Country Music Genres

Kenny Rogers The Gambler (Music Video and Lyrics)

The Kenny Rogers The Gambler song was a No. 1 country hit and even crossed over to the pop charts— a rare feat at that time. The single was released on October 9, 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler, which .. Read More

Clint Black Nobody’s Home [Video and Lyrics]

The Clint Black Nobody’s Home song was was released in October 1989 as the third single from his debut album Killin’ Time. The song was his third consecutive number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart.  This song was also ranked as the #1 .. Read More

Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home (Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home song was released in November 1967 as the first single and title track for the album of the same name. The song was Merle Haggard and The Strangers third number one hit and spent two weeks at .. Read More

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs: The Ballad Of Jed Clampett (video and lyrics)

The Ballad Of Jed Clampett was recorded by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs on September 24, 1962 and was the original theme song for the long running TV series “The Beverly Hillbillies”.  The Beverly Hillbillies American TV sitcom was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to .. Read More

Tim McGraw Just to See You Smile (video and lyrics)

The Tim McGraw Just to See You Smile song was released in August 1997 as the third single from McGraw’s fourth studio album “Everywhere”. Having spent 42 weeks on the Billboard chart, it set a record at the time for being the longest-running .. Read More

Merle Haggard Carolyn (video and lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Carolyn song was was released in November 1971 as the second single from the album “Someday We’ll Look Back”. The song was Haggard and The Strangers eleventh number one on the Billboard U.S. country singles chart starting January 15, 1972.  .. Read More

Merle Haggard I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink (Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard I Think I’ll Just Stay Here And Drink song was was released in October 1980 as the second single from his album “Back to the Barrooms”. This song was Haggard’s twenty-sixth number one country hit and stayed at number one .. Read More

Carrie Underwood Something In The Water (music video and lyrics)

The Carrie Underwood Something In The Water song was was released on September 29, 2014 as the lead single for her “Greatest Hits:  Decade #1 Album”.  Carrie Underwood  enjoyed the well-deserved success of this song.   Whether it was intuition or experience, Carrie was right .. Read More

Johnny Horton North to Alaska (Video and Lyrics)

The Johnny Horton North to Alaska song became a 1960 hit song that was featured in the movie of the same name.  This song reached #1 on the Billboard country singles chart starting January 9, 1961.  Horton passed away from an automobile accident November .. Read More

Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire (video and lyrics)

The Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire song was released in 1957 and was featured in the movie Jamboree.  This tune was ranked as the 96th greatest song ever by Rolling Stone and NPR ranked “Great Balls Of Fire” among the 100 most .. Read More