk with Thee. Music/Lyrics: Unknown.
Copyright Date: Unknown; 1962, renewed. Publisher: Public Do-
main. 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).
1475 Just a Little Lovin (Will Go a Long Way). Music/Lyrics:
Eddy Arnold/Zeke Clements. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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 Certied Gold 1949 (Eddy Arnold).
1476 Just Another Love. Music/Lyrics: Paul Davis. Copyright Date:
1977. Publisher: Web IV Music, Inc./Paul and Jonathan Songs. Li-
censed 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:
try 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). Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol 5344)
1984. Made Famous by: Anne Murray (Capitol 5344) 1984. Coun-
try 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 (Capi-
tol 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 Pub-
lishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First
Recorded by: Nelstones Hawaiians (Victor 40193) 1929. Made Fa-
mous 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
Tramps (Vocalion 03609, ARC 7-08-68) 1937; Honey, Its Just
Because recorded by Rambling Duet (Bluebird B7131) 1937 (Ram-
bling Duet was Frank Gerald and Howard Dixon). Notes: This has
been the theme song of the Peninsula Banjo Band of San Jose, Cal-
ifornia, since 1963. According to a Library of Congress copyright
search, the original unpublished copyright was assigned to Her-
bert A. Nelson and Jas. D. Touchtone, Southern Music Publishing
Co., Inc., 7/1/30. A published copyright was obtained 6/8/48, reg-
istered in the name of Peer International, same authors. This copy-
right 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. Copy-
right claimed on added words. On 7/16/48, Just Because, words
and music by Bob and Joe Shelton and Sid Robin. Published copy-
right registered in the name of Leeds Music Corporation. Author
Notes: My brother and I wrote this song in 1929. We were pick-
ing berries in a blackberry patch near our home in Riley Springs,
Texas. I dont know what inspired us, but there were a lot of say-
ings going around at the timeWhy 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 rst song and our most
successful song.Joe Shelton.
1479 Just Because Im 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 Fa-
mous 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 Dont Take It Out
on Me.
1480 Just Between You and Me. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement.
censed 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 Prides
rst chart record.
1481 Just Call Me Lonesome. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifn. Copyright
Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Anne-
Rachel 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).
Country Award 1955. Author Notes: Rex wrote Just Call Me Lone-
some when he was living in Nashville with Billy Moore. He wrote
it as a letter to me. Then he set it to music.Dorothy Grifn
Smith, wife of Rex Grifn.
1482 Just Get Up and Close the Door. Music/Lyrics: Linda Har-
grove. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Ro-
driguez (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. Copy-
right Date: 1979. Publisher: Brandwood Music/Mullet Music Corp.
145 14721483 Just
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:
try Award 1980. Author Notes: I was Joe Stampleys band leader at
the time. Since they were both with CBS records, they decided to
do a duet it t the image they had. They recorded a Johnny Hor-
ton 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./Pacic
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 Sis-
ters (Warner Bros. 28875). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None.
1485 Just Me and My Broken Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams
(lyrics)/Hank Williams, Jr. (music). Copyright Date: 1969. Pub-
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:
First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 7690) 1960. Made Fa-
mous 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: Stew-
art 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. Copy-
liest Recording Found: Carson Family Sacred Quartet (Okeh, unis-
sued) 1926; Valdese Quartet (Okeh 45161) 1927. Made Famous by:
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 inuenced 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.
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:
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 shes just a girl I used to know. But
the line deserved a better song, so I rewrote it the way it is now,
where hes got a picture in his wallet. Oh, whos that? Just a girl
I used to know. There have been several girls I used to know, in-
cluding a teenage queen who played the piano and went to
Peabody Music Conservatory. Didnt play the piano very good,
though. She didnt like Hank Snow. This was back in the early
fties.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 (Colum-
bia 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 Satisf y 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:
1492 Just Waitin. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams/Bob Gazzaway.
(pseudonym of Hank Williams) (MGM 10932) 1950. Made Fa-
mous 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 Van-
Warmer. 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 Van-
Warmer); RIAA Certied 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:
Roger Miller (Smash 1998) 1965. Country Chart: #7 10/2/65 13
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, Ive just written King of the Road, this is no
good. When I was a little boy in Oklahoma, we used to subscribe
Just 14841494 146
to the Kansas City Star. Then it fell into place, I said, The Kansas
City Star, hes 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 didnt watch him that much, but I had
little kids at the time, they would watch him, Uncle Bob or Cap-
tain 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
1496 Katy Hill. Alternate Title: Kitty Hill. Music/Lyrics: Un-
known. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Li-
censed by: All. First Recorded by: Champion Fiddler from Ten-
nessee Allen Sisson (Edison 51690) 1925 (as Katy Hill Reel).
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 es-
sentially the same tune as Sally Johnson.
1497 Kaw-liga. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose/Hank Williams. Copy-
right Date: 1952, renewed 1981. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Aber-
bach-Intersong, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Hank
(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 Koo-
Liger, 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 (Co-
Burstyn, Cybill Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. History: Hank stayed
at a shing 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:
Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5180) 1958. Made Famous
by: The Stanley Brothers (King 5180) 1959. Country Chart: None.
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 per-
formance at the Grand Ole Opry). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
1500 Keep Me in Mind. Music/Lyrics: George Richey/Glenn Sut-
ton. 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 Ander-
son (Columbia 45768) 1973. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/13/73 16 wks.,
Lynn Anderson (Columbia 45768). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
1501 Keep on the Sunny Side of Life. Music/Lyrics: Ada Blenk -
horn/ 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 McDon-
ald, 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 Blenkhorns 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.
Kellys 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 Fa-
mous 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
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
9791). Pop Chart: #16 2/21/70 8 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA 9791). AC
Award 1971; BMI Million Airs Award.
Kentucky Waggoners see Wagner.
1505 Kentucky Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907) 1945. Made Fa-
mous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907) 1946; Eddy Arnold (RCA
147 14951505 Kentucky
Victor 0444) 1951. Country Chart: #3 3/23/46 6 wks., Bill Mon-
roe (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 rst try at writing words to a song. I had written 74 instru-
mentals before I wrote it.Bill Monroe.
1506 The Keys in the Mailbox. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard.
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 Coun-
try 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. Hed 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
Keys in the Mailbox. He did the rst record and then I kind of for-
got 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. Its the
only hit that Tony ever had. It gets a lot of live play, cause its a good
Texas song, everybodyll hit the dance oor, 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 nished the set theyd do one of my songs.
Man it got down to the last song and they got into The Keys in
the Mailbox. I won like fty bucks. Texas is my state, they love my
songs there but you know Cindy Walker, Ernest Tubb, and Floyd
Tillmans inuencethats what turned me on.Harlan Howard.
1507 Kid Stuff. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Crutcheld/Don Earl. Copy-
right Date: 1973. Publisher: Duchess Music Corp. (MCA Songs). Li-
censed 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 Fair -
child (Columbia 45903). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.
1508 Kids of the Baby Boom. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copy-
right 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 nally 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
Boomso 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 theres still a
lot of them out there who are conscious of things like the environ-
ment 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 Sut-
ton/Billy Sherrill. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Algee Music
Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic
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
Yorkthat 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 thats what we did. We just sat down
and manufactured that song because thats 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 Ac-
1990.
1511 The Kind of Love I Cant Forget. Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia 37926)
1947. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 37926) 1947. Coun-
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 (Scor-
pion 135) 1977. Country Chart: #13 9/10/77 9 wks., Ronnie McDow-
ell (Scorpion 135). Pop Chart: #13 9/10/77 12 wks., Ronnie Mc-
Dowell (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 trib-
ute to Elvis Presley.
1513 King of the Road. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copyright Date:
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 Perform-
ance, Male 1965 (Roger Miller), Best Contemporary R&R Single
1965 (Roger Miller), Best Country and Western Vocal Perform-
ance, 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, rst 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.
Keys 15061513 148
Author Notes: Everyone always has this feeling inside them of
wanting to just y free and get away from all the responsibilities.
Some days theyd just like to say the heck with it and go off hobo-
ing. 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 mens 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 Id stare at that
hobo. I havent 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 nd an
excuse for breakfast. Theres a dirty joke in this song: Mine isnt
very big around, but sure is short. A lot of people dont under-
stand 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.
Kings Head (English) see Soldiers Joy.
1514 Kinnie Wagners Fate. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copy-
right Date: 1926, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a
division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Al
Made Famous by: Al Craver (Columbia 15065). Country Chart:
found. Sequel: Kinnie Wagners Surrender, recorded by Al Craver
(Columbia 15098). Notes: After ve 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). 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. Au-
thor 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 Im 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 Dont Lie. Music/Lyrics: Pearl Butler/Marijohn Wilkin.
try Chart: #5 1/22/55 16 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21340). Pop
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: Pub-
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart
(Victor 20058) 1926. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Victor
None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Notes: It was 1943. My husband,
Johnny Wright, Eddie Hill and I were working in Knoxville, Ten-
nessee, 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 gured 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 Ive been using it ever since.Kitty Wells. I rst
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 Im Knee Deep in Loving You.
1518 Knee Deep in the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Melvin Endsley. Copy-
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 40815) 1957.
Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 40815) 1957. Coun-
try Chart: #3 2/2/57 15 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 40815).
Pop Chart: #16 2/02/57 8 wks., Guy Mitchell (Columbia 40820).
Award 1957.
1519 Knothole. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle/Virginia Suber. Copyright
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
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, unis-
sued) 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 Her-
man 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. His-
tory: This traditional song is also known as Oxford Tragedy, The
Berkshire Tragedy, The Oxfordshire Tragedy, The Virgins Ad-
vice 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 mur-
der in their own town. The names and places are changed to t the
situation, but the story is always the same.
1521 Lady. Music/Lyrics: Lionel Richie. Copyright Date: 1980. Pub-
lisher: 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).
149 15141521 Lady
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: Al-
abama (RCA 13590). Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/20/83 20 wks., Ala-
bama (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 Song-
writer 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 Con-
lee (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
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 (Co-
1525 Ladys 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 nally 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 record-
ing dateand so I was asked to write one for himand it was
easy; all I did was write Hanks biography!Cy Coben.
Land of Beulah see O Come.
1526 The Land of My Boyhood Dreams. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird
5057) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5057)
of Artists: Five.
Las Altenitas see A Gay Ranchero.
1527 Last Cheaters Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton.
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).
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
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 Bleach-
ers.
1529 The Last Letter. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifn. Copyright Date:
BMI. First Recorded by: Rex Grifn (Decca 5383) 1937. Made Fa-
mous 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, re -
corded by Rex Grifn (Decca 5745) 1939. Author Notes: Rex told
me that at the time he wrote The Last Letter he lived in New Or-
leans at the Tutweiler Hotel. It was the largest hotel they had at
that time. He was married to a girl named Margaret. They didnt
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 ne. One day, he came in and sat down to the baby grand
piano he had in the apartment and wrote The Last Letter. It wasnt
in any way a song about him or his life in general, just a song.
Dorothy Grifn Smith, sister of Rex Grifn.
Last Old Dollar Is Gone see Dont Let Your Deal Go Down.
1530 The Last One to Know. Music/Lyrics: Matraca Berg. Copy-
right 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. Copy-
right Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Hanks Music, Inc. Licensed
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Snow (RCA 7586) 1959. Made Fa-
mous by: Hank Snow (RCA 7586) 1959. Country Chart: #3 10/19/59
20 wks., Hank Snow (RCA 7586). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
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 (Melo-
tone 12832) 1933. Made Famous by: Country, Gene Autry (Melo-
tone 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 Vir-
ginia 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 Fol-
lies of 1934. History: This was the most popular tune in the coun-
try 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 fathers songs. Quite often a
cowboy would be trampled to death if he fell from his horse dur-
ing a roundup, and my father and Nat had witnessed this happen-
Lady 15221532 150
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 Hills 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:
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 rst thing this morn-
ing, 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 rst 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 (Whats He Got That I Aint Got?). Music/Lyrics:
Leon Ashley/Margie Singleton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Al
Gallico Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Ash-
ley (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 (Whats She
Got That I Aint Got) recorded by Alice Joy (Ashley 2010). Author
Notes: This was Leon Ashleys rst and highest rated chart record.
1536 Lavender Cowboy. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date:
by: Ewan Hail (Brunswick 141) 1927; Bob Skyles and His Skyrock-
ets (Bluebird 7097) 1937; Vernon Dalhart and His Big Cypress
Boys (Bluebird 8229) 1939. Made Famous by: No one artist. Coun-
14 found. History: This song was recorded by Vernon Dalhart (Blue-
bird 8229) and was blacklisted by ASCAP in 1940 when it was con-
sidered to be a blue (suggestive) song.
1537 The Lawrence WelkHee 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
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 ve. 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. Coun-
try Chart: #68 2/15/69 4 wks., Bonnie Owens (Capitol 2340); #1
(1) 10/2/71 17 wks., Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (Decca
1540 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms. Music/Lyrics: the Rev. El-
isha 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. Coun-
65 found. Movies: Night of the Hunter (United Artists) 1955, di-
rected 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 (Blue-
bird 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
McDonalds Reel. Music/Lyrics: Neil Gow. Copyright Date: 1792.
Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Wil-
liam B. Houchens (Gennet 5070) 1923. Made Famous by: Gid Tan-
ner and His Skillet Lickers (Columbia 15623-D) 1931. Country Chart:
History: This tune dates from late 18th century Scotland and is
known there as Lord McDonalds Reel. Known in the U.S. since
at least 1800. Occasionally seen in ddle 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Gary Morris (Warner 28542)
1986. Made Famous by: Gary Morris (Warner 28542) 1986. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 11/1/86 21 wks., Gary Morris (Warner 28542). Pop
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 Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Wil liams,
Jr., with Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb (Warner Bros. 29633)
151 15331544 Leave
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:
1545 The Leaves Musnt Fall. Music/Lyrics: Jack Kenney/Dorothy
Sebastian. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Fort Knox
Music/Trio Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Moon Mul-
lican (King 917A) 1950. Made Famous by: Moon Mullican (King
917A) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
1546 Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight. Music/Lyrics:
W. Donivan Cowart/Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1976. Pub-
lisher: 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
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 Do-
main. 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:
recorded as Uptown Blues by Vassar Clements, Hitchhiker
Blues by Jackie Youngblood and Country Blues by J.E. Mainers
Mountaineers (Bluebird 8187) 1939.
1548 Left My Gal in the Mountains. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robi-
son. 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:
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:
thor 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 stay-
ing home alone every night. So I told him I didnt want to be en-
gaged anymore, and offered to give back the ring, but he didnt
want it. I told him I would wear it on my right hand. And thats
where the idea for this song came from.Lorene Mann.
1550 The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde. Music/Lyrics: Merle Hag-
gard/Bonnie Owens. Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Tree Publish-
2123) 1968. Country Chart: #1 (2) 3/9/68 15 wks., Merle Haggard
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
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 inci-
dent 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
ction story in song that might have happened or could have hap-
pened somewhere, someplace or sometime.Cindy Walker.
1553 Leonard. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard/Bonnie Owens. Copy-
right 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/Chap-
pell 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, re-
newed (USA, English translation). Publisher: MCA Music Pub-
lishing (a division of MCA, Inc.)/Zaoui Rachel Victorine (France).
Licensed by: ASCAP/SACEM. First Recorded by: Jill Corey (Colum-
bia 40878) 1957. Made Famous by: Country, Willie Nelson (Colum-
bia 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 (Co-
lumbia 03073). Pop Chart: #57 4/20/57 7 wks., Jill Corey (Co-
lumbia 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
try 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,
Leaves 15451556 152
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 Perform-
ance, Female 1973 (Olivia Newton-John); RIAA Million Seller
1974 (Olivia Newton-John); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Coun-
try Award 1974, 1975.
1558 Let Me Be Your Side Track. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
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 Vic-
tor 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 (Colum-
bia 40366) 1955. Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/25/54 16 wks., Hank
Snow (RCA Victor 5960); #75 9/19/70 2 wks., Karen Kelly (Capi-
tol 2883). Pop Chart: #1 (4) 12/4/54 16 wks., Joan Weber (Colum-
bia 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 Vic-
tor 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. Au-
thor 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 didnt
want to do it. I was sort of a protg 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 wasnt 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
Webers version of the song was played ve times during the one
hour show. There was a great positive reaction to the song and sud-
denly overnight it was a monster hit. This is certainly a case of tel-
evision breaking a song [making a song a hit].Ben Wiseman
(Al Hill).
1561 Let Me Know. Music/Lyrics: Slim Willet. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Skeets McDonald (Capitol F2326) 1953. Made Fa-
mous 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/
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.
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.
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 burn-
ing. The song was rst published in 1871 in The Charm.Phillip
Bliss.
1566 Let Your Love Flow. Music/Lyrics: Larry E. Williams. Copy-
right Date: 1975. Publisher: Loaves and Fishes Music Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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 Ac-
BMI Million Airs Award. Notes: Used in a commercial for Joy
153 15571566 Let
dishwashing liquid from 1983 to 1984. Also recorded by Ray Charles
(Columbia) and Mel McDaniel.
1567 Lets 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 Lets 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./Sunower County Songs. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First
None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1985,
ASCAP Country Award 1985, 1986; NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment Award 1984 (Dickey Lee, Tommy Rocco, Johnny Russell).
1569 Lets 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 Lets Live a Little. Music/Lyrics: Ruth E. Coletharp. Copy-
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:
Award 1951. Parodies: Lets Live a Little No. 2, recorded by Lonzo
and Oscar (Decca 43678) 1951, written by Ruth Coletharp and Vic
McAlpin.
1571 Lets 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:
1572 Lets Stop Talkin About It. Music/Lyrics: Deborah Allen/
Rory Bourke/Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Chap-
pell 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:
1573 Lets 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
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).
1574 Lets Think About Living. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant.
Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: House of Bryant. Li-
censed 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 Mil-
lion Seller (Bob Luman, Warner Bros. 5172); BMI Pop Award 1961.
Notes: This was Bob Lumans rst chart record and only million
seller. Since the verses are so topical, there have been several revi-
sions to the lyrics of the verses throughout the years.
1575 Lets Turn Back the Years. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
1576 The Letter Edged in Black. Music/Lyrics: Hattie Nevada.
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: Origi-
nally 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. Wood-
bury 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 rst 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
Leven Cent Cotton see Eleven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat.
1578 Liberty #1. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-
by: Fiddlin John Carson (Okeh 45035) 1925. Made Famous by:
Herschel Brown and His Washboard Band (Victor 40070) 1929.
Artists: 94 (Count for Liberty #1 and #2).
1579 Liberty #2. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-
by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia 37926) 1942.
Made Famous by: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Columbia
None. No. of Artists: 94 (Count for Liberty #1 and #2). Notes: Fid-
dle tune.
1580 Life Gets Tee-Jus, Dont It. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison.
(a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by:
Carson Robison (MGM 10224) 1948. Made Famous by: Carson Ro-
bison (MGM 10224) 1948. Country Chart: #3 8/14/48 28 wks.,
Carson Robison (MGM 10224); #5 11/20/48 4 wks., Tex Williams
Lets 15671580 154
(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 Aint It, written and recorded by Carson Robison
(MGM 10389) 1949. History: This song was another one of Car-
sons 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, Aint 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.Cather-
ine Robison, Carson Robisons wife.
Life Is Like a Mountain Railroad see Lifes Railway to Heaven.
1581 Life to Go. Music/Lyrics: George Jones. Copyright Date: 1958,
renewed. Publisher: Starrite Publishing Co. c/o Glad Music. Li-
censed 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
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.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Little Jimmy Dickens (Columbia 4-
43243) 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:
1583 Lifes Highway. Music/Lyrics: Richard Leigh/Roger Murrah.
Copyright Date: 1984, 1985. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music,
Inc./Shobi Music, Inc. (BMI)/EMI-April Music, Inc./Lion-
Hearted 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
Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986
(Richard Leigh, Roger Murrah); ASCAP Country Award 1987;
1584 Lifes Railway to Heaven. Alternate Titles: Life Is Like a
Mountain Railroad; Mountain Railroad. Music/Lyrics: M.E.
Abbey/Charles Tillman. Copyright Date: 1896 (rst 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 B-
8501) 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 promi-
nent 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 fty 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,
Dont Put Me Off the Train. Music/Lyrics: J. Fred Helf/E.P. Moran.
Earliest Recording Found: Byron Harlan (Edison 7219) 1899; Ear-
liest 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, Dont 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 in-
stituted 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 Flem-
ing/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:
try 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: Smiths Garage Fiddle Band (Vo-
calion 5336) 1929. Made Famous by: Smiths Garage Fiddle Band
(Vocalion 5336) 1929; Benny Thomasson (at ddle contests, espe-
cially 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 Smiths 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:
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 rst person to y solo across the Atlantic. He
learned to y at age 20, and four years later, ying a mail route be-
tween Chicago and St. Louis, he heard of a $25,000 prize offered
for the rst person to cross the ocean alone. He solicited the help
of a St. Louis businessman and set out from Long Island in a spe-
cially 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 An-
derson (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. Pub-
John Yorke Atlee (Columbia) 1891 (as The Mocking Bird); Ear-
liest Country Recording Found: Theron Hale and Daughters (Vic-
tor 40019) 1928. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart:
None. Pop Chart: #1 (6) 8/22/1891 6 wks., John Yorke Atlee (Co-
lumbia) as The Mocking Bird; #3 7/29/1899 4 wks., Joe Bel-
mont (Edison 7169); #3 8/27/1904 5 wks., Frank Stanley and
155 15811590 Listen
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 (Co-
lumbia 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 In-
juns (1868). Listen to the Mocking Bird has enjoyed continuous
popularity in both country and pop music for more than a cen-
tury. The tune is taken from the spiritual When the Worlds 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.
1983. Author Notes: This song was written as a pop song for a fe-
male 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.
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.
by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0300) 1950. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold
(RCA 0300) 1950. Country Chart: #3 4/15/50 12 wks., Eddy Arnold
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 (Gen-
net 3022) 1925; Earliest Country Recording Found: Al Craver (pseu-
donym of Vernon Dalhart) (Columbia 15044) 1925. Made Famous
by: The Stanley Brothers (Rich-R-Tone 1056) 1952. Country Chart:
1595 A Little Bit of Saskatoon. Music/Lyrics: Sonny James/Car-
ole Smith. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Mike Curb Music. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sonny James (Columbia 10072)
1975. Made Famous by: Sonny James (Columbia 10072) 1975. Coun-
try Chart: #6 1/25/75 12 wks., Sonny James (Columbia 10072). Pop
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
censed 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).
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 ofce one morning, like in 15 minutes. I dont 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 ... nally 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 Record-
ing Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40395) 1925 (as My Darlings
Black Mustache); Vernon Dalhart (Victor 19919) 1925 (as Little
Black Mustache). Made Famous by: Lulu Belle (Conquerer 8315)
of Artists: 15 found.
Little Bonnie see Theres More Pretty Girls Than One.
1598 Little Bosephus. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright
First Recorded by: Audrey Williams (MGM 12082) 1955. Made Fa-
mous by: Audrey Williams (MGM 12082) 1955. Country Chart:
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. Coun-
Ten.
1600 Little Darling, Pal of Mine. Alternate Title: Little Sweet-
heart, Pal of Mine. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copyright Date: 1935,
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 Ac-
tion: 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 reective look back into a childhood that I hoped oth-
ers could also identify with as they too felt the growing pains of ma-
turing 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 , Youve Done Me Wrong see Theres More Pretty
Girls Than One.
Listen 15911601 156
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. Coun-
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 (Capi-
tol 5264) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/1/83 14 wks., Anne Mur-
ray (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
censed 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 Rus-
sell); 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 ofce, and I was
about two miles away from home, and I was thinkingits not
that commonly used, but Id 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 rst line: I wake up in the morning. and I had the rst two
verses by the time I reached home, which was about two miles
awayand my car was a Volkswagen. I didnt have anything to
write down on or write with, and if I had, Id have to shift gears. I
was panicking to get home. I almost killed myself. I pulled in the
driveway, praying to God the car didnt stall. I had a real long drive-
way 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 pantingit wasnt that hot because it was like No-
vember. But I was in a panic, so to speak. I went tearing in, and
my wife was in my wayI practically knocked her downI said,
Pencil, quick! and she said, God, Im glad its not a knife. I got
a pencil and pad, and wrote down the rst two verses: what I had
in mind, from memory. Then I continued on the structure of the
song: then the chorus comes, after the rst 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. Pub-
lisher: Public Domain/Champion Music Corp. Licensed by: All;
BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Charles Nabel (Okeh 40418) 1925.
Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Decca 2724) 1960. Country Chart:
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.
Artists: 29. Answers: Little Joe the Wranglers Sister Nell. Author-
ship 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 Moun-
tains or Crow Flat: Pap Logan, Bill Blevens, Will Browneld, Will
Fenton, Lije Colfelt, Tom Mews, Frank Jones and myself. It was
copyrighted and appeared in my rst edition of Songs of the Cow-
boys published in 1908.N. Howard Thorp, from Songs of the
Cowboys, Houghton Mifin 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
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 Whit-
ter (Victor 40135) 1928. Country Chart: #56 2/20/88 8 wks., Dar-
den Smith (Epic 07709). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
1609 Little Marion Parker. Music/Lyrics: Bill Barrett (pseudo-
nym of Carson Robison). Copyright Date: 1928. Publisher: Edwin
T. Morris and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Al
Made Famous by: Al Craver (Columbia 15218) 1929. Country Chart:
found. Answers: The Fate of Edward Hickman, recorded by Ver-
non 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 Car-
son Robison. The Fox, of course, was Edward Hickman. His-
tory: Marion Parker was 11 years old when she was kidnapped on De-
cember 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 Clodhop-
pers (Okeh 45194) 1927 and The Grave of Little Mary Phagan by
157 16021610 Little
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, sev-
eral months later, found guilty of murder. Frank appealed his in-
nocence for two years, but only the governors 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
Marys 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 At-
lanta 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 Franks 14-year-old ofce boy at
the time of the murder, confessed that he had seen Conley carry-
ing little Marys 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,
by: The Carter Family (Victor 40110) 1929. Made Famous by: The
Carter Family (Victor 40110) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
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; Im 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. Coun-
try 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 sub-
ject 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 hym-
nals 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 Do-
main. 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
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 ve years, became his (or hers). The biggest
problem faced by these pioneers was housing. With building ma-
terials 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 ve inches thick.
These were cut into lengths and piled up like bricks to form a crude
dwelling. When transportation improved, cheap building materi-
als 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 Mitchums rst 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 La-
bels) 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:
1617 Little Rosa. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce/Red Sovine. Copyright
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; Theres a Little Rosewood Casket; A Package of
Love Letters; A Package of Old Letters. Music/Lyrics: Louis Goul-
laud/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 Theres
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, Its the Little Things.
Little 16111618 158
1619 A Little Unfair. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Chuck How -
ard. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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
1620 Live and Let Live. Music/Lyrics: Gene Sullivan/Wiley Wal -
ker. 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:
1621 Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young. Music/Lyrics: Joe Alli-
son. 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 Coun-
try 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).
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 Shes living it up now, and
Im 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 Fa-
mous by: Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834) 1986. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 3/29/86 20 wks., Willie Nelson (Columbia 05834). Pop
Country Award 1987.
1624 Living Proof. Music/Lyrics: Steve Clark/Johnny MacRae.
Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: Hide-A-Bone Music Co./Warner-
Chappell 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
ODell. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Warner House of Music.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny ODell (Kapp Records)
1972. Made Famous by: Tanya Tucker (MCA 40402) 1975. Coun-
try 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1976;
BMI Pop Award 1976. Author Notes: I recorded it rst and sold
the master to Kapp records. Nothing happened. Next it was
recorded and released by Alex Taylor on Capricorn Records. Noth-
ing happened. Then it was recorded by The Hollies released on
L.P. in England. Nothing happened. It nally came to the atten-
tion of Snuff Garrett, Tanya Tuckers producer at the time, they
recorded it and it was a pop and country hit.Kenny ODell.
1626 L.O.A. Alternate Title: Love on Arrival. Music/Lyrics: Dan
Seals. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Pink Pig Music. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44435) 1990. Made Fa-
mous by: Dan Seals (Capitol 44435) 1990. Country Chart: #1 (3)
2/17/90 26 wks., Dan Seals (Capitol 44435). Pop Chart: None. AC
1627 London Homesick Blues. Music/Lyrics: Gary P. Nunn. Copy-
right 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 rst
recorded live in a dancehall at Luckenbach, Texas, sung by Gary P.
Nunn, and appeared on Jerry Jeff Walkers 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 unofcial 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 An-
tonio 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.
1977.
1629 Lone Star Rag. Music/Lyrics: James Wills. Copyright Date:
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, di-
rected 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. Coun-
One found. Movies: The Wagon Master (Universal) 1929, directed
by Harry Joe Brown, starring Ken Maynard, Edith Roberts, Tom
Santschi, and Jackie Hanlon. The rst singing cowboy movie.
1631 Lonely Again. Music/Lyrics: Jean Chapel. Copyright Date:
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
159 16191632 Lonely
Recorded by: Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) 1986. Made Fa-
mous by: Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28687) 1986. Country Chart:
#2 (2) 7/19/86 15 wks., The Forester Sisters (Warner 28687). Pop
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. Copy -
right 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
1634 Lonely Street. Music/Lyrics: Kenny Sowder/Carl Belew/W.S.
Stevenson. Copyright Date: 1956, 1966, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-
Rose 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 Fa-
mous 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:
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).
BMI Country Award 1973, 1984; BMI Million Airs Award. Movies:
Rain Man (United Artists) 1988, directed by Barry Levinson, star-
ring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, and Valeria Gollino. Author
Notes: It was toward the beginning of the vocal part of the womens
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 Boys Lament see Mama, Im 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. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA 7959) 1961. Made Fa-
mous 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:
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
Awards: BMI Country Award 1963, 1973. Author Notes: I wrote this
song from my own experience. I lived this song. My rst wife and
I had separated and we were getting a divorce. I actually wrote it
and thought of it as a girls 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 didnt
know we were separated and she was still getting phone calls. It ac-
tually hurt to tell them that she was gone and we were getting a
divorce. So I changed the phone number and thats 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 peo-
ple were calling him and waking him up. He said, Who is Hawk-
shaw Hawkins? People keep calling me up to talk to Hawkshaw
Hawkins!Justin Tubb.
1639 The Lonesomest Lonesome. Music/Lyrics: Mac Davis. Copy-
right 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 (Co-
lumbia 45583) 1972. Country Chart: #2 (1) 4/15/72 14 wks., Ray
Price (Columbia 45583); #49 5/5/73 7 wks., Pat Daisy (RCA
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 or-
dinary working people, but the woman had always wanted to be
rich. She would tell her husband that one day shed be riding in a
long black limousine. And she did. She was later killed in an au-
tomobile 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:
Award 1959. Author Notes: I got on a kick with Burl Ives songs
those old songs but I didnt know any, and I had no way to nd
any at the time, or was too lazy to look. So I said, Ill write me a
folk songan instant folk song, if you will. So I worked on it for
months, and then it all came to me. Theres three incidents Ive
Lonely 16331641 160
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 mo-
tive. They never found the man. Until this day, its an unsolved
murder. That always intrigued me, so thats under the town hall
light. Then the Rudolf Valentino storys always impressed me
about the woman who always used to visit his grave. She always
wore a long black veil now theres the title for the song. And the
third component was Red Foleys 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 thats what came out.Danny
Dill.
1642 Long Eared Mule. Alternate Titles: Flop Eared Mule;
Karo; Jolly Blacksmith. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date:
by: Ernest Stoneman (Okeh 40405) 1925. Made Famous by: Tommy
Jackson (Dot 1217) 1954 (as Flop Eared Mule). Country Chart:
Notes: Also recorded as Karo by Uncle Jimmie Thompson (Co-
lumbia 15118) 1927, Jolly Blacksmith by Theron Hale and Daugh-
ters (Victor 40080) 1928 and Flop Eared Mule by Blue Ridge
Highballers (Columbia 15081) led by Charles La Prade, ddler.
1643 Long Gone Lonesome Blues. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
(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
Awards: BMI Country Award 1950, 1964; RIAA Million Seller
(Hank Williams, Sr.). Notes: This was Hank Williams, Jr.s rst
chart record.
1644 Long Hard Road. Alternate Title: The Sharecroppers
Dream. Music/Lyrics: Rodney Crowell. Copyright Date: 1983. Pub-
lisher: 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 Ac-
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. Li-
censed 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
(19281968) 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 writers contract to Cedar-
wood Publishing and wanted Luther to share in the proceeds, he de-
cided to copyright it in Marshall Grants name and assign publish-
ing to (Luther) Perkins Publishing Company.
1646 A Long Line of Love. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet/Thom
Schuyler. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Bethlehem Music/Scar-
let 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 Mar-
tin Murphey (Warner Bros. 28370). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
1647 Long Tall Mama Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copy-
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 (Colum-
bia 20772) 1951. Country Chart: #4 3/3/51 12 wks., Lefty Frizzell
Artists: Six.
1649 Lookin for a Feelin. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copy-
right 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:
try Award 1978.
1650 Lookin for Love. Music/Lyrics: Wanda Malette/Bob Morri-
son/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 Mor-
rison, Patti Ryan). Movies: Urban Cowboy (Paramount) 1980, di-
rected by James Bridges, starring John Travolta, Debra Winger,
and Scott Glenn. Notes: This was one of the ve most performed
country songs of decade (19801989) 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
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
Looking for a Bully see Bully of the Town.
161 16421652 Looking
1653 Looking for a New Mama. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
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. Copy-
right Date: 1954. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: Freddie Hart (Capitol 2726) 1953. Made Fa-
11/06/54 32 wks., Carl Smith (Columbia 21317); #4 5/22/61 14
wks., Buck Owens and Rose Maddox (Capitol 4550). Pop Chart:
Award 1955, 1961.
Lord Howards Hornpipe see Fishers 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, Im Coming Home. Music/Lyrics: William J. Kirk-
patrick. 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 Im 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 aint got nothin to hide.
She said, The lord knows Im drinkin. And I nearly fell in the
mashed potatoes reachin for somethin to write that down on. For-
get the meal. And I sat there and wrote that song, sittin right there
at the dinner table. Just writin in a fog. Thats one of my favorites
because I despise hypocrisy in people. Its kinda the Harper Valley
PTA type thing.Bill Anderson.
Lord McDonalds 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 Fa-
mous by: Jerry Reed (RCA 0960) 1973. Country Chart: #1 5/26/73
15 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 0960). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
thor Notes: I wrote a song called The Night Miss Nancy Anns
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 dont
you write Jimmy Dean a talking kind of song like this, because
were going to go in and cut it. So I wrote Lord Mr. Ford, and I
wrote it like a Jerry Reed kind of song. And then Jimmy Dean got
to selling sausage or something, and he didnt 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 nd Reed. Jerry Reed said, I
knew that song was out there somewhere, I just didnt know where
to nd it. He needed that song at that time. It was just a dream,
theres 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 re 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 Re -
corded by: Unknown. Made Famous by: The Osborne Brothers in the
1950s and 1960s. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: 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 Losers Cathedral. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn Sut-
ton. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp.
try Chart: #3 1/7/67 14 wks., David Houston (Epic 10102). Pop
Country Award 1967.
1661 Losing Your Love. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/Buddy Killen.
Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Cham-
pion 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
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:
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 Leons career, he hitchhiked from one place to an-
other, nding 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 nally 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)/Con-
way Twitty (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Acuff-Rose
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty
32945) 1972; Emmylou Harris (Warner Bros. 29898) 1982. Coun-
try 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
1664 Lost in the Feeling. Music/Lyrics: Lewis Anderson. Copy-
right Date: 1983. Publisher: BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros.
Looking 16531664 162
29636) 1983. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (Warner Bros.
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:
sap (RCA 14135) 1985. Country Chart: #1 10/5/85 14 wks., Ronnie
Milsap (RCA 14135). Pop Chart: #8 7/20/85 15 wks., Ronnie Mil-
sap (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 (Ron-
nie Milsap, RCA 14135); ACM Song of the Year 1986; BMI Coun-
try Award 1986, 1987; ASCAP Country Award 1986. Notes: This is
set to the melody of In the Still of the Night (I Remember), writ-
ten 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 rst recorded
and made famous by The Five Stairs (Ember 3059); pop chart ac-
tion; #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. Well 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. Its far from a country song, but Ron-
nie Milsaps 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
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 Gen-
try (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 nally got my head back to when I was a kid, when
I was safe. When I wasnt 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 every-
thing else is real names and real facts.Doug Kershaw.
1668 Louisiana Saturday Night. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copy-
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. Au-
thor 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 Ive contributed a little something to their folklore and
tradition.Bob McDill.
1669 Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man. Music/Lyrics: Becky
Blueeld/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 Ac-
Achievement Award 1973 (Becky Blueeld, Jim Owen); BMI
Country Award 1974.
Lousiville Burglar see The Boston Burglar.
1670 Love at the Five and Dime. Music/Lyrics: Nanci Grifth.
Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Wing and Wheel Music, c/o Bug
Music Group. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Nanci Grifth
(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 Art -
ists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986
(Nanci Grifth); BMI Country Award 1987.
1671 Love Bug. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp/Curtis Wayne. Copy-
right Date: 1965. Publisher: Glad Music Co./Black Jack Publish-
ing. 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 rst record
of this song was George Jones. The song came from the old song
Love Bug Itch, I think thats 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 rst 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.
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
1950.
1673 Love Dont Care (Whose Heart It Breaks). Music/Lyrics:
Earl Thomas Conley/Randy Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1984. Pub-
lisher: 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 Fa-
mous by: Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14060) 1985. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 5/14/85 19 wks., Earl Thomas Conley (RCA 14060). Pop
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
163 16651674 Love
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:
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.
wks., Alabama (RCA 12288). AC Action: #5 12/19/81 21 wks., Al-
abama (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 rst degree. I remember it well. I was sit-
ting 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 Poly-
gram 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
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 l 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
1678 Love Is Just a Game. 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 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 Buttery. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copy-
right Date: 1974. Publisher: Owepar Publishing, Inc./Screen Gems-
EMI 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 Coun-
try 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 Coun-
try Award 1984.
1681 Love Is the Foundation. Music/Lyrics: William C. Hall.
Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Coal Miners 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:
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. Mal-
one/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
1685 Love Me Over Again. Music/Lyrics: Don Williams. Copy-
Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don Williams (MCA 41155)
1979. Made Famous by: Don Williams (MCA 41155) 1979. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/79 16 wks., Don Williams (MCA 41155). Pop
Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP
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). 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 CenturyFox) 1956, directed by Robert
D. Webb, starring Richard Egan, Debra Paget, and Elvis Presley.
History: This song was the theme for Elvis rst movie, Love Me
Tender. It was adapted from the old folk song Annabel Lee.
1687 Love Me When You Can. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 40936)
Love 16751687 164
Love on Arrival see L.O.A.
1688 Love or Something Like It. Music/Lyrics: Steven Glass-
meyer/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
1690 Love Put a Song in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters.
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA APL O-
0257) 1974. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury 73715)
1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/4/75 15 wks., Johnny Rodriguez
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 some-
thing 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 re-
peat that like they did in Europeput 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:
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 (Para-
mount) 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.
Artists: One.
1694 Love Will Find Its Way to You. Music/Lyrics: Dave Log-
gins/ 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
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 (Lib-
erty 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 (Lib-
erty 1471). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Mil-
lion Airs Award: ASCAP Country Award 1984; BMI Country
Award 1983; BMI Pop Award 1982. Movies: Six Pack (Twentieth
CenturyFox) 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).
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 didnt even buy the
tabloid and Ive wished a hundred times since then that I had ac-
tually saved it. I liked the title and I liked all the Ls.David Bel-
lamy.
1698 A Lovers 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 Loves Gonna Live Here. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5025) 1963. Made Fa-
mous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5025) 1963. Country Chart: #1
1964.
1700 Lovesick Blues. Alternate Title: Ive Got the Lovesick Blues.
Music/Lyrics: Irving Mills/Cliff Friend/Hank Williams (revised ver-
sion). 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
165 16881700 Lovesick
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,
Shepherd, and Randy Quaid. Author Notes: I was a ier-pilot in
the rst 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 op. 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 pub-
lished it, but I had the copyright. When Williams record hit the
market, I ew to Nashville and took all the money, since I was also
the publisher. Meanwhile, Frank Ield in England had sold 4 mil-
lion, and altogether, the song has sold 10 million.Cliff Friend.
1701 Lovin Her Was Easier (Than Anything Ill 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 Broth-
ers (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 Fa-
mous 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 Scribners
publishing ofce 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 hes 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:
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-
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 (Elek-
tra 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 Ac-
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. Li-
censed 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.
try 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. Earli-
est 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:
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. Coun-
try 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
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. Coun-
try 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 Certied 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. Im an
Lovin 17011710 166
alcoholic, and I gured if I got into that, Id 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 Jer-
sey to visit her mother. I was out in my backyard, tying up toma-
toes 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 upprobably me smok-
ing grass and drinkingand I said, You picked a ne time to leave
me. It came out with that little tune and I immediately put Lu-
cille in for alliteration. I looked around my garden and added,
With four hungry children and a crop in the eld. Originally, I
wrote it about an old blind man I had seen in Norfolk, Virginia,
playing guitar, but I realized theres not too many people who can
identify with an old blind man. I met Roger Bowling and we de-
cided 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 perfectthen
he got the song to Kenny Rogers.Hal Bynum.
1711 Lucille (You Wont Do Your Daddys 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., Way-
lon 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.
1712 Luckenbach Texas (Back to the Basics of Love). Music/
Lyrics: Bobby Emmons/Chips Moman. Copyright Date: 1977. Pub-
lisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10924)
try 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Walter Morris (Co-
lumbia 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:
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 Good-
man 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
1716 Luther Played the Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copy-
right 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 Ac-
Notes: Luther Perkins played the boogie on this record. Luther
Monroe Perkins (19281968), lead guitarist, member of the Ten-
nessee Three in Johnny Cashs band, died tragically when a re
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. Li-
censed 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: Con-
Publishing Co./Tree Publishing Co. Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
tion: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment 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
1720 Lynda. Music/Lyrics: Bill LaBounty/Pat McLaughlin. Copy-
right 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
1721 Made in Japan. Music/Lyrics: Bob Morris/Faye Morris.
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 Maidens Prayer. Music/Lyrics: Thecla Badarzewska/Bob
Wills. Copyright Date: 1859, 1941, renewed. Publisher: Public
167 17111722 Maidens
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:
1976.
Make Me a Palat on De Floor 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 Floor (Minstrel Title).
Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Pub-
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Virginia Lis-
ton (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 Pal-
let on the Floor).
1724 Make My Life with You. Music/Lyrics: Gary Burr. Copyright
Date: 1984. Publisher: Garwin Music Co./Sweet Karol Music/MCA
First Recorded by: The Oakridge Boys (MCA 52488) 1984. Made Fa-
mous by: The Oakridge Boys (MCA 52488) 1984. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 11/10/84 21 wks., The Oakridge Boys (MCA 52488). Pop
Country Award 1986.
1725 Make No Mistake, Shes Mine. Music/Lyrics: Kim Carnes.
Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Moonwindow Music. Licensed by:
ASCAP. First Recorded by: Barbra Streisand and Kim Carnes (Co-
lumbia 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, Hes Mine. AC Action: None. No.
of Artists: Five found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal Per-
formance, 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. Pub-
lisher: 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.
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
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, Every-
body does. Ray Price had cut it rst but he didnt 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
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
1729 Making Believe. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Work. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Jimmy Work (ABC/Dot 1221) 1954. Made Fa-
mous 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 Rus-
sell. Copyright Date: 1963. Publisher: Sure-Fire Music Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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 mid-
dle of the apartment in Eureka, California. I had just gotten mar-
ried. It may be the most sad song I ever wrote and I was as happy
as Ive ever been in my life. I wrote the song for Ernest Tubb and
he never would record it. He said he didnt think it was a complete
song.Johnny Russell.
1731 Mama Dont Allow It (and She Aint Gonna Have It Here).
Alternate Titles: Mama Dont Allow No Easy Riders; Mama Dont
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 Dont Allow It);
Charles Cow Cow Davenport (Vocalion 1434) 1929 (as Mama
Make 17231731 168
Dont 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 Dont Low. Pop Chart:
#55 7/20/63 7 wks., The Rooftop Singers (Vanguard 35020) as
Mama Dont Allow (revival of Mama Dont Allow It). AC Ac-
tion: 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 Burnetts Mama Dont Low No Music Playin Around
Here has driven out the other versions. The song was used in sev-
eral Gene Autry movies and the word music was replaced with
guitar, banjo, drums, etc.
Mama Dont Allow No Easy Riders see Mama Dont Allow It
(and She Aint Gonna Have It Here).
Mama Dont Low No Music Playin Around Here see Mama
Dont Allow It (and She Aint Gonna Have It Here).
1732 Mama Hes Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Kenny ODell. Copyright
Date: 1984. Publisher: Kenny ODell 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, Shes Lazy. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 12. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group 1984 (The Judds); NSAI Song-
writer Achievement Award 1984 (Kenny ODell); NSAI Song of
the Year, 1984; BMI Most Performed Song of the Year (The Bur-
ton Award) 1985; BMI Country Award 1985. Parodies: Mama Shes
Lazy, recorded by Pinkard and Bowden (Warner Bros. 29205)
1984, written by Kenny ODell with special lyrics by Pinkard and
Bowden.
1733 Mama, Im Sick. Alternate Title: The Lonesome Boys
Lament. Music/Lyrics: Tyler Vance. Copyright Date: 1944. Pub-
lisher: 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 Ac-
tion: 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 evangel-
ist, 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, lets 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, lets hear it from the balcony. Unbeknownst to me, my
mother had come in late and she was the only person sitting in the
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 gen-
uine, sincere expression of love for her God that was. Thats really
where I got the idea to write Mama Sang a Song.Bill Ander-
son.
1735 Mama Spank. Music/Lyrics: Liz Anderson. Copyright Date:
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. Pub-
Merle Haggard (Capitol 2219) 1968. Made Famous by: Merle Hag-
gard (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.
Mamas Hungry Eyes see Hungry Eyes.
1737 Mamas Never Seen Those Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Terry Skin-
ner/ 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
The Forester Sisters (Warner Bros. 28795). Pop Chart: None. AC
1987.
1738 Mammas, Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cow-
boys. 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 Nel-
son (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 Jen-
nings and Willie Nelson); BMI Country Award 1978. Parodies:
Mammas, Dont Let Your Cowboys Grow Up to Be Babies, writ-
ten 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 ONeal, Art Carney, and George Kennedy;
Urban Cowboy (Paramount) 1980, directed by James Bridges, star-
ring John Travolta, Debra Winger, and Scott Glenn; Texas Light-
ning (Film Ventures) 1981, directed by Gary Graver, starring
Cameron Mitchell, Channing Mitchell, Maureen McCormick,
169 17321738 Mammas
Peter Jason, Danone Camden, and J.L. Clark. Author Notes: It
just ... hit me.... I dont know how else to describe it. Just this one
line, Mammas, dont let your babies grow up to be guitar pick-
ers. 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 song-
writer, and I was performing some, but I wasnt accomplishing
what I really wanted to do, nothing really special. I wasnt 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 ve or ten minutes, the guitar pickers started
coming out cowboys. by the time I got home it was pretty well
nished, and I played it for my wife, Patsy. She said, Youve 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 thats how Mammas, dont
let your babies grow up to be cowboys came about.Ed Bruce.
Ed had written a verse and one chorus of Mammas, dont let your
babies grow up to be cowboys and got stuck. The rest of it wouldnt
come. So one night, wed been out and when we came in he said,
Why dont we nish this? We sat down and in an hour and fteen
minutes we were nished. The song is actually an autobiographi-
cal sketch of Ed. I have a theory that he couldnt write anymore
because he got self-conscious. Youll notice a change between the
rst and second verses. The rst 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 couldnt say what he is, but it
wasnt difcult 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 ofcial title according to BMI is Man Behind
the Throttle. According to Warner Bros., the ofcial 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
1741 Man That Turned My Mama On. Music/Lyrics: Ed Bruce.
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 Ac-
Manchester Hornpipe see Ricketts Hornpipe.
1742 A Mansion on the Hill. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams/Fred
Rose. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Intersong-
USA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: 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:
None. No. of Artists: 54. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976,
1977. Author Notes: Hank went to see Fred Rose, the publisher, at
his ofce at WSM, and the very rst day he took four of Hanks
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 dont know whether you wrote these songs, whether you
bought them off somebody or where you got them. Ill tell you
what I want you to do, Im 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:
Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20107) 1946. Made Famous
by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 20107) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop
1744 Many Tears Ago. Music/Lyrics: Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright
Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 33-0540)
1945. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 1871) 1949 (re-
issue). Country Chart: #10 2/5/49 1 wk., Eddy Arnold (RCA Vic-
tor 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 Margies 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
(Tom T. Hall). Parodies: His Lincolns Parked at Margies 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 its one of my mainstays. I think its
a little bitter, a little too broad and ahead of its time. The song
pushed people around too much. They didnt want to hear about
that just yet, because it wasnt as clever as Harper Valley, and the
fellow that was getting ready to go to the Lincoln Park Inn was
speaking in the rst person. I think that, socially, weve always apol-
ogized for our desires. Like Please help me, Im falling, thats an
apology for a desire and a plea for forgiveness. But in this song,
people just werent 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award
Man 17391747 170
1975. History: Though this song makes light of voodoo, Marie
Laveau (17941881) 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 sec-
ond 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
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: Bridge-
port 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., Bar-
bara 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,
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 com-
mented 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, unis-
sued) 1927. Earliest Country Release Found: The Blue Sky Boys
(Bluebird 8446) 1940. Made Famous by: The Blue Sky Boys (Blue-
bird 8446) 1940. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Notes: The song was also
made famous in personal appearances by Doc Williams and be-
came 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 rst 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 Irwins 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
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 tele-
vision. Johnny said something like, May the bird of paradise lay a
golden egg in Skitch Hendersons 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 nished.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
Bankheads The Big Show on NBC television in the 1950s. The
song was popular during the Korean War and one of the most re-
quested songs by GIs in the conict. History: The inspiration for this
song came from the authors 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.
1755 Maybe Your Babys 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 Fa-
mous by: The Judds (RCA 5255) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1) 8/22/
87 22 wks., The Judds (RCA 5255). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
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 (Mer-
cury 73248). AC Action: #39 12/11/71 3 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Mer-
cury 73248). No. of Artists: 78. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award;
BMI Country Award 1970, 1971, 1972; BMI Pop Award 1971. Notes:
This was Janice Joplins only chart record. Author Notes: I had just
gone to work for Combine Music. Fred Foster, the owner, called
me and said, Ive got a title for you: Me and Bobby McKee.
Bobby was a secretary in Boudleaux Bryants ofce, but I thought
he said, McGee. He said, Hows that grab you? I said, Hows
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 cant 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 an-
other girl in another country. I had it nished by the time I got to
Nashville. That song probably turned over more audience to me
than any song I ever had.Kris Kristofferson.
171 17481756 Me
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 re-and-brimstone preacher was conducting serv-
ices 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 Gods law
by himself. And the other was the usage of the pronoun me be-
fore 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
Country Chart: #6 5/28/49 4 wks., Ernest Tubb (Decca 46162).
1760 Meet in the Middle. Music/Lyrics: James Foster/Chapin
Hartford/Don Pfrimmer. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Sony-
Tree 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
Country Award 1991.
Meet Me by Moonlight Alone see The Prisoners 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 Os-
mond with Dan Seals (Capitol/Curb 5478) 1985. Country Chart:
#1 8/3/85 14 wks., Marie Osmond with Dan Seals (Capitol/Curb
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 ofcial
theme song for Montanas tourism ads.
Meet Me Tonight in the Moonlight see The Prisoners 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 Fam-
ily (Okeh 05931) 19401941. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
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 Coun-
try Award 1987.
1764 Memory Maker. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis/Kent Westberry.
Copyright Date: 1967, 1972. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Li-
censed 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
1975.
1765 Memory #1. Music/Lyrics: Max Powell/Wayne P. Walker.
BMI. First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca 31617) 1964. Made Fa-
mous by: Webb Pierce (Decca 31617) 1964. Country Chart: #2 (1)
5/23/64 23 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31617). Pop Chart: None.
1964.
1766 The Memory of Your Smile. Music/Lyrics: M.H. Malone/
Ruby Rakes. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bi-
enstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stanley Broth-
ers (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
1768 Men with Broken Hearts. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
(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: Pub-
lic 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.
(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 6-
05-59) 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
Me 17571770 172
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 (Ab-
bott 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 Record-
ing Found: Edison Grand Concert Band (Edison 153) 1896 (Instru-
mental). 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 (Edi-
son 7117) 1899, S.H. Dudley and Harry Macdonough (Edison
7262) 1899, and Chimes (Edison 7511) 1900. History: This songs
nostalgia made it a popular favorite, and it was given wide distri-
bution through Sears and Roebuck. The Sears catalog for 1902 fea-
tures it in an advertisement for the Gramophone Grand, a Vic-
torian multi-media show combining Edison-type cylinder
recordings and stereoptic projection slides.
1773 Middle Age Crazy. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throckmorton.
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 Cen-
turyFox) 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. Li-
censed 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
1775 Midnight Hauler. Music/Lyrics: Tim Dubois/Wood Newton.
Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Warner House of Music/Warner
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 Bai-
ley (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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mel Tillis (MGM 14689) 1974.
(1) 1/12/74 18 wks., Mel Tillis (MGM 14689). Pop Chart: None.
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 Man-
drell (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.
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 (re-
vised 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
McGintys Oklahoma Cowboy Band (Okeh 45057) 1926 (as Pis-
tol Petes 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 Mid-
night 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 Mid-
night 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 Sandburgs The American
Songbag, 1927. Midnight Special was the name given by prison-
ers 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 Publish-
ing (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
173 17711779 Milk
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 Millers Cave. Music/Lyrics: Jack Clement. Copyright Date:
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?
Thats 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 aint no Tiger Mountain anywhere near there. Then I de-
cided Id 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 Millers Boat
Dock. I created this ctitious 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
storyan 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. Pub-
lisher: 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.
Award 1967.
1782 Mind Your Own Business. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
Williams (MGM 10461); #35 2/1/64 6 wks., Jimmy Dean (Co-
lumbia 42934); #1 (2) 10/11/86 19 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Warner
40.
1783 Minni-Ha-Cha. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins/Fred Rose/
Bettie Westergard/Hank Williams. Copyright Date: 1953 (unpub-
lished), 1954 (published). Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Julian J.
Aberbach, the estate of Joachim Jean Aberbach (adm. by Intersong-
USA Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ferlin Husky
(Capitol 2495) 1953. Made Famous by: Ferlin Husky (Capitol 2495)
of Artists: One. Notes: This is a parody of Kaw-liga, rst 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:
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.
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
1786 Miss Emilys 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 Con-
lee (MCA 51164) 1981. Made Famous by: John Conlee (MCA 51164)
1981. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/29/81 20 wks., John Conlee (MCA
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
Emilys Blue Bee Bar. I started the song after I had been down
there. It is like being of course in another countryI think there
are three cars on the island, maybe moreits almost like it was
1900, and the place to go and hang out is Miss Emilys 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 McAu-
liffe (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 Rus-
sell Hayden, Bob Wills, and Dub Taylor. Author Notes: Written for
Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys for the Columbia motion pic-
ture Silver City Raiders.Cindy Walker.
1788 Miss the Mississippi and You. Music/Lyrics: Bill Haley. Copy-
right Date: 1932, renewed. Publisher: Southern Music Publishing
Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers
1789 Missin You. Music/Lyrics: Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Mor-
gan. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA 11751)
Chart: #2 (1) 11/3/79 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 11751). Pop Chart:
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Coun-
try Award 1980.
1790 Missing in Action. Music/Lyrics: Helen Kaye/Arthur Q.
Smith (pseudonym of James A. Pritchett). Copyright Date: 1951,
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/Cur-
ley Williams. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca
Millers 17801791 174
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).
1950.
1792 Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town. Music/Lyrics:
Harold Dorman/Wiley Gann. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher:
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
1793 Mississippi Delta Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jack Neville/Jimmie
Five.
1794 Mississippi Delta Land. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (CBS KC30100) 1970.
Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (CBS KC30100) 1970. Country
One. Notes: Used regularly on televisions Johnny Cash Show. Au-
thor 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
eld 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.
Ive always realized that these people are just like me; they have the
same loves, wants and desires. They dont 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 youto see that your children dont have to
do what youve had to do all your life to make a living. I wrote this
for me, and it just happened to t Johnny Cash, who did a seg-
ment 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.Har-
lan Howard.
1795 Mississippi Moon. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie
Five.
1796 Mississippi Mud. Music/Lyrics: Harry Barris/James Ca-
vanaugh. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bern-
stein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Paul
Whitemans 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 (Vic-
tor 21274) with vocals by Harry Barris, Bing Crosby, Jack Fulton,
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 Sattereld; the August 20, 1928, copyright has Harry Bar-
ris and James Cavanaugh as authors, rst and second verse and
verse melody by James Cavanaugh. History: The original Rhythm
Boys recording was part of a medley with Sweet Lil and Aint She
Sweet.
1797 Mississippi River Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
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:
Notes: Fiddle tune. History: According to ddle 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 ddle 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/Fred-
erick Knight Logan/James Royce Shannon. Copyright Date: 1914, re-
newed. 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 Hush-
a-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., Princes 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. Pot-
ter, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Notes: This song has
had sheet music sales of over one million copies. History: The orig-
inal copyright card reads: From an original melody procured by
John Valentine Eppell, arranged by Frederick Knight Logan for
piano. Ofcial state song of Missouri and unofcial theme song of
President Harry S. Truman.
1801 Mister Lovemaker. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Paycheck. Copy-
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
Country Award 1974.
Mr. McKinley see White House Blues.
175 17921801 Mr.
1802 Mr. Moon. Music/Lyrics: Autry Inman/Shirley Lyn/Carl
Smith. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Li-
1803 Mr. Record Man. Music/Lyrics: Willie Nelson. Copyright
First Recorded by: Willie Nelson (Liberty Records F-55386) 1961.
Made Famous by: Willie Nelson (Liberty Records F-55386) 1961.
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, Its All Over. Music/Lyrics: Gene Crysler. Copy-
right 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
Country Award 1967, 1968, 1977; BMI Million Airs Award. Au-
thor Notes: When I wrote the song, I was thinking about an old
girlfriend.Bob Montgomery.
1806 Moanin the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright
(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:
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 Mil-
lion 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; Porkys (Astral Bellevue Pathe) 1982,
directed by Bob Clarke, starring Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier,
and Wyatt Knight; Valley of Fire (Columbia) 1951, directed by John
English, starring Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Gail Davis, and Rus-
sell 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. Au-
thor 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 nished it, I brought a guitar to the hospital and played it for
him and the nurses. That was the rst public performance of
Mockin Bird Hill. He predicted, Thatll 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 Bill-
board 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. Its
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.
1809 Mollie Darling. Music/Lyrics: Will S. Hays. Copyright Date:
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. His-
tory: William Shakespeare Hays (18371907) 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 days most popular min-
strel and Civil War songs. Some of his songs were so proConfed-
eracy 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, Ill Remember You Love in
My Prayers, and Nobodys 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. Authors
Notes: Molly was written when I was eighteen years old. Ive never
known a girl named Molly, nor have I known anyone with a sim-
ilar experience. This song was God-sent. It was my rst record and
also Bobby Goldsboros rst record and hit.Steve Karliski.
1811 Molly and Tenbrooks. Alternate Titles: Tenbrook and
Molly; Old Tim Brooks; Old Kimball; Timbrooks; Aint
That Skipping and Flying. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright
First Recorded by: Ragtime Henry Thomas (Vocalion 1141) 1927 (as
Mr. 18021811 176
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 (Aint
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 thor-
oughbred 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 Dads Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell. Copy-
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 natu-
ral to think of mom and dad out in west Texas. I was thinking that
Id be glad to walk miles to see mom and dad, maybe for a good Sun-
day 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 Cat-
alog, 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).
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 rst custody-
type song that I had heard. There was a bunch of them afterwards.
Id been divorced and lost custody of my daughter, so theres no
doubt that that had an inuence on me, my missing her and her
momma living so far away, so I never really got to see her much.
Thats why it was written Daddy for a Day but then it didnt 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 didnt 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 (un-
published)/1949 (published), renewed. Publisher: Unichappell
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (Blue-
bird 33-0520) 1945. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (Bluebird 33-
0520) 1945 (and on the radio before it was recorded). Country
One found. Notes: Eddy Arnold had been singing the song on radio
several years before the recording ban ended and he had had his
rst 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 nally the daugh-
ter started pleading with her, Mommy, dont 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
422) 1959. Made Famous by: Darnell Miller (Starday 422) 1959.
Artists: Two.
Mommy Will My Dolly Understand see Mommy, Will My Dog-
gie Understand.
1816 Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile. Music/Lyrics: John Cunning-
ham. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Rocksmith Music/Rockhill-
Selma Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: David Allan
Coe (Columbia 04396) 1983. Made Famous by: David Allen Coe
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. Copy-
right 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.
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:
1819 The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder. Music/Lyrics: Hugh
Prestwood. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: BMG Music Publish-
ing, 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:
thor Notes: This song was a real milestone in my career. After it be-
came 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 rst fell in love
with her. I got the idea from a passage in Ann Tylers novel, Din-
ner 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 Dont Know a Thing About Love.
1820 Moonlight and Skies. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie
try Chart: #2 1931 Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23574); #5 1932 Gene
Autry (Banner 32552 and all ARC labels). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 19. Answers: Moonlight and Skies No.
2, recorded by Jimmie Davis (Decca 5104) 1934, written by Ray-
mond 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)
177 18121821 More
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 rst song I ever wrote. I was
eighteen years old.Merle Kilgore.
1822 More Than a Name on a Wall. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy For-
tune/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. His-
tory: This is a song reference to the Vietnam War Memorial.
1823 More to Me. Music/Lyrics: Ben Peters. Copyright Date: 1977.
More to Pity see Shes More to Be Pitied Than Censured.
1824 Mornin Ride. Music/Lyrics: Steve Bogard/Jeff Tweel. Copy-
right Date: 1987. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Unichap-
pell 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.
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
(Ray Griff ).
1826 Morning Desire. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date:
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 couldnt nd. 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 nd out what might be missing in the set. Wed drive around in
the Jeep at night on the ranch and listen to other tunes, and then
Id 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. Im in this ranch house one morning about
8:30 and Im looking out the window with a cup of coffee still try-
ing to gure out what Im 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 [Mari-
anne]. Its like Morning Desiresome kind of wonderful loving
sexual thing that you have for someone you like, but not in a dis-
tasteful way. And all of a sudden I get into it and I kept these horses
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 Fa-
mous 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/
23721) 1932. Country Chart: #3 song of 1932, Jimmie Rodgers (Vic-
tor 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 evi-
dently both gamblers. One of the guys was telling a story very sim-
ilar to the story in this song, and he said that it had actually hap-
pened to him. I remembered the story, dressed it up and changed
it around to make it into a song. The rst 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). Alter-
nate Title: My Mother Was a Lady. Music/Lyrics: Edward
Marks/Joseph Stern. Copyright Date: 1896. Publisher: Public Do-
main. Licensed by: Public Domain. First Recorded by: Morgan Den-
mon (Okeh 45306) 1927; Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 21433) 1927 (as
Mother Was a Lady). Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor
None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Author Notes: We were in a restau-
rant when we conceived our next sensation. It was a German restau-
rant 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 Pastors the next day.Edward Marks (They All Sang).
1830 Mothers Only Sleeping. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright
First Recorded by: Charlie Monroe (RCA Victor 20-2055) 1946 (au-
thorship credited to Charlie Monroe). Made Famous by: Bill Mon-
roe (Columbia 37294) 1947. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
1831 Mountain Dew. Alternate Title: Good Old Mountain
Dew. Music/Lyrics: Bascom L. Lunsford/Scott Wiseman. Copy-
right Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Tannen Music, Inc./Tree Pub-
More 18221831 178
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Bas-
com 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 songs copyright
was in litigation for 15 years and has been settled in favor of Tan-
nen 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 re-
turned 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; Ill 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 instruc-
tion 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
abama (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 Lifes Railway to Heaven.
Mountaineer Song (Cindy) see Get Along Home, Cindy.
1834 Move It on Over. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10033) 1947.
Chart: #4 8/2/47 13 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10033); #60
12/10/72 6 wks., Buddy Alan (Capitol 3482). Pop Chart: None.
1835 Movin On. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date:
Award 1976. Notes: This was the theme song of Movin On, a tele-
vision 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, di-
rected 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 Ander-
son. 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 (Capi-
tol 4822) 1962. Country Chart: #21 11/17/62 6 wks., The Louvin
Brothers (Capitol 4822); #60 2/11/78 6 wks., Roy Clark (ABC
1838 My Adobe Hacienda. Music/Lyrics: Louise Massey/Lee
Penny. Copyright Date: 1941, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louise Massey and The West-
erners (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 Quar-
tet (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 Over-
street/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:
try 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 47-
6540) 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.
179 18321840 My
1841 My Baby Thinks Hes 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:
try Award 1982.
1842 My Babys Gone. Music/Lyrics: Hazel Houser. Copyright
Date: 1958, 1986, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Li-
censed 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 (Capi-
tol 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 Babys 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.
1844 My Blue-eyed Elaine. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Dale Tubb. Copy-
censed 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 Tubbs rst 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.
13.
1846 My Blue Ridge Mountain Home. Music/Lyrics: Carson Ro-
bison. 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 Robi-
son (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 Bonnies Blue Eyes see Theres 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 (Vic-
tor 23685) 1931. Made Famous by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 5104) 1934.
Artists: Four found.
1848 My Buckets Got a Hole in It. Music/Lyrics: Clarence Wil -
liams. 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
(MGM 10560); #10 4/5/58 11 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5503).
Pop Chart: #12 3/31/58 12 wks., Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5503). AC
Action: None. No. of Artists: 11 found. Answers: My Buckets 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. Li-
censed 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 Maids Last Hope.
1850 My Carolina Sunshine Girl. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
Chart: #3 record of 1929, Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 40096). Pop
1851 My Clinch Mountain Home. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 40058) 1929.
Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 40058) 1929. Coun-
try 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 Dil-
beck. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 20-
3013) 1947. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 20-3013)
1948. Country Chart: #5 8/28/48 19 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Vic-
tor 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 (Mer-
cury 71826) 1961. Country Chart: #3 7/2/61 18 wks., Claude Gray
Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1961. Notes: This was Claude
Grays highest rated record.
1855 My Elusive Dreams. Music/Lyrics: Curly Putman/Billy Sher-
rill. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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
ofce at Tree Publishing, there was a map of the U.S. on the wall.
It was a country music Whos 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 t my situation at the
time.Curly Putman.
My 18411855 180
1856 My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You. Music/Lyrics: Naomi
Martin/Jimmy Payne. Copyright Date: 1972, 1976. Publisher: En-
sign Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeanne Pruett
(MCA-503) 1971. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor
1857 My Favorite Memory. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copy-
right 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
1982.
1858 My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers. Music/Lyrics: Liz An-
derson. 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 Gals Gone Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5942) 1931.
Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 5942) 1935. Country
Two.
1860 My Hang Up Is You. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart. Copyright
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:
1861 My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Don Pfrimmer/Charles Quillen.
censed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA
ASCAP Country Award 1980, 1981.
1862 My Heart Skips a Beat. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5136) 1963. Made
1964.
1863 My Heart Would Know. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
Copy right Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./
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: Way-
lon Jennings (RCA APLI-1321 LP) 1976. Made Famous by: Willie
Nelson (Columbia 11186) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/12/80 14
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 Elec-
tric Horseman (Columbia/Universal) 1979, directed by Sydney Pol-
lack, starring Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, and Willie Nelson.
1865 My Hill Billy Baby. Music/Lyrics: Rex Grifn. Copyright
Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Anne Rachel Music. Licensed by:
ASCAP. First Recorded by: Rex Grifn (Decca 5770) 1939. Made
Famous by: Rex Grifn (Decca 5770) 1939. Country Chart: None.
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:
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:
1867 My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To). Music/Lyrics: Bill
Anderson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32445)
try Chart: #1 (2) 3/1/69 19 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32445). Pop
Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: Bill-
board #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 ac-
cuse me of a lot of things. Mostly she said, If you allow our mar-
riage to split up, youll be throwin away your life. And I came
back with, Well, its my life, Ill throw it away if I want to. And,
ya know, I always think of things in terms of a song. Thats a very
biting song and its 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 its not your
life. You cant just throw it away. People took the song extremely
serious. After it was all over I kinda wished I hadnt done it. I dont
do that song on the stage very much. Its not me. Its not the way
I feel now and, yet, it was a very successful record.Bill Ander-
son.
1868 My Lifes Been a Pleasure. Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6681) 1942. Made Fa-
mous 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: Dont 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 Robi-
son. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Pub-
181 18561870 My
lishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First
Recorded by: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Colum-
bia 15056) 1925. Made Famous by: The Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird
None. No. of Artists: 14 found.
1871 My Little Lady. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie
19.
1872 My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans. Music/Lyrics:
1873 My Love. Music/Lyrics: Tony Hatch. Copyright Date: 1966.
Publisher: Sony-ATV Songs/Universal-Duchess Music Corp./Wel-
beck Music, Ltd. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Wal-
lace. 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
(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
Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/16/72
14 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10909). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen (Victor 23685)
1931. Made Famous by: Stuart Hamblen (Victor 23685) 1932; Mil-
ton Brown and His Musical Brownies (Decca 5080) 1935. Coun-
try Chart: #2 record of 1932, Stuart Hamblen (Victor 23685). No.
of Artists: 25 found. Notes: Probably Stuart Hamblins most popu-
lar song and best seller. Author Notes: This number was written
about my rst 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 Id left behind. I couldnt see then how I
could ever go on through life without her, but fortunately she mar-
ried an old friend of mine. I never saw Mary, not her husband, for
about twenty-ve 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 repeat-
edly to converse with me, but shed glare at him and hed 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-
lief when those two tourists left to go back to their Texas home.
Theres a verse of scripture in the Bible that reads, The Lord giveth
and the Lord taketh away. Mary was my rst 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 Dont 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
13.
1878 My Old Pal of Yesterday. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Jimmy
Long. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Pub-
lishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Record-
ing 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
None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1986; Na-
tional 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 Partys Over. Alternate Titles: The Partys 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 hu-
miliated.
1881 My Rough and Rowdy Ways. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWil -
liams/ Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher:
1882 My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You. Music/Lyrics: Lee
Ross/Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Uni -
chappell 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 (Colum-
bia 40951). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine
My 18711882 182
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 Howards 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
None. No. of Artists: Nine. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Colum-
bia/Tri-Star) 1971, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Timo-
thy 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 Ac-
tion: #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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP/COPAC. First Recorded by: Montana Slim (pseu-
donym of Wilf Carter) (RCA Canada, Bluebird B-4996) 1933.
Made Famous by: Montana Slim (Bluebird B-6515) 1936. Country
Two found. Answers: Swiss Moonlight Lullaby, recorded by Mon-
tana Slim (Bluebird B-4620) 1937, written by Wilf Carter.
1887 My Tennessee Baby. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb. Copyright
First Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46173) 1949. Made Famous
by: Ernest Tubb (Decca 46173) 1949. Country Chart: #10 9/9/49 6
None. No. of Artists: Two found. History: Written for Ernest Tubbs
second wife, Olene Tubb.
1888 My Tennessee Mountain Home. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton.
Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Owepar Publishing Co., Inc./
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 Aint Long. Music/Lyrics: Waldo Lafayette ONeal/
None. No. of Artists: One found. Notes: This is not the same or
even derived from the song of the same title recorded by the Vir-
ginia 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 Wifes House. Music/Lyrics: Bob Jennings/Lorene Mann.
BMI. First Recorded by: Jerry Wallace (MCA 40248) 1974. Made Fa-
mous 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 hed say, Well, I gotta go to my wifes
house. He had called me about a song I hadnt nished. Bob said,
Have you come up with that line yet? I said, Where are you? and
he answered, At my wifes 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:
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 (Co-
14. Awards: BMI Country Award 1971; NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment 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. Shes everything that I said in the song.
Marty Robbins.
1894 The Mystery of Number Five. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
Nine.
1895 Mystery Train. Music/Lyrics: Herman Parker, Jr./Sam C.
Phillips. Copyright Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Hi-Lo Music,
Little Junior Parker (Sun 192) 1953. Made Famous by: Elvis Presley
(Sun 223) 1955. Country Chart: #11 9/7/55 40 wks., Elvis Presley
183 18831895 Mystery
(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:
Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Al Craver (pseudonym of
Vernon Dalhart) (Victor 19867) 1925. Made Famous by: Al Craver
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 Dal-
hart 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.
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 (Co-
lumbia 44040). Pop Chart: #8 12/17/66 10 wks., the Lovin Spoon-
ful (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 Se-
bastian 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 televi-
sion). Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
of Artists: One found. History: The theme was written especially
to t 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 ve days a week from March 7, 1983, to Oc-
tober 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:
1901 Naw, I Dont Wanta Be Rich. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison.
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
1902 Near You. Music/Lyrics: Francis Craig/Kermit Goell. Copy-
right Date: 1947, 1958, renewed 1986. Publisher: Supreme Music
Corp./Warner Bros. Music Corp./MCA Music Publishing (a divi-
sion of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found:
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 Sis-
ters (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 (Fran-
cis Craig, Bullet 1001). Notes: This was the theme song for The Mil-
ton Berle Show beginning June 8, 1948, on NBC-TV. The last tele-
cast was aired January 6, 1967. When the show was rst 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 (rst published).
Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: High-
land Quartet (Columbia 2232) 1896. Made Famous by: John Mc-
Cormack (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 CenturyFox) di-
rected by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate
Winslet, Billy Zane. History: Nearer My God to Thee is sung to
Lowell Masons 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, een though it be a cross that raiseth me. This
has been my constant prayer. In 1912, during the sinking of the Ti-
tanic, the ships 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:
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., Don-
nie Owens (Guyden 2001); #7 4/02/49 12 wks., Jo Stafford and
Gordon McRae (Capitol 15393); #30 6/11/49 1 wk., Guy Lom-
bardo (Decca 24614). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards:
1905 Neon Rose. Music/Lyrics: Gayle Barnhill/Rory Bourke. Copy-
right Date: 1972, 1973. Publisher: ATV Music/Careers-BMG Music
Pub lishing, 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 Til lis (MGM 14454). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
of Artists: 13.
1906 Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door). Music/Lyrics:
Rose 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 Ac-
1907 Never Be You. Music/Lyrics: Tom Petty/Benmont Tench.
Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Gone Gator Music/Blue Gator
Name 18961907 184
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 (Co-
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
McKees version was used; the song was written for the movie.
1908 Never Been So Loved (in All My Life). Music/Lyrics: Way-
land Holyeld/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:
(RCA 12294) 1981. Country Chart: #1 (2) 8/22/81 15 wks., Charley
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/Jim-
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./Unichap-
pell 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 Show-
boys (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 Hud-
son/Red Lane/Gloria Thomas. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher:
Honey Man Publishing Co., Inc./Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Pete-
wood 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984;
ASCAP Country Award 1984. Author Notes: This song was in-
spired 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 An-
drews (pseudonym of Carson Robison). Copyright Date: 1936. Pub-
lisher: 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 origi-
nated 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 (Co-
lumbia 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 in-
terested in writing some. Of course, I was delighted to do so. So,
the old melody with new lyrics was retitled The New Texas Play-
boy Rag and was also recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Play-
boys.Cindy Walker.
1916 Next in Line. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp/Curtis Wayne.
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
1917 The Night Atlanta Burned. Music/Lyrics: John D. Louder-
milk. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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 inuence 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 gui-
tar being played on a porch in the neighborhood and I stopped
and listened and I never heard guitar like that before. It was a house-
painter named Ernest Moon, who played classical music and read
real well. He was a big inuence and he turned me away from the
steel string twanging [and] ogging to ngerstyle on gut strings. I
was the rst ngerstyle country guitar musician. One night I was
sitting with Ernest Moon when I was around 16 or 17 years old and
185 19081917 Night
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 Con-
servatory of Music. There were people sitting there with black tuxe-
dos on. They had a whole section of mandolins, a whole section of
banjos, a whole section of guitars, whole sections of ddles. Folk
music was very sophisticated then and was done by groups of peo-
ple doing this music. So this mandocello survived the Civil War and
he played some of that music. It was open tuning and it was ab-
solutely 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 Id 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
Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/25/83 21 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 13542).
BMI Country Award 1984; BMI Pop Award 1985; ASCAP Coun-
try Award 1984.
1919 The Night Herding Song. Alternate Titles: Lay Down Do-
gies; Cowboys Night Song; Hi O, Hi O; Cowboy Night
Herding Song. Music/Lyrics: Harry Stephens. Copyright Date: 1909.
Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 138) 1927 (as Cowboys 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, Cowboys 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 an-
imals. He would make up a couple of lines, then write them down
next morning when he returned to camp. The nal 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 Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Co-
lumbia 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 Im
driving. I was living in Houston at the time and driving back and
forth to Pasadena to a place called the Esquire Club. Its about a half
hours 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
over it again driving back home. I nally 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-Black-
wood 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
1922 Night Train to Memphis. Music/Lyrics: Owen Bradley/Mar-
vin Hughes/Beasley Smith. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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 Se-
lander, 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 Mem-
phis 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 theyve all faded out.
Marvin Hughes. Night Train to Memphis was written about a
train called The City of Memphis. It ran on the Nashville, Chat-
tanooga and St. Louis line. The engine was called The Blue Goose.
The train was built completely in Nashville at Radnor Yards. It was
the rst streamlined train in this part of the country.Rosalind
Smith Minton.
1923 The Night Watch. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright
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 couldnt 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 ca-
reer.... I then thought of the one who looked out for us all and the
words came, Gods 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 Song-
writer 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 Cen-
turyFox) 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
Night 19181925 186
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:
1926 Nine Pound Hammer. Alternate Title: Roll on Buddy.
Music/Lyrics: Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Pub-
Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (Brunswick 177) 1927. Made
Famous by: Merle Travis (Capitol 48000) 1947. Country Chart:
Notes: See entry for Buddy Wont 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 postCivil War south. Tunnel men, railroad right-
of-way laborers (tie tampers, track liners, spike drivers), mule skin-
ners, wheelbarrow haulers and road builders all developed func-
tional 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 Foun-
dation). Author Notes: I rst 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 Im from around there. It
seems Ive spent most of my life telling people Im 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) pre1906. 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 Childrens Hour.
Six years later, singer-composer Ira Sankey, traveling with the cru-
sades 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, Moodys 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 rst song he had ever composed.
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 Coun-
try Award 1964.
1929 Ninety-Nine Year Blues. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jim-
of Artists: Five.
1930 No Blues Is Good News. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Noack. Copy-
right Date: 1969. Publisher: Raydee Music Co. Licensed by: SESAC.
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:
Recorded by: Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) 1974. Made Fa-
mous 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).
Achievement Award 1974 (Harlan Howard); BMI Country Award
1975. Notes: Used in gospel music video Amen sung by Shirley Cae-
sar. Author Notes: Ive been married several times now, adopted
childrenIve been raising kids since I was 21, mine or other peo-
ples, 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
hadIm thinking about working class, middle class people, the
kind Ive always been associated with. People who aint poor, but
workingpeople who came out of the Depression and just spoil
the shit out of their kids. Were trying to help them help them-
selves, and theyre turning around and charging us for it. They say,
Well, Ill 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 theyre treated
sometimes. They wanted to do a parody on No Charge. Well Jack
Stapp allowed them to do this in Englandthank God I never
heard it. It was supposed to be funny. It wasnt. In the States I went
out and raised hell and I told them, Dont allow anyone to do my
song No Charge as a parody! There were two of them in En-
gland. They were awful.Harlan Howard.
1932 No Hard Times. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine.
1933 No Help Wanted. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Maddox Brothers and Rose (Columbia 21065)
1953. Made Famous by: The Carlisles (Mercury 70028) 1953. Coun-
try 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.
1934 No Help Wanted #2. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle. Copyright
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.
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 Tex-
ans with Chuck Keeshan and Leon Seago (Okeh 6706) 1943. Made
Famous by: Ted Daffan and His Texans (Okeh 6076) 1943. Coun-
try 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
187 19261935 No
was released in mid1943 and stayed on the juke box charts through
1943, 1944 and 1945.
1936 No Love Have I. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Webb Pierce (Decca P-31021) 1959. Made Fa-
mous 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:
1937 No Matter How High. Music/Lyrics: Joey Scarbury/Even
Stevens. Copyright Date: 1988. Publisher: ESP Music/Great Cum-
berland 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:
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. Coun-
try Chart: #42 8/27/66 6 wks., Frank Ield (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 immedi-
ately 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. Copy-
right Date: 1986. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music/Screen Gems-EMI
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Asa Mar-
tin (Gennet, unissued) 1929 (as Theres No Place Like Home for
a Married Man). Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros.
Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1987. History: This song
uses portions of the song Theres No Place Like Home by Ted Bar-
ron and Felix Feist (1902) now in public domain. Although there
is an earlier song circa 1889 titled Theres No Place Like Home,
no author credit given by Gus Meade. Gus Meade lists eight record-
ings by 1938.
No Stopping Your Heart see Theres No Stopping Your Heart.
1940 No Vacancy. Music/Lyrics: Clife Stone/Merle Travis. Copy-
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 nding a place to live.
One night after playing a date, Clife Stone and I drove a couple
of hundred miles from California looking for a motel to spend the
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 Vic-
tor 13223); BMI Country Award 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment Award 1982 (Rhonda Fleming, Dennis Morgan); BMI Mil-
lion 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 Wouldve Left Her. Music/
Lyrics: Dean Dillon. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Songs of Poly-
gram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dean Dillon
(RCA PB-12109) 1980. Made Famous by: George Strait (MCA
(MCA 52817); #25 11/1/80 7 wks., Dean Dillon (RCA PB-12109).
NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 (Dean Dillon); BMI
Country Award 1987.
1944 Nobody Knows but Me. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jim-
mie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp.
try Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12.
1945 Nobody Likes Sad Songs. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyeld/
Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music
Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Mil-
sap (RCA 11553) 1979. Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA
11553) 1979. Country Chart: #1 (1) 4/28/79 15 wks., Ronnie Milsap
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 EMI-
Blackwood 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
try Award 1974.
1948 Nobodys Business. Alternate Title: Thats Where My
Money Goes. Music/Lyrics: Will Skidmore. Copyright Date: 1919.
No 19361948 188
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 Thats Where My Money Goes. Pop
Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 54 found. Notes: Not
to be confused with (Aint) Nobodys Business, written by Alex
Christensen in 1923, published by Forester Music (ASCAP).
1949 Nobodys 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. Coun-
try 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 Nobodys Darlin but Mine,
recorded by Jimmie Davis (Decca 5203A) 1936; Womans Answer
to Nobodys Darling, recorded by Sally Foster (Decca 5229A)
1936; Thats Why Im Nobodys Darling, recorded by Jimmie
Davis (Decca 5336A) 1937; Shes Somebody Elses Darling,
recorded by the Delmore Brothers (King 570) 1946, written by
Alton Delmore; Shes Somebodys Darling Once More, recorded
by the Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird 8446) 1940, written by Bobby
Gregory; Answer to Nobodys Darlin, recorded by Gene Autry
(Conqueror 8685) 1936, written by Bob Miller; By the Grave of
Nobodys Darling (My Darlings Promise), recorded by Jimmie
Davis (Decca 5477A) 1937.
1950 Nobodys Fool. Music/Lyrics: Hal Bynum. Copyright Date:
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 Nobodys 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.
1952 Nobodys Lonesome for Me. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
Music Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Williams
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 (Twen-
tieth CenturyFox) 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.
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 Ac-
1990.
1955 Nothing Sure Looked Good on You. Music/Lyrics: Jim Rush-
ing. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Coal Miners Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Prophet (RCA KKLI-
0253) 1977. Made Famous by: Gene Watson (Capitol 4814) 1980.
Country Chart: #4 1/5/80 14 wks., Gene Watson (Capitol 4814).
BMI Country Award 1981. Author Notes: Don Schlitz and I were
together one day, and I had made a suggestion, Lets 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 Gam-
bler. I have the original copy of The Gambler up on my wall.
Jim Rushing.
1956 Now and Forever (You and Me). Music/Lyrics: David Fos-
ter/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 Theres 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 (Co-
lumbia 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 fundamental-
ist 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 prob-
lems with my rst 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
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
189 19491959 O Bury
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 (Vic-
tor 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: Wil-
liam Bradbury/the Rev. Jefferson Haskell. Copyright Date: 1860
(rst 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 ap-
peared 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
Country Award 1988.
1962 Odds and Ends (Bits and Pieces). Music/Lyrics: Harlan
Howard. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed 1989. Publisher: Beech-
wood Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Warren
Smith (Liberty 55302) 1961. Made Famous by: Warren Smith (Lib-
erty 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
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 In-
strument 1967 ( Jimmie Haskell), Best Vocal Performance, Female
1967 (Bobbie Gentry); ASCAP Country Award 1967; RIAA Mil-
lion Seller 1967 (Bobbie Gentry). Answers: Mystery of Tallahatchie
Bridge, recorded by Roger White (Big A Records A103) 1967, writ-
ten by Dick Heard. Roger White was better known as Johnny Pay-
check. Movies: Ode to Billy Joe (Warner Bros.) 1976, directed by
Max Baer, starring Robby Benson, Glynnis OConnor, 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
of peoples reaction to the life and death of Billy Joe and its subse-
quent 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 rst 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. Pub-
lisher: 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award
1965. Author Notes: Shack was written after two direct stimuli
were fed into my songwriters net (Roger Miller once said a song-
writer is like a man with a buttery net; hes always got it out wait-
ing to catch something). One was a comment by Judy Stammer of
Berea, Kentucky, about some citys passing an ordinance prohibit-
ing 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 edice. 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. Thats all I can say about Shack except that six-
teen years of my life went into the research for it.Billy Edd
wheeler.
1965 The Ofcial 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 Broth-
ers (Mercury 55048) 1978. Made Famous by: The Statler Brothers
(Mercury 55048) 1978. Country Chart: #5 11/12/78 10 wks., The
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
1984.
1967 Oh, Dem Golden Slippers. Music/Lyrics: James A. Bland.
Earliest Recording Found: Silas Leachman (Columbia, not num-
bered) 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 (Co-
lumbia, 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
Randy Quaid. Notes: Used in a television commercial for Nabiscos
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 (Co-
lumbia 3591) 1925. Country Chart: #6 11/3/79 15 wks., Jim Reeves
O Come 19601968 190
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
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 reection 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 pub-
lisher, 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. Copy-
right Date: 1971. Publisher: Ragged Island Music Publishing. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72)
1971. Made Famous by: Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72) 1971. Coun-
try Chart: #4 4/3/71 15 wks., Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation 72). Pop
Country Award 1972.
1971 Oh, So Many Years. Music/Lyrics: Frankie Bailes. Copyright
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
Seven.
Oh, Wasnt 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 Publish-
gard (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: Im 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: Its a funny song,
a ridiculous song in some ways. It has so many different messages.
It has messages that I didnt even know were there and I wrote it.
Okie started as a kind of accident. We were driving out of Arkansas
on our bus, and there was this sign that said, Muskogee, that-a-way
or whatever, and somebody said something like, I bet they dont
smoke marijuana in Muskogee. I thought it was a funny line, and
weme 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 dont seem to have many problemsyou know, drugs,
riots. Well, I got to wondering if Muskogee had a college, and it did,
and they hadnt ever had any troubleno 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jack Guthrie (Capitol 201)
1945. Made Famous by: Jack Guthrie (Capitol 201) 1945; Red Blan-
chard and Dolph Hewitt (Kahill KA-1019) 1956 (and on WLS Na-
tional 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 Thompsons 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 didnt mean
anything to him; he just wanted to get his break. They signed a con-
tract, and Leon didnt get any more money until Woody had got-
ten as much as he had. There is a controversy over who wrote this
song, and I really dont 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
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia Vocalion 43206)
1935. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia Vocalion 43206)
of Artists: One.
1975 Oklahoma Waltz. Music/Lyrics: Spade Cooley/Cindy Wal -
ker. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Spade Cooley (RCA Victor 2866)
1948. Made Famous by: Spade Cooley (RCA Victor 2866) 1948.
Artists: One.
1976 Old Age Pension Check. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright
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. Au-
thor Notes: I bought this number from a boy that lived in
Knoxville, and as far as I know, he wrote it. I cant 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 Washingtonget on relief. It was more of a
comedy song for me, but it was taken a little bit politically by
some.Roy Acuff.
191 19691976 Old
Old Black Dog see Dont Let Your Deal Go Down.
Old Blind Dog see The Old Gray Mare, She Aint What She
Used to Be.
1977 Old Blue. Music/Lyrics: Martha Lou Gaches/W.S. Steven-
son. Copyright Date: 1954, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Grandpa Jones (RCA Vic-
tor 5685) 1954. Made Famous by: Grandpa Jones (RCA Victor
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. Copy-
right Date: Unknown. Publisher: Tuckaseigee Publishing Co., Inc.
Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Arthur Collins and
Byron Harlan (Edison 9415) pre1907 (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.
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Harry Mac Mc-
Clintock 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 Orches-
tra, 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 Fosters Uncle Ned, 1848. History: Named after Jess
Chisholm (18051866), a famous livestock trader, interpreter be-
tween 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 Whiteld Waugh. Copyright Date: 1933, 1960, re-
newed. 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.
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 Lincolns cam-
paign songs. Movies: Home in San Antone, (Columbia) 1949, di-
rected 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-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346)
1972. Made Famous by: Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346) 1972. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 12/2/72 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73346). Pop
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. Wed been divorced a couple of times. She was a beauty
operator, and I just went up there to the place where she was work-
ing, and I told her to get in the truck and said, Lets go! She gave
me a hard time, but I nally 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 fty 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 some-
body stole everything we had, except my clothes, and they were so
raggedy that nobody would have them, anyway. My wife sat down
on the oor 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, thats when youre
really down, and just in my own words, I said, Too much aint enough
for me, cause Ill just keep on, Ill keep on going, and thats 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Alabama (RCA 12169) 1980.
tion: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment Award 1981 (Donny Lowery, Mac McAnally). Publishers Com-
ment: Old Flame was Alabamas rst number one single and the
song that many people think broke the band into super-stardom.
Donny Lowery wrote the song for the groups Randy Owen when
the band was doing a show at the University of North Alabama in
Florence, Alabama.Richard Butler.
1985 Old Flames Cant Hold a Candle to You. Music/Lyrics:
Hugh Moffatt/Pebe Sebert. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Right-
song Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Brian Collins
(RCA 11277) 1978. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 12040)
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 Se-
bert). Author Notes: It was Pebes 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 Aint What She Used to Be.
Old Gray Mare Kicking Out of the Wilderness see The Old
Gray Mare, She Aint What She Used to Be.
Old 19771985 192
1986 The Old Gray Mare, She Aint What She Used to Be. Al-
ternate 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 Do-
main. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Princes 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 (Colum-
bia 15170) 1926. Made Famous by: Arthur Collins and Byron Har-
lan (Victor 18387) 1918. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #4 9/15/17
4 wks., Princes 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 Lin-
coln, 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. Alter-
nate Title: Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster Crowed. Music/
Lyrics: W. Callaway. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: MCA
Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin John Carson (Okeh 4890) 1923
(as Old Hen Cackled and the Roosters Gonna Crow). Made Fa-
mous by: Fiddlin John Carson (Okeh 4890) 1923. Country Chart:
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. Coun-
try Chart: #2 (2) 5/4/85 20 wks., The Bellamy Brothers (MCA/
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 werent
dyed-in-the-wool Haight-Ashbury hippies. We were kind of south-
ern country hippies. It was a little bit different style, but it was hip-
pies 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 Viet-
nam and just people I knew that I went to school with. So he be-
came, like, sort of a character out of several characters. I wrote
fteen verses to this song. It was almost like a channeling deal. I
knew so much about the subject and it all came out.David Bel-
lamy.
1989 The Old Home Filler Up an Keep on a Truckin Cafe.
Music/Lyrics: Chip Davis/William Fries. Copyright Date: 1976. Pub-
lisher: American Gramaphone. Licensed by: SESAC. First Recorded
by: C.W. McCall (MGM 14738) 1974. Made Famous by: C.W. Mc-
Call (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. Mc-
Call (MGM 14738). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. History:
Each verse of this song was originally one spot for the Metz Bread
Companys 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 (18391886) was born at Sextons Creek, Kentucky, and was
raised on the family farm. He was one of the rst 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 sur-
geon 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 pop-
ular at the time but had no lyrics, and Joes friends began making
up lyrics about this growing legend. At rst, 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 dur-
ing 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23840)
Three.
Old Love Letters see Your Old Love Letters.
The Old Maid and the Burglar see The Old Maids Last Hope.
The Old Maid see The Old Maids Last Hope.
1992 The Old Maids 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 Re -
corded by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14850) 1924. Made Famous
by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion 14850) 1924. Country Chart: None.
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 Hag-
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 homeafter a runaway.Merle Haggard.
193 19861993 Old
Old Money Musk Quadrille see Gray Eagle.
1994 Old Pal of My Heart. Music/Lyrics: John B. Mason/Jimmie
Six.
1995 Old Rattler. Alternate Title: Here Rattler Here. Music/
main. 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. Coun-
17 found. Answers: Old Rattlers Treed Again, written and
recorded by Grandpa Jones (King 733) 1948; Old Rattlers Son,
written and recorded by Grandpa Jones (RCA Victor 5113) 1952.
1996 Old Records. Music/Lyrics: Merle Kilgore/Arthur Thomas.
censed 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
1997 Old Rivers. Music/Lyrics: Clifton Crofford. Copyright Date:
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 Ben-
nard. 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 (Vic-
tor 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 sym-
bol, 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 minds 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 in-
spired 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: One. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment 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
found. Answers: Old Shep: The Dogs 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 didnt like the dog, and Daddy found him in a eld
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. Copy-
Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Ray Noble (Vic-
tor 24357) 1933; Frank Parker (Vocalion 2606) 1933. Made Fa-
mous 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.
2003 Older Women. Music/Lyrics: Jamie OHara. Copyright Date:
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.
Award 1981.
2004 Ole Slew Foot. Music/Lyrics: Howard Hausey/James Webb.
Copyright Date: 1959. Publisher: Little Hurry Music, Inc., c/o Mi-
etus 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:
1979.
2006 On My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Tom James/Jerry Organ. Copy-
right 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. Coun-
Four.
2007 On Second Thought. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt. Copyright
Date: 1989. Publisher: Eddie Rabbitt Music Publishing. Licensed
Old 19942007 194
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).
2008 On Susans Floor. Music/Lyrics: Vince Mathews (music)/Shel
Silverstein (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Songs of Poly-
gram Intl., Inc./Evil Eye Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056) 1972. Made Fa-
mous by: Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise MS 2056) 1972. Country Chart:
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 (19341981), 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; Ill Never Be Yours; Broken Engagements.
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Red Patter-
sons 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
71. Notes: Also recorded as Ill Never Be Yours by Henry Whit-
ter and G.B. Grayson (Gennett 6373) 1927 and Broken Engage-
ments by Bill Shafer (Vocalion 5202) 1929.
2010 On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain. Music/Lyrics: Hank
Williams/Ramona Vincent. Copyright Date: 1948. Publisher: Acuff-
Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank
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, Vo-
calion 15320) 1926. Made Famous by: Uncle Dave Macon (Vocalion
None. No. of Artists: Two found. Notes: This song is related to Rid-
ing on the Dummy Line of 1885, written by Sam Booth and Fred-
erich 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, re-
newed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Propes Quartet (Bluebird 5612) 1934. Made Famous by:
Browns Ferry Four (King 832) 1946. Country Chart: None. Pop
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);
#1 (1) 4/26/86 23 wks., Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28962) re-re-
lease. 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 Song-
writer 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 com-
mercials for Ford Motor Co. in 1986 and Chrysler in 1991.
2015 On the Rock Where Moses Stood. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 23513) 1930.
Made Famous by: The Carter Family (Victor 23513) 1931. Country
Five.
2016 On Top of Old Smokey. Music/Lyrics: Unknown; Paul
Camp bell (arrangement). Copyright Date: 1951 (arrangement). Pub-
lisher: Folkways Music Publishing, Inc., c/o The Richmond Or-
ganization. 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 Childrens Chorus (Kapp 526) 1953, written by Tom
Glazer; Dont 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 Fa-
mous by: Connie Smith (RCA 8416) 1964. Country Chart: #1 (8)
9/26/64 28 wks., Connie Smith (RCA 8416). Pop Chart: None.
1965. Parodies: Once a Day #3, recorded by Don Bowman (RCA
Victor LSP 4295) 1970, written by Bill Anderson and Don Bow-
man.
2018 Once in a Blue Moon. Music/Lyrics: Tom Braseld/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
195 20082018 Once
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 (Hick-
ory 1073); #66 5/31/69 5 wks., Leona Williams (Hickory 1532).
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 Youve Had the Best. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Paycheck.
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Paycheck (Epic KE-
32787) 1973. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 11053) 1973.
Country Chart: #3 11/24/73 16 wks., George Jones (Epic 11053).
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 driv-
ing 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 songOne by
One. It was originally written for the Boys [Johnnie and Jack]
but it became Kitty and Reds rst 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/Mar-
ijohn Wilkin. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Buckhorn Music
Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Marilyn Sel-
lars (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
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 John-
son; Something Wild (Orion/Religioso Primitiva Du Art) 1986, di-
rected by Jonathan Demme, starring Jeff Daniels and Melanie
Grifth. Author Notes: One Day at a Time was written during a
traumatic period in my life. My Buckhorn publishing partner, Hu-
bert 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
up that year and it was like I had more than I could possibly han-
dle. 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 youre 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 didnt tell me what to do rst. 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 metook over. And when I sort of came to I thought,
Oh, my god, thats 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 sec-
ond verse. Im a professional writer and I knew I didnt have the rst
verse. Kris was in town at the time. He had already moved to Cal-
ifornia and wasnt writing for me then. I thought, Oh my good-
ness, if I could get Kris to help me nish this. Kris met me at the
ofce the next morning and the song was nished in about ten min-
utes. Kris put the right words in the right places. He didnt work
on the tune at all. He changed one of my lines, Tomorrow may
never be mine to Tomorrow aint 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 Troys dying. One Day
at a Time was a spiritual turning point in my life, and though I
didnt realize it at the time, it was really a prayer.Marijohn
Wilkin.
2024 One Dyin and A-Buryin. Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Roger Miller (Smash 1994) 1965. Made Fa-
mous 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 rst 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, re-
newed. 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. Au-
thor Notes: I wrote the lyrics, Eddie Dean was the composer and
Once 20192026 196
his wife Dearest Dean mothered the title. The song, as far as I have
been able to determine, was the rst of the cheating songs, and dar-
ing 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 Dear-
est. 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 blue-
eyed 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
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
1987.
2028 The One I Loved Back Then. Alternate Title: The Corvette
Song. Music/Lyrics: Gary Lee Gentry. Copyright Date: 1985. Pub-
lisher: 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
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: Uni -
chappell Music, Inc./Chappell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by:
BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0051) 1948.
#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 Over-
street. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Web IV Music/Writers
Group/Scarlet Moon Music/Paul and Jonathan Songs/Screen Gem-
EMI 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.
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)
of Artists: Six found.
2033 One More Time. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: Bob Beckham (Decca 31163) 1960. Made Famous by:
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 Ac-
tion: 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:
2035 The One on the Right Is on the Left. Music/Lyrics: Jack
Clement. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl.,
1965. Country Chart: #2 (2) 2/12/66 18 wks., Johnny Cash (Co-
2036 One Piece at a Time. Music/Lyrics: Wayne Kemp. Copyright
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). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Coun-
try Award 1977. Author Notes: I got the idea from a boy stealing a
helicopter from an Air Force basea little bit here and a little bit
there. He was putting it together in his garage, but he was using sec-
ond parts that had been discarded so its a song about stealing gov-
ernment property. He nally got caught sneaking in the lower
dugout. This was in Oklahoma City at Tinker Air Force Base. Its
a repair base for airplanes. Its where they worked on all the ghters
and B52 bombers during the Vietnam War. We lived right in the
ight 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. Its on display at the
House of Cash for the tourists.Wayne Kemp.
2037 One Promise Too Late. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins/Lisa Sil-
ver/Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: MCA Music Pub-
lishing (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
Country Award 1988.
2038 The One Rose (Thats Left in My Heart). Music/Lyrics: Del
Lyon/Lani McIntire. Copyright Date: 1929, 1936, renewed. Pub-
Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7280) 1930. Earliest Re-
lease: 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 record-
ing was not released until it was a hit for Clinton and Crosby. Lani
McIntires band accompanied Jimmie Rodgers on this record.
197 20272038 One
2039 1982. Music/Lyrics: James Buddy Blackmon/Carl Vip
Vipperman. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Songs of Grand Al-
liance/Songs of Grand Coalition. Licensed by: ASCAP/BMI. First
Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28828) 1986. Made Fa-
mous 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 Song-
writer 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
couldnt 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 Ones on the Way (Here in Topeka). Music/Lyrics: Shel Sil-
verstein. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Evil Eye Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32900) 1971.
#1 (2) 12/11/71 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32900). Pop Chart:
2041 Oney. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut. Copyright Date: 1972.
by: Johnny Cash (Columbia 45660) 1972. Made Famous by: Johnny
Cash (Columbia 45660) 1972. Country Chart: #2 (2) 8/26/72 145.
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 specic 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 Onies Bop. Music/Lyrics: Onie Wheeler. Copyright Date:
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: In-
strumental.
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: Bar-
bara Mandrell (MCA 52397) 1983. Made Famous by: Barbara Man-
drell (MCA 52397) 1983. Country Chart: #2 (1) 6/9/84 21 wks.,
Barbara Mandrell (MCA 52397). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
2044 Only Daddy Thatll 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 Jen-
nings (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.
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
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:
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 philos-
ophy 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 orig-
inal, which I was the rst 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 Fa-
mous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49858) 1981. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 11/21/81 19 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49858). Pop
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.
1965. Made Famous by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5465) 1965. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 7/31/65 19 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5465). Pop
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 Fa-
mous by: Ocie Stockard (King 600) 1947. Country Chart: None.
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. History: The
Ofce 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
1982 20392052 198
by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5705) 1966. Country Chart: #1 9/3/66
20 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 5705). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
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. Au-
thor Notes: About 1936 or 1937 we played a little old ddlin piece
we thought was a little crazyme any my brothers Gordie and
Earl. Our manager, Lloyd Smith, from Cosemie [sic], Florida,
named our ddlin 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 Im so sorry
to say I didnt because our train from Miami to New York, Ive
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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 03096)
1935. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 03096, Columbia
None. No. of Artists: Three found. Notes: Instrumental. History:
Bob Wills rearranged and recomposed a number of old ddle tunes.
This tune has a few similarities to Rufus Juice Shufe 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 (Co-
lumbia 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 Art ists: 12. Awards:
BMI Country Award 1965. History: At the time that Ray Prices hit
recording of this song was released, there was speculation in Nash -
ville 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 Babys 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 ac-
cident near Fredericksburg, Texas, September 9, 1938.Ernest Tubb.
2057 Our Lady of Fatima. Music/Lyrics: Gladys Gollahon. Copy-
right Date: 1950, renewed. Publisher: EMI-Robbins Catalog, Inc.
Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Red Foley (Decca 14526)
1950. Made Famous by: Country, Red Foley (Decca 14526) 1950;
Pop, Kitty Kallen and Richard Hayes (Mercury 5466) 1950. Coun-
try 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 childrenLucia Dos Santos, 10, and her cousins
Francisco Marto, 8, and Jacinto Marto, 7were tending their fam-
ilies joint ock of sheep. They had nished their lunch, said their
rosaries and started to play. They saw a ash of light, resembling
lightning. Fearing a storm, Lucia told her cousins to seek shelter.
There came another ash, brighter than the rst, 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 ve
more times, and thousands of people from around the world came
to Fatima seeking cures. A shrine was built at the spot in 1944, in-
cluding 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. Coun-
try 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 Mamas in Heaven see Two Little Orphans.
2059 Out Behind the Barn. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant.
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 (Co-
Six. Author Notes: I didnt grow up on a farm, but I was raised on
the rural outskirts of Moultrie, a small town in south Georgia. Al-
though 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 typ-
ical 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. Li-
censed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Mentor Williams (MCA
404) 1974. Made Famous by: Gary Stewart (RCA 10061) 1974. Coun-
try Chart: #4 10/19/74 16 wks., Gary Stewart (RCA 10061) 1974.
2061 Out of My Head and Back in My Bed. Music/Lyrics: Peggy
Forman. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Hello Darlin Music. Li-
censed 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 Coun-
try 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.
199 20532062 Over
Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: The Carter Family (Mont-
gomery 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 Bra-
ham/George Catlin. Copyright Date: 1874. Publisher: Public Do-
main. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording: Edd Rice (Vo-
calion 5212) 1928; Peg Moreland (Victor 21548) 1928. Made
Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Columbia 21002) 1951. Country
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 lm. History: The song was based
on a poem written by Will Carleton and published in Harpers Mag-
azine 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 Hills-
dale, Michigan. Two years after it was published, George Catlin
rearranged the poem into a lyric, and David Braham set it to music.
While Catlins 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. Pub-
lisher: 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 d-
dler, a classical violinist and composer. He died of a fever in Ha-
vana, 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-ddle 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/EMI-
Blackwood 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:
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-
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:
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:
Notes: Instrumental. History: This was the most popular number
played by DeFord Bailey (18991982) on the Grand Ole Opry from
1925 to 1941. He usually played it on the harmonica as a solo with-
out a back-up band.
2069 Pancho and Lefty. Music/Lyrics: Townes Van Zandt. Copy-
right Date: 1972. Publisher: Columbine Music (adm. by EMI Cat-
alog, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Townes Van
Zandt (Poppy PYS LA-004-F) 1973. Made Famous by: Willie Nel-
son 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, di-
rected by Burt Kennedy, starring Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Doug En-
glish, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Buck Taylor, and Red Steagall. Au-
thor 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
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 Panhan-
dle 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 Publish-
ing, 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
try 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 Fa-
mous 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 Coun-
try Award 1978.
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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 Fa-
mous 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
2074 Partners. Music/Lyrics: Danny Dill. Copyright Date: 1959,
renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First
16 wks., Jim Reeves (RCA Victor 7557). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
2075 Party Time. Music/Lyrics: Bruce Channel. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49761) 1981. Made Fa-
mous by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49761) 1981. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 7/18/81 16 wks., T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 49761). Pop
Country Award 1982.
The Partys Over see My Partys Over.
2076 Pass Around the Bottle. Alternate Title: If You Cant Get the
Stopper Out (Break Off the Neck). Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copy-
right 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 [Wont You Set Em
Up Again]); Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puck-
ett (Columbia 15074) 1926 (as Pass Around the Bottle [and Well
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 re -
corded as If You Cant 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 Browns 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 drink-
ing 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 Youre Only Passin Through). Music/Lyrics:
Hillman Hall. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Hallnote Music.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury
1972. Country Chart: #9 11/11/72 18 wks., Johnny Rodriguez (Mer-
cury 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 (Co-
lumbia FC 38310) 1982.
2078 Pass the Biscuits Mirandy. Music/Lyrics: Carl Hoee/Del
Porter. Copyright Date: 1942. Publisher: Tune Town Tunes. Licensed
by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Spike Jones and His City
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, di-
rected by Charles Lamont, starring Roy Acuff, Lillian Randolph,
Harry Pappy Cheshire, Bill Shirley, Janet Beecher, and Don Wil-
son. 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:
2080 Patty on the Turnpike. Alternate Title: Paddy on the Turn-
pike. 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.
Artists: 16 found.
2081 Peach Pickin Time Down in Georgia. Alternate Title:
When its Peach Pickin Time in Delaware. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie
Rodgers/Clayton McMichen. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Pub-
(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 Its Peach Pickin Time
in Delaware by Albert Campbell and Henry Burr (Victor 17837)
1915. Author Notes: My late husband was born in Altoona, Geor-
gia, 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 any-
where without us. He was so lonesome for us that night, he couldnt
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. Copy-
right Date: 1948. Publisher: Walt Disney Music Co. Licensed by:
ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Rogers and The Sons of the Pio-
neers (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 Pio-
neers (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 lm.
2083 Peel Me a Nanner. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright
First Recorded by: Roy Drusky (Mercury 72204) 1963. Made Fa-
mous by: Roy Drusky (Mercury 72204) 1963. Country Chart: #8
12/7/63 19 wks., Roy Drusky (Mercury 72204). Pop Chart: None.
try Award 1964. Author Notes: Anytime somebody asks, Whats the
worst song you ever wrote, I always go into Peel Me a Nanner
and I sing it. Ive done it on network television and places where
201 20732083 Peel
people like to make fun of country music. I say, Well, you hadnt
heard nothin yet. and I start singing Peel Me a Nanner. Its kind
of infectious and I get the audience to sing along.Bill Ander-
son.
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: Clife Stone and
His Barn Dance Band (Capitol 40083) 1948. Country Chart: #4
3/16/48 8 wks., Clife Stone and His Barn Dance Band (Capitol
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 tel-
evision series starring Edgar Buchanan (19631970). 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 So-
vine (Starday 811). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
Two found.
2089 Phfft! You Was Gone. Music/Lyrics: Bickley Bix Reich-
ner/Marion Heather. Copyright Date: 1952, 1969, 1971, renewed.
Publisher: Mamy Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by:
Bob Newman (King 1131) 1952 (rst aired on televisions 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. Authors credit attributed to Lee Roberts, Spin
Music BMI. History: There are over 500 verses to this song; a dif-
ferent verse was added each time it was performed on Hee Haw.
The show aired on CBS from June 15, 1969, and continued until
February 23, 1971, totaling 585 episodes. It then went into syndi-
cation from September 18, 1971, until May 30, 1992.
2090 Philadelphia Lawyer. Music/Lyrics: Woody Guthrie. Copy-
right Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Michael Goldsen, Inc. Li-
censed 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 bal-
lad The Jealous Lover. Woody wrote the lyrics sometime around
August 1937, while he was singing over KFVD in Los Angeles. He
rst 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 specic 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 specic
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 Woodys 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 Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Walker
(Columbia 41211) 1958. Made Famous by: Charlie Walker (Colum-
bia 41211) 1958. Country Chart: #2 10/26/58 22 wks., Charlie
Walker (Columbia 41211); #46 7/11/70 8 wks., Carl Smith (Co-
lumbia 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.
I was a factory worker out in California in about 1957. I was sit-
ting in a night club called Georges Roundup. Wynn Stewart had
a band there, and I was waiting for him to nish 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 con-
versation 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 Ive never changed a
word. It just kind of fell in place, which lets me know that I wrote
it subconsciously. Thats how songwriters say they wrote that song
in two minutes. Well, I wrote that song in one year and two min-
utes. 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 rst country hit. It was the rst number one
record I ever had, and thats why to this day I usually sing it rst if
I do a showit was a good luck song for me.Harlan Howard.
2092 Pick the Wildwood Flower. Music/Lyrics: Joe Allen. Copy-
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
Peepin 20842092 202
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 Ac-
1982.
2094 A Picture from Lifes Other Side. Alternate Titles: Tis a Pic-
ture from Lifes Other Side; Pictures from Lifes 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: Smiths Sa-
cred Singers (Columbia 15090) 1926; Bradley Kincaid (Vocalion
5476) 1930. Made Famous by: Bradley Kincaid (in live perform-
ances and radio in the 1930s and 1940s); Luke the Drifter (pseudo-
nym of Hank Williams) (MGM 1120) 1951. Country Chart: None.
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
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 pic-
ture toward the wall.
Pictures from Lifes Other Side see A Picture from Lifes Other
Side.
Pig Ankle see Ragtime Annie.
2097 Pike County Breakdown. Music/Lyrics: Rupert Jones. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6396) 1952.
Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6396) 1952. Country
Seven.
2098 The Pill. Music/Lyrics: T.D. Bayless/Don McHan. Copyright
Date: 1973, 1975. Publisher: Coal Miners 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
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 Irv-
ing (Starday 486) 1960. Country Chart: #13 3/13/60 15 wks., Lon-
nie Irving (Starday 486). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
of Artists: One. Awards: BMI Country Award 1960. Notes: Lyrics
are written to the tune of Rye Whiskey. History: I didnt write
or produce this song, but I was instrumental in leasing the master
of it. One day Lonnie Irving came into my ofce 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 musi-
cians 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 didnt 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 Star-
day Music. He pressed up ve 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. Thats what Pinball Machine is all about.
That year he put on his truck drivers 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 Jenk-
ins (pseudonym of Fred Rose). Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Milene Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by:
Bob Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes (Okeh 6689) 1943. Made Fa-
mous 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. Li-
censed 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 (Musi-
craf ). 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 nd out that the man was already mar-
ried. 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 didnt try to
nd a nice single man, she told him, Dex, I love that little cross-
eyed 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 ONeal/
203 20932102 Pistol
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.
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:
try 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
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 rst 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 theyd 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 Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Conway Twitty
(MCA 40682) 1977. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA
2107 Please Dont Leave Me. Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock. Copy-
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 Dont Leave Me Anywhere see Westphalia Waltz.
2108 Please Dont Let Me Love You. Music/Lyrics: Ralph Jones.
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 (Colum-
bia 20547). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 24.
2109 Please Dont 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:
#1 (1) 8/3/74 17 wks., Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (RCA PB-
2110 Please Dont 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 Sil-
verstein).
Please, Mr. Conductor, Dont Put Me Off the Train see Light-
ning 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).
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 didnt 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 fam-
ilies. 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 An-
derson.
Poca River Blues see East Tennessee Blues.
2112 Poison Love. Music/Lyrics: Elmer Laird. Copyright Date: 1950,
Recorded by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA Victor 0377) 1950. Made Fa-
mous 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 rst 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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 73029)
1970. Made Famous by: Dave Dudley (Mercury 73029) 1970. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 3/14/70 16 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 73029).
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
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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 na-
ture 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 Knoper (Co-
lumbia/CBS) 1990. Made Famous by: Chet Atkins and Mark Knop -
er (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
Knoper, Columbia).
Poor Ellen Smith see Ellen Smith.
The Poor Girls 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 (Im-
perial 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 Coun-
try 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 Mans Roses (or a Rich Mans Gold). Music/Lyrics:
Milton Delugg/Bob Hilliard. Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Pub-
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 Re -
cording Found: Walter Morris (Columbia 15081) 1926 (as The Rail-
road 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 Talk-
ing Machine Company as A&R man, he took Daddy with him.
This was one of Victors rst 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 liv-
ing 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 hadnt 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-
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.
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,
Thats 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/
(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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23781)
Eight.
2121 The Preacher and the Bear. Music/Lyrics: Joe Arizona
(Arthur Longbrake). Copyright Date: 1904. Publisher: Public Do-
main. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Arthur Collins
(Edison 9000) 1905. Earliest Country Recording Found: Riley Puck-
ett (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 Mc-
Carty. Copyright Date: 1951. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 70016)
1951. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 70016) 1951.
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.) Mc-
Carty, wife of E.C. McCarty.
2123 The Precious Jewel. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright Date:
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
205 21142123 Precious
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
timedid 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 pub-
lic domain and didnt affect anything, but thats good thought for
songwriters: they shouldnt listen to songs at all while theyre writ-
ing, because theyll get off on somebody elses tune if theyre 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).
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 Rayes
version was used to open and close the movie. Author Notes: J.B.F.
Wright, author-composer of Precious Memories [originally copy-
righted 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, owing 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. Wil -
liams. 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 Stan-
ley 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 Rit-
ter, Earl Richards, Gordon Terry, Johnny Russell, and Ralph Emery.
Pretty Polly see The Wagoners Lad.
2126 Pride. Music/Lyrics: Irene Stanton/Wayne P. Walker. Copy-
mous 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
Prisoner Walls see The Prisoners Song.
2127 The Prisoners Dream. Music/Lyrics: Karl Davis/Pat Mc -
Adory/ Harty Taylor. Copyright Date: 1936. Publisher: M.M. Cole.
Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Karl and Harty (ARC 7-01-
53) 1937. Made Famous by: Karl and Harty (ARC 7-01-53) 1937.
Artists: 11 found. Answers: Answer to a Prisoners Dream, recorded
by the Shelton Brothers (Decca 468B) 1937; A Prisoners Dream,
recorded by the Shelton Brothers (Decca 5381A) 1937. Author Notes:
The Prisoners Dream was written by Pat McAdory. Harty Tay-
lor and I announced it and put it on the air for the rst time on
WJJD Chicago.Karl Davis.
2128 The Prisoners 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 Some-
one to Love Me; Meet Me by Moonlight Alone. Music/Lyrics: Guy
Massey. Copyright Date: 1924, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bern-
stein 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 Dal-
hart (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., Ver-
non 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 wildre. In his will, Guy
willed it back to my husband, but he never did admit that he didnt
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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Cochran (Liberty 55520)
1962. Made Famous by: Roger Miller (Smash M#1-30311) 1964.
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 re-
member 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.
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., Fred-
die 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 Coun-
try Award 1972, 1975.
2132 P.T. 109. Music/Lyrics: Fred Burch/Marijohn Wilkin. Copy-
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
Precious 21242132 206
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 per-
cent 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
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards:
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 (Colum-
bia 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: Writ-
ten by the popular songwriting team of Samuel Mitchell and
Charles Pratt in 1873, this song is typical of the sentimental Vic-
torian parlor ballads which have survived in country music long
after their popularity waned.
2136 Put Your Dreams Away. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyeld/
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
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 Tay-
lor. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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:
BMI. First Recorded by: Doctor Hook and The Medicine Show
(Columbia 4-45732) 1973. Made Famous by: Doyle Holly (Barn-
aby 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
derson (Decca 32850) #26 10/22/77 13 wks., Gary Stewart (RCA
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 Ander-
son and Sheb Wooley. Author Notes: Thats another one that I
wrote from a punch line of a joke where the babys 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, Lets call it quits.
I used to pull that one on my drummer. I would introduce him as,
Quits. Id say his name was Quits Miller because when he was
born his daddy took one look at him and said, Lets call it Quits,
which is really where the idea for the song came from.Bill An-
derson.
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 Record-
ing Found: Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit Jar Drinkers (Vo-
calion 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
(18151904) 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. Au-
thor 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.
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
207 21332144 Rag
(Epic 50543). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 1/14/50 14 wks., The Ames Broth-
ers (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 (Mer-
cury 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: Im Ragged but Im
Right; Raggedy but Right. Music/Lyrics: Unknown (original ver-
sion)/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 Im Ragged but Im 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 Robin-
son. 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 (Youve 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 ddle
tune). Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Li-
censed 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 (Vic-
tor 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 Vances 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 Cen-
turyFox) 1943, directed by Bruce Humberstone, starring Alice
Faye, John Payne, Jack Oakie, and Lynn Bari, sung by Alice Faye.
2149 Railroad Boomer. Alternate Titles: The Railroad Bum;
The Poor Girls Story. Music/Lyrics: Carson Robison. Copyright
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 Girls 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. Copy-
Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bill Carlisle (King 535)
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:
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:
2152 Rainin in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Jerry West/Slim Harpo
(pseudonym of James Moore). Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher: Ex-
cellorec 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 Con-
gregation (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/Fe-
lice 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
2154 Rainy Day Woman. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copy-
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 10142) 1974.
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. Copy-
right 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). Earli-
est Country Recording Found: The Georgia Yellow Hammers (Vic-
tor 20928) 1927 (as Going to Raise a Rukus Tonight). Made Fa-
Ragged 21452155 208
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 pros-
pered 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 t the Hayride. It became the shows 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. Coun-
Three. Awards: Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance
(Orchestra, Group or Soloist) 1986 (Ricky Skaggs).
2157 Rake and Ramblin Man. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copy-
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
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:
try Award 1978. Author Notes: This song was my way of describ-
ing a new love in my life.Merle Haggard.
2159 Ramblin Man. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright
(pseudonym of Hank Williams) (MGM 11120) 1951. Made Famous
by: Luke the Drifter (MGM 11120) 1951. Country Chart: None. Pop
2160 Randy Lynn Rag. Music/Lyrics: Earl Scruggs. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Columbia CL-
1019) 1955. Made Famous by: Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (Co-
lumbia 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 rst recording may be by the Willow Branch
Quartet anyway we heard it. Im not sure if they had a record.
Albert E. Brumley.
2162 Rated X. Alternate Title: When Youre 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
2163 Raunchy. Music/Lyrics: Bill Justis/Sidney Manker. Copyright
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 Or-
chestra (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:
Porkys Revenge (Twentieth CenturyFox) 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.
2165 Reach Out Your Hand (and Touch Somebody). Music/
Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1971. Pub-
lisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Music Corp. of America. Licensed
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 Pollys 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., Crys-
tal Gayle (United Artists 1136). No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI
Country Award 1978, 1979. Author Notes: This song came to me
almost in one pieceit jumped out late one night and couldnt
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:
2168 Reasons to Quit. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright
Date: 1983, 1985. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
(Epic 03494) 1982. Made Famous by: Willie Nelson and Merle Hag-
gard (Epic 03494) 1983. Country Chart: #6 1/15/83 18 wks., Willie
Nelson and Merle Haggard (Epic 03494). Pop Chart: None. AC
1984.
Reckless Love see Careless Love.
2169 Reconsider Me. Music/Lyrics: Margaret Lewis/Mira Smith.
Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Ragged Island Music Publishers. Li-
censed 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-
209 21562169 Reconsider
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:
2171 Red Bandana. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date:
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 Ac-
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-Tamer-
lane 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
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
Cowboys Love Song); Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett (Colum-
bia 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, di-
rected by Al Herman, starring Tex Ritter, Slim Andrews, Evelyn Fin-
ley, 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
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
reecting 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 ows down
from the Winnipeg area into the U.S. and forms the border be-
tween 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.
2174 Red Rocking Chair. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Monroe. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Charlie Monroe (RCA 21-0145) 1949. Made
Famous by: Charlie Monroe (RCA 21-0145) 1949. Country Chart:
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 Stan-
ley 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 Pryors 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 rst country recording as
a ddle 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 rst 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bellamy Brothers (Warner
(Warner Bros./Curb 29923) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/25/82 18
wks., The Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 29923). Pop
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 dont think maybe the masses knew ex-
isted. 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 thats 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. Holyeld/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 Rus-
sell (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 Fa-
mous by: Country, Ray Price (Columbia 21214) 1954; Pop, Engle-
bert 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 Ac-
tion: #28 5/6/67 7 wks., Englebert Humperdinck (Parrot 40011).
No. of Artists: 400 found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954, 1968,
Red 21702178 210
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; Ill Release You, recorded by Ted Taylor (Okeh
7165) 1962; Please Dont Release Me, recorded by Clint Mason
(SPQR 3307) 1963. Answers: Ill 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 Fran-
cisco. I happened to overhear a couple arguing at the corner table
right next to the bandstand. I heard the woman say, If youd release
me we wouldnt have any problems and everything would be all
right. It didnt 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 (Im the One Who Loves You). Music/Lyrics:
Stuart Hamblen. Copyright Date: 1949 (unpublished), 1950 (pub-
lished), renewed. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by:
ASCAP. First Recorded by: Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20714) 1950.
Made Famous by: Stuart Hamblen (Columbia 20714) 1950. Coun-
try 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? Im the one who loves
you. Going into the studio this song came to me. We didnt 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. Pub-
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
try 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 sen-
timental 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. Ear-
liest Recording Found: Bee Gees (RSO 825390) album 1976. Made
Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA 51059) 1981. Country Chart:
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). Copy-
right 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 (Capi-
tol 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 half way through the song I realized that it had a false ring to
it, because I didnt know much about cowboys and the West. I re-
membered seeing pictures of a mountain minister, John C. Camp-
bell, who founded the John C. Campbell Folk School at Brasstown,
N.C. He had hightop boots and was on horseback. I also remem-
bered 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 gunghter into a minister who made the rounds of dif-
ferent communities in the mountains, and I used the old song,
Youve Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley as the refrain. I got
the chills up my back when I nished it, so I gured 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 Fa -
mous 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 CenturyFox) 1984, directed
by Bob Clark, starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton.
2184 Rhumba Boogie. Music/Lyrics: Hank Snow. Copyright Date:
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. Copy-
right Date: 1965. Publisher: Warner Bros., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP.
First Recorded by: Gordon Lightfoot (United Artists 10044) 1965.
try 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 Publica-
tions, Inc. (USA)/Acuff-Rose-Opryland Music, Inc. (outside USA).
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 6290) 1955.
#10 11/12/55 10 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 6290). Pop Chart: None.
Award 1956.
2187 The Richest Man on Earth. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet /
Don Schlitz. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Almo Music
211 21792187 Richest
Corp./Don Schlitz Music/Scarlet Moon Music. Licensed by: ASCAP/
BMI. First Recorded by: Paul Overstreet (RCA 2505) 1989. Made Fa-
mous by: Paul Overstreet (RCA 2505) 1990. Country Chart: #3
5/19/90 21 wks., Paul Overstreet (RCA 2505). Pop Chart: None. AC
2188 Ricketts Hornpipe. Alternate Title: Manchester Hornpipe.
Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1781. Publisher: Public Do-
main. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Don Richardson (Colum-
bia 3581) 1921. Made Famous by: Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lick-
ers (Bluebird 5657) 1934 (as Tanners Hornpipe). Country Chart:
History: Named for John B. Ricketts, a Scotsman, who ran one of
the rst circuses in the United States and who was associated with
John Durang (Durangs 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 (Coun-
try International 184) 1982. Made Famous by: David Allan Coe (Co-
lumbia 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 be-
cause Gary Gentry, my co-writer, and I are both big Hank Williams
and Lefty Frizzell fans. When we nished the song, we were hav-
ing 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 servicewhy did he come. And we both
realized that Hank Williams had a lot to do with our early train-
ing in country music. So we wanted to write a song where Hank
helps a totally unknown nobody. The guy doesnt 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, youd go
into separate corners, write down your ideas and your lines, and then
youd 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 be-
tween the two of us, one line of his would t and the next line out
of a verse of mine would t. It was just a very odd experiencethe
most different song Ive 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, star-
ring Roy Rogers, George Gabby Hayes, Linda Hayes, Bob Nolan,
and The Sons of the Pioneers; Silver Canyon (Republic) 1951, di-
rected 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 Hol-
lywood. I never had been farther west than Albuquerque. We drove
through in ve days and on the way rolling through Arizona, Smi-
ley and I wrote a song called Ridin Down the Canyon. Smiley
scored the music in the back seat. Later he would tell people, jok-
ingly, it took him three miles to nish 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 Ro-
driguez. 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 (Mer-
cury 73416). Pop Chart: #70 9/29/73 5 wks., Johnny Rodriguez
(Mercury 73416). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards:
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 Do-
main. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Oriole 8312)
1933 (as A Ridin Old Paint). Made Famous by: Tex Ritter (Ori-
ole 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
songs use of the word hoolihan leads some authorities to date it
to the early 1900s, when hoolihan was rst used as a term for bull-
dogging, a popular rodeo sport. Others claim it derives from hoo-
ley-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:
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. Copy-
right Date: 1962, 1963, renewed. Publisher: Painted Desert Music
Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Anita Carter (Mercury
1963. Country Chart: #1 6/8/63 26 wks., Johnny Cash (Columbia
try Award 1963. Parodies: Ring of Smoke, recorded by Ben
Colder, 1963, written by June Carter, Merle Kilgore and Sheb Woo-
ley. Author Notes: June Carter got the idea for the song from a
Ricketts 21882195 212
letter someone had written her. The letter said something like love
is a ring of re.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. Coun-
try Chart: #5 3/27/82 18 wks., Lee Greenwood (MCA 52026). Pop
(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.
2198 The River. Music/Lyrics: Garth Brooks/Victoria Shaw. Copy-
right 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:
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 (Colum-
bia 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 Ac-
tion: 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
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 pub-
lic in 1919 or 1920. History: This song has enjoyed periodic re-
vivals 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 Mothers 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
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);
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
Rockin Yodel see Rock All Our Babies to Sleep.
2203 Rocky. Music/Lyrics: Jay Stevens. Copyright Date: 1975. Pub-
lisher: Budde Music Inc. (adm. by Full Keel Music)/Windswept
Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Austin Roberts (Pri-
vate 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
2204 Rocky Road Blues. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright
First Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907) 1945. Made Fa-
mous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia 36907) 1946. Country Chart:
2205 Rocky Top. Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant/Felice Bryant.
Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications. Li-
censed 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:
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 ght 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, lets get out of this groove and onto some-
thing else. Lets write some bluegrass. Were in the mountains, lets
write a mountain song. We started fooling around with it, and
within ten or fteen minutes the song was done. Rocky Top has
turned out to be a little gem that just dropped in on us.Boud -
leaux Bryant.
2206 Roll Along Kentucky Moon. Music/Lyrics: Billy Heagney/
Fred Steele. Copyright Date: 1929, 1932, renewed. Publisher: South-
ern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded
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. Pub -
lisher: EMI-Robbins Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Re -
corded 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.
213 21962207 Roll
Roll in My Sweet Babys Arms see Ill Roll in My Sweet Babys
Arms.
2208 Roll Muddy River. Music/Lyrics: Betty Sue Perry. Copyright
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:
2209 Roll on (Eighteen Wheeler). Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins.
Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a divi-
sion 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
Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1985. Author Notes: I was com-
ing into my ofce one day about 80 or 81 and I didnt 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 wouldnt stop
and leave, just keep working. So Im 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. Im com-
ing into work going, Hey man, roll on eighteen wheeler. Some-
times you speak in titles and Im 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 ofce 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 cant nd him. But
all of a sudden he calls and everythings all right. So its a tradi-
tional kind of family scenario with his occupation as a truck driver.
All of a sudden from having no idea what Im going to do that day
it was, like, boom.Dave Loggins.
2210 Roll on Big Mama. Music/Lyrics: Daniel D. Darst. Copy-
right Date: 1975. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp./EMI-
Algee Music Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Joe Stam-
pley (Epic 50075) 1975. Made Famous by: Joe Stampley (Epic
50075) 1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/1/75 14 wks., Joe Stampley
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
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:
2212 Roly Poly. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1946, re-
newed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./Opryland Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Columbia 36966)
1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Columbia 36966) 1945. Coun-
try Chart: #3 5/2/46 20 wks., Bob Wills (Columbia 36966). Pop
2213 Room Full of Roses. Music/Lyrics: Tim Spencer. Copyright
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)
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 (Mer-
cury 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. Coun-
try Chart: #2 8/13/66 20 wks., Sonny James (Capitol 5690). Pop
Country Award 1967.
2215 The Roots of My Raising. Music/Lyrics: Tommy Collins.
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
tion: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Song of the
Year 1977. Author Notes: I had my roots deeply planted in Okla-
homa 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,
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 Rosannas Going Wild. Music/Lyrics: Anita Carter/Helen
Carter/June Carter. Copyright Date: 1967, renewed. Publisher: Cop-
per Creek Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash
(Columbia 44373) 1967. Made Famous by: Johnny Cash (Colum-
bia 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 origi-
nally titled Melindas Going Wild and was later changed to
Rosanna. Although Johns daughter is named Rosanne and Junes
daughters name is Rozanna, its 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-Tamer-
lane 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).
Award 1981, 1983; BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller
Roll 22082218 214
(Bette Midler); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1980, 1983
(Amanda McBroom). Movies: The Rose (Twentieth CenturyFox)
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. Louder-
milk. 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 Fa-
mous by: George Hamilton IV (ABC/Paramount 9765) 1956. Coun-
try 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 rst song I ever wrote. This actually hap-
pened to me. I was singing rst 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 orist do it up and, damn,
if they didnt 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 Con-
lee (ABC 12356) 1978. Made Famous by: John Conlee (ABC 12356)
1978. Country Chart: #5 5/27/78 20 wks., John Conlee (ABC
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./EMI-
April Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Way-
lon 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.
2222 Rose Marie. Music/Lyrics: Rudolph Friml/Oscar Hammer-
stein II/Otto Harbach/Herbert Stothart. Copyright Date: 1925, re-
newed. 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 (Impe-
rial 8236). Pop Chart: #14 12/28/24 1 wk., Lambert Murphy (Vic-
tor 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 Whit-
man). 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:
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 uncom-
fortable and dangerous conditions, and plays as hard as he works.
Instead of riding a horse, he rides a crew boat or helicopter, since
more and more drilling for oil is done offshore. Instead of round-
ing 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, Ive 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 Re -
corded 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.
Rounders 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 (Uni-
versal) 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. Copy-
right Date: 1953, renewed. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc.
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 Ac-
tion: #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
try Chart: #1 12/8/62 14 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42614).
Pop Chart: #18 11/17/62 10 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 42614).
215 22192230 Ruby
try 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, Dont Take Your Love to Town. Music/Lyrics: Mel
Tillis. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Li-
censed 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 70. Awards: BMI Million Airs Award;
BMI Pop Award 1969; BMI Country Award 1970, 1971, 1972. Par-
odies: 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, Ive
Got to Go to Town, recorded by Geraldine Stevens (World Pacic
77927) 1969. Answers: Rubys 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, Dont Take Your Gun to Town, Son, and I started
thinking, dont take your love to town, and all this came together
at once. Ruby is based on a true story of a man from my home-
town 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 recur-
ring, and hed have to go to the Veterans Hospital to get treated.
Then one day, he went to the hospital and became temporarily par-
alyzed. This lasted four or ve months. During this time, his prob-
lems started increasing. Ruby stood by him till she could stand it
no longer. Then she started xing her hair, putting owers in it,
painting her lips and walking back and forth in front of the pool-
room. She was lonesome, needed attention. She was a good girl, ac-
tually, but the way I wrote it, I put the blame on her. At the time,
I didnt 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 incredibleincredible earn-
ings its in over something like 23 million albums, and its made
me at least three million over the years. Its been recorded by every-
body in all different languages. Its been recorded in Ireland by a
group therethey 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 (Co-
lumbia 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
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 (Co-
lumbia 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 Chip-
munks (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 per-
formers and seven million copies of sheet music. Gene Autry intro-
duced Rudolph at Madison Square Garden in New York City in
1949. His recording has sold more than 12 million of those 140 mil-
lion recordings. It is the second biggest-selling recording after Bing
Crosbys 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
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 Coun-
try 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:
try Award 1989.
2236 Running Bear. Music/Lyrics: J.P. Richardson. Copyright Date:
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. Loud-
ermilk. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sue Thompson (Hickory 1153)
1961. Made Famous by: Sue Thompson (Hickory 1153) 1961. Coun-
try 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 rst 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.
Ruby 22312238 216
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 42924)
Country Chart: #1 (4) 1/11/64 26 wks., Lefty Frizzell (Columbia
Awards: BMI Country Award 1964. Parodies: That Son of a Sag-
inaw Fisherman, recorded by Tex Ritter (Capitol 5159) 1964, writ-
ten 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. Au-
thor Notes: At the time, city songs were going pretty good. Detroit
City was a big one. Ive always been hung up on Indian sounds and
Indian namesthe rhythmic ow of Indian names. Prior to becom-
ing 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 Sag-
inaw, Michigan. This was printed on the box they came in, and I
would look at that on my tool bench ve 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 Sag-
inaw, Michigan. I got it what I thought was nished and took it to
Tree Publishing. Bill Anderson liked it, but felt it needed a little dif-
ferent twist, so he nished it.Don Wayne.
2239 Sail Away. Music/Lyrics: Rafe VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1976.
by: Calico (United Artists LA659-G) 1976. Made Famous by: Oak
Ridge Boys (MCA 12463) 1979. Country Chart: #2 (2) 4/7/79 13
tion: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1980.
2240 Sailors Hornpipe. Alternate Title: College Hornpipe.
Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: 1817. Publisher: Public Do-
main. 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 Fa-
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 Sailors Plea. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jimmie
try 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.
All. First Recorded by: The Hillbillies, aka Al Hopkins and His
Buckle Busters (Okeh 40336) 1925. Made Famous by: No one artist.
Artists: 54 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. Also recorded as Great Big
Taters in Sandyland by Eck Robertson and J.B. Cranll (Victor
40205) in 1929, Darneo (variant) by Blue Ridge Highballers (Co-
lumbia 15132-D) in 1926, and Hogs in the Potato Patch by Hugh
Roden and Roy Rogers (Okeh 45540) 1930. There is a 1905 copy-
right by David Reed, Jr., under the title Sally Ann.
2243 Sally Goodin. Alternate Title: Sally Goodwin. Music/Lyrics:
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 rst country recording. Some-
times referred to as the ddlers national anthem, it is a bluegrass
standard and a staple among contest ddlers.
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).
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 ddle tune titled Katy Hill.
2245 Sally Was a Good Ole Girl. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Cochran (Liberty 55461)
1962. Made Famous by: Hank Cochran (Liberty 55461) 1962. Coun-
try 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 wasnt 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 al-
most 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,
Dont 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 (Para-
mount 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, Dont 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
Dont 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 wasnt 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 Mor-
ris Brothers.
Salty Dog Blues see Salty Dog.
Salty Dog Sam see Salty Dog.
2247 Salute to a Switchblade. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copy-
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:
217 22392248 Sam
BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Tally 178) 1964. Made Fa-
mous 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
mous by: Ray Price (Columbia 41477) 1959. Country Chart: #1
10/11/59 30 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 41477). Pop Chart: None.
Award 1960.
2250 Same Ole Me. Music/Lyrics: Paul Overstreet. Copyright Date:
BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 02696) 1982. Made Fa-
mous 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
2251 Sams Place. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens/Red Simpson. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capitol 5865) 1967. Made Fa-
mous 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.
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
didnt have chicken wire in front of the stage, but they could have
had. I remember Sams 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 wouldnt
leave with himso 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 Im 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. Pub-
lisher: Bourne Music Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by:
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 4755) 1939 (instrumen-
tal). 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) instru-
mental. 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 Play-
boys with Tommy Duncan, Okeh 5694). Parodies: San Antonio
Rose, recorded by Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 2492) 1962,
written by Bob Wills with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. An-
swers: 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
rst 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
dont, 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
didnt 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 be-
fore nally nishing the words and recorded New San Antonio
Rose in April, 1940.Bob Wills.
2253 San Antonio Stroll. Music/Lyrics: Peter Noah. Copyright
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:
2254 San Francisco Mabel Joy. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Newbury.
BMI. First Recorded by: Mickey Newbury (Mercury 72975) 1969.
Made Famous by: Mickey Newbury (Elektra 45750) 1970. Country
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: Ron-
sap (RCA Victor 11421) 1978. Country Chart: #2 (3) 12/16/78 15
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 Fa-
mous by: Vernon Dalhart (Columbia 15037) 1925. Country Chart:
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 An-
drew 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
Same 22492257 218
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 rst song I ever wrote. I wrote
it while grocery shopping in a Red Owl Store. It took thirty min-
utes to write. There was nothing in my memory that I could relate
to in the song. It was divine intervention. I wish this would hap-
pen again.John Volinkaty.
2258 Satised. 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.
Artists: 61.
2259 A Satised Mind. Music/Lyrics: J.H. Red Hayes/Jack
Rhodes. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bien-
stock Music/Trio Music Co, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded
by: Red Hayes (Starday 164) 1954. Made Famous by: Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner (RCA Victor 6105); #4 6/15/55 22 wks., Jean Shep-
ard (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, Youre wrong. It is the man with a satised 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 rst thing I
heard was the congregation singing Satised 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
2261 Save the Last Dance for Me. Music/Lyrics: Doc Pomus
(pseudonym of Jerome Feldman)/Mort Shuman. Copyright Date:
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: Im S.A.V.E.D. Music/Lyrics:
Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Gid Tanner and Fate Norris (Co-
lumbia 15097) 1926. Made Famous by: Karl Davis and The Cum-
berland Ridge Runners (All ARC labels, 61054) 1936; The Blue
Sky Boys (Bluebird 8401) 1940 (as Im 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 Tan-
ner and Fate Norris recording retain their melody and lyric. How-
ever, each recording adds more lyric, slightly changing the original
lyric.
2263 Sawmill. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis/Horace Whatley. Copy-
right Date: 1959, 1977, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Phillips and Mel Tillis (Co-
lumbia 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
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. Hed 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 didnt get something else solid to eat
besides gravy.Mel Tillis.
2264 Say Forever Youll 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 Par-
ton and Porter Wagoner (RCA 10328). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Two.
2265 Say It Again. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date:
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
Country Award 1977.
2266 Say Youll Stay Until Tomorrow. Music/Lyrics: Roger Green-
way/Barry Mason. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Songs of Poly-
gram 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 Hof heinz. 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
2268 Scarlet Ribbons (for Her Hair). Music/Lyrics: Evelyn Dan -
zig/ Jack Segal. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed 1976. Publisher: EMI-
Mills 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
219 22582268 Scarlet
Victor 7614). Pop Chart: #13 11/2/59 14 wks., The Browns (RCA Vic-
tor 7614); #14 1/17/50 4 wks., Jo Stafford (Capitol 785); #30
12/27/52 1 wk., Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor 5051). AC Action:
2269 Sea of Heartbreak. Music/Lyrics: Hal David/Paul Hamp-
ton. 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 Gib-
son (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 (Colum-
bia 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 Seamans 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)
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 Ernests 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 Seamans 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 walk-
ing down the street and on both sides of the street, these jukeboxes
were playing Seamans Blues. I didnt 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: Unichap-
pell Music, Inc./Singing River Publishing Co. Licensed by: BMI. First
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 (Star-
day 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.
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).
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 Fa-
mous by: Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29230) 1984. Country Chart:
#7 7/28/84 19 wks., Gary Morris (Warner Bros. 29230). Pop Chart:
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 nished it in a log cabin on Lookout Moun-
tain. 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
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. Coun-
try 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).
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
Country Award 1990. Author Notes: My father and mother were di-
vorced when I was ve 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. Its hard for a father to jump out of not being a father to being
a father for three months. Its not something thats easily done. I re-
ally felt that there were a lot of things missing in my life because my
father wasnt 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 dont 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:
Sea 22692279 220
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.
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. Li-
censed 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.
1980. Movies: Every Which Way but Loose (Warner Bros.) 1978, di-
rected by James Fargo, starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke,
Ruth Gordon, Beverly DAngelo, and Clyde the Orangutan.
2281 Send Me the Pillow You Dream On. Music/Lyrics: Hank
Lock lin. 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. Se-
quel: Send Me the Pillow You Dream On #2, written and
recorded by Hank Locklin.
2282 Sentimental Ol You. Music/Lyrics: Bob DiPiero/Pat Mc-
Manus. 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.
2283 Set Em Up Joe. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Cannon/Hank Coch -
ran/ 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. Li-
censed 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 (Colum-
bia 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)
try 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 (Co-
lumbia 39867) recorded as Tonight Were 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
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.
2286 Seven Spanish Angels. Music/Lyrics: Troy Seals/Eddie Setser.
Copyright Date: 1982, 1984. Publisher: Two-Sons Music/Warner-
Tamerlane 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 Ac-
ment Award 1985 (Troy Seals, Eddie Setser); ASCAP Country
Award 1986; BMI Country Award 1986. Author Notes: A friend of
mine, Eddie Setserwe write a lot togetherwas having a religious
experience at the time. He was changing his life over. Hes a Chris-
tian and it [the song] was a gift to him. I dont 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 hear-
ing 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 ev-
idently falls in love. He didnt 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 didnt 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. Coun-
try 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Zora Layman (Melo-
tone 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 Hart-
ford 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 (Melo-
tone 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 Ker-
win Sommerville (Okeh 5815). AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
Five found. Parodies: Seven Beers with the Wrong Woman, rst
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 (Colum-
bia 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
Country Chart: #1 (1) 5/19/79 15 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4716).
221 22802290 Shadows
Pop Chart: #25 5/26/79 12 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 4716). AC
Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: NSAI Song-
writer 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: pre1929. Publisher: Joe Davis
Music. Licensed by: Unafliated. 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, uniss-
sued) circa 1924. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: 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 writ-
ers 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 rst as a question of Christian inquiry:
Shall we gather? Then they broke out in chorus: Yes, well 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 Coo-
ley. 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:
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
of Artists: Seven found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991.
The Sharecroppers Dream see Long Hard Road.
2296 She and I. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1986.
Publisher: Emerald River Music/MCA Music Publishing (a divi-
sion of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ala-
bama (RCA 14281) 1986. Made Famous by: Alabama (RCA 14281)
2297 She Believes in Me. Music/Lyrics: Steve Gibb. Copyright Date:
ASCAP. First Recorded by: T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros. 3259) 1978.
Made Famous by: Kenny Rogers (United Artists 1273) 1979. Coun-
try 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. Copy-
right Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Harlan Howard (Capitol T/ST
1631) 1961. Made Famous by: Patsy Cline (Decca 31671) 1964; Char-
lie 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 didnt do it and two or three other people didnt 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. Li-
censed 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 (Co-
Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1978; BMI Country Award
1979.
2300 She Cant Say That Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Throck-
morton. 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.
Shake 22912300 222
2301 She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye. Music/Lyrics:
Douglas Gilmore/Mickey Newbury. Copyright Date: 1969. Pub-
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 El-
dridge/Walter Haynes/Gary Stewart. Copyright Date: 1968. Pub-
lisher: Forrest Hills Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by:
Jan Crutcheld (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:
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. Pub-
lisher: Tom Collins Music Corp./Lodge Hall Music/Collins Court
Music. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap
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
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
Two found. Answers: Female version, Ill Need Someone to Hold
Me When I Cry, recorded by Loretta Lynn (MCA 300) 1973.
2307 She Never Knew Me. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyeld/Bob
McDill. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Pub-
lishing, 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 couldnt really
come up with anything. Finally Wayland and I got together and hit
on the She never knew me idea.Bob McDill.
2308 She Still Comes Around (to Love Whats Left 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 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 mar-
ried man instead of just runnin and ya-hain at everybody. Shit, I
wouldnt come home til two or three in the mornin. Shed say,
Youre married. Why cant you come home at ve oclock like every-
body else? Well, I said, I dont work a nine to ve job, damn it.
I dont go in until three in the afternoon. How in the hell can I get
off at ve? Thats what I used to say. Id say, Listen, I cant do it!
One time I swore Id come in by twelve. It was one oclock the rst
time I said that. And when I got home, I said, Hell, I didnt make
it. I lied. I couldnt do it.Glenn Sutton.
2309 She Sure Got Away with My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Walt
Aldridge/Tom Braseld. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Colgems-
EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John An-
derson (Warner Bros. 29207) 1984. Made Famous by: John Ander-
son (Warner Bros. 29207) 1984. Country Chart: #3 8/18/84 25
wks., John Anderson (Warner Bros. 29207). Pop Chart: None. AC
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 its another
country, that its almost not a part of the U.S., its just a separate
country altogether, and everything is bigger and better in Texas. I
kind of get that feeling myself when I go there; theres 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, re-
newed. 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)
2312 She Thinks I Still Care. Music/Lyrics: Dickey Lee Lipscomb.
Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Glad Music Co./Songs of Poly-
gram 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 Dont Care, recorded by
Homer and Jethro (RCA Victor 8075) 1962, written by Dickey Lee
Lipscomb with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Author Notes:
223 23012312 She
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 hadnt done that,
I probably never would have written the song. The way things
turned out, Im glad the romance ended the way it did.Dickey
Lee Lipscomb.
2313 She Used to Be Mine. Music/Lyrics: Ronnie Dunn. Copy-
right Date: 1988. Publisher: Sony-Tree Publishing Co., Inc./
Deereld 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.
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. Li-
censed by: BMI/All. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor
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
#4 8/9/58 10 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 41208). Pop Chart:
She Went Pouf see Marie Laveau.
2316 Shell Be Coming Around the Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Un-
censed by: All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Henry Whitter (Okeh
40063) 1924, as Shes Coming Around the Mountain. Earliest
Country Release Found: Vernon Dalhart (Edison 51608) 1925, as Shell
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. Li-
censed 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. Au-
thor 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 its one of the most beautiful spots there
is. I did then and I still do. I said to Chubby, Theres never been
a song that I know of about the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The
very rst time I performed the song on the Grand Ole Opry, I re-
ceived 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. Ive 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 Bluebon-
net Waltz.Clyde Moody. Clyde Moody wrote the words and
I wrote the music [melody]. Clyde was the rst to record with me
on ddle.Chubby Wise.
2318 Shes a Little Bit Country. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard.
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. Ive 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. Its like a golden aura, like
girls from the farm. Country to me is like the owers ... refreshing.
Its the opposite of the big smoky cities, and trafc, and all the
mind-jarring things. Country is pure. So its like using that and a
girl from the country or with country mannerisms that you nd in
the city has just got to be delightful. It really just means that shes
not hard, bitter, and unfriendly. The kind of person you want to
be friends with or hope to marry.Harlan Howard.
2319 Shes a Miracle. Music/Lyrics: Sonny Lemaire/J.P. Penning-
ton. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co.,
Country Award 1986. Notes: Christian version: Its a Miracle by
Rusty Goodman (Benson CO 2359) 1987.
Shes Actin Single (Im Drinkin Doubles) see Shes Acting Sin-
gle.
2320 Shes Acting Single. Alternate Title: Shes Actin Single (Im
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
1976.
2321 Shes 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. Coun-
try 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.
1971 (Gary U.S. Bonds, Jerry Williams, Jr.); BMI Country Award
1972. Parodies: Shes 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 Shes 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:
Country Award 1989.
Shes Everywhere see Hes Everywhere.
2323 Shes Gone Gone Gone. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copy-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (Columbia 43256)
She 23132323 224
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:
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.
Ive had some of the greatest records and my timing was perfect. I
came to Nashville just when they needed meplus the town was
really pure then. They wanted pure country songs and thats basi-
cally what I wrote. Looking back now I dont 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 Shes 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 (Co-
lumbia 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.
2325 Shes Got You. Alternate Title: Hes 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 ofces 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 dont remember who it was). I thought Well, Ive
got the picture, you know.... It just came to me and I wrote it just
zap in ten or fteen minutes. We had been looking for a follow up
to Crazy for Patsy Cline. I called Patsy and said, Ive 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 (Shes 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
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 Shes 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:
wks., George Jones (Musicor 1381). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
2328 Shes More to Be Pitied Than Censured. Alternate Titles:
More to Pity; The Death of a Bowery Girl. Music/Lyrics: Wil-
liam B. Gray. Copyright Date: 1898. Publisher: Public Domain. Li-
censed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Marguerite Newton (Edi-
son 4607) 1898. Earliest Country Recording Found: Benny Borg,
The Singing Soldier (Columbia 15183) 1927 (as A Concert Hall
on the Bowery); Wyzee Hamilton and Hamiltons Harmonicans
(Gennett, unissued) 1927 (as Shes More to Be Pitied). Made Fa-
mous by: Pop, Steve Porter (Columbia 4576) 1898; Country, The
Stanley Brothers (King 5155) 1958. Country Chart: None. Pop
Shes My Curly Headed Baby see Curly Headed Baby.
2329 Shes 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 Ed-
wards (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
Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1973, 1985.
2330 Shes No Angel. Music/Lyrics: J.W. Arnold/Wanda Ballman.
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
2331 Shes Not Really Cheatin (Shes 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 Fa-
mous by: Moe Bandy (Columbia 02966) 1982. Country Chart: #4
6/19/82 18 wks., Moe Bandy (Columbia 02966). Pop Chart: None.
1983.
2332 Shes Pulling Me Back Again. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Foster/Bill
Rice. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Pub-
lishing, 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 Shes Ready for Someone to Love Her. Music/Lyrics: Char-
lie Black/Jerry Gillespie/Tommy Rocco. Copyright Date: 1983. Pub-
lisher: Chappell and Co. Music, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publish-
ing, 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
2334 Shes Single Again. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Craig/Peter Mc-
Cann. 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. Coun-
try Chart: #2 (1) 5/18/85 22 wks., Janie Fricke (Columbia 04896).
2335 Shes Too Good to Be True. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Duncan.
225 23242335 Shes
#1 (3) 10/7/72 16 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 0802). Pop Chart:
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Coun-
try 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 Spottis-
woode, starring Robert Duvall, Treat Williams, and Kathryn Har-
rod. 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 Fa-
mous by: Eddy Raven (RCA 5221) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1)
7/25/87 24 wks., Eddy Raven (RCA 5221). Pop Chart: None. AC
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. Pub-
lisher: 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: Ver-
non 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 Re-
turned; 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 hill-
billy 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 sys-
tem of Boston (the M.T.A., or the Massachusetts Transit Author-
ity).
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
ONeil (actress) 1966. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Colum-
bia 43680) 1966. Country Chart: #3 7/9/66 17 wks., Marty Rob-
bins (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: Un-
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:
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
Howells Carolina Hillbillies (Bluebird 8236) in 1938, and Trou-
bles Waltz by Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 8112)
in 1938.
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.
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).
2343 A Shoulder to Cry On. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copy-
right 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:
sap (RCA 13658) 1983. Country Chart: #1 (1) 11/12/83 19 wks., Ron-
nie Milsap (RCA 13658). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: #17 12/10/83
14 wks., Ronnie Milsap (RCA 13658). No. of Artists: Two. Awards:
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.
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 (Co-
lumbia 37087) 1946. Country Chart: #5 10/18/46 8 wks., Ted Daf-
fan (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 (Chal-
lenge 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
by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 2891) 1970. Country Chart: #3 10/10/70
tion: None. No. of Artists: 11. Author Notes: I have a fondness for
winos. I thought if I was a wino Id have to write something. Its
Harlan high school I went to Harlandale High School in San
Antonio, but Harlandale was too long a word to put in there. And
Shine 23362348 226
the people in Kentucky thought we wrote it about them. Thats
what it means The folks back home in Harlan Countyand I
didnt have any idea about Kentucky when I wrote that.Dave
Kirby.
2349 Signed, Sealed and Delivered. Music/Lyrics: Lloyd E. Cow-
boy Copas/Lois Mann. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher:
Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cow-
boy 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.
2351 Silver Bell. Music/Lyrics: Edward Madden/Percy Wenrich
(original); Tommy Duncan/Bob Wills (new arrangement). Copy-
right Date: 1910; 1961 (Arrangement). Publisher: Public Domain;
EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording
Found: McMichens Home Town Band (Okeh 40445) 1925 (as
Silver Bell). Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 04934) 1938.
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 hus-
band 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
didnt have to go after all. When I took the song to my publisher,
he advised me to use a pseudonym because ordinarily women dont
get very far. So they decided to use the beginning of my rst name
and the ending of my last name, Ed Burt. Bob Wills was the rst
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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Wanda Jackson (Capitol 3575)
1956. Made Famous by: The Springelds (Phillips 40038) 1962.
Country Chart: #16 8/25/62 10 wks., The Springelds (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 Springelds (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).
2354 The Silver-Tongued Devil and I. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristof-
ferson. 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
Three.
2355 Silver Wings. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date:
1969, 1971. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI.
mous 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
ying 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. Its 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. Copy-
censed 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 Youre) Gone. Music/Lyrics: Eugene Smokey Rogers.
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 Heather-
ton (MGM 14387). AC Action: #5 5/20/72 16 wks., Joey Heather-
ton (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 spe-
cial 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 59-
1066) 1962. Made Famous by: Rose Maddox (Capitol 4845) 1962.
Country Chart: #3 11/10/62 18 wks., Rose Maddox (Capitol 4845).
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 (Play-
boy 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.
227 23492360 Sing
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: 26. No. of Artists: BMI Country Award
1968. Author Notes: This song is self-explanatory about an ac-
quaintance 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, its still for Rabbit and all those like him.Merle
Haggard. Notes: Also the title of the autobiography of Merle Hag-
gard 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)
of Artists: Two. Notes: Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, a book by
Dorothy Horstman (E.P. Dutton, 1975), is an anthology of coun-
try lyrics.
2362 The Singing Hills. Music/Lyrics: Mack David/Sammy My-
sels. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed 1969. Publisher: Chappell and
Co. Music, Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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
Awards: BMI Country Award 1970, 71; NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment 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: Ive 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 ODay (Columbia 20514)
1948. Made Famous by: Molly ODay (Columbia 20514) 1948.
Artists: Six.
2366 Single Girl , Married Girl. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: The Carter Family (Victor 20937) 1927.
Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five.
2367 Sink the Bismark. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Horton/Tillman
Franks. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Publisher: Cajun Publish-
ing 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 lm Sink the Bismarck (Twentieth CenturyFox) 1960, di-
rected 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:
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 hit-
ting 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 ofce 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 Sinners 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) 194243.
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 20-
1797); #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 Hol-
loway.
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
Sing 23612371 228
Famous by: Warner Mack (Decca 31684) 1964. Country Chart: #4
11/28/64 24 wks., Warner Mack (Decca 31684). Pop Chart: None.
1965.
2372 Sittin on a Rock (Crying in a Creek). Music/Lyrics: Bessie
McPherson/Warner McPherson. Copyright Date: 1965, 1978. Pub-
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
2374 Six Days on the Road. Music/Lyrics: Earl Green/Carl Mont-
gomery. 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 Dud-
ley (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 Dud-
ley (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
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 Poly-
gram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thomp-
son (Capitol 4334) 1960. Made Famous by: Hank Thompson (Capi-
tol 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 didnt 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 didnt 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 dont 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 bar-
tender, please dont be so slow. Ive 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 an-
other 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 its a great song. Is it available?
Im on my way right now to California, and I guarantee you Ill
record it! I went out to California and recorded the song in Decem-
ber 1959. It was released immediately after the rst 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 (Capi-
tol 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 (Ten-
nessee Ernie Ford, Capitol 3262); BMI Country Award 1956. Au-
thor Notes: I had to do an album at Capitol Records, and Clife
Stone said, Do a folksong album. I said, Well, Burl Ives has sung
all the folksongs, and he said, Write some. So thats 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 hed say, Well, all right, I guess. I cant af-
ford 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:
Award 1983; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1982 (Thom
Schuyler). History: In the early 1960s, 16th Avenue in Nashville,
Tennessee, was known as Publishers Row, a place where most of the
country music publishers were located and where country song-
writers went to pitch their songs. Although many music publish-
ers 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.
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 (Mon-
ument 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 co-
writer, Jack Moran, was the originator of the idea for Skip a Rope,
229 23722379 Skip
one of the rst songs to tell it like it really is. The majority of par-
ents 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 respon-
sible 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 ex-
pression, and things that used to be taboo for us country writers were
all of a sudden all right. Im glad we wrote it and Im glad it was a
hit and Im grateful to the children of America.Glenn D. Tubb.
2380 Sleep Baby Sleep. Music/Lyrics: S.A. Emery/John J. Hand-
ley/ Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1869, 1885, 1953, renewed.
Publisher: Public Domain/Peer Intl. Corp. Licensed by: All. Earli-
est Recording Found: George P. Watson (Edison Cylinder 4029)
1897; Pete LaMar (Columbia Cylinder 8002) 1897. Earliest Coun-
try Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 220-D) 1924. Made
#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 sec-
ond 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 rst verse lyric in the Handley
version is almost identical to the Puckett and Rodgers rst 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 Art -
ists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1979; NSAI Songwriter
Achievement Award 1978 (Rhonda Fleming, Dennis Morgan).
2382 Slippin Around. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copyright
First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20581) 1949. Made Fa-
mous by: Margaret Whiting and Jimmy Wakely (Capitol 40224)
1949. Country Chart: #5 7/2/49 12 wks., Floyd Tillman (Colum-
bia 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 99. Awards: RIAA Million Seller (Mar-
garet Whiting and Jimmy Wakely); BMI Country Award 1949,
1950; BMI Pop Award 1949. Answers: Ill Never Slip Around
Again, written and recorded by Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20615)
1949. Author Notes: About three oclock in the morning, after play-
ing a job a few hundred miles out of Houston, we stopped at an all-
night cafe on the way home. There was a telephone nearby, and a
lady was talking on it. I couldnt help but overhear the conversa-
tion. She said, Now, honey, you call me, and if a man answers,
hang up. I thought, Poor girl, shes just like me ... slipping
around. Floyd Tillman.
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 Mess-
ner (Abbey 15004) 1950. Country Chart: #7 6/3/50 6 wks., Bill
Franklin and Bud Messner (Abbey 15004). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Two found.
2384 Slippin Away. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date:
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 Ac-
tion: 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
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).
2386 Slow Hand. Music/Lyrics: John Bettis/Michael Clark. Copy-
right 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 Fa-
mous 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 Mil-
lion 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 tel-
evision commercial in 1987 as Ive 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 OConnell (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, writ-
ten by Pee Wee King, Chilton Price and Redd Stewart with special
lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: The Last Picture Show (Co-
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
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three hits in that envelope. You Belong to Me, Taint What You
Want, Its 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
(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 Id been going with, Barbara Wesphaul, and later
married. We were married for six months. The original line on
Slowly was Slowly Im losing. Webb and I got together years later
and changed it to Slowly, Im winning. Webb recorded it in 1953.
Recorded it two different times and wasnt happy with it until he
recorded it a third time in 1954. It was the rst 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 ve days off and
I wanted to go to San Antonio to be with this lady. I didnt have any
money so I sold Webb fty percent of three songs for $150. Slowly
was one of those songs. By far its 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:
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. Coun-
try 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, star-
ring Roy Acuff, Isabel Randolph, and Harry Cheshire. Author Notes:
This was a vision that I hadwell, it was actually a dreamfrom
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 re. I felt possibly the war would consume the world
with re 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. Pub-
lisher: 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 (Capi-
tol 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
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. Au-
thor 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, Id never hire one that smoked. Every time
youd ask him to do something, hed say, Wait till I roll a ciga-
rette. Thats 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 Poly-
gram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ronnie Milsap
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;
1980 (Rhonda Fleming/Dennis Morgan).
2393 Smoky the Bar. Music/Lyrics: Will Penix/Hank Thompson.
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Thompson and The Bra-
zos 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 Ac-
tion: 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 Poly-
gram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: David Allan Coe
(Columbia 02118) 1981. Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic
(Epic 04082); #77 7/4/81 5 wks., David Allan Coe with Billy Sher-
rill (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.
Copy right Date: 1964. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Columbia BN-26112/LN-
24112) 1964. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA AYL15148) 1966.
Artists: Four.
2396 Snap Your Fingers. Music/Lyrics: Grady Martin/Alex Zane -
tis. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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: Ill Snap My Fin-
gers, recorded by Buck Ram in 1962, written by Grady Martin
and Alex Zanetis.
2397 Sneakin Around. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Publisher: Poly-
gram 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:
231 23882397 Sneakin
Grammy, Best Country Instrumental Performance 1992 (Chet
Atkins and Jerry Reed, Columbia).
2398 Sneaky Snake. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copyright Date:
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.
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 McLel-
lan); BMI Million Airs Award; RIAA Million Seller 1970 (Anne
Murray).
2400 Snowake. Music/Lyrics: Ned Miller. Copyright Date: 1966.
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.
2401 So Doggone Lonesome. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copy-
right Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: House of Cash, Inc. Licensed
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Sun 232) 1956. Made Fa-
mous 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, Ar-
gentina, 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.
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:
found.
2404 So Lovely Baby. Music/Lyrics: Doug Kershaw/J.D. Miller.
BMI. First Recorded by: Rusty and Doug (Hickory 1027) 1955. Made
Famous by: Rusty and Doug (Hickory 1027) 1955. Country Chart:
2405 So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed. Music/Lyrics: Eddie
Kirk/Clife Stone/Merle Travis. Copyright Date: 1947, renewed.
Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Presley Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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
Tubb (Decca 46040). Pop Chart: #21 2/22/47 1 wk., Merle Travis
(Capitol 349). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12 found. Awards:
2406 Softly and Tenderly. Music/Lyrics: Will L. Thompson. Copy-
liest Recording Found: Florence Hinkle and Harry MacDonough
(Edison 9367) 1906. Earliest Country Recording Found: George Re-
neau (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, star-
ring Tex Ritter, Earl Richards, Gordon Terry, Johnny Russell, and
Ralph Emery.
The Solders Bible see Deck of Cards.
2407 Soldiers Joy. Alternate Titles: Kings Head (English);
French Mary, French Fair (French). Music/Lyrics: Unknown.
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 Mamas Darling Child).
Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart: #15 8/16/59 7 wks.,
Hawkshaw Hawkins (Columbia 41419). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 71 found. Notes: Fiddle tune. History:
This tune surfaced in Scotland in print in 177879 and is probably
the best known by ddlers the world over.
2408 Soldiers Last Letter. Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb/Sgt. Henry
Redd Stewart. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Uni -
chappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Seven found. Awards: BMI Country
Award 1944. Author Notes: Soldiers 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 Soldiers Sweetheart. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers.
Chart: None. Pop Chart: #9 12/31/27 5 wks., Jimmie Rodgers (Vic-
tor 20864). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Notes: This song
was Jimmie Rodgers rst recording. Author Notes: A pal of Jim-
mies, 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 rst composition, a sentimen-
tal song.... From the rst, 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 Jimmies 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.Car-
rie Rodgers, wife of Jimmie Rodgers.
2410 Some Broken Hearts Never Mend. Music/Lyrics: Wayland
Holyeld. 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
Sneaky 23982410 232
(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 Pub-
lishing 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 upI hadnt 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 my-
self. A week after I was hypnotized, I sat down at this piano which
I dont play and wrote that song, and four or ve other songs, the
same day. Its very simple, and Ive not been able to do it again. I
think the fact that I wrote it on the piano, which I dont play, gave
me a really different approach to it thats why it came out sound-
ing like that. Its heartfelt, that song. Ive 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 di-
vorce, and as she drove to work in the morning, this country sta-
tion would play it, and it got her through a really hard timeshe
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. Copy-
right Date: 1982. Publisher: Combine Music Corp. (adm. by EMI-
Blackwood 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:
try Award 1986.
2413 Some Memories Just Wont Die. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Spring -
eld. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Warner House of Music. Li-
censed 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 (Co-
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 (Co-
Three found. Awards: Nashville Songwriters 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 com-
pleted in 1983 and we played it for George but he didnt under-
stand the song. In the meantime Larry and I had done a full-blown
demoand 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
were put on the back burner when Bowen came in. So after we re-
leased the rst single, we asked that Somebody Lied not be re-
leased and Bowen lost in the shufe. We took Larrys 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 Conways album came out
and we knew it wasnt going to be a single, we took Larrys master
to Steve Buckingham, Ricky Van Sheltons 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. Larrys 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 Fa-
mous 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.
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. Li-
censed 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).
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 shing. We were talking about mar-
riages, 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, lyri-
cally at least, driving up there and then we went shing til about
two A.M. and didnt 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 cou-
ple of weeks later I got a call from this girl I didnt know and she
said, My name is Reba McEntire and Ive been here a week and I
cant nd 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.Har-
lan Howard.
2417 Somebody Somewhere (Dont Know What Hes Missin
Tonight). Music/Lyrics: Lola Jean Dillon. Copyright Date: 1976. Pub-
lisher: Coal Miners 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 Somebodys Back in Town. Music/Lyrics: Don Helms/Doyle
Wilburn/Teddy Wilburn. Copyright Date: 1959, 1987 renewed.
by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871) 1959. Made Famous by:
The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871) 1959. Country Chart: #6
233 24112418 Somebodys
5/17/59 19 wks., The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 30871). Pop Chart:
try Award 1959.
2419 Somebodys Been Beating My Time. Music/Lyrics: Zeke
Clements. Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Unichappell
4273) 1951. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 4273) 1951. Coun-
try Chart: #2 (1) 10/26/51 16 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 4273). Pop
2420 Somebodys Gonna Love You. Music/Lyrics: Don Cook/Rafe
VanHoy. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: VanHoy Music/Unichap-
pell Music, Inc./Cross Keys Publishing. Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP.
First Recorded by: Lee Greenwood (MCA 52257) 1983. Made Fa-
mous 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 Somebodys Knockin. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Gillespie/Ed Pen-
ney. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Chiplin Music Co./Tri-Chap-
pell 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 rst 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 led away, saying her
voice suggested something with a minor key feeling. Two hours
later, Somebodys Knockin was completed, and we were convinced
we had written a hit. It was the rst song I cut on Terri Gibbs rst
MCA session. When the executive staff heard it, they were unani-
mously opposed to releasing it, convinced that country radio sta-
tions would not consider playing it. It was released over their ob-
jections and became one of the biggest selling records of the
year.Ed Penney.
2422 Somebodys 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
Conway Twitty (Warner Bros. 29308). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
2423 Someday Well Look Back. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard.
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
Country Award 1972.
2424 Someday When Things Are Good. Music/Lyrics: Merle Hag-
gard/Leona Williams. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Sony-Tree
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, Im 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
Im going to leave you. I cant go when things are bad because I
know Ill be back.Leona Williams.
2425 Someday (Youll Want Me to Want You). Music/Lyrics: Jim-
mie Hodges. Copyright Date: 1944. Publisher: Music Corp. of Amer-
ica, 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 33-
0521); #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
1949.
2426 Someone Could Lose a Heart Tonight. Music/Lyrics: David
Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1981. Pub-
lisher: 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 EMI-
April 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 Achieve-
ment Award 1978 (Don Devaney).
2428 Something in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Patton.
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).
2429 Something to Brag About. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock.
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
2430 Sometimes. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date:
by: Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40488) 1975. Made
Famous by: Bill Anderson and Mary Lou Turner (MCA 40488)
Somebodys 24192430 234
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:
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
No. of Artists: Two found. Awards: BMI 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:
try Award 1988.
2435 Son of a Rotten Gambler. Music/Lyrics: Chip Taylor. Copy-
right Date: 1973. Publisher: EMI-Blackwood Music, Inc./Back Road
Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Anne Murray (Capitol
Country Chart: #5 9/28/74 16 wks., Anne Murray (Capitol 3955).
2436 Son of Clayton Delaney. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copy-
right 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.
2437 Son of Hickory Hollers Tramp. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Fra-
zier. 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).
1969; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1968 (Dallas Frazier).
Author Notes: Of all the songs Ive written, this is my favorite. I like
to say that this is a story about a mothers love for her children.
Dallas Frazier.
2438 Song of the Bandit. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date:
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sons of the Pioneers
(ARC) 1937. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pioneers (RCA Victor LSP
None. No. of Artists: Four found. Movies: Saga of Death Valley (Re-
public) 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:
ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (Columbia 36785) 1980.
tion: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: ASCAP Country Award
1990.
2440 Soul Song. Music/Lyrics: George Richey/Billy Sherrill/Nor-
ris 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 Stamp-
ley (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.
2441 The Sound of Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: Hugh Prestwood.
Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Lawyers 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:
about the breakup of my marriage. We were having a conversation
and I was thinking, Even though were not saying it, everything
were saying sounds like goodbye.Hugh Prestwood.
2442 Sourwood Mountain. Alternate Titles: Dogwood Moun-
tain; Ive 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
Fiddle tune. Also recorded as Dogwood Mountain by Land Nor-
ris (Okeh 40433) in 1925, Ive Got a Woman on Sourwood Moun-
tain 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 18841886 in Virginia, North Carolina and
Kentucky.
235 24312442 Sourwood
2443 South of the Border. Music/Lyrics: Michael Carr/Jimmy
Kennedy. Copyright Date: 1939, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bern-
stein 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 Lymans 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 Bur-
nette, and June Story.
2444 Southern Cannon Ball. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie
Four.
2445 Southern Moon. Music/Lyrics: Alton Delmore/Rabon Del-
more. Copyright Date: 1940, renewed. Publisher: Vidor Publica-
tions, 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
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 Tous-
saint (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 Coun-
try Award 1977, 1978; BMI Pop Award 1977; BMI Million Airs
Award (2); NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1977 (Allen Tou-
ssaint). Author Notes: The song Southern Nights is a culmina-
tion of feelings and emotions of my early childhood days and grow-
ing 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
mothers birthplace). There were wonderful old houses that were
never new. Some of the older folk spoke mostly Creole and very lit-
tle English. I remember chuckling with excitement when Id 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 porchthe grownups in the porch swing, rocking chair
and such, and the kids usually on the oor 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 mo-
ments when all you heard was the slow tempo of the rocking chair
and the even slower swing chain. Someone would begin softly hum-
ming a tunea 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
to blow right through you. Id look up at the moving leaves that ap-
peared 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
lled 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).
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
Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1991; ASCAP Country Award
1991.
2449 The Souths Gonna Do It. Alternate Title: Countrys Gonna
Do It. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Daniels. Copyright Date: 1974. Pub-
lisher: 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 Countrys 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 Boyds Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 7921)
1938. Country Chart: #2 record of 1939, Bill Boyd (Bluebird 7921).
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 (Co-
lumbia 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 (Blue-
bird 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
South 24432452 236
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, whos a great old-time
ddler. When I found him, Billy was living in an old converted
chicken house in a holler in West Virginia. Although Billy had re-
leased over 150 records for Columbia, Gennett and Decca, he was
on welfare and wasnt getting any money from any of his songs. He
didnt 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 copy-
righted for him. It was fty-fty on that, and when he died in
1968, he willed his portion of it to me. Billy was kind of apprecia-
tive 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:
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:
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six found. Awards: BMI
Country Award 1958.
2455 Stairway of Love. Music/Lyrics: Roy C. Bennett/Sid Tep-
per. 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:
Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia 43966) 1967. Made Fa-
mous 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 Ac-
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)
1968. Made Famous by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10398) 1968. Coun-
try 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 OToole, Tim
MacIntire, and Cooper Huckabee. Notes: This was Tammy Wy -
nettes 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 womens lib and ERA [the Equal
Rights Amendment], I wanted it to be a song for all the women
out there who didnt 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 Im concerned,
they can like it or lump it. Because Stand by Your Man is just an-
other way of saying I love you without reservations.Billy Sher-
rill.
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.
All. Earliest Country Recording Found: Giddens Sisters (Okeh 45120)
1927 (as Standing on the Promises of God). Made Famous by: No
2461 Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Johnson/
Bob Wills. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Intersong-
USA, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob Wills (Okeh
6742) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Okeh 6742) 1945. Coun-
try 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/Ricks
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, re-
newed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Columbia Cs-9078) 1964. Made Fa-
mous 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 rst part of 54
I started the song at the Stateside club on Okinawa. And when I got
into the music business in Nashville, I nally nished the song,
237 24532463 Stateside
and actually it was my rst 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 Crutcheld. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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. Copy-
right 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.
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. Pub-
lisher: Vidor Publications, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: Bob Wills with Tommy Duncan (Colum-
bia 37097 and 20078) 1945. Made Famous by: Bob Wills (Colum-
bia 37097 and 20078) 1945; Willie Nelson (Atlantic 2979) 1973 (re-
vised 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: Mackin-
tosh and T.J. (Penland) 1976, directed by Marvin Chomsky, starring
Roy Rogers, Clay OBrien, Billy Green Bush, Andrew Robinson,
and Joan Hackett, sung by Willie Nelson. History: This tune is a
version of an older traditional ddle tune, Waterbound. Appar-
ently, 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 rst to record this tune with lyrics.
2467 Stay Young. Music/Lyrics: Benny Gallagher/Graham Lyle.
Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Rondor, PRS/Irving Music. Li-
censed 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).
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 Record-
ing 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 Ac-
Steal Away (to Jesus) see Steal Away.
2469 Stealin Corn. Music/Lyrics: Norman Hamlet/Roy Nichols.
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:
First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376) 1937. Made Fa-
mous by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376) 1937. Country Chart:
#5 record of 1937, Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376). Pop Chart:
2471 Steel Guitar Chimes. Music/Lyrics: Roy Acuff. Copyright
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376) 1937.
Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376) 1938. Coun-
try Chart: #5 record of 1938, Roy Acuff (Vocalion/Okeh 04376).
2472 Steel Guitar Rag. Music/Lyrics: Leon McAuliffe/Merle
Travis/Clife 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).
2473 Steel Guitar Stomp. Music/Lyrics: James Robert Wills. Copy-
right 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: Instru-
mental.
2474 Steelin the Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Byrd. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: Jerry Byrd (Mercury 6175) 1949. Made Famous by:
Jerry Byrd (Mercury 6175) 1949. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
2475 Step by Step. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie Rabbitt/
Even Stevens. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI
(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 Fa-
mous by: Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5446) 1985. Country Chart:
#1 2/9/85 21 wks., Sawyer Brown (Capitol/Curb 5446). Pop Chart:
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).
2478 Still Doin Time. Music/Lyrics: Michael P. Heeney/John Mof-
fat. Copyright Date: 1981. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: George Jones (Epic 02526) 1981.
Statue 24642478 238
Made Famous by: George Jones (Epic 02526) 1981. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 10/3/81 17 wks., George Jones (Epic 02526). Pop Chart: None.
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. Publishers 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 writ-
ing Still in Saigon goes much deeper than addressing the plight of
Americas 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.
2481 Still Water Runs the Deepest. Alternate Title: Still Water.
Music/Lyrics: Jesse Ashlock. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed 1952.
by: Bob Wills (MGM 10276) 1947. Made Famous by: Bob Wills
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.
5/18/74 16 wks., Mel Tillis (MGM 14720). Pop Chart: None. AC
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. Li-
censed 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 Song-
writer 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: John-
nie + Jack (RCA 7137) 1958. Made Famous by: Johnnie + Jack (RCA
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.
The Story by the Moonlight see The Prisoners 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 Rob-
bins (Columbia 41013) 1957. Made Famous by: Marty Robbins (Co-
lumbia 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
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 Record-
ing Found: Cowboy Copas (King 951) 1950. Made Famous by: Cow-
boy 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-Black-
wood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny
Duncan (Columbia 10302) 1976. Made Famous by: Johnny Dun-
can (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. Ear-
liest Recording Found: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13470) 1983.
Made Famous by: Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor 13470) 1983. Coun-
try 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 Vic-
tor 13470). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: Grammy, Best New Coun-
try 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 Stu-
dios, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Paul
Hamblin (Victor 40260) 1930. Made Famous by: The Beverly Hill-
billies (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
239 24792490 Strawberry
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, Ari-
zona, Record in 1915, it was revised slightly and published in 1917
in a collection of Fletchers 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 rst 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 Coun-
try Award 1975; BMI Pop Award 1975. Notes: Streaking, a fad in the
mid-seventies, lasted about a year. The most famous case of streak-
ing occurred at the Academy Awards in 1974. While host David
Niven was introducing Elizabeth Taylor, a naked man ashing a
peace sign ran across the stage. The producers of the show had pre-
pared 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
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 Bakerseld. Music/Lyrics: Homer Joy. Copyright
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:
2494 Streets of Baltimore. Music/Lyrics: Tompall Glaser/Harlan
Howard. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Ensign Music Corp. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8851)
1966. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8851) 1966. Coun-
try Chart: #5 6/25/66 20 wks., Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 8851).
BMI Country Award 1966, 1967. Author Notes: It was about 62
or 63 when I started thinking along that line. Free love was becom-
ing 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 with-
out being married. I saw one little girl visiting the Grand Ole Opry
with her boyfriend. He had a lot of grease under his ngernails,
and he could hardly afford to get her there. She was dressed in all
her nery. All the guys were giving her a three or four time go-
over. The poor ole boy was so tired, he could hardly drive home.
She looked like she was ready to y 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. Shes got higher ambitions than hes got.
Shes going to use him as a stepping stone to get on, and thats what
she does. So he sells the farm. This couple and many like them
were pretty much the average small town, rural Americans, mem-
bers of the silent majority. This sort of thing happened a lot back
then. I dont think it does anymore. It was a very important thing
in a lot of peoples lives when rural America discovered how the jet
set was living.Tompall Glaser. This is becoming a classic song.
I dont know how many people have done this on their live show.
They never even recorded it, but they will. Its 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 son-
net, 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 eve-
ning. The next morning I took it to Bobby Bares house. I had just
been telling Bobby that I didnt like the pop-ass records we were put-
ting out and I said, Man you gotta get back into that good coun-
try 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;
Cowboys Lament. Music/Lyrics: Francis Henry Maynard. Copy-
Recorded by: Bentley Ball (Columbia A3085) 1919 (as Dying Cow-
boy); 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
Cowboys 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
rst 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.
Streak 24912495 240
Collins, starring Tex Ritter, Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, and
The Jimmy Wakely Trio. History: Because of its suitability for har-
mony 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 t two locales the
streets of Laredo, Texas, and Tom Shermans 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 Cowboys 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 Ac-
tion: 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 Chap-
man/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
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
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).
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 fties
and even before, many people looked down on country music and
country people. I always felt that these same people who were put-
ting on airs and putting down our music had the very same back-
ground 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.
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:
First Recorded by: Billy McGhee (Victor 20-4827) 1952. Made Fa-
mous by: Eddie Hill (RCA 20-5706) 1954 as (My Sugar Booger).
Artists: Two.
2502 Sugar Daddy. Music/Lyrics: David Bellamy. Copyright Date:
1980. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Famous Music Corp. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bellamy Brothers (Warner
(Warner Bros./Curb 49160) 1980. Country Chart: #1 (1) 2/2/80 14
wks., Bellamy Brothers (Warner Bros./Curb 49160). Pop Chart:
Country Award 1980, 1981. Author Notes: I was in Knoxville, Ten-
nessee, 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, honeywhat you need is a new car. And it just
made her really mad. She turned around and said, No, what I
needs a sugar daddy! And that was it. I heard that. I said, Oh,
thats 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: 1850s1860s. Publisher: Pub-
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Fiddlin John
Carson (Okeh 4994) 1923 (as Papas 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.
Fiddle tune. Also recorded as You Gotta Let My Dog Alone by
John Carson and Moonshine Kate (Okeh 45458) 1930. History:
Daniel Decatur Emmett (18151904) played a very important part
in the creation of the American minstrel show. Emmett was a singer
and dancer and played the violin, ute and other instruments. He
was an accomplished ddler, 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 ddlers 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: Crom -
well 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).
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 ddle 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./
by: The Haydn Quartet (Victor 5568) 1908. Made Famous by: Bob
Wills and His Texas Playboys (Okeh 3997) 1937; Phil Regan (Co-
lumbia 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.
241 24962505 Sunbonnet
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:
try Award 1990.
2507 Sunday Mornin Comin Down. Music/Lyrics: Kris Kristof-
ferson. Copyright Date: 1969. Publisher: Combine Music Corp.
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.,
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 Kristof-
ferson); NSAI Songwriter of the Year Award 1971 (Kris Kristoffer-
son). 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 Publish-
ing 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. Ive 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 were going afterward. Ive also observed religious fanat-
ics that carry their religion like it was a banner. In fact, theyre even
egotistical about their religion. People like that turn me off, and I
was trying to say that in this song. Ive just got a thing in my head
that religion is a 24-hour-a-day business. If youre not a Christian
on Monday, then the two hours you spend going to church on Sun-
day, wearing your nest clothes and donating ten dollars and mak-
ing sure everybody can see it, isnt 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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Cowboy Copas (King 553) 1946.
Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM E-3803) 1960. Country
Three.
2510 The Sunny Side of Life. Music/Lyrics: Eugene Kaeuffer/
George Moir. Copyright Date: 1905. Publisher: Public Domain. Li-
censed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Blue Sky Boys (Bluebird
2511 Sunny Side of the Mountain. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Greg-
ory/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 55-
3232) 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:
Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1965. Notes: Hawkshaw Hawkins
used this song as his theme song from 1945 to 1947. Jimmy Mar-
tin 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. Pub-
lisher: 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. Copy-
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. Li-
censed 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 Ac-
tion: #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 dont have to rub it
in just cause youre right and Im wrong again ... sometimes right
is just as wrong as wrong is. Men so often get on their high horses
because theyre always right, and by their rubbing it in, their
rights become wrongs. Anyway, it really just came from a rebel-
lious 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 rst wife (who later was killed in a car
accident) and my small son of about ve years of age was traveling
with me. I suppose I was reminiscing about my own life, how pleas-
ant 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 Holyeld/
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/
Sunday 25062517 242
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 (pseudo-
nym of Mark James). Copyright Date: 1968. Publisher: Screen Gems-
EMI Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mark James
(Sceptor 12221) 1968; Elvis Presley (RCA 47-9764) 1969. Made Fa-
mous 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).
1969 (Elvis Presley, RCA 9764); BMI Country Award 1977.
2519 Sweet Betsey from Pike. Music/Lyrics: John A. Stone. Copy-
right Date: Circa 1855. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All.
Earliest Recording Found: Radio Mac (Victor 23704) 1928 (pseudo-
nym of Harry Mac McClintock). Made Famous by: Bradley Kin-
caid (Bluebird 5321) 1934. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None.
AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 80. Notes: Sweet Betsy from Pike
rst appeared in print around 1858 in San Francisco in Puts 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) pre1907 (as Sweet Little Daisies). Earli-
est Country Recording Found: McMichens Home Town Band (Okeh
40445) 1925. Made Famous by: Clayton McMichens Georgia Wild-
cats (Decca 5418) 1937. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC
Action: None. No. of Artists: 36. Notes: This was Clayton Mc -
Michens theme song for a short time on radio. Also recorded as
Sweet Golden Daises by the Kentucky Girls (Columbia 15364-
D) 1928. This song was a pop hit of 1894. Although the words have
long been forgotten, the tune has remained a ddle classic.
2521 Sweet Desire. Music/Lyrics: Jeannie Kendall. Copyright Date:
1978. Publisher: Terrace Music Group (a division of Terrace Enter-
tainment Corp.). Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The
Kendalls (Ovation 1112) 1978. Made Famous by: The Kendalls (Ova-
tion 1112) 1978. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/23/78 14 wks., The Kendalls
(Ovation 1112). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists:
2522 Sweet Dreams. Music/Lyrics: Don Gibson. Copyright Date:
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 (Capi-
tol 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-
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 Miners 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 Re-
turning; 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.
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.
Chart: #3 5/29/61 21 wks., Webb Pierce (Decca 31249). Pop Chart:
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five. Awards: BMI Coun-
try Award 1961.
2525 Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Don Helms/Merle
Red Taylor. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed. Publisher: Cedar-
wood Publishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price
Sweet Lulur see The Prisoners Song.
2526 Sweet Mama Hurry Home or Ill Be Gone. Music/Lyrics:
Jack Neville. Copyright Date: 1933, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl.
of Artists: Five.
2527 Sweet Memories. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Newbury. Copyright
First Recorded by: Don Gibson (RCA Victor 19575) 1968. Made Fa-
mous 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).
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. Bloomeld. Copyright Date: 1850, 1853. Pub-
lisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: De
Costa Waltzs Southern Broadcasters (Gennett 6176) 1927 (as Take
Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South); Ray Pattersons Piedmont
Log Rollers (Victor 21132) 1927 (as Sweet Sunny South). Made Fa-
mous by: Pattersons Piedmont Log Rollers (Victor 21132) 1928.
243 25182528 Sweet
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: Clife Stone/Merle Travis.
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 Ac-
tion: 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
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 ver-
sion. 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 ca-
reer.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:
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 Mul-
lican (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. Its 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 ower. We sang
her song to hundreds of millions of people throughout our times
and career in show business and were mighty, mighty proud and
happy that we had life in our bodies to do that.Ervin T. Rouse.
2533 The Sweetest Thing (Ive 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).
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. Copy-
right 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 Ac-
tion: 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
wasnt 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 complexthats be-
cause I was always wanting to make up for something that I hadnt
been able to do. So I wrote this after my rst 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. Copy-
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 pop-
ular song.
2537 Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copy-
right Date: 1886 (rst printing found). Publisher: Public Domain.
Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Apollo Male Quartet (Colum-
bia A1169) 1912. Made Famous by: No one artist. Country Chart:
2538 Swing Wide the Gates of Love. Alternate Title: Swing Wide
Your Gate of Love. Music/Lyrics: Sidney Nathan/Hank Thomp-
son. 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 57-
Swing Wide Your Gate of Love see Swing Wide the Gates of
Love.
2539 Swingin. Music/Lyrics: John David Anderson/Lionel A. Del-
more. 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, Id
Sweet 25292539 244
been shing 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 girls name on it. Ive forgotten the name but for some
reason: Her brothers on the sofa eating apple pie, her mamas in
the kitchen cutting chicken up to fry; her daddys in the backyard
doing something with a hose; and Im on the porch with (the girls
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 re-
cited what Id written and he was interested in helping me nish 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
Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 5600) 1966. Country Chart:
#5 4/9/66 27 wks., Merle Haggard (Capitol 5600). Pop Chart:
Award 1966.
2541 Take a Letter, Miss Gray. Music/Lyrics: Justin Tubb. Copy-
censed 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.
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
didnt 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 cant 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 (Vo-
calion 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 Cant 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.
(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-
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
2545 Take Me. Music/Lyrics: George Jones/Leon Payne. Copyright
Recorded by: George Jones (Musicor 2060/3060) 1965 (album cut).
Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1117) 1965 (single). Coun-
try Chart: #8 11/6/65 18 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1117); #9
12/25/71 11 wks., George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Epic 10815).
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
44374) 1967. Country Chart: #8 12/30/68 15 wks., Ray Price (Co-
lumbia 44374); #34 8/21/76 10 wks., Mack White (Commercial
1319); #28 8/8/81 11 wks., Bobby Bare (Columbia 02414). Pop
Country Award 1968.
2547 Take Me Back Again. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie
of Artists: One.
2548 Take Me Back into Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/
Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1945, 1972, renewed. Publisher: West-
ern 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 Val-
ley Barn Dance (live radio show, broadcast 19421954); Linda Parker
and The Cumberland Ridge Runners (Conquerer 8164) 1933.
Artists: Five found. Notes: Theme song of The Renfro Valley Barn
Dance (19421954). 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 discov-
ery Red Foley, Reds brother Cotton Foley and country singer
245 25402550 Take
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 be-
came 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
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. Coun-
try 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 Chapmans 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 Den-
ver (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. Au-
thor 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 Taffys rel-
atives 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 sec-
ond 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 nished 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 nished writing it at six oclock in the morning. The rest is his-
tory. Someday well 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
Victor 1050) 1949. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor
(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 Ive 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-Black-
wood 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 Broth-
ers (Columbia 11369) 1980. Country Chart: #5 10/4/80 17 wks.,
Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers (Columbia 11369). Pop Chart:
try Award 1981.
2556 Take Me to Your World. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn
Corp. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Beverly Byrd (Epic, unis-
sued) 1967; First released by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 10269) 1967.
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, Ill do this song on her,
since she was recording right away and Tammy wasnt comin up for
awhile. So I cut Take Me to Your World on Beverly. Billy Sher-
rill 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 Wynettes voice. And it became Tammys
record. Needless to say, Beverly went wild when Tammys record
went to No. 1. We dropped her from the label, and I dont 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
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 sleep-
ing, and I didnt 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.
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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
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 eld.
Dean Martin and Ray Charles are two among many artists credited
with this. It is also credited with being one of the songs instru-
mental in bringing a stream of pop writers and artists into Nashville
and the eld 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
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 liv-
ing on my boat at the time on Old Hickory Lake in Nashville, Ten-
nessee. 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 re. 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 remen got there they had to go right
into the blaze and everything. Someone said, How would you like
to be a reman? 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 Sherrills boat and played the song for him. He
said, Man, thats great! Im recording Johnny Paycheck tomorrow
and Ive got one more chance to get a hit record with Paycheck or
theyre going to drop him from the label.David Allan Coe.
2560 Talk Back Trembling Lips. Music/Lyrics: John D. Louder-
milk. Copyright Date: 1962, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Ashworth (Hick-
ory 1214) 1963. Made Famous by: Country, Ernest Ashworth (Hick-
ory 1214) 1963; Pop, Johnny Tillotson (MGM 13181) 1963. Coun-
try 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 AshworthTalk Back Trembling
Lips painted on the side. He was on tour, and that was his iden-
tication, his sign. He had them on his suit, too, little lips on
springs that would shake around.John D. Loudermilk.
2561 Talk to Me. Music/Lyrics: Joe Seneca. Copyright Date: 1958,
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: Crys-
tal 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 Achieve-
ment Award 1978 (Roger Cook, Bobby Wood).
2563 Talkin to the Wall. Music/Lyrics: Warner McPherson. Copy-
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 Re -
cording 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 vaude-
ville to the country music stage. During his twenty years on The
Grand Ole Opry (19381958) he specialized in novelty numbers
like Original Talking Blues, to which there were countless verses.
2565 Tall Dark Stranger. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens. Copyright
by: Buck Owens (Capitol 2570) 1969. Country Chart: #1 8/9/69 15
wks., Buck Owens (Capitol 2570). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
thor 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
ght 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 ght 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:
Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23535) 1931. Made Famous
by: Jimmie Rodgers (Victor 23535) 1931. Country Chart: None.
247 25582566 T.B.
2567 Teach Me to Forget. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne. Copyright
BMI. First Recorded by: Leon Payne (Capitol 1782) 1951. Made Fa-
mous 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.
2569 Tear Time. Music/Lyrics: Jan Crutcheld. 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 Vic-
tor 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 shing 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, Im tired. The rest is history.Jan Crutcheld.
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). Li-
censed 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 (Co-
lumbia 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.
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.
2572 Tears of the Lonely. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyeld. Copy-
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).
2573 Tears on My Pillow. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Fred Rose.
Copyright Date: 1941, 1968, renewed. Publisher: Western Music Pub-
lishing 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: Cedar-
wood 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).
1977; RIAA Million Seller (Red Sovine). Sequel: Teddy Bears Last
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. Copy-
right 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 (Colum-
bia 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 Song-
writer Achievement Award 1973 (Don Earl, Nick Nixon). Notes:
This was Barbara Fairchilds only pop chart record.
Tell Him to Come Back Sweet Fern see Sweet Fern.
2576 Tell Me a Lie. Music/Lyrics: Mickey Buckins/Barbara Wy rick.
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.
Country Award 1959.
Tenbrook and Molly see Molly and Tenbrooks.
2579 Tender Hearted Sue. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Jenkins (pseudo-
nym 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. Coun-
try Chart: #5 10/27/45 1 wk., The Rambling Rogue (Okeh 6747).
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:
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 Ac-
Teach 25672581 248
2582 The Tenderfoot. Alternate Title: The Horse Wrangler.
Music/Lyrics: D.J. OMalley. Copyright Date: 1894. Publisher: Pub-
lic 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 Tender-
foot.
2583 Tennessee Bird Walk. Music/Lyrics: Jack Blanchard. Copy-
right 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
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmy Work (Alben 501) 1948. Made Fa-
mous 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, writ-
ten by Jimmy Work with special lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Au-
thor 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 truckjust
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.
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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287)
1947. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 37287) 1947. Coun-
Six. Movies: Smoky Mountain Melody (Columbia) 1949, directed by
Ray Nazarro, starring Roy Acuff, Guinn Big Boy Williams, Rus-
sell Arms, and Sybil Merritt. Author Notes: Tennessee Central
Number Nine was the rst 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. Copy-
right Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Song of Cash/Chappell and Co.
Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash
(Columbia 42147) 1961. Made Famous by: Rosanne Cash (Colum-
bia 07624) 1987. Country Chart: #11 12/24/61 14 wks., Johnny Cash
(Columbia 42147); #1 (1) 11/14/87 22 wks., Rosanne Cash (Colum-
bia 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/Warner-
Tamerlane 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:
try Award 1985. Movies: Rhinestone (Twentieth CenturyFox) 1984,
directed by Bob Clarke, starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Par-
ton.
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
2590 Tennessee Saturday Night. Music/Lyrics: Billy Hughes. Copy-
censed 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 LPM-
1994L958) 1959. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 7542)
1959. Country Chart: #5 6/22/59 19 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Vic-
tor 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 wifes familyJohn 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 nd it overrun with
Jayhawkers (desperados). Since he was a Union soldier in predom-
inantly Confederate territory, he decided he had better head west.
Jess settled in the trading territory of a Frenchman named Tim-
beaux 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 wasnt 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 Stew-
art. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Pee Wee King (RCA VI-
20-2680) 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:
249 25822592 Tennessee
#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
ODay (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 spe-
cial lyrics by Homer and Jethro. Movies: Wise Blood (Universal)
1979, directed by John Huston, starring Brad Dourif and Harry
Dean Stanton; Porkys (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 lis-
tening to the radio and heard Bill Monroes Kentucky Waltz and
Redd remarked, Its odd no one ever did a Tennessee Waltz, since
we make our living on the Grand Ole Opry. On the back of an old-
fashioned match box, the lyrics were composed. A song was born.
Governor Frank Clement signed the bill ofcially 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.
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).
(Bobby Borchers, Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce). Movies: Resurrection (Uni-
versal) 1981, directed by Daniel Petrie, starring Ellen Burstyn, Sam
Shepard, and Richard Farnsworth; Six Pack (Twentieth Cen -
turyFox/Lion Share) 1982, directed by Daniel Petrie, starring
Kenny Rogers and Diane Lane; Hard Country (Incorporated Tel-
evision 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.
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
Wagon Jubilee (Decca 5001) 1934. Made Famous by: Stuart Ham-
blen and His Covered Wagon Jubilee (Decca 5001) 1934. Country
100. Author Notes: This is one of the rst 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
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
Recorded by: Ernest Tubb (MCA 40056) 1973. Made Famous by:
Ernest Tubb (MCA 40056) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
Texas Wagoner see Wagner.
2599 Texas Women. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright
Recorded by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47102) 1981. Made
Famous by: Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb 47102) 1981. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 2/7/81 13 wks., Hank Williams, Jr. (Elektra/Curb
2600 Thank God and Greyhound. Music/Lyrics: Larry Kingston/
Ed Nix. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Pub-
lishing 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 (pseudo-
nym 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
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! Thats 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:
try Award 1985.
2603 Thank God Im a Country Boy. Music/Lyrics: John Martin
Sommers. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Cherry Lane Music Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: John Den-
ver (RCA 10239) 1975. Made Famous by: John Denver (RCA 10239)
1975. Country Chart: #1 (1) 3/29/75 14 wks., John Denver (RCA
Tennessee 25932603 250
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. Copy-
right 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.
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 rst 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. Copy -
right Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Regent Music Corp./Neta
Johns ton 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:
ASCAP. First Recorded by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic FE 40623) 1988
(album). Made Famous by: Ricky Skaggs (Epic 07924) 1988 (sin-
gle). Country Chart: #17 6/11/88 16 wks., Ricky Skaggs (Epic
07924). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One. Au-
thor Notes: The inspiration came in 82 or 83, I was single-par-
enting my little boy, and it was one of the toughest jobs Ive ever
had. Off and on Ive single-parented him for four or ve years in
the last 12. When we rst got a divorce, his mother went to Cali-
fornia 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 gen-
uinely felt about the love. Its real love when theyre turning those
dollars in the direction of a child and theyre getting up in the mid-
dle 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. Thats motherly love, and my fa-
ther, he comes in there, too. Daddys 86, and mothers 83. Hes
wonderful to her, and theyre 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/Hud-
son 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. Copy-
censed 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
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 Val-
ley.
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 Har-
ris 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. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Gene Autry (Oriole 8177 and all
ARC labels) 1932. Made Famous by: Gene Autry (Victor 23720)
of Artists: Two.
2613 That Rock Wont 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.
2614 That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine. Music/Lyrics: Gene
Autry/Jimmy Long. Copyright Date: 1931, renewed 1958, 1959. Pub-
lisher: 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 Ac-
tion: 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 rst million record
seller, which really started me on my way to a radio and movie
251 26042614 That
career. It will always have a special place in my memory. Its 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:
2616 That Was a Close One. Music/Lyrics: Robert Byrne. Copy-
right 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
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
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 Partons rst 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 Fa-
mous by: Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8375) 1977. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 4/30/77 14 wks., Donna Fargo (Warner Bros. 8375). Pop
Country Award 1978; Billboard Country Award #1 Recitation 1977.
Author Notes: At rst, 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 didnt like the way I sounded, but I
didnt 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. Se-
cretly, 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 be-
came 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 what-
ever reason or reasons.Donna Fargo.
2619 That Wonderful City. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copy-
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 Thats 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
15 wks., Lynn Anderson (Chart 5021). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
Thats All in the Movies see Its All in the Movies.
2621 Thats All That Matters. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran. Copy-
right Date: 1963, 1979 (revised version). Publisher: Tree Publishing
Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Colum-
bia 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
(Hank Cochran).
2622 (Thats) 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 (Mer-
cury 73097) 1970. Made Famous by: Bobby Bare (Mercury 73097)
1970. Country Chart: #3 8/22/70 12 wks., Bobby Bare (Mercury
2623 Thats How Much I Love You. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/
Wally Fowler/J. Graydon Hall. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Pub-
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
1947.
2624 Thats 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 (Fea-
ture 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 Thats My Kind of Love. Music/Lyrics: Marion Worth (pseu-
donym of Mary Ann Wilson). Copyright Date: 1960. Publisher:
EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Mar-
ion 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 Worths highest charted
record.
2626 Thats 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 Wooleys song Thats My Pa. Wooley wrote it as a
tribute to his mother. When she died, it was sung at her funeral.
2627 Thats 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.
That 26152627 252
Sequel: Thats 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 Thats 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.
Award 1985.
2629 Thats the Way Love Goes. Music/Lyrics: Lefty Frizzell/
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lefty Frizzell (ABC
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.
Award 1973, 1984; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1984
(Lefty Frizzell, Sanger D. Shafer); Grammy, Best Country Vocal
Performance, Male 1984 (Merle Haggard).
2630 Thats 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, Con-
queror 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: Thats 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 trade-
mark song.
2631 Thats What Its 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).
2632 Thats 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, thats what makes the jukebox play.Jimmy Work.
2633 Thats When Its 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)
19421943. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
None. No. of Artists: Two found.
Thats Where My Money Goes see Nobodys Business.
2634 Thats Why I Love You Like I Do. Music/Lyrics: Jack Mor-
row. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Li-
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.
1973.
2635 Thats Why Im Blue. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copy-
2636 Then and Only Then. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copy-
right Date: 1964. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: Connie Smith (RCA 8489) 1965. Made Fa-
mous by: Connie Smith (RCA 8489) 1965. Country Chart: #4 1/23/
65 24 wks., Connie Smith (RCA 8489). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
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. Doo-
dles Owens. Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
Artists: Five.
2639 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye. Music/Lyrics: John D. Lou-
dermilk. Copyright Date: 1962. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don Cherry (Verve 10270)
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
Dont Pull Your Love. Pop Chart: #6 1/28/67 13 wks., The Casi-
nos (Fraternity 977); #27 4/17/76 5 wks., Glen Campbell (Capi-
tol 4245). AC Action: #6 8/24/68 12 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA Vic-
tor 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 Aint 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.
2641 There Aint No Good Chain Gang. Music/Lyrics: Hal
Bynum/ Dave Kirby. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Publish-
ing 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 (Co-
2642 There Goes My Everything. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier.
Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Husky
253 26282642 There
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 Song-
writer 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 sell-
ing song to date.Dallas Frazier.
2643 There Must Be More to Love Than This. Music/Lyrics: Wil-
liam 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.
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 (Planta-
tion 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.
Award 1969 (Margaret Lewis, Mira Smith). Author Notes: We wrote
the song for Teresa Brewer. It came out of our roots. Thats 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 Fa-
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. An-
swers: 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. Pub-
lisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Jamie Music Publishing Co. Li-
censed 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 Coun-
try 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 nished it up
and recorded it. I put it in the name of Audrey Greisham, which
is my wifes 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 its
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 drink-
ing songs when it happened.Webb Pierce.
2647 There Wont Be Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Charlie Rich. Copy-
right Date: 1964, renewed. Publisher: Charles Rich Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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 Vic-
tor 0195). Pop Chart: #18 1/26/74 15 wks., Charlie Rich (RCA Vic-
tor 0195). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI
Country Award 1974.
2648 There You Go. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date:
Cash (Sun 258) 1956. Country Chart: #1 (5) 12/12/56 28 wks.,
Johnny Cash (Sun 258). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No.
Therell Be a Hillbilly Wedding in June see A Hillbilly Wed-
ding in June.
2649 Therell 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 (Therell 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.
#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 val-
ley. Kind of a little brook was running through the valley, and up
the hill there I could see where the water was falling from. Every-
thing seemed so peaceful with all the animals down there grazing
together. It made me wonder, whats the matter with humanity?
Whats the matter with mankind? Why couldnt man live in peace
like the animals down there? So out of that came Peace in the Val-
ley.the Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey.
2651 Therell Come a Time. Music/Lyrics: Charles K. Harris.
Copy right 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: Char-
lie Poole and The North Carolina Ramblers (Columbia 15116) 1926.
Made Famous by: No one artist. No. of Artists: 40.
2652 Theres 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 (Hick-
ory 1107) 1959. Country Chart: #3 10/19/59 24 wks., Stoney Cooper
and Wilma Lee Cooper (Hickory 1107). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
2653 Theres a Bluebird on Your Windowsill. Music/Lyrics:
Elizabeth Clarke. Copyright Date: 1948, 1955, renewed 1976, 1983.
There 26432653 254
Recorded by: Elizabeth Clarke and Montana Slim (RCA Victor 21-
0060-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 Theres 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 Pub-
lishing 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.
Theres a Devil in the Bottle see Devil in the Bottle.
2655 Theres a Fire in the Night. Music/Lyrics: Bob Corbin. Copy-
right Date: 1984. Publisher: Sabal Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First
abama (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.
2656 Theres 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.
2657 Theres a Honky Tonk Angel (Wholl Take Me Back In).
Music/Lyrics: Denzil Rice/Troy Seals. Copyright Date: 1973. Pub-
lisher: Irving Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dobie
Gray (MCA 371) 1973. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty (MCA
(MCA 40173); #6 8/11/79 13 wks., Elvis Presley (RCA PB 11679).
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards:
2658 Theres a Little Bit of Everything in Texas. Music/Lyrics:
Ernest Tubb. Copyright Date: 1946, renewed. Publisher: Elvis Pres-
ley Music, Inc./Unichappell Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three. Notes: Although this
song was never a hit, it was one of Ernest Tubbs most requested
songs. Tubb was a native of Texas and was strongly identied with
the Lone Star State throughout his career.
Theres a Little Rosewood Casket see The Little Rosewood Cas-
ket.
2659 Theres 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 (Vo-
calion 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-
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 (Colum-
bia 49517). No. of Artists: Six. Notes: The authors were classmates
at Harvard when they wrote this song.
2660 Theres a New Moon Over My Shoulder. Music/Lyrics: Lee
Blastic/Jimmie Davis/Ekko Whelan. Copyright Date: 1944, re-
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:
2661 Theres a Party Goin On. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/Glenn
Sutton. Copyright Date: 1972. Publisher: Peer Music, Ltd./EMI-
Algee 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
Country Award 1973.
2662 Theres a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere.
Music/Lyrics: Shelby Darnell (pseudonym of Bob Miller)/Paul
Roberts. Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music
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 owed
easily and it was as if Id 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
Id make an appearance on stage, the audience expected to see a
crippled person. This was the rst hillbilly song on the Lucky Strike
Hit Paradeand also the rst hillbilly sheet music song on The
Rack on Broadway. The sheet music alone sold 750,000 copies.
Paul Roberts.
2663 Theres a Tear in My Beer. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
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 com-
bining 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., lm 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 lm.
2664 (Theres a) Hole in the Bottom of the Sea. Music/Lyrics:
Lloyd George/Rollin Sullivan. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Ernest Tubb Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by:
Lonzo and Oscar (RCA Victor 2908) 1948. Made Famous by: Lonzo
255 26542664 Theres
and Oscar (RCA Victor 2908) 1948. Country Chart: None. Pop
2665 Theres 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 (Con-
queror 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, star-
ring Tex Ritter, Bill Elliot, Jack Ingram, and Dub Cannonball Tay-
lor.
2666 Theres Been a Change in Me. Music/Lyrics: Cy Coben.
Copyright Date: 1951, renewed. Publisher: Delmore Music Co. Li-
censed 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. Au-
thor Notes: I thought of how bashful I was as a kid and how the
intervening years had changed me. This song almost didnt 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 su-
pervise some recording. While in Atlanta, he played the song for Sam
Wallace, head of promotion for RCA in the southeast. Sam didnt
believe a Yankee could write a country song and didnt 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 rst meeting.Cy Coben.
2667 Theres More Pretty Girls Than One. Alternate Titles: Bon-
nie Blue Eyes; Goodbye, Baby, Goodbye; Goodbye, Little Bon-
nie; Little Bonnie; Little Girl, Youve Done Me Wrong; My
Bonnies 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. Ear-
liest 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 Theres 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: Theres More Pretty Girls Than One, Part 2,
recorded by the Arthur Smith Trio (1937).
2668 Theres 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 An-
derson (Columbia C-30925) 1971. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
2669 (Theres) No Disappointment in Heaven. Music/Lyrics:
Frederich Martin Lohman. Copyright Date: 1914; 1915 (rst print-
ing 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.
2670 (Theres) No Gettin Over Me. Music/Lyrics: Walt Aldridge/
Tom Braseld. 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., Ron-
nie 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 Achieve-
ment Award 1981 (Walt Aldridge, Tom Braseld).
2671 Theres No Stopping Your Heart. Alternate Title: No Stop-
ping Your Heart. Music/Lyrics: Michael Brook/Craig Karp. Copy-
right 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 Coun-
try Award 1986.
2672 Theres 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 Theres Not a Thing I Wouldnt Do for You. Music/Lyrics:
Billy Hughes. Copyright Date: 1947. Publisher: Unichappell Music,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold (RCA 0002)
Chart: #3 2/12/49 10 wks., Eddy Arnold (RCA 0002). Pop Chart:
2674 Theres Nothing as Sweet as My Baby. Music/Lyrics: Hank
Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Carl
Smith (Columbia 20795) 1951. Made Famous by: Carl Smith (Co-
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. Copy-
right Date: 1967, renewed. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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:
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, sta-
tioned 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 bar-
ren country around me, my thoughts were, Is this worth ghting
for? There is a line in that song to the effect, Didnt I build that
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cabin, didnt I raise the corn? and the idea that these tasks, along
with any other, are done with a mans hands, prompted the song.
I didnt plan for it to be a religious or even an inspirational song,
but until Johnny Cash put it in its proper perspective, a working
mans 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, re-
newed. Publisher: Sony Tunes, Inc./LSQ Music Co., c/o Songwrit-
ers 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 Dont 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:
try 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 Hag-
gard ever knew all this?Jerry Chesnut.
2679 They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain. Music/Lyrics:
Brad Crandall/Elmo Ellis. Copyright Date: 1952, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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. Coun-
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:
2681 Theyll 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)
try Chart: #74 11/14/70 2 wks., Johnny Darrell (United Artists
50716); #5 10/7/50 6 wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10760). Pop
Songwriter Achievement Award 1969 (Leon Payne). Author Notes:
Leon said he wrote this song for me.Myrtie Payne, Leon
Paynes 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:
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.
2683 Things Arent Funny Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Merle Hag-
2684 Things Have Gone to Pieces. Music/Lyrics: Leon Payne.
First Recorded by: Leon Payne (D 1150) 1960. Made Famous by:
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.
Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mer-
cury 73273) 1972. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury
73273) 1972. Country Chart: #1 (3) 3/11/72 15 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis
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./Cot-
tonpatch Music. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Dolly Par-
ton (RCA 14218) 1986. Made Famous by: Dolly Parton (RCA 14218)
2687 Think Ill 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., Char-
lie Louvin (Capitol 5475); #50 5/6/78 9 wks., Billy Crash Crad-
dock (ABC 12357). Pop Chart: #30 3/12/66 8 wks., Al Marino
(Capitol 5598). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Par-
odies: 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 Youre Lonely). Music/Lyrics: Estella
Olson/Don Rich. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Tree Publishing
Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Buck Owens (Capi-
tol 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 Youve Done. Music/Lyrics: Carter Stanley.
Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stanley Brothers (King
615) 1958. Made Famous by: Stanley Brothers (King 615) 1958.
Artists: Four found.
2690 Thinking of a Rendezvous. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock/
Sonny Throckmorton. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Tree Pub-
lishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Dun-
can (Columbia 10417) 1976. Made Famous by: Johnny Duncan (Co-
lumbia 10417) 1976. Country Chart: #1 (2) 10/2/76 17 wks., Johnny
Duncan (Columbia 10417). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None.
2691 Third Rate Romance. Music/Lyrics: Howard Russell Smith.
Copyright Date: 1974. Publisher: Fourth Floor Music, Inc./Warner
257 26772691 Third
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 Har-
ris, 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 6E-
291) 1980. Made Famous by: Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra 47095) 1980,
1981. Country Chart: #4 1/17/81 15 wks., Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra
2693 This Aint Dallas. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams, Jr. Copyright
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.
2694 This Cold War with You. Music/Lyrics: Floyd Tillman. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20615) 1949.
Made Famous by: Floyd Tillman (Columbia 20615) 1949, 1950.
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
2696 This Is It. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright Date: 1964.
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, Ive got to run
to catch my plane. This is it. I said, Thats a good title for a song.
Jim didnt 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
One found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1954.
2698 This Land Is Your Land. Music/Lyrics: Woody Guthrie. Copy -
right 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 uni-
versities, 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 Worlds on Fire and Little Darling Pal of Mine.
Later, Guthries version was introduced by The Weavers.
2699 This Little Girl of Mine. Music/Lyrics: Ray Charles. Copy-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Charles (Atlantic LP8006)
1957. Made Famous by: Everly Brothers (Cadence 1342) 1958. Coun-
try 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. Copy-
right Date: Public Domain. Publisher: Dol Music, Inc. c/o Chap-
pell and Co. Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Country
Recording Found: Carolina Tar Heels (Victor 20544) 1927 (as Aint
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 ODaniels 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
prospectors 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 cant 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 prospectors epitaph.Stuart Hamblen.
2702 This Time. Music/Lyrics: Waylon Jennings. Copyright Date:
1969. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc. Licensed by: BMI.
Thirty-Nine 26922702 258
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Nine. Awards: BMI Country Award 1975.
2703 This Time Ive 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. Li-
censed 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.
2704 This White Circle (on My Finger). Music/Lyrics: Margie
Bainbridge/Dorothy Lewis. Copyright Date: 1961. Publisher: Sure-
Fire 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.
2705 This World Cant Stand Long. Music/Lyrics: Walter Bailes.
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Roy Acuff (Co-
lumbia 20454) 1947. Made Famous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia
20454) 1947. Country Chart: #12 8/7/48 1 wk., Roy Acuff (Colum-
bia 20454). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four
found. Notes: This song was copyrighted as This Worlds 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 Cant Feel
at Home in This World Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Unknown/Albert
E. Brumley (arrangement). Copyright Date: Circa 19151919; Circa
1936. Publisher: Public Domain; Albert E. Brumley and Sons, Inc.
Licensed by: All; BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Golden Echo Quar-
tet (Columbia 14572) 1927. Earliest Country Recording Found: J.E.
Mainers Mountaineers (Bluebird 6088) 1935. Made Famous by:
J.E. Mainers Mountaineers (Bluebird 6088) 1935; The Chuck-
wagon 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. Brum-
ley received an arrangement copyright for this song. He never
claimed to have written the song, and according to Albert E. Brum-
ley 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 Thompsons Old Gray Mule. Alternate Titles: Jim Thomp-
sons Old Gray Mule; The Braying Mule; The Yodeling Mule.
Music/Lyrics: Thomas P. Westendorf. Copyright Date: 1884. Pub-
lisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest Country Recording
Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 150-D) 1924 (as Johnsons Old
Gray Mule). Made Famous by: Shelton Brothers (Decca 5161) 1935.
Artists: 27 found. Notes: Also recorded as Jim Thompsons 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 Gamblers Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copy-
2709 Those Gone and Left Me Blues. Music/Lyrics: Johnny
Bond/Jimmy Wakely. Copyright Date: 1941, 1942. Publisher: MCA
First Recorded by: Johnny Bond (Columbia 06531) 1941. Made Fa-
mous by: Johnny Bond (Columbia 06531) 1941. Country Chart:
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 Com-
pagnons 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 some-
times 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 didnt drink because
drinking to me was always taboo. Playing in these nightclubs,
drinking and cheating, bothered me a lot. Id see a guy there with
his wife maybe on a Friday night, and the next Saturday or Sun-
day Id 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 Penning-
ton.
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 Ac-
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
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
259 27032714 Thunder
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 Ac-
1992.
2715 Tight Fittin Jeans. Music/Lyrics: Michael Huffman. Copy-
right 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
1982.
2716 Til I Can Make It on My Own. Music/Lyrics: George
Richey/ Billy Sherrill/Tammy Wynette. Copyright Date: 1976. Pub-
lisher: 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
try 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:
2718 Til I Kissed You. Music/Lyrics: Don Everly. Copyright Date:
Recorded by: The Everly Brothers (Cadence 1369) 1959. Made Fa-
mous 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.
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 (Co-
lumbia 20549); #10 8/30/52 1 wk., Bing Crosby with Grady Mar-
tin 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 Holy -
eld/Don Williams. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl.
Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Don
No. of Artists: Seven. Awards: BMI Country Award 1977; NSAI
Songwriter Achievement Award 1976 (Wayland Holyeld, Don
Williams).
2722 Till Youre Gone. Music/Lyrics: Walt Aldridge/Tom Braseld.
Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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
2723 Timber, Im Falling in Love. Music/Lyrics: Kostas. Copy-
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.
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 Aint Like They Used to Be see Careless Love.
2725 The Tip of My Fingers. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copy-
right 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
derson (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 (Colum-
bia 43463). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One found. Awards:
Tis a Picture from Lifes Other Side see A Picture from Lifes
Other Side.
2727 Tis Sweet to Be Remembered. Music/Lyrics: William Mar-
shall 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 McFar-
land and Robert Gardner (Brunswick, unissued) 1929. Earliest Re-
lease 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:
Tight 27152727 260
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Nine found. Notes: This
was Mac Wisemans theme song from 1946 until the late 1950s.
Lester and Green are pseudonyms for McFarland and Gardner.
2728 To All the Girls Ive 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 (Co-
lumbia 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 Ive 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. Its not about
a man as a womanizer. Its a song about personal growth, the women
in a persons life beginning in childhood.Hal David.
2729 To Daddy. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright Date: 1976.
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
2730 To Know Him Is to Love Him. Music/Lyrics: Phil Spector.
Copyright Date: 1958. Publisher: Mother Bertha Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Teddy Bears (Dore 503) 1958.
Made Famous by: Country, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmy-
lou 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 Gor-
don (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
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 didnt like the melody. Thats why hes a half writer on it.
He changed the melody. He did a lot better with it than I had and
I was satised. 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
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. Pub-
lisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded
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 Publish-
ing 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
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 (Lon-
don 9689); #93 5/9/70 2 wks., Jamul (Lizard 21001). AC Action:
None. No. of Artists: 52. Notes: On July 29, 1993, a street border-
ing the Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts on Chicagos
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 storythats the way it was. I sold out a little bit on
that song, Im sorry to say, because I said Mother died and daddy
got drunk, but mother didnt die at childbirth, and I never saw
my dad take a drink in his life. Never heard him say a cussword, ei-
ther. 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 wordthat 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 Salva-
tion 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
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: Char-
lie 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.
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
261 27282739 Together
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, writ-
ten by Jerry Abbott, Buck Owens and Charles Stewart.
2740 Tom and Jerry. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Un-
ing Found: Charles DAlmaine (Victor 4617) 1905 (Medley). Made
Famous by: Brad Leftwich (County 790) 1984. Country Chart:
2741 Tom Dooley. Alternate Title: Tom Dula. Music/Lyrics: Un-
known; John Lomax/Alan Lomax/Frank Warner (arrangement).
Copyright Date: 1947, renewed. Publisher: Ludlow Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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 West-
ern Performance 1958 (The Kingston Trio); BMI Million Airs
Award; BMI Pop Award 1958. Notes: This arrangement was taken
from the singing of Frank Prott. Originally, the title was Tom
Dula. Prott changed it to Tom DooleyJay 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 Smoth-
erman. 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
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
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,
(Decca 6106) 1945. Country Chart: #3 3/22/45 16 wks., Ernest
Tubb (Decca 6106); #27 4/18/70 12 wks., Slim Whitman (Imper-
ial 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
try 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.
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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros.
28286) 1987. Made Famous by: Randy Travis (Warner Bros. 28286)
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.
1985.
2749 Too Late. Music/Lyrics: Jimmy Wakely. Copyright Date: 1941.
censed 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. Coun-
try 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 shed just have enough
and leave, so I wrote a song called Too Late. I recorded it as my
rst 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, its the story of your life.Jimmy Wakely.
2750 Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry. Music/Lyrics: Al Dex-
ter. 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 Lind-
say/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).
2752 Too Many Rivers. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright
Date: 1965. Publisher: Combine Music/EMI-Blackwood Music,
Tom 27402752 262
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: Ive
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
didnt like the song. He thought it was too country. Dub wasnt
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 couldnt
get back here to record. She and Owen Bradley loved this song,
but I still almost didnt get a single out of it. It was her being in Japan
and not being able to record [something else] that got me this sin-
gle. It was probably the best second verse Ive 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. Li-
censed 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 Broth-
ers 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. Coun-
try 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. Copy-
right 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
2756 Too Old to Cut the Mustard. Music/Lyrics: Bill Carlisle.
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 couldnt do a job, you couldnt 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 masters wife talking, and the farmer
said, Were just gonna have to send him to the glue factory, be-
cause hes too old to work anymore, and so the mule ran off. He
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 thats an old story I got from a rst 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 Car-
penter. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Almo Music Corp./Ham-
mer 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 Car-
penters (A&M 1468); #74 6/30/73 10 wks., Lynn Anderson (Co-
lumbia 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 Pub-
lishing 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 Amer-
ican 7638). Pop Chart: #1 (2) 11/20/76 22 wks., Mary MacGregor
(Ariola American 7638). AC Action: #1 12/25/76 2 wks., Mary Mac-
Gregor (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. Pub-
lisher: Irving Music Co. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: The Sta-
ple 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.
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 Were 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)
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
2762 Touch My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Aubrey Mayhew/Donny
Young. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: Dream City Music. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Columbia 43795)
1966. Made Famous by: Ray Price (Columbia 43795) 1966. Coun-
try Chart: #3 10/15/66 18 wks., Ray Price (Columbia 43795). Pop
Country Award 1967.
263 27532762 Touch
2763 The Touch of Gods Hand. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copy-
Presley Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sons of the
Pioneers (Victor 20-3195) 1937. Made Famous by: Sons of the Pi-
oneers (Victor 20-3195); Johnny Ray (Columbia 39908) 1953.
Artists: Eight found. Author Notes: After World War I, I came to
the deserts of Arizona. The environmental change had a tremen-
dous impact on mefrom the backwoods of Canada to the decep-
tively 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 Gods Hand.Bob Nolan.
2764 Touch the Hand. Music/Lyrics: Ron Peterson/Conway
Twitty. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publish-
ing, 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:
try Award 1976.
2765 Touching Home. Music/Lyrics: Dallas Frazier/A.L. Doodle
Owens. Copyright Date: 1968, 1971. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music,
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.
2766 Trademark. Music/Lyrics: Porter Wagoner/Gary Walker.
Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found.
2767 A Tragic Romance. Music/Lyrics: Wiley Morris/Zeke Mor-
ris/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 20-
1905) 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 Car-
roll (music)/Ballard MacDonald (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1913, re-
newed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Licensed by:
ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Henry Burr and Albert Camp-
bell (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 Vir-
ginia.
2769 Trail to Mexico. Alternate Titles: Following the Cowtrail;
The Cow Trail to Mexico. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright
liest Recording Found: Carl T. Sprague (Victor 20067) 1925 (as Fol-
lowing the Cowtrail); Harry McClintock and His Haywire Orches-
tra (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 (Vic-
tor 23757) 1933. History: This is a reworked version of two British
ballads: Early Early in the Spring and The Seamans Complaint.
2770 Train of Love. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Cash. Copyright Date:
1956, renewed. Publisher: Knox Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
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.
2771 Train Whistle Blues. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rodgers. Copy-
None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 12. Authors
Notes: The Jimmie who was a brakeman, a happy-go-lucky young-
ster forever strumming and singing when he wasnt 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 smoke-
stack. Whistles? Pretty train whistles? Hed 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 distancewhao-o-o....Car-
rie 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 Do-
main. 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 ODay (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. His-
tory: The composition by Grady and Hazel Cole is similar to the
chorus and one verse of Dr. Crabtrees 1877 song Only a Tramp.
The Tramp see The Poor Tramp Has to Live.
2773 Travelin Blues. Music/Lyrics: Shelly Lee Alley/Jimmie Rod -
gers. Copyright Date: 1931, 1943, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp.
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:
2774 Treasure Untold. Alternate Title: Treasures Untold. Music/
Lyrics: Ellsworth Cozzens. Copyright Date: 1928, renewed. Pub-
Action: None. No. of Artists: 11. Notes: Most sources list Cozzens only
as author.Peer.
Touch 27632774 264
Treasures Untold see Treasure Untold.
2775 Trip to Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Freddie Hart. Copyright Date:
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:
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 Ac-
tion: 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 ODell. Copyright
Date: 1974. Publisher: Warners 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.
try Award 1974. Author Notes: I was glancing at a tabloid maga-
zine and the headline was Trouble in Paradise. The story was about
some movie couples marriage. The title is not new; in fact there have
been several songs by that title. In the late fties or early sixties The
Crests had a rock hit by that nameof course it was a totally dif-
ferent song.Kenny ODell.
2778 Trouble in the Amen Corner. Music/Lyrics: Archie Camp-
bell (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1959, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publish-
ing 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 Troubles Back in Town. Music/Lyrics: Dick Flood. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31363) 1961.
Made Famous by: The Wilburn Brothers (Decca 31363) 1962. Coun-
try Chart: #4 5/12/62 13 wks., The Wilburn Brothers (Decca
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 Drivers Blues. Music/Lyrics: Ted Daffan. Copyright
Date: 1939 (common law), 1966 (ofcial 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
None. No. of Artists: Five. History: This song is generally recog-
nized as the rst truck driving song. In the twenties and thirties
sales of country records were somewhat conned to the southern
states. This record sold throughout the country, and was so success-
ful that Art Satherly, producer at Columbia records, signed Ted
Daffan as an artist. Author Notes: Late at night, returning from
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 rst truck drivers song, and it became the top-selling country
song of 1939, because truck drivers demanded it all over the na-
tion.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. Coun-
try Chart: #3 7/10/65 21 wks., Dave Dudley (Mercury 72442). Pop
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. Coun-
try 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:
2783 Truck Stop. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Smith (original version)/
Vaughn Horton (additional lyrics). Copyright Date: 1968, 1970.
Publisher: Papa Joes 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 Truckers 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
2785 True Life Country Music. Music/Lyrics: Sam Lorber/Danny
Morrison/Jeff Silbar. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Bobby Golds-
boro Music, Inc./Warner House of Music/Warner Bros. Gold. Li-
censed 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:
Country Award 1981.
True Love, Dont 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. Earli-
est Recording Found: Buddy Holly (Coral 62352) 1958. Made Fa-
mous 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 Loves 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
265 27752787 True
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 (Capi-
tol 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 (Capi-
tol 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. Copy-
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).
try Award 1944.
2790 Tryin to Beat the Morning Home. Music/Lyrics: Elroy Ka-
hanek/T.G. Sheppard/Red Williams. Copyright Date: 1975. Pub-
lisher: 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. Coun-
try 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 Throck-
morton. 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
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: Jim-
mie Rodgers (Victor 22220) 1929. Made Famous by: Jimmie
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 (Vic-
tor 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,
Recorded by: Bob Wills (Vocalion 04325) 1938. Made Famous by: Bob
Wills (Vocalion 04325) 1938. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart:
2795 Tulsa Time. Music/Lyrics: Danny Flowers. Copyright Date:
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
2796 Tumbling Tumbleweeds. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copy-
right Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Williamson Music Co. Li-
censed 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 Pi-
oneers (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 Or-
chestra (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; Dont 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 Nolans 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 Pio-
neers 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.
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Six.
2798 Tupelo Mississippi Flash. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Reed Hub-
bard. 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. Coun-
try Chart: #15 11/4/67 15 wks., Jerry Reed (RCA 9334). Pop Chart:
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 Pub-
lic 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 Fa-
mous by: Pop, Billy Golden (Columbia, not numbered) 1891,
Sylvester Louis Vess Ossman (Victor 4424) 1905; Country, Car-
son Robison (Bluebird 11460) 1942; Eck Robertson and Henry
Gilliland (Victor 19149) 1923. Country Chart: #3 record of 1923, Eck
Try 27882799 266
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 Ro-
bison (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 Fa-
mous by: The Judds (RCA 5329) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/16/88
17 wks., The Judds (RCA 5329). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
2801 (Turn Out the Light and) Love Me Tonight. Alternate Title:
Catch Me If You Can. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date:
Chart: #1 (1) 8/16/75 16 wks., Don Williams (ABC/Dot 17568).
Turn Out the Lights see My Partys Over.
2802 Turn the World Around the Other Way. Music/Lyrics: Ben
Peters. Copyright Date: 1967, 1968. Publisher: Shelby Singleton
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 Ac-
tion: #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. Copy-
right 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, theyre singing one of your
songs on such-a-such a station. It nally dawned on me to use
their quote, Turn your radio on, as a theme for a religious origi-
nated 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: Im Turnin Off a
Memory; Turnin on a Memory; Im Turnin on a Memory.
Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright Date: 1972, 1973. Publisher:
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.
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).
2806 Tweedle-O-Twill. Music/Lyrics: Gene Autry/Fred Rose.
Copyright Date: 1942, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc./West-
ern 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) re-
release. 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 wouldnt pay it. So Freddie said,
Well, hell, lets 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)
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; An-
swer to Twenty-one Years, recorded by the Don Hall Trio (Victor
23782) 1933, written by Bob Miller and recorded by at least 6 dif-
ferent 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 Its Twilight
on the Trail. Music/Lyrics: Louis Alter/Sidney D. Mitchell. Copy-
right Date: 1935, 1936, renewed. Publisher: Famous Music Publish-
ing Co. Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Bing Crosby
(Decca 757) 1936. Made Famous by: Bing Crosby (Decca 757) 1936.
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 Crosbys 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 Lit-
tle Star; Honeysuckle. Music/Lyrics: Fred Macevoy. Copyright
Date: 1879. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded
267 28002809 Twinkle
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.
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 Fa-
mous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 07631) 1987. Country Chart: #1 (1)
11/21/87 22 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 07631). Pop Chart: None.
1988. Author Notes: This song was inspired by the death of a good
friend, Lewis Talley, who was my road manager.Merle Haggard.
2811 Two Dollars in the Juke Box. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Rabbitt.
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45357)
1976. Made Famous by: Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45357) 1976. Coun-
try Chart: #3 11/6/76 16 wks., Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45357). Pop
Country Award 1977.
2812 Two Doors Down. Music/Lyrics: Dolly Parton. Copyright
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 Mc -
Anally. Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Beginner Music/Colgems-
EMI 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
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
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 Mamas in
Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Charles A. Burke/Sidney H. Horner. Copy-
liest Recording Found: George Reneau (Vocalion 15349) 1925 (as
The Two Orphans); Ernest Stoneman and His Dixie Moun-
taineers (Edison 51935) 1927. Made Famous by: Ernest Stoneman
and His Dixie Mountaineers (Edison 51935) 1927. Country Chart:
2816 Two More Bottles of Wine. Music/Lyrics: Delbert McClin-
ton. 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
2817 Two of a Kind, Workin on a Full House. Music/Lyrics:
Bobby Boyd/Warren Haynes/Dennis Robbins. Copyright Date:
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
of Artists: Two. Awards: BMI Country Award 1992; ASCAP Coun-
try Award 1992.
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 Fa-
mous 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
2819 Uncle Ephs 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. Li-
censed by: BMI/All. First Recorded by: Wade Ward (Okeh, unissued)
1925 (as Brother Ephram); Shelton Brothers (Decca 5456) 1937
(as Uncle Ephs Got the Coon). Made Famous by: Grandpa Jones
(King 867) 1950. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Eight found. Notes: Also recorded as
Ephram Got the Coon by the Dunham Jubilee Singers (Colum-
bia 14609-D) 1931.
2820 Uncle Pen. Music/Lyrics: Bill Monroe. Copyright Date: 1951,
Recorded by: Bill Monroe (Decca 46283) 1950. Made Famous by: Ricky
Skaggs (Epic 04527) 1984; Bill Monroe (Decca 46283) 1951. Coun-
try 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 Stea -
gall. Author Notes: My Uncle Pen [Pen Vandiver] was one of Ken-
tuckys old-time ddlers, and he had the best shufe with the bow
that Id ever seen, and kept the best time. Thats 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, Id live them again.Bill Monroe.
2821 Under the Double Eagle. Music/Lyrics: J.F. Wagner. Copy-
right Date: 1895, 1907 by Theo Presser Publishing. Publisher: Pub-
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Edison Military
Band (Edison 91) 1896; Blue Ridge Highballers (Columbia 15070)
1926. Made Famous by: Pop, Sousas Band (Victor 5639) 1909;
Country: Bill Boyds Cowboy Ramblers (Bluebird 5945) 1935.
Country Chart: #4 record of 1935, Bill Boyds Cowboy Ramblers
(Bluebird 5945). Pop Chart: #3 2/13/09 3 wks., Sousas Band (Vic-
tor 5639). No. of Artists: 115.
2822 Under the Inuence of Love. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard/
Buck Owens. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed 1989. Publisher: Beech-
wood 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
Twinkle 28102822 268
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 (Co-
lumbia 41477); #39 6/19/71 8 wks., Waylon Jennings and Jessi
Colter (RCA 9992); #65 4/10/76 7 wks., Barbara Fairchild (Colum-
bia 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. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Cash (Columbia
1964. Country Chart: #1 (6) 2/22/64 22 wks., Johnny Cash (Colum-
bia 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
2825 Unfaithful One. Music/Lyrics: Cliff Bruner/A. Lyles. Copy-
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
None. No. of Artists: Eight.
2826 Unknown Soldiers Grave. Music/Lyrics: Vaughn DeLeath.
Copyright Date: 1916. Publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein and Co., Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. Earliest Recording Found: Vernon Dalhart (Per-
fect 12238) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart (Perfect 12238)
of Artists: 2 found. History: The rst unknown soldier, an Amer-
ican 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.
Award 1962.
The Unlucky Road to Washington see White House Blues.
2828 Unmitigated Gall. Music/Lyrics: Mel Tillis. Copyright Date:
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 hadI think I was making
$50 a day, and I was going to get $500. This was one of the rst
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
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.
Youve sent your laundry out, youve ordered your food, youve been
to the bar.... And Shelley said, How dare you barge into our room
when were 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 well
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 Im going to
parade you through the lobby. He said, Maybe theyll 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 Fa-
mous 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.
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
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
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/Nor-
ris 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 Sher-
rill, Norris Wilson); BMI Country Award 1974, 1975. Author Notes:
A Very Special Love Song came from the mere fact that my fa-
vorite theme in the world is the Summer of 42 [movie] theme. Its
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.
269 28232834 Vietnam
(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 Ac-
tion: 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 Nel -
son and Hank Wilson (pseudonym of Leon Russell) (Paradise 629).
Pop Chart: #12 12/24/38 2 wks., Roy Acuff and The Crazy Tennes -
seans (Vocalion/Okeh 4466). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 217.
Awards: RIAA Million Seller 1938 (Roy Acuff and The Crazy Ten-
nesseans, Vocalion/Okeh 4466). Answers: From Shore to Shore,
recorded by Charlie Monroes Boys (Bluebird 8118) 1939; The
Wabash Cannonball #2, recorded by the Morris Brothers (Blue-
bird 8252) 1939; The Gospel Cannonball, recorded by the Delmore
Brothers (Decca 5970) 1941; Modern Cannonball, recorded by Den -
ver Darling and His Lone Star Cowboys (Decca 6063) 1942, written
by Bill Boyd, A.P. Carter and Earl Nunn; Goodbye Wabash Can-
nonball, recorded by Sheb Wooley (MGM 14287) 1971, written by
Jean Surrey (pseudonym of Eugenia Survilla); Jukebox Cannon-
ball, 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 (Mono-
gram) 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 West-
ern Railway Co. (as quoted in the Champaign-Urbana Courier).
The rst published version of Wabash Cannon Ball was written
by William Kindt in 1905. Kindt must have based his text on an ear-
lier song entitled The Great Rock Island Route!, which was pub-
lished by 1882, words and music by J.A. Roff. The earliest record-
ings 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 theres a reference to a Daddy Claxton in the
last verse, which also happens to be my middle name, is a coinci-
dence. My father named me after Dr. P.T. Claxton, a prominent
teacher and lecturer at Austin Peay College in Clarksville, Ten-
nessee. 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 Waggon -
ers; Arkansas Wagner; Georgia Wagoner; Tennessee Wagner;
Texas Wagoner; The Wild Wagoner; Northeast Texas; Old
Waggoner; Wagner Hornpipe. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copy-
right Date: Circa 18391840s. 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:
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 Wag-
oner 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 Mag-
nolia 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 ddle 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. Wagners jockey, a slave named Cato, had been promised his
freedom should he win. He won the race, but research did not re-
veal documentation conrming the fact that Cato obtained his free-
dom.
Wagner Hornpipe see Wagner.
2837 Wagon Train. Music/Lyrics: Andre Rene/Bob Russell. Copy-
right 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
One found. Notes: This was the theme of the television series Wagon
Train (19571965) 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 Aint Hungry); Buell Kazee (Brunswick 213) 1928
(as The Wagoners Lad). Made Famous by: No one artist. Coun-
11. Notes: Also recorded as Your Wagon Needs Greasin by Car-
olina 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. Coun-
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 be-
lieve in Christs second coming. When youre a Christian, you want
that day to come as soon as possible, because youd like to be in
heaven with the angels and have happier times than we have here
on earth. Yet at the same time, you dont want him to rush it, be-
cause there are others that might be lost because theyre not saved.
As a Christian, I was anxious to be in a better place, but at the
same time, wait a little longergive these others I love so much
a chance to become a Christian, too, before the end of time.
Hazel Houser.
Vietnam 28352839 270
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 Pub-
lishing 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 (Capi-
tol 5566). Pop Chart: #57 1/29/66 7 wks., Buck Owens (Capitol
5566). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Ten. Awards: BMI Coun-
try Award 1966. Author Notes: I was an announcer at radio station
KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana, and there was much concern-
ing 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 Im 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:
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 wouldnt 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 hed just close the doors
and make out like he didnt even see them. Daddy would pick up
hobos thats what my mother called themand 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 stay-
ing until Mother nally told Daddy it was time he went on down
the way. Were not running a hotel here, Jimmie. But that was
just like him; every time we turned around he was picking up some-
body. 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
Country Award 1952.
Waiting in Your Coca-Cola Line see Wait for the Wagon.
Wake Up in the Morning see Midnight Special.
2844 Wake Up, Irene. Music/Lyrics: Weldon Allard/Johnny Hath-
cock. 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 Thomp-
son (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/Fe-
lice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1957. Publisher: House of Bryant Pub-
lications/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 17861825. Publisher: Pub-
lic 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 Ac-
tion: 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 Fa-
mous 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: Ill Just Walk On, recorded by Margie Sin-
gleton (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 (Mu-
sicor MU1131) 1965. Made Famous by: George Jones (Musicor 1226)
1966. Country Chart: #1 (2) 1/21/67 22 wks., George Jones (Musi-
cor 1226). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 43.
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
271 28402850 Walkin
(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).
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:
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
2853 Walking on New Grass. Music/Lyrics: Ray Pennington. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Kenny Price (Boone 1042) 1966. Made Fa-
mous by: Kenny Price (Boone 1042) 1966. Country Chart: #7
8/20/66 18 wks., Kenny Price (Boone 1042). Pop Chart: None. AC
Notes: This was Kenny Prices 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 eld
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, Im going to
change it to that. Im 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.
1991.
2855 Walking the Floor (Over You). Music/Lyrics: Ernest Tubb.
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). Au-
thor Notes: I was living in Fort Worth, Texas, and had a sponsored
radio program on KGKO. I had worked my way up from ten dol-
lars a week I was making in a drug store to seventy-ve 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 re-
lease it next. But I said, Mr. Kapp, do me a favor and release
Walking the Floor Over You next and Ill never ask you another
favor. Well, he agreed, and that record was such a hit that I guess
Im the only Decca artist who had picked all my releases since
1941.Ernest Tubb.
2856 Waltz Across Texas. Music/Lyrics: Talmadge Tubb. Copy-
right Date: 1959, 1965, renewed. Publisher: Ernest Tubb Music. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Munday (Corvair) 1959. Made
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 Sep-
tember 10, 1979, near Farewell, Texas, on the TexasNew Mexico
state line and ending on September 29, 1979, at Hollis, Oklahoma.
Author Notes: I was a bystander at a poker game one time. Some-
one raised this guys hand, and he looked at his hand and said, Im
xing to waltz across Texas. He had a good poker hand.Tal-
madge Tubb.
2857 Waltz of the Wind. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose. Copyright Date:
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:
2858 The Waltz You Saved for Me. Music/Lyrics: Emil Flindt/Gus
Kahn/Wayne King. Copyright Date: 1930, renewed. Publisher: EMI-
Feist 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 (Vic-
tor 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 ddlers 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-Tamer-
lane 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 OHara. 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
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
Walkin 28512861 272
T.G. Sheppard (Warner Bros./Curb 29934). Pop Chart: None. AC
2862 The Warm Red Wine. Music/Lyrics: Cindy Walker. Copyright
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 23:2935
in the Bible.Cindy Walker.
2863 Wasted Days and Wasted Nights. Music/Lyrics: Huey P.
Meaux. Copyright Date: 1960, 1975, renewed 1988. Publisher: EMI-
Unart 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:
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 Pub-
lishing. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Stonewall Jackson (Co-
lumbia 41393) 1959. Made Famous by: Stonewall Jackson (Colum-
bia 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
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 instru-
ment is the piano and his was the gorgeous classical guitar. We were
a good team. So he sat on the oor and we were totally blanked
that night. John, instead of saying, We cant write tonight, he
says, I think weve 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
his Waterloo. and I said, John, thats great. And he said, Thats
the corniest thing! I dont even want my name on it.Marijohn
Wilkins.
2867 Watermelon Hanging on the Vine. Music/Lyrics: James Con-
nor. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed
by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: Monroe Brothers (Bluebird B-
6829) 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.
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.
All. First Recorded by: Uncle Dave Macon and Sam McGee (Vo-
calion 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 de-
scribes life on a chain gang. Way Down the Old Plank Road and
Buddy Wont 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. Copy-
right Date: 1979. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (MCA 41200)
Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards:
2871 Way Out There. Music/Lyrics: Bob Nolan. Copyright Date:
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
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. Au-
thor Notes: This was my very rst 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 trav-
eled everywhere in this country, moving along on a capricious
thought. I actually composed Way Out There when I was enjoy-
ing 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 (Colum-
bia 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: Vaughans Texas Quartet (Victor
40231) 1929 (as The Wayfaring Pilgrim). Made Famous by:
273 28622873 Wayfaring
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 Fa-
mous 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.
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 (Capi-
tol 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.
Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mer-
cury 55020) 1977. Made Famous by: Earl Thomas Conley and Em-
mylou 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:
2877 We Belong Together. Music/Lyrics: Carol Chase. Copyright
Date: 1978. Publisher: Paukie Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Re -
corded 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.
2878 We Could. Music/Lyrics: Felice Bryant. Copyright Date: 1955,
renewed. Publisher: House of Bryant Publications (USA)/Acuff-
Rose 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 pres-
ent 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
hes 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 names
on it, but it was there so fast, I dont even feel like I wrote it.Fe-
lice Bryant.
2879 We Did, but Now You Dont. Music/Lyrics: Woody Bomar/
Bernie Clifford/Pat McManus. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher:
Music City Music, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Con-
way Twitty (Elektra 69964) 1982. Made Famous by: Conway Twitty
(Elektra 69964) 1982. Country Chart: #2 (2) 9/18/82 18 wks., Con-
way Twitty (Elektra 69964). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None.
2880 We Didnt See a Thing. Music/Lyrics: Gary Gentry. Copyright
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:
2881 We Had It All. Music/Lyrics: Donny Fritz/Troy Seals. Copy-
right Date: 1973. Publisher: Danor Music Inc., c/o Almo-Irving.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Dobie Gray (Master L16249)
try 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.,
of Artists: 20.
2882 We Live in Two Different Worlds. Music/Lyrics: Fred Rose.
Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Milene Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capitol 15259)
1944. First Release: Roy Acuff (Columbia 36856) 1945. Made Fa-
mous by: Roy Acuff (Columbia 36856) 1945. Country Chart: #96
6/19/76 4 wks., Rachel Sweet (Derrick 1000). Pop Chart: None.
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
2884 We Parted by the Riverside. Alternate Title: Tell Me That
You Love Me. Music/Lyrics: Will S. Hays/Ernest Stoneman. Copy-
right 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 Fa-
mous by: J.E. Mainers Mountaineers (Bluebird 6065) 1935. Coun-
try Chart: #2 record of 1936, J.E. Mainers Mountaineers (Bluebird
6065). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 31. An-
swers: 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 (Blue-
bird 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 Broth-
ers (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;
Therell 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
Ways 28742885 274
circles. Davis, a Pullman porter, traveled from his native Cincin-
nati to New York, where he got a job sweeping the oors 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 fa-
vorite 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 Wont Save Your Soul. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
(Sterling 204) 1946. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (Sterling
2888 Weary Blues from Waitin. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ray Price (Colum-
bia 20883) 1951. Made Famous by: Hank Williams (MGM 11574)
1953. Country Chart: #7 10/3/53 2 wks., Hank Williams (MGM
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:
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.
lic Domain. Licensed by: All. First Recorded by: Leake County Rev-
elers (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:
recorded as Step High Waltz by Roane County Ramblers (Colum-
bia 15377-D) 1928. History: There are no indications that this song
was ever recorded or published before 1927. It was probably com-
posed 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. Copy-
Country Chart: #1 (2) 12/20/69 15 wks., Tom T. Hall (Mercury
Awards: BMI Country Award 1970. Author Notes: This is a narra-
tive, slightly exaggerated, of a time I spent in jail in Paintsville,
Kentucky. The infraction of justice was a trafc violation and not
having my drivers license in my possession.Tom T. Hall.
2892 The Weekend. Music/Lyrics: Beckie Foster/Bill Labounty.
censed 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
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
Awards: BMI Country Award 1964, 1968, 1972; BMI Million Airs
Award. Author Notes: John Hathcock and I were working at a day-
time radio station in Amarillo, Texas. We played a lot of records,
heard and wrote a lot of songs. John was the pro, having written sev-
eral 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, Youre 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 Jims arrival at the station, John and I had the tape
machine turned on, cued up and ready to roll. Jim listened atten-
tively, and, when the tape ran out and the sounds of the songs
ended, he thoughtfully and pleasantly said, I sure do like Wel-
come 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, Ken-
tucky, 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.
Well All Dance Around see Big Ball in Cow Town.
2895 Well Meet Again Sweetheart. Music/Lyrics: Lester Flatt/Earl
Scruggs. Copyright Date: 1949, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp.
Li censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6181)
1949. Made Famous by: Flatt and Scruggs (Mercury 6181) 1949. Coun-
try Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 14.
2896 Well Rest at the End of the Trail. Music/Lyrics: Curt Poul-
ton/Fred Rose. Copyright Date: 1936, renewed. Publisher: Walt Dis-
ney 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 Ac-
tion: 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.
275 28862896 Well
2897 Well Understand It All Better Bye and Bye. Music/Lyrics:
Charles Tindley. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Public Do-
main. Licensed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Frank and James
McGravy (Okeh 40319) 1925. Made Famous by: No one artist.
Artists: 37. History: Charles Tindley (1851 1933) was a black Meth -
odist minister born into slavery in Philadelphia, who also wrote
Ill Overcome Someday in 1901, the inspiration for the Civil
Rights Movement anthem, We Shall Overcome.
2898 Were Not the Jet Set. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock. Copy-
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:
Movies: Stand by Your Man (CBS-TV) 1981, directed by Jerry Jame-
son, starring Annette OToole, Tim MacIntire, and Cooper Huck-
abee.
2899 Were You There (When They Crucied My Lord). Music/
Lyrics: Juanita Moore. Copyright Date: 1907 (rst printing found).
Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording
Found: Paul Robeson (Victor 19742) 1925. Made Famous by: No
None. No. of Artists: 92. History: While the origins of this Negro
spiritual song are lost in the nineteenth century, the most familiar
version rst 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 Dont Leave Me
Anywhere. Music/Lyrics: Cotton Collins. Copyright Date: 1947,
1948, renewed 1975, 1976. Publisher: Beechwood Music Corp. Li-
censed 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:
History: Cotton Collins was a member of the Lone Star Playboys.
Legend has it that a young ddle-soldier during World War II
found this song in Germany. Perhaps this young soldier was Cot-
ton Collins.
2901 Weve Got a Good Fire Goin. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins.
Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing (a divi-
sion 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 didnt 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, Id like to have this woman in the living
room, theres a storm coming across the hill, and Im going to give
her a hug. So Ive got a good woman and weve got a good re.
Sometimes when youre lonely, you write better. This is my personal
favorite love song.Dave Loggins.
2902 Weve 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:
Nine. Awards: ASCAP Most Performed Country Song Award (5)
19781987; ASCAP Song of the Year 1984.
2903 Wham, Bam, Thank You Maam. Music/Lyrics: Hank Penny.
Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Hank Penny (King 869)
1950. Made Famous by: Hank Penny (King 869) 1950. Country
One found.
2904 What a Difference Youve Made in My Life. Music/Lyrics:
Archie P. Jordan. Copyright Date: 1977. Publisher: Polygram Intl.
sap (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:
2905 What a Friend We Have in Jesus. Music/Lyrics: Charles
Crozat (music)/Joseph Scriven (lyrics). Copyright Date: 1866. Pub-
lisher: 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 per-
sonal 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 com-
fort 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. Copy-
right Date: 1974. Publisher: Peer Music, Ltd./Talbot Music Pub-
lishing, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Lynn Anderson
(Columbia 10041) 1974. Made Famous by: Lynn Anderson (Colum-
bia 10041) 1974. Country Chart: #1 (1) 10/26/74 13 wks., Lynn An-
derson (Columbia 10041). Pop Chart: #93 1/4/75 3 wks., Lynn An-
derson (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
ew 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 ew to
Vegas to meet them at Caesars Palace where they were working. I
stayed that night behind stage with them and watched them per-
form 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 An-
derson. The Lennons were saying, Hey, we would have had a num-
ber one record. They [Atlantic] cost us a number one record. And
thats why they were suing. They said, Man, you cost us a lot of dol-
lars here by him [Glenn Sutton] going ahead since he didnt 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 Im sitting there with this judge asking me questions. He
looks at me and says, Do you think this would have been a number
Well 28972906 276
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
Id 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. Im glad Lynn did it rather than the
Lennons. Probably it was a bigger record. But thats 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: John-
nie + 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 Aint to Be, Just Might Happen. Music/Lyrics: Porter
Wagoner. Copyright Date: 1971. Publisher: Owepar Publishing/Vel-
vet Apple Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Porter Wag-
oner (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
Haggard (Epic 04006) 1983. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic
04006) 1983. Country Chart: #3 7/16/83 20 wks., Merle Haggard
Two.
2910 What Am I Gonna Do About You. Music/Lyrics: Jim Alli-
son/Douglas Gilmore/Robert Simon. Copyright Date: 1985. Pub-
lisher: 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./Sail-
maker 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 (Lib-
erty 1404). AC Action: #7 4/11/81 20 wks., Dottie West and Kenny
Rogers (Liberty 1404). No. of Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Coun-
try 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.
2913 What Does It Take (to Keep a Woman Like You Satised).
Music/Lyrics: James W. Glaser. Copyright Date: 1966. Publisher: En-
sign 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
Satised). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 21.
2914 What Goes on When the Sun Goes Down. Music/Lyrics:
John Schweers. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Polygram Intl.
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.,
KC-33814) 1975. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Capitol 4326)
1976. Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/11/76 13 wks., Merle Haggard (Capi-
tol 4326). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four.
2916 What I Didnt 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;
2917 What Id Say. Music/Lyrics: Robert Byrne/Will Robinson.
Copyright Date: 1987. Publisher: Alabama Band Music Co. (a divi-
sion 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).
2918 What Is Life Without Love. Music/Lyrics: Eddy Arnold/
Owen Bradley/Vic McAlpin. Copyright Date: 1948, renewed. Pub-
lisher: Adams-Vee and Abbott, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded
Arnold (RCA Victor 2058) 1947. Country Chart: #1 3/1/47 22 wks.,
Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor 2058). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
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:
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: Sure-
Fire 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).
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.
try Award 1966.
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2922 What Locks the Door? Music/Lyrics: Vic McAlpin. Copy-
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).
Country Award 1968.
2923 What She Is (Is a Woman in Love). Music/Lyrics: Paul Har-
rison/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 (Capi-
tol 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.
2924 What Were Fighting For. Music/Lyrics: Tom T. Hall. Copy-
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
found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1966. History: This song is a
letter written by a soldier ghting 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 expres-
sion 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. Pub-
lisher: Sebanine Music, Inc. (adm. by Warner-Tamerlane Publish-
ing Corp.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Tex Ritter (Capi-
tol 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 (Blue-
bird 6309) 1936. Made Famous by: The Monroe Brothers (Blue-
bird 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 (Blue-
bird 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:
NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1983 (Lewis Anderson).
2928 Whats a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This).
Music/Lyrics: John Jarrard/Charles Quillen. Copyright Date: 1984.
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
Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1986 ( John Jarrard,
Charles Quillen); ASCAP Country Award 1987.
2929 Whats Forever For? Music/Lyrics: Rafe VanHoy. Copyright
First Recorded by: England Dan and John Ford Coley (Atlantic BT-
76015) 1978. Made Famous by: Michael Martin Murphey (Liberty
1466) 1982. Country Chart: #1 (1) 6/19/82 24 wks., Michael Mar-
tin 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 Van-
Hoy); BMI Million Airs Award; BMI Country Award 1983. Paro-
dies: Whats 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 Whats Going on in Your World. Music/Lyrics: David Cham -
berlain/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)
2931 Whats Happened to Blue Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Jessi Colter.
censed 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 Whats He Doing in My World? Music/Lyrics: Carl Belew/
Eddie Bush/Barry Moore. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Acuff-
Rose Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Eddy Arnold
(RCA Victor 8516) 1965. Made Famous by: Eddy Arnold (RCA Vic-
tor 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 Coun-
try Award 1965.
2933 Whats It? Music/Lyrics: Jack Neville/Jimmie Rodgers. Copy-
2934 Whats Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out
of Me). Music/Lyrics: Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1968. Pub-
lisher: 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 Lees cuttin in two weeks. I want ya
ta write somethin for Jerry Lee Lewis. So I said, Ok, Ill do it. I
never thought much more about it. So, about three days before
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they were going to cut, Al called me and said, Ya got dat tune for
Jerry Lee? I said, Yeah, Im workin on it. You know, Id always say
that because I had to get him off my back. And he said, Youre
workin on it, ok. Ya got it nished yet? How close are ya? Well I
said, I dont lack much. Ive got to tie it together but Ill call you
when I get it. So, it gets closer and closer and I still dont have any-
thing. So he called me two days before the recording session and he
said, Ya got dat song for Jerry Lee? I called Jerry Kennedy, youre
supposed ta see him at ten oclock in the mornin and I told him
youd bring him da song. Now nish it and get it over there. I said,
Ok, Ill nish it. he calls me again and Im mixing a session in
Studio A up there at Columbia. And they say, Al Gallicos on the
phone. He said it was urgent. So I turn the machines off and I go
to the phone. Its in the little room back where theyve got the
backup machine. At that time they had two engineers, one guy
running the board and one guy running the backupthere was
no remote. So the backup guy had been reading the paper in there
and had the paper strewn all over the oor. 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 nished? I said, Yeah, I got it man. Im
through with it. I nished it. Gallico said, Well, I told him youd
be over there by ten oclock in the mornin. I said, Okay, Ill be over
there with it. So I gured that would get him off my back and Id
just take a song over there and then that way Im off the hook with
Gallico since I dont have anything anyway. And he says, Whats
da title of it so I can tell Jerry? So, then, Im really screwed. I said,
Hang on just a minute, somebodys hollerin at me. I put him on
hold and Im 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 Im looking at this ad and
he said, Ya, ya, whats da title of it. I gotta tell Jerry da title, Ill tell
him youll be there in the mornin. I said, Its called Whats Made
Milwaukee Famous. He said, Dats a great fuckin title! Dya
hear? Dats great! Ok, Ill tell Jerry. So then I had to go home and
write it.Glenn Sutton.
2935 Whats Wrong with the Way That Were Doing It Now.
Music/Lyrics: Justin Tubb. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Careers-
BMG Music Publishing Co., Inc./Carey and Mr. Wilson Music,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Justin Tubb (Second Gen-
eration 2111) 1977. Made Famous by: Justin Tubb (Second Genera-
tion 2111) 1977. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: 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 rst time that
the idea formed was hearing Waylon sing Are You Sure Hank Done
It This Way and I said, Whats wrong with that? My idea was
there aint nothing wrong with that. It was about that time that
John Denver and Olivia Newton-John and Englebert Humper -
dinck 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 didnt work cause most of the report-
ing 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 under-
ground hit, if you will. After fourteen years it is still my most re-
quested song. The song isnt too relevant today [1992]. Im xin to
go in the studio again and recut it. I intend to rewrite the second
verse. Instead of bringing the radio stations to task, Im 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.
2936 Whats Your Mamas Name Child? Music/Lyrics: Dallas Fra-
zier/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
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 Mon-
roe (Decca 29645) 1955. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Decca
None. No. of Artists: 14 found. Awards: Grammy, Best Country In-
strumental Performance 1984 (Ricky Skaggs, Sugarhill/Epic FE
39410).
2938 Wheels. Music/Lyrics: Dave Loggins. Copyright Date: 1982.
censed 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
2940 When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels. Music/Lyrics:
Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Re -
corded 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 Ac-
tion: 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)/Benet 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. Copy-
right 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
(Sandy Mason Theoret).
2943 When I Stop Dreamin. Music/Lyrics: Ira Louvin/Charlie
Louvin. Copyright Date: 1955. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
279 29352943 When
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3177)
1955. Made Famous by: Louvin Brothers (Capitol 3177) 1955. Coun-
try 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 (Ill Be Gone). Music/Lyrics: Kent
Robbins. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl.,
Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA Vic-
tor 11287) 1978. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA Victor 11287)
1978. Country Chart: #3 6/24/78 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA Vic-
tor 11287). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: One.
2945 When I Take My Vacation in Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Her-
bert Buffum. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher: Universal-
MCA Music Publishing (a division of Universal Studios, Inc.). Li-
censed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Carl Story. Made Famous by:
No one artist. No. of Artists: Ten found. Author Notes: In the sum-
mer of 1925, I was holding a meeting in Huntington Beach, Cali-
fornia. 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 fam-
ily 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 oclock in the morn-
ing, the song was nished.Herbert Buffum.
2946 When Id 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
Two found.
2947 When Im Away from You. Music/Lyrics: Francis John Miller.
Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Rare Blue Music, Inc., c/o Chrysa -
lis Music Group. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Frankie
Miller (Chrysalis 1220) 1979. Made Famous by: The Bellamy Broth-
ers (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 Its 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 Val-
ley). Made Famous by: The Vagabonds (Romeo 5214) circa 1930.
Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #14 6/3/33 Wayne King (Bruns -
wick 6563). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Four found.
2949 When Its Night-Time in Nevada. Music/Lyrics: Will E.
Dul mage/Clint H. OReilly/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
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 Its Peach Pickin Time in Delaware see Peach Pickin
Time Down in Georgia.
2950 When Its Prayer Meetin Time in the Hollow. Music/Lyrics:
Fleming Allan/Al Rice. Copyright Date: 1933, 1960, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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.
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 coun-
try 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 Its Roundup Time in Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie
Davis. Copyright Date: 1934, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp.
Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: W. Lee ODaniel and
His Lightcrust Doughboys (Vocalion 2832) 1934. Made Famous
by: Jimmie Davis (Decca 5090) 1934; Gene Autry (Columbia
When Its Roundup Time in Texas see When the Bloom Is on the
Sage.
2952 When Its Springtime in Alaska (Its Forty Below). Music/
Lyrics: Tillman Franks/Johnny Horton. Copyright Date: 1958, re-
newed. 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:
try 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 Tag-
gart and Robert Sauer in 1935. This song was popular in both coun-
try and pop music for over a decade.
2953 When Its Springtime in the Rockies. Music/Lyrics: Robert
Sauer/Milt Taggart/Mary Hale Woolsey. Copyright Date: 1929, re-
newed 1951, 1957. Publisher: Roseworth and Co./Villa Moret/EMI-
Robbins Catalog, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Bob
Palmer and Monte Hall (Brunswick) 1928. Made Famous by: Coun-
try, 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
When 29442953 280
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 professors publisher to establish my au-
thorship. I always believed the professor had a vague idea that the
students name had something to do with the weather. My maiden
name was Hale, but not Snow.Mary Hale Woolsey, from a let-
ter to Robbins Music dated March 1951.
2954 When Its 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:
When Its 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 Vic-
tor 5221) in 1953. Author Notes: This song was written a few days
after Jimmies 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 com-
ing 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 im-
portant 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 ve of our best
numbers, Old Love Letters Bring Memories of You being among
them. Jimmie arrived, but he didnt 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 Woo-
ley. 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. Pub-
lisher: 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 Hag-
gard (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., Clife 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 didnt
have any idea about original songs; we were just going to do songs
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 didnt come off. After the session he sat us down and said,
Youre going to have to write your own songs if youre 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 at ground I could turn my headlights out and still see the
road. Thats 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.
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.
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 Its
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 Hillbil-
lies (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
childrens show broadcast on the NBC network radio from 1933
to 1950. The bridge starts with the phrase, When its roundup
time in Texas/And the bloom is on the sage. History: Singer-song-
writer Nat Vincent rst saw sagebrush in bloom and other beau-
ties of the western plains when he was playing the Pantages vaude-
ville circuit in the mid1920s. Doing a series of shows in Fort
Worth, Texas, he was invited to see a cattle roundup and was so im-
pressed with the scenery, he vowed to write about it some day. Sev-
eral 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 pro-
gram 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 pro-
gram was nished, 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.
Seven.
When the Curtains of Night Are Pinned Back by the Stars see Ill
Remember You, Love, in My Prayers.
2961 When the Grass Grows Over Me. Music/Lyrics: Don Chapel.
by: George Jones (Musicor 1333) 1968. Country Chart: #2 11/23/68
281 29542961 When
17 wks., George Jones (Musicor 1333). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
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 Fa-
mous 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 for-
ever had it not been written in green ink. A music publisher inspect-
ing a pile of manuscripts paused at the unusual color of the man-
uscript, 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 peoples 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
peoples society. One evening at a consecration meeting when mem-
bers 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 Lambs Book of Life if one of us should be ab-
sent. And I said, Oh God, when my own name is called up yon-
der, 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:
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 Fa-
mous 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 per-
sonality 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
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 youre in love and when you fall out
of love. I had a friend who was going through some marriage
difculties 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:
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 Pub-
lishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest
Recording Found: Barney Burnetts Trio (CR 3502) 1933. Made Fa-
mous by: Louise Massey and The Westerners (Columbia 20230)
1934. Country Chart: #21 7/11/42 1 wk., Bing Crosby (Decca 1839).
2968 When the Works All Done This Fall. Alternate Titles: Im
a Lone Star Cowboy; A Jolly Group of Cowboys; I Must See My
Mother; After the Roundup. Music/Lyrics: D.J. OMalley. Copy-
liest Recording Found: Fiddlin John Carson (Okeh 7004) 1924 (as
The Dixie Cowboy). Made Famous by: Carl T. Sprague (Victor
19747) 1924 (as When Works 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. OMalley 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 Works 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 be-
came a popular ballad throughout the West. In an interview in
Western Story Magazine in 1932, OMalley 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
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two found.
2970 When They Baptized Sister Lucy Lee. Alternate Title: Bap-
tizing Sister Lucy Lee. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date:
Recording Found: The Four Buzz Saws (Pol 562) 1930 (as Baptiz-
ing Sister Lucy Lee); The Light Crust Doughboys (Vocalion
02916) 1934 (as When They Baptized Sister Lucy Lee). Made Fa-
mous by: Lew Childre (Starday SLP 153) 1962 (also live perform-
ance 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 Mamas
Male). Music/Lyrics: Arlie Carter/Jimmie Heap. Copyright Date:
BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Heap (Imperial 8105) 1951. Made
Famous by: Jimmie Heap (Imperial 8105) 1951. Country Chart:
When 29622971 282
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 (rst printing found). At least 127 print-
ings 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
rst clown in Baileys (later Barnum and Bailey) Circus. He also
helped Bill Cody organize his wild West shows. Though he wrote
many other ne songs, this is his most enduring.
2973 When Two Worlds Collide. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson/
Roger Miller. Copyright Date: 1961, renewed. Publisher: Tree Pub-
lishing 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 Millers idea. He had seen the science ction 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 couldnt steal the
title of a movie and make it into a song. Ok, he said, so well
change it a bit, and we did. When the song came out, it was en-
titled, When Two Worlds Collide.Bill Anderson. There had
been a movie in the fties 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 nish 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.
wks., Alabama (RCA 13763). AC Action: #8 5/5/84 16 wks., Ala-
bama (RCA 13763). No. of Artists: Two. Awards: ASCAP Country
Award 1985.
2975 When Will I Be Loved. Music/Lyrics: Phil Everly. Copyright
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.
Award 1960, 1976; BMI Robert J. Burton Award (Most Performed
Country Song) 1976; BMI Million Airs Award.
2976 When You Leave, Dont 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).
Pop Chart: #3 10/11/46 13 wks., Tex Ritter (Capitol 296). AC Ac-
tion: 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 rst song I ever wrote was When You Leave, Dont
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 Over-
street/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 Fa-
mous by: Keith Whitley (RCA 8637) 1988. Country Chart: #1 (2)
9/17/88 22 wks., Keith Whitley (RCA 8637). Pop Chart: None.
When Youre a Woman Rated X see Rated X.
2978 When Youre Hot , Youre 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 Achieve-
ment 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, Aint Nobodys Business but My
Own. We had Anne between us singing the female part. She would
look at Glen and sing, Nobodys business, nobodys business, and
I was supposed to say, Aint nobodys 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 audi-
ence, When youre hot, youre hot! and the audience just fell down.
And thats 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 2372-
4-R) 1990 (album cut). Made Famous by: Clint Black (RCA 62016)
1991 (single). Country Chart: #1 (2) 7/27/91 20 wks., Clint Black
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.
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 Baxters gospel songwriters biography,
he believed that all true music came through inspiration from God
and that the true ofce of music is the worship of God.
2981 Where Did I Go Wrong. Music/Lyrics: Steve Wariner. Copy-
right 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.
283 29722981 Where
1990.
2982 Where Do I Put Her Memory. Music/Lyrics: Jim Weatherly.
Copyright Date: 1973, 1974. Publisher: Polygram Intl. Music Pub-
lishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Jim Weatherly
(Buddah BDS-5608) 1974. Made Famous by: Charley Pride (RCA
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 Ac-
1989.
2984 Where Does the Good Times Go. Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens.
1967.
2985 Where Have All Our Heroes Gone. Music/Lyrics: Bill An-
derson/Bob Talbert. Copyright Date: 1970. Publisher: Stallion Music.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32744)
try Chart: #6 10/24/70 14 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32744). Pop
Chart: #93 11/21/70 3 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32744). AC Ac-
ment Award 1970 (Bill Anderson, Bob Talbert). Author Notes: My
co-writer, Bob Talbert, is a newspaperman in Detroit. Hes origi-
nally from Columbia, South Carolina, where Im 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 Low-
ery. Copyright Date: 1877. Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All.
Earliest Recording Found: Riley Puckett (Columbia 15004D) 1924.
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
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.... Thats all we had, and thats all I could get. David was
recording the next day and we still didnt have it. So we decided we
wont even tell him. Well tell him we got it, shut up and do this.
Well cut the track. We cut the track at two. We just did a one/one,
four/one, one/ve, ve/one. David and even the musicians said,
Whats this damn thing about? We nished at ve. We didnt even
have a song. We wrote the lyric to the track between ve 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.
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 Ive 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. Copy-
Recorded by: the Rev. M.L. Thrasher and His Gospel Singers (Co-
lumbia 15271) 1928. Made Famous by: The Chuck Wagon Gang.
Artists: 25 found. History: The church hymnal lists author as Wil-
liam 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 Well Never Grow Old. Music/Lyrics: James C.
Moore. Copyright Date: Circa 1923. Publisher: Public Domain. Li-
censed by: All. Earliest Recording Found: Jenkins Family (Okeh
45055) 1926 (as Land Where Well Never Grow Old). Made Fa-
AC Action: None. No. of Artists: 49. James C. Moores song was
dedicated to his mother and father.
Where Your Sweetheart Waits for You see Cowboy Jack.
2992 Whereve 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 Coun-
try 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.
Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two.
Where 29822993 284
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
2995 Whisper Your Mothers Name. Music/Lyrics: Harry Braisted/
Nathan Carter/Jimmie Rodgers. Copyright Date: 1896, 1930, re-
None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Three.
2996 Whispering Hope. Music/Lyrics: Alice Hawthorne (pseudo-
nym 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 Gor-
don 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. Pub-
lisher: 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:
2998 White Dove. Music/Lyrics: Carter Stanley. Copyright Date:
First Recorded by: The Stanley Brothers (Columbia 20577) 1949.
Made Famous by: The Stanley Brothers (Columbia 20577) 1949.
Artists: Four. Author Notes: This is a true to life song. Its sorta the
way we were raised. Carter would come up with things on the spur
of the moment. Its kind of a heart song.Ralph Stanley, brother
of Carter Stanley.
2999 White House Blues. Alternate Titles: The Road to Wash-
ington; 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 Ram-
blers (Columbia 15099) 1926. Made Famous by: No one artist.
Artists: 18 found. Notes: Also recorded as The Road to Washing-
ton 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 re-
membered for winning the Spanish-American War of 1898, an
event triggered by the destruction of the battleship Maine in Ha-
vana Harbor. The wars settlement resulted in Spains ceding Puerto
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 (pseudo-
nym of Jay Huguely). Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher: Unichap-
pell 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.
3001 White Lightning. Music/Lyrics: J.P. Richardson. Copyright
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
3002 White Line Fever. Music/Lyrics: Merle Haggard. Copyright
First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Capitol ST-384) 1970. Made Fa-
mous 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, di-
rected by Vernon Zimmerman, starring Alan Arkin and Paul Bene-
dict. Author Notes: This song is about life going up and down the
highway. The tiring endless hours spent on the road. But when Im
home theres always a yearning for the road again. Theres always a
white line.Merle Haggard.
3003 A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation). Music/Lyrics:
Marty Robbins. Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-
Rose Music, Inc./Mariposa Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First
Recorded by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 40864) 1957. Made Fa-
mous by: Marty Robbins (Columbia 40864) 1957. Country Chart:
Chart: #2 (1) 4/13/57 26 wks., Marty Robbins (Columbia 40864).
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) 19471948. Country Chart: None.
Who at the Door Is Standing see Who at My Door Is Knocking.
3005 Who Threw the Mush in Grandpas 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.
Artists: One found.
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3006 Whoa Mule, Whoa. Alternate Title: Ridin on a Hump-
back Mule. Music/Lyrics: Unknown. Copyright Date: Unknown.
The Stanley Trio (Okeh 40271) 1924 (as Whoa Mule); Chubby
Parker (Gennett 6120) 1927 (as Whoa Mule, Whoa). Made Fa-
mous by: The Shelton Brothers and Curly Fox (Decca 5173) 1936.
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
3008 Whoevers in New England. Music/Lyrics: Kendall Fran -
ceschi/ 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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Four. Awards: Grammy, Best Country
Vocal Performance, Female 1987 (Reba McEntire); National Song-
writer Award, Song of the Year 1987; NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment 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 Pe-
ters. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Diana Trask (ABC AC-30030)
Chart: #2 (2) 8/28/76 15 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 10757). Pop
Country Award 1977.
Whoopie Ti-Yi-Yo, Get Along Little Dogies see Get Along Lit-
tle Dogies.
3011 Whos Cheatin Who? Music/Lyrics: Jerry Hayes. Copyright
Date: 1980. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp./Vogue Music. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Charly McClain (Epic 50948)
1980. Made Famous by: Charly McClain (Epic 50948) 1980. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 11/29/80 17 wks., Charly McClain (Epic 50948).
3012 Whos 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.
Award 1986; BMI Country Award 1987. Author Notes: This song
was a labor of love. Who is gonna ll 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
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 lled.
Troy Seals.
3013 Whos Gonna Mow Your Grass? Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens.
1970.
3014 Whos 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
Country Award 1973. Author Notes: I was inspired to write this
song after I attended one of Jerry Lees shows. I wrote this for
him.Ray Griff.
Whos Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet see Green Valley
Waltz.
3015 Whos 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.
3016 Whos Lonely Now. Music/Lyrics: Kix Brooks/Don Cook.
Copyright Date: 1989. Publisher: Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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
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
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
Artists: Nine found. Awards: BMI Country Award 1956, 1983.
3019 Why Did You Give Me Your Love? Music/Lyrics: Jimmie
of Artists: Three.
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3020 Why Didnt 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. Li-
censed 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:
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
Country Award 1984.
3022 Why Does It Have to Be (Wrong or Right). Music/Lyrics:
Donny Lowery/Randy Sharp. Copyright Date: 1984. Publisher: Ram-
ble Seat Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: Restless Heart (RCA 5132) 1987. Made Fa-
mous 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 Dont We Spend the Night see Why Dont You Spend the
Night.
3023 Why Dont You Haul Off and Love Me. Music/Lyrics: Lon-
nie 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 Glossons little daugh-
ter, Mary, got on her fathers lap and said, Daddy, why dont you
haul off and give me some loving? It was one of the easiest songs
Ive 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 Dont You Love Me? Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams.
Williams (MGM 10696); #15 5/17/75 13 wks., Connie Smith (Co-
3025 Why Dont You Spend the Night. Alternate Title: Why
Dont We Spend the Night. Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright
censed 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
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
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.
3027 Why Lady Why? Music/Lyrics: Teddy Gentry/Richard Ed-
ward Scott. Copyright Date: 1980. Publisher: Sheddhouse Music,
c/o Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Maypop Music (a divi-
sion of Wild Country, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI/ASCAP. First
bama (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-Black-
wood Music, Inc.). Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Kris Kristof-
ferson (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 Snows. 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
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 dont 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? Im thinking about small
town girls, east Kentucky, little hick town, and thats 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.Har-
lan Howard.
3030 Why Should I Be Lonely? Music/Lyrics: Estelle Lovell/Jim-
No. of Artists: Four.
3031 Why Should I Cry? Music/Lyrics: Zeke Clements. Copyright
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
287 30203031 Why
Action: None. No. of Artists: Three found. Awards: BMI Country
Award 1950.
3032 Why Should We Try Anymore? Music/Lyrics: Hank Wil -
liams. Copyright Date: 1950. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./
(MGM 10760) 1950. Country Chart: #9 10/6/50 1 wk., Hank
of Artists: Nine.
3033 Why Theres a Tear in My Eye. Music/Lyrics: A.P. Carter.
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.
Artists: Two found. Notes: This song was written and copyrighted
by Carson Robison under the title An Old Mans Story.
3034 Whyd 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
Dolly Parton (Columbia 68760). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
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
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 at Oklahoma pan-
handle roads up by Kansas. You can see for fty miles and the tele-
phone 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 dis-
tance. There he was, suspended between heaven and earth. I won-
dered 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 an-
other, but it was triggered by the stark image of the man out there
on the ats.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
BMI Country Award 1964. Author Notes: Robert Wilson, my co-
writer, was in prison in Fort Madison, Iowa, for breaking and en-
tering. 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
Lords been good to me, let me see if I cant 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 short-
ening 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
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 Kirks release because of contract agreements.Penny Jay.
Wigs on the Green see Fishers 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
3038 Wild Side of Life. Music/Lyrics: Arlie Carter/William War-
ren. 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
#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
(Hank Thompson); BMI Country Award 1952. Answers: It Wasnt
God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, recorded by Kitty Wells
(Decca 28232), written by J.D. Miller; The Childs 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,
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 didnt 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 fths of whiskey. Well, we werent able to afford
that kind of drinking. We were just a couple of country boys drink-
ing beer. They were drinking and having such a good time that I
said, She didnt quit me because she didnt think nothing of me, she
just quit me to go back to the wild side of life. And I got to look-
ing at her and she was dressed, and I thought, She is, shes 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 hurt-
ing, you know. She had told me when we were separated, Dont
write me. If you do, Ill just tear the letters up. And if you call me
on the phone, Ill 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 Mas-
ters were playing there then, and he announced that a friend of
theirs wanted to sing a song that hed 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,
Why 30323038 288
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 guns hair all out. Ive
never talked to her since. I did see her a time or two at a dis-
tance.William Warren.
The Wild Wagoner see Wagner.
3039 Wild Weekend. Music/Lyrics: Bill Anderson. Copyright Date:
1967. Publisher: Stallion Music, Inc./Johnny Bienstock Music. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Bill Anderson (Decca 32276)
try Chart: #2 (1) 3/16/68 18 wks., Bill Anderson (Decca 32276).
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: Ill Twine Mid the
Ringlets; Frail Wildwood Flower; Joe Reeves. Music/Lyrics:
Maud Irving (music)/J.P. Webster (lyrics); A.P. Carter (revised ver-
sion). 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 May-
belle, this was the most popular song the Carters ever recorded. It
is still popular in bluegrass circles and done instrumentally quite fre-
quently. 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 Cir-
cle Be Unbroken. Music/Lyrics: Charles H. Gabriel/Ada Haber-
sohn; A.P. Carter revised version). Copyright Date: 1907, 1935, re-
newed. 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 Record-
ing 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 rst 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 com-
position 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 ear-
lier 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
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
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 print-
ings 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 (Co-
lumbia 20189) 1946. Made Famous by: Bill Monroe (Columbia
3044 Willie Roy, the Crippled Boy. Music/Lyrics: Doc Williams.
BMI. First Recorded by: Doc Williams (Wheeling 1002) 1947. Made
Famous by: Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper (Columbia 20586) 1949.
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 conned 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: Way-
lon Jennings (RCA APBO-0086) 1973. Country Chart: None. Pop
Its 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 its 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 Fa-
mous 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 (includ-
ing 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 Sil-
ber). Author Notes: The song was inspired by my wife. I was mar-
ried 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,
289 30393046 Wind
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. Copy-
right 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).
Wine and Roses see I Threw Away the Rose.
3048 Wine Me Up. Music/Lyrics: Billy Deaton/Faron Young. Copy-
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:
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
5/2/64 24 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 31608). Pop Chart: None.
1964.
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
try Award 1961; BMI Pop Award 1961. Movies: Tender Mercies (Uni-
versal) 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
lms on wildlife, and I was elated that the job was done.Bob Fer-
guson.
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 Sut-
ton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico Music Corp.
try Chart: #1 (1) 4/29/67 18 wks., David Houston (Epic 10154). Pop
3053 With Pen in Hand. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Goldsboro. Copy-
right 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
(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 (Lib-
erty 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).
3054 With Tears in My Eyes. Music/Lyrics: Paul Howard. Copy-
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.
3055 With This Ring I Thee Wed. Music/Lyrics: Ed Nelson, Jr./
Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins. Copyright Date: 1950, renewed. Pub-
lisher: 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.
3056 Woke Up in Love. Music/Lyrics: J.P. Pennington. Copyright
Date: 1984. Publisher: Pacic 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
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 (Co-
lumbia 42352) 1962. Made Famous by: Claude King (Columbia
42352) 1962. Country Chart: #1 5/5/62 26 wks., Claude King (Co-
lumbia 42352); #24 9/22/62 3 wks., Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo
223) as (Im 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 (Im the Girl on) Wolver-
ton Mountain. AC Action: #3 6/9/62 14 wks., Claude King (Co-
lumbia 42352); #10 9/22/62 2 wks., Jo Ann Campbell (Cameo
223) as (Im 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; Im Going Down Wolverton Moun-
tain, recorded by Betty Luther (Topp 1066); Keep Off My Moun-
tain recorded by Cliff Adams (Dot 45-16385) 1962; Lucy Clow-
ers recorded by Bob Rose (Town and Country 100). Answers:
Female version, (Im 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 Clintonoff I-40
about 15 miles to the mountain. Clifton Clower was married to my
mothers 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 ddle. He taught me to love and appreciate
country music. He was in World War I and served under Sergeant
York. In one of Sergeant Yorks last public interviews, York said
that one of his favorite songs was Wolverton Mountain, and that
he had once known a man in his outt by the name of Clifton
Window 30473057 290
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. Copy-
right Date: 1970. Publisher: EMI-Algee Music Corp. Licensed by:
BMI. First Recorded by: David Houston (Epic 10696) 1971. Made Fa-
mous by: David Houston (Epic 10696) 1971. Country Chart: #2 (4)
1/9/71 16 wks., David Houston (Epic 10696). Pop Chart: None. AC
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.
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: Ron-
Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1990.
3061 Woman (Sensuous Woman). Music/Lyrics: Gary S. Paxton.
Copy right Date: 1972. Publisher: Acoustic Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI.
First Recorded by: Don Gibson (Hickory 1638) 1972. Made Fa mous 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.
3062 Woman to Woman. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill. Copyright
First Recorded by: Tammy Wynette (Epic 8-50008) 1974. Made Fa-
mous 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
3063 Womanhood. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Braddock. Copyright Date:
Tammy Wynette (Epic 50574) 1978. Country Chart: #3 7/15/78 15
wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 50574). Pop Chart: None. AC Action:
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)
try Chart: #4 6/26/82 16 wks., Waylon Jennings (RCA 13257). Pop
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
Wouldnt Want to Live There Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Bill Rice.
Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Charley Pride (RCA
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 Ac-
Author Notes: The song was written after a vacation trip to my
hometown during the summer months of 1969.Bill Rice.
3066 Wondering (If Youre 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 Pierces rst chart record.
3067 The Wonders You Perform. Music/Lyrics: Jerry Chesnut.
Chart: #5 11/28/70 13 wks., Tammy Wynette (Epic 10687). Pop
Country Award 1971.
Wont Be Worried Long see Worried Man Blues.
3068 Wont You Ride on My Little Red Wagon. Music/Lyrics: Rex
Grifn. 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. Copy-
right 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
Country Award 1970. Answers: Female version: Workin Girl
Blues. Movies: Drive-In (Columbia) 1976, directed by Rod Am-
ateau, starring Lisa Le Mole, Glenn Morshaver, and Gary Carag-
naro. 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: Im 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 Im
Working on a Building). Made Famous by: No one artist. Coun-
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 Publish-
ing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Red Lane (RCA
9970) 1971. Made Famous by: Red Lane (RCA 9970) 1971. Coun-
try 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 writ-
ers. Danny Davis played the little horn part on it. I believe it was
the rst 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. Pub-
lisher: Embassy Music Corp./Gulf Stream Music Co./Singing River
291 30583072 World
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
3073 A World of Our Own. Music/Lyrics: Tom Springeld/Chris
Langdon. Copyright Date: 1965. Publisher: Chappell and Co. Music,
Inc./Springeld 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: Wont 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.
by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ted Daffan and The Texans (Okeh
5668) 1940 (vocal by Chuck Keeshan). Made Famous by: Ted Daf-
fan 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 sug-
gested 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 (Colum-
bia 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 mar-
ried and he didnt 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 eld of stone is a grave-
yard. In other words, Will you be with me when I die? Its a com-
mitment 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 Fa-
mous 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.
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. Au-
thor Notes: The song was tailored for Jack Greene. Jack was hav-
ing 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 nished, Jack came by the ofce, lis-
tened to it, and said, Well, I like the song, boys, but I dont think
its exactly what Im looking for. The song lay around for two years.
Finally, I pitched it to Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Lee Lewis producer. I
thought it would t 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. Ive 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 Cant Erase. Music/Lyrics: Bill D. Johnson.
Copyright Date: 1957, renewed. Publisher: Harbor Hills Music. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Sky Johnson (Cactus) 1957 (pseu-
donym 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:
1962. Author Notes: Jim Denny didnt want to cut the song, but
Stonewall insisted and it was cut on the same session with Leona.
I played steel on Stonewalls 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 Wel-
don. Copyright Date: 1936. Publisher: Universal-MCA Music Pub-
lishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Casey Bill (pseu-
donym 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:
Wil liam Weldon, known as Casey Bill, also wrote Im Gonna
Move to the Outskirts of Town.
3081 The Wreck of Old Number Nine. Music/Lyrics: Carson Ro-
bison. Copyright Date: 1927, renewed. Publisher: MCA Music Pub-
lishing (a division of MCA, Inc.). Licensed by: ASCAP. Earliest
Recording Found: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Co-
lumbia 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. Carsons comment on this song read: Good
piece of railroad material (ctional). There has been consistent use
of this number over the years, and it seems to have revived re-
cently.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
First Recorded by: Vernon Dalhart (Brunswick 117, LP 2213) 1927.
Made Famous by: Al Craver (pseudonym of Vernon Dalhart) (Co-
lumbia 15135) 1927. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: One. History: On October 6, 1920, the
World 30733082 292
C&O luxury train Number 5, the Sportsman, left White Sulfur
Springs, West Virginia, on a leg of its regular run between Wash-
ington and Cincinnati. The train, pulled by engine 137, struck a bro-
ken 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 engineers 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 reman, 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 South-
ern 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 Fa-
mous by: Henry Whitter (Okeh 40015) 1923; Vernon Dalhart (Edi-
son 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 bal-
lads about the incident to the tune of The Ship that Never Re-
turned, a song written by Henry Clay Work in 1865. Legal battles
concerning the songs 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. His-
tory: On September 27, 1903, Number 97, the Southern Railways
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 try-
ing to make up the lost time when he hit Stillhouse Trestle, a
wooden bridge across Cherrystone Creek, too fast to make the de-
scending curve. The locomotive and ve cars ew off the rails into
the ravine below.Norm Cohen, John Edwards Memorial Foun-
dation.
3084 The Wreck of the Shenandoah. Music/Lyrics: Maggie An-
drews/Carson Robison. Copyright Date: 1925, renewed. Publisher:
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 rst
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 de-
sign ideas from German zeppelins used in World War I. It was more
than 680 feet long and lled with more than 2 million cubic feet
of helium gas.
Wreck of the Southern Old 97 see Wreck of the Old 97.
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
(rst printing). Publisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earli-
est 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). Coun-
Six found. Notes: Engine 143 was one of the Carter Familys best-
selling 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. His-
tory: On October 23, 1890, famed railroad engineer George Alley
was running Train No. 4, the FFV, or Fast Flying Virginian, east-
bound 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 ve hours after the wreck on the C&O,
though his reman 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.
Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. Earliest Recording Found: The Bethel
Jubilee Quartet (pseudonym of The Fisk Jubilee Quartet) (Victor
16448) 1910 (as I Couldnt Hear Nobody Pray). Earliest Country
Recording Found: Dorsey Dixon (Bluebird 7449) 1938 (as Didnt
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 Couldnt 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 Size-
more. Copyright Date: 1944, renewed. Publisher: Kelly Music Pub-
lications. 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.
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. Ear-
liest 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.
3090 The Wurlitzer Prize. Alternate Title: I Dont Want to Get
Over You. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Emmons/Chips Moman. Copy-
right Date: 1977. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc./Songs of Poly-
gram 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
293 30833090 Wurlitzer
Yakety Axe see Yakety Sax.
3091 Yakety Sax. Alternate Title: Yakety Axe. Music/Lyrics:
Randy Randolph/James Rich. Copyright Date: 1958, 1963, renewed.
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: Mur-
der 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 Tel-
evision, England). The syndicated television show aired in the
United States in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s on various stations.
3092 Yall 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 (Star-
day 104) 1953. Country Chart: #7 11/28/53 10 wks., Arlie Duff (Star-
day 104). Pop Chart: #20 1/30/54 3 wks., Bing Crosby (Decca
Country Award 1954. Notes: Porter Wagoner used this song almost
like a theme in personal appearances. Arleigh Duff also wrote a
book titled Yall 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 at bed
truck. I was lying in the porch swing listening to their conversation.
As the old lady started to leave, before she nally crawled into that
at bed truck, she said Yall come seventeen times. I just knew
there had to be a song there somewheres.Arleigh Duff.
3093 Yall Come Back Saloon. Music/Lyrics: Sharon Vaughn.
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
cury 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:
1971 (Tom T. Hall). Author Notes: Clayton Delaney was a real per-
son, though that wasnt his real name. He lived in eastern Ken-
tucky, 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 didnt pick like the records, though, and this
was really how I got into the music business. Because, at seven or
eight, I thought that songs just came from somewherethey were
all hits, because they didnt play the ones that werent. But Clayton
would take the hit records and sing them the way he wanted to
sing them. At rst, I was a little bit insulted, but then I was very
much entertained. He would change the tempo, play different licks.
Everybody else Id 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! Thats 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 (Vo-
calion/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. Copy-
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 Ac-
tion: 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.
1985, 1986.
3098 The Yellow Rose of Texas. Music/Lyrics: Johnny Lee/Lynn
Nilles/John Wilder. Copyright Date: Unknown. Publisher: Careers-
BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Warner-Chappell Music, Inc. Li-
censed 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:
try Award 1990.
3100 Yes, I Know Why. Music/Lyrics: Webb Pierce. Copyright Date:
1955, 1956, renewed. Publisher: Cedarwood Publishing. Licensed
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
Yakety 30913101 294
Priscilla Mitchell (Mercury 72416) 1965. Country Chart: #1 5/29/65
23 wks., Roy Drusky and Priscilla Mitchell (Mercury 72416). Pop
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 (En-
glish lyrics). Copyright Date: 1965, 1966. Publisher: Hampshire
House Publishing Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by:
Charles Aznavour (Reprise R6245) 1966. Made Famous by: Coun-
try, 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 Yesterdays Girl. Music/Lyrics: Billy Gray/Hank Thompson.
Copyright Date: 1952, 1953. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc.
1953. Country Chart: #8 9/19/53 4 wks., Hank Thompson (Capi-
tol 2553). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five.
3104 Yesterdays 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)
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 Yesterdays 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 Fa-
mous 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
3106 The Yodeling Cowboy. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/Jim-
Artists: Nine.
The Yodeling Mule see Thompsons Old Gray Mule.
3107 Yodeling My Way Back Home. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Rod -
gers. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Peer Intl. Corp. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7280)
1933. Made Famous by: Jimmie Rodgers (Bluebird 7280) 1937.
Artists: Two.
3108 The Yodeling Ranger. Music/Lyrics: Raymond Hall/Jimmie
Six.
3109 Yonder Comes a Sucker. Alternate Title: Railroad, Steam-
boat. Music/Lyrics: Jim Reeves. Copyright Date: 1955, renewed.
by: Jim Reeves (RCA 6200) 1955. Made Famous by: Jim Reeves
(RCA 6200) 1955. Country Chart: #4 8/20/55 20 wks., Jim Reeves
3110 You Aint Just Whistlin Dixie. Music/Lyrics: David Bel-
lamy. Copyright Date: 1979. Publisher: Bellamy Brothers Music/Fa-
mous Music Corp. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: The Bel-
lamy 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
Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1980. Author Notes: I was raised
in the South and much a dyed-in-the-wool southerner.... You aint
just whistlin Dixie means youre not kidding. Its an old southern
expression that has not been used since before I was born. Its prob-
ably my favorite song that Ive written.David Bellamy.
3111 You Aint Woman Enough. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 31966) 1965. Made
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 Yall 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).
3113 You Always Come Back to Hurting Me. Music/Lyrics: Tom
T. Hall/Johnny Rodriguez. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Hall-
note Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Johnny Rodriguez
(Mercury 73368) 1973. Made Famous by: Johnny Rodriguez (Mer-
cury 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 Art -
ists: 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) 19781987; ASCAP 1 of 5 Most Performed Country
Songs of Decade (19801989).
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
295 31023115 You
3116 You and My Old Guitar. Music/Lyrics: Elsie McWilliams/
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 Re -
corded 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 Art -
ists: 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 xed 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, di-
rected 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 Har-
rel), and The Dinning Sisters; Louisiana (Monogram) 1947, di-
rected 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 ofce 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. Copy-
right 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 Nash -
ville 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, lets nd 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
Shaver. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Waylon Jennings (RCA 0086)
try 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:
3121 You Better Keep It on Your Mind. Music/Lyrics: Vic Mc -
Alpin/ 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
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. Li-
censed 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 Cant Be a Beacon (If Your Light Dont 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 Cant Pick a Rose in December. Music/Lyrics: Leon
Payne. Copyright Date: 1949. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. Li-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31156)
1960. Made Famous by: Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31156) 1960. Coun-
try Chart: #8 10/24/60 20 wks., Ernest Ashworth (Decca 31156). Pop
Country Award 1961.
3126 You Cant 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: Its an absurd thing, you
cant dangle from a bridge on a string, you know, you cant do this,
you cant do that, but you can be happy if you have a mind to be
happy.Roger Miller.
3127 You Cant Run from Love. Music/Lyrics: David Malloy/Eddie
Rabbitt (Warner Bros. 29712) 1983. Made Famous by: Eddie Rab-
bitt (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.
You 31163127 296
No. of Artists: Three. Awards: BMI Country Award 1984; BMI Pop
Award 1983.
3128 You Comb Her Hair. Music/Lyrics: Hank Cochran/Harlan
Howard. Copyright Date: 1963, renewed. Publisher: Tree Publish-
ing 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:
Award 1963. Author Notes: I was in the ofce, Harlan was sitting
there, and I got a phone call. While I was on the phone, the per-
son 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, thats a good line.
He said, We oughta write that. And we did.Hank Cochran.
3129 You Couldve 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: Nash -
ville Songwriters 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 timeit was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, a heart
break. Some time later I attended a Nashville songwriters associ-
ation 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 Fa-
mous 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).
try Song 1979 (Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison); ASCAP Country
Award (6) 19781987, 1989; NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award
1979 (Debbie Hupp, Bob Morrison).
3131 You Dont 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 Dont 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
try Award 1977; ASCAP Pop Award 1963.
You Dont Have to Call Me Darlin, Darlin see You Never Even
Called Me by My Name.
3133 You Dont 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)
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-Para-
mount 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, Ive got a wonderful idea for
a song called You Dont Know Me. Its about a guy whos 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 didnt 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 couldnt seem to nd 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
Ill record it, and he did a week later in New York.Cindy
Walker.
3134 You Dont Know My Mind. Music/Lyrics: Jimmie Skinner.
Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Jimmie Skinner (Radio Artist
256) 1950. Made Famous by: Jimmy Martin (Decca 31157) 1960.
Artists: Six.
3135 You Dont Love Me Anymore. Music/Lyrics: Alan Ray/Jeffrey
Raymond. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher: Screen Gems-EMI
(Elektra 45488). AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Two. Awards:
3136 You Dont Love Me, but Ill 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 Dont Want My Love. Alternate Title: In the Summer-
time (You Dont Want My Love). Music/Lyrics: Roger Miller. Copy-
censed 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 got-
ten 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
297 31283137 You
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.
Copy right Date: 1968. Publisher: Unichappell Music, Inc./Elvis Pres-
ley 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. Coun-
try 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 Ill Give You Mine). Music/
Lyrics: W.L.A. Davis/ M.J. Fitzpatrick. Copyright Date: 1902. Pub-
lisher: Public Domain. Licensed by: All. Earliest County Recording
Found: MacFarland and Gardner (Brunswick 109) 1926. Made Fa-
mous by: No one artist. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: #6 4/18/23
3 wks., Great White Way Orchestra (Victor 18964). AC Action:
3140 You Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley. Alternate Titles:
That Lonesome Valley; John the Baptist; Walk That Lone-
some 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).
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. Mainers Mountaineers (Bluebird 6596) 1936 and
Youve 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: Amer-
icus 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 bal-
lad 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
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.
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 Ac-
tion: 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 Publish-
ing, 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
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.
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
Country Award 1984.
3147 You Make Me Want to Make You Mine. Music/Lyrics: Dave
Loggins. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: MCA Music Publishing
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
its very difcult 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 playwhat I heard. I told the keyboard player and the drum-
mer what I heardthe feels. You see, Ive 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. Copy-
right 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
3149 You Mean the World to Me. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sherrill/
Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Al Gallico
You 31383149 298
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
Award 1968.
3150 You Nearly Lose Your Mind. Music/Lyrics: 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 (19801989);
NSAI Songwriter Achievement Award 1978 (Randy Goodrum);
RIAA Million Seller 1978 (Anne Murray); ACM Song of the Year
1978; ASCAP Country Award (8 awards) 19781987, 1989; NSAI
Song of the Year 1978.
3152 You Never Even Called Me by My Name. Alternate Titles:
You Dont Have to Call Me Darlin, Darlin; The Perfect Coun-
try Song. Music/Lyrics: Steve Goodman. Copyright Date: 1971. Pub-
lisher: Turnpike Tom Music (adm. by EMI-Unart Catalog, Inc.).
Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: David Allan Coe (Colum-
bia 10159) 1974. Made Famous by: David Allan Coe (Columbia
10159) 1975. Country Chart: #8 7/5/75 17 wks., David Allen Coe
Artists: Three. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1975; ASCAP
Award of Merit 1975.
3153 You Never Miss a Real Good Thing (Till He Says Good-
bye). Music/Lyrics: Bob McDill. Copyright Date: 1976. Publisher:
Recorded by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883) 1976. Made Fa-
mous by: Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883) 1976. Country Chart:
#1 (1) 11/6/76 16 wks., Crystal Gayle (United Artists 883). Pop
Country Award 1977.
3154 You Should Have Been Gone by Now. Music/Lyrics: Frank
J. Meyers/Don Pfrimmer/Eddy Raven. Copyright Date: 1985. Pub-
lisher: Raven Song Music/Michael H. Goldsen/Collins Court. Li-
censed 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.
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-
censed by: BMI. First Recorded by: Merle Haggard (Epic 03723)
1983. Made Famous by: Merle Haggard (Epic 03723) 1983. Coun-
try Chart: #1 (1) 3/12/83 18 wks., Merle Haggard (Epic 03723). Pop
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
3158 You Two Timed Me One Time Too Often. Music/Lyrics:
Jenny Lou Carson. Copyright Date: 1945, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-
Rose 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).
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 Gems-
EMI 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 Wes-
ley Ryles (MCA 41124) as You Were Always on My Mind; #1 (2)
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 Coun-
try 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 Sin-
gle 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
Springeld [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 Ive been gone a lot, but Ive 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. Copy-
right 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 hadnt taken the
time to really get to know my mother. Her dying was the last thing
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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 wont be around to share
them. She was always there ... so we never took the time.... (para-
phrase from lyrics)Donna Fargo.
3161 You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She Is Gone. Al-
ternate 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 (Colum-
bia 19627) 1925 (as Mother and Home). Made Famous by: Fid-
dlin John Carson (Okeh 4994) 1924. Country Chart: None. Pop
Chart: #2 3/29/24 8 wks., Fiddlin John Carson (Okeh 4994). AC
(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 authors credit
to John Carson and E.B. Brochman.
3162 You Win Again. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copyright
(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 Vic-
tor 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
3163 Youll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams). Music/Lyrics:
Wayland Holyeld/Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1978. Publisher:
Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc./Sunower County Songs. Li-
censed 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 Broth-
ers (Mercury 76142); #24 5/13/78 12 wks., Johnny Russell (Poly-
dor 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,
Youll be back. Thats how it started. I was coming down the Blue-
grass Parkway between Lexington and Interstate 65 and I was speed-
ing 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.
Youll Find Her with the Angels see Hello, Central Give Me
Heaven.
3164 Youll 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.
3165 Youll Still Be in My Heart. Music/Lyrics: Buddy Starcher/
Ted West. Copyright Date: 1943, renewed. Publisher: Mystarama
Publishing Co. Licensed by: Was BMI, currently unafliated. 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, Thats your
tune. My publisher, C.V. Clark of Dixie Music, sued Hanks pub-
lisher 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. Copy-
right Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Lowery Music Co., Inc. Li-
censed 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 sub-
mitted 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 ap-
peared 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. Artists Comments: My rst big hit and
it became a trademark for my style of country, featuring my acoustic
guitar. Most folks regard it as the rst traditional country record to
cross over into other elds. 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 Fa-
mous 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
3168 Your Cheatin Heart. Music/Lyrics: Hank Williams. Copy-
right Date: 1952, renewed. Publisher: Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./
Williams (MGM 11416). Pop Chart: #2 (3) 2/21/53 17 wks., Joni
James (MGM 11426); #18 3/14/53 6 wks., Frankie Laine (Colum-
bia 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
You 31613168 300
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 But-
tons, and Arthur OConnell. Author Notes: Hank and I became en-
gaged 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 didnt
know much about Hanks past and I didnt 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, thatd 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 ying 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 gen-
tle man with the soul of a giant and the needs of a childtender
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:
3170 Your Good Girls Gonna Go Bad. Music/Lyrics: Billy Sher-
rill/Glenn Sutton. Copyright Date: 1967. Publisher: EMI-Al Gal-
lico 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 Hearts Not in It. Music/Lyrics: Michael Garvin/Bucky
Jones/Tom Shapiro. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher: Tree Publish-
ing Co., Inc./Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc./OLyric Music. Li-
censed by: BMI/ASCAP. First Recorded by: Janie Fricke (Columbia
FC 39338) 1984 (album cut). Made Famous by: Janie Fricke (Co-
lumbia 04578) 1984 (single). Country Chart: #1 (1) 9/1/84 23 wks.,
Janie Fricke (Columbia 04578). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None.
Country Award 1985.
3172 Your Loves on the Line. Music/Lyrics: Earl Thomas Con ley/
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:
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: Six. Awards: BMI Country Award 1978.
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.
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 Fa-
mous by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32392) 1968. Country Chart: #3
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. Copy-
right Date: 1967, 1972. Publisher: Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed
1968.
3177 Your Times 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. Coun-
try Chart: #4 11/1/69 14 wks., Faron Young (Mercury 72983). Pop
Your Wagon Needs Greasin see The Wagoners Lad.
3178 Youre Free to Go. Music/Lyrics: Lou Herscher/Don Robert-
son. 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 (Co-
lumbia 21462) 1955. Country Chart: #6 11/23/55 17 wks., Carl
Smith (Columbia 21462); #9 1/29/77 13 wks., Sonny James (Co-
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 Car-
roll, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.
3179 Youre 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.
3180 Youre 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-
301 31693180 Youre
1984, 1985.
3181 Youre Gonna Change (or Im Gonna Leave). Music/Lyrics:
Rose Music, Inc./Hiriam Music, Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Re -
corded by: Hank Williams (MGM 10506) 1949. Made Famous by:
wks., Hank Williams (MGM 10506). Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
3182 Youre Gonna Love Yourself (in the Morning ). Music/Lyrics:
Donny Fritts. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Combine Music
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:
3183 Youre 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., Ron-
nie McDowell (Epic 03946). Pop Chart: None. AC Action: None.
No. of Artists: Three.
3184 Youre Lookin at Country. Music/Lyrics: Loretta Lynn. Copy-
BMI. First Recorded by: Loretta Lynn (Decca 32851) 1971. Made
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 Youre My Best Friend. Music/Lyrics: Wayland Holyeld/
Johnny Russell. Copyright Date: 1975. Publisher: Polygram Intl.
Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Don
No. of Artists: 12. Awards: ASCAP Country Award 1976.
3186 Youre My Jamaica. Music/Lyrics: Kent Robbins. Copyright
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
Country Award 1980. Author Notes: Im a real sucker for the islands,
the feel and sway of things. One of my earliest musical remem-
brances was Harry Belafonte. I just love Harry Belafonte. Ive al-
ways been a sucker for the rhythms of reggae and calypso. Before
I nished Youre my Jamaica I went down to a travel agency to
make sure my images were right. I didnt want to give pink sands
in Jamaica if that was Bermuda. I lined those things up and just went
to it.Kent Robbins.
3187 Youre 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 (Colum-
bia 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
(Columbia 45356). No. of Artists: Eight. Awards: BMI Country
Award 1972.
3188 Youre Out Doing What Im Here Doing Without. Music/
Lyrics: Allen Frizzell/Bo Roberts. Copyright Date: 1983. Publisher:
Desert Rose Music/Ski Slope Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Re -
corded 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.
3189 Youre So Good When Youre Bad. Music/Lyrics: Ben Pe-
ters. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Royalhaven Music, Inc. Li-
#1 (1) 8/28/82 17 wks., Charley Pride (RCA 13293). Pop Chart:
try Award 1983.
3190 Youre Something Special to Me. Music/Lyrics: David An-
thony. Copyright Date: 1985. Publisher: Reba McEntire Music/Cow-
daddies Music/Polygram Intl. Music Publishing, Inc. Licensed by:
ASCAP. First Recorded by: George Strait (MCA 52764) 1986. Made
1/18/86 21 wks., George Strait (MCA 52764). Pop Chart: None.
Award 1987.
3191 Youre Still Mine. Music/Lyrics: Eddie Thorpe/Faron Young.
Copyright Date: 1956, renewed. Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Pub-
lishing. 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
3192 Youre Still New to Me. Music/Lyrics: Paul Davis/Paul Over-
street. Copyright Date: 1986. Publisher: Scarlet Moon Music/Screen
Gems-EMI Music, Inc./Web IV Music. Licensed by: BMI. First Re -
corded 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 Capi-
tol had the idea that this song would make a good duet. Played for
Maries 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.Publishers Comment.
3193 Youre the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had. Music/
Lyrics: Wayland Holyeld/Randy Hatch. Copyright Date: 1980.
Publisher: Songs of Polygram Intl., Inc./Polygram Intl. Music Pub-
lishing, 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
(Wayland Holyeld, Randy Hatch).
3194 Youre the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me. Alter-
nate Title: Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me. Music/Lyrics:
Jim Weatherly. Copyright Date: 1972, 1973. Publisher: Polygram
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
Youre 31813194 302
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 (Gef-
fen 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 Youre the First Time Ive Thought About Leaving. Music/
Lyrics: Kerry Chater/Dickey Lee. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher:
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 Ac-
3196 Youre the Last Thing I Needed Tonight. Music/Lyrics: Don
Pfrimmer/David Wills. Copyright Date: 1982. Publisher: Polygram
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 Youre the Nearest Thing to Heaven. Music/Lyrics: Jim At -
kins/ 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 Youre 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 Record-
ing 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 Coun-
try Award 1978. Movies: Semi-Tough (Twentieth CenturyFox) 1977,
directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh,
Kris Kristofferson, Robert Preston, Bert Convy, and Lotte Lenya.
3199 Youre the Only Good Thing (Thats 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
rst 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 Youre 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)
11577). Pop Chart: #59 6/30/79 6 wks., Dolly Parton (RCA 11577).
try Award 1980. Movies: Rim of the Canyon (Republic) 1949, di-
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 Youre 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 dont 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, rmly, 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 Youre the Only Star
in My Blue Heaven.Gene Autry.
3202 Youre the Only World I Know. Music/Lyrics: Robert F. Tu-
bert/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
3203 Youre the Reason. Music/Lyrics: Bobby Edwards/Terry Fell/
Fred Henley/Mildred Imes. Copyright Date: 1960, renewed. Pub-
by: Bobby Edwards (Crest 1075) 1961. Made Famous by: Bobby Ed-
wards (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, Bev-
erly DAngelo, and Clyde the Orangutan.
3204 Youre 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
303 31953204 Youre
Famous by: David Frizzell and Dottie West (Warner Bros. 49650)
1981. Country Chart: #1 (1) 1/17/81 17 wks., David Frizzell and Dot-
tie 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 Youre the Reason (Im in Love). Music/Lyrics: Jack Mor-
row. 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 (Capi-
tol 3602) 1957. Country Chart: #6 1/26/57 12 wks., Sonny James
3206 Youre 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 Un-
usual Song Title by Star magazine. Sung by Paul Harvey on his syn-
dicated news program.
3207 Yours Love. Music/Lyrics: Harlan Howard. Copyright Date:
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 Ac-
tion: None. No. of Artists: 20. Awards: NSAI Songwriter Achieve-
ment 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 songwriters
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 hand-
ing her a poem, I sang her a song.Harlan Howard.
3208 Youve 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).
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 Cooters, 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 youve got a lover, but its not me.
Shake Russell.
3209 Youve 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
Chart: #1 (1) 1/24/87 22 wks., Alabama (RCA 5081). Pop Chart:
3210 Youve 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 (Per-
fect 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:
3211 Youve 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).
#2 6/15/68 16 wks., Loretta Lynn (Decca 32332). Pop Chart: None.
AC Action: None. No. of Artists: Five.
3212 Youve Never Been This Far Before. Music/Lyrics: Conway
Twitty. Copyright Date: 1973. Publisher: Twitty Bird Music Publish-
ing Co./Tree Publishing Co., Inc. Licensed by: BMI. First Recorded
by: Conway Twitty (MCA 40094) 1973. Made Famous by: Con-
way 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 Songwrit-
ers Song of the Year 1974.
3213 Youve 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:
1985.
3214 Youve 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 Torneys Gal see Zeb Turneys Gal.
3215 Zeb Turneys Gal. Alternate Title: Zeb Torneys Gal. Music/
Lyrics: Maggie Andrews (pseudonym of Carson Robison)/ Marjorie
Lamkin. Copyright Date: 1926, renewed. Publisher: Shapiro, Bern-
stein and Co., Inc. Licensed by: ASCAP. First Recorded by: Vernon
Dalhart (Victor 19867) 1925. Made Famous by: Vernon Dalhart
3216 Zebra Dun. Alternate Title: Educated Feller. Music/Lyrics:
Unknown. Copyright Date: circa 1899; 1908 (rst known printing).
Youre 32053216 304
Jules Allen (Victor 40022) 1928. Made Famous by: Jules Allen (Vic-
tor 40022) 1929. Country Chart: None. Pop Chart: None. AC Ac-
tion: 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-
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.
305 3216 Zebra
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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
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 Ander-
son, 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
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
James Kokomo
Arnold, Kay 434
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,
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
307
Index
References are to entry numbers.
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
Bloomeld, 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
Blueeld, Becky 1669
Bluegrass Alliance 722
Bluegrass Boys 2867
Blueridge Entertainers 553
The Blues Brothers 385
Bob & Mac 608
Bobbyscher, 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
Braseld, 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
Browns 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
Busses Buzzards 491
Busters, Buckle 609, 2242
Butcher, Dwight 1991, 2955
Index 308
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,
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 Miners Daughter 382, 429,
2522
Coal Miners 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
309 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
Crutcheld, Jan 791, 2302, 2464,
2569
Crutcheld, 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, Taff y 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
Dife, 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
Dont 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 Em-
mett, 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
Index 310
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 For-
tune, 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
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 Cant 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
311 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
Grifn, Rex 176, 1481, 1529, 1865,
3068
Grifth, 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
Hoee, Carl 2078
Hoffman, Don 2234
Hoffman, Rev. Elisha 1540
Hoffmaster, Carmichael, 599
Hof heinz, 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
Holyeld, Wayland 408, 1253,
1258, 1272, 1908, 1945, 2136,
Index 312
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
Ield, 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 Jack-
son, 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
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
313 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
Knoper, 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 Le-
Maire, 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
Index 314
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
McDufe, 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
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
315 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
Nelstones 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
OBanion, John 1070
OBrien, Virginia 1304
ODaniel, Wilbert Lee 156
ODay, Molly 2365, 2772
Ode to Billy Joe 1963
ODell, Doye 225, 481
ODell, Kenny 166, 1625, 1732,
2777
Ogdon, Ina D. 284
OGwynn, James 569
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? 189,
1501
OHara, Jamie 326, 834, 2003,
2860
OKanes 326
OKeefe, 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
OMalley, D.J. 2582, 2968
On Top of Old Smoky 1093
ONeal, Waldo Lafayette 585,
956, 1455, 1889, 2102
ONeal, Walter see ONeal,
Waldo Lafayette
Orbison, Roy 220, 377, 584,
2049, 2277, 2611
OReilly, Clint H. 2949
Organ, Jerry 1263, 2006
ORourke, 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
Pattersons Piedmont Log Rollers
2528
Patton, Wayland 2428
Paul, Les 1182, 1807
Paul Whitemans 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
Index 316
Plainsmen 2082
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
228, 2374
Platoon 1972
Plowman, Linda 1332
Poacher 468
Pomus, Doc 2261
Poole, Charlie 320, 552, 852,
2999
Porkys 385, 983, 1443, 1807, 2592
Porkys 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, Ar-
thur 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
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
317 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 Simp-
son, 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
Index 318
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
Smiths 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
Sousas 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
Springeld, Bobby 1218, 2413
Springeld, Tom 1274, 3073
Springelds 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, Clife 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
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,
319 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 Whiteld 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 Whiteld 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 Quar-
tet 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
Wholl Stop the Rain 797
Index 320
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
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
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