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I prefer the older country to the newer more "popish" country.
Loved "The Three Bells" by the Browns when I was a kid. The first country song ever to reach #1 on both the Country and Hot 100 charts.
Marty Robbins "El Paso". Love hearing this one even today.
"Wolverton Mountain" which was the #1 country song the day I was born. BTW, there's a great story behind the song, but you'll have to look it up.
"Ode To Billy Joe"– I never tire of listening to this one.
"I Never Promised You A Rose Garden"– Lyn Anderson was terrific. I'm sorry that she's had such a tough life over the last few years.