Country playlist for a family party?

Question

My cousin and I are new country fans, since 2007, having a cowboy themed birthday party with country music in order to get some of our family members to open their minds to the wonderful world of Country Music!
We know of all the newer songs/artists but would like an older mix to play between the new songs.
Since we don't really know of any classic country music, could you please provide us with some of your favorites that you think would be perfect for our party to add to our playlist.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Here are some good country crowd pleaser songs from before 2007



Lookin' for a Party Crowd - David Lee Murphy

Dust on the Bottle - David Lee Murphy

Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

Devil Went Down to Georgia –

Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard

The Chair – George Strait

The Race is On – Sawyer Brown

Don’t Rock the Jukebox – Alan Jackson

You Know Me Better Than That – George Strait

Achy Breaky Heart – Billy Ray Cyrus

Straight Tequila Night – John Anderson

My Baby Loves Me – Martina McBride

Should’ve Been a Cowboy – Toby Keith

A Little Less Talk and a lot More Action - Toby Keith

I Can Love You Like That – John Michael Montgomery

She Never Lets it Go to Her Heart – Tim McGraw

I Like It, I Love It – Tim McGraw

Big Ol’ Truck - Toby Keith

Desperado – Clint Black

Her Man – Gary Allan

Next to You Next to Me – Shenandoah

Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You - Toby Keith

There’s a Girl in Texas – Trace Adkins

I Left Something Turned On at Home – Trace Adkins

This Ain’t No Thinkin’ Thing – Trace Adkins

Could’ve Been Me – Billy Ray Cyrus

Then What – Clay Walker

Rumor Has It – Clay Walker

Jacky Don Tucker (Play by the Rules Miss all the Fun) – Toby Keith

Double Wide Paradise – Toby Keith

I’m So Happy That I Can’t Stop /Cryin – Toby Keith

You Ain’t Much Fun – Toby Keith

Ready to Run – Dixie Chicks

Where the Black Top Ends – Keith Urban

Daddy Won’t Sell the Farm – Montgomery Gentry

Kiss This - Aaron Tippin

Back Where I Come From – Kenny Chesney

Six Pack Summer – Phil Vassar

Where the Green Grass Grows – Tim McGraw

The Cowboy in Me – Tim McGraw

I Wanna Talk About Me – Toby Keith

I’m Just Talkin’ About Tonight – Toby Keith

Drive – Alan Jackson

Somebody Like You – Keith Urban

Big Star – Kenny Chesney

My Town – Montgomery Gentry

Speed – Montgomery Gentry

American Child – Phil Vassar

Beer for My Horses – Toby Keith

Celebrity – Brad Paisley

Red Dirt Road – Brooks and Dunn

What Was I Thinkin’ – Dierks Bentley

Long Black Train – Josh Turner

Amazed – Lonestar

I Love This Bar – Toby Keith

American Soldier – Toby Keith

Hot Mama – Trace Adkins

Good Little Girls – Blue County

Loco – David Lee Murphy

Here for the Party – Gretchen Wilson

Days Go By – Keith Urban

When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney

Good Ol Days – Phil Vassar

Fast Cars and Freedom – Rascal Flatts

Passenger Seat – SheDaisy

Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off – Joe Nichols

Pickin’ Wildflowers – Keith Anderson



You should be able to find some here!

Have a great time!

Answer 2

Brantley Gilbert - Kick it in the Sticks Eric Church - Smoke a Little Smoke Hank Williams Jr - Country state of Mind Jason Aldean - Hicktown Willie Nelson - Whiskey River Justin Moore - Backwoods Merle Haggard - I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink Jake Owen - Yeehaw Billy Currington - I Wanna be a Hillbilly Toby Keith - I Love this Bar Keith Urban - Where the Blacktop Ends David Allan Coe - The Ride Tim Mcgraw - Country Boys and Girls Getting Down on the Farm Colt Ford ft. Jamey Johnson - Cold Beer Rhett Atkins - Friday Night in Dixie Brantley Gilbert - My Kinda Party There's a few for you to have a look at. Some aren't really country, but oh well.

Answer 3

Whiskey River-Willie Nelson

Your Cheating Heart-Hank Williams Sr

Luckenbach Texas-Waylon Jennings

Mamma's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboy's- Waylon and Willie



Okie From Muskogee- Merle Haggard

Behind Closed Doors-Charlie Rich

He Stopped Loving Her Today-George Jones

When You're Hot You're Hot- Jerry Reed

I Love A Rainy Night-Eddie Rabbit

Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time-Mickey Gilley

Lying Here With Linda On My Mind-Conway Twitty

Wichita Lineman- Glenn Campbell

Jolene-Dolly Parton

Coal Miners Daughter-Loretta Lynn

Answer 4

Wel you'll HAVE to line dance to Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus!! That's always a fun one.. :)



You Should Also do..

Boy Named Sue and Ring of Fire ~ Johnny Cash

Sweet Home Alabama ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd

Devil Went Down to Georgia ~ Charlie Daniels Band

I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool ~ Barbara Mandrell

Okie From Muskogee ~ Merle Haggard



Have fun!!

Answer 5

Chattahoochee- Good Time- Gone Country-Alan Jackson)

Anyway-Ride-Indepence Day-This One's For The Grils-

Martina Mcbride) (Down At The Twist And Shout- Mary-

Chapin Carpenter) (Family Tradition-Hank Willams Jr.)

I'ts A Great Day To Be Alive-Travis Tritt) (Pop The Top Again-

Alan Jackson) (I'ts Five O' Clock Somewhere- Alan Jackson)

Heartland- George Strait) (On The Road Again-Willie Nelson)

I've Been Everywhere-Ring Of Fire- One Piece At A Time-

Johnny Cash) (All My Rowdy Friends Our Coming Over-

Tonight- All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down-Hank-

Willams Jr.) (East Bound And Down-Jerry Reed)

Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses-Kathy Mattea)

Song Of The South- High Cotton- Eighteen Wheeler-

Dixie Land Delight- Born Country-Jukebox On My Mind-

Cheap Seats-Alabama) (Church On The Cumberland Road-

Shenandoah) (My List- Should Been A Cowboy- Toby Keith)

Mi Vida Loca My Crazy Life- Shake The Sugar Tree-Pam-

Tills) (Orange Blossom Special- Get Rhythm-Tennesse Flat-

Top Box- Hey Porter-Johnny Cash) (Sweet Southern-

Comfort-Buddy Jewel) ( Sold The Grundy-

Couny- Auction- John Micheal Mongomery)

I'm Moving On-Hank Snow)

When Will I Be Love-Linda Ronstadt)

Heaven's Just A Sin Away-The Kendalls)

Two Door Down-Dolly Parton)

Cattle Call-Eddy Arnold)

Kiss An Angel Good Moring-Carley Pride)

Coal Miner's Daurghter-Loretta Lynn)

I've Bee Everywhere-Hank Snow)

Giddy Up And Go-Red Sovine)

When Your'e Hot Your'e Hot-Jerry Reed)

Eleven Roses-Willams Jr.) ( Old Dogs,--

Children And Watermelon Wine-Tom T.Hall)

Here You Come Again- -That- 9-2 Five-Dolly Parton)

One More Last Chance- Liza Jane-

Okalama- Swing-Vince Gill)

Set 'Em Up Joe-Vern Goslin)

Dang Me-Roger Miller)

Timber I'm Falling In Love- Patty Loveless)

Gonna Take Alot Of River-Oak Ridge Boys)

Could I Have This Dance-Anne Murray)

I Try To Think About Elvis-Patty Loveless)

Too Young To Feel This Damm Old-

Garth Brooks) (Your The Reason God Made-

Okalahoma-David Frizell & Shelly West)

Mississippi Man Louisiana Woman-

Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn) (Mama Dont Let Your-

Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys-Waylon Jennings)

I Hope You Dance-Lee Ann Womack) (

Islands In The Stream-Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton)

I Dont Need Your Rocking Chair-George Jones)

Mama Tried-Merle Haggard)

Working Man Blues-Merle Haggard)

Cadillac Style-Sammy Kershaw) (

Never Bit A Bullet Like This Before-

-Sammy Kershaw & George Jones)

Down On The Farm- Fly Away-Tim Mcgraw)

Soul Song-Joe Sampley)

Pancho And Lefty-Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

I'ts Only Make Believe-Conway Twitty)

Only Here For A Little While-Billy Dean)

My Arms Our Open All Night-Tanya Tucker)

America Boy- Driving My Life Away -Eddie Rabbit)

Love On Arrival-Dan Seals) (Holdin' A Good Hand-Lee ---

Greenwood) (Young Love-The Judds) (She's In Love With -

The Boy-Trisha Yearwood) (I Want To Be A Cowboy's-

Sweetheart- Drive South-Suzy Boggus)

Hot Rod Lincoln-Asleep At The Wheel) (Finally Friday-White-

Lighting-Why Baby Why-The Race Is On- Beer Run-

George Jones) (The Gambler- Kenny Rogers)

Ten Rounds Of Jose Cuervo'-Water Melon Craw- I'm From-

The Country-Tracy Byard) (Good Time-Alan Jackson)

Jambalay On The Bayou- Hey Good Looking-Hank Willams-

Sr.) (I Ain't Dead Yet-Ashton Shepherd) (Justs Once-

David Lee Murphy) (Chug A Lug- King Of The Road

-Roger Miller) (El Paso- A White Sport-

Coat- Devil Woman-Marty Robbins)

Delta Dawn-Tanya Tuker)

Small Town Saturday Night-Hal Ketchum)

There Anin't Nothing Wrong With The Radio-

You Got To Stand For Something -

Aaron Tippon) Bubba Shot The Juke Box-

To Cold At Home-Mark Chestnutt)

Put Some Drive In Your Country-Travis Tritt)

Hard Working Man-Boot Scoot & Boggie-

-Brooks & Dunn) ( Working Woman-

Holiday-Sammy Kershaw) (Fishing In The Dark-

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) Jukebox On My Mind-Alabama)

Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox When I Die-Joe Diffe)

Better Class Of Loses- Digging Up Bones-Randy Travis)

I'm Allright- Jo Dee Messina) (All The Reason's Why-Highway-101) (Mountain Of Love-Charley Pride)