Country Music Genres

Merle Haggard Branded Man (Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Branded Man song was the title track for his fourth studio album and was released on Capitol Records in 1967. The single “Branded Man” hit number one on the US country music charts on September 2, 1967.  This song was .. Read More

Merle Haggard Mama Tried (Music Videos and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Mama Tried song was released July 1, 1968 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name.  “Mama Tried” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. The song .. Read More

Johnny Cash Hurt (Music Video and Lyrics)

The Johnny Cash Hurt song was his cover of the Nine Inch Nail’s song and was released in 2002 to critical acclaim.   The Cash anthem strips the original song down to little more than an acoustic guitar and the trembling voice of a dying .. Read More

Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses (Live Performance and Lyrics)

The Randy Travis Three Wooden Crosses song was was released in November 2002 from his album, Rise and Shine and became Travis’ 16th and final #1 single, This tune was named Song of the Year by the Country Music Association in 2003 and .. Read More

Florida Georgia Line Cruise (Music Video and Lyrics)

The Florida Georgia Line Cruise song was released in August 2012 as a single from their album “Here’s to the Good Times”.   “Cruise” is the best-selling country digital song of all time in the United States.  The song is considered in the “bro-country” and .. Read More

Merle Haggard Okie from Muskogee (Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Okie from Muskogee song was released in September 1969 as first single and title track from the album “Okie from Muskogee”.  “Okie” is a slang name for someone from Oklahoma, and the town of Muskogee (population 40,000) is the 11th largest city .. Read More

Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy (Music Video and Lyrics)

The Glen Campbell Rhinestone Cowboy song was released in 1975 and enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop music audiences.  Musician, actor, and songwriter Glen Campbell spent over 50 years in show business, releasing over 70 albums with 80 songs charting in the .. Read More

Lady Antebellum Just a Kiss (Music Video and Lyrics)

The Lady Antebellum Just a Kiss song was released on May 2, 2011 as the lead single from the band’s album “OWN THE NIGHT”.  Lady Antebellum‘s “Just A Kiss” music video debuted on the band’s website on June 27, 2011. The song debuted at number .. Read More

Big & Rich Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy (Video and Lyrics)

The Big & Rich Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy song was released in April 2004 as the second single from their debut album Horse of a Different Color.  Big & Rich debuted their first single, “Save A Horse [Ride A Cowboy]” in 2004. .. Read More

The Highwayman (Music Video and Lyrics)

In 1985, The Highwayman song became the inspiration for the naming of the supergroup the Highwaymen, which featured Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.  It was a rare time in country music history that so much talent amassed for a .. Read More