Country Music Genres

The Dixie Chicks' Wide Open Spaces (music video and lyrics)

The Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces song was released in August 1998 as the third single and title track for the band’s album by the same name.  The song hit number one on the U.S. Country singles chart and spent four weeks there .. Read More

George Strait Am I Blue (video and lyrics)

The George Strait Am I Blue song was released in 1987 for his album “Ocean Front Property”.  This song was George Strait’s twentieth single, his twelfth number one single and his fifth in a row to reach #1.. The song reached #1 on November 7, .. Read More

George Strait Ace in the Hole (video and lyrics)

The George Strait Ace in the Hole song was released in July 1989 as the third single from his album “Beyond the Blue Neon”.  George’s touring band is also called “The Ace in the Hole Band.”   This song became his 18th #1 single on .. Read More

Barbara Mandrell Sleeping Single in a Double Bed (video and lyrics)

The Barbara Mandrell Sleeping Single in a Double Bed song was released in August 1978 as the first single from her album “Moods”.  This song was Mandrell’s twentieth solo hit on Billboard magazine’s Hot Country Singles and her first of six #1 singles on that .. Read More

Alan Jackson Livin' on Love (music video and lyrics)

The Alan Jackson Livin’ on Love song was t was released in August 1994 as the second single from his album “Who I Am”. On November 5, 1994, this song became his ninth Number One hit on the Billboard country charts. This music video .. Read More

Jason Aldean and Bob Seger perform "She's Country" on CMT Crossroads

Jason Aldean and Bob Seger performed for CMT Crossroads in 2014. The “She’s Country” song was released in December 2008 as the first single from Aldean’s 2009 album Wide Open. The song became Aldean’s second number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot .. Read More

Tammy Wynette and George Jones We're Gonna Hold On (video and lyrics)

The We’re Gonna Hold On song is a 1973 duet single by George Jones and Tammy Wynette. The duo (who were a married couple at the time) had their first of three number-one songs on the U.S. country chart starting on October 27, .. Read More

Don Henley Desperado (live performance video of The Eagles Classic Song)

This Don Henley Desperado performance was filmed in 2015.  Don told Howard Stern the story behind the original recording of the song with The Eagles and then performed a live version of “Desperado” on the Howard Stern show.  Watch the video and check out .. Read More

Martina McBride Concrete Angel (music video and lyrics)

The Martina McBride Concrete Angel song was released in November 2002 as the fourth and last single from McBride’s Greatest Hits compilation album. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard country music charts.  This song was also ranked No. 1 by Rolling .. Read More

Carrie Underwood Jesus Take the Wheel (Music Video and Lyrics)

The Carrie Underwood Jesus Take the Wheel song became her first tune to reach #1 and also won her first Grammy Award.  “Jesus, Take the Wheel” is a song written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson.  This was the first single from .. Read More